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Actress Susannah Mars

She stormed the Newmark Theater as Mama Rose in the 2001 Portland Center Stage production of "Gypsy." Art Beat catches up with Susannah Mars in rehearsal for "Bat Boy: The Musical," and in a cabaret performance.

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Painter Nellie Madison

Nellie Madison calls herself a "colorist" rather than a painter because she focuses on splashes of color rather than lines and shapes. She and her husband farmed their land outside of Echo for decades until he was diagnosed with Alzheimers at an early age. She turned to art to help her cope.

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Hardanger Fiddle

It's the national instrument of Norway, but only a few people in America have mastered the Hardanger Fiddle. We visit Eugene to meet one man who makes Hardangers and another who plays them, helping to keep Norway's traditional music and dance alive in Oregon.

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