High Point Theatre's Passport to Entertainment 2014
High Point Theatre Executive Director David Briggs previews the 2014 season with David Ford.
Arts
Jeffrey Dean Foster & The Birds of Prey Live and In Concert at the Hanesbrands Theatre
Thirty years ago, singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeffrey Dean Foster co-founded The Right Profile. The Winston-Salem-based quartet played high-energy, rootsy rock and roll, and it quickly became one of the best indie bands in our state. Jeffrey's been releasing amazing songs ever since he and his band were first signed to Arista Records in the mid-80s. He's received the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship for Songwriting and Jeffrey Dean Foster and the Birds of Prey are about to release a new album The Arrow, which they'll share during a Triad concert on New Year's Eve.
Triad Arts Holiday Celebration Part Two
Every year around this time there's an enormous variety of artful holiday traditions going on here in the Triad. Dance, music, theatre, art, you'll find it all, and frankly, there just aren't enough hours in the day to attend every event. But today on Triad Arts Holiday Celebration, gonna have our fruit cake and eat it too. First off, we'll hear lots of outstanding music—holiday favorites, plus some completely original sounds of the season. We've also got poems, short stories and essays that explore this magical time of year. The best part is, for the next hour everything you'll hear will be performed by a group of incredibly talented musicians, poets and writers who each call the Piedmont home. It's a Triad Arts Holiday Celebration Part II.
Part II of the Triad Arts Holiday Celebration. The show features the following groups/artist in order of their appearance on the show:
Mary Siebert and her family: O Mary Rock
The Trouble With Assessing 'Black Films'
This year was lauded by many news outlets as an incredible year for black films. CNN heralded "Hollywood's African-American Renaissance;" The New York Times called 2013 a "a breakout year for black films." Shani Hilton, deputy editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed, talks to NPR's Arun Rath about why she think those assertions are overstated.
Don't Call It Fanfic: Writers Rework Their Favorite Stories
When writers finish a book, they may think they've had the last word — but sometimes another writer will decide there's more to the story, or more to a background character. NPR's Lynn Neary explores the fine old literary tradition of writing new stories based on existing books.
Winston-Salem Youth Chorus
S2dio Supplies Takes off with VanGo
Bibi Coyne set out on an entrepreneurial adventure when she applied for Winston-Salem's small business competition, earlier this year. When Coyne and her family moved back to Winston-Salem, North Carolina two years ago, the graphic designer and marketing consultant was surprised by the lack of local art stores. As the “city of arts and innovation” with a thriving arts district and numerous academic art programs, Coyne saw an opportunity to address a need. Her concept for a mobile arts supply store in the Triad won the small business competition, and as a result – her business S2dio Supplies has taken off. Her idea has taken off – on wheels in fact. Bibi recently purchased a bus to house her business – a goal she's had since applying for the competition. She'll fill it with art supplies to travel around the city serving selling and delivering to local artists. Bibi spoke to me about the nuance and inspiration of an artist's tools.