Live music opportunities through the weekend include plenty of folk, some funk, bouts of blues and more. Thursday, Jan. 23 Randall Shreve at Dickson St. Pub (Fayetteville) - 8 p.m. Kill Vargas, Sad Palomino, Gardensnakes at Backspace (Fayetteville) - $5, 8 p.m. Jazz Jam at U.S. Pizza Co. (Fayetteville) - 7 p.m. Dirty Flannel Shirt at Natural State Beer Co. (Rogers) - 6 p.m. Sons of Turner at Harry's Downtown (Fort Smith) - 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Goose at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) -

We continue our series about aging and health with a conversation about how our relationship with alcohol changes as we age. Brandi Scheider, Director of Aging Services and Administration with the Schmieding Center at UAMS, says there are several things to consider when drinking as we get older.

Michael Bloomberg, who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for president, made a stop in Little Rock yesterday for the city's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says he's considering the political futures of some Arkansas figures. He talked about what could be next with Roby Brock from our partner, Talk Business and Politics .

A few months ago, Terra Studios announced it would suspend its hot glass demonstrations until a greener form of the process can be used. Sunday, the Durham-based nonprofit marked the end of an era by celebrating the creation of its last Bluebird of Happiness and turning off the furnaces used to make them.

Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , gives us a preview of the final event connected to the artists' coop called Heartwood Gallery.

As more Arkansans go without dental health insurance, there is a need for more free dental services. David Monteith with Arkansas Public Media reports on some of the free dental health clinics around the state. This story is part of a year-long statwide series on oral health produced by APM and supported by Delta Dental of Arkansas.

An industrial swine-breeding facility permitted by the state to operate on the Buffalo National River Watershed is undergoing cleanup this week. C&H Hog Farms terminated operations early this month under a negotiated settlement with Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. A contractor is now tasked with removing millions of gallons of swing sludge from lagoons on the property.

Michael Tilley, with Talk Business and Politics , examines new numbers for airports in Fort Smith and Highfill and discusses Fort Smith's return to Arkansas' Main Street program.

Following weeks of wildfires that have devastated wildlife in Australia, some Arkansans are stepping up to crochet birds nest and joey pouches for injured animals and others are offering hair blowouts to raise money for wildlife organizations.