WFU Professor Mary Dalton offers her take on the new documentary The Hunting Ground. It is now playing at a/perture cinema in Winston-Salem, NC.

The Hunting Ground: Behind The Scenes with Triad Arts

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One Last Noble Adventure

Garlic is as Good As Ten Mothers. The Blues According To Lightnin Hopkins. Gap Toothed Women. A Poem is a Naked Person. These are but a few titles of documentaries made by celebrated filmmaker Les Blank.

Les Blank was an independent filmmaker whose poetic work offered us a glimpse into the lives, culture, and music of small segments of society. His son Harrod Blank followed in his father’s footsteps, and Harrod is presenting six of his father’s films this weekend. Crossroads 13 at SECCA is a four-day retrospective of filmmaker Les Blank. The exhibition culminates with the film A Poem is a Naked Person, about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Leon Russell. Immediately following the documentary, Leon Russell is playing a concert. The concert is sold out, but tickets for the screenings, which kick off Saturday, November 14 are still available.

On Saturday, November 14, you can see screenings of The Blues Accordin’ to Lightnin’ Hopkins and Sprout Wings and Fly. Co-directors Cece Conway and Alice Gerrard will be on hand for a Q&A. On Sunday November 15th the theme is food, with screenings of Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers and Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking. There will also be a cooking demonstration by Five Loaves Catering. Monday, November 16th it's How To Smell A Rose, an unreleased Les Blank film and Harrod’s film, Les Blank on Photography. Harrod will also meet with regional film students to discuss documentary filmmaking at 2 & 7 pm.

The series concludes on Tuesday, November 17, with a screening of A Poem Is a Naked Person followed by a special performance by Leon Russell. The Leon Russell concert is sold out, but tickets to the screenings are still available. 

Harrod Blank Presents Les Blank

Join us on Thursday, January 14th at 7 PM for a Dinner Party Download listening party! We promise great radio, conversation, and hors d'oeuvres courtesy of Whole Foods Market. Stay tuned for future listening parties and events! 

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WFDD Listeners gather for a Dinner Party Download Listening Party! Good food, music, and company! Plus a special greeting from Brendan and Rico! 

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Shortly after this sign on, the station changed its call letters to WFDD, which stands for Wake Forest Demon Deacons. 

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WFDD carried the very first broadcast from NPR in 1971. 

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WFDD's Bethany Chafin speaks with Ben Lerner.

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Writer Lee Smith tells the story of hearing Eudora Welty read at Hollins College, and why she's so glad she didn't skip class that day.

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