Crafts/Mail/Museum Voices

North Carolina Crafts: Governor Mike Easley proclaimed 2004-2005 to be a two-year long “Celebration of North Carolina Craft.” As we move into the second year of festivities, what kind of an impact is the burgeoning craft industry having on North Carolina’s communities and economy? Host Melinda Penkava talks with Feather Phillips, founder of the Pocosin Arts; an artist from the Penland School of Crafts; and with a potter from the village of Seagrove. Listener Call-In. (40:00)

Delivering The Mail: When Judy Morris began carrying mail in 1968, she was Asheville’s first female courier and only the second female courier in the state. Host Melinda Penkava talks with Judy Morris about her career. Morris retired earlier this month after 36 years of service.(10:00)

Voices From The Museum: This weekend, the North Carolina Museum of Art will stay open for 32 consecutive hours to give visitors one last peek at the “Matisse, Picasso, and the School of Paris” exhibit before it closes on January 16th. We hear the voices of some visitors who have already enjoyed the works on display. (2:00)

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