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Television Highlights in March
It’s a global sensation! See the rich traditions of classical Chinese dance on stage with Shen Yun! Dazzling costumes, the orchestra’s exquisite melodies, the singers’ soaring voices, and the dynamic animated backdrops transport you to another world. Experience 5,000 years of civilization reborn! Experience Shen Yun on Tuesday, March 5, at 9 pm CT. Celebrate the iconic singer/songwriter’s 75th birthday with Great Performances—Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration. Musicians Graham Nash, James Taylor, Chaka Khan, Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Seal, and Rufus Wainwright, among others, all pay tribute to Joni against the backdrop of her photos and paintings. Joni is in the audience, and you can be, too, on Saturday, March 2, at 8:30 pm CT.
You won’t want to miss Josh Groban Bridges: in Concert From Madison Square Garden—his critically acclaimed, sold out performance that recently marked the end of his “Bridges” tour. Joining him on stage at this very special concert is Tony Award-winning Idina Menzel as well as Grammy Award-winner and Billboard chart topper Jennifer Nettles. You have front row seats on Monday, March 4, at 8:30 pm CT.
tly and carry a good boo f o s k a k Spe Our 26th president Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was a lauded statesman, orator, and storyteller. To commemorate him and his North Dakota legacy, Roosevelt scholar and re-enactor Steve Stark has made selections from his speeches, books and letters for a special Dakota Datebook radio series. In 2019, listen for Dakota Datebook: Remembering Theodore Roosevelt once a week in the regular Dakota Datebook timeslots. This special series is made possible with support from the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation.
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The Dakota Datebook radio series has been edifying us with daily doses of North Dakota history since October 2003. The short features air several times a day, are archived and available online anytime, and are popular on Prairie Public’s social media pages. Now, Dr. David Haeselin’s “Practicum in Writing, Editing, and Publishing” students at UND have taken on the task of compiling those thousands of essays into a book. The book will be available free to download from The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, and we’ll use printed copies as membership drive gifts. Book release events are being planned for mid-May in Grand Forks, Fargo, and Bismarck. The award-winning Dakota Datebook series is authored by a variety of writers, fact-checked by the State Historical Society of North Dakota, and supported with generous funding from Humanities North Dakota.
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Public radio listeners take uncommon pleasure in the world of ideas. How do children come to love spicy foods? Why do religions exist? What’s the best way to get people to be honest on their taxes? Hidden Brain explores questions like these that lie at the very heart of our complex and changing society. Hosted by NPR social science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, Hidden Brain uses science and storytelling to link research from psychology and neurobiology with findings from economics, anthropology, and sociology—revealing the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.
Antiques Roadshow
is coming to North Dakota on June 1 In anticipation of Antiques Roadshow’s visit on June 1, 2019, we’re rebroadcasting the three episodes from the series’ stop in Bismarck in 2014! Tune in Mondays at 7 pm CT beginning March 4. Antiques Roadshow’s free ticket drawing ended in February, and those who won tickets should have been notified by now via email. Visit pbs.org/roadshow if you are unsure if you won tickets.
You still have two options to attend the show if you didn’t receive tickets in the drawing. • Contribute to Prairie Public, and we’ll thank you with a pair of tickets to the show and a meet and greet reception on May 31. • Be a volunteer! We have a limited number of volunteer opportunities for this event. You must commit to a training session on May 31 and to work all day on June 1. You’ll receive an Antiques Roadshow shirt, breakfast and lunch, and you can bring in two items for appraisal. Visit prairiepublic.org to sign up.
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Last election cycle, Sam Sanders emerged as a fresh voice and fan favorite as co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast. Now he’s bringing the same energy and enthusiasm to It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. ‘It’s been a minute’ is another way of saying ‘let’s catch up,’ and in his new show, Sanders does just that in conversations about the news, culture, and everything in between. And not just what happened each week, but how it felt. Sam Sanders is at once incisive, inviting, and entertaining—and so are his guests. The world is complicated, and people are too— and sometimes, you just need to talk it out.
