Four bands in our listening area made it on the list 12 Arkansas bands you should listen to now arts and cluture magazine Paste published as a part of its 50 States project. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke with those bands, as well as others involved in our thriving local music scene about the article.
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Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about today’s Ozarks Poets and Writers Collective meeting at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville and Reading Club sign-up at the Bentonville Public Library.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net talks to political bloggers Michael Cook of the left-leaning Cook’s Outlook and Jason Tolbert of the right-leaning Tolbert Report to discuss what the primary results may mean for November elections.
The National Weather Service says there is a chance for more rain over the next few days in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas; a March 19th storm that hit Fayetteville declared a tornado by the National Weather Service office in Tulsa; Arkansas’ home sales fall 10 percent last month; and more – on today’s Segment A.
On this Memorial Day edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out more about the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, and speak with the author of the book Camp 9 Vivienne Schiffer. Also on the show today, we find out more about the Confederate Cemetery of Fayetteville.
Paul Kelso, the host of the Generic Blues Show every Friday night at 9 on KUAF, recently spoke with Charles Ragsdale, director of Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, about this year's lineup.
For tickets or more information about the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, visit www.eurekaspringsblues.com.
Author Vivienne Schiffer grew up in the small Southern town of Rohwer which was the site of a large Japanese internment camp. Her book Camp Nine is a fictional work that examines loyalty, patriotism and culture.
Bagpiper, former candidate for Congress and now an author Kenton Adler talks with Kyle Kellams about his poetry and new book “The Silver Piper of Teer Non Og” for young adults.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Before tornado sirens begin to blare, our smart devices are already delivering severe weather warnings. We talk to KFSM 5News Chief meteorologist Garrett Lewis about emergency sirens obsolescence, and we also hear from an expert at the National Storm Prediction Center about hazardous “outlooks.”
This edition of Ozarks at Large is all about the arts! Eureka Springs establishes a new arts council; and our food expert Teresa Maurer helps us with the art of cooking. Also on the show today, one half of the duo Still on the Hill Donna Stjerna discusses her upcoming performance on Mount Sequoyah in the Music on the Mountain series.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, how lasers have gone from a phenomenon on The Jetsons to a part of daily life. We speak with a Stanford University professor who has been teaching about the light-emitting device since 1969. Plus, annual hospitality awards in the Arkansas River Valley honor those who serve and take care of the public.
Route 66 Playhouse brings together actors and musicians from the region to recreate the “Golden Age of Radio.”
“Green Hornet” by Link Wray
Today, violinist Boujidara Kouzmanova and guitarist Virginia Luque perform together at 7 p.m. at Covenant Church in Fayetteville. In today’s conversation, Boujidara talks about how a balance between the intense sound of violin and the easy sound of guitar is achieved.
Admission to the concert is free. For more information, call 442.5267.
For a video of Boujidara playing a love song, click here.
More than 400 of Arkansas’s 1081 public schools are listed as needing improvement under “No Child Left Behind.” But critics say the federal law is sorely in need of improvement so will provide waivers to applicant states.
Michael Tilley of www.thecitywire.com discusses Arkansas metros’ income gains, the review of water, sewer efficiency in Fort Smith and First National Bank’s Sam M. Sicard’s passing.
“After” by Joshua Redman
Springfield, Missouri is preparing to host the inaugural Birthplace of Route 66 Festival this weekend. In honor of the event, this week we’ll talk about some interesting places along the route in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Today, we make a stop in Galena, Kansas and meet Melba the Mouth.