August Newsletter

Coming Soon!

KEDT’s Educational Department has been busy working on the Educational Program Guide and it's on its way to the printers! Each educator in member districts will receive their BLUE guide beginning in September. Look for your copy in your school mailbox.

Hurricanes

Hurricane season is upon us! . How are hurricanes formed? How do meteorologist predict the paths of hurricanes? For answers to these questions, visit Nova Now website.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/02.html

For more hurricane resources, try this link:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3204/resources.html#h02

Hey this is fun!

One of the comments we are hearing over and over again about KEDT’s new Chalkwaves service is that it’s fun to use. KEDT’s Chalkwaves, which assists teachers in meeting learning objectives and engaging students in meaningful learning experiences, is so easy to use that many of our participants are using the “fun” word again but we don’t want you to take their word for it. We’d love to demonstrate Chalkwaves for you….because it’s as much fun for us as it will be for you. Call 855-2213 to arrange for a demonstration.

August Great Ideas!

We’re off to a great start this school year with Great Ideas from KEDT-for new ideas on the web: Hurricanes, Daily Dose of the Web, Good Character, Improving Study Skills, School Bus Safety, Activities for the First Day of School,

http://www.kedt.org/Ed/GreatIdeas/ideasaug.htm

In this section we highlight some of the evening programming on KEDT-TV.
Mr. Frank does not tape any of our evening programs so set your VCR.

Music director Louis Langrée conducts a “Coronation” concert to celebrate the launch of the 40th anniversary of the Mostly Mozart Festival — America’s first indoor summer music festival atLincoln Center. Maestro Langrée conducts the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra in two Mozart works:: the Piano Concerto No. 26 with guest soloist Garrick Ohlsson; and the Mass in C major.

America’s 16,000 museums keep us connected to the great history and mystery of life and civilization! GREAT MUSEUMS, the only television series devoted to America’s museums, opens the doors of museums coast to coast to millions of television viewers since 1998. AAM is the only organization representing the entire scope of museums: art, history, science, military and maritime, and youth museums, as well as aquariums, zoos, botanical gardens, arboretums, historic sites, and science and technology centers.

TIME magazine describes their show as a combination of “physical stunts, visual gags, art commentary, audience participation and all-out sensory assault.” USA Today describes them as a “silent futuristic circus,” a “high tech, MTV age mime trio,” and “an odd but original combination of vaudeville, Dadaist art happenings, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Now the group famous for their sold-out Las Vegas performances, worldwide tours and unusual commercials for companies like Intel is coming to public
television in their first full-length special, BLUE MAN GROUP: INSIDE THE TUBE.

In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins, join forces in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza to put clever and sometimes bizarre pyramid construction theories to the test.

Scores of Allied pilots during World War I surely muttered, "Curse you, Red Baron!" as the notorious Baron Manfred von Richthofen closed in with guns blazing from his distinctive bright-red German fighter. But then on April 21, 1918, the Baron took a bullet in the chest while in hot pursuit of his 81st downing. Was the fatal shot fired by another plane that briefly engaged him? Or did it come from the ground? With state-of-the-art animation and footage filmed at the actual locations, "Who Killed the Red Baron?" sheds new light on the most celebrated whodunit in aviation history

On January 3, 2004, a strange sight unfolded on the planet Mars. Above a vast, dry lake bed south of the martian equator, a conical vehicle parachuted toward the surface. Then, just before touch down, it was enveloped by a gigantic protective airbag allowing the craft to bounce safely to a stop. Inside was Spirit, the most sophisticated rover ever launched from Earth. "MARS Dead or Alive," which originally aired just hours after Spirit landed on the red planet, covers this mission in depth.

"This . . . is London." With those trademark words, crackling over the airwaves from a city in the midst of blitzkrieg, Edward R. Murrow began a journalistic career that has had no equal. From the opening days of World War II through his death in 1965, Murrow had an unparalleled influence on broadcast journalism. His voice was universally recognized, and a generation of radio and television newsmen emulated his style. Murrow's pioneering television documentaries have more than once been credited with changing history, and to this day his name is synonymous with courage and perseverance in the search for truth.

Many in Hollywood are still outraged about that time in U.S. history when people who were blacklisted by the studios-writers, directors, and actors-never worked again, fled the country, worked under aliases, or even, in one extreme case, committed suicide.

