last updated 9/2/10

The Sept-Oct 2010 Educational Newsletter is now available online!

NATURE OF CITIES
A look at the natural world in urban settings. Included: San Diego; Austin; Copenhagen; Amsterdam; Paris; Stockholm; Freiburg, Germany; Malmo, Sweden.
Thursday, 9/2 @ 9:30 pm

VOCES - CELIA THE QUEEN
The Season 2 opener profiles Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz (1925-2003), who rose to prominence in the 1950s as the lead singer of La Sonora Matancera, then launched a solo career in 1965. Included: her exile from Cuba following the Cuban revolution.
Thursday, 9/2 @ 11 pm

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS/CAROLYN WONDERLAND
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, a retro-soul act, perform songs from the 2007 CD, "100 Days, 100 Nights"; blues-rock artist Carolyn Wonderland showcases selections from her 2008 album, "Miss Understood."
Saturday, 9/4 @ 11 pm

FIRST YEAR TEACHERS
A look at two new teachers over the course of a year sheds light on the pressures facing educators.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 2 pm

HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS
Efforts to reduce the high-school dropout rate, including adults in the Sacramento-Stockton, Cal., area who go door-to-door to catch truants. Also: inmates at San Quentin Prison who blame their downfalls on dropping out.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 2:30 pm

I’M AN ARTIST
Russian-born artist Boris Anisfeld (1879-1973), who gained fame as a stage designer but refused to be pigeonholed as one. Anisfeld brought his colorful "fantast" style to the U.S. in 1917, and influenced many painters via his Metropolitan Opera sets and a 30-year tenure at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 3 pm

18 VOICES SING KOL NIDRE
A documentary about the Kol Nidre, the sacred Jewish prayer that begins the holiest day of Yom Kippur, featuring remarks by those who have been touched by it.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 6 pm

MUSIC VOYAGER - ROCKY MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE
Bela Fleck is featured during a visit to Denver, where activities include a banjo master class and a concert. Fleck also discusses his banjo roots and his "Throw Down Your Heart" album and film.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 7:30 pm

DRAKENSBERG: BARRIER OF SPEARS
The challenges facing the wildlife of Africa's 11,000-ft.-high Drakensberg Mountains are explored. Every spring, rain destroys the grasslands at the base, sending animals up cliffs of volcanic rock in search of the food found on the plateau.
Sunday, 9/5 @ 8 pm

CHICAGO CLOCK, UNIVERSAL FRIENDS, WAR DOG LETTER
A family clock that may have been used to keep time for the entire Midwest during the 19th century; a document that may be linked to a religion founded by an American-born woman. Also: what went wrong with a WWII dog-training program on Cat Island.
Monday, 9/6 @ 9 pm

BECOMING HUMAN: BIRTH OF HUMANITY
Part 2 of the three-part look at the evolutionary arc of humans focuses on the first discovered skeleton that looks like a modern human---"Turkana Boy," a complete Homo erectus specimen that dates back some 1.5 million years.
Tuesday, 9/7 @ 8 pm

CLAY AIKEN – TRIED AND TRUE: LIVE!
Clay Aiken performs in Raleigh, where he's joined by fellow "American Idol" alum Ruben Studdard and vocalist Linda Eder. Included: "Unchained Melody"; "Moon River"; "Mack the Knife"; "Crying"; "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"; "It's Impossible."
Tuesday, 9/7 @ 9 pm

LIVE FROM THE ARTISTS DEN - DIERKS BENTLEY
Country singer Dierks Bentley performs at the Ravenswood Billboard Factory in Chicago. The set includes "What Was I Thinkin'," "Distant Shore," "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do," "Settle for a Slowdown," "Good Things Happen," "Come a Little Closer."
Tuesday, 9/7 @ 11 pm

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