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Contemporary art is popping up everywhere, even here in Northwest Arkansas with artists such as Christopher Marley, with an exhibit at Crystal Bridges, and Kristin Tordella-Williams, with one in the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. -
The national touring production of To Kill a Mockingbird is at Walton Arts Center this week. The Tony-winner features an adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer-prize-winning novel by Aaron Sorkin. Included in the cast is Mary Badham, the actor who, at 10 years old, received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Scout. For this production, she is an entirely different kind of character, the aging, bitter racist Mrs. Dubois. She spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the role.
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Grammy, Oscar and Emmy awardee Jon Batiste is bringing his 'Uneasy' tour to the Momentary in Bentonville next week. Batiste’s 2020 album “We Are” was awarded the Grammy for Album of the Year, and his soundtrack for the animated film “Soul” earned both an Oscar and a Grammy. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams reached the composer, musician and arranger by cell phone yesterday. -
Fort Smith Symphony director and composer John Jeter visits the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the 100th season and its season finale, which will feature a live screening of the 2013 film "Star Trek Into Darkness" and live music performed by the symphony. -
"‘Home Sweet Home", City Session’s inaugural house show music festival will be taking place later this month. This unique event brings national artists to play alongside local musicians in several homes around the Bentonville area. -
The UARK Jazz Festival continues this week on the University of Arkansas campus. Papo Vazquez, a Grammy-nominated Trombonist and composer, will be in residency for part of the week. Last week, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Papo over Zoom, joined by Lia Uribe, host of Sound Perimeter, and Ferndano Valencia, the director of the University of Arkansas Latin American Ensemble and percussion instructor. -
A new record featuring songs and music from Pat Ryan Key and Al Halpin, "Stick to Your Guns," is available today. The duo play together on six songs and the music is available now. Pat Ryan Key came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio this week to perform music and talk the new record. -
Becca Martin Brown of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette suggests some local happenings this weekend, like Arkansas Public Theatre's production of "Into the Woods" and music from the new John Two-Hawks CD, "Eclipse." -
Northwest Arkansas may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of fashion. But thanks to Interform that's changing. -
Silkroad Ensemble is a musical collective dedicated to bringing together musicians. The latest version of Silkroad’s “Train Station Trio” will perform in Fayetteville this week. The musicians will also participate in the “TEACH M.E.” Music Education Conference. Daniel Abrahams, assistant professor of music education, came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio to talk with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the conference. They were joined on Zoom by Kaoru Wantabe, a flutist and percussionist, and Morgan Beckford, the director of Silkroad Connect. -
In the new play "Holy Waters," the goddess Lluvia searches through all four seasons to find her purpose. The play, which features both gods and humans as characters, includes original poetry, music, and storytelling from members of the LatinX Theater project. Jasper Logan, KUAF’s Community Engagement Manager, sat down with two of LatinX Theater Project’s leaders to discuss the play. -
Jake Hertzog and Susumu Watanabe are collaborating with nearly two dozen other area musicians for the premier performance of the Ozark Jazz Philharmonic on Tuesday night. Not only is the ensemble new but so is the work the musicians will be performing, Hertzog’s “Anthropesia: A Concerto for Jazz Guitar and Jazz Philharmonic.” Both men came to the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio recently to talk about the music and the ensemble.
