 A program guide for members of Prairie Public Broadcasting August 2015
BigBlueLive Some of the world’s most charismatic marine creatures convene in a once-a-year confluence of fins, fur, and fangs in Monterey Bay, California. Scientists and animal behaviorists will be there with a LIVE television broadcast to document the extraordinary rejuvenation of this once endangered, and now thriving, ecosystem. Tune in August 31, September 1, and September 2 at 7 pm CT.
August Prime Time Television Programs Visit www.prairiepublic.org for the most up-to-date schedules, including Prairie Public’s multicast schedules. Programming may change with little or no notice. Programs are listed in Central Time. Prairie Public local television productions are highlighted in blue.
1 Saturday 7:00 Vicar of Dibley › 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances › 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Kacey Musgraves/ Dale Watson ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Ginger Baker fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
2 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Songs of Perry Como fi 8:00 Last Tango in Halifax (part 6 of 6) ™ 9:00 Poldark on Masterpiece (part 7 of 7) ⁄ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
3 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Toronto fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Vintage Baltimore fi 9:00 The Little Country Theatre: 100 Years at North Dakota State University fi 9:30 Uganda: Sustainable Tourism fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Concordia College English Professor and Author Amy Watkin fi 8:00 Motown 25 (My Music Presents) fi 10:00 The Texas Tenors—You Should Dream fi 11:30 Charlie Rose
8 Saturday 9:00 am America’s Home Cooking: One Skillet fi Noon Market to Market 12:30 Almanac 1:30 Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance with Peggy Cappy fi 2:30 The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet fi 4:00 Aging Backwards with Miranda Esmonde-White fi 5:00 Rick Steves’ Europe: Remote, Sacred, Wild fi 5:30 The Bee Gees: One Night Only fi 7:00 Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park fi 8:30 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo: The 35th Anniversary Tour fi 10:00 Ed Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classics— The ’60s (My Music) fi
9 Sunday
7:00 The Kennedy Half-Century ⁄ 8:00 JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness ⁄ 9:00 Frontline 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
12:30 pm Suze Orman’s Financial Solutions for You fi 2:30 Dr. Wayne Dyer: I Can See Clearly Now fi 5:30 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time fi 7:00 Lawrence Welk’s TV Treasures fi 9:00 Downton Abbey Rediscovered ⁄ 10:30 Under the Streetlamp: Let the Good Times Roll fi
5 Wednesday
10 Monday
7:00 Life on the Reef (part 3 of 3) ⁄ 8:00 Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (part 1 of 2) ⁄ 9:00 Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History (part 2 of 2) ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 Celtic Thunder Mythology fi 9:00 Celtic Woman Fan Favorites fi 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
4 Tuesday
6 Thursday 7:00 Ask This Old House fi 7:30 Ask This Old House fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Father Brown ›
11 Tuesday 7:00 Hay Day: Musical Barns of North Dakota fi 8:00 Country Pop Legends (My Music) fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
12 Wednesday
7:00 The Tenors: Under One Sky fi 8:30 Il Volo: Live from Pompeii fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
13 Thursday 7:00 Doc Martin: Revealed ⁄ 8:30 Father Brown: Saving Souls, Solving Crimes ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
14 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs (My Music) fi 9:00 Rock, Pop, and Doo Wop (My Music) fi 11:00 Charlie Rose
