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	Podcast:		NHPR News Features
	Episode:		Foodstuffs: 'Mount Suna-peep' And The World Of New Hampshire-Themed Peeps Dioramas
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2015-04-02 16:47:21
	Description:		There's a spring tradition that's been building over the last few years: Peeps diorama contests. Participants use those marshmallow birds and bunnies to put together all kinds of wacky and creative displays. We have Peeps diorama builders in New Hampshire. The Library Arts Center in Newport is holding its 4th annual Peeps Diorama Contest . The Center's Fran Huot joined All Things Considered to talk about the many joys of Peeps. I first heard about this tradition because of the Washington Post's annual Peeps competition . What made the Library Arts Center want to do a contest as well? We started the contest back in the spring of 2012, after one of our members brought the idea to us after seeing a similar arts organization in another state host a contest the previous year. We had seen the incredible contests hosted by the big urban newspapers such as the Washington Post and the Denver Post around the country. We were really intrigued with the idea and we wanted to bring it to our
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