Last Friday I had the chance to attend a fundraiser for WFDD, one of two very fine public radio stations in the Greensboro area. (WUNC is the other)
Revolution Mill Studio reception hall.
The event was held at Revolution Mill Studios. The building was Revolution Mill, one of four huge textile mills started by the Cone brothers near the turn of the last century. I’ll write about some of the history of the mills -and the loss of them – and their impact on our area in a future post.
But this evening was all about supporting Public Radio, Second Harvest Food Bank, and getting to see Lynn Rossetto Kasper.
The very one.
She of “The Splendid Table” radio program and author of several books. She of the earthy voice and from-her-toes-up laugh.
She lectured on how our eating habits have reflected and been influenced by our history, going back to Lucretia Borgia.
The very one.
Lynn Rossetto Kasper and a friend of mine. Lynne was a peach.
Lynne was a delight. Before the lecture, there was food provided by Simple Elegance, wine tasting from several local wineries, and Lynne, mingling and laughing and patiently listening to fans like me tell how much we enjoy her show.
It was a lovely evening and I was pleased to support local Public Radio.
And how great that a gargantuan building has found a second life, over 100 years after it housed the giant looms and tiny women who stood at them, a model for knitting together the past with the future.
