The local band that give life to the "Winter's Bone" soundtrack, the Blackberry Winter Band, will be the opening act in this year's Ozarks Celebration Festival kick-off event Ice Cream Social & Concert Under the Stars. The HillBenders will be the headlining entertainment. Unconventional beginnings Homegrown in the Ozarks, Blackberry Winter is a folk/bluegrass ensemble … [Read more...] about ‘Winter’s Bone’ band to open Ozarks Celebration kick-off
Nancy Allen has seen enough courtroom drama to write a book about it. In fact, she has written two! The former Greene County assistant prosecutor will be on campus Sept. 17 to talk about her two published legal thrillers, "The Code of the Hills" (HarperCollins 2014) and "A Killing at the Creek" (HarperCollins 2015), as well as her upcoming third novel. The presentation is … [Read more...] about Ozarks Celebration Festival: Alumna reveals Ozarks’ underbelly
Abby Burnett's fascination with cemeteries started when she was a child. As she tells it to the Arkansas Educational Television Network in "Silent Storytellers," her grandfather, a cemetery record keeper, introduced her to the art of piecing together the stories of those buried. Author pens research, books on regional history Burnett, who was featured in AETN's "Silent … [Read more...] about Ozarks Celebration Festival: Lecturer offers insight on Ozarks burial customs
The College of Arts and Letters will host its annual master class series on Oct. 16 as part of its Homecoming event schedule. Presenters include alumni from music, theatre and dance, and media, journalism and film. The master classes are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: Sarah Tannehill Anderson BMus, 1996 Sarah Tannehill Anderson is an accomplished … [Read more...] about COAL announces Homecoming master class schedule
The Springfield-formed dynamic bluegrass quintet The HillBenders will be the headlining entertainment for this year's Ozarks Celebration Festival. They will perform in the kick-off event Ice Cream Social & Concert Under the Stars. Re-imagining a rock classic The band is known for its high-octane shows, tight harmonies and stunning instrumental prowess, and they are … [Read more...] about Band behind bluegrass ‘Tommy’ remake to headline Ozarks Celebration Festival