Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…the 2013 Northwest Arkansas Education Report Card has numbers, plenty of numbers, relating to 17 public school districts in Washington and Benton Counties. We'll talk to Gary Ritter, the director of the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas about the report. And the three-person band The Room Outside plays inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll also talk to Michael Tilley from The City Wire about the week’s news and Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers about the upcoming weekend’s entertainment opportunities.
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The Humane Society of the Ozarks will host its second annual golf tournament this Friday.
“Walkin” by Sonny Stitt
Eureka Springs Historical Museum, the Gravette Historical Museum, Headquarters House in Fayetteville and the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville are on Becca’s list today.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Arkansas. The Civil War Sesquicentennial will be celebrated between 2011 and 2015.
Rich Collins is one of the founding members of the band The Imagination Movers. They’ll perform Saturday at 11am and 4pm and Sunday afternoon at 2 at Walton Arts Center.
“In a Big country” by Big Country
Meredith Martin Moats grew up in Yell County in the shadow of Arkansas Nuclear One. You can read her blog the Boiled Down Juice at www.meredith-martin.com or visit the Boiled Down Facebook page.
“Walcott” by Vampire Weekend