15 Saturday 9:00 am Sweet Revenge—Turning the Tables on Processed Food fi 10:30 Wheat Belly Total Health with William Davis, MD fi Noon Market to Market 12:30 Almanac 1:30 BrainChange with David Perlmutter, MD fi 3:00 Healing ADD with Dr. Daniel Amen, MD and Tana Amen, RN fi 5:00 50 Years with Peter, Paul and Mary fi 7:00 Glen Campbell: Good Times Again fi 8:30 John Denver: Country Boy fi 10:00 John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) fi
16 Sunday 1:00 pm Disease Proof with Dr. David Katz fi 2:00 Dr. Christiane Northrup—Glorious Women Never Age fi 3:30 Rick Steves’ Dynamic Europe: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin fi 5:30 The Tenors: Under One Sky fi 7:00 Starlight Ballroom (My Music) fi 9:00 Downton Abbey Rediscovered ⁄ 10:30 Victor Borge’s Timeless Comedy! fi
17 Monday 7:00 Angels Sing, Libera In America fi 8:30 Ken Burns: The Civil War fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
18 Tuesday 7:00 Navy SEALs—Their Untold Story Œ 9:00 Frontline 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report
11:00 Charlie Rose
19 Wednesday 7:00 The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements Out of Thin Air (1754-1806) (part 1 of 3) fi 8:00 The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements Unruly Elements (1859-1902) (part 2 of 3) fi 9:00 The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements Into the Atom (1910-1960) (part 3 of 3) fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
20 Thursday 7:00 Ask This Old House fi 7:30 Ask This Old House fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Father Brown › 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
21 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Author of “Samson’s Gift” Ellen Diederich; Rollag MN Steamthresher’s Reunion fi 8:00 Charlie Rose—The Week 8:30 National Gallery ⁄ 11:30 Charlie Rose
22 Saturday 7:00 Vicar of Dibley › 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances › 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Christina Perri fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
23 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Tribute to Fred Astaire fi 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock, Series II A Scandal in Belgravia (part 1 of 3) ™ 9:30 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock, Series II The Hounds of Baskerville (part 2 of 3) ™ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
24 Monday 7:00 Antiques Roadshow Cincinnati, Hour 3 fi 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Myrtle Beach, Hour 1 fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Lake Country Mountaineers Black Powder Club;
On television, on radio, online, and in your community
Get some tips from the pro! Artist and educator Buck Paulson will be in Prairie Public’s downtown Fargo studio on Friday, September 25, 6:30 to 8 pm, to greet you and demonstrate some of his painting techniques. Stop by for some refreshments and painting inspiration. This event is free, and no registration is required.
We’ll be there Thrill to the soulful voices of The Tenors at an MTS Centre concert on September 18—pledge your support to Prairie Public at the $240 level to receive tickets as our ‘thank-you’ gift! Tune in Sunday, August 16, at 5:30 pm for The Tenors: Under One Sky to find out how to reserve your tickets, or call us at 800-359-6900.
Travel to Europe with us Join Prairie Public for a marvelous “Tulip Time on the Romantic Rhine” river cruise April 6-16, 2016. Our adventure begins in Switzerland and includes ports in Cologne, Rudesheim, Mannheim, Strasbourg, and Basel; an opportunity to tour Heidelberg; and a visit to Keukenhof Gardens at the height of tulip season! Contact our travel partner, Satrom Travel & Tour, at 1-800-833-8787 or satromtravel. com. Sign up soon and take advantage of a $150 per person early bird discount!
Gooseberry Falls State Park; Elisa Korenne; The Orphan Train fi 9:30 Music Voyager Tokyo: A Feast for the Senses ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
8:00 Charlie Rose—The Week 8:30 New Tanglewood Tales: Backstage with Rising Artists fi 9:00 Great Performances Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015 fi 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
25 Tuesday
29 Saturday
