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Artwork of the Day
"Stalking Egret," photograph, Artist: Burdette Parks. This painting will be on display through June 7 in the "Bird Art Invitational" exhibit at the Paul Smith's College VIC.
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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Canton Central Music Department Spring Concert #1
(May 22, 2013, 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm) The Canton Central School Music Department invites you and your family to the 1st in a series of Spring Concerts. Featured will be the Select Choir, Senior Chorus, Jazz Combo, and Jazz Band. The concert is free and open to the public. Hugh C. Williams High School Auditorium, 99 State Street,Canton,NY
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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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Arts & Culture
May 21, 2013 — China has been building museums with abandon, opening about 100 annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai's Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.
May 21, 2013 — In his new HBO film, the acclaimed director examines the five-year relationship between the flamboyant entertainer and Scott Thorson, who was 40 years Liberace's junior and still a teenager when they met. Michael Douglas plays Liberace and Matt Damon plays Thorson.
May 21, 2013 — Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.
May 21, 2013 — J.J. Abrams isn't the first guy to bait Star Trek fans by messing with the brand.
May 20, 2013 — Launched as an alternative to the stale stylings of the '80s stand-up circuit, Beth Lapides' event bills itself as a venue for "idiosyncratic, conversational comedy." It's helped establish careers for performers from Kathy Griffin to Randy and Jason Sklar.
Quartet in D minor 3rd movement, Mozart and Quartet No. 3, 2nd movement, Shostakovich, performed by the Alexander String Quartet
Oct 01, 2001 — The Alexander String Quartet has been an regular annual visitor to St. Lawrence University to perform and teach. They crowded into the NCPR studio on October 1, 2001.
The Alexander String Quartet: Ge-Fang Yang, first violin; Frederick Lifsitz, second violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello. Go to full article
The Alexander String Quartet: Ge-Fang Yang, first violin; Frederick Lifsitz, second violin; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello. Go to full article
Keepers of the Eastern Door: Mohawk Singers and Dancers
Oct 01, 2001 — Last week, a group of Mohawk singers and dancers performed at SUNY Plattsburgh. The Keepers of the Eastern Door come from Kahnawake, a small town in Quebec on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River. Their performance mingles tradition with the dancers' personal styles. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Theatre Review: An Enemy of the People at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Sep 24, 2001 — Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People is the season opener at the National Arts Centre's English Theatre. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review. Go to full article
Visitors: Al-Haji Papa Susso, Mandinka Griot and Kora Player
Sep 21, 2001 — An interview and in-studio performance from a West African Griot and master Kora player. Al-Haji Papa Susso will perform this weekend in Canton and Potsdam. David Sommerstein... Go to full article
Shared Voices: Young Writers Gather on Upper Saranac Lake
Sep 21, 2001 — Brian Mann attends a conference for young writers and poets on Upper Saranac Lake. Go to full article
Three Gambian songs performed by Al-Haji Papa Susso
Sep 19, 2001 — Al-Haji Papa Susso is a griot and master kora player from Gambia, now living in the Bronx and visiting the North Country to teach and perform. Griot is a word of French... Go to full article
People: Rockwell Blake, Tenor
Sep 19, 2001 — Joel Hurd profiles Rockwell Blake, one of the most renowned tenors in the world and a Plattsburgh native. Go to full article
Theatre Review: Quarry at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque
Sep 17, 2001 — Quarry, now running at the 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, is a twisty new who-done-it. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng attended a recent matinee and has... Go to full article
Authors: Stephen Doheny-Farina, The Grid and the Village
Sep 11, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Stephen Doheny-Farina, author of The Grid and the Village, about losing electricity, finding community and surviving disaster. His book is a... Go to full article
9th Annual TAUNY Heritage Awards
Sep 10, 2001 — Four North Country mainstays will be honored next week for the preservation of customs and traditions in the area. Among the recipients of this year's 9th annual Heritage... Go to full article
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