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Artwork of the Day
Title unknown. Artist: Dan Tranberg. This work will be on display as part of the solo exhibit "Imperial Material" opening Friday at the Burlington Center for the Arts with a reception from 5-8 pm.
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
MISS CALEDONIA playing in the NAC Studio
(May 21 to May 24, 08:00 pm) Melody A. Johnson, accompanied by Alison Porter on fiddle, recounts the journey of a rural girl in search of the title in a local beauty pageant, the first step in her quest to become a movie star. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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AN ILIAD playing at Syracuse Stage
(May 22 to May 23, 07:30 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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An Evening of Sacred Music and Text
(May 23, 2013, 07:00 pm - 08:00 pm) We will feature vocal and instrumental music. Light refreshments will be served. The meetinghouse is on the south side of Route 37, 3.6 miles west of the Golden Dome, toward Morristown. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Meetinghouse -O'burg, 6622 State Highway 37,Ogdensburg,NY
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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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Arts & Culture
May 22, 2013 — All is Gatsbyish excess on the Croisette, where the Cannes Film Festival's early tone might well have been set by Baz Luhrmann's lavish film — and by Sofia Coppola's accomplished The Bling Ring.
May 22, 2013 — In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song, along with a dystopian nightmare video. The lyrics are explicit and angry. Ai says his music is for the many political prisoners who remain jailed.
May 22, 2013 — After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction.
May 22, 2013 — When a few humble elements are combined in perfect balance, butterscotch is born. And food writer Deena Prichep says she turns this childhood favorite into a dinner-party star with counterpoints like flaky salt or crunchy nuts.
May 22, 2013 — Also: shameless book blurbs; new plays from Ayad Ahktar; and a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone draws a record price at auction.
Theatre Review: The Drawer Boy at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Nov 19, 2001 — The Drawer Boy, currently running at the National Arts Centre, is a "must see" production. Resident theatre critic was at the opening night and has this review. Go to full article
Theatre Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Pengragon Theatre in Saranac Lake
Nov 16, 2001 — Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened at Pendragon Theatre Wednesday night. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was there and has this review. Go to full article
Crane Opera Ensemble Adapts Mozart's The Magic Flute
Nov 16, 2001 — The Crane Opera Ensemble presents its adaptation of Mozart's The Magic Flute this weekend. It's called Eine Kleine Magic Flute--A Little Magic Flute. Go to full article
Winners of TAUNY's 3rd Annual Borderland Fiddling Festival
Nov 10, 2001 — Fiddling contest judge Tim Woodbridge explains how the contest works and demonstrates a variety of fiddling and song styles. He is followed by the winning contestants in... Go to full article
Third Borderland Fiddling Festival Saturday in Canton
Nov 09, 2001 — TAUNY's annual Borderland Fiddling Festival takes place tomorrow at St. Lawrence University. This year's event includes workshops, a fiddling contest and a concert with... Go to full article
Visitors: Composer Thomas Albert and Son, Violinist Matthew Albert Come To Crane Festival of New Music
Nov 02, 2001 — The Crane School of Music hosts its annual Festival of New Music with a guest composer and one of the most exciting young ensembles performing today--eighth blackbird.... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel by Paul Lussier
Nov 01, 2001 — Guest: Paul Lussier. Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Novel is a new work of fiction described as "an audacious tale of the American Revolution from the... Go to full article
Challenging the Assumption "Growth is Good"
Nov 01, 2001 — It's generally accepted that economic growth is good. David Sommerstein talks with a biologist who challenges that notion: Brian Czech, author of Shoveling Fuel for a... Go to full article
Theatre Review: Brighton Beach Memoires at Syracuse Stage
Oct 31, 2001 — Brighton Beach Memoires, the first play in Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy, gets a solid production at Syracuse Stage. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng... Go to full article
Living North Country: A Talk with the Editors
Oct 29, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with editors Neal Burdick and Natalia Singer about their new book, Living North Country: Essays on Life and Landscape in Northern New York. Go to full article
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