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Senior Sydney Hinckley working on a mural at Indian Lake Central School. Photo: George DeChant
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 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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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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Better Farm/ Better Arts Open House
(May 25, 2013, 12:00 pm - 06:00 pm) Live music, Arts & Crafts, Raffles, Refreshments, Gallery Show and Games. Get a farm tour and help support educational art and music workshops in the North Country! Redwood, NY More info
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THEATER: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(May 25, 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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Film Screening: The Mountains Will Wait For You
(May 25 to May 27, All Day) New Documentary about the Matriarch of the Adirondack Mountains
"The Mountains Will Wait For You" is a story about Grace Hudowalski, 46'er #9, and her deep influence on climbers of the Adirondack Mountains. This film is a homage to Grace. Conference Center at Lake Placid, Main St.,Lake Placid,NY More info
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Mixed Mediacs Creation Day
(Every Last Saturday of the month, 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Mixed Mediacs are amateur and professional artists working in many media, a sub-group of Foothills Art Society in the Franklin County area. All artists are welcome, no dues, no fees; bring your own art materials! Jeanne Danforth's River Site Studio, Rt. 11,Chateaugay,NY
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St Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum Open Hours
(Every Fourth Saturday of the month, 10:00 am - 02:00 pm) Visits also by appointment by calling (315)528-0642. Admission is free. See up close many of the farming implements and inventions that made life in the North Country more comfortable over the last 200 years. For more information see website. St. Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum, 1755 State Highway 345,Madrid,NY More info
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Musical SUDS season opener at the 1000 Islands Playhouse
(May 25, 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. Opening night. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON
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Coffee House & Open Mic Night
(Every Last Saturday of the month, 07:30 pm - 10:00 pm) At the UU Church, 21 Weeks Road, Queensbury. For poets, singers, songwriters, and those with commentaries . $4 donation includes fruit, desserts, tea and coffee. Queensbury, NY
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Adirondack Polkafest
(May 25 to May 26, 01:00 pm - 09:00 pm) Featuring the finest Polka Bands. Saturday: Tony Blazonczyk and New Phaze & Eddie Forman Orchestra. Sunday: Polka Family Band & New Direction + Polka Mass at Noon. Polish & American food and drink available, no BYOB OR BYOF. $18 pp or 2-day $32pp Hiltebrant Recreation Center ("North Street") Pavilion, North Street,Old Forge,NY More info
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Arts & Culture
May 24, 2013 — Are women really being shut out of film criticism? One recent study claims that they're worse off in the online world than they were in print.
May 24, 2013 — In 2003, Richard Rubin set out to talk to every American veteran of World War I he could find. With help from the French, he tracked down dozens of centenarian vets and recorded their stories in a new book called The Last of the Doughboys.
May 24, 2013 — Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.
May 24, 2013 — On this week's show, we check in with two huge cultural institutions on the way to a discussion about finding yourself on unfamiliar ground.
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)
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 organization called the Society of the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. It was founded in 1938 by an Oklahoma lawyer and a banker who found a mutual love for vocal harmony. Todd Moe has more.
The Goldenaires are always looking for new members. They rehearse Tuesday nights at 7:30 at Canton High School. For more information,call Ron Prutzman at 384-4298, or Bruce Hanson at 379-9848. Go to full article
The Goldenaires are always looking for new members. They rehearse Tuesday nights at 7:30 at Canton High School. For more information,call Ron Prutzman at 384-4298, or Bruce Hanson at 379-9848. 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 more. 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
Long Distance: Author Bill McKibben Races "The Loppet" in Lake Placid
Jan 29, 2001 — Adirondack author Bill McKibben has written a new book called "Long Distance: A Year of Living Strenuously". It's the chronicle of his year on the cross-country ski circuit,... Go to full article
Eileen Ivers and "Crossing the Bridge"
Jan 25, 2001 — Todd Moe chats with Eileen Ivers, traditional Irish fiddle champion. She's been called the "Jimi Hendrix of the violin." Eileen Ivers and her band were in concert January... Go to full article
Song: Mustang Sally by Hot Rods on Blocks
Jan 17, 2001 — Hot Rods On Blocks performing Mustang Sally live on The Radio Bob Show, January 17, 2001.
Left: Radio Bob--the early years: at the keyboard in 1967... Go to full article
Left: Radio Bob--the early years: at the keyboard in 1967... Go to full article
Musical Homecoming for Plattsburgh's Soovin Kim
Jan 05, 2001 — This weekend music lovers in the Plattsburgh area have an opportunity to hear a world-class string quartet. The ensemble has spent the past week giving workshops at schools... Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Winter Reading Call-in
Jan 04, 2001 — Time to recommend your favorite fireside reading. Host Ellen Rocco is joined by literary omnivore Rick Hunter to pick though the best new titles and old favorites, and to... Go to full article
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