Podcasts about strand center

(May 8, 2025) Dozens of prisons were built in Upstate NY during the boom decades ago, but now the prison bust is impacting rural economies; in today's North Country at Work story, we talk to a couple trying to make a difference amid the Adirondacks' housing shortage by investing in long-term rentals; and the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will hold its second artisan market of the year this Saturday.

(Feb 6, 2025) Lake Placid is hosting World Cup ski jumping this weekend and a local raised money for the women's prize money; we head back in time, before there was an Adirondack Park, to explore the life of an early guide and perhaps the Adirondacks' first "forest ranger"; and students in Adirondack Regional Theatre's Youth Winter Camp will premiere their original play, "The Magic Before Us," tonight at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh.

(Oct 10, 2024) A third-party presidential candidate who visited Potsdam last week says her visit wasn't about getting votes; a potter and art teacher shares his love of creativity and clay with North Country at Work; and we preview world-class vibraphonist and Plattsburgh native Tim Collins' performance with his band, Quadro Nuevo, Sunday at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh.

(Apr 5, 2024) Tupper Lake has been preparing for the total solar eclipse for years. It's expected to be a main hub on Monday; communities across the North Country are gearing up for Monday's total solar eclipse. In Plattsburgh, the Strand Center for the Arts and SUNY Plattsburgh's Feinberg Library decided to do that with a collaborative art exhibition; and John Warren checks the trail conditions in the Adirondacks this weekend.

Jerrod Olsen is the Director of Operations at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, NY.

(Feb 2, 2024) An upcoming exhibit at the Strand Center in Plattsburgh showcases the work of seven Black artists, many of them from the North Country. A conversation with one of the youngest artists in the group, Winosha Steele. Also: Plattsburgh's mayor announced this morning he won't seek re-election, setting up an election for the fourth mayor of the city in four terms.

Antonette Knoedl, Director and Choreographer of The Rocky Horror Show, previews the October 25th and 26th (7:30 pm) performances at The Strand Center for the Arts, including a special midnight showing on Saturday the 26th. What better time to come celebrate Antonette’s 10th Anniversary of “Rocky” direction by singing and dancing to this fun cult classic with all of your friends at The Strand? Enjoy!

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Executive Director of The Strand Center for the Arts Bob Garcia joins the show to discuss his storied history with Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden and how he’s applying his expertise of attracting world class talent to the North Country.

The heart and soul of Adirondack Regional Theatre, Tom Lavin joins the show to highlight the almost 20 years of local theatre productions, from Godspell, to this weekend’s performance of Arthur Miller’s timeless classic “The Crucible” which will be running at the Strand Center for the Arts from Friday, February 8th through Sunday, February 10th, and starring North Volume Media’s Neil Battinelli as John Proctor. Enjoy!

Dom Monette from the Life on Saturn crew joins us in the fourth seat as we discuss changes at the Strand Center, more child sex crimes, and the ever encroaching police state. It’s funny news, locally!