Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'chestnut'

Nigella Lawson: Dishes For Fall, Quick And Tasty

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:54:00 EDT

The leaves are falling — and food writer Nigella Lawson is ready to share some of her favorite autumn recipes. With ingredients like butternut squash, pears and chestnut puree, many of the flavors are tart but mellow, with an earthy sweetness.

J.L. Chestnut, Campaigning For Rights In Selma

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:40:00 EDT

As the first African-American attorney in Selma, Ala., J.L. Chestnut Jr. campaigned to free jailed Civil Rights activists in the 1960s — an effort he detailed in his autobiography, Black In Selma. Chestnut died of kidney failure on Sept. 30; he was 77.

Arturo Sandoval And Cyrus Chestnut In Concert

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:00 EDT

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Afro-Cuban band show some Miami style and pianist Cyrus Chestnut sets the direction for his show with the title, "Spirituals to Swing." JazzSet mixes these two concerts from January 2008 from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Fate of Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree in Doubt

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:20:00 EST

The hundred-plus-year-old chestnut tree which stands just outside of the Amsterdam building where Anne Frank once lived has been granted a reprieve; it had been slated to be cut down Wednesday morning. But now there a new questions about its fate.

Anne Frank's Chestnut to Be Cut Down

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:00:00 EST

News worth an honorable mention: The tree Anne Frank loved is too diseased to be saved, plus a naturalist who hunts rhinos and a Congressional hearing over the true color of meat.

Cyrus Chestnut: Reinventing Elvis

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:59:00 EDT

Jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and Elvis Presley aren't a likely pairing: Chestnut is one of the top pianists of a generation born many years after songs like "Love Me Tender" made Presley the king of rock 'n' roll. Hear an interview and performance from Studio 4A.

Anne Frank's Tree Is to Be Cut Down

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:00:00 EST

The chestnut tree made famous by diarist Anne Frank, who gazed out on it from her hideaway in an attic in Amsterdam, is to be cut down. The tree is in very poor condition, due to an aggressive fungus. We hear about the tree from Patricia Bosboom of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

Professors Revive Country Music Chestnuts

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:32:00 EDT

On Remember Me, Bill Malone and Rod Moag pay tribute to the Bailes Brothers. The International Bluegrass Music Association has taken note of the self-produced CD.

Rare American Chestnut Trees Found in Wild

Fri, 19 May 2006 17:37:00 EDT

Experts confirm that a cluster of trees found by a scientist hiking near Pine Mountain, Ga., are in fact American chestnut trees. But researchers say they have no idea how the trees escaped a blight in the early 1900s, which experts thought had wiped out the entire U.S. population of the trees.

A Scrooge Retires After 30 Years Onstage

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

Dick Boyd of the Omaha Community Playhouse in Nebraska is retiring, after playing Ebenezer Scrooge in the holiday chestnut A Christmas Carol for 30 years. Madeleine Brand speaks with Boyd about his career playing the legendary Christmas curmudgeon, and about his decision to retire next week.

Actor Morris Chestnut: From 'Urban' to Action

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Actor Morris Chestnut, who first hit the big screen with a role in Boyz n the Hood in 1991, talks about going from "urban" films to big-budget Hollywood action movies. His latest film is The Cave.

The Original 'Bambi' Voice Actors

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Our own Day to Day animation critic attended an event that featured the original cast and crew of Walt Disney's animated chestnut Bambi. Solomon spoke with some of the voice actors and got their reflections on working on the film, and the direction some of the actors took afterwards.

Saving Chestnut Trees

Thu, 26 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Chestnut trees are valued for their beauty, and many people want them. But few seedlings are available because of a devastating fungus. Steve Inskeep talks to Marshall Case, president of the American Chestnut Foundation, who's trying to save the trees.