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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Books: &quot;Hands on Health&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 21, 2013) Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Todd Moe talks with the local author of a new book about healthier eating and taking care of our bodies.  Paula Youmell is a nurse and certified holistic health counselor. Her new book is titled, Hands on Health.   It&apos;s the first in a series of books she calls &quot;The Whole Food Kitchen.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22025/20130521/books-quot-hands-on-health-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, health, authors, food, books, youmell, exercise, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Theatre Review: &quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; in the NAC Studio</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 20, 2013) &quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25.  Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant contestant in a delightful eighty minutes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Connie Meng</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[&quot;Miss Caledonia&quot; is playing in the Studio at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa through May 25.  Melody A. Johnson runs the gamut from farmer girl to beauty pageant contestant in a delightful eighty minutes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22013/20130520/theatre-review-quot-miss-caledonia-quot-in-the-nac-studio">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Arts, Ottawa, Ontario, Canadian theater, beauty pageants, 50s farm life, [loc:45.4215296 -75.6971931], photolead, topstory, canada</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Big sounds from Jack Kelley&apos;s little band</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22004/20130517/big-sounds-from-jack-kelley-apos-s-little-band</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) A group of musicians who love swing and big band music gather every week to practice.  Todd Moe caught up with Jack Kelley&apos;s Little Big Band as they prepped for an evening of music and dancing on Saturday night, to help celebrate the Potsdam CORC Thrift Store&apos;s 40th anniversary.Join Jack Kelley&apos;s Little Big Band at the C.O.R.C. Thrift Store&apos;s Spring Fling, Saturday at 7:30 pm, at First Presbyterian Church in Potsdam.  An evening of swing dancing to celebrate the store&apos;s 40th anniversary.  Dance lessons at 7 pm.  [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22004/20130517/big-sounds-from-jack-kelley-apos-s-little-band">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A group of musicians who love swing and big band music gather every week to practice.  Todd Moe caught up with Jack Kelley&apos;s Little Big Band as they prepped for an evening of music and dancing on Saturday night, to help celebrate the Potsdam CORC Thrift Store&apos;s 40th anniversary.Join Jack Kelley&apos;s Little Big Band at the C.O.R.C. Thrift Store&apos;s Spring Fling, Saturday at 7:30 pm, at First Presbyterian Church in Potsdam.  An evening of swing dancing to celebrate the store&apos;s 40th anniversary.  Dance lessons at 7 pm.  [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22004/20130517/big-sounds-from-jack-kelley-apos-s-little-band">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>14:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>music, arts, jazz, swing, potsdam, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Turning downtown into an art gallery</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21983/20130515/turning-downtown-into-an-art-gallery</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 15, 2013) The St. Lawrence Country Arts council kicked off its inaugural community gallery project &quot;Art walk&quot; on Friday night in the villages of Canton and Potsdam. Around 20 local businesses lined their walls and shelves with local art and hosted receptions featuring local artists.The idea of art in local businesses is nothing new. Other communities in the region have held similar events in recent years. St. Lawrence County art leaders hope to foster a long term relationship between the businesses community and local artists. The council contacted local businesses with the idea that shops would stay open late and display local work. The hope is that having the walk will get people to enter places they may not normally go. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21983/20130515/turning-downtown-into-an-art-gallery">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The St. Lawrence Country Arts council kicked off its inaugural community gallery project &quot;Art walk&quot; on Friday night in the villages of Canton and Potsdam. Around 20 local businesses lined their walls and shelves with local art and hosted receptions featuring local artists.The idea of art in local businesses is nothing new. Other communities in the region have held similar events in recent years. St. Lawrence County art leaders hope to foster a long term relationship between the businesses community and local artists. The council contacted local businesses with the idea that shops would stay open late and display local work. The hope is that having the walk will get people to enter places they may not normally go. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21983/20130515/turning-downtown-into-an-art-gallery">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:36</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, artists, potsdam, canton, stlv, business, economy, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Book review: &quot;Peak Experiences&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2013) The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits.  What happens, though, when something goes wrong?  Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast.  