How about the art of food? Specifically, it's artisan breads and a view from the pastry chef’s chair with Camino Bakery owner Cary Clifford. On July 26, Camino Bakery at 310 West 4th Street in the heart of downtown Winston-Salem celebrated their one-year anniversary. Warm pastries, muffins, scones, almond brioche, pan au chocolat and more are all baked there daily, fresh from scratch.

Camino Bakery has you covered for breakfast, lunch, and after dinner deserts and snacks with a fine selection of wines, cheeses and beers as well. Keep your eyes peeled for Camino concerts--like the string trio The Forget-Me-Nots-- and street gatherings throughout the year.

Triad Arts Up Close as broadcast at 1 p.m.

Imagine a Depression Era orphanage with not one, but two mean old care- takers, twins, glaring at you every day, and forcing you to eat your gruel. Add an all-female cast (minus one) and loads of great music, and you get the First In Flight Entertainment production of Annie Jr. There will be three performances only on August 3, at 7:00p.m. and August 4, at 2:00p.m. and 7:00p.m. at the Southwest Elementary Auditorium, 1631 Southwest School Road in Clemmons.

First in Flight owner Erinn Diaz and a stable of Annie stars dropped by to talk about the play, show business and more with TAUC host David Ford.

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On July 14th the Governor’s School of North Carolina (NCGS) celebrated its 50th anniversary. It's a remarkable program where each summer many of Our State’s best and brightest students from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds gather for the pure love of learning and the joy of creativity. At the Governor’s School intellectual curiosity fuels the exploration of the latest ideas in a whole host of disciplines.

One of those is the arts. David's guest today, 2012 Governor’s School percussion student Alex Kim says the orchestra’s focus was on contemporary works by composers including Schoenberg and Penderecki. We’ll be sampling from this year's Governor's School West orchestra performance today.

The NCGS anniversary celebration almost never happened. Last year state funding for the program was cut. Leading the drive to raise the $760,000 to restore the school was Wake Forest University Department of Education professor and Governor’s School Board member Joseph Milner. Today on the program NC Governor’s School Director Lucy Milner chats with TAUC host David Ford about why she holds this program so dearly.

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It's Kairoff at the Keyboard with pianist and Wake Forest University professor of music Peter Kairoff helping us to better understand the legendary pianist/composer Frederick Chopin.

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The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County was the first locally established arts council in the country way back in 1949. Today there are hundreds of arts councils in the United States and they’re enriching the lives of millions of people. The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County impacts those communities as well as neighboring ones by raising funds for the arts, advocating for artists, and sponsoring events in conjunction with other arts organizations. The Council also provides lots of educational opportunities for students, doing its part to fill the gaps left behind from huge cuts in arts education funding throughout the region.

They’ve played a huge role in spurring economic development here as well. The Triad’s thriving arts scene makes The City of Arts and Innovation an attractive destination for job recruitment and retention. By strengthening our cultural resources, the arts council generates hundreds of fulltime jobs, and millions of dollars in tax revenue. The primary source of funding comes through the Arts Council United Annual Arts Campaign which wraps up in September. Winston-Salem attorney and Chair of the Arts Campaign Leon Porter recently to a break from fundraising to chat with TAUC host David Ford.

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From the Main Line to Tobacco Road: The Architecture of Charles Barton Keen is the talk being given at the Reynolda House Museum of American Art this Sunday at 3:00pm by Harold W. Tribble Professor of Art Emerita Margaret Supplee Smith. Admission is free.

Beginning in the 1920s Keen designed 25 homes in Winston-Salem. While Reynolda House tops the list, you can find four more magnificent examples on Stratford Road just a stone’s throw from Five Points.

The talk is sponsored by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and Ludowici Roof Tile—yes, makers of all those green tiles at Reynolda House. If you have architectural drawings by Charles Barton Keen or know of a Keen home in W-S that’s slipped beneath Margaret’s radar, she’d love to hear from you. Drop her an email at smith@wfu.edu.