Commas, an art exhibit by Sam King that's on display now at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, is the featured exhibition in this month's visual arts round up.Ozarks At Large
Commas, an art exhibit by Sam King that's on display now at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, is the featured exhibition in this month's visual arts round up.
Matt Mooney, the author of “A Story Unfinished: 99 Days with Eliot” and founder of 99 Balloons will have a book launch party and fundraiser at 7 p.m. tomorrow at The Rock House, which is located at 310 Arkansas Ave. in Fayetteville.Arkansas Highway Commissioner John Burkhalter has announced that he will run for a statewide office, but which one remains to be said. Blanche Lincoln talks about Mark Pryor's reelection chances. And summer temperatures are here to stay.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a report from inside the Walmart Shareholders' Meeting. Also, Leah and the Mojo Doctors stop by the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, we have our weekly conversation with Michael Tilley from The City Wire and more.
Becca's weekend entertainment suggestions include Lombardi at Rogers Little Theater, the Bentonville Art and Culinary Festival and Thunder on the Mountain.
The Walmart Shareholders' Meeting in Fayetteville this morning included business as well as entertainment for company associates.
Michael Tilley of The City Wire discusses the expansion of the Gerber plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas' severance tax revenue, and more.An Arkansas non-profit expresses concern about changes to the state's Medicare system. Another state organization is pushing for a tort reform ballot initiative. And, a former landfill in Fayetteville gets one step closer to being cleaned up and converted into greenspace.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we hit the highway in an effort to prevent some serious cracking on Interstate 540, and we hear from a Hawaii Congresswoman who's trying to get some funding for Marhsallese living in Arkansas. 
The Walton Arts Center's biggest fundraiser, Art of Wine, is next week. Jodi Beznoska has more on the three evenings of wine tasting, plus the second half of Artosphere.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, I-540 undergoes a name change. And, we tinker around the Amazeum office in Bentonville.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us about upcoming musical performances in Tulsa and Dallas.
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.
Kyle Kellams speaks with freelance writer Evin Demirel about the reasons for the low participation of African-Americans in baseball.
Relevant links:
www.arkansaslife.com
www.thesportseer.com
Turnout expected to be low for today’s runoff elections in Arkansas; the Arkansas Razorback baseball team heads to the College World Series in Omaha this weekend; and more – on today’s Segment A.
“Omaha” by Tapes n’ Tapes
This morning, just after eleven, the big next step in the creation of a 36-mile trail system linking the major cities along the Interstate 540 corridor took place. Groundbreaking for a phase of the trail in Rogers was held with several mayors in attendance. Ozarks at Large's Antoinette Grajeda spoke with John McLarty, transportation study director for the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, prior to the ceremony and has this report.
To listen to more from the groundbreaking ceremony, click here.