Betsy Kepes as this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Betsy Kepes</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The mountains of the northeast attract hikers to their rocky summits.  What happens, though, when something goes wrong?  Carol Stone White collected over 50 essays in her new book, Peak Experiences - Danger, Death, and Daring in the Mountains of the Northeast.  Betsy Kepes as this review. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21977/20130514/book-review-quot-peak-experiences-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, outdoors, bookreview, mountains, adirondacks, books, literature, environment, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Story Traveler: Aesop&apos;s Fables</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21853/20130514/story-traveler-aesop-apos-s-fables</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2013) Gioia Timpanelli tells &quot;The Crow and the Pitcher, &quot;&quot;The Wolf and the Crane,&quot; a cautionary fable about gratitude and greed, and &quot;The Lion and the Mouse,&quot; which tells you that you can never know your friends will turn out to be.Story Traveler is the here and now of unscripted storytelling with stories from everywhere in the world—stories for the heart to hear and the mind to imagine. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21853/20130514/story-traveler-aesop-apos-s-fables">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Gioia Timpanelli</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gioia Timpanelli tells &quot;The Crow and the Pitcher, &quot;&quot;The Wolf and the Crane,&quot; a cautionary fable about gratitude and greed, and &quot;The Lion and the Mouse,&quot; which tells you that you can never know your friends will turn out to be.Story Traveler is the here and now of unscripted storytelling with stories from everywhere in the world—stories for the heart to hear and the mind to imagine. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21853/20130514/story-traveler-aesop-apos-s-fables">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, storytraveler, wordch, storytelling, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>At John Brown Day, what does freedom mean? </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21970/20130513/at-john-brown-day-what-does-freedom-mean</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 13, 2013) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. In a few months, it will be exactly fifty years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech. And this past weekend, one organization in the North Country held its annual birthday party for John Brown, on the Adirondack farm he lived in for two years, and the place where his body is buried. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21970/20130513/at-john-brown-day-what-does-freedom-mean">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. In a few months, it will be exactly fifty years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech. And this past weekend, one organization in the North Country held its annual birthday party for John Brown, on the Adirondack farm he lived in for two years, and the place where his body is buried. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21970/20130513/at-john-brown-day-what-does-freedom-mean">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, adirondacks, arts, outdoor recreation, music, history, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>150 years after Emancipation, a new song of freedom </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) Today and tomorrow in the Adirondacks, activists and artists will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.That document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, freed more than three million enslaved human beings.Lincoln&apos;s action during the Civil War followed decades of sacrifice by slaves, free blacks and whites who formed the abolitionist movement.One of the most powerful symbols of that movement was Timbuctoo, the colony of freed slaves near Lake Placid.This weekend, that history is being celebrated in a performance of traditional music from the 1800s and also in a brand new oratorio commissioned by the group John Brown Lives. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today and tomorrow in the Adirondacks, activists and artists will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.That document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, freed more than three million enslaved human beings.Lincoln&apos;s action during the Civil War followed decades of sacrifice by slaves, free blacks and whites who formed the abolitionist movement.One of the most powerful symbols of that movement was Timbuctoo, the colony of freed slaves near Lake Placid.This weekend, that history is being celebrated in a performance of traditional music from the 1800s and also in a brand new oratorio commissioned by the group John Brown Lives. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21961/20130510/150-years-after-emancipation-a-new-song-of-freedom">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>07:20</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, history, abolition, timbuctoo, john brown, arts, music, adirondacks, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Hearing historic voices of freedom, again, through song</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21966/20130510/hearing-historic-voices-of-freedom-again-through-song</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 10, 2013) New music will be performed tonight and tomorrow in Saranac Lake and North Elba as part of the John Brown Day events.    Voices of Timbuctoo is a new work based on the Adirondack settlement of Black farmers in the mid-1800&apos;s designed to secure voting rights.  Abolitionist Gerrit Smith gave away 120,000 acres of his land, beginning in 1846, hoping the Adirondack wilderness would offer refuge to black families. Voices of Timbuctoo, is an oratorio written by western New York composer Glenn McClure.   