Arts

Guest Artist, Cello Soloist Lynn Harrell to Play with Eastern Music Festival This Weekend

by David Ford

The 52nd annual Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro continues through this weekend with a tremendous concluding concert by world renowned cello soloist Lynn Harrell. On Saturday night, July 27, at 8:00pm on the campus of Guilford College, EMF Music Director Gerard Schwarz will lead his friend, and the Festival Orchestra in a performance of Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor.

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The Art of Cycling Celebrated in This Weekend's High Point Cycling Classic

by David Ford

This weekend in High Point will be the first time a USA Cycling National Championship has ever come to North Carolina. That's great news for cycling fans and art enthusiasts. In addition to hosting both the Women's and Men's Pro National Criterium Championships, the area surrounding the downtown transportation terminal will come alive with bicycling-inspired art. Theatre Arts Galleries in the High Point Theatre presents "The Bicycle: Art Meets Form", an Invitational Exhibition juried by Green Hill Center's Edie Carpenter. 

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In Full Upright and Locked Position aviation consultant Mark Gerchick looks at post-Sept. 11 air travel.

Flying High And Low In 'Full Upright And Locked Position'

by NPR Staff

In a new book, aviation consultant Mark Gerchick writes that "the magic of air travel has morphed into an uncomfortable, crowded and utterly soulless ordeal." He talks about how it's gotten so bad, why there are so many hidden fees and if there actually is less leg room than there used to be.