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If you're an artist or you'd like to get a little art in your life, there's a place for you in the Upper Valley: the AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon. Today we meet the center's director, Bente Torjusen, and talk about the center's programs and mission. She also talks about her expertise in the art of Edvard Munch, whose best known work is "The Scream." Find out more about the gallery at www.avagallery.org.

Also, we hear from Peter Egelston, founder and owner of Smuttynose Brewing and the Portsmouth Brewery, whose Robust Porter won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival.

You've probably heard of Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder- two veteran performers with a healthy respect for musical traditions of all sorts. They've charted their own paths in the world of music: outside the usual bounds of genre, and without regard to the demands of the recording industry. In the process they each created a rich, diverse body of work. UNH at Manchester English professor Fred Metting has written a book about the two performers called "The Unbroken Circle". It is published by Scarecrow Press. www.scarecrowpress.com

Joe Monninger and his partner were looking for a place to live. They came accross a barn in Warren and it was love at first sight. The barn had been fixed up as a summer place, but not as year-round residence. Joe and Wendy bought it and then began the race to make it livable before the onset of winter. Joe's written a book, called "A Barn in New England," about the ups and downs, the surprises of all kinds, of settling into a very different kind of home.

The Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum is located in Warner. It's dedicated to increasing awareness of American Indian traditions, philosophy and art. Founded in 1991 by Bud and Nancy Thompson, it contains the collection of Indian arts, crafts, and artifacts they have collected throughout their life. John Walters paid a visit to the museum, and got a guided tour. More information about the Museum can be found at its website: [http://www.indianmuseum.org] This show was first aired on 07/19/2001.

Gregory Meeh is a master of special effects, and partner in the special effects company Jauchem and Meeh. He is also a New Hampshire native who divides his time between New York City, and an old Shaker farm in Canterbury. Greg is credited in such stage productions as "Phantom of The Opera," "Jekyll and Hyde," "Tommy," "Ragtime," and "Miss Saigon." He has worked on television shows like "Sex in the City" and "Law and Order." Join John Walters on the Front Porch while Gregory shares his experiences, as well as some tricks of the trade.