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Craig Thornton

Arts & Entertainment Editor
Watertown, NY
Craig Thornton
Education
  • MFA, Goddard Colllege
  • BFA, New York University

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    Live Saturday, May 21, with encore performances

    Met Opera in HD

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Live Saturday, May 21 in Potsdam and Watertown with encores.

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    45th Anniversary on the Big Screen

    Smokey and the Bandit 45th Anniversary

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Burt Reynolds and Sally Field

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    At Bonnie Castle, on May 28

    The Strictly Hip

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 4:09 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    At Bonnie Castle Resort May 28 8 PM

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    Facing Nolan at Salmon Run Mall

    Facing Nolan

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    May 24 at 7:00 pm

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    Friday, May 20 - Potsdam 7:30 pm

    The Bernie Williams Collective

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 3:15 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    The Bernie Williams Collective in Concert in Potsdam, May 20

    Career Link

    Tri-County Career Link

    Tri-County Career Link

    Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 11:54 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Tri-County Career Link

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    Thousand Islands Art Center - Clayton through June 9

    Exhibits at the Thousand Islands Arts Center

    Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Reception for both shows is May 25.

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    Trinity Concert Series

    Trinity Concert Series - Marches and Dances for Organ

    Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 10:41 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Trinity Concert Series - May 22 at 3:00 PM-Trinity Church, Watertown

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    Edwards Opera House Summer Concert Series

    Northbound with Jennifer Kessler

    Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:59 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Edwards Opera House, Saturday May 28

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    Laura Reeder-Now More

    Submit to the Everson Museum

    Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 3:01 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    You must live within a 75 mile radius of Syracuse. Deadline for submissions is June 30.

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    The Play That Goes Wrong through May 8 at Syracuse Stage

    The Play That Goes Wrong - Syracuse Stage

    Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 11:52 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Hysterical! Hilarious! Go see it, only plays until May 8

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    Opening night May 9

    Tri-County Art Show is Back

    Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 11:19 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    May 9 thru May 18

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    Javi Gutierrez' (Pedro Pascal, left) and 'Nicolas Cage' (Nicolas Cage, right) zooming through...

    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Review

    Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 8:06 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Nicolas Cage, once again proves, anything goes.

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    Opening is Saturday, April 30

    Hip-Hop Architecture Exhibit at Everson

    Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 11:29 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Everson Museum We Outchea: Hip-Hop Fabrications and Public Space

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    Puccini May 7 Live Met Opera in HD in cinemas

    Met HD Opera Presents: Puccini’s Turandot

    Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 11:18 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Live May 7 matinee with Encore Performances

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    April 29-May14 at Central New York Playhouse

    CNY Playhouse Presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 10:03 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    At Central New York Playhouse - April 29-May 14

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    North Country Arts Council presents Body Art Expo

    Body Art Expo

    Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    Opening Night Reception is Friday, April 8 and runs through May 6

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    Former New York Yankee and Recording Artist Bernie Williams

    Bernie Williams to Speak at SUNY Potsdam Commencement

    Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 11:17 AM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    A Concert the night before Commencement!

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    Good Fellos Gift Card Giveway

    Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
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    By Craig Thornton
    A drawing every week through the end of May

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    Frozen out wins Grand Prize

    Winners of the Snowtown Film Festival Announced

    Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 11:43 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Watertown's Own Film Festival!

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    Paul Thomas Anderson takes us to Los Angeles in the 1970's

    Licorice Pizza - Movie Review

    Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 10:25 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    A best picture nominee that feels like no other film out there.

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    Victoria Huffman from Indian River

    IR Student Wins ONNY Piano Competition

    Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Talented Sixteen year old Wins Contest

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Heart Healthy Eating

    Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST
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    Craig's Movie Reviews

    Death on the Nile now in theaters

    Death on the Nile - Movie Review

    Updated: Feb. 20, 2022 at 11:02 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Kenneth Branagh as Agatha Christie's master detective, Hercule Poirot

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Skin Care

    Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 3:26 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
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    From left, Kameron Dailey '22, Phil Valluzzi '22, Elinor Greenway '21, Aysha Benjamin '22, and...

    SUNY Potsdam Student Production Honored

    Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 11:55 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Local Students Get National Recognition

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    history at noon in Clayton

    History at Noon

    Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 3:56 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Once a month in 2022

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    Dawn Williams Boyd Exhibit at the Everson Museum

    New Exhibit at the Everson

    Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 2:57 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    On View now through April 10

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Micellar Water

    Updated: Feb. 4, 2022 at 10:06 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Great new product. Micellar Water.

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    Being the Ricardos is streaming on Amazon Prime

    Being the Ricardos - Movie Review

    Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 10:28 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Nicole Kidman has already won the Golden Globe for this film - is the Oscar Next?

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    The Award Show Has Been Postponed

    Grammys Have Moved to April 3 and Vegas!

    Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 10:41 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    The Grammy Awards will air on April 3 on CBS

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Blood Donor Month

    Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 10:44 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
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    Ask the Pharmacist - Shingles

    Ask the Pharmacist - Cervical Health

    Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 4:37 PM EST
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    Thousand islands Art Center

    Artists-Call for Submissions

    Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:19 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Enter during the Spring for an exhibit in the Summer

    Academic All Stars

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    Academic All Star: Laura Zehr

    Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 11:55 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    The Academic All Star from Tuesday, January 11

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    An intimate, emotional, rewarding movie musical experience.

    tick, tick...Boom! - Movie Review

    Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:56 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    The agonizing, exhilarating artistic experience, vividly realized- with music

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Smoking Cessation

    Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 11:34 AM EST
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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - New Year Diet

    Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 11:06 AM EST
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    Great tips from your local pharmacy

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    FILE - In this Jan.. 6, 2009, file photo, Golden Globe statuettes are seen during a news...

    Brief, Very Brief, Golden Globes Recap

    Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 3:25 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    You didn't see it, but it happened!

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    Exhibit Opening, January 15

    Orion Art Gallery - Exhibit Opening

    Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 11:06 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Art Gallery Opening January 15

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    The Lost Daughter

    The Lost Daughter - Movie Review

    Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 1:22 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal's Directorial Debut

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Smoking Habits

    Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 11:01 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Ask the Pharmacist - Originally aired at the end of December 2021

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    This all-star cast, illuminates a dark story, brilliantly executed.

    Nightmare Alley - Movie Review

    Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 1:09 PM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    With a cast that has more than 20 Oscar Nominations, and a visionary director, this Neo Noir is terrific.

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    Heart of the North Country

    Heart of the North Country - Special Programming

    Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 11:51 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Airing Tuesday, December 22 and Wednesday December 23 with Encore Performances on Christmas

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    CODA - stream it on Apple TV

    CODA - Movie Review

    Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 10:55 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    CODA - you can't judge a book by its cover, or a film by its poster

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist

    Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 1:22 PM EST
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    Ask the Pharmacist from December 12, 2021

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Tips for Winter Eating

    Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 12:35 PM EST
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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Shingles

    Updated: Dec. 14, 2021 at 10:21 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Originally aired on November 11, 2021

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    House of Gucci now playing at Salmon Run Mall Regal Cinema

    House of Gucci - Movie Review

    Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 11:18 AM EST
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    By Craig Thornton
    Lots of Accents, Lots of Stars and Oscar Pedigree

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    What to do about Eye Strain

    Ask the Pharmacist - Cavity Prevention

    Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 10:44 AM EST
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    SLU graduates overcome many challenges to walk the stage this spring

    Updated: 1 hour ago
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    By Sandy Torres
    It’s a rewarding day for students who continued their studies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Sectional seeding released in Frontier League baseball, softball

    Updated: 2 hours ago
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    By Rob Krone
    The Section 3 baseball and softball seedings were released Sunday, with two Frontier League teams earning number one seeds in their respective divisions.

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    Former Yankee Bernie Williams honored at SUNY Potsdam Saturday

    Updated: 3 hours ago
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    By Rob Krone
    Former New York Yankee Outfielder Bernie Williams, who won 4 World Series titles with the Bronx Bombers, received an honorary doctorate degree from SUNY Potsdam on Saturday.

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    Watertown Wolves under new ownership, what does the future hold?

    Updated: 3 hours ago
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    By Rob Krone
    The FPHL champion Watertown Wolves are under new ownership, ushering in a new era for the team.

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    Food Truck Frenzy brings mobile businesses to Salmon Run Mall’s parking lot

    Updated: 3 hours ago
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    By Sandy Torres
    Food trucks and vendors packed the parking lot at Salmon Run Mall Sunday. It was a good opportunity for people to support local businesses.

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    AAA provides safe boating tips as people begin hitting the water this season

    Updated: 5 hours ago
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    By John Pirsos
    It’s that time of year where people are starting to take their boats out on the water for the first time this season.

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    Alleged Chinese Zodiac Killer to appear in federal court Monday

    Updated: 5 hours ago
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    By John Pirsos
    Jesse Bartlett, the man who’s allegedly calling himself the Chinese Zodiac Killer, is set to appear in federal court.

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    Saturday Sports: Varsity lacrosse playoffs kick off in Watertown

    Updated: 22 hours ago
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    By Rob Krone
    The Section 3 Boys’ Lacrosse playoffs kicked off Saturday with 5 Frontier League teams in action.

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    SUNY Potsdam graduation sees special guests take the stage

    Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 7:05 PM EDT
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    By Zach Grady
    Pomp and Circumstance was playing as SUNY Potsdam inducted another class into the ranks of its alumni, the school remembered one of its own who did not get the chance to flip her tassel.

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    Marching down Washington Street for Armed Forces Day Parade

    Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 5:12 PM EDT
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    By Zach Grady
    Armed Forces Day is a day to celebrate all who serve, past and present. The City of Watertown celebrated with a parade.

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    It’s butterfly season at Zoo New York with the release of 90 butterflies

    Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
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    By John Pirsos
    It’s officially butterfly season at Zoo New York.