7:00 A Few Good Pie Places fi 8:00 A Few Great Bakeries fi 9:00 Frontline 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
7:00 To the Manor Born › 7:30 Waiting for God › 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances › 8:30 As Time Goes By › 9:00 Austin City Limits The Avett Brothers/ Nickel Creek ⁄ 10:00 Front and Center Alt-J fi 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
26 Wednesday 7:00 PBS Previews—Best of the Fall ⁄ 7:30 Art Basel: A Portrait fi 8:00 Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure fi 9:00 Typeface fi 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
27 Thursday 7:00 Ask This Old House fi 7:30 Ask This Old House fi 8:00 Doc Martin › 9:00 Father Brown › 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
28 Friday 7:00 Washington Week with Gwen Ifill 7:30 Prairie Pulse Author of “Goodbye Mike, Hello Judge,” Judge Myron Bright fi
30 Sunday 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Hawaii fi 8:00 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock, Series II The Reichenbach Fall (part 3 of 3) ⁄ 9:30 Invisible Women: Forgotten Artists of Florence fi 10:00 Vicious (part 1 of 6) ™ 10:30 Vicious (part 2 of 6) ™ 11:00 EastEnders › 11:30 EastEnders ›
31 Monday 7:00 Big Blue Live (part 1 of 3) ⁄ 8:00 Antiques Roadshow Myrtle Beach, Hour 2 fi 9:00 Prairie Mosaic Graffiti Artists Paul Ide and Micha; North Dakota’s 2015 State Poetry Out Loud Winner J’Kobe Wallace; Thomas Douglas, the 5th Earl of Selkirk;
Reina Del Cid ⁄ 9:30 Music Voyager Tohoku: Japan Rising ⁄ 10:00 As Time Goes By › 10:30 Nightly Business Report 11:00 Charlie Rose
Overnight Schedule Programs are listed in Central Time. ’60s & ’70s Slow Songs (My Music) 8/16, 3 am American Woodshop Sundays, 6:30 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Angels Sing, Libera in America 8/19, 1 am Antiques Roadshow Wednesdays, 1 am, 2 am, except 8/12, 8/19 Art Basel: A Portrait 8/28, 1:30 am Asia Insight Wednesdays, 12:30 am; Sundays, 1:30 am Ask This Old House Mondays, 4 am, 4:30 am, except 8/17; Saturdays, 1 am, 1:30 am, except 8/15 Austin City Limits Sundays, 4 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Celtic Thunder Mythology 8/12, 1 am Celtic Woman Fan Favorites 8/12, 3 am Charlie Rose—The Week Mondays, 1 am, except 8/17 Country Pop Legends (My Music) 8/13, 2 am Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure 8/28, 2 am Disease Proof with Dr. David Katz 8/9, 6 am Doc Martin Mondays and Saturdays, 2 am, except 8/15, 8/17 Doc Martin: Revealed 8/15, 1 am Downton Abbey Rediscovered 8/11, 8/18, 3 am Father Brown Mondays and Saturdays, 3 am, except 8/15, 8/17 Father Brown: Saving Souls, Solving Crimes 8/15, 2:30 am A Few Good Pie Places 8/27, 1 am A Few Great Bakeries 8/27, 2 am Focus on Europe Sundays, 1 am Frontline Thursdays, 3 am, except 8/13 Glen Campbell: Good Times Again 8/17, Midnight Globe Trekker Sundays, 3 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Hay Day: Musical Barns of North Dakota 8/13, 1 am Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History 8/7, 2 am, 3 am Il Volo: Live from Pompeii 8/14, 2:30 am Innerviews with Ernie Manouse Thursdays, 12:30 am JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness 8/6, 2 am John Denver: Country Boy 8/17, 1:30 am John Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) 8/17, 3 am
Ken Burns: The Civil War 8/19, 2:30 am The Kennedy Half-Century 8/6, 1 am Lawrence Welk Show Tuesdays, 1 am, except 8/11, 8/18 Lawrence Welk’s TV Treasures 8/11, 1 am Life on the Reef 8/7, 1 am The Little Country Theatre: 100 Years at North Dakota State University 8/5, 3 am Living Smart Sundays, 5 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock, Series II 8/25, 2 am, 3:30 am McLaughlin Group Sundays, 2:30 am Moneywise with Kelvin Boston Mondays, 1:30 am, except 8/17 Music Voyager 8/26, 3:30 am The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements 8/21, 1 am, 2 am, 3 am Navy SEALs—Their Untold Story 8/20, 1 am Nightly Business Report Tuesday through Saturday, 5 am Overheard with Evan Smith Saturdays, 12:30 am; Sundays, 2 am