VPR Series and Specials
VPR Series and Specials
European Jazz Stage
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Warm up the last week of the year with summertime jazz from European Jazz Stage. Live concerts recorded across Europe, including the largest jazz fest in the world – the North Sea Jazz Festival.VPR Series and Specials
Paul Winter’s 30th Winter Solstice Celebration
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A unique exploration of the solstice tradition in cultures near and far.VPR Series and Specials
National Day Of Listening 2010
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The National Day of Listening is a new national holiday started by StoryCorps in 2008. On the day after Thanksgiving, StoryCorps asks all Americans to take an hour to record an interview with a loved one, using recording equipment that is readily available in most homes, such as computers, iPhones, and tape recorders.
VPR Series and Specials
A Celebration of Storytelling at the VCFA
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The Vermont College of Fine Arts recently held a Celebration of Storytelling in Montpelier, and VPR brings you five of those stories this week. They illustrate that the art of storytelling is not lost in Vermont!VPR Series and Specials
Vermont Reads 2010: “The Day Of the Pelican”
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This week VPR continues its collaboration with the Vermont Humanities Council’s Vermont Reads program during Morning Edition. This year’s featured book is The Day Of The Pelican by Barre author Katherine Paterson.VPR Series and Specials
Report From Afghanistan
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VPR’s Steve Zind is spending three weeks in Afghanistan, covering some of the 1,500 members of the Vermont National Guard who are deployed there. Hear Steve’s reports and read his reporter’s journal.VPR Series and Specials
Humankind: Gratitude And Charity
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On our Labor Day special from Humankind, we profile people in different walks of life who are intentionally cultivating the trait of "gratefulness" as a way to savor and appreciate the bounty of life. Also, a look at some people of wealthy and modest means who feel the need to be charitable.VPR Series and Specials
