Judd Burns, Jason Smith, Roger Haak, Michael Baker Brown, the four members of the a cappella group Five Forty Express, recently performed some holiday tunes inside KUAF.Ozarks At Large
Judd Burns, Jason Smith, Roger Haak, Michael Baker Brown, the four members of the a cappella group Five Forty Express, recently performed some holiday tunes inside KUAF.
Geoffrey Brock, a professor of creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas, recently translated Pinocchio for the New York Review of Books. The translation, out since 2009 in an adult edition, has recently been issued as a lavishly illustrated large format children's edition. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen talks with Brock about the new edition and his translation.Last month, the relatively new University of Arkansas Ballroom and Latin dance club took to the floors of the Ohio Star Ball, the largest ballroom dancing competition in the nation. Christina Thomas attended one of the clubs meetings. She spoke with members of the team, including one who won best newcomer international in waltz and tango.
Students and staff at Lingle Middle School in Rogers collected more than 3,000 items of nonperishable food to donate to five local agencies.
Fort Smith city administrators put a hold on new applications for billboard signs in the city while city staff completes a study on digital billboards. And, Republicans have taken over the state legislature for the first time since Reconstruction, but a state historian says that the Republicans of yesteryear had different legislative priorities than the GOP of today.
Ahead on Ozarks: the president-elect of the Arkansas Senate discusses what a GOP-controlled chamber will be like in the next General Assembly. Plus Ryan Fourt, a Rogers native and University of Arkansas music grad is back in town temporarily for a couple of jazz shows and with a new rock-influenced CD in hand.40 former democratically elected heads-of-state from all over the world are in Little Rock for an annual conference this week.
Wayne Bell closes out his personal entertainment picks of 2012 by discussing his favorite books and plays of the year.
Ryan Fourt is an Arkansas native and has a diploma from the University of Arkansas. He lives in Colorado now, but he’s back in town for two shows at Legacy Blues this week.
Dr. Steven Rosales will be joining the University of Arkansas’ History Department faculty next year. Earlier this fall he came to KUAF to talk about oral history and more.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, Reach Out Northwest Arkansas is to keep kids from dropping out of school. Plus, exploring the new green roof atop the newly renovated Vol Walker Hall on the UA campus.
The Springdale School District is cutting costs and reducing energy consumption through the installation of geothermal heat pumps.
The Mid-America Photography Symposium hopes to help the region's photographers hone existing skills and learn new ones.
A comedy, an audition and a Fort Smith concert make a rainy day a brighter one.
"Save One for the Morning" by Chris Bathgate
Yonder Mountain String Band's Harvest Festival, baseball, Bentonville's Clean the Streets Day and more -- on today's Ozarks at Large Half Time.
A local company has developed software to help people improve their exercise efficiency.
