Triad Arts Weekend Theme Music - Who's that Artist?
You know the catchy intro music on Triad Arts Weekend? Have you ever wondered who performs it?
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Kevin Young On Blues, Poetry And 'Laughing To Keep From Crying'
The poet describes his new book — about the death of his father and the birth of his son — as having a blues sensibility. "There are moments of humor even in the sorrow," he says.
Fresh Air Remembers Literary Biographer Justin Kaplan
Kaplan died Sunday at 88. His biography of Mark Twain won a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. He also edited two editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Kaplan spoke to Fresh Air in 1992.
Richard Emmett Takes Blue Ridge Music Center Post
Winston-Salem's Richard Emmett has made a name for himself as a force in developing the city's arts scene. Now he's hoping to have the same effect in a more rural setting.
Alain Resnais, Director And Master Of Disorientation, Dies At 91
Bob Mondello talks about the contributions of French filmmaker Alain Resnais, who died Saturday at the age of 91.
During World War II, Even Filmmakers Reported For Duty
A new book looks at how the military and Hollywood directors teamed up during the war. The films they made helped show Americans what was at stake, and served as evidence during the Nuremberg Trials.
Roving Literary Death Match Aims To Breathe Life Into Literature
Imagine writers on stage, squared off in a fight to the death. That's the idea behind Literary Death Match –- kind of. It's a performance series that pits authors against each other in live readings.