Greetings from your PBS Station – WVPT, and thank you to the hundreds of viewers who provided their financial support during our August fundraising campaign!
Below you will find video clips for some of WVPT’s special programs in September including: The Tenth Inning, Ken Burns’ sequel to the award-winning Baseball series from 1994, Masterpiece Mystery: Inspector Lewis, Live From Lincoln Center, NOVA: Becoming Human and the newest addition to WVPT’s children’s program lineup The Cat In the Hat Knows A Lot About That! These programs plus much more are in store for you this month. Please click on the “comment” links and provide feedback for specific programs you find in the schedule. Your comments are very important!
The Great WVPT Auction is Back! The Great WVPT Auction is a unique on-air and on-line fundraising event which airs live on WVPT to 40 counties in Virginia and the Washington DC metro area, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, with online promotion and bidding potential worldwide via the internet. New merchandise, certificates, services, art, antiques, and collectibles are auctioned off to viewers who bid both at home by telephone and via the internet. Click here for more info.
Thank You to everyone who continues to support WVPT and our ability to be your community resource for non-commercial programming excellence, community outreach and on-line content. If you would like to make a financial gift to WVPT, it’s easy to do online @ wvpt.net/support.
We also want to invite everyone to the WVPT Kids’ Book Festival on Saturday September 25th at The Pavilion along the downtown mall in Charlottesville. This free event is one of the many special outreach efforts that WVPT brings throughout the year.
AND if you are a fan of mystery and live theater, we hope you will make plans to join us for WVPT Night at The Wayside Theater in Middletown. Start making plans now for this special night planned for Friday October 29th. You can find out more @ wvpt.net/wayside.
Remember, as always we are here to serve you on air, on-line and in the community.
TENTH INNING September 28th, and 29th, at 8:00 p.m. and repeating at 10:00 p.m.
In 1994, the national pastime faces its worst crisis in 70 years when a bitter and prolonged strike forces the cancellation of the World Series, infuriating fans dismayed by the athletes and teams they once worshipped. Baseball has to rebuild. And rebuild it does, with new stadiums, an infusion of new players from Latin America and the shattering of historic records previously considered unbreakable. Cal Ripken Jr. sets an amazing record of consecutive games played, helping rekindle the country's love of the game. The Yankees, led by manager Joe Torre, return to glory after two decades of disappointment. Bulked up sluggers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa captivate the nation as they chase Roger Maris' single season home run record. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, more and more players are making life-altering decisions about how far they are willing to go to succeed.
RENEE FLEMING AND DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY Premieres September 1st at 8:00 p.m.
American soprano Renee Fleming travels to Russia for a special visit to St. Petersburg with her friend and frequent co-star, Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. There in the "Venice of theNorth," they explore and perform in some of the most spectacular locations of a city that was born in the remarkable mind and imagination of the young Czar Peter the Great.
THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT Premieres September 6th at 2:30 p.m.
Voiced by award-winning actor Martin Short, Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat guides friends Sally and Nick – with a little help from the Fish, Thing 1 and Thing 2 – on fun-filled expeditions where they make natural-science discoveries such as learning how bees make honey or why owls sleep during the day. Filled with adventure and silliness, THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!™, will appeal to preschoolers’ natural curiosity and engage them in the process of scientific exploration and discovery.
NOVA: BECOMING HUMAN August 31st, September 7th, and September 14th at 8:00 p.m.
NOVA presents a comprehensive three-part, three-hour special - investigating explosive new discoveries that are transforming the picture of how we became human. Shot "in the trenches" as discoveries were unearthed throughout Africa and Europe, each hour of "Becoming Human" unfolds with a forensic investigation into the life and death of a specific hominid ancestor, such as Lucy's Child. Dry bones spring back to vivid life with stunning animation, the product of a unique NOVA collaboration between top anthropologists and a talented team of movie animators.
LAFAYETTE: THE LOST HERO Premieres September 13th at 10:00 p.m.
"Lafayette: The Lost Hero" tells the story of the Marquis de Lafayette and his quest to bring democracy to America and France, through the eyes of Sabine Renault Sabloniere, a 21st century descendant. The film traces the life and legend of this intriguing, neglected, and controversial figure, who left France at the age of 19 and fought courageously for the independence of the United States. He returns to France, risking his life to help start the French Revolution and then struggles in vain to bring democracy to his country by peaceful means. Years later, after being imprisoned for bringing freedom movements to Europe, he returns, triumphantly, for the 50th anniversary of the American revolution -- this country's first great patriotic celebration.
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY: INSPECTOR LEWIS Sundays in September at 9:00 p.m.
Inspector Robert Lewis, former sidekick to the legendary Inspector Endeavour Morse, has been on a lengthy assignment in the British Virgin Islands. Now he's back with the Thames Valley Police in the familiar territory of the English university city of Oxford -- five years after the death of his long-time police partner. Kevin Whately stars in this gripping detective drama.
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC: OPENING NIGHT CONCERT 2010 Wednesday, September 22nd at 9:00 p.m.
"Live from Lincoln Center" joins Maestro Alan Gilbert for the opening night concert of his second season. Maestro Gilbert conducts the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis's new work, "Swing Symphony" for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic, as well as Richard Strauss's "Don Juan" and Hindemith's "Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber."
