Arts and Culture

New Hampshire

Monadnock Chorus
By Deborah Schachter

The Monadnock Chorus is a singing choir who perform beautiful music for local communities.

Children's Stage Adventures
By Deborah Schachter

Children’s Stage Adventures introduces live theatre production to schools and communities around New Hampshire.

Sharon Arts Center
By Deborah Schachter

The Sharon Arts Center hosts local artists’ exhibitions, offers classes and operates a retail shop in Peterborough. 

National

'Pursuit Of Darkness': Beltway Bloodsuckers
By Margot Adler

A journalist discovers that vampires have controlled American politics for more than 200 years. This absorbing thriller by Jeff Gillenkirk presents a picture of Washington that feels frighteningly familiar.

Media Outlets Adapt To Growing Hispanic Audience
By Greg Allen

The growing U.S. Hispanic community has created another boom — in Hispanic media. In recent months, several major media players have announced plans to compete for that audience with a new TV network and several new cable channels — and they're not all in Spanish.

Muses And Metaphor 2012
By NPR Staff

Poetry meets social media in Tell Me More's annual celebration of National Poetry Month. Throughout April we'll feature poems exchanged via Twitter by NPR fans — always in 140 characters or fewer.

From 'App' To 'Tea': English Examined In '100 Words'

Linguist David Crystal believes every word has a story to tell, even the ones as commonplace as "and." In The Story of English in 100 Words, he compiles a collection of words — classic words like "tea" and new words like "app" — that explain how the the English language has evolved...

Fashion's New 'It' Girl ... And Boy: Andrej Pejic
By Beenish Ahmed

Andrej Pejic — a male model — walks the runway in both menswear and women's wear for top designers. Jean Paul Gaultier kick-started the Bosnian-born model's career by sending him down the runway in a sheer bridal gown last year.

April 2nd: What's On Today's Show
By NPR Staff

In our first hour of Talk of the Nation, how to best deal with the continued violence in Syria, author Donna Britt on coming to terms with her brother's death in a police shooting. In the second hour, The Story of English in 100 Words, and dealing with police when you're...

Aziz Ansari's Latest Is 'Dangerously Delicious'

The comedian, who plays Tom Haverford on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, just released a new comedy special directly on his website. He's also embarking on a multicity tour, where he'll be riffing on the things that terrify him — marriage, for instance, and babies.

Writers on a NE Stage

Writers on a New England Stage brings award-winning, nationally-recognized authors to the Music Hall stage in Portsmouth to talk about their works with NHPR's Virginia Prescott. Learn more>>

Exclusive First Listen

The NHPR Arts and Culture Desk offers previews of upcoming albums in their entirety from NPR Music. Listen now>>

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