Ahead on Ozarks, Michael Tilley talks about a potential multi-billion dollar acquisition by Tyson Foods and a less-than-expected participation rate for upcoming elections in the City of Fort Smith. And, a preview of two very different ways to spend tomorrow night: the rumble of monster trucks will be in Springdale, and music from the Artosphere Festival Orchestra will be in Fayetteville.
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Becca Bacon Martin from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers talks about First Thursday events in Fayetteville and Bentonville, “An Ouija Experiment,” and a performance by the University of Arkansas Percussion Ensemble.
“Tree Hugger” by Kimya Dawson
The Northwest Arkansas Earth Day Festival is the longest continuous Earth Day Festival in the history of Earth Day. Mikel Lolley, the chief organizer, explains.
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Sarah Lear from Trike Theatre discusses the Mary Poppins musical theatre boot camp that’s at Walton Arts Center next Saturday.
“My Rollercoaster” by Kimya Dawson
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center tells us what’s in store for us at the Center and Northwest Arkansas Music Pavilion.
We visit Pea Ridge’s newly constructed above-ground public tornado shelter in Benton County, funded in part by an Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation program grant, as well as a state-of-the-art personal underground shelter, installed by new local business startup, SureSafe Tornado Shelters.
“Shelter” by Ray LaMontagne
