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Tag: Paul Larson
IN YOUR FACE Art Exhibit | Artists Set on Changing the World!
You don’t always have to travel far to see art that is making a global impact. “Artists as Innovators” celebrates cutting edge creative work by artists who share two traits in common: They have all worked in the state of New York, and, in their early career, they all received an artist fellowship from a…
Mountain Lake PBS Awarded with State-Wide Honor
The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) honored Mountain Lake PBS with an award for “Outstanding Specialty Programming.” The winning show is an episode of the weekly series Mountain Lake Journal, titled Fulton Fryar’s Closet, A Spotlight Special. The program focused on a relatively unknown story of racial inequality in 1950s Adirondack culture, and how…
How are we going to produce a major opera in the Adirondacks?
The rural community of the North Country plays a major role in the third of our “Spotlight” series of stories detailing the formation of “Promised Land: an Adirondack Folk Opera.” Community leaders, historians, grandparents, teachers and high school students have all contributed to the development of an opera that relates the story of an 1840s…
Goat cheese lovers and Rockwell Kent pilgrims head to Asgaard Farm
Some people head to Asgaard Farm in Au Sable Forks, New York to tour a goat cheese operation. Others are on a pilgrimage to the studio of controversial Adirondack artist Rockwell Kent. Produced, written and edited by Paul Larson. Videography by Ben Carstens of WFFF Local 44. This project is supported by a grant awarded…
ARCHIVAL INTERVIEW: FRANÇOIS CLEMMONS | REFLECTING ON MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD
As we celebrate the treasured legacy of Mister Rogers on Mountain Lake PBS this month, with the PBS premiere of Morgan Neville’s acclaimed documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” and a brand new interview with singer François Clemmons, we’re taking a closer look at this gem from the Mountain Lake PBS archives. Clemmons opera and…
Paul Larson Talks Mr. Rogers on The Z!
Producer Paul Larson joined radio host Amanda Dagley of Z106.3 in Plattsburgh for a chat about the upcoming airing of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” on Mountain Lake PBS. The Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood documentary airs Saturday night at 8 on Mountain Lake PBS and on HBO. They also discussed Larson’s interview with Dr. François Clemmons, whom many know…
TWO ART GALLERIES ARE SHINING OUR “SPOTLIGHT”
At Mountain Lake PBS, we are more than television. This month we are also art exhibits in two separate galleries. You still have time to view the “Bound for Glory” exhibition, featuring works by Montreal artist François Escalmel. There you’ll find the “Spotlight” segment Paul Larson produced about painter and filmmaker projected on a gallery wall, entertaining…
Lisa Vroman, sings the praises of the Crane School of Music
Soprano Lisa Vroman returned to the Crane School of Music (SUNY Potsdam) three times in 2018. For her final appearance of the year, she sang as the guest soloist at the December Candlelight Concert. A 1979 graduate of Crane, Vroman’s career includes singing show tunes and classics, on the stages of Broadway and in venues…
Ben Stiller: Funny director gets serious about Prison Series
Paul Larson shines the Spotlight on the director of Escape at Dannemora. He says he couldn’t have made this epic program without the help of his new friends in the Adirondacks. He thanked the North County with a special advanced screening from the Showtime series, and shares his thoughts on exchanging comedy for drama, in this one-on-one interview.…
A Conversation with Ben Stiller!
Hear director Ben Stiller’s thoughts on the challenges of turning an Adirondack prison escape into a limited TV series. Paul Larson shines the Spotlight on the director, who says he couldn’t have made this epic program without the help of people in the North Country. Enjoy Spotlight on Mountain Lake Journal, this Friday at 8 pm and Saturday at 7 pm.…