Thursday, May 23rd @ 8 PM / FREE

On March 18, 1913 Salem and Winston, residents were going to the polls to vote on a proposal to consolidate their towns under one city government. Just 34 years earlier, in 1879, they had soundly rejected the idea. That failed effort reflected a lingering political acrimony between the towns that dated back to the founding of Winston in 1849. A second consolidation proposal in the 1890s never got far enough to be put to a vote. But this time, boosters were confident that the citizens of the twin city would embrace this merger of identities.

If you weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket to see this film during the WS Centennial Celebration (May 9 & 10) then don’t miss another chance to see what all the buzz is about. Merger: making the Twin City is the brand new City of Winston-Salem’s WSTV – 13 film that traces the history of the merger of Winston & Salem. The film was produced by the award winning documentary film team of Frank Elliot, Deputy Director of the City of WS Marketing & Communications Department and WSTV – 13 Sr. Video Specialist Larry Bell.

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Thursday, May 2nd @ 8 PM
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It’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! like you’ve never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can’t see it…it’s a radio show. A live staging of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! presented by NPR, WBEZ-Chicago, and BY Experience, will be beamed to select cinemas across the country on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. Host Peter Sagal and official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell will be joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca and Tom Bodett to play the quiz in front of a live audience. Carl reading limericks! Celebrity guests answering stupid questions! Faces made for radio! You’ve heard it in 1D, now see it live in glorious…2D.’

Don’t miss Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Live on the big screen.

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Festival Day 1 – Keynote Speakers & Panels –

Tuesday, May 14th @ 1- 5 pm at The Hanesbrands Theatre

• Welcome by Nancy Hall, chair & president of Second Spring Arts Inc.
• Remarks by Mayor Allen Joines & Arts Council President Milton Rhodes.
• A poem by Dr. Maya Angelou (reading by a guest invited by Dr. Angelou)
• Keynote Address by Susan Perlstein, founder of the National Center for Creative Aging
• Testimonial by Anne Adkins, author
• Panel: "The Impact of Arts on the Economy"
        Gayle Anderson, President, WinstonSalem Chamber of Commerce
        Scott Hanes, Chief Operating Officer, Bermuda Village
        Milton Rhodes, Arts Council President  
• Testimonial by Norman Sturdy, artist
• Panel: "The Impact of Arts on the Health and Wellbeing of Individuals"
        Amanda Sullivan, Director of Wellness Program, Sawtooth School
        Kelly Swauger, Director of Nursing, Novant Health
        Nikki Burris, Director of Admissions, Salemtowne Retirement Community
        Kathleen E. Keller (Retired), Nurse Educator, Bermuda Village Retirement Center
•   Panel: "Best Practices for Encouraging Greater Participation in the Arts"
        Sam Mathews, Chief Executive Officer, Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem
        David Piner, Chief Executive Officer, Arbor Acres Retirement Center
        Ann Ryder, Coordinator, "Open Doors to Art," First Baptist Church
• Ballroom Dancing Performance, David Piner and Ann Guill
• Closing Remarks, Nancy Hall

Festival Day 2 – Literary Day -

Wednesday, May 15th @ 10 am – 5 pm at The Hanesbrands Theatre

• Welcome by Nancy Hall, SSA president.
• “Rites of Passage”
  — A skit featuring the youth of Authoring Action and members of a different generation.
• “The Role of Arts in Our Lives”
  — Presentation and discussion with Author Emily Herring Wilson
  and responders.
• “60Plus Creativity: Who, Why, How”
  — Presentation and discussion with Author Penelope Niven
  and responders.
• “What Publishers Want
  — Presentation and discussion with Publisher Mike Simpson and responders.
• Open Mic
  — Readings by festival authors and winners of the “Write Now” competition.

Festival Day 3 – Visual Arts Day

Thursday, May 16th @ Delta Fine Arts Center &
The Sawtooth School for Visual Arts
Original artwork, both judged and unjudged, will be on display at the Delta Fine Arts Center on 2611 New Walkertown Road, WS, NC 27010. Demonstrations (listed below) will be held at the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts at The Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (251 N. Spruce Street, WS, NC 27101)

Demonstrations 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Sarah Reynolds Dixon — Oil Pastel Portrait Painting

Robert Merritt — Photography

Kathryn Chadbourne — Impressionist Oil Painting of Animals

Susette L. Sides — Drawing Circle, Sketrching

Warren Moyer — Ceramics: Wheel and Handbuilt

Demonstrations 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon

• Mona Wu — Woodcut/Linoleum Prints
• Norman Sturdy — Felt-Tip Art
• Mitzi Shewmake — Relief Design with Cement and Foam
• Bob Holtje — Wood Turning
• Bill Gramley — Chalk Pastels

