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."

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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.

Yesterday on Ozarks at Large, we heard from Soldier Songs and Voices, a program that connects vets through music, performance and songwriting. The group will host a program at the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History tonight. And to preview, we hear more from the session with Soldier Songs and Voices' Lee Haight, Jim Hale and B.R. Lang recorded in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.

The band Blonde Redhead is at the top of the bill for this weekend’s Ecliptic Festival in Hot Springs. Jay Stoyanov, host of the music program “Natural States” each weekend on KUAF 3, spoke with the band, and he brings Ozarks at Large this report.

April Wallace of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette fills in for Becca Martin Brown and suggests some local happenings this weekend that aren't centered around the sun (or its covering), like "Laughs in Spanish" at TheatreSquared and LatinX Theatre Project's "Holy Waters".

Today's "Sound Perimeter" includes music that reflects a recurring theme that echoes throughout, a rhythmic pattern resembling a heartbeat.

Jillian Speece and Nathaniel Paul Hoff are wife-and-husband, filmmakers, and the musical duo The Bergamot. They’re the protagonists and subjects of the documentary “State of the Unity,” which will screen at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on April 11. The movie follows Nathaniel and Jillian as they drive across the county, searching for unity through music and art. Last week, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with the artists about the film and what they learned during its creation.