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A Salute to a Broken Record . . . Broken Record . . . Broken Record
Here are the ten clips we used to celebrate repetition. Here are the ten clips we used to celebrate repetition:

1. Philip Glass explores repetition in Metamorphosis.
2. Bill Murray begins to realize something is up in Groundhog Day.
3. The repeated brilliance of the beginning of The Rolling Stones' Satisfaction.
4.Stewie seeks attention on Family Guy.
5. Bill Withers makes a single exclamation over and over in Ain't No Sunshine.
6. Abbott and Costello work out the details in their Who's on First routine.
7. The repeated lyrics in Mr. Ed's theme.
8. Rowan and Martin with their familiar goodnight.
9. The repeating bass line of Queen's Another One Bites the Dust. (deduct ten points if you guessed Vanilla Ice)
10. Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison prove practice makes perfect in My Fair Lady.

Apologies to nobody this week...we'd just do it the same way next time.
A Call for Help for an Urban Education Farm
Apple Seeds Inc. is calling for community support to launch an educational farm on two and half acres of of College Avenue in Fayetteville to teach teachers how to start school gardens.
An Alternative Activities Space
Some kids may like athletics or marching band, but one effort in Fayetteville aims to nurture the next generation of nerds in a positive atmosphere.





Week In Review for Week of November 4
Education accountability and ongoing renovations were the recursive topics over the past week.
Friday, November 8, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, the Stieglitz Collection is ready for its viewing at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Plus Michael Tilley from The City Wire on rising home sales in the region and the band A Good Fight sits inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to perform and give their last radio interview before they split up.



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Local Band Bids Farewell
Formed in 2007, the Fayetteville band A Good Fight quickly gained national recognition. But after a few iterations and with one of its members soon leaving the area, the band is holding a farewell concert this evening at George's Majestic Lounge.
Celebrating a Century of Benjamin Britten
A concert tonight in Fayetteville marks the 100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten.
Crystal Bridges Museum Unveils Fisk Modern Art Collection
In August of 2012, Fisk University, a historic African American college located in Nashville, Tennessee announced an agreement to share half-interest in its prized Alfred Stieglitz Collection of modern masterpieces with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “The Artist’s Eye: Georgia O’Keeffe and the Alfred Stieglitz Collection” opens tomorrow. Jacqueline Froelich attended a private media preview. To reserve tickets: visit crystalbridges.org (Photo: Dr. Victor Simmons, longtime curator and director of Fisk University Galleries)


Home Sales Rise, Fourth District Race Shifts
Michael Tilley from The City Wire talks about the improving numbers for home sales in the region and what James Lee Witt's entry into the 2014 election might mean.





Family Equality Gets a Couple Bumps in Arkansas
The Arkansas Supreme Court is hearing a case regarding a man whose gay partner is prohibited from staying overnight when his 12 year old son is present, while Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approves a potential ballot measure that would eliminate the amendment to the state constitution that bars same-sex marriage in the state. And a Mulberry elementary school is one of nine schools classified by the Arkansas Department of Education as "exemplary" in the department's annual school accountability report.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, February 27, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission makes strides towards the purchase of new land in Newton County in hopes of developing more of a presence in that area. Plus, portions of a sizable rewards grant are awarded to schools in perhaps an unlikely district. And we'll speak with members of the regional champion archery team to learn how they mark their anchors and more.
Two Brothers, One Idea and Some Canoes
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For the latest installment in our series about locally-made things, we travel to Avoca to meet one of the two brothers responsible for Two Brothers Canoe, Inc.
Notes for the First Day of Autumn
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Auditions for the SoNA chorale singers, a panel discussion on racial diversity, the annual Mule Jump at Pea Ridge and more in this morning's notes.
Rural Builders Still Alive
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We step inside Son's Chapel near Goshen to find that the women's group that was started over 90 years ago to raise funds for construction, is still hard at work maintaining the building.
Saluting the Post Motorcycle Silence
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Here are our clips devoted to quiet, whispering and all manners of silence for our Sunday montage: 1. Bjork sings It's Oh So Quiet. 2. Marlon Brando, as Superman's father, explains the Fortress of Solitude in Superman II. 3. The Five Satins celebrate in The Still of the Night. 4. The members of The Breakfast Club spend time in a library. 5. Another library: George Peppard is shushed at the New York City Library just before he tells Audrey Hepburn he loves her in Breakfast at Tiffany's. 6. Miles Davis' In a Silent Way. 7. King Arthur tells Dennis the Constitutional Peasant to be quiet in Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail. 8. The Ink Spots sign about The Whispering Grass. 9. John Wayne arrives in Ireland in the opening of The Quiet Man. 10. Simon and Garfunkel, of course. Apologies to: John Cage, Bertolt Brecht and every version of Silent Night. Maybe next time.
The Formula For Exploring Area Foods
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Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about one of her favorite restaurants in Goshen.