On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out why there may be more ticks outside; and eight gardens in and around Fayetteville prepare for the 7th Annual Omni Peace Garden Tour this weekend. Also on the show today, our history expert Dr. Bill Smith takes a look at the history of the relationship between the United States Supreme Court, the White House and Congress.Ozarks At Large
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we find out why there may be more ticks outside; and eight gardens in and around Fayetteville prepare for the 7th Annual Omni Peace Garden Tour this weekend. Also on the show today, our history expert Dr. Bill Smith takes a look at the history of the relationship between the United States Supreme Court, the White House and Congress.Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith looks back at the contentious relationship the United States Supreme Court, the White House and Congress have shared in the past.
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.” On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a look at the classics. A new theatre company called The Classical Edge works to bring Shakespeare to the Park each summer. And, the KUAF/Fulbright Summer Chamber Music Festival returns for a fourth year.There are swallows. Then there are swallows. One flock prefers human habitat, the other wilderness. Here, Joe Neal vividly illustrates the differences. Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
Several authors will attend the Books in Bloom literary festival from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday in the Crescent Garden at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs including Diane Ott Whealy, co-founder of the oldest and largest non-governmental seed bank in the U.S. Visit BooksinBloom.org for details.
There are swallows. Then there are swallows. One flock prefers human habitat, the other wilderness. Here, Joe Neal vividly illustrates the differences. Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.Kevin Kinder from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers lets us know what we should look forward to at this year’s Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain.
You can keep up with Kinder at his blog www.nwatunedin.com.
Stand-up comic Mike Merryfield will perform tonight at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville. He spoke with Kyle Kellams earlier this week about his comedy style.
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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, how little pieces of blue plastic are being recycled at Mercy hospital. We'll also go to First Tee of Northwest Arkansas in Lowell to find out how golf and life are intricately connected. Plus, we'll hear a song from Elephant Revival recorded in the4 Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
Earlier this month, Kyle Kellams moderated a Countdown Conversation on “Tao: The Art of the Drum” at the Fayetteville Public Library. Here are some highlights. The show is tonight at Walton Arts Center.
Crowds at Fayetteville High School cheered for its athletes at its old gymnasium one last time last Friday. The building is set to be demolished next month.
February 26 marks the 100th anniversary of the largest student strike in University of Arkansas-Fayetteville campus history, which took place after several dozen prominent students were expelled for publishing a radical underground newspaper.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net reports on a grant the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services recently received to train more than 1,500 Arkansans to become nurses.
A collection of 26 folk-art dolls is currently on display in the second-floor gallery at the University of Arkansas Global Campus as part of the Black History Month celebrations. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has more.
“Polar Bear” by Queen
