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Author: Paul Larson
Two artists share an Alaskan adventure, a century apart
A Dreamer’s Search airs on Mountain Lake PBSFriday, June 30 at 2 pmSaturday, July 1 at 6:30 pmSunday, July 2 at 10:30 am Monday, July 3 at 5 pm Art and nature lovers may behold the majesty of Alaska, through the eyes of two artists living a century apart. One artist is Rockwell Kent, the 20th century…
Enjoy “Student Festival Films” | Spotlight Beyond the Peaks 2023
You’re invited to journey other worlds of imagination, inquisitiveness, and ingenuity, thanks to young filmmakers in the Mountain Lake PBS region. When you view this special program, you’ll see a variety of short subjects created for the Beyond the Peaks Student Film Festival, as young artists explore the art of making movies. In this special…
A fervor for film in the digital age
Old-fashioned reel-to-reel movies? Andy MacDougall owns plenty. The former Press-Republican film critic is marking 50 years of hosting public film exhibition dating back to the day he first threaded up a 16mm projector before a gathering of any size, at age 11 during a classroom presentation while a student at (long-defunct) St. John’s grade school in…
This Week on Mountain Lake Journal – June 16, 2023
This week on Mountain Lake Journal you’re invited to journey to other worlds of imagination, thanks to young filmmakers in the Mountain Lake PBS region. You’ll be seeing a variety of short subjects created for the “Beyond the Peaks” student film festival, as young artists explore the art of making movies. Paul Larson hosts this…
Montreal Chamber Music Festival: Imagination, Dedication & Commemoration
Beautiful melodies will resound through some of the most elegant concert halls in Montreal this June. Talented artists from different parts of the world will meet on these grand stages to communicate with the universal language of music. The 28th Montreal Chamber Music Festival will connect young musicians with established performers and commemorate the careers…
Experience Music from Meadowmount!
New episodes Mondays at 9 PM Encore presentations Fridays at 1 PMSundays at 5 PM The weekly program features highlights from the summer concerts performed by the gifted young musicians studying at Meadowmount School of Music in Westport, New York. Each year about 200 string musicians get selected to study, perform and perfect their craft…
New arts hub may help brush up Malone
Malone has a new art center, filling a gap in the Franklin County town that’s had no large space dedicated to both the visual and performing arts for 33 years. It’s a building with an art gallery, and a vast area destined for music performances and other shows. The renovations of the turn-of the-20th century…
Symposium explores Rockwell Kent’s Alaskan adventure
Art and nature lovers have a very special opportunity to behold the majesty of Alaska this spring, through the eyes of 20th century artist Rockwell Kent. The painter, who spent much of his life at Asgaard, his farm in Au Sable Forks, New York, moved to a small island in Alaska in 1918. The artwork…
Documentary Wins New Fans for Paper Artist Claude Lafortune
The Paper Man Watch Friday, March 24 at 1 Streaming now on Passport A documentary about a Quebec paper artist and TV host aims to charm you with its beauty and artistic spirit, and it may succeed whether you grew up watching his programs or not. The Paper Man is a Canadian documentary film celebrating the…
Jean Arthur: Hollywood artistry meets Women’s History Month
This special originally aired on November 29, 2019 A mural in Plattsburgh, New York celebrates a connection the city has to classical Hollywood. Artist Brendon Palmer-Angell painted the forty-foot high mural on the back wall of the old bank building at the corner of Brinkerhoff and Marion Streets in downtown Plattsburgh. Hear the painter’s thoughts…
