Program Highlights
April 15-21
Music Row: Nashville’s Most Famous Neighborhood
Sunday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m.
Nashville’s Music Row has given rise to epic successes and shaped the future of one of music’s most popular and populist genres. It is home to an artistic community unlike any other in the world. Music Row is a physical place that also exists as a dream, an opportunity and a goal.
Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust
Sunday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m.
Played before and during the Holocaust, the Violins of Hope instruments have been painstakingly restored by Amnon Weinstein, a second-generation violin-maker, and serve as testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music to lift hearts in even the most horrific of circumstances.
Civilizations
Tuesday, April 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Survey the history of art, from antiquity to the present, on a global scale. Programs reveal the role art and creative imagination have played in forging humanity, and introduce viewers to works of beauty, ingenuity and illumination across cultures.
Island Murder
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Tuesday, April 17 at 9:00 p.m.
Discover the truth behind the scandalous 1930s rape and murder case involving a Navy wife, her society mother, Clarence Darrow and five nonwhite Hawaiians that shook the island paradise and exposed the racial tensions roiling beneath the surface.
Un-Wine’d
Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Journey with Tassie Pippert through the back roads of Virginia and discover some great wineries and taste their delicious wines. Along the way, Tassie will teach you a little bit about the production of wines before she takes you back to her house to put together some fantastic food that pairs well with the wines tasted today. So don’t hesitate a second, grab that glass of wine - it’s time to un-wine, Virginia!
Caught Doing Something Good
Thursday, April 19 & 26 at 9:00 p.m.
Witness the “good news stories” happening throughout our communities – the stories behind organizations and businesses seeking to make life better for friends and neighbors, enhancing our hometowns.
Sutton Foster in Concert
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER
Friday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m.
Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the intimate Appel Room for a special night with a special guest, two-time Tony nominee Jonathan Groff (Hamilton, Spring Awakening, Glee).
will.i.am
LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT
Friday, April 20 at 10:00 p.m.
Experience will.i.am live in concert from London’s Royal Albert Hall. A one-night-only event, the Grammy and Emmy-winning artist performs with The Black Eyed Peas for the first time in over a decade. Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers hosts.
April 22-30
World of Ice Dance International
Sunday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Shot outdoors against the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho, the program combines the repertoire of Ice Dance International, a ballet company on ice, with guest appearances and interviews with stars from the worlds of skating and dance. U.S. skating champions JoJo Starbuck and Ryan Bradley host.
Refuge: Stories of the Selfhelp Home
Sunday, April 22 at 3:00 p.m.
This one-hour documentary reaches back more than 75 years to give a voice to the last generation of Central European, Jewish Holocaust survivors and refugees.
First Civilizations
Tuesday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Explore the seedbed civilizations of Mesoamerica, the Middle East and the Indus Valley to learn how and why early humans, who had been mobile foragers, created villages, towns, cities and states, establishing the blueprint for the modern world.
Hey Virginia
Thursday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 28 at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 29 at 11:30 a.m.
A unique monthly program inspired by the community, and for the community. It’s a cultural medley of arts, history, music, and entertainment, spotlighting the vibrant community in which we live and work.
Caught Doing Something Good
Thursday, April 26 at 9:00 p.m.
Witness the “good news stories” happening throughout our communities – the stories behind organizations and businesses seeking to make life better for friends and neighbors, enhancing our hometowns.
Leslie Odom Jr. in Concert
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER
Friday, April 27 at 9:00 p.m.
Winner of the 2016 Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his legendary performance as Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr., a jazz vocalist with an actor’s ear for a lyric, brings his remarkable talent to this intimate performance.
International Jazz Day of Cuba
Friday, April 27 at 10:00 p.m.
Enjoy the many renowned artists who present an extraordinary concert from the Gran Teatro de La Habana in Havana. Celebrated worldwide, International Jazz Day brings together people from UN and UNESCO member nations. Quincy Jones and Will Smith host.
Trezoros: The Lost Jews of Kastoria
Sunday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m.
The chronicle of the Jewish life and culture of Kastoria, a picturesque lakeside village in the mountains of Northwestern Greece, near the Albania border. Here, Jews and Greek Orthodox Christians lived together in harmony for more than two millennia until World War II, when this long and rich history would be wiped out in the blink of an eye.
Afghanistan: Our Own Backyard
Sunday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m.
A documentary showcasing Afghan teachers, students and entrepreneurs - global citizens - working to replace guns and tanks with education and entrepreneurship, and hatred and violence with tolerance and human rightsNashville’s Music Row has given rise to epic successes and shaped the future of one of music’s most popular and populist genres. It is home to an artistic community unlike any other in the world. Music Row is a physical place that also exists as a dream, an opportunity and a goal.
