Record #:

6693

Author(s):

Sauls, Miriam

Abstract:

Music Maker Relief Foundation is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2004. The organization was founded by Tim Duffy who was distressed “over the living conditions of the living legends he was meeting in the early 1990s as he explored the world of blues musicians.” The organization focuses on helping down-and-out blues musicians overcome destitution and in so doing help them to rediscover their voices and perform again.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 72 Issue 1, June 2004, p30-33, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Blues musicians

Record #:

4923

Author(s):

Sauls, Miriam

Abstract:

On February 21, 2001, the North Carolina Symphony will play a grand-opening gala concert in the new 1700-seat Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh. For the first time in its 68-year history, the symphony will have its own performance hall, designed strictly with musicians in mind. Prior to this, the orchestra played in Memorial Auditorium, a venue shared by a variety of performing groups.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 9, Feb 2001, p80-83, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Symphony Orchestra; Meymandi Concert Hall (Raleigh)

Record #:

5885

Author(s):

Sauls, Miriam

Abstract:

Robroy Farquhar discovered Flat Rock in 1940, and soon moved his theater troupe, the Vagabond Players, from New York City to the North Carolina mountains. Sauls discusses the development of the Flat Rock Playhouse, which the North Carolina General Assembly designated in 1961 as the "State Theater of North Carolina" and which is rated today as one of the nation's top ten summer theaters.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 71 Issue 2, July 2003, p78-80, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farquhar, Robroy, 1911-1983; Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat House); Summer theater--Flat Rock

Record #:

6407

Author(s):

Sauls, Miriam

Abstract:

The North Carolina Award is the highest civilian honor given by the state for a lifetime of achievement in the fields of public service, fine arts, science, and literature. The award has been presented annually since 1964. The award winners for 2003 are Etta Baker, musician; Jaki Shelton Green, author; Frank Borden Hanes, benefactor; James Baxter Hunt, Jr., governor; Mary Ann Scheer, artisan; and William E. Thornton, medicine.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 71 Issue 9, Feb 2004, p38-40, 42, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Award