Festival Day 4 – Music & Dance Day

Friday, May 17th @ 10 am – 5 pm
at The Hanesbrands Theatre

• James Jarrell "Climb Every Mountain"
• Zumba Exercises with Nebra Bess of Novant Health
• Salemtowne Joyful Chimers and Salemtowne Singers
• "Snappy Tappers"
• "Jazzy Ladies Plus One Man"
• Arbor Acres "Sharps and Flats" and Randy Garner
• "The Voice of God’s Children"
• "Triad Dulcimers"
• "Broadway’s Best"
• Fred Conrad and Barbershop Quartet
• Peter Perret and the "New Horizons Band"
• Ballroom Dancing, Carolyn and Rodney Williamson
• Dr. Landon Weeks and "The Ol’ Dixie Dawgs"

Thursday, May 16th @ 7:30 PM
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(Proceeds from the film screening go to support the building of a local artist designed bike rack for the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts)

WHERE THE TRAIL ENDS is a film following the world’s top free-ride mountain bikers as they search for un-ridden terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain free riding. This unparalleled story documents man’s challenge of mother nature and himself showcased through a cast of colorful characters. This is the most progressive and ambitious mountain biking ever attempted resulting in an entertainment adventure unlike anything experienced before.
Featured Athletes:

Darren Berrecloth: Singlehandedly responsible for the modern state of freeriding, Berrecloth introduced BMX-styled tricks into big mountain freeriding, has competed in every major event in the game, and continues to blaze a new path wherever he goes.

Cameron Zink: Zink’s trademark 360 and fierce determination have allowed him to win every major competition in freeride, including Crankworx Slopestyle and Red Bull Rampage. Where The Trail Ends bears witness to Zink’s dominance, ferocity and style.

Kurt Sorge: Sorge has stood on the podiums at Red Bull Rampage and Chatel Mountain Style. In Where The Trail Ends, he takes these skills to terrain that has never seen tire marks.

Andreu Lacondeguy: One of the best dirt jumpers on the planet, Lacondeguy’s famous for the double backflip he landed in front of a crowd of 20,000 at Whistler’s Crankworx.

Saturday, May 18th @ 2 PM
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Saturday, May 18th @ 8 PM
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Spain – 105 minutes – PG-13

San Sebastian Film Festival Winner: Special Jury Prize & Best Actress
Toronto International Film Festival: Official Selection

Residents of Winston-Salem and the Piedmont Triad have one more chance to see the magical and enchanting hit opening night film from the recent RiverRun International Film Festival. Screening for one day only at The Hanesbrands Theatre in Winston-Salem.

Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves, and became a legend.

Set in southern Spain in 1920s, Blancanieves is a tribute to silent films.

Blancanieves was also Spain’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for 2012.

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Critical Praise

“This film is a wonderment! A striking… full-bodied, visually stunning film.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“Combines two recent movie trends: the updating of classic fairy tales and the rediscovery of silent film.” – AO Scott, New York Times

“a silent, black-and-white film so witty, riveting, and drop-dead gorgeous that moviegoers may forget to notice that they can’t hear the dialogue.” – LA Weekly

“An original! Inventive… Contemporary… Imaginative… Charming… and Clever!” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

“A grotesquely beautiful new take on the Snow White fable. ” - Ella Taylor, NPR

“The Absolutely Most Original Film of the Year!” – Thelma Adams, Yahoo!”

“The purest, boldest re-imagining of silent cinema yet.” – Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

“Impels the silent film renaissance.” – MovieMaker

“An unexpected gift from the gods of pure cinema.” – Jordan Hoffman, Film.com

Tuesday, May 28 @ 7:30 PM 7:30 PM
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It’s 1974 and the corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backbiting as Britain’s political parties battle to change the future of the nation, whatever it takes. In this hung parliament, the ruling party holds on by a thread. Votes are won and lost by one, fist fights erupt in the bars, and ill MPs are hauled in to cast their votes.

It’s a time when a staggering number of politicians die, and age-old traditions and allegiances are thrown aside in the struggle for power.

