Musician John Oates is in Fayetteville to perform at UARK Bowl on Dickson Street. He spoke with Kyle Kellams about his new CD “Mississippi Blues.”
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Christina Thomas spoke with Eric Jensen, the presenter of “A History of Hip-Hop” party. The event is being hosted today at Smoke & Barrel Tavern in Fayetteville at 9 p.m.
Author Colin Beavan is in Fayetteville today and tomorrow to talk about his No Impact Man project and answer questions about his book.
Katy Henriksen, KUAF’s classical music producer, spoke with Joanie Madden, the founder and leader of Cherish The Ladies. The group performs traditional Irish music and will be in Fort Smith tomorrow.
Visit www.fortsmithsymphony.org for more details on tomorrow’s performance.
On this fall fundraising edition of Ozarks at Large, Feed Fayetteville, a local non-profit, hosts a panel discussion about hunger issues, and a historic Fort Smith house conducts history tours with a “twist.” Also on the show today, Ozarks at Large regulars Jodi Beznoska and Michael Tilley pay a visit, and a chili cook-off on Monday hopes to help a great cause.Monday’s cook-off will benefit Meals on Wheels and Joplin tornado relief efforts.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, Randall Shreve from the local band Randall Shreve and The Sideshow visits KUAF to talk about the band's new album, and our tech expert Tyrel Denison explains the ever-evolving inner workings of Facebook. Today’s also the first day of our fall fundraiser. Please pledge your support to KUAF by calling 575-5823 or 800-522-5823.Our tech expert Tyrel Denison explains some of Facebook’s new features (e.g., Spotify and Timeline).
Here's something helpful: http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-privacy-infographic-2011-10
Click here to listen to Ty discuss how you can organize your friend list in a better fashion.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a new national pro-life movement grows in Arkansas, and more information on Fayetteville’s annual Art in the Park event. Fayetteville Flyer columnist Wayne Bell discusses comebacks, and political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert discuss the difficulties Democratic candidates might face when seeking Congressional offices from Arkansas.Political bloggers Michael Cook and Jason Tolbert discuss if President Barack Obama’s low approval ratings (in a recent Talk Business/Hendrix College poll) would affect Democratic candidates' chances of seeking Congressional offices from Arkansas.
Visit www.talkbusiness.net for more details.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn three things you should know about collecting coins. Plus, we get ready for Hamlet, which will close out this season for TheatreSquared.
In the first of our five-part series on the deployment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Jacqueline Froelich explains how the law will work in Arkansas.
In the second of our series on the launch of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, we look at our state’s unique approach to Medicaid expansion.
For more information visit Arkansas Health Connector at http://hbe.arkansas.gov
Here are our ten clips of ten classic southern tales, each set in a different southern state. Extra points if you know the actor featured (if not actually heard) in two of our clips this week.
1. Vivian Leigh, as Scarlet, makes a vow at the end of the first half of Gone With the Wind. (Goeriga)
2. Richard Widmark, as Col. Bowie, questions the wisdom of defending the Alamo. (Texas)
3. Sally Field is encouraged to hit Shirley MacLaine in Steel Magnolias. (Louisiana)
4. Sidney Poitier as Virgil Tibbs in In The Heat of the Night. (Mississippi)
5. John Wayne takes gets ready to take out four bandits in the 1969 film adaptation of Charles Portis' True Grit. (Arkansas)
6. Gary Cooper is a true shot even before he joins the military in Sgt. York. (Tennessee)
7. The five seconds we can air from Al Pacino in Scarface. (Florida)
8. Jeff Goldblum makes the case for a rationalization in the Big Chill. (South Carolina. Yes, South Carolina...who knew?)
9. Cape Fear. Scary. Robert DeNiro, of course. (North Carolina)
10. Boo Radley saves the day in To Kill a Mockingbird. (Alabama)
Apologies to: Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland.
Next in our series on the roll-out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in Arkansas, Jacqueline Froelich profiles one insurance company competing to set up shop on the state’s health insurance marketplace.
To learn more about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act visit http://HealthCare.gov
And to see what’s happening in Arkansas go to http://ARHealthConnector.org
ArkansasBlueCross.com also provides a concise list of health care law news and information.
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is providing community clinics across the U.S. billions of dollars to provide basic health care to under-served communities. In Washington and Benton Counties Community Clinic, a ministry of St. Francis House, will get an infusion and plans to expand into south Washington County.
