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Led by bird scientist Jonathan Meiburg, who performs double-duty in the alt-folk band Okkervil River, Shearwater finds inspiration both in nature and in albums by Brian Eno and Talk Talk. A two-headed monster, Shearwater is part sorrowful folk ensemble, part noisier Americana outfit.

Balmorhea is an instrumental collaboration between Rob Lowe and Michael Muller. Together they create minimalist, cinematic music that combines modern, experimental acoustic sounds with classical qualities. Their second album, Rivers Arms, is conceptual in its instrumental development and, they say, "spans the seasons through the year and the respective travels through it."

Flooding hit more than 10 villages in the drought-stricken Fars province after heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river, one official said.

More than 300 skiers dressed as Santa shushed down the slopes at the Sunday River resort. Even a Grinch was spotted. This year the event raised $7,500 for a local nonprofit that invests in education.

As the Ganges River's journey nears an end, it passes through Calcutta, one of India's great cities. Renowned for its slums, militancy and red tape, Calcutta is changing, as it remakes itself into an IT hub. But the change has met with resistance.

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

One way that the Arkansas Economic Development Commission can help small businesses start, grow, and flourish is through awarding grants.

Professional archeologists with Chronicle Heritage this summer are excavating an archaic hunter-gatherer base camp in rural Washington County. Possibly among the oldest semi-intact dwellings discovered in the southeastern United States, the camp was used over millennia by bands of indigenous people.

Kyle and Michael discuss the vote on a cell tower in Fort Smith, an EPA settlement, and the latest construction numbers in the Fort Smith metro.

Today on The Outline: Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously to approve more than a million dollars in funding to 7hills Homeless Center. Also, Mercy Hospital Northwest and Mercy Fort Smith are joining with more than 30 other hospitals in the state to form the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Plus, prescription fills of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone have tripled in the state.