Lisa O'Donnell

1 day ago | journalnow.com | Lisa O'Donnell

This summer at Camp Keyauwee, girls with dirt under their fingernails are learning how to build a campfire, hiking through the woods, paddling canoes and falling asleep to a chorus of tree frogs and crickets in an environment blissfully free of Soulja Boy ringtones and iCarly reruns. Camp Keyauwee, a 350-acre spread in Randolph County that serves Girl Scouts in a 13-county area, has been giving girls a back-to-nature experience for more than 60 years.

1 day ago | greensboro.com | Lisa O'Donnell

This summer at Camp Keyauwee, girls with dirt under their fingernails are learning how to build a campfire, hiking through the woods, paddling canoes and falling asleep to a chorus of tree frogs and crickets in an environment blissfully free of Soulja Boy ringtones and iCarly reruns. Camp Keyauwee, a 350-acre spread in Randolph County that serves Girl Scouts in a 13-county area, has been giving girls a back-to-nature experience for more than 60 years.

2 days ago | journalnow.com | Lisa O'Donnell

Given all the thrills that Arthur Morrison has experienced, perhaps it's not surprising that he so readily embraced the laidback lifestyle that you find at family campgrounds, where often the most pressing issue is whether to grill hamburgers or hotdogs. Morrison has been a trooper with the N.C. Highway Patrol, a pilot for USAir Express and a helicopter gunner during the Vietnam War. And, apparently because his life wasn't exciting enough, he took up motorcycle riding.

2 days ago | greensboro.com | Lisa O'Donnell

A new theater company in the Triad is bringing Shakespeare to the people for free. Modeled to some degree after Central Park's free Shakespeare productions, Piedmont Shakespeare Company will perform "Hamlet" in five Triad counties beginning June 13 in Snow Camp, south of Burlington. A partnership of UNC School of the Arts and Elon University, the company is the fulfillment of a dream for Carl Forsman, a professor of acting and directing in UNCSA's School of Drama.

1 week ago | greensboro.com | Lisa O'Donnell

Gimme a beat Katie Blvd, a North Carolina native, will kick off this year's Bailey Beats on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m., at Bailey Park, in Innovation Quarter, Winston-Salem. The concert is free. A singer-songwriter and beatmaker, Blvd will perform on the terraced upper lawn of Bailey Park. She'll be with her full band. Vendors will be set up in the park selling food and beer. Bring your own seating. Blvd's music crosses genres, veering into hip-hop and jazz.