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The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are hosting a free youth baseball clinic on Saturday, June 21 at Arvest Ballpark.

Ketaki Deshpande, an instructor in the University of Arkansas’ Department of Communications and an immigrant from Mumbai, India, sits down with Ozarks at Large’s Bridget Baarlaer to share how her time in America has shaped her identity.

On today's show, the Lake Wedington National Recreation Area is finally being upgraded thanks to the help of HistoriCorps and Job Corps. Additionally, a University of Arkansas professor shares her story of moving to northwest Arkansas from India. Plus, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals are hosting a free youth baseball clinic later this month.

Today’s Sound Perimeter is an invitation to listen closely to the fragile beauty of small things, to the spaces where sound lingers delicately, momentary and full of meaning.

The Lake Wedington National Recreation Area has been closed since 2019 due to staffing shortages and the need for facility upgrades. Earlier in May, boots were on the ground in the temporarily shuttered area. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis visited the work site and offers this report.

The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is celebrating 20 years of service. On today's show, we hear how they'll mark the occasions at this year's Bats and Bluegrass festival. Also today, the deep connection between the U.S. in the 20th century and three legendary jazz musicians. Plus, a walkthrough of the renovated David W. Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus.

Last week, Democratic officials met in Little Rock to discuss the direction of the party. At the meeting, Ken Martin, the recently elected chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), explained how the party can win back voters. He said he doesn’t see a need for the party to change its policy positions, but to change its branding.

The Cave Springs community will again gather at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership sanctuary to celebrate the second annual Bats and Bluegrass Festival Saturday, July 19. The event will feature live bluegrass music from The Sons of Otis Malone, food trucks, educational activities, hikes and, of course, bats.

After a very long wait, the David W. Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas campus has opened its renovated first and second floors to the public.

In his book “The Jazz Men: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America," Larry Tye makes the case that much of the American 20th century is intertwined with the three musical geniuses, including progress made toward Civil Rights.