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John Rassias is a professor at Dartmouth, and a renowned teacher of language teachers. The Rassias Method is aimed at engaging the students and getting them to talk as much as possible. John Rassias will talk about his method, and what's wrong with traditional foreign language courses and he teaches John a little Greek. Find out more about John Rassias by visiting www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/rassias

He's renowned for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight" and for winning battles against the superior British Navy during the American Revolution. There's a new play about the life of John Paul Jones and we talk with author James Patrick Kelly and director Blair Hundertmark.

Eric Stumpf lives in South Newbury, NH. For about ten years, he's been collecting historic television sets-mostly from the late 40s and early 50s. He concentrates on models that represent advances in the medium's development- the first TVs, the first color sets, early projection TVs and sets that he simply finds attractive. He's turned most of his house and all of his garage into a private TV museum. He doesn't have regular visiting hours, but he does give tours to anyone who is interested; you can reach him at 603-938-5752. (This originally aired 6/1/01.)

Jim Haller was the creative genius behind the Blue Strawberry, the legendary Portsmouth restaurant. He's written several cookbooks and has just published a book, "Vie de France," about a month living in a French village. He talks about discovering discovering the food of France and re-discovering his own love of preparing a good meal. Upcoming appearances: June 6, Gulliver's Travels in Portsmouth; June 11, Water Street Bookstore in Exeter; June 12, Barnes and Noble, Newington; June 15, Barnes and Noble in Manchester; June 22, Stroudwater Books in Dover

The Mountain View Grand Hotel had been vacant for more than a decade when Kevin Craffey bought it. Then, the Boston area developer embarked on a four year struggle to finanace the renovation of the Mountain View. His efforts come to fruition this week, as the hotel reopens. We'll talk to Kevin and take a tour. www.mountainviewhouse.com