Find the full television schedule, including Prairie Public’s multicast channels, at prairiepublic.org. Prairie Public
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is now available in Canada Prairie Public is committed to transforming learning! PBS LearningMedia offers direct online access to thousands of classroomready, curriculum-targeted resources for all educators: preK-12 teachers, homeschoolers, childcare providers, and museum educators. The resource builds on the strength of public media and is designed to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Resources are aligned to U.S. standards and include videos and interactives, as well as audio, documents, and in-depth lesson plans. Browse by standards, grade level, subject area, and special collections. You can also favorite and share resources with your class and colleagues. Best of all, you can access it free at prairiepublic.pbslearningmedia.org.
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And get your imagination in gear, because Prairie Public is hosting the PBS Kids Writers Contest to promote reading and writing skills through hands-on, active learning. Children in grades K-3 can submit their own original stories. Visit prairiepublic.org to find the contest rules and entry forms. There you’ll also find a writer’s guide that discusses brainstorming, plots, setting, character development, word choices, and more! The deadline for submissions is March 22, 2019. We will award “First Place” and “Red Ribbon Favorite” prizes to children in each grade level, and every child who submits a story will receive a certificate of participation and personal, positive feedback from our story evaluators.
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You’re invited to an evening with Prairie Public!
Radisson, Bismarck ND $35
Lunch and Learn: Financial and Estate Planning Basics
Join Prairie Public for our 2019 financial literacy luncheon
Space is limited. RSVP to prairiepublic.org/lunch or to Kasi at 701-239-7538. Studio tours will be available after the seminar. Prairie Public’s Downtown Fargo Studio 207 5th St N, Fargo
New from Masterpiece Prairie Public has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. The award was made by Newman’s Own Foundation as part of its commitment to encourage philanthropy. The grant will be used to match the financial support, dollar-for-dollar, contributed to Prairie Public by individual members. Watch for special membership drive messages in the upcoming year to find out when your contribution will be matched and doubled!
Prairie Public Broadcasting is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service, a private, nonprofit corporation. PBS provides quality television programming and related services to Prairie Public Broadcasting. Prairie Public is also a member of NPR, a network owned by its member stations.
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!
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Dominic West stars as Jean Valjean, with David Oyelowo as Javert and Lily Collins as Fantine.
Please remember Prairie Public Broadcasting in your will, trust, or general estate plans. We value your membership in Prairie Public and strive to provide you with excellent service. Switchboard hours at Prairie Public are Monday— Friday, 8 am to 5 pm CT. After hours, you may leave a message and your call will be returned. Call us at 701-241-6900 or 800-359-6900. Fax us at 701-239-7650 or use a TTY in North Dakota at 800-366-6888. E-mail your questions and comments to info@prairiepublic.org and find Prairie Public on the web at prairiepublic.org
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 11:30am–12:30pm
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Cocktail Reception 5:30 pm Dinner & Program 6:30–9:00 pm
• Understanding the impact of “TCJA” Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 • Choosing an executor or trustee • Working effectively with an attorney • Beneficiary designations
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Thursday, April 25, 5:30 pm
With new federal action on estate taxes and other issues that impact your estate planning, this is an ideal time to complete or update your plans. To help with this, Prairie Public has invited Nicholas Vogel, estate and probate attorney at Vogel Law, and Mona Tedford Rindy, regional manager at Bremer Wealth Management, to join us and explore important issues:
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Victor Hugo’s blockbuster novel “Les Misérables” is coming vividly to life in an epic television experience worthy of the original novel. Award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies’ multi-layered retelling (not a musical!) airs in six episodes on Sundays, April 14-May 19.
Nurses Valerie Dyer, Trixie Franklin, and Lucille Anderson.
Season 8 of Call the Midwife
It’s spring of 1964 and everyone is excited for the Queen’s royal birth. With the additions of two new Sisters who have been sent to live and work with the team in Poplar, Nonnatus House feels full once more. You’ll find this fan favorite on Sunday evenings beginning March 31.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. filming on location in Alabama.
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation rebuilt itself amidst profound loss, destruction, and revolutionary social change. The four-hour series airs on Tuesdays, April 9 and 16.
basketball, water, and the lost city of elbowoods The 1942 Elbowoods High School basketball team made it to the North Dakota State Class B championship game, but they lost in a bizarre twist that resulted in a 60-year effort to right a wrong. Basketball, Water, and the Lost City of Elbowoods relives the excitement of that basketball team and the title game controversy, and it examines the fate of the team’s hometown, now covered by Lake Sakakawea. Watch for this new Prairie Public original television production in mid-May.
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