Local Events

Pete is joined by Alex Laitamaki with Ozark Gravel Cyclists for a conversation about their upcoming overnight "bike packing" ride and campout.

The inaugural Ozark Music Festival will bring more than 100 musicians—some professional, some students—to northwest Arkansas for two weeks of rehearsals and public performances.

The pandemic may have officially ended two years ago, but we still feel its impact. Artist Monica Moore wants to help the community in processing grief through “The Hearts Project”. Her work has become a collaborative effort between her and Life Styles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting adults with disabilities.

Food banks play a crucial role in efforts to alleviate food insecurity nationwide. On today's show, we discuss the importance of food banks in 2025. Also, today, TheatreSquared is staging a world premiere. Plus, an appreciation of volunteers for National Volunteer Month.

City Sessions, a local concert series, combines the big and the intimate with its annual Home Sweet Home Festival. Jerad Sears is the executive director of City Sessions, and he came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the event with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

On today's show, we hear about a group of leaders and experts gathering this week to discuss wastewater solutions for a growing region. Also, University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis joins us to discuss the university's northwest Arkansas blitz. Plus, software engineer Karen Kilroy joins Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis to discuss the results of the No-Code Hackathon.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they learn about "It’s Very Queer Our Love Is here To Stay" a new art installation at Brews in Eureka Springs.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they learn about "Hidden Hermannsburg" celebrating the historical German settlement in western Washington County.

The Air Force’s Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will begin a seven-concert Arkansas swing Saturday. Among the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble performers is Technical Sergeant Tyler Kennamer, a Fayetteville High School graduate in charge of the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble, who says the Air Force Band's mission is to honor, inspire and connect.

Hope Cancer Resources will host a free clinic later this month in Springdale to screen for skin cancer, the most common form of cancer. Hanna Edwards, director of wellness at Hope Cancer Resources, says the organization is committed to providing access to care for as many community members as possible.