Week of 25 January 2010
Each weekday at noon City Cafe host John Lemley serves up “a plateful of classics and a variety of sides.” The program mostly includes classical music, but also features NPR and BBC news breaks as well as stories on culture, arts and other interesting events happening in and around Atlanta.
Winter StoryFest
Thursday, January 28th
Members of the Southern Order of Storytellers call themselves purveyors of the oral art of storytelling. This week, members and visitors will hone their craft at Winter StoryFest, taking place at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. Here, WABE’s John Lemley speaks with their president, Feriel Feldman.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Thursday, January 28th
AJC “Best Bets” writer Shane Harrison talks about what’s going on around Atlanta this week.
Friday, January 29th - Year of Korea
Sunday, January 31st - The Chair Show
Saturday, January 30th - Honda Battle of the Bands
Sunday, January 31st - Justin Townes Earle
The Rite of Spring
Wednesday, January 27th
Tomorrow through Saturday, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform, among other works, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score, “The Rite of Spring”. The ASO’s performance reminds us that the 1913 debut of this work didn’t exactly go according to plan. Here, Robert Krulwich and Jonah Lehrer tell the story of the premiere performance of “The Rite of Spring” and its uproarious effect on the audience. This is an excerpt from a longer program on musical language, from WNYC’s Radio Lab.
Paste Magazine
Wednesday, January 27th
Paste Magazine’s Kevin Keller stops by to tell us what’s happening this weekend in Atlanta’s independent music scene.
Wednesday, January 27th - Thomas Function - The Earl
Sunday, January 31st - Justin Townes Earle - Eddie’s Attic
Thursday, February 4th - Jill Andrews - Eddie’s Attic
Storycorps: Hawkins
Tuesday, January 26th
From StoryCorps Atlanta, a conversation between a foster father and a foster son. 18-year-old Adrian Hawkins was placed in Horace Atwater’s care four years ago, making him one of eight kids that the father has fostered. Still, Horace wasn’t so sure about Adrian in the beginning.
Georgia History: Three Governors
Tuesday, January 26th
Georgia State History Professor and Director of The Center of Neighborhood and Metropolitan Studies, Dr. Tim Crimmins, stops by to tell us about the Three Governors Controversy.
Radio Story: Goats
Monday, January 25th
Our “Radio Story” series features true-life tales of people in and around Atlanta. Today, we spotlight north Fulton resident Renea Winchester, who wrote in about her journey of finding a best friend in a local goat pasture.
Local Book Events
Monday, January 25th
Executive Director of the Decatur Book Festival and curator of verb.org Daren Wang stops by to talk about local area books and book events.
Tuesday, January 26th - David Orr - Down To The Wire
Wednesday, January 27th - Michael Shelden - Mark Twain: Man In White: The Grand Adventure Of His Final Years
Sunday, January 31st - Robert Pinsky - Gulf Music: Poems
