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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
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.
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 eight to twenty four members, they have played at everything from local celebrations to presidential inaugurations and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. 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. Bea began in 1985 to enter breads, doughnuts, rolls, cookies, cakes, canned vegetables, fruit, pickles, and pies at the Franklin County Fair in Malone. She came away the Grand Champion Cook. 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 for their popular handbuilt wooden "Hollis punts" and for superbly carved duck decoys. 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
Song: Helplessly Hoping performed by the Singing Sinners
May 01, 2000 — The women's vocal ensemble Singing Sinners from St. Lawrence University performing Helplessly Hoping. Recorded in the NCPR studio, May 2000. Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Bill Smith, Basketmaker & Storyteller, Colton
Colton, NY, May 01, 2000 — Bill Smith is known throughout the Adirondacks and beyond as a master of many traditional arts of the region, including the making of split ash baskets. He also performs and... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Carl Hathaway, Adirondack Guideboat Builder, Saranac Lake
Apr 24, 2000 — Carl Hathaway of Saranac Lake is a master builder of Adirondack guideboats, which were originally designed, in Carl's words, as "pickup trucks, working boats." Today they are... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: La Famille Ouimet, French American Traditions
Valley Falls, NY, Apr 10, 2000 — The Ouimet family see themselves as preservers of a number of vanishing traditions. They play traditional music in the French American ethnic tradition, and they pass the... Go to full article
Meet the Masters: Brier Hill Volunteer F.D. Bullhead Feed
Brier Hill, NY, Mar 27, 2000 — The Brier Hill Volunteer Fire Department continues one of the region's oldest community suppers--a bullhead feed. Begun in 1937 as a fundraiser, the bullhead feed is a... Go to full article
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