Music & Arts
Artwork of the Day
"Wood and Tree," charcoal drawing. Artist: Isack Azaev. Azaev will teach a charcoal drawing class at the St. Lawrence County Arts Council in Potsdam, Thursday May 30 and June 6 at 7:30 pm. Register by May 25 to attend.
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 17 to May 18, 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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Belle of Amherst
(May 18, 2013, 07:00 pm - 09:30 pm) One-woman show depicting the life of American poet Emily Dickinson. Award-winning writer William Luce uses Dickinson's poems to help further the story of her own life. Kathleen Recchia performs at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts. NCCCA Arts Center, 23 Brinkerhoff Street,Plattsburgh,NY More info
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Book Signing: Karen Johnson-Weiner
(May 18, 2013, 01:00 pm - 03:00 pm) Karen Johnson-Weiner co-author of The Amish, will available to sign copies of The Amish; the companion book to the PBS series the American Experience. Richly illustrated, this is the definitive portrayal of the Amish in the twenty-first century. St. Lawrence University Brewer Bookstore, 92 Park Street,Canton,NY More info
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Burlington Chamber Orchestra concert
(May 18, 2013, 08:00 pm) Come hear a world premiere by Vermont composer Tim Woos plus a performance by the 2013 winner of BCO's Young Artist Solo Competition under the direction of Guest Conductor Ronald Feldman. Haydn's Symphony #74 will also be featured. McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael's College, Colchester,VT More info
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The Modern Grass Quintet in Concert!
(May 18, 2013, 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm) The Modern Grass Quintet will perform their trademark blend of contemporary, progressive and traditional bluegrass & Americana music at The Nutshell in Marshfield, VT. $10-$15 suggested donations; info: (802) 426-3955. More info
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Indian Lake Musuem Trip
(May 18, 2013, 01:00 pm) The Historical Society of Lake Pleasant & Speculator invites all who wish to join them on this trip to the Indian Lake Musuem. Meet around 1pm at the Speculator Chamber of Commerce, located at the four corners of Speculator. Speculator, NY More info
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MISS CALEDONIA playing in the NAC Studio
(May 18, 2013, 02:00 pm - 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. Two performances today at 2PM & 8PM. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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Rookery Ramble
(May 18, 2013, 09:00 am - 01:00 pm) Visit our Gull Bay Preserve at the height of its rookery activity! Watch the returning great blue herons as they take care of their hatchlings. Moderately easy trails, one steep, rocky section. 2.5 miles round-trip. Registration required. Free. Gull Bay Preserve, Sagamore Road,Putnam Station,NY More info
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AN ILIAD playing at Syracuse Stage
(May 18, 2013, 03:00 pm - 08:00 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. Two performances today at 3PM & 8PM. Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee Street,Syracuse,NY More info
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Variety Show
(May 18, 2013, 07:00 pm - 09:30 pm) Variety Show Fundraiser for Ekrub Players Children Performance Arts troupe, which provides workshops, programs and events. A variety of acts through out the evening: Music- Josee Allard, Dance- Veils of the Nile Belly Dancers, Drew Crew Cloggers. Chateaugay Town Hall Theater, 191 East Main Street,Chateaugay,NY More info
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Arts & Culture
May 18, 2013 — Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
May 18, 2013 — Dan Brown, author of the blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, is back with his first novel in four years. Inferno follows academic hero Robert Langdon on a chase through Italy as he attempts to avert a biological catastrophe.
May 18, 2013 — Colin Broderick's new memoir, That's That, chronicles his childhood in Northern Ireland during the modern-day "Troubles." Broderick says growing up in what was essentially a war zone seemed normal to him at the time.
May 17, 2013 — Designer Katie Shelly's upcoming cookbook offers 50 illustrated recipe "blueprints" for basic meals — from simple snacks to more hefty dishes like eggplant Parmesan. She hopes they'll inspire any level of cook to improvise in the kitchen.
May 18, 2013 — We've invited the heavy metal rocker to answer three questions about Mike, a chicken in the 1940s who lost his head and still went on to achieve fame and fortune.
Publishing Books in the Adirondacks: Sisters from the Bronx Open Publishing House in Tupper Lake
Mar 06, 2001 — Two sisters from the Bronx have opened a publishing company in the Adirondacks. Highbridge Press moved to Tupper Lake last year. The fledgling company has already published eight books, mostly novels. The sisters--who are African American---say the move to a small town far from New York City was just what their business needed. Brian Mann has this profile. Go to full article
Inuit Drumming and Throat Singing
Mar 02, 2001 — Martha Foley reports on the Aqsarnit drum dancers and throat singers who visited Canton for St. Lawrence University's Festival of the Arts, focusing on Inuit culture. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Bone Dance by Wendy Rose
Mar 01, 2001 — On this edition of our call-in on contemporary literature, our guest is poet Wendy Rose, talking about her volume of collected and new poems Bone Dance. Host Jackie Sauter is joined in the stdio by Maurice Kenny and Susan Stebbins. Go to full article
Jose Kusugak, Inuit Tapirisat: From Snow Age to Space Age
Feb 27, 2001 — The Inuit people populate a huge swath of land from Alaska in the West, across Canada to the Atlantic Ocean, and East to Greenland. Despite the broad territory, they speak a... Go to full article
Peter Schickele Brings PDQ Bach to Potsdam
Feb 23, 2001 — Peter Schickele and PDQ Bach: "The Jeckyl and Hyde Tour" visits the Crane School of Music Saturday night, February 24 at 7:30 in Hosmer Hall. The concert is part of the... Go to full article
A Singing Valentine, Barbershop-style
Feb 14, 2001 — As much a part of the American culture as Mom and apple pie, barbershop quartet singing is an American institution. It's alive today, largely through the efforts of an... Go to full article
Dam Builders and Vow performed by Dale Hobson
Feb 10, 2001 — Dale Hobson, NCPR Webnaut from Potsdam, New York, reading Dam Builders and Vow before a rowdy crowd at Martha And Ev's annual barn party, February 2001. Go to full article
TAUNY Cookbook Wins National Award
Feb 02, 2001 — The Traditional Arts In Upstate New York's cookbook, Good Food, Served Righthas won first place in the 2000 Tobasco Community Cookbook Competition. Martha Foley has... Go to full article
Redaers & Writers: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Feb 01, 2001 — Our guest is Octavia Butler, talking about her science fiction novel Parable of the Sower, a cautionary tale set in the near future. Co-hosts Ellen Rocco and Chris... Go to full article
"Twisted": the Case of the Young Author
Feb 01, 2001 — Educators are on high alert for signs of school violence in the post-Columbine era. Recently near Cornwall, Ontario, a high school student wrote a drama class essay called... Go to full article
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