Ozarks At Large

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a look at a remote area of Madison County that was once inhabited by Ozarks African American settlers and their descendants. And we head to the set of Gordon Family Tree, a movie that was recently being filmed in Northwest Arkansas. Plus, the latest installment of Arkansongs, Roby Brock brings us the latest business and political news from around the state, and more.

Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks: more and more classrooms in Arkansas are becoming single-gender classrooms, but does splitting up little boys and little girls have an affect on students learning? And we speak with the Boys and Girls Club of America's "National Youth of the Year," who just happens to be a freshman at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we look at the possibility of Madison county going wet. Plus, conversations with two of our regular commentators. Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers tells us what's up in entertainment this weekend, and Michael Tilley from The City Wire discusses jobless rate numbers, Oklahoma's new “open carry” gun law and more.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: How the “One” Foundation is working with Arkansas organizations to influence policies toward the reduction of poverty around the world. Plus, the Boys and Girls Club "National Youth of the Year." We talk with Trei Dudley, a freshman at the University of Arkansas.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: does the separation of boys from girls in elementary school classrooms make the learning atmosphere better? There are more single-gender classes in northwest Arkansas than ever before. And, it is Halloween. So we have zombies, the big bad wolf and the Frankenstein Monster. And an original, spooky song performed inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the annual Arkansas Poll sheds some light on how the state's residents feel about the direction of Arkansas, the upcoming elections and more. We'll talk with the poll's author Janine Parry about the results. And a new cookbook gathers top recipes from a Fayetteville church congregation and offers an indication of how Northwest Arkansas has changed. Plus, Roby Brock with his weekly recap of business and political news in Arkansas.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Ahead on Ozarks: a summit in Springdale for educators wanting to increase Arkansas’ graduation rates and a bit of calm for a month filled with politics, fundraising and trick-or-treating: music from the Mary Baker Rumsey Steinway Piano inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a Fayetteville book club celebrates its centennial with a visit to a local cemetery. Plus, the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra begins its season with an emphasis on the cello. We speak with cellist Stephen Gates about his favorite instrument.

Ahead on Ozarks: Something for everybody today on the show. Why Alma could be called the knot tying capital of the world, why Newton County is a perfect setting for a new graphic novel, why the Old 78s made great music at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville and what a new poll from Talk Business and Hendrix College tells us about November 6th.

head on this edition of Ozarks, a fundraiser to help Habitat for Humanity, and exploring the interaction between spirituality, and work life.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a uniquely toned sculpture park in Eureka Springs, and Richard White with a look to the past to explain the present

Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks at Large: we go up among the hills with an emmy-winning director, and an effort to take a patch of land back in time.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Michael Tilley from TheCityWire.com takes a look at the latest housing numbers for Northwest Arkansas. Plus, alternative fuel vehicles on display, the secrets of miniature golf explained and mor