P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Sundays, 5:30 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Painting with Paulson Sundays, 6 am, except 8/9, 8/16 Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo: The 35th Anniversary Tour 8/9, 4:30 am PBS NewsHour Tuesday through Saturday, 4 am, except 8/11, 8/12, 8/18, 8/25 PBS Previews—Best of the Fall 8/28, 1 am Poldark on Masterpiece 8/4, 2 am Prairie Mosaic 8/26, 3 am Prairie Pulse Mondays, 12:30 am, except 8/17 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Tuesdays, 12:30 am Rick Steves’ Europe: Remote, Sacred, Wild 8/11, 4:30 am Rock, Pop, and Doo Wop (My Music) 8/16, 4:30 am Scully/The World Show Fridays, 12:30 am Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park 8/9, 3 am Starlight Ballroom (My Music) 8/18, 1 am Tavis Smiley Tuesday through Saturday, Midnight, except 8/8, 8/22; Tuesday through Saturday, 5:30 am The Tenors: Under One Sky 8/14, 1 am To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe Sundays, Midnight Typeface 8/28, 3 am Uganda: Sustainable Tourism 8/5, 3:30 am Washington Week with Gwen Ifill Mondays, Midnight, except 8/17 Well Read Sundays, 12:30 am Victor Borge’s Timeless Comedy 8/12, 8/18, 4:30 am; 8/16, 6:30 am
August Daytime Television Programs Saturdays 6:00 am Charlie Rose 7:00 Well Read fi 7:30 McLaughlin Group 8:00 Consuelo Mack Wealthtrack 8:30 Innerviews with Ernie Manouse 9:00 America’s Test Kitchen from Cook’s Illustrated fi Cook’s Country begins 8/29 9:30 New Scandinavian Cooking fi 10:00 Steven Raichlen’s Project Smoke fi 10:30 Kevin Dundon’s Back to Basics fi The Jazzy Vegetarian begins 8/29 11:00 Ciao Italia fi 11:30 Mexico—One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless fi Noon Market to Market 12:30 Almanac 1:30 Knit & Crochet Now! fi 2:00 Sewing with Nancy fi 2:30 Quilting Arts fi 3:00 American Woodshop fi 3:30 Painting with Paulson fi 4:00 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home fi 4:30 Ask This Old House fi 5:00 Prairie Pulse fi 5:30 Scully/The World Show fi 6:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 Charlie Rose—The Week Sundays 7:00 am Sesame Street æ 8:00 Bob the Builder æ 8:30 Space Racers fi 9:00 1001 Nights fi 9:30 Thomas & Friends æ 10:00 Martha Speaks æ 10:30 SciGirls fi 11:00 Curiosity Quest fi 11:30 Mixed Nutz æ Noon Odd Squad æ except 8/2 Noon Great Performances at the Met “La Donna del Lago” ⁄ (8/2) (3 hrs) 12:30 Red River Showcase fi (8/16, 8/23, 8/30) 1:00 POV “Tea Time” ⁄ (8/23)(1 hr) 1:00 POV “Neuland” ⁄ (8/30)(1½ hrs) 2:00 POV “Beats of the Antonov” ⁄ (8/23) (1 hr) 2:30 POV “Listening is an Act of Love: A Storycorps Special” ⁄ (8/30) 3:00 Globe Trekker ⁄ 4:00 Doc Martin ⁄ 5:00 Antiques Roadshow fi 6:00 Antiques Roadshow fi Weekdays 5:00 am Various Public Affairs programs (1½ hrs) 6:30 Wild Kratts æ 7:00 Curious George æ except 8/17 7:00 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle æ (8/17) (1½ hrs) 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! æ except 8/17 8:00 Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood æ except 8/17
8:30 Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo æ except 8/17 8:30 Curious George Follow That Monkey æ (8/17) (1½ hrs) 9:00 Sesame Street æ except 8/17 10:00 Dinosaur Train æ 10:30 WordWorld æ 11:00 Peg + Cat æ 11:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog æ Noon Super Why! æ 12:30 Martha Speaks æ 1:00 Sesame Street æ 1:30 Caillou æ 2:00 Sid the Science Kid æ 2:30 WordGirl æ 3:00 Cyberchase æ 3:30 Arthur æ 4:00 Maya & Miguel æ 4:30 Odd Squad æ 5:00 BBC World News America 5:30 PBS NewsHour 6:30 As Time Goes By › Symbol Key fi General audience æ Suitable for all children Æ Directed to children age 7 and older ⁄ Parental guidance suggested
*Special membership drive programs air August 7-17. See the prime time schedule for details!
La Donna del Lago from Great Performances at the Met Enjoy a new production of Rossini’s opera on Sunday, August 2, at noon—with Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Flórez, Daniela Barcellona, John Osborn, and Oren Gradus. Michele Mariotti conducts.
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August Television Highlights
In Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History, historian Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb traces the tumultuous relationship between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Utilizing historical accounts and footage from the places they lived, the two-hour drama argues against many of the established notions about the couple. New! Wednesday, August 5, 8 pm CT Celebrate the golden era of swing with Starlight Ballroom (My Music), a glorious look at the orchestras, bandleaders, and singers who ruled the radio and dance halls. The show features Perry Como, Doris Day, Benny Goodman, Tex Beneke, Peggy Lee (pictured), The Mills Brothers, and more. New! Sunday, August 16, 7 pm CT With Dr. Christiane Northrup— Glorious Women Never Age, turn the notion of aging on its head with seven steps that celebrate the wisdom of growing older. Christiane is a visionary pioneer, a fearless thinker, and one of the world’s leading authorities in the fields of women’s health and wellness. Sunday, August 16, 2 pm CT
Back by popular demand is Hay Day: Musical Barns of North Dakota—the Prairie Public documentary that pays tuneful tribute to the barn and explores the architecture, history, preservation, restoration, and current uses of seven barns, accompanied by barn dance music! Tuesday, August 11, 7 pm CT Discover the man behind the music in John Denver: Country Boy. In this intimate profile of the popular singer-songwriter, his friends, former wives and managers, family members, and musicians who toured with him for decades explore his life and legacy. Saturday, August 15, 8:30 pm CT
On Frontline in August, see how the NRA uses its unrivaled political power in Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA (8/4); learn how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks profit Wall Street while imperiling our savings in The Retirement Gamble (8/18); and investigate the spread of dangerous pathogens with The Trouble with Chicken (8/25). Tuesdays at 9 pm CT
August Television Highlights
Do you know Dmitri Mendeleev, Marie Curie, Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, Humphry Davy, Harry Moseley, and Glenn Seaborg? The Mystery of Matter, a three-hour series, explores the great adventurers in science and their quest to understand what the world is made of. New! Wednesday, August 19, 7 pm CT Come along on a tour of pie shops from Maine to Minnesota with A Few Good Pie Places. Meet crusty and flaky cooks who know how to make dough, deploy spices, and crisscross a lattice top. It’s a celebration of apple, berry, and sweet potato slices. New! Tuesday, August 25, 7 pm CT Stay tuned at 8 pm CT for A Few Great Bakeries. Based on Larry Sabato’s new book, The Kennedy HalfCentury chronicles the impact and influence of John F. Kennedy’s life, administration, and tragic death on the public, the media, and every subsequent U.S. president. Tuesday, August 4, 7 pm CT Stay tuned at 8 pm CT for JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness. New!
Join the iconic duo and the more than 500,000 fans who came out for this oncein-a-lifetime 1981 benefit concert for the world’s most famous urban park. Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park features the pair’s greatest hits, from “Mrs. Robinson” to “Sounds of Silence.” New! Saturday, August 8, 7 pm CT Soar with the perfect harmony of the charming trio as they pay homage to their home country. The young tenors perform classic Italian favorites and original songs in Il Volo: Live from Pompeii, a new concert special filmed in the spectacular ancient ruins. New! Wednesday, August 12, 8:30 pm CT
For four seasons, “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour” captivated us with its entertaining blend of humor and music. Glen Campbell: Good Times Again shares memories of the hit show and showcases many of the best performances, including several of his chart-topping songs and duets. Saturday, August 15, 7 pm CT
Many Prairie Public local television productions are funded in part by the following: Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the voters on November 4, 2008, North Dakota Council on the Arts, North Dakota Humanities Council, and by the members of Prairie Public. Thank you!
Radio Schedule
Roots, Rock, and Jazz from Prairie Public MONDAY—FRIDAY
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JazzWorks
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Weekend Edition
Morning Edition
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The Takeaway
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Into the Music with Mike Olson
Car Talk
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World Cafe
American Routes
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World Cafe
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Sound Opinions
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Into the Music with Mike Olson
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JazzWorks
The Many Moods of Ben Vaughn
Acoustic Cafe
The Red River Ramble
E-town
Mountain Stage
Mountain Stage
The Bone Conduction Music Show
Folk Alley
Saturday Evening Blues Cruise with Mike Olson
Women in Music
Beale Street Caravan
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Tributes Prairie Public recognizes gifts in memory and in honor of others. This month, we gratefully acknowledge the following: Candace Allen In memory of Don Geiken LaDonna L. Blaich In memory of O.V. Lindelow Keith Falcon In memory of Marie Falcon
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Summer Night Concert 2015 You have excellent seats as Great Performances brings us the Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2015—an open-air concert with a distinctly Scandinavian flavor from the gardens of Austria’s Imperial Schönbrunn Palace. Zubin Mehta conducts, with pianist Rudolf Buchbinder as soloist, in works by Grieg, Sibelius, Richard Strauss, and Johann Strauss II. Tune in Friday, August 28, at 9 pm CT.