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Tag: Paul Larson
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…
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…
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…
Remembering Russell Banks
We remember award winning author Russell Banks, who in so many ways helped promote the arts and literature in the Adirondacks. Russell was also one of the original founders of the Lake Placid Film Forum. He died this past weekend at the age of 82. Our Paul Larson interviewed Russell in 2018 and again in…
Awaken the Author in You!
The Adirondack Center for Writing aims to ease your stress during the pandemic. Writing about the pandemic will not only help you process the situation, but it may also benefit generations to come. Executive Director Nathalie Thill of the Adirondack Center for Writing discusses reading and writing initiatives with Spotlight producer Paul Larson. Initiatives include writing…
A Sad Summer Without Song at Seagle Music Colony
Seagle Alumni Face a Season of Support During a Summer Without Music Every summer, the music soars at Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake, New York… but not this year. Spotlight producer Paul Larson speaks with Seagle Artistic Director Darren Woods, who explains how the program is supporting its young talent, during a time when the…
Plattsburgh artist comes face to face with COVID-19
Artist in New Orleans honors lives lost with portrait series Artist Brendon Palmer-Angell, a native of Plattsburgh, New York, currently lives in a city that is suffering many losses to COVID-19. His new series of work celebrates the people behind the statistics. Spotlight producer Paul Larson and videographer Will Houle covered the creation of Palmer-Angell’s mural…
Angela Brown previews the upcoming virtual concert
The eclectic sounds of clarinetist David Krakauer and South African pianist Kathleen Tagg will resound through a virtual concert on June 7th. The event is organized by Hill and Hollow Music, and the video viewers will see results from a partnership between Hill and Hollow Music and Mountain Lake PBS. You’ll find links to the video,…
Hallelujah! Quelling quarantine woes with an upstate Super Choir
Music to Uplift Your Mood! Hudson Falls High School Choir Director Diane Havern and Queensbury High School Choir Director Matt Gaulin shared a dream of one day combining their choirs for a project. Once the coronavirus quarantining began, the healing power of music and a spark of innovation made the dream a reality. While choir…
