October 24, 2008 – 10:32 am
Times noted are starting points of particular segments
Today’s show highlights a busy day for State Historic Sites, talks about the arts in the lives of North Carolinians, and focuses a lens on a traveling photography exhibit. First up, Keith Hardison, Director of State Historic Sites, details the fun that will be had on October 25 [...]
September 29, 2008 – 2:57 pm
ASHEVILLE - The Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site announces three programs in honor of the famous writer’s 108th birthday. On Oct. 3, 9:30 am -10:00 pm “What is this Dream of Time” reading on the front porch featuring performers Charlie Flynn-McIver and Deborah Austin, joined by harpist Maricia deBary, produced in cooperation with WCQS [...]
August 13, 2008 – 2:00 pm
Passing an afternoon on a front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. That tradition continues on Friday, Sept. 5, from 2-4 p.m., with a free performance at one of the most famous porches in Asheville, the “Old Kentucky Home.” Join Buddy Davis, Carol Rifkin and Jamie Soesbee as they present [...]
August 12, 2008 – 1:43 pm
ASHEVILLE—ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap writes that “the Games of the 11th Olympiad were the most siginificant Olympics of the modern era and Thomas Wolfe—who was himself there – captures the atmosphere.” Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Schaap selected “You Can’t Go Home Again” by Thomas Wolfe, published in 1940, as one of the “Five Best” [...]
August 11, 2008 – 4:39 pm
RALEIGH – With back-to-school shopping well underway and the classroom doors swinging open, families in North Carolina can enjoy the last bit of summer fun at the 27 North Carolina State Historic Sites. A six percent increase in visitation in the 2007-08 fiscal year (FY) compared to last fiscal year shows that visitors are maximizing [...]
ASHEVILLE—Passing an afternoon rocking on the front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. On Friday, Aug. 1, from 2-4 p.m. the tradition continues with a free performance on one of Asheville’s and the literary world’s most famous porches, the “Old Kentucky Home” of Thomas Wolfe.
Noted singers/songwriters Roger Howell and Richard [...]