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An Arctic Summer Vacation

12:59pm July 27, 2013

Author and adventurer James Campbell and his 15-year-old daughter are spending the summer 130 miles above the Arctic Circle building a cabin. Guest host Linda Wertheimer reached them by satellite phone.

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Ginger's (Sally Hawkins) best moments happen while in the company of a persistent suitor named Al (Louis C.K.).

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'Blue' Rhapsodies: Woody Allen, In Need Of New Tricks

1:40pm July 26, 2013

by David Edelstein

Blue Jasmine finds the filmmaker stuck in old ruts; though his technique is as sound as ever, his worldview seems to have congealed decades ago. Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins and Alec Baldwin star in a story inspired by Bernie Madoff and Blanche DuBois.

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Triad Arts Weekend: July 26, 2013

12:56pm July 26, 2013

by David Ford

On the first half of today's show, our Associate Producer Bethany Chafin talks it up with author Ken Ilgunas about his new book Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom. Then we head to the open road on two wheels and a sneak peak at The Bicycle: Art Meets Form. It's the perfect blending of world-renowned custom frame builders, bike derived art, and it's the first time ever that a USA Cycling National Championship has ever come to North Carolina. Peter Kairoff is back at the keyboard with dynamics in classical music, and organist Ray Ebert is here to share the Sounds of the Summer. Scroll down to hear individual segments.

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Part 2: Guest Artist, Soloist Lynn Harrell Plays with the Eastern Music Festival This Weekend

9:23am July 26, 2013

by David Ford

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Lake Bell was born Lake Siegel Bell. Her father is named Harvey Siegel, but she says her mother got the last name in the divorce settlement.

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'In A World ...' Is A Comedy About, You Guessed It, Voice-Over Artists

5:50pm July 25, 2013

by NPR Staff

Actress Lake Bell wrote and directed the film, which mixes laughs with an inspiring story about a female vocal coach who wants to break into the world of movie trailers.

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Philanthropic and business leaders have come together to revive the core of Detroit, which recently filed for federal bankruptcy protection.

A Metro 'Revolution': Cities, Suburbs Do What Washington Can't

3:47pm July 25, 2013

Even as Detroit files for bankruptcy protection, Bruce Katz says many American cities are showing promising signs of renewal. In The Metropolitan Revolution, he writes that, together, cities and suburbs have the power to take on the challenges Washington won't.

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When Gene Krupa's orchestra was cast in 1941's Ball of Fire, trumpeter Roy Eldridge's presence was not negotiable.

How Musicians Helped Integrate The Silver Screen

12:28pm July 25, 2013

by John McDonough

America's first Freedom Riders may well have been the black musicians who, in the '30s and '40s, broke ground in Hollywood. Those could have been milestone moments, but the industry responded to provincial concerns and allowed Jim Crow markets to cut out integrated scenes.

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"Sounds of Summer: Exploring the Tones and Colors of Organs" Continues with Organist Ray Ebert

8:58am July 25, 2013

by David Ford

Sounds of the Summer: Exploring the Tones and Colors of Organs in Winston-Salem began June 9th, with a recital by Co-founder, award-winning organist Timothy Olsen. He performed on the 1971 Charles W. McManis Organ at the Gemeinhaus in Historic Bethabara Park. Sounds of the Summer continues through August 19th and along the way organ lovers sample from the Grooms and Payne instrument at First Baptist Church, the Skinner and Fisk organs at St. Paul's Episcopal, and many others, performed on by some of the Piedmont's finest keyboardists.

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EMF: The Human Spirit

3:11pm July 24, 2013

Our Summer 2013 local performance broadcast series begins Friday, July 26th, at 8:00 pm.

Producer, writer and director Orson Welles.

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'My Lunches With Orson' Puts You At The Table With Welles

2:53pm July 24, 2013

by John Powers

For years, there were rumors that filmmaker Henry Jaglom had taped hours of his conversations with Orson Welles but that the tapes had been lost. They weren't. Now the transcripts have been released in a new book, edited and introduced by Peter Biskind.

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