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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
Performance: Hamlet Cha Cha Cha
(May 23 to May 25, 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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Dance Performance: Lemi Ponifasio/MAU
(May 24 to May 25, 07:30 pm) Birds With Skymirrors was born following Lemi Ponifasio's visit to a remote Pacific island where he caught sight of frigate birds carrying videotapes in their beaks, glinting like mirrors. It is a meditation on our relationship with planet Earth. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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Better Farm/ Better Arts Open House
(May 25, 2013, 12:00 pm - 06:00 pm) Live music, Arts & Crafts, Raffles, Refreshments, Gallery Show and Games. Get a farm tour and help support educational art and music workshops in the North Country! Redwood, NY More info
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THEATER: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(May 25, 2013, 04:00 pm - 05:15 pm) Discover all the grandeur, mystery, and excitement of "The Arabian Nights" favorite in this delightful dramatization of the saga about the boy who found a Magic Lamp, and was befriended by a powerful Genie. Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Avenue,Saranac Lake,NY More info
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Film Screening: The Mountains Will Wait For You
(May 25 to May 27, All Day) New Documentary about the Matriarch of the Adirondack Mountains
"The Mountains Will Wait For You" is a story about Grace Hudowalski, 46'er #9, and her deep influence on climbers of the Adirondack Mountains. This film is a homage to Grace. Conference Center at Lake Placid, Main St.,Lake Placid,NY More info
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Mixed Mediacs Creation Day
(Every Last Saturday of the month, 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Mixed Mediacs are amateur and professional artists working in many media, a sub-group of Foothills Art Society in the Franklin County area. All artists are welcome, no dues, no fees; bring your own art materials! Jeanne Danforth's River Site Studio, Rt. 11,Chateaugay,NY
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St Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum Open Hours
(Every Fourth Saturday of the month, 10:00 am - 02:00 pm) Visits also by appointment by calling (315)528-0642. Admission is free. See up close many of the farming implements and inventions that made life in the North Country more comfortable over the last 200 years. For more information see website. St. Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum, 1755 State Highway 345,Madrid,NY More info
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Musical SUDS season opener at the 1000 Islands Playhouse
(May 25, 2013, 08:00 pm) This rock and roll fairy tale is filled with characters and songs from the 60s like "These Boots Are Made For Walking," "Walk On By" and Secret Agent Man. Opening night. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON
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Coffee House & Open Mic Night
(Every Last Saturday of the month, 07:30 pm - 10:00 pm) At the UU Church, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury. For poets, singers, songwriters, and those with commentaries . $4 donation includes fruit, desserts, tea and coffee. Queensbury, NY
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Adirondack Polkafest
(May 25 to May 26, 01:00 pm - 09:00 pm) Featuring the finest Polka Bands. Saturday: Tony Blazonczyk and New Phaze & Eddie Forman Orchestra. Sunday: Polka Family Band & New Direction + Polka Mass at Noon. Polish & American food and drink available, no BYOB OR BYOF. $18 pp or 2-day $32pp Hiltebrant Recreation Center ("North Street") Pavilion, North Street,Old Forge,NY More info
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Arts & Culture
May 24, 2013 — Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they're worse off in the online world than they were in print.
May 24, 2013 — In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.
May 24, 2013 — Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
May 24, 2013 — On this week's show, we check in with two huge cultural institutions on the way to a discussion about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground.
May 23, 2013 — Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater's loosely peerless Before series, and they've never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)
Fife and Drum Corps Music
May 28, 2002 — At Memorial Day ceremonies yesterday at Fort Ticonderoga, the fife and drum corps also honored the soldiers of France and Britain buried at the site. They performed Le Rondeau and God Save the King, under the direction of Drum Major Mike Edson. Go to full article
Book: Collateral Language, A User's Guide to America's New War
May 24, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with John Collins and Ross Glover, two St. Lawrence University professors, who are editors of a new book that examines the meanings of post September 11th language. Highly charged terms that saturate news broadcasts and everyday conversation. Go to full article
Theatre Review: Goodbye Piccadilly at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque
May 20, 2002 — 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque is kicking off its season with the world premiere of Goodbye Piccadilly by Douglas Bowie. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng took in a Wednesday matinee and has this review. Go to full article
The Guide Opens In Lake Placid Friday Night
May 16, 2002 — An original musical, The Guide, opens this weekend at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Todd Moe caught up with the writer/director and some of the actors for this... Go to full article
Theatre Review: Chesapeake at Syracuse Stage
May 15, 2002 — Connie Meng has a review of Chesapeake playing at Syracuse Stage through Sunday, May 26. Go to full article
People: Alexei Boulokhov, Our Man in Cannes
May 14, 2002 — A St. Lawrence University student begins his summer travels with an internship at the Cannes Film Festival. Alexei Boulokhov, who was born in Russia, also plans to spend the... Go to full article
Theatre Review: Indian Ink
May 13, 2002 — The National Arts Centre's English Theatre is closing out its season with the Canadian premiere of Tom Stoppard's latest play, Indian Ink. Resident theatre critic... Go to full article
Preview: Rumors
May 06, 2002 — The Grasse River Players' spring production of Neil Simon's Rumors, a comedy romp with a touch of mystery, opens Thursday night at SUNY Canton's new Kingston Theatre.... Go to full article
Preview: Cabaret
May 03, 2002 — SUNY Potsdam presents the musical Cabaret. Todd Moe has a preview. Go to full article
Big Kiss: One Actor's Desperate Attempt to Claw His Way to the Middle, by Henry Alford
May 02, 2002 — You're gonna love this guy and his hilarious romp through the bizarre world of the struggling NYC actor--complete with horrible headshots, gleefully sadistic acting teachers,... Go to full article
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