Lynn Rhoades News Today

Musician Ben Folds launched a charitable initiative this year which aims to provide young people in North Carolina with access to affordable music lessons.  Folds established the program, Keys for Kids, in partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Arts Foundation. The initiative will support a network of organizations across the state with funding and keyboard donations to make affordable lessons for economically disadvantaged youth possible.

Winston-Salem organization Authoring Action is accepting referrals for their fall session of the Just Us filmmaking program.  Over the course of 16 weeks, those involved in the program will write and produce short films to be shown at A/perture Cinema. 

Chase Law looks back at her first year as president and CEO of Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Organization is working on new strategic plan.