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wttw11 wttw Prime wttw Create wttw World wttw PBS Kids wttw.com THE GUIDE 98.7wfmt wfmt.com The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT THAT CHANGED AMERICA STREETS | MONUMENTS | MODERN MARVELS Tuesdays beginning JULY 10 | 8 PM Geoffrey Baer takes you to the places where American history was made. July 2018 ALSO INSIDE On WFMT, celebrate the music of America on the Fourth beginning with Carl Grapentine’s special morning program and culminating with the Grant Park Music Festival’s annual Independence Day Salute live from Millennium Park. From the President & CEO The Guide The Member Magazine for Dear Member, WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue This month, we are excited to kick off PBS’s Summer of Adventure with three new specials in Chicago, Illinois 60625 our national cross-platform 10 that Changed America series. Geoffrey Baer will take you on a whirlwind tour of 10 Streets, Monuments, and Modern Marvels where American history was Main Switchboard (773) 583-5000 made. Find out which places made the list at wttw.com/10, where you will also find 30 original Member and Viewer Services stories, 15 video extras, quizzes, photo galleries, and a place to share your favorites. (773) 509-1111 x 6 On WTTW11 and wttw.com/watch, celebrate Independence Day with A Capitol Fourth; follow Websites the competition on The Great British Baking Show; play sleuth with Rowan Atkinson as Georges wttw.com wfmt.com Simenon’s detective Maigret; settle in for new episodes of The Tunnel; explore epic mountain ranges in Kingdoms of the Sky and scale Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary; and circle the Publisher bases with baseball great Ted Williams. Your WTTW Passport subscription gives you access to Anne Gleason Art Director these shows anytime you want. On wttw.com, recap Maigret and The Tunnel and enjoy related Tom Peth features. Marcus Samuelsson (No Passport Required) shares some of the best Mexican American WTTW Contributors Julia Maish restaurants and dishes in Chicago. And, mark the 200th birthday of Wuthering Heights author Dan Soles Emily Brontë with us! WFMT Contributors Andrea Lamoreaux David Polk On WFMT, wfmt.com/listen, and the WFMT app, we take you to the Grant Park Music Festival Distribution Manager in Millennium Park presenting Music of the Silver Screen and pianist Kirill Gerstein playing Liszt, Pat Sheppard and we bring you music from the 2018 Ravinia Festival. Our Saturday operas include two specials Advertising Sales from the BBC, Verdi’s A Masked Ball and Wagner’s Lohengrin. On wfmt.com, go behind the scenes WTTW: Douglas Carleton with the organists who perform during Cubs and Sox games. Also, meet Mariachi Herencia de (773) 279-2128 WFMT: Alexander Stonor Saunders México, the Latin Grammy-nominated group of local high-school musicians, and watch local (773) 509-5357 keyboardist Jory Vinikour demonstrate how to adapt harpsichord music for the piano. The Guide: The Member Magazine WTTW and WFMT are honored to be a part of your summer. Thank you for your continued for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) support. July 2018 Sincerely, Volume 33, Number 242 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The Sandra Cordova Micek World Communications, Inc., 5400 President & CEO North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, Inside the Guide 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. 3 Member Connections 16 WTTW Kid Grid Copyright 2018, Window To The World Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL. 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays 5 TV Listings 19 At-a-Glance 6 WTTW Digital Channel Highlights 20 Radio Listings 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 31 Sponsors ON THE COVER: Geoffrey Baer and Ron Catt ride a covered wagon on a historic stretch of the National Road through Putnamville, Indiana in 10 Streets that Changed America. Photo: Mike Fender 2 JULY 2018 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Screening & Discussion: 10 Streets, Monuments, and WTTW Kids Fun Food Fest Modern Marvels that Changed America You are invited to a very special event to preview 10 Streets, Monuments, and Modern Marvels that Changed America – three new specials that take you on a whirlwind tour of America’s treasures. From New York’s Broadway to the Hoover Dam, from Mount Rushmore WHAT to the St. Louis Arch, Behind the Scenes with WTTW’s host Geoffrey Baer Geoffrey Baer & Dan Protess takes a summer road 10 Streets, Monuments, and Modern trip across America Marvels that Changed America where he meets with WHERE historians, curators, Chicago History Museum and guides who share 1601 N. Clark Street in Chicago the fascinating back- Geoffrey Baer stories behind the WHEN Wednesday, July 11, 6:00 pm iconic streets that con- nect our nation, the monuments that commemorate our history, and the engineering marvels that transformed our environment and shaped the way we live. During this very special evening, Geoffrey Baer and writer/producer Dan Protess will discuss the “making of,” show selected excerpts, and answer your questions. Learn more at wttw.com/events. WHAT WTTW Kids Fun Food Fest WHERE A Toast to Carl Grapentine at Ravinia Pete’s Fresh Market Raise your glasses with us at Ravinia as we celebrate Carl 259 Lake Street in Oak Park Grapentine, who will retire on July 27 as the longtime host of WHEN WFMT’s Morning Program! Toast the guest of honor with other Tuesday, July 31, 10:00 am WFMT personalities at a private champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception, followed by a 7:30 pm performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, where you’ll hear Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (“Ode to Joy”) and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, WTTW Kids brings the Fun Food Fest to com- under the baton of munities throughout Chicagoland! Join us for an Marin Alsop. In addi- exciting 90-minute free live show, perfect for WHAT tion to a reserved children 2 to 7 years old, bringing to life the fun A Toast to Carl Grapentine Pavilion or Lawn seat, and learning from WTTW Kids’ most popular and at Ravinia you’ll receive a swag beloved children’s shows. bag with a $10 certifi- Hosted by the WTTW Kids Crew along with a WHERE cate to the Ravinia Carl Grapentine PBS Kids walk-around character, children will be Ravinia Festival 418 Sheridan Road in Festival Shop plus inspired to create their own lifelong healthy hab- Highland Park WFMT goodies, and the opportunity to inscribe a message in Carl’s its! This exciting show will engage kids to explore memory book. themes like being active, eating healthfully, and WHEN Purchase tickets for special event, and use the promo code caring for Mother Earth. Saturday, July 14, 5:00 pm GOODBYECARL when checking out. A $25 fee for the reception will To learn more and view the summer schedule be added to the cost of each ticket. For more information, please visit of WTTW Kids events, please visit wfmt.com/events. wttw.com/events. Screening & Discussion: Whose Streets? WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special WHAT Events, presents a free screening and discussion about Whose Streets? – an official Whose Streets? selection in the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. A Screening & Discussion When unarmed teenager Michael Brown is killed by police and left lying in the street for hours, it marks a breaking point for the residents of St. Louis, