Jasper Logan

Ozarks at Large host Kyle Kellams chats with KUAF Community Engagement Manager Jasper Logan about local happenings, such as Lake Street Dive at the Momentary, Maker Studio's Open House and sustainability and resilience planning at the Fayetteville Public Library.

On today's show, Little Rock Public Radio helps us get up to speed on the Arkansas Abortion Amendment. We also brush up on our Shakespeare with Arkansas Classical Theater. Plus, the person behind On the Map Shows explains the art of booking concerts.

Ozarks at Large host Kyle Kellams chats with KUAF Community Engagement Manager Jasper Logan about local happenings, such as the Jones Center's social dance lessons, the Fayetteville Public Library's half-price book sale and the Smitten Kitten's grand opening.

On today's show, a new leader for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Northwest Region. Also, we hear from an organization helping Arkansans who are providing care for loved ones with dementia. Plus, Oklahoma Humanities is helping us find new perspectives.

The Bentonville Film Festival is continuing through the weekend, and this week, we’ve been attending some of the panel discussions. In this excerpt, we hear actor Melissa Navia talk about how she was influenced by watching STEM portrayals and how she channeled that influence for her role as Erica Ortegas in "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."

The Bentonville Film Festival, promoting underrepresented voices, runs through the weekend with screenings, workshops, and panels. Fawzia Mirza's film, "The Queen of My Dreams," screened last night, and she spoke on the panel "The Power of Women Investing in Women."

NWATechFest in Fayetteville, Arts Live Theatre's performance at The Medium in Springdale, and AdventureCon in Bentonville all on this week's community calendar.

Today, opinions vary when it comes to the new boutique hotel being built on Markham Hill in Fayetteville, a nursing program relaunches at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, and Eureka Springs is throwing a blues party.

The effort to find a new theme for KUAF’s Community Spotlight is rounding the final turn. Dozens of musicians entered original material to be considered for the new theme, and three finalists have been selected. Yesterday, Jasper Logan, KUAF’s community engagement manager, and Kyle Kellams sat down with Cayden Blake. His composition “Dusk” is among the three final possibilities.

The process of selecting a new theme for KUAF’s Community Spotlight is moving into the final phase. During the next few days, we’re going to meet each of the artists whose music has made it into the final round. The entry, “The Sun Sets on Quonset Huts,” is written and performed by Cyrus Attoun. This morning, Attoun came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to speak with Jasper Logan, KUAF’s Community Engagement Manager, and Kyle Kellams about his music.