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Artwork of the Day
"Wood and Tree," charcoal drawing. Artist: Isack Azaev. Azaev will teach a charcoal drawing class at the St. Lawrence County Arts Council in Potsdam, Thursday May 30 and June 6 at 7:30 pm. Register by May 25 to attend.
Spring Haiku Challenge
The kanji character "haru" means spring. It's time again for the annual NCPR Spring Haiku challenge. Join the hundreds who have sniffed out the season of new growth and put it all into a very few wordsToday's Arts Events
Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont - Spring Concert
(May 19, 2013, 03:00 pm) "Songs of Hope and Freedom." Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors and Students. Advance tickets available from FLYNNTIX.org or 802-86-FLYNN. South Hero Congregational Church, 24 S. Hero St.,South Hero,VT More info
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AN ILIAD playing at Syracuse Stage
(May 19, 2013, 02:00 pm) In this powerful adaptation of Homer's account of the Trojan War, a lone poet weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an encounter with this resonant chronicle of a distant event. Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee Street,Syracuse,NY More info
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Art Reception: A Retrospective - Remembering Thelma Cameron
(May 19, 2013, 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Vernissage this afternoo; work will be on display through May 26th. Featuring original works of this amazing Eastern Ontario artist. Artscene, 11 Spencer Street,Spencerville,ON More info
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Performance: Hamlet Cha Cha Cha
(May 19, 2013, 08:00 pm - 11:00 pm) Totally insane. And totally hilarious. You all know the story of Hamlet--but never has a plot line been followed by such gleefully drunken footsteps, singing all the way! If you think you know the way the story turns out--you don't. The Central New York Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall 3649 Erie Blvd. E.,Syracuse,NY More info
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Arts & Culture
May 18, 2013 — The show has become a social event for a large and varied crowd of African-Americans and others on Twitter, for reasons mysterious, complex and worth exploring.
May 18, 2013 — Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle — and now faces a potential retrial. Knox tells her story in a new memoir.
May 18, 2013 — NPR's Bob Mondello says J.J. Abrams' latest Star Trek film knows how to make the sparks and feelings fly, but doesn't bother making the sparks and feeling matter very much.
May 18, 2013 — Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
May 18, 2013 — Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
Commentary: Books and the Internet
Jul 23, 2002 — Interest in the Internet as a way to publich and read books is growing steadily. It's an issue that is regularly addressed in newspapers, trade journals and on the Internet itself. The primary question is "will computers replace books?" Commentator Paul Willcott says yes and no. Go to full article
Two compositions by Augusta Cecconi-Bates
Jul 22, 2002 — The work of Tug Hill composer Augusta Cecconi-Bates explores the textures and seasons of the North Country in general and the Tug Hill Plateau in particular.
Aurora Borealis, from Essences of the North Country. Poem © Mark L. Pierce; read by Edwin J. Schroll. Music © A. Cecconi-Bates, performed by members of the Utica Symphony under the direction of Charles Schneider. Used by permission.
Tug Hill Snows from Tug Hill Suite. Poem by A. Cecconi-Bates. Music © A. Cecconi-Bates, performed by members of the Utica Symphony under the direction of Charles Schneider. Used by permission. Go to full article
Aurora Borealis, from Essences of the North Country. Poem © Mark L. Pierce; read by Edwin J. Schroll. Music © A. Cecconi-Bates, performed by members of the Utica Symphony under the direction of Charles Schneider. Used by permission.
Tug Hill Snows from Tug Hill Suite. Poem by A. Cecconi-Bates. Music © A. Cecconi-Bates, performed by members of the Utica Symphony under the direction of Charles Schneider. Used by permission. Go to full article
Preview: Peter Yarrow in Concert Sunday night in Saranac Lake
Jul 19, 2002 — Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul and Mary, performs a benefit concert for the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Sunday night at the Saranac Lake High School Theatre. Todd Moe talks with Yarrow about folk music, world peace and his newest project called Operation Respect. Go to full article
Preview: Jazz and Art in Morristown
Jul 18, 2002 — The Village of Morristown is combining the best in art and music this weekend with its Jazz and Arts Festival Saturday from noon to 8 pm. Morristown town historian Lorraine... Go to full article
The American Freedom Trail: An Adirondack Correction?
Jul 17, 2002 — Brian Mann talks with Dr. Milton Sernett, author of North Star Country, Upstate New York and the Crusade for African American Freedom. It's a closer look at the... Go to full article
New St. Lawrence County Arts Directory
Jul 17, 2002 — The St. Lawrence County Arts Council is producing a directory that will represent local artists, arts organizations and related businesses throughout the country. Martha... Go to full article
Theatre Review: Always... Patsy Cline
Jul 16, 2002 — Always... Patsy Cline has the audience clapping along at the Depot Theatre in Westport. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the Sunday matinee and has this... Go to full article
Readers & Writers Summer Reading Call-in
Jul 11, 2002 — Readers and Writers on the Air's Ellen Rocco is joined by guest host Jill Breit from Traditional Arts in Upstate New York to talk with callers about their favorite... Go to full article
Preview: Jazz Vocalist Laurel Masse returns to the North Country
Jul 11, 2002 — Grammy winner and founding member of the Manhattan Transfer, Laurel Masse, visits the North Country this weekend for three concerts. Todd Moe chats with Laurel about... Go to full article
The American Dream in Russia's Wild Frontier
Jul 10, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with Alexander Blakely, author of Siberia Bound. Blakely is a Minnesota-native who's written a book about using his entrepreneurial skills in... Go to full article
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