Getting Together
This mountain lion kitten at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown, now seven months old (left), will receive his official name on Monday. You can still vote for your favorite among five finalists on the Zoo's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NYSZoo
Featured Events
Orchestra of Northern New York Celebrates J. S. Bach
(February 11, 2012, 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm) Featuring The Baroque Orchestra of The Orchestra of Northern New York.
Tickets are available through CPS Ticketing Services at (315)267-2277 or at www.onny.org. Adults $18, Seniors $16, Students 13+ $10. [Watertown Trinity Episcopal Church, 227 Sherman Street,Watertown,NY] More info
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Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade Combat Team is beginning to come home after a year-long deployment in Afghanistan. The brigade, about 3,500 soldiers, was sent to an area just west of Kandahar City in southern Afghanistan, where few troops had been... 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.
Everything you always wanted to know about carrots
Q: Where can I find information on the most popular carrot-playing musicians available for hire? Oh, and I was quite... more
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Weekend Highlights
Saturday, February 11 at noon:
Met Opera: Wagner's Gotterdammerung
With its cataclysmic climax, the Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried--the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts.
NPR Tiny Desk Concert
February 9, 2012 | NPR ·
Music & Arts
Artwork of the Day
"VLA," oil on canvas. Artist: Peter Seward, Lake Placid NY. peterseward.com/
String Fever Radio Jam
Join Barb Heller and a crowd of great bluegrass musicians next Thursday (Feb. 16) at 3 pm for the fourth annual String Fever Radio Jam. We'll be webcasting live this year on the home page at ncpr.org. Grab your instrument and join in at home. Here's the sheet music for all the songs in order:
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
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