James Graham’s biting, energetic and critically-acclaimed new play strips politics down to the practical realities of those behind the scenes who roll up their sleeves, and on occasion bend the rules, to manoeuvre a diverse and conflicting chorus of MPs within the Mother of all Parliaments.
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Other NT Live Productions

The Audience
June 14, 17, 24 and 29

Critical Praise for This House

★★★★★
Daily Express, Daily Telegraph

‘A funny and moving political epic. Another hit is born.’ The Times

‘James Graham’s superb new drama held everyone enthralled throughout… Funny, touching and cliff-hangingly suspenseful.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Jeremy Herrin’s production recaptures, with abundant theatricality, the mayhem of Westminster politics.’ Guardian

‘Aided by helmer Herrin’s pedal-to-the-floor pace, Graham kicks off with the kind of action-packed exposition for which The West Wing was celebrated.’ Variety

‘Astute, funny and hugely enjoyable.’ Financial Times

World Premiere Searing Drama
Adapted by Brian Sutow
Based on the film “Blind Date” by Stanley Tucci
Based on the film “Blind Date” by Theo Van Gogh
Directed by Drama Desk Award Winner Josh Hecht

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After surviving a tragedy, estranged husband and wife Don and Janna go on a series of “blind dates” to try to save their marriage.  Based on the critically acclaimed films by Stanley Tucci and Theo Van Gogh, “The Personal(s)” is the third incarnation of a story that is often compared to the classic Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.  Both heartbreaking and hilarious, “The Personal(s)” is a moving inquiry into humor, compassion and our ability to endure.

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Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the highly-anticipated West End production of The Audience, broadcast live from London’s Gielgud Theatre as part of National Theatre Live.

For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace – a meeting like no other in British public life – it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses.The Audience breaks this contract of silence – and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional – sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive.

From young mother to grandmother, these private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age. Politicians come and go through the revolving door of electoral politics, while she remains constant, waiting to welcome her next Prime Minister.

The Audience reunites writer Peter Morgan and Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren following their collaboration on the critically-acclaimed movie sensation The Queen.

The Audience is directed by Academy Award-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) and presented in the West End by Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions, Robert Fox and Andy Harries.

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Other NT Live Productions

This House
May 20th and 28th

Critical Praise for This House

“Funny and truthful, good-hearted, spiky, full of surprises. I loved every minute.” – The Times

“Helen Mirren makes The Audience a right-royal night out.” – Independent

“The Audience is going to be one of the theatrical highlights of 2013.” – Daily Mail

Awards

On April 28, 2013 Helen Mirren once again won an award for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, adding the Olivier Award for Best Actress, won for her performance in The Audience, to her Oscar for her performance in The Queen. One of Mirren’s co-stars in the production that explores the secret meetings between the monarch and her Prime Ministers during her 60 year reign, Richard McCabe, won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award. The Oliver Awards are Great Britain’s equivalent to the American Tony Awards.

Tuesday, June 25 @ 7:30 PM
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Piedmont Opera presents Summer Encore Screenings of Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera.

Richard Eyre’s hit production stars Elīna Garanča as the seductive gypsy of the title, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José. Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” the director says about Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the inalienably great works of art. It’s sexy, in every sense. And I think it should be shocking.”

Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Production: Richard Eyre
Barbara Frittoli, Elīna Garanča, Roberto Alagna, Mariusz Kwiecien

Approximate Running Time 2:58
Original transmission: Saturday, January 16, 2010

EXHIBITION: Great Art On Screen
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Thursday, June 27 @ 7:30 PM
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Munch 150 has been hailed as a “once-in-a-lifetime show” and Munch’s work has recently garnered increased global interest afterone of his four versions of The Scream) recently set a public art auction record of $120 million. Many know Munch as the man who painted The Scream, but his complete works are remarkable and secure his place in the canon of great artists.
Munch 150 will be co-hosted by the National Museum and the Munch Museum, both in Oslo.

The film will go behind-the-scenes to show some of the process of putting the exhibition together and will also tour Norway to provide an in-depth biography of a man who lived from the mid-19th century right through to the German occupation of Norway in the Second World War. Norwegian and international guests will also offer their expert insight and knowledge to host Tim Marlow.

More information: http://exhibitiononscreen.com/munch.html

Other EXHIBITION Events

Vermeer & Music: The Art of Love and Leisure- Monday, November 4th

About EXHIBITION

First in the EXHIBITION series was the highly successful presentation Leonardo Live, which brought the National Gallery of London’s sold-out, blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition to over 1,000 cinemas worldwide.

EXHIBITION films will capture and explore major world exhibitions, bringing a wealth of artistic masterpieces to a broader audience than ever before via high-tech digital cinema technology. The films will serve both as wonderful records of extraordinary exhibitions and first-rate biographies of artists.