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Format: 2025-06-01
A Salute to the Happy Couple
Here is the list we'll call the "Congratulations Christina and Sam" montage:
  1. The Marvelettes sing Going to the Chapel.
  2. Luke and Laura get married on All My Children and live happily ever after. Just kidding, it was a soap opera.
  3. Billy Idol pumps his fist to White Wedding.
  4. Miss Piggy and Kermit come *this close* to marrying.
  5. The Fifth Dimension and Wedding Bell Blues.
  6. Steve Martin panics in the remake of the Father of the Bride.
  7. Fred Astaire dances on the ceiling in Royal Wedding.
  8. The ending of Four Weddings and a Funeral with Andie McDowell and Hugh Grant.
  9. 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.
Summer Visits to Strangest Places
In this month’s music review, we revisit an album of summer’s past. Abra Moore’s “Strangest Places” was released in 1995, but the whimsical folk vibes have us rolling down our windows and driving to the tunes again this year.
Talking About...Talking About Faith
Discussing faith and religion does not have to create an argument.
Did You Read Sci-fi As a Kid?
Becca Martin Brown tells us that a famous science fiction writer from the 1970s is in Eureka Springs today.
Envirofountains Interact with Northwest Arkansas
A 2014 Artoshpere exhibit actually grows with help from the community. We visit one of six locations of these unique terrariums.






Building Named for Philanthropist
In our "What's in a Name?" series, we learn about George Peabody, the namesake of the UA's Peabody Hall






Dickson Street Staple Goes Back To Its Roots
Sidney's Emporium has been located on Dickson Street for about two decades, and has been located in the old UARK Theatre building for the past 14 years. This month, the business is getting back to its mobile roots with a move to the Yacht Club on College.




Friday, May 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we conclude our series of conversations with candidates in primary races with GOP Congressional candidate Bruce Westerman. We also welcome Barrett Baber back into the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio to hear a new take on one of his songs.



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Baber to Headline George's
After a busy few months of winning contests, Barrett Baber and his band are preparing for a performance at George's May 16. You can hear Barrett play another song here.






A Kids' Weekend
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Media, says the weekend is full of activities designed for the youngest among us.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Friday, June 13, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley of The City Wire tells us about the week's news including Tyson's bid for Hillshire Brands, and the band Xcluded joins us in the studio as they release their new original album and while they have some time off between the eighth and ninth grades.
Celebrating Community Television
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Becca previews a party for Community Access Television Fayetteville.
January 26 in History
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Lucinda Williams, the USS Arkansas and more in our history capsule for January 26.
Walmart on Campus
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The world's first, and evidently only "Walmart on Campus" has opened on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Jacqueline Froelich takes us there.
Skill Swap
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Over the weekend, the Northwest Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists hosted a Skill Swap Conference to help journalists learn skills necessary for communicating online.
Plastic Bags
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A bill filed in the Arkansas legislature would ban single-use plastic shopping bags from being dispensed in certain Arkansas supermarkets and convenience stores. Jacqueline Froelich reports.