The North Carolina Zoo has a wonderful educational program that harnesses the power of the arts to engage people with nature and conservation. It’s called The Poetry of Conservation and this weekend the Zoo’s poet in residence, family physician and geriatrician Bill Griffin wraps up his tenure with two fabulous workshops for adults and kids. Coming up at the zoo on Friday morning, July 13, it’s "My Favorite Animal is..." Bill’s workshop for kids ages 7-14 where you’ll learn about animals by putting yourself in their walk and their "talk". You’ll hear poems spoken in first person by animals and then get a chance to write and share a poem about your favorite zoo animal. That’s July 13 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
Then on Saturday morning from 10:00 am to noon, older teens and adults can enjoy Bill’s workshop "Naturalist Poet/Poet Naturalist". You’ll enlarge your perspective, inform your writing and expand your impact as poets. Bill Griffin will facilitate the discussion of several nature poems and guide participants through the process of composing nature poems of their own.
Bill's published collections include Barb Quill Down (Pudding House 2004), Changing Woman (Main Street Rag 2006), and Little Mouse (Main Street Rag 2011). In 2008 Bill collaborated with his wife, artist and historian Linda French Griffin, to produce Snake Den Ridge, a bestiary (March Street Press).
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Triad Arts Up Close 1 p.m.
The Forget-Me-Nots are young fiddlers Willa and Ledah Finck, and Maura Shawn Scanlin. Amazingly the three teenagers have been performing together for more than a decade. They began in 2002 as a trio of Suzuki all-stars at the tender ages of 6, 7 and 8 years old respectively, and today the Boone natives are national competition winners with three CDs under their belts.
You can hear them live in concert on Friday, July 13 at 5:00 PM during Music on the Lawn at the Jones House, at the Watauga Arts Council in Boone. Be sure to bring a blanket or a chair. Saturday, July 14th starting at 12:30, The Forget-Me-Nots will be at the Sugar Grove MusicFest with a terrific lineup of bands in another intimate setting. Ledah and Maura Shawn spoke with David Ford shortly after the release of their CD Blooming.
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The Surry Arts Council's production of Burton Cohen's play The Wedding of the Siamese Twins celebrates the lives of the world-famous 19th century twins and Mount Airy residents Eng and Chang Bunker. Actor Greg Matthews plays Chang and actor Scott Carpenter plays Eng. They along with director Stan Berstein share some history about these brothers.
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The North Carolina Zoo has a wonderful educational program promoting nature and conservation. It’s called The Poetry of Conservation and this weekend the Zoo’s poet in residence, family physician and geriatrician Bill Griffin wraps up his tenure with two fabulous workshops for adults and kids. Bill shares some of his nature poetry with David Ford.
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Wake Forest University music professor Peter Kairoff explains the work of Bach in the segment, Understanding Classical Music with Kairoff at the Keyboard.
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Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance presents a dynamic new and expanded version of The Many Deaths of Edward Gorey, and other moments of eccentricity. Renowned American author, enormous ballet fan, and macabre book illustrator, Edward Gorey has a cult following of lovers of the bizarre in both art and literature. One of them is dancer/choreographer and Terpsicorps artistic director Heather Maloy. She spoke with David Ford by phone from her home in Asheville, North Carolina, about her balletic tribute to Gorey.
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Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park 2012 is a different live concert experience every Sunday night through August in one of Greensboro's beautiful public parks. MUSEP continues this Sunday, July 15 with the Philharmonia of Greensboro live in Barber Park beginning at 6:30pm. Bring your blankets, the kids (and even the family dog), and get set for a wonderful evening of outdoor music-making. City of Greensboro Director of Music Jennifer Hance describes some of the acts.
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