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Tag: Spotlight
EXPERIENCE THE ART OF FRANCOIS ESCALMEL UP CLOSE
Enjoy works by François Escalmel up close at his “Bound for Glory” exhibition, from now until January 6, 2019. You’ll find the exhibit at Maison de la culture Frontenac, located at 2550 Ontario St E, Montreal. It is open Tuesday through Thursday from 1pm until 7pm, and Friday and Saturday from 1pm until 5pm. Admission…
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.…
Author Kate Messner’s Time-traveling Dog Makes Waves
Plattsburgh author Kate Messner says she will change a novel based on early reader feedback of her drafts, if she thinks it will improve a book. This certainly happened after a New Orleans man told the children’s book writer that he wanted much more help from her fictional time-traveling dog in the rescue efforts from…
Sizable Sculptures
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty creates large pieces the public may admire, touch and even wander through, and a new cluster of them have grown at the Montreal Botanical Garden. Paul Larson speaks with Dougherty about his choice of material, the help he gets from volunteers and the temporary nature of grand art made entirely out of…
Clara Noyes, Pioneering Nurse
Books begin in interesting ways. When Plattsburgh native Roger Noyes inherited the desk of his great great aunt Clara Noyes, his curiosity about the life of his renowned relative grew. This led him to pen the first biography about the nurse who who headed the American Red Cross Department of Nursing during the first world…
Super Soprano Renée Fleming: Crane School of Music Alumna
Enjoy this archival “Spotlight” segment from 2011, produced by Paul Larson. Opera superstar Renée Fleming talks about her singing career and her interest in music education, something the Rochester native studied at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. You may also wish to view our interview with another Crane School of Music alumn, soprano Lisa Vroman. Don’t miss…
