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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
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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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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ART EXHIBITION OPENING: LARAC Members Show
(May 24, 2013, 10:00 am) Featuring the eclectic artwork of LARAC members, (anyone can join).
Through June 28th. Gallery hours are 10am-3pm today. Opening Reception tonight from 5-7 pm. LARAC - Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, 7 Lapham Place,Glens Falls,NY More info
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GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK IN CONCERT
(May 24, 2013, 07:30 pm) GENERAL ADMISSION: $10. Other times and venues:
May 26th, 2 PM, at View, Old Forge
May 26th, 7:30 PM, at Indian Lake Theater Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main Street,Long Lake,NY More info
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Musical SUDS season opener at the 1000 Islands Playhouse
(May 24, 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. Preview. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON
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Art Exhibit - "The Wild, Wild West"
(May 24, 2013, 10:00 am - 05:00 pm) Final weekend for "The Wild, Wild West", an exhibit of paintings by Sandra Hildreth that chronicle her hiking trips in Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon National Parks. Open Saturday 10 - 5; Sunday 11 - 3. Closed Monday. Tuesday 10 - 5. Adirondack Artists' Guild Art Gallery, 52 Main Street,Saranac Lake,NY More info
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THEATER: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(May 24, 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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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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Live Music by 'Church & State' at the Parkview
(May 24, 2013, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm) Christopher Brown and Tom Baker bring hot and cool acoustic jazz from Fats Waller to Django Reinhardt to the Parkview. Blackbird Cafe, 107 Main Street,Canton,NY
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Suds: The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera
(May 24, 2013, All Day) A rock n' roll fairy tale filled to the brim with great music and characters from the 60s. You'll be boppin' to dozens of chart topping songs in this celebration of pure, frothy fun! Show runs May 24 to June 22. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON More info
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Arts & Culture
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)
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.
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)
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.
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)
Theatre Review: Vermont Stage's Art at FlynnSpace in Burlington
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 night and has this review. Go to full article
Look Under Guys, Sensitive, New Age
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
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 Adirondack Center for Writing. Go to full article
Theatre Review: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque
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
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
Book Review: Granite and Cedar
Oct 08, 2001 — Jill Breit reviews a new book called Granite and Cedar: the People and the Land of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Go to full article
Theatre Review: A Room of One's Own at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Oct 05, 2001 — A Room of One's Own is currently playing in the Studio Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng as at the opening and has... Go to full article
People: Malone Artist Ruth Jones Ryan
Oct 03, 2001 — A conversation with Malone artist and entrepreneur Ruth Jones Ryan. At 92, she says it's never too late to do what you love. Her drawings and paintings go on display tomorrow... Go to full article
Redaers & Writers: Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor, Michael J. Rosen, editor
Oct 02, 2001 — This is the best and most comprehensive sample of contemporary humorous writing. Guest Michael Rosen has included well-known as well as emerging voices--but all are at the... Go to full article
Alexander String Quartet at St. Lawrence University
Oct 02, 2001 — Chamber music and academia--the Alexander String Quartet visits St. Lawrence University. Todd Moe talks with them in the NCPR studio. Go to full article
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