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The 78th Original Ozark Folk Festival takes place in Eureka Springs Sept. 4–6. Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth speaks with organizer and featured artist Nancy Paddock about the history of the festival and what attendees can expect from this year's installment.

There aren’t major elections in 2025 in Arkansas, but for the Voter Participation Center, there’s no wrong time to register eligible voters. Ozark at Large's Matthew Moore speaks with Tom Lopach, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization.

On today's show, a national organization is working in Arkansas to register eligible voters. Plus, a conversation about the history of the original Ozark Folk Festival and Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics talks with the new state secretary of human services.

Viktoria Capek and Whitney Butler are the co-founders of Hairpins, a Little Rock-based pop-up lesbian bar. The pair are hosting an event on Sept. 13 at Pink House Alchemy in Fayetteville.

Yesterday, community members gathered at The Jones Center’s newly refurbished ice skating rink to celebrate a new step for the center. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis was there and brings us this report.

Northwest Arkansas resident Sarah Lily is one of the candidates for the 2025 Arkansas Tiny Desk Concert, an annual concert in Little Rock and celebration of musicians all around the state. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Noorani recently sat down with Sarah for a KUAF live session in the Firm and Garner Performance Studio.

This summer, President Trump signed an executive order to end "crime and homelessness on America's streets." The order removes funding for government programs that address housing first models of homelessness and urges state and local governments to place people with mental illness or drug use disorders into treatment facilities. Solomon Burchfield, executive director of New Beginnings, a nonprofit transitional housing community, speaks with reporter Daniel Caruth.

Staley will be presenting from her book, The Boy Next Door My Sixty Year Friendship with Bill Clinton at the Fayetteville Public Library in the Walker Room, on Sept. 10, at 6 p.m.

John Jeter, conductor and music director of the Fort Smith Symphony, speaks with Ozark at Large's Kyle Kellams about their upcoming season.

Fayetteville based band Mildenhall is one of the selected artists for the 2025 Arkansas Tiny Desk Contest, an annual concert in little Rock and celebration of musicians all around the state. Ozarks at largest. Sophia Nourani recently sat down with members Tommy Benke, Jacob Arnold, and Andrew Cerra for a KUAF live session in the Innovation Lab at the Fayetteville Public Library.