It&apos;s part of what he calls a Musical Freedom Trail. Some of his other works written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation have been performed in Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and later this month in Rochester.  McClure says his research for the oratorio included reading through diaries, letters and documents featuring the words of Gerrit Smith, John Brown, and the individuals who worked on the land that Smith had provided.  McClure told Todd Moe that these texts illustrate hope and promise. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21966/20130510/hearing-historic-voices-of-freedom-again-through-song">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New music will be performed tonight and tomorrow in Saranac Lake and North Elba as part of the John Brown Day events.    Voices of Timbuctoo is a new work based on the Adirondack settlement of Black farmers in the mid-1800&apos;s designed to secure voting rights.  Abolitionist Gerrit Smith gave away 120,000 acres of his land, beginning in 1846, hoping the Adirondack wilderness would offer refuge to black families. Voices of Timbuctoo, is an oratorio written by western New York composer Glenn McClure.   It&apos;s part of what he calls a Musical Freedom Trail. Some of his other works written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation have been performed in Alabama, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and later this month in Rochester.  McClure says his research for the oratorio included reading through diaries, letters and documents featuring the words of Gerrit Smith, John Brown, and the individuals who worked on the land that Smith had provided.  McClure told Todd Moe that these texts illustrate hope and promise. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21966/20130510/hearing-historic-voices-of-freedom-again-through-song">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, history, emancipation, freedom, slavery, adirondacks, north elba, saranac lake, mcclure, choir, oratorio, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Books: &quot;Friends in a Storm&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) A new children&apos;s book by Canton writer Mary Sue Seymour includes illustrations by a young artist from Ogdensburg.   Friends in a Storm tells the story of Squirrel, who gets locked out of his house during a rainstorm, and is befriended by Owl. Todd Moe spoke with author Mary Sue Seymour and 12-year-old artist Samantha Flynn, who created the illustrations for the book.  Seymour says she wrote the story while teaching a kindergarten class in Hammond.Mary Sue Seymour and Samantha Flynn will sign copies of their book, Friends in a Storm, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton from 1-3 pm on Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new children&apos;s book by Canton writer Mary Sue Seymour includes illustrations by a young artist from Ogdensburg.   Friends in a Storm tells the story of Squirrel, who gets locked out of his house during a rainstorm, and is befriended by Owl. Todd Moe spoke with author Mary Sue Seymour and 12-year-old artist Samantha Flynn, who created the illustrations for the book.  Seymour says she wrote the story while teaching a kindergarten class in Hammond.Mary Sue Seymour and Samantha Flynn will sign copies of their book, Friends in a Storm, at the Brewer Bookstore in Canton from 1-3 pm on Saturday. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21953/20130509/books-quot-friends-in-a-storm-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, stlv, books, children, authors, seymour, flynn, canton, ogdensburg, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Kim and Reggie Harris bring &quot;Dream Alive&quot; to Saranac Lake</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21905/20130506/kim-and-reggie-harris-bring-quot-dream-alive-quot-to-saranac-lake</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 6, 2013) Kim and Reggie Harris will bring their music and stories of the Underground Railroad and the modern civil rights movement to Saranac Lake tonight and tomorrow.  The duo combine a strong folk and gospel legacy along with a solid background in classic, rock and pop music.They&apos;ll perform songs of peace and freedom tonight, 7:30 pm, at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, and use their music to teach students at Saranac Lake Central School more about Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior.  Reggis Harris told Todd Moe that their music is meant to entertain and inspire. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21905/20130506/kim-and-reggie-harris-bring-quot-dream-alive-quot-to-saranac-lake">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Kim and Reggie Harris will bring their music and stories of the Underground Railroad and the modern civil rights movement to Saranac Lake tonight and tomorrow.  The duo combine a strong folk and gospel legacy along with a solid background in classic, rock and pop music.They&apos;ll perform songs of peace and freedom tonight, 7:30 pm, at Saranac Village at Will Rogers, and use their music to teach students at Saranac Lake Central School more about Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior.  Reggis Harris told Todd Moe that their music is meant to entertain and inspire. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21905/20130506/kim-and-reggie-harris-bring-quot-dream-alive-quot-to-saranac-lake">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:40</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, song, history, underground railroad, civil rights, saranac lake, adirondacks, nadk, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview: &quot;Remembering the Fallen&quot; in Watertown</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21903/20130502/preview-quot-remembering-the-fallen-quot-in-watertown</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2013) The Sackets Harbor Vocal Arts Ensemble will pay tribute, through song, to the 272 Fort Drum soldiers who died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.   