During a tour last week, guests were given a preview of what the completed museum will look like.
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On this edition of Ozarks, preserving stream sides in Northwest Arkansas and a preview of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra. Plus, a look at if e-books really better for the environment.
While fewer trees may be cut as physical books turn into digital ones, Ozarks at Large's Energy Corps correspondent Christina Thomas reports that the effect of e-books on the environment may not be as beneficial as you might imagine.Dr. John Perry of Stanford University and University of California, Riverside, spoke at the University of Arkansas earlier this week.
Ozark Poets and Writers Collective meet at Nightbird Books, UA Fort Smith Chorale Ensembles performances at the Fort Smith Convention Center and The Whigs at George's.
On this edition of Ozarks, heavy rains and thunderstorms keep much of Arkansas soaked and ATTRA (Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas) loses $3 million in funds allocation. Springdale School District looks at renewable energy to cut costs, local company develops software to improve exercise efficiency and a photography symposium awaits Eureka Springs.
On this edition of Ozarks, horses teach elementary school students to read and Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra wraps up its 2010-2011 season. Washington County officials look into implementing a county-wide emergency mass alert system and Arkansas State Hospital is charged with patient abuse. Also on today's show, poet Matthew Henriksen's conversation about his book Ordinary Sun.Poet Matthew Henriksen visits KUAF's Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to talk about his book Ordinary Sun.
Washington County officials have been looking into implementing a county-wide emergency mass notification system. But as Jacqueline Froelich reports, it has to be the perfect fit.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, a University of Arkansas student helps initiate a campus-wide composting project and Roby Brock takes a final look at the 88th General Assembly. The screening of a documentary on Newton County farmers concerned about the use of herbicides and staging of Shakespeare's Othello will take place in the U of A campus this week, and Wayne Bell talks about the discontinuation of All My Children and One Life to Live.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville may be a secret for now, but it won't be for long. We'll explain why, and we find out how distance education will have a larger footprint in the University of Arkansas School of Law next fall.
Christopher Spencer of www.ozarksunbound.com is back for another Monday edition of Unlicensed Opinion. Our guest this week is Philip Martin of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Visit Philip Martin's blog at www.bloodangelsanddirt.com
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Elizabeth Bailey was confined to her bed with a chronic disease when a friend brought her a plant to help brighten the room. The next day Elizabeth Bailey began observing a single snail that unwittedly immigrated into the room in the pot. Her fascination with the small animal helped her deal with her condition and eventually led to her book "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating." The remarkable book mixes science, philosophy and memoir.
Blogger Bike Snob NYC is not really a bike snob, though he does ride his bike plenty. His new book, "Bike Snob" covers the history of bicycles and takes a sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek approach to the two-wheeled world.
Surfing might not seem like the best way to become more grounded, but it worked for author Peter Heller.
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Becca Bacon Martin has an audio scavenger hunt and several ideas about how to spend the weekend.
