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Waiting till next year. Photo: Kenyon Wells, Sackets Harbor NY.
Featured Events
Crane Faculty Showcase
(January 27, 2012, 07:30 pm) Well-known standards, including the famous tenor aria "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot," movements from Ravel's lovely "Sonatine" transcribed for saxophone and Bernstein's hilarious duet "We Are Women" from "Candide." Plus much more [SUNY Potsdam: Helen Hosmer Concert Hall, Outer Main Street,Potsdam,NY] More info
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Canton Music Friends Trivia Night
(January 28, 2012, 07:00 pm) NCPR's Radio Bob emcees.Test your trivia expertise in science sports,literature, math, music and local history. Come as a team of four(entry fee $35) or come by yourself (entry fee $10)and join a team. Prizes awarded.Live Music by Crescent Street Jam [Partridge Cafe (Mid-Town Plaza), 19 Miner Street,Canton,NY]
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Reopening celebration: Wells Memorial Library
(January 28, 2012, 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm) After five months of reconstruction following Irene flooding, the library is celebrating its reopening with music and snacks. All are welcome. [Wells Memorial Library, 12230 State Route 9N,Upper Jay,NY]
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SLU Writers Series Reading - Jaimy Gordon
(February 2, 2012, 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm) The St. Lawrence University Writers Series announces a reading by
Jaimy Gorden,February 2, 2012,Sykes Common Room, 7:30 p.m.
Everyone welcome! [St. Lawrence University (SLU), 23 Romoda Drive,Canton,NY]
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LPCA Concert: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
(February 3, 2012, 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm) For more than 20 years this Grammy winning artist has been playing a hypnotic blend of Zydeco-roots-New Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-Afro-Caribbean world music.NCPR is media sponsor for this concert. [Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA), 17 Algonquin Drive,Lake Placid,NY]
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Bill McKibben: Notes from the Front of the Climate Fight
(February 4, 2012, 08:00 pm) Join Bill McKibben, author and co-founder of 350.org, as he talks about the movement to solve the climate crisis. Find out what the world is doing to address this issue. [ADK: Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) High Peaks Info Center/Heart, 1002 Adirondak Loj Road,Lake Placid,NY] More info
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced yesterday that he wants Congress to authorize a new round of base closures that could help the Pentagon save more than 500 million dollars. That news angered Congressman Bill Owens, whose district... more
Blogs & Conversation
The Garden Plot
The Garden Plot. Join market gardener Ellen Beberman and green thumbs throughout the region to share gardening tips, pics, and tales of woe.
The dormant season
So, what is going on in the garden at this time of year? Not much, really, but until the temperatures dropped below the... more
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Weekend Highlights
Saturday, January 28 at 1 pm:
Met Opera: Puccini's Tosca
Patricia Racette won plaudits when she first sang the title role at the Met in 2010. Now she she's back with Robert Dean Smith as her heroic lover, Cavaradossi. James Morris is Scarpia.
NPR Tiny Desk Concert
January 26, 2012 | NPR ·
Music & Arts
Artwork of the Day
Aurora Borealis, Acrylic on Canvas. Artist: Marion Bradish. www.riverflowstudio.com
NPR Music at NCPR
Watch the latest Tiny Desk
Concert recorded in the NPR Music offices. Listen to the NPR Song of the Day. What's new from All Songs Considered. First Listen, stream new albums by top artists free.
Music Rewind:
Listen to the latest locally-hosted NCPR music programs: The Beat Authority w/David Sommerstein
The Blue Note w/Ellen Rocco
The Bridge w/Joel Hurd
The Folk Show w/Mike Alzo
Jazz at the Ten Spot w/Guy Berard
Music for a Monday w/Jackie Sauter
The Radio Bob Show w/Bob Sauter
String Fever w/Barb Heller
In the News
All Before Five: 01/26/12
Base closing proposal irks Owens
That news angered Congressman Bill Owens, whose district...
New Senate redistricting lines draw fire, veto threat from Cuomo
In an interview late yesterday with the Albany Times-Union, a Cuomo spokesman called the lines "simply unacceptable."...
New legislative maps shake up Adirondack, North Country politics
The new district lines, if approved by lawmakers and Governor Cuomo, would bring major...
Mark Barie, Tea Party leader, talks about upcoming race
Mark Barie says he won’t let his health stop him from waging war with his political rivals in the upcoming 23rd Congressional District campaign.
Barie, who chairs the Upstate New York Tea Party, suffered a brain aneurism and three strokes...
Barie, who chairs the Upstate New York Tea Party, suffered a brain aneurism and three strokes...
From despair to repair: Wells library reopens Saturday
Preview: ArtIgnite in Kingston, Ontario
This weekend in the Adirondacks
Government employee reps grill Cuomo budget head on proposed retirement plan
Governor Cuomo’s budget director faced some tough questions yesterday, as he testified before a legislative hearing. Lawmakers grilled Robert Megna on the defined benefit pension system for state workers the governor has proposed. Karen Dewitt has...
DOE drastically reduces natural gas estimates
'Welcome Home Heroes' Parade For Iraq Vets Set For Saturday In St. Louis
Organizers say it's the first major parade for the men and women who fought in Iraq. They're hoping thousands turn out, just as people there did for the World Series champions last fall.
Romney's Unlikely And Persuasive Defense Of The 'Individual Mandate'
Mitt Romney offered a vigorous defense Thursday night of Massachusetts' decision to mandate that nearly every resident either have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. In fact, some say it was the best defense of the individual mandate made by any...
Multiple Views Add Perspective To Colten Moore's Extreme Crash At X Games
U.N. Atomic Agency To Visit Iran For New Probe
Just two months after the International Atomic Energy Agency released a detailed report on Iran's nuclear program, the agency is headed back to Tehran. It plans to look into the highly sensitive question of whether Iran is doing nuclear weapons work.
Heading Into Final Fla. Swing., GOP Candidates Keep Courting Latino Voters
Newt Gingrich laid out his case for an activist policy in Latin America, while Mitt Romney spoke warmly about the prospect of statehood for Puerto Rico.
In Egypt: Charges, Trial Could Be Next, Says Sam LaHood
The son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been prevented from leaving the country. He and others who work for foreign groups are under suspicion of supporting anti-government protesters — a charge he says is "patently false."
Scratching An Ankle Is Hard To Beat
Facebook's IPO Filing Could Come Next Week, 'Wall Street Journal' Says
The company is "looking at a deal that would value the social network between $75 billion to $100 billion," according to "people familiar with the matter."
'Barefoot Bandit' Gets 6 1/2 Years On Federal Charges
His crime spree stretched across the U.S. in 2010, until he was caught in the Bahamas. Colton Harris-Moore got the nickname because he committed some of his crimes while shoeless.
Heavy Doctors Avoid Heavy Discussions About Weight
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