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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
Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont - Spring Concert
(May 19, 2013, 03:00 pm) "Songs of Hope and Freedom." Tickets: $18 Adults, $15 Seniors and Students. Advance tickets available from FLYNNTIX.org or 802-86-FLYNN. South Hero Congregational Church, 24 S. Hero St.,South Hero,VT More info
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AN ILIAD playing at Syracuse Stage
(May 19, 2013, 02:00 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. Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee Street,Syracuse,NY More info
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Art Reception: A Retrospective - Remembering Thelma Cameron
(May 19, 2013, 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Vernissage this afternoo; work will be on display through May 26th. Featuring original works of this amazing Eastern Ontario artist. Artscene, 11 Spencer Street,Spencerville,ON More info
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Performance: Hamlet Cha Cha Cha
(May 19, 2013, 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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Arts & Culture
May 19, 2013 — Khaled Hosseini's new novel, like his two earlier works, is set partly in Afghanistan — but this time, political turmoil isn't a major element of the plot. Instead, And The Mountains Echoed is a story of a family's loss that spans decades and continents.
May 19, 2013 — We've already met Jesse and Celine, twice. In the 1995 film Before Sunset, they had a romantic encounter in Vienna. Nine years later, they found each other in Paris. In this third film, their relationship has progressed another nine years. The romance hasn't left, says director Richard Linklater, it's simply changed.
May 19, 2013 — When the factory she worked at closed down, Tammy Thomas reinvented herself as a community organizer; and when Dean Price's truck stop business went belly up, he became a champion of biofuel. In a new book, George Packer examines how ordinary people are adapting to a new America.
May 18, 2013 — The show has become a social event for a large and varied crowd of African-Americans and others on Twitter, for reasons mysterious, complex and worth exploring.
May 18, 2013 — Less than two months into her study abroad program in Italy, Amanda Knox was accused and eventually convicted of murdering her roommate, Meredith Kercher. After her conviction was overturned, Knox returned home to Seattle — and now faces a potential retrial. Knox tells her story in a new memoir.
Looking for the North Country: Are we what we make? Call-in #4
Oct 23, 2000 — We continue our series of five radio call-in conversations about the place, the people, the history and the local culture we call North Country. Tonight we explore the question: Are we what we make?--customs, crafts, art and architecture of the region. In the studio are series host NCPR news director Martha Foley, TAUNY executive director Varick Chittenden, Hallie Bond, curator at the Adirondack Museum and author of Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks, Karen Taussig-Lux of the New York Folklore Sociey, and a summer resident of Big Moose Lake, and Steve Engelhart, of Adirondack Architectural Heritage. Go to full article
Song: Early in the Morning by the King-Tones
Sep 26, 2000 — The King-Tones performing "Early in the Morning," live on The Blue Note. Recorded in the NCPR studio, September 26, 2000. Go to full article
How Hermit Thrush Got His Song
Jun 19, 2000 — Ray Fadden (Tehanetorens), Mohawk Elder and educator of Onchiota NY, tells the traditional story "How Hermit Thrush Got His Song." Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Ray Fadden, Mohawk Elder, Onchiota
Jun 19, 2000 — In the 1940s, Ray Fadden [Tehanetorens] began to teach young Mohawks about their own culture. With a group of young men from the reservation, he traveled to collect... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Beaver Camp Auction, Mennonite Traditions, Lowville
Jun 12, 2000 — Each June since 1973, The Adirondack Mennonite Camping Association has presented the Beaver Camp Auction at the Lewis County fairgrounds, featuring traditional quilts made by... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Norwood Brass Firemen, Community Brass Band
Norwood, NY, Jun 05, 2000 — The Volunteer Fire Department Band of Norwood (more familiar to many as the Norwood Brass Firemen) dates back to the late nineteenth century. Varying over the years from... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Bea Reynolds, Grand Champion Cook
Burke, NY, May 29, 2000 — Bea Reynolds of Burke has always been well known to her family, church, and community as a special home maker. Helping feed a big family, she learned early from her mother.... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: The Hollis Family
Pine Bush, NY, May 22, 2000 — The Hollis family lives along the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Red Mills, New York. Along with a generations-old passion for fishing and hunting, the family is known... Go to full article
Two fiddle tunes performed by music historian Alice Clemens
May 08, 2000 — Alice co-founded the North American Fiddlers Hall of Fame, which maintains an extensive archive and sponsors fiddling events each year. For her work as a preservationist and... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Alice Clemens, Fiddler & Music Historian, Osceola
May 08, 2000 — Alice Clemens of Osceola started fiddling at the age of seven, learning dance tunes from her uncle, Art Colvin. For most of her life, she has played for parties and country... Go to full article
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