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Thursday, July 17, 2014
On this edition of Ozarks, we speak with the trumpeter of The Sons of Brasil. The Kansas City jazz band plays nothing but Latin music and will be in NWA this weekend. Plus, we join a program in progress as it encourages youngsters to read over the summer.
The references used in the montage are as follows: The Andrews Sisters singing the classic "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree. Matt Damon taunts a rival in Good Will Hunting. "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen. Snow white gets bad advice in the classic Disney telling of the tale. Roger Miller's version of "Little Green Apples." Sean Penn in Into the Wild. Peter Brady prepares his Humphrey Bogart impression in an episode of The Brady Bunch. Charlie Parker Performs the jazz standard "Scrapple From the Apple." Those mean trees scare Dorothy and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. (free apples, though)
Eureka Springs illusionist Sean Paul will attempt multiple escapes from confinement this month in honor of Harry Houdini's birthday. Becca Martin Brown gives us all the details.
"Houdini" by Kaki King
Bentonville receives insight into why a proposed millage increase failed, Ozark tries to get a railroad crossing near its riverfront, and the Northwest Arkansas economy is trending in an upward direction.
"Eighteen Wheels" by Norton Buffalo
Housing numbers and other economic news analyzed by Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com
Seedling Film Association prepares for the third year of its Offshoot Film Fest next week. Web Exclusive: Offshoot Film Festival - Three More Questions
"Six Marimbas" by Steve Reich