Each year a campus-wide, city-wide, region-wide book club develops around one book that has social relevance. The event is put together by the University of Arkansas and each year includes public lectures by the author as well as chances for the author and students to meet. The culmination is at the Fayetteville Public Library at a session titled The Gathering of the Groups. The author sits down for a live conversation in front of members from dozens of area book clubs. This year Cristina

Twelve musicians involved with Fayetteville-based Let's Talk Figures will put on a tribute show to Tom Petty in which they will recreate the rocker's music . The show begins at 9 p.m. Saturday at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.

Though the Thanksgiving holiday may mean some bar and venue closures Thursday, Friday and Saturday offer plenty of options for catching live music in the region.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and we thought we’d discuss two time-honored traditions with the holiday: food and sensitive topics. We recently invited Niketa Reed, clinical assistant professor at the University of Arkansas School of Journalism and Strategic Media. Niketa will be visiting with us every month or so to discuss matters of diversity and culture and we would love to hear from you...questions, thoughts, ideas and concepts. You can reach us at [email protected]

In her newly released article, " Challenging and Preventing Policies That Prohibit Local Civil Rights Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People ," just published in the American Journal of Public Health, Jennifer Pomeranz, JD, MPH, with the Department of Public Health Policy and Management, College of Global Public Health at New York University, says lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals are at risk for disparate health outcomes when they reside

On today’s show, now that it's almost Thanksgiving Day, what does giving thanks mean? Pastor Clint Schnekloth returns to our show to consider the holiday. Plus, for Thanksgiving week, our Militant Grammarian asks about food. And, we have a Thanksgiving week visit with John Brummett.

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, brings us a quiz about the age of words and terms.

Pastor Clint Schnekloth, the lead pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, returns to our show to discuss Thanksgiving...as a holiday and as a concept.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, talks with Roby Brock from our partner Talk Business and Politics , about increasing allegations of sexual misconduct involving powerful men. They also talk about the continued effort to pass tax reform.

A Tuesday roundup: Fort Smith approves tax breaks for new manufacturer, Fayetteville City Council has a vacancy and it is officially Turkey Week in Arkansas.