The Arkansas Arts Council-organized event "Small Works on paper" is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year; plus, some fly-fishing, an antique show and HOWL for women and men make the weekend look very promising. Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has the details.
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Tuesday afternoon, Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda took a tour of the new Tyson Founder’s Room. Here’s her story.
Last autumn, Arctic Snowy Owls began to move south of their usual winter range. The brilliant white-feathered raptors, with five-foot wingspans, flew as far south as Hot Springs. Our essayist Joe Neal describes an encounter with the bird. His latest book “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir,” is published by Half-Acre Press.
Author Michael Downs talks about his book “The Greatest Show” which is a collection of short stories based on the 1944 Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus fire.
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Newspaper columnist Ben Bouldin is the author of the new book “Hidden History of Fort Smith, Arkansas.” Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams spoke with him regarding the book and some of its most interesting chapters.
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Yesterday afternoon, Ozarks at Large’s Antoinette Grajeda took a tour of the new Tyson Founder’s Room. Here’s her story.
The San Francisco Jazz Collective will perform Thursday night at Walton Arts Center. Each year, the group chooses one artist’s music to highlight in their tour. This year it’s Stevie Wonder.
KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsburg spoke with Eric Harland, a drummer and member of the group, to find out more about the Collective.
Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about a book talk and a drawing class at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Democrat Darrin Williams was elected as the Speaker of the House in Arkansas last week. Representative Williams is the first African-American to be elected to the post. He spoke with Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net after his election.
American farmers are aging, the average is around 60.
But a new crop of young farmers is emerging across the American landscape. We travel to the foothills of the Ozarks in eastern Oklahoma to Three Springs Farm operated by Emily Oakley and Mike Appel.
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Ahead on Ozarks, Mercy Hospital continues its commitment to sustainability with a new recycling program. Also a conversation with the author of “Sharecropper's Troubadour.”
Here is the list we'll call the "Congratulations Christina and Sam" montage:
The Marvelettes sing Going to the Chapel.
Luke and Laura get married on All My Children and live happily ever after. Just kidding, it was a soap opera.
Billy Idol pumps his fist to White Wedding.
Miss Piggy and Kermit come *this close* to marrying.
The Fifth Dimension and Wedding Bell Blues.
Steve Martin panics in the remake of the Father of the Bride.
Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling in Royal Wedding.
The ending of Four Weddings and a Funeral with Andie McDowell and Hugh Grant.
Sarah Harmer sings Open Window (the Wedding Song). Best song with wedding in the title, by the way.
Apologies to: Peter, Paul and Mary, Sex and the City (first movie), Wedding Crashers, Buddy Holly, and about one million other movies and songs. Maybe next time.
Members of the Arkansas Bar Association gathered in the state capitol yesterday to protest the influx of dark money, or out-of-state contributions from unknown sources and agendas, in the state's judicial elections. Plus, the USDA says that global climate change is having, and likely will continue to have an effect on agriculture in the country and in Arkansas.
"Bring Me Your Cup" by UB40
Our final conversation with a candidate in next week's primary election is with Bruce Westerman. He's seeking the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District.
The final tour for the Trey McIntyre Project stops in Fayetteville tonight.
"Quidditch World Cup" by Patrick Doyle
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Media, says the weekend is full of activities designed for the youngest among us.