Triad Arts with David Ford The Governor\'s School of North CarolinaJuly 23, 2012On July 14th the Governor’s School of North Carolina celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Governor’s School is a remarkable program where each summer many of Our State’s best and brightest students gather for the pure love of learning and the joy of creativity in a host of disciplines including the arts. This year, the Governor's School drama group did a traditional Twelfth Night performance one evening, changed gender roles, and performed it again the following afternoon. The Governor’s School orchestra performs only contemporary works by composers new to many at the school.
This year’s 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 Joseph Milner. He joins David today along with the man leading the charge to first establish the Governor's School 50 years ago: Renowned NC author and special assistant to Governor Terry Sanford from 1962-64, John Ehle. After signing up the Carnegie Corporation to fund half of the school for the first three years, Ehle approached James A. Gray in Winston-Salem who suggested the school be located in Salem, and a special meal to make it happen.
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Triad Arts Archives
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April 7, 2009: Joseph Mills
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April 6, 2009: Carl Gaile
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April 3, 2009: Brian Turner, Jerry Chapman, Jews and Catholics
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April 2, 2009: Jews & Catholics
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April 1, 2009: Jerry Chapman
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March 31, 2009: Brian Turner: Here, Bullet
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March 30, 2009: Historic Washington Park
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March 27, 2009: Leigh Summerville McMillian, Weaver Academy Guitar Students, Lexington Youth Theatre
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March 26, 2009: Frank Glazer (Rebroadcast)
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March 25, 2009: Weaver Academy Guitar Students (Rebroadcast)
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March 24, 2009: Leigh Summerville McMillian: It All Started with a Dog (Rebroadcast)
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March 23, 2009: Lexington Youth Theatre: High School Musical 2
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March 20, 2009: Triad Arts Weekend
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March 19, 2009: Green Hill Center: If You Can Kill a Snake With It, It Ain't Art
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March 18, 2009: Pamela Howland and Dick Schneider
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March 17, 2009: Greensboro College: Subject to Change
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March 16, 2009: Ed Southern, Voices of the American Revolution in the Carolinas
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March 12, 2009: Delta Fine Arts Center: Samplers & Symmetry II
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March 11, 2009: Wake Forest University Creativity Symposium
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March 10, 2009: Triad Stage: Ghosts
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March 9, 2009: Bill and Linda Griffin: Snake Den Ridge
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March 5, 2009: Winston-Salem Symphony: Jo Ann Falletta
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March 4, 2009: Charlie Brouwer: Rise Up Winston-Salem
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March 3, 2009: Brian Turner: Here, Bullet
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March 2, 2009: Reynolda House: American Impressions
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February 26, 2009: Jerry Chapman
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February 25, 2009: UNCSA: Sunday in the Park with George
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February 24, 2009: Dr. Julian Burroughs Retrospective
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February 23, 2009: Tony Williamson
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February 19, 2009: Caleb Caudle
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