Author: Paul Larson

  • Photos explore humanity and motherhood

    Photos explore humanity and motherhood

    Experience the struggles and beauty of womanhood through the eyes of Plattsburgh photographer Kt Falzetta this month.   The photographs of her exhibit “Book of Eve” hang on the walls at the Strand Center for the Arts gallery, located at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh, New York.  The Clinton County nurse speaks about her photographs in this Spotlight…

  • Final Days: Harmonious Pictures

    Final Days: Harmonious Pictures

    Final two days: The Together in Harmony exhibit is open Friday, September 9 and Saturday, September 10 from 1 pm until 5 pm. Musicians in motion appear on the walls of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts gallery, performing in paintings by artist Patricia Bellerose of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.   A life-long music lover, Bellerose is inspired by…

  • Harmonious Pictures

    Harmonious Pictures

    Musicians in motion appear on the walls of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts gallery, performing in paintings by artist Patricia Bellerose of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.   A life-long music lover, Bellerose is inspired by live concerts she has attended at Le Festival de Lanaudiere, the largest classical music festival in Canada.  It happens every year…

  • Olivia will be missed even as her star shines on

    Olivia will be missed even as her star shines on

         Dame Olivia Newton-John will live on in classic recordings and unforgettable films.  As a kid, I was enraptured by her portrayal of a muse in the movie Xanadu.  According to Greek mythology, the muses are nine sister goddesses who inspire arts and creative ventures. I’ve been chasing after muses ever since.  Even caught a few.       I…

  • Health and Wellness Concerts help with healing at a Montreal hospital

    Health and Wellness Concerts help with healing at a Montreal hospital

    Internationally renowned cellist Denis Brott C.M. nearly died from an early case of COVID 19, and now he’s finding a special way to thank the doctors and nurses who saved his life.  He’s organizing a series of Health and Wellness concerts in a state of the art amphitheater at CHUM, the hospital in Montreal where…

  • Arts in Exile: Helping Save a Culture from Disappearing

    Arts in Exile: Helping Save a Culture from Disappearing

    Arts in Exile airs on Mountain Lake PBS Friday, August 5 at 2 pm. Tibetan arts serve a new purpose in modern times.  As exiled Tibetans witness the near disappearance of their culture, the arts rise to remind them what they share in common as people. The Emmy award-winning Mountain Lake PBS original documentary Arts in Exile:…

  • Cinderella enchants audiences this month!

    Cinderella enchants audiences this month!

    Artistry Community Theatre will present Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic Cinderella this month. Performances will be held at the Keeseville Elks #2072.   Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning musical has been warming audiences’ hearts since its debut on television in 1957, starring Julie Andrews. Filling the tiny glass slippers this summer is Nora Mockus, who says she was over…

  • WILD about art in the North Country

    WILD about art in the North Country

    Curators at an art gallery in Au Sable Forks, New York are wild about Adirondack art, and want you to feel comfortable and safe while viewing the latest exhibit. The Wild at Heart exhibit at the Tahawus Cultural Center features works by three artists who live in the Adirondacks.  The works of each woman celebrate her own unique relationship…

  • North Country Man’s Book Closes Chapter on His Amish Life

    North Country Man’s Book Closes Chapter on His Amish Life

    Many Amish families live in St. Lawrence County, in a life without electricity or phones, but not everyone raised in a traditional religious community chooses to stay in it.  One man’s book about fleeing from his parents’ house in the middle of the night has attracted readers from all over the United States, and even…

  • “We’re Back!”  The 27th Montreal Chamber Music Festival

    “We’re Back!”  The 27th Montreal Chamber Music Festival

    World-class musicians will remind audiences in Montreal that sensational sounds can emerge from small groups. The 27th Montreal Chamber Music Festival features performances from June 12 – 19. The sounds of classical, jazz and contemporary music will resonate online this year, as well as in the concert hall. That’s why festival founder Denis Brott calls…