The choir will perform its Remembering the Fallen concert on Sunday, 3 pm, at Trinity Espiscopal Church in Watertown. The concert will feature soloists  Diana Gamet and Phillip Addis.Todd Moe spoke with Richard Probert, director and founder of the choral group, about performing Brahm&apos;s &quot;Requiem&quot; and Vaughan Williams&apos; &quot;Dona, Nobis, Pacem.&quot;  Probert says Vaughan Williams, a soldier in World War One, used the poetry of Walt Whitman. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21903/20130502/preview-quot-remembering-the-fallen-quot-in-watertown">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Sackets Harbor Vocal Arts Ensemble will pay tribute, through song, to the 272 Fort Drum soldiers who died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade.   The choir will perform its Remembering the Fallen concert on Sunday, 3 pm, at Trinity Espiscopal Church in Watertown. The concert will feature soloists  Diana Gamet and Phillip Addis.Todd Moe spoke with Richard Probert, director and founder of the choral group, about performing Brahm&apos;s &quot;Requiem&quot; and Vaughan Williams&apos; &quot;Dona, Nobis, Pacem.&quot;  Probert says Vaughan Williams, a soldier in World War One, used the poetry of Walt Whitman. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21903/20130502/preview-quot-remembering-the-fallen-quot-in-watertown">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, war, choralint, fort drum, sackets harbor, tijf, photolead, topstory, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Lisa Vroman: returning to her roots, sharing some musical inspiration</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21893/20130501/lisa-vroman-returning-to-her-roots-sharing-some-musical-inspiration</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) World-renowned soprano Lisa Vroman took a break from concerts and musical tours to return to her native North Country this spring.Vroman, who grew up in Adams, just south of Watertown, and graduated from SUNY Potsdam&apos;s Crane School of Music, hosted a workshop for dozens of young singers in Lewis and Jefferson counties.  The students auditioned before a panel of judges, including Vroman, in an event dubbed &quot;Broadway Idol.&quot;Some of the top students got an opportunity to sing on stage with Vroman at Lowville Academy as part of the Black River Valley Concert Series.   Competition aside, for many of the students it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet a Broadway star with local roots. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21893/20130501/lisa-vroman-returning-to-her-roots-sharing-some-musical-inspiration">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[World-renowned soprano Lisa Vroman took a break from concerts and musical tours to return to her native North Country this spring.Vroman, who grew up in Adams, just south of Watertown, and graduated from SUNY Potsdam&apos;s Crane School of Music, hosted a workshop for dozens of young singers in Lewis and Jefferson counties.  The students auditioned before a panel of judges, including Vroman, in an event dubbed &quot;Broadway Idol.&quot;Some of the top students got an opportunity to sing on stage with Vroman at Lowville Academy as part of the Black River Valley Concert Series.   Competition aside, for many of the students it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet a Broadway star with local roots. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21893/20130501/lisa-vroman-returning-to-her-roots-sharing-some-musical-inspiration">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, broadway, Vroman, lowville, lewis county, photolead, teens, photolead, topstory, [loc:43.786736 -75.4918505]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fighting bullying with theatre and creativity </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21884/20130430/fighting-bullying-with-theatre-and-creativity</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 30, 2013) An anti-bullying organization will use a play written by a St. Lawrence University theater professor as part of its &quot;peaceful schools&quot; tour this spring.SLU Associate Professor of Performance and Communication Arts Ann Marie Gardinier Halstead, is the author of the one-act play, Have you Filled a  Bucket Today?.  She  says schools and parents seem eager to use the arts and creative ways to address bullying in schools.Based on Carol McCloud&apos;s popular children&apos;s book of the same name, the play also emphasizes that bullying is wrong.  The organization, Peaceful Schools, will perform the play at schools in northern and central New York throughout the 2013-2014 school year.  Halstead told Todd Moe that she first heard about McCloud&apos;s book at a meeting at her son&apos;s school, and was thrilled when McCloud gave her permission to adapt it as a play. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21884/20130430/fighting-bullying-with-theatre-and-creativity">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An anti-bullying organization will use a play written by a St. Lawrence University theater professor as part of its &quot;peaceful schools&quot; tour this spring.SLU Associate Professor of Performance and Communication Arts Ann Marie Gardinier Halstead, is the author of the one-act play, Have you Filled a  Bucket Today?.  She  says schools and parents seem eager to use the arts and creative ways to address bullying in schools.Based on Carol McCloud&apos;s popular children&apos;s book of the same name, the play also emphasizes that bullying is wrong.  The organization, Peaceful Schools, will perform the play at schools in northern and central New York throughout the 2013-2014 school year.  Halstead told Todd Moe that she first heard about McCloud&apos;s book at a meeting at her son&apos;s school, and was thrilled when McCloud gave her permission to adapt it as a play. