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.
Though the repainting the interior of a water tower is, relatively, routine, the exterior of the Hill Street water Tower in Siloam Springs has not been repainted since its construction in 1967. Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas finds out more.
For the past two years the artistic director of the Reykjavik Blues Festival has also been in Eureka Springs for that town’s blues festival. During his most recent visit Halldor Bragason came to our studio.
Daniel Hintz of Downtown Bentonville tells us that the best way to cure a fireworks hangover is to see some live blues this weekend.
Arkansas home sales are up by 10 percent according to the Arkansas Realtors Association. The half-cent highway sales tax kicks in this month and will continue for the next ten years. The Fort Smith Fire Department honors one of its own who rescued a child from a 30-foot utility shaft. And a familiar term to Fayetteville residents: construction zone.
"Middle Man" by Jack Johnson
The popular resort town of Eureka Springs is a prime Ozarks vacation spot filled with pretty B&Bs, cottages and cabins for overnight guests. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, some say a glut of tourist accommodations and vacation rentals are dislocating residents, forcing them to live out of town.