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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 words

Today's Arts Events

Arts & Culture
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)
May 23, 2013 — An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
May 23, 2013 — The latest documentary from the prolific Alex Gibney digs into the genesis — and the implications — of what creator Julian Assange describes as "an intelligence agency of the people." (Recommended)
May 23, 2013 — Can you imagine your own superhero? That's the question author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka posed to kids on a recent afternoon at a school in Washington, D.C. Krosoczka also described how he overcame a difficult childhood to become the author of the beloved Lunch Lady series.
May 23, 2013Rama Burshtein's ravishing family story is a love poem to life in an insular community — the ultra-Orthodox Hasidim of Tel Aviv, where the director lives. Studiously nonpolitical, it's a low-stakes story with the emotional punch of high drama. (Recommended)

Adirondack Artists' Guild Devotes Wall to September 11 and Aftermath

The Adirondack Artists' Guild in Saranac Lake devotes one of its walls to a special exhibit in response to the attacks on September 11 and the ongoing events since then. Todd Moe talks with organizer Eleanor Sweeney.  Go to full article

Theatre Review: Vermont Stage's Art at FlynnSpace in Burlington

Jog, canoe, or swim, but get there somehow for Vermont Stage's wonderful production of Art at the FlynnSpace. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at the opening night and has this review.  Go to full article

Look Under Guys, Sensitive, New Age

Martha Foley talks with SLU Gender Studies professor Joel Morton and Peter E. Murphy, author of the book Studs, Tools and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By.  Go to full article

Regional Writing Contest for Young and Adult Writers

Ellen Rocco talks with Nathalie Costa, Executive Director for the Adirondack Center for Writing about the first annual regional writing contest, sponsored by NCPR and the...  Go to full article

Theatre Review: 2 Pianos, 4 Hands at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque

1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque has a real hit running this month called 2 Pianos, 4 Hands. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng was at Wednesday's matinee.  Go to full article

People: Lisa Vroman, Broadway Diva

Soprano Lisa Vroman returns to the North Country Saturday, October 13 with a concert, "Broadway Classic", at SUNY Potsdam's Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. Todd Moe chats with...  Go to full article

Book Review: Granite and Cedar

Jill Breit reviews a new book called Granite and Cedar: the People and the Land of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.  Go to full article

Theatre Review: A Room of One's Own at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa

A Room of One's Own is currently playing in the Studio Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Resident theatre critic Connie Meng as at the opening and has...  Go to full article

People: Malone Artist Ruth Jones Ryan

A conversation with Malone artist and entrepreneur Ruth Jones Ryan. At 92, she says it's never too late to do what you love. Her drawings and paintings go on display tomorrow...  Go to full article

Redaers & Writers: Mirth of a Nation: The Best Contemporary Humor, Michael J. Rosen, editor

This is the best and most comprehensive sample of contemporary humorous writing. Guest Michael Rosen has included well-known as well as emerging voices--but all are at the...  Go to full article

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