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21884/20130430/fighting-bullying-with-theatre-and-creativity">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, theater, schools, bullying, photolead, st lawrence university, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Big support for small Adirondack theaters</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21881/20130430/big-support-for-small-adirondack-theaters</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 30, 2013) There&apos;s been a lot of talk lately about North Country movie theaters that are struggling to convert to new digital technology. Without help, as many as 10 small movie theaters - from Indian Lake to Ausable Forks - could go dark.A region-wide fundraising effort called &quot;Go Digital or Go Dark&quot; got underway last week in Lake Placid. Some theaters will need hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for the new digital projectors. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21881/20130430/big-support-for-small-adirondack-theaters">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There&apos;s been a lot of talk lately about North Country movie theaters that are struggling to convert to new digital technology. Without help, as many as 10 small movie theaters - from Indian Lake to Ausable Forks - could go dark.A region-wide fundraising effort called &quot;Go Digital or Go Dark&quot; got underway last week in Lake Placid. Some theaters will need hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for the new digital projectors. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21881/20130430/big-support-for-small-adirondack-theaters">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, arts, adirondacks, photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Christopher Battles: new music, classic sound</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21826/20130426/christopher-battles-new-music-classic-sound</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) New York City has always held a special place in the American imagination. For generations, it has inspired more than its fair share of musical dreams.Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter. He graduated from the Crane School of Music a couple of years ago and moved from his upstate hometown — Oswego — to New York City. He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not busking at a subway stop or on stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher.Christopher Battles joined Todd Moe in the studio for music and conversation.   We&apos;ve followed his musical journey last year via a series of audio postcards, and he shared some of his favorite tunes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21826/20130426/christopher-battles-new-music-classic-sound">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York City has always held a special place in the American imagination. For generations, it has inspired more than its fair share of musical dreams.Christopher Battles is hoping to make his mark as an acoustic singer/songwriter. He graduated from the Crane School of Music a couple of years ago and moved from his upstate hometown — Oswego — to New York City. He studied percussion and music education at Crane, and when he&apos;s not busking at a subway stop or on stage at a coffee house, he&apos;s a substitute band teacher.Christopher Battles joined Todd Moe in the studio for music and conversation.   We&apos;ve followed his musical journey last year via a series of audio postcards, and he shared some of his favorite tunes. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21826/20130426/christopher-battles-new-music-classic-sound">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>15:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, battles, folk, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Small theaters struggle in the digital age</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21864/20130425/small-theaters-struggle-in-the-digital-age</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 25, 2013) The movie world is changing the way it makes films.  Hollywood studios are going digital and later this year will no longer release films on film. Movie projectors are disappearing during this digital revolution.   For most small theaters, the price to upgrade to digital equipment can be staggering, and the change is putting many in a very difficult financial situation — upgrade costs are as high as $100,000.The Adirondack Film Society and Adirondack North Country Association are kicking off a campaign Friday night at the Palace Theatre in Lake Placid to raise money to help local theaters complete the digital upgrades needed to continue to operate.  Todd Moe has more on the Go Digital or Go Dark world premiere. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21864/20130425/small-theaters-struggle-in-the-digital-age">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The movie world is changing the way it makes films.  Hollywood studios are going digital and later this year will no longer release films on film. Movie projectors are disappearing during this digital revolution.   For most small theaters, the price to upgrade to digital equipment can be staggering, and the change is putting many in a very difficult financial situation — upgrade costs are as high as $100,000.The Adirondack Film Society and Adirondack North Country Association are kicking off a campaign Friday night at the Palace Theatre in Lake Placid to raise money to help local theaters complete the digital upgrades needed to continue to operate.  Todd Moe has more on the Go Digital or Go Dark world premiere. