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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July 14, 2008: Bethesda Center Photography Exhibit
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July 10, 2008: Bob Carlin: The Birth of the Banjo
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July 9, 2008: Once On This Island
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July 8, 2008: Juneteenth Exhibition at the North Carolina Artist Market
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July 7, 2008: Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art: Regrowth
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July 3, 2008: UNCG Summer Music Camp
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July 2, 2008: Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers
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July 1, 2008: Mark Leach: SECCA's New Director
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June 30, 2008: North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Performance Festival
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June 26, 2008: Weatherspoon Art Museum: Transactions
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June 25, 2008: Levering Orchard: Stewards of the Land
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June 24, 2008: Diggs Gallery: Herbert Gentry
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June 23, 2008: Yew Tree Gallery
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June 19, 2008: Press 53
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June 18, 2008: Carolina Summer Music Festival
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June 17, 2008: Wake Forest Museum of Anthropology: Pocketbook Anthropology
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June 16, 2008: Yadkin Valley Craft Guild
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June 12, 2008: Touring Theatre Ensemble of North Carolina: Family Business
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June 11, 2008: Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame
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June 10, 2008: Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble
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June 9, 2008: A Walk Atop America
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June 4, 2008: Triad Stage: Bloody Blackbeard
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June 3, 2008: 2008 Magnolia Baroque Festival
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June 2, 2008: Triad Pride Men's Chorus
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May 29, 2008: Quadzilla
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May 28, 2008: Weaver Academy: Zap!
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May 27, 2008: Winter Light Gallery
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May 26, 2008: Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers
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May 22, 2008: Historic Washington Park
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May 21, 2008: Green Hill Center: Facing South
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