Jazz in Bloom will take place Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. The headliners this year are The Masakowski Trio from New Orleans. Robert Ginsburg, host of KUAF's Shades of Jazz, talked with two of the members of the trio this month about the concert and their music.

The musical itinerary this weekend includes a healthy helping of blues, rock and roll, and a little bit of country-folk. Wednesday, Apr. 18 Railroad Earth at George’s Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - single night tickets $22, two-night tickets $40, from 8 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 19 Aaron Kamm and the One Drops at Meteor Guitar Gallery (Bentonville) - $10 in advance, $15 day of show, 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Apr. 20 Willi Carlisle, Okay Crawdad, The She, Molasses Disaster and Ramona & the Phantoms at

After two homes were torn down in Fayetteville's historic Washington-Willow neighborhood, some residents have expressed interest in developing a historic preservation ordinance. Such an ordinance would protect the other homes that are still there. The city's Planning Division recently sent out about 260 surveys to property owners in the neighborhood to gauge the amount of support for some sort of code. If there is support, the division will work with residents and other organizations to create

There is no way to know for sure 2018 is the oddest political year in American history. John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , discuss the latest evidence suggesting it is.

Carl Kasell, the long time NPR newscaster and host, died yesterday at age 84. We listen back to his visit to Fayetteville in 2001.

The three-phase decommission and demolition of the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor, SEFOR, is back on schedule after money ran out in March. When the 1960s-era nuclear fission test facility east of the Strickler community in rural south Washington County ceased operations, the site was licensed by the University of Arkansas for research purposes. The U of A Facilities Division has monitored and taken care of the property ever since. In early April, the university and two Arkansas

Ten students at Clear Spring School in Eureka Springs have spent part of their school year fabricating two wooden skiffs outfitted with large wooden oars. They have been guided by noted Arkansas woodworker Doug Stowe, and we follow the young woodworkers from shop to shore to observe the inaugural launch of both rowboats on Lake Leatherwood west of Eureka Springs. The skiffs will be used both as school recreational craft for the children and environmental monitoring platforms to measure water

The third annual Arkansas Brewgrass Festival is later this month (Sunday, April 29) at the Washington County Fairgrounds. We talk to Evan McDonald about the beer, music, bingo, arts and cornbox event.

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, explains that words ending in "-ents" and their soundalikes, can lead to confusion.

This week on the KUAF Vinyl Hour, the playlist includes protest songs recorded in just the past few years. Leigh Wood, host of the show, gives us a preview of the hour. The KUAF Vinyl Hour airs Sunday evening at 5 p.m. on KUAF 3.