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21864/20130425/small-theaters-struggle-in-the-digital-age">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, film, movies, adirondacks, palace theatre, lake placid, [loc: ], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>TC Boyle: Back in Potsdam again</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21843/20130424/tc-boyle-back-in-potsdam-again</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) Writer TC Boyle will be at SUNY Potsdam Thursday evening for a reading as part of Potsdam&apos;s Lougheed Festival of the Arts. He&apos;ll also be introducing student writers on Friday night. After growing up in Westchester County, Boyle graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 1968. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21843/20130424/tc-boyle-back-in-potsdam-again">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Writer TC Boyle will be at SUNY Potsdam Thursday evening for a reading as part of Potsdam&apos;s Lougheed Festival of the Arts. He&apos;ll also be introducing student writers on Friday night. After growing up in Westchester County, Boyle graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 1968. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21843/20130424/tc-boyle-back-in-potsdam-again">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, education, writing, TC Boyle, Potsdam, SUNY, Lougheed, topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Preview:  LAGQ in Potsdam</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21819/20130418/preview-lagq-in-potsdam</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 18, 2013) The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will perform music of Japan, Cuba, Spain and Latin America in a concert Saturday night in SUNY Potsdam&apos;s Hosmer Hall.  The concert is presented by Community Performance Series.  For more than 30 years, the LAGQ have set the standard among guitar ensembles.  Todd Moe spoke with founding member William Kanengiser about Saturday night&apos;s concert.  The quartet, along with a guitar orchestra of 24 guitarists, will perform a Japanese composition by Shingo Fujii, entitled Shikki, written to honor the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21819/20130418/preview-lagq-in-potsdam">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will perform music of Japan, Cuba, Spain and Latin America in a concert Saturday night in SUNY Potsdam&apos;s Hosmer Hall.  The concert is presented by Community Performance Series.  For more than 30 years, the LAGQ have set the standard among guitar ensembles.  Todd Moe spoke with founding member William Kanengiser about Saturday night&apos;s concert.  The quartet, along with a guitar orchestra of 24 guitarists, will perform a Japanese composition by Shingo Fujii, entitled Shikki, written to honor the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21819/20130418/preview-lagq-in-potsdam">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>10:56</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, guitar, potsdam, crane school of music, stlv, suny potsdam, [loc:44.6697805 -74.9813084], topstory, photolead</itunes:keywords>
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<title>SLU Wind Ensemble bands together campus and community</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21806/20130417/slu-wind-ensemble-bands-together-campus-and-community</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 17, 2013) The North Country has a rich history of outstanding community bands.  And the number of local concert bands has increased in just the last few years.  Some are year-round ensembles that rehearse at local colleges or community centers. Others garner heaps of applause in parades and gazebos during the summer months.   Organizers will tell you that community bands give every player a chance to contribute in their own way.  The St. Lawrence Wind Ensemble began more than 25 years to offer students and local musicians a challenging and rewarding musical experience in an encouraging environment.   Today, the group includes just over 30 students, faculty and community musicians.  Members say the St. Lawrence University Wind Ensemble fills a void because every college or university needs its own band and has a pool of eager student, faculty and community members.  But the main reason most everyone gave for joining was to keep their instruments out of mothballs.Todd Moe stopped by a rehearsal of the SLU Wind Ensemble this week as the group prepared for its spring concert, next Monday night in the Peterson-Kermani Performance hall. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21806/20130417/slu-wind-ensemble-bands-together-campus-and-community">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The North Country has a rich history of outstanding community bands.  And the number of local concert bands has increased in just the last few years.  Some are year-round ensembles that rehearse at local colleges or community centers. Others garner heaps of applause in parades and gazebos during the summer months.   Organizers will tell you that community bands give every player a chance to contribute in their own way.  The St. Lawrence Wind Ensemble began more than 25 years to offer students and local musicians a challenging and rewarding musical experience in an encouraging environment.   Today, the group includes just over 30 students, faculty and community musicians.  Members say the St. Lawrence University Wind Ensemble fills a void because every college or university needs its own band and has a pool of eager student, faculty and community members.  But the main reason most everyone gave for joining was to keep their instruments out of mothballs.Todd Moe stopped by a rehearsal of the SLU Wind Ensemble this week as the group prepared for its spring concert, next Monday night in the Peterson-Kermani Performance hall. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21806/20130417/slu-wind-ensemble-bands-together-campus-and-community">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>13:25</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>arts, music, st. lawrence university, photolead, canton, stlv, band, , [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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