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.
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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.
Becca Martin Brown gives us a list she’s checked twice for weekend holiday-related events.
John Jeter from the Fort Smith Symphony gives us a preview of the sold-out Christmas concert next month. He also has some advice on how to at least get on a waiting list for any additional tickets that might become available.
Michael Collins, a research professor of anthropology at Texas State University is one of the leading minds when it comes to information about the first people in North America. He recently came to the University of Arkansas as a speaker in the Robert L. Stigler, Jr. Lecture Series.
"Thanksgiving" by George Winston
Y City is a small town not far from the intersection of highways 71 and 270, it is also the title of a book by Wade Rivers, who came up with the story idea while driving, appropriately, down an Arkansas highway. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with the author about Y City , as well as his most recent book Text’d, also set in Arkansas.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers says entertainment no longer takes a holiday around here.
"Turkey In The Straw" by Bill Monroe and Doc Watson