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Orchestra of Northern New York Prepares Summer Pops Concert

The Orchestra of Northern New York prepares for 2001: A Musical Odyssey--its Summer Pops Concert. Todd Moe talks with conductor Ken Andrews.  Go to full article

Sandstoner Foundation Builds Scholarship Fund

Local high schools think big when it comes to scholarship funds--a report on the Sandstoner Foundation in Potsdam.  Go to full article

Interview: Mimi Rabson returns to North Country for Norwood Village Green Concert

A conversation with violinist and composer Mimi Rabson. She returns to the North Country tonight for a concert in Norwood with her sister, Ann Rabson. Since graduating from Potsdam High School in the late '70s, Mimi Rabson's musical career has taken her around the world. Todd Moe.  Go to full article

Dr Rona Flippo: How Kids Learn to Read

David Sommerstein talks to the woman who wrote the book on what experts say about teaching kids to read. Dr. Rona Flippo will be the keynote speaker at a SUNY Potsdam conference next week.  Go to full article

Potsdam to Unveil Development Plan at Public Hearing

Wednesday night, the public gets a look at a possible blueprint for the future of the Village of Potsdam. Jodi Tosti has more on the first of two public hearings scheduled to unveil the plan for future development in the community.  Go to full article

On the Road with American Lit.

We hear from some students at SUNY Potsdam who spent Spring Break on-the-road. Lots of students spent Spring Break on the road, but these students kept journals of their travels as part of a final project for a class on North American literature and the open road.  Go to full article

Crane Opera Ensemble Opens Sondheim's Assassins

The Crane Opera Ensemble's production of Sondheim's musical Assassins begins tonight. Todd Moe talks with Crane Opera Director Carleen Graham, and Crane student Jim Harrigan, who portrays John Wilkes Booth in the production.  Go to full article

High-schoolers Hone Job Skills at Clarkson Fair

Nearly 1500 high school students from 18 school districts in St. Lawrence and Lewis Counties had a chance to take part in mock job interviews during the 7th annual "Gateways to Careers" event at Clarkson University. Jody Tosti spoke with students as they prepared for the inevitable.  Go to full article

In the Studio: SUNY Potsdam's Pointercounts

The Pointercounts, SUNYPotsdam's all-male acappella group, is hosting its annual A Cappella Jam, Saturday, March 31 at 8 pm in the Snell Music Theater on the SUNYPotsdam campus. It's a celebration of acappella music featuring The Pointercounts, as well as Ithaca College's Ithacappella, and A# Arrangement, also from SUNY Potsdam. The Pointercounts joined Todd Moe in the studio for a live performance.  Go to full article

Clarkson Makes Science Come Alive in Area Schools

In the 1990s a National Science Foundation study found that U.S. middle schoolers lag behind their peers in other countries in science and math preparation. The findings provoked national concern that U.S. students will be ill prepared to compete in the high-tech global economy. Many educators believe the problem is that students need to be more involved in real scientific inquiry, solving dilemmas they find in the world around them. David Sommerstein reports on two Clarkson University programs in local schools that are giving kids hands-on experience in the world of science.  Go to full article

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