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Author: Paul Larson
Book reveals Hollywood heroine’s origins in Plattsburgh
Secretive star, by the book Biographer John Oller of New York City faced a difficult task when writing a book about Hollywood actress Jean Arthur. The star of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Shane kept her personal information, including the city in which she was born, very private all of her life. Through careful research and conversations with…
Fulton Fryar’s Closet: Racial Inequality in 1950s New York State
This special first aired on June 22, 2018. Guest-hosted by arts producer Paul Larson, this TV special and its webpage tell a relatively unknown story of racial inequality in 1950s Adirondack culture, and how memories of it resurfaced recently when a building at Seagle Music Colony (now Seagle Festival) in Schroon Lake, New York, faced…
Historian reacts to Fulton Fryar’s experience of racial inequality
This story first aired June 22, 2018. Looking Back on Racial Segregation North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association President Jackie Madison understands discrimination. She grew up in North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s, and fully comprehends the segregation Fulton Fryar experienced when he was growing up in the same state. Now a resident of…
Artists ponder the dangerous disappearance of winter
Painters and sculptors are combating climate change, armed with their artistic tools. They’ve covered the walls at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts with winter-themed pieces. Works of art show the sports, events and beauty of winter that people would miss if the cold season vanished. Some works show the current state of winter,…
Guest Conductor Adds Gospel Spark to Candlelight Concert
Crane Candlelight 2022: Let it Shine!Mountain Lake PBS December 19 at 8 pmDecember 20 at 5 pmDecember 23 at 2 pmDecember 24 at 9 pmDecember 25 at 2:30 pm The Crane Candlelight Concert, an annual tradition at the State University of New York at Potsdam, features music composed and arranged by guest conductor Dr. Raymond…
Music promotes peace during the Great War
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 Friday, December 16 at 1 pm Tuesday, December 20 at 3 pm Tales of Mister Scrooge, Charlie Brown, and something miraculous on 34th Street capture our attention this time of year, but another story is aiming to become the next holiday classic, and this one is based on true…
Pavlo’s 2022 introduction in Montreal was years overdue!
Pavlo’s introduction to the stage in Montreal came with a sigh of relief. A show had been scheduled for November of 2020. Tickets had been purchased and seats had been reserved, but the performance got postponed for a year due to concerns over COVID-19. Then, the postponed show got pushed back another year! Finally, on…
Workplace musical ‘9 to 5’ clocks in on a Plattsburgh stage
SUNY Plattsburgh’s first musical at the Strand Center for the Arts begins this week. 9 to 5 The Musical! is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie 9 to 5 with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. This funny, feminist tale of friendship and revenge in the era of the Rolodex and the first Xerox…
A cornucopia of films in Lake Placid!
Filmmakers and movie lovers will head to Lake Placid this month, for a variety of films, seminars and parties at the 21st Lake Placid Film Festival. Enjoy Spotlight producer Paul Larson’s interview with festival director Gary Smith about the upcoming events. Special Screenings Screenings of 22 feature films this year include a beautifully restored post-World War I comedy called Fly…
Honoring Dedication and Achievement in the Adirondacks
Three of your philanthropic neighbors have new awards this month, a thanks for years of dedication and service to residents of the North Country. The Adirondack Park Institute held its annual awards reception earlier this month in Saranac Lake, a tradition that began a decade ago. API board members selected the three honorees. Livingston County businessman E. Philip…