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shaun@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH — For a performer, being on hiatus for several months can lead to a lot of pent-up energy. That energy wants to be used to sing, to dance, to make people laugh. Lately, David Duford has been feeling that pain, and he’s ready to come out of retirement. On Saturday, March 30, Duford will take the stage as Blanche at the Haus of
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The Haus of Starr’s take on Alice in Wonderland, called “Back Down the Rabbit Hole,” drew more than 300 people to the now-closed Gilligan’s Getaway last year.
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Pendragon to host New Directions; ROTA has three part show on tap.
Variety of art on display at the NCCCA Two-dimensional art is also represented in paintings of nature, people and the abstract. At the opening, several awards were given out in several categories like ceramics, drawing and sculpture. The Best of Show award went to Beekmantown High School student Courtney Lester for her piece called “The Criminal.” The image was created using paint, ink and colored pencil and there is a mixture of her own poetry and song lyrics from the band “My Chemical Romance.” The words have meaning for Lester, as does the blood type printed on the autotransfusion bag—it’s her own. “It’s open for interpretation,”
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Beekmantown art teacher June Levenson takes a photo of Best in Show artist Courtney Lester and her piece “The Criminal.”
PLATTSBURGH — More than 100 works of art from some of the area’s best young artists are on display at the North Country Cultural Center for the Art. On Friday, March 15, the High and Middle School Exhibition opened at the NCCCA. The show runs through April 13. Thirteen local schools representing students who are 10-18 years old from throughout the region have work on display, with each school submitting up to 10 pieces. There is a wide range of threedimensional art at the show—a dress made from Vogue magazine pages, a ceramic cheese burger, a gigantic pair of shades.
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