It was from Princeton, in 1939, that Einstein signed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt discussing the possibilities of creating an atomic bomb. Though Einstein was never directly involved in the creation of the bomb, it was his earlier theories that had paved the way for its possibility. After its eventual use on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Einstein became a constant and vocal activist for peace—spending much of the rest of his life speaking and writing on the subject. By the time of his death in 1955, Einstein was considered by many not only the most important scientist of his time, but the smartest man alive. It is impossible to understand how different the events of the last hundred years might have been without the work of Albert Einstein

It's been just thirty-five years since Judy Garland gave her last performance -- and almost eighty since (at age thirty months) she gave her first. In the decades between those two events, she amassed a body of work astounding in its range, amazing in its power, and timeless in its ability to exult, enthrall, and excite cross-generational audiences. In each medium, her legacy encompassed unsurpassed artistic and popular successes.

Take this opportunity to hop on and off Willie Nelson’s tour bus during his concert circuit. Through performance footage, direct conversation and casual eavesdropping, iconic musician Willie Nelson reveals himself. A public persona, who thrives in the floodlights, Nelson is, in fact, guarded and protective. Beneath the spell-binding stories and practical jokes and continuous strumming, he has never before allowed this kind of intimacy and exposure. Family, friends, fans, his band and other performers — including Waylon Jennings, Neil Young, Lyle Lovett, Ray Charles, Kinky Freidman, Dave Matthews — appear on the bus at every stop, helping to question and illuminate Nelson. Music is everywhere and Willie Nelson is front and center.

In the late 1950s, The Kingston Trio quickly evolved from an unknown group appearing at local nightclubs in San Francisco to major stars with a No. 1 best-selling album. Invitations to sing on the top television variety shows poured in and, almost overnight, America's teenagers went from idolizingmotorcycle-jacketed greasers to emulating fresh-faced, clean-cut college guys in striped shirts and short haircuts. THE KINGSTON TRIO – WHEREVER WE MAY GO celebrates their music and tells their fascinating story through interviews, vintage footage and full music clips of their hits, including "Tom Dooley," "Greenback Dollar," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "M.T.A."

Yanni’s first television special taped in America, from the 10,000-seat Events Center at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, features many of the singer’s classic compositions and fan favorites. The performance highlights several songs from his most recent album, Ethnicity.

This program features memorable full-length performances from “Doo Wop 50,”“Doo Wop 51” and “Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop” — great moments from classic reunions.

Violinist Andre Rieu returns to his home town of Maastrict in the Netherlands for a midsummer night performance with his orchestra in Vrijthof Square. Complete with a spectacular light show, the concert features a special guest appearance by the Platinum Tenors.

For several years, the Las Vegas strip has featured singing sensation Clint Holmes, whose song selections range from contemporary to classic, Broadway to jazz and opera to scat. Now, Holmes headlines his own television special.Jazz pianist Roger Williams joins Holmes in this performance.

Morse investigates an elaborate attempt to make a murder look like a suicide that looks like a murder.

A family at war, a secret society for sexual favors involving lords of the realm and a copy-cat murderer... Martin Shaw returns as the enigmatic poet and detective Commander Adam Dalgliesh in P.D. James's The Murder Room. When Neville Dupayne is found bound and burned to death on the grounds of his family's museum, the staff can't help but notice the murder resembles a murder from the museum's own chilling exhibition, the Murder Room, an exhibit featuring the most gruesome real-life murders in Britain's history.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/index.html

Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, Rodgers & Hammerstein's own Pulitzer Prize-winning blockbuster was a landmark of post-World War II Broadway, a provocative romantic drama that beguiled audiences with a hit parade of instant standards. Last June, "South Pacific" reached new heights when, for one enchanted evening, Carnegie Hall presented a magnificent concert production with a dream cast headed by Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, and Alec Baldwin. The performance was acclaimed by THE NEW YORK TIMES as "a state of nearly unconditional rapture," praising the production for locating "the show's real staying power in its operatic respect for love as a force that hurts, teases, destroys and ennobles."

In the wake of her bravura Oscar-winning triumph in the 1972 movie version of the Kander & Ebb musical "Cabaret," 26-year-old Liza Minnelli re-teamed with legendary director-choreographer Bob Fosse for a once-in-a-lifetime event. Recorded before a live audience at New York's Lyceum Theatre, LIZA WITH A 'Z' features its young star dancing up a storm and belting standards like "Bye, Bye Blackbird," "God Bless the Child," and "Son of a Preacher Man," along with now-classic Kander & Ebb hits, including the special's title song tongue-twister, "Say Liza (Liza with a 'Z')." The special was hailed in 1972 "sensational with an 'S'," yet it languished unseen for more than three decades after its premiere. GREAT PERFORMANCES returns to the vaults of classic TV spectaculars with a restored and digitally remastered LIZA WITH A 'Z.'

