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Artwork of the Day
"Trillium Flow," digital image. Artist: Du'Shawn Williams Barbour, Potsdam, NY
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
MISS CALEDONIA playing in the NAC Studio
(May 21 to May 24, 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. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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Performance: Hamlet Cha Cha Cha
(May 23 to May 25, 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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ART EXHIBITION OPENING: LARAC Members Show
(May 24, 2013, 10:00 am) Featuring the eclectic artwork of LARAC members, (anyone can join).
Through June 28th. Gallery hours are 10am-3pm today. Opening Reception tonight from 5-7 pm. LARAC - Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, 7 Lapham Place,Glens Falls,NY More info
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GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK IN CONCERT
(May 24, 2013, 07:30 pm) GENERAL ADMISSION: $10. Other times and venues:
May 26th, 2 PM, at View, Old Forge
May 26th, 7:30 PM, at Indian Lake Theater Long Lake Town Hall, 1204 Main Street,Long Lake,NY More info
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Musical SUDS season opener at the 1000 Islands Playhouse
(May 24, 2013, 08:00 pm) This rock and roll fairy tale is filled with characters and songs from the 60s like "These Boots Are Made For Walking," "Walk On By" and Secret Agent Man. Preview. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON
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Art Exhibit - "The Wild, Wild West"
(May 24, 2013, 10:00 am - 05:00 pm) Final weekend for "The Wild, Wild West", an exhibit of paintings by Sandra Hildreth that chronicle her hiking trips in Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon National Parks. Open Saturday 10 - 5; Sunday 11 - 3. Closed Monday. Tuesday 10 - 5. Adirondack Artists' Guild Art Gallery, 52 Main Street,Saranac Lake,NY More info
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THEATER: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
(May 24, 2013, 04:00 pm - 05:15 pm) Discover all the grandeur, mystery, and excitement of "The Arabian Nights" favorite in this delightful dramatization of the saga about the boy who found a Magic Lamp, and was befriended by a powerful Genie. Pendragon Theatre, 15 Brandy Brook Avenue,Saranac Lake,NY More info
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Dance Performance: Lemi Ponifasio/MAU
(May 24 to May 25, 07:30 pm) Birds With Skymirrors was born following Lemi Ponifasio's visit to a remote Pacific island where he caught sight of frigate birds carrying videotapes in their beaks, glinting like mirrors. It is a meditation on our relationship with planet Earth. National Arts Centre (NAC), 53 Elgin Street,Ottawa,ON More info
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Live Music by 'Church & State' at the Parkview
(May 24, 2013, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm) Christopher Brown and Tom Baker bring hot and cool acoustic jazz from Fats Waller to Django Reinhardt to the Parkview. Blackbird Cafe, 107 Main Street,Canton,NY
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Suds: The Rocking 60s Musical Soap Opera
(May 24, 2013, All Day) A rock n' roll fairy tale filled to the brim with great music and characters from the 60s. You'll be boppin' to dozens of chart topping songs in this celebration of pure, frothy fun! Show runs May 24 to June 22. 1000 Islands Playhouse (Springer Theatre/Firehall Theatre), 185 South Street,Gananoque,ON More info
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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, 2013 — Rama 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)
SUNY Plattsburgh Receives Kent-Gorton Bequest
Apr 16, 2001 — Plattsburgh State University says it has received a gift of artwork and money valued at more than $700,000. The gift was left to the school by Sally Kent-Gorton, who died last spring. Kent-Gorton was the widow of famed Adirondack painter Rockwell Kent. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Three Books by Barry Lopez
Apr 05, 2001 — In this edition of our call-in on contemporary literature, we talk with author Barry Lopez about three of his books: About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory, Winter Count and Lessons from the Wolverine. Host Ellen Rocco is joined by guest hosts Nathalie Costa of the Adirondack Center for Writing and Betsy Folwell, editor of Adirondack Life magazine. Go to full article
Song: All My Lovin' performed by the Pointercounts
Mar 30, 2001 — The SUNY Potsdam a capella group, the Pointercounts, performing All my Lovin' live during the NCPR regional news hour, March 30, 2001. Go to full article
In the Studio: SUNY Potsdam's Pointercounts
Mar 30, 2001 — 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... Go to full article
Love Makes a Family
Mar 21, 2001 — A critically acclaimed photo exhibit of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their children goes on display this afternoon at the Unitarian-Universalist Church... Go to full article
American Identities: Lure of the Road
Mar 14, 2001 — Mark Edmonds, author of Longrider, and Dee Gagnon, author of Dee Tours discuss their extensive experiences "on the road" and literature of the road. Both... Go to full article
Norman Hallendy: St. Lawrence Festival of the Arts Guest on Inuit Megaliths
Mar 07, 2001 — Martha Foley spoke with Norman Hallendy, author of Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the North. Go to full article
Publishing Books in the Adirondacks: Sisters from the Bronx Open Publishing House in Tupper Lake
Mar 06, 2001 — Two sisters from the Bronx have opened a publishing company in the Adirondacks. Highbridge Press moved to Tupper Lake last year. The fledgling company has already published... Go to full article
Inuit Drumming and Throat Singing
Mar 02, 2001 — Martha Foley reports on the Aqsarnit drum dancers and throat singers who visited Canton for St. Lawrence University's Festival of the Arts, focusing on Inuit culture. Go to full article
Readers & Writers: Bone Dance by Wendy Rose
Mar 01, 2001 — On this edition of our call-in on contemporary literature, our guest is poet Wendy Rose, talking about her volume of collected and new poems Bone Dance. Host Jackie... Go to full article
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