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More Time Together, Though 'Midnight' Looms
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)
'Plimpton!': A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters
May 23, 2013 — An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
'We Steal Secrets': A Sidelong Look At WikiLeaks
May 23, 2013 — The latest documentary from the prolific Alex Gibney digs into the genesis — and the implications — of what creator Julian Assange describes as "an intelligence agency of the people." (Recommended)
'Lunch Lady' Author Helps Students Draw Their Own Heroes
May 23, 2013 — Can you imagine your own superhero? That's the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved Lunch Lady series.
To 'Fill The Void,' A Choice With A Personal Cost
May 23, 2013 — Rama Burshtein's ravishing family story is a love poem to life in an insular community — the ultra-Orthodox Hasidim of Tel Aviv, where the director lives. Studiously nonpolitical, it's a low-stakes story with the emotional punch of high drama. (Recommended)

Living North Country: A Talk with the Editors

by Martha Foley
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

Faure Requiem performed in Memory of September 11 Victims

by Todd Moe
Oct 25, 2001 — This evening at seven, North Country Public Radio presents a performance by musicians from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, recorded three weeks ago as part of a memorial concert for victims of last month's tragedy. Joel Hurd talks with Daniel Gordon, who conducted the Crane Chorus and Orchestra, along with members of the Potsdam Community Chorus and faculty and students of the Crane School of Music, in the October 3 concert.  Go to full article

Shenandoah Shakespeare Express Returns to Canton

by Todd Moe
Oct 24, 2001 — The Shenandoah Shakespeare Express: members of the troupe join Todd Moe in the studio for a fresh approach to the works of William Shakespeare. The company is visiting St. Lawrence University this week.  Go to full article

A speech and a ditty from Shakespeare by Shenandoah Shakespeare Express

by Concert Hall
Oct 22, 2001 — The Shenandoah Shakespeare Express returns to Canton each year. They brought their not-your-father's-Shakespeare approach to the Bard into the NCPR studio. We hear Allison...  Go to full article

Adirondack Artists' Guild Devotes Wall to September 11 and Aftermath

by Todd Moe
Oct 22, 2001 — The Adirondack Artists' Guild in Saranac Lake devotes one of its walls to a special exhibit in response to the attacks on September 11 and the ongoing events since then. Todd...  Go to full article

Theatre Review: Vermont Stage's Art at FlynnSpace in Burlington

by Connie Meng
Oct 19, 2001 — Jog, canoe, or swim, but get there somehow for Vermont Stage's wonderful production of Art at the FlynnSpace. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening...  Go to full article

Look Under Guys, Sensitive, New Age

by Martha Foley
Oct 19, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with SLU Gender Studies professor Joel Morton and Peter E. Murphy, author of the book Studs, Tools and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By.  Go to full article

Regional Writing Contest for Young and Adult Writers

by Ellen Rocco
Oct 15, 2001 — Ellen Rocco talks with Nathalie Costa, Executive Director for the Adirondack Center for Writing about the first annual regional writing contest, sponsored by NCPR and the...  Go to full article

Theatre Review: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque

by Connie Meng
Oct 12, 2001 — 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque has a real hit running this month called 2 Pianos, 4 Hands. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at Wednesday's matinee.  Go to full article

People: Lisa Vroman, Broadway Diva

by Todd Moe
Oct 12, 2001 — Soprano Lisa Vroman returns to the North Country Saturday, October 13 with a concert, "Broadway Classic", at SUNY Potsdam's Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. Todd Moe chats with...  Go to full article

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