The Tuscan-born Andrea Bocelli continues to seduce audiences everywhere with the same moving melodies and passionate performances that first enthralled American viewers in his first 1997 PBS special. Setting the standard for "crossover" classical tenors, Bocelli has since become one of the most famous and beloved singers in the world. This new special was recorded in Lake Las Vegas from a concert venue that literally floats in the resort's signature 320-acre lake. With sweeping views of the area's Ponte Vecchio-style bridge and Mediterranean-themed village as a backdrop, Bocelli will perform songs from his current CD, AMORE, including "Autumn Leaves" and "It's Impossible," and is joined by special guest Heather Headley in a duet of "The Prayer."

Born in Rome but raised in Arezzo, near Florence, 28-year-old Vittorio Grigolo has developed a reputation as one of the most talented tenors of his generation. Since adolescence, he has built an extensive career in the international operatic arena, with productions and performances in Europe, Japan, and America. Now, this exciting new operatic talent expands his impressive resume of live performance with a distinguished debut album, IN THE HANDS OF LOVE. On location at the Roman ruins of Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, GREAT PERFORMANCES captures Grigolo in peak concert performance, featuring selections from his debut album along with other opera favorites.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/

The S.S. Republic was a double side-paddle steamship sunk by a hurricane en route from New York to New Orleans after the Civil War. On board were 30 crew and 20 passengers, and some special cargo: nearly $400,000 in gold and silver coin. All the crew and passengers made it safely off the vessel, although a number died before they could be rescued. The gold and silver
horde went down with the ship. Today, the value of those rare coins may exceed $150 million — making it one of the the richest treasure ever discovered at sea. National Geographic follows a band of adventurers from Odyssey Marine Exploration as they search for the treasure that could have helped prevent the New Orleans economy from grinding to halt during the currency-starved Reconstruction period.

Aug. 30 7PM
Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies is a passport to high adventure, mountain history, sumptuous dining and a blazing fire at the end of the day. Travel across the border for an enchanting and exhilarating journey through one of the last great wildernesses on the continent. Building upon the success of Great Lodges of the National Parks, the new series showcases the stunning terrain, breathtaking views and charming lodges of the Canadian Rockies.
On Top of the World
Known as the "castle in the wilderness," the Banff Springs is the elegantly appointed hub of a wheel of lodges and cabins built high in the backcountry, amidst a panorama of canyons, waterfalls and glaciers. Visitors travel by helicopter to remote Mount Assiniboine Lodge, where owner Sepp Renner leads guided walks through breath-taking landscapes. Hikers relax in the lush green valley of the Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse and travel with expert climbers to Abbott Pass Hut, perched precariously on the spine of the continental divide
http://www.pbs.org/opb/greatlodges/canadian/index.htm

Some are amusing; others are terrifying. They slither, swim, walk and crawl, leap and lunge, and some spend their entire lives contained under a shell. Their ranks include the most skillful predators on Earth. And their long-departed dinosaur ancestors are an unending source of fascination to humanity, in both fiction and scientific endeavor. They are "The Reptiles."

BILLY GRAHAM: GOD'S AMBASSADOR features rare archival footage of Dr. Graham's early life, his early ministry and his worldwide evangelical efforts. The Billy Graham Evangelical Association opened its storied archives for the first time to allow this rare portrait of Dr. Graham. The Gaither Television Production crews spent more than five years delving into the Billy Graham Archives at Wheaton College and crisscrossing the country talking with Graham's family and associates, as well as interviews with President George W. Bush and former President George H. W. Bush.

Part adventure, part archaeological detective work and part spiritual exploration, this three-part series follows storyteller Bruce Feiler on his inspiring 10,000-mile odyssey as he searches for traces of the great biblical heroes. Feiler travels by foot, four-wheel, camel and boat to re-create the journey he recounts in his best-seller, Walking the Bible. The series wanders through 10 countries on three continents, including volatile areas of the Middle East. Accompanying Feiler is Avner Goren, one of the world’s leading biblical archaeologists. Dramatic scripture readings are interspersed throughout the three programs, bringing viewers closer to these
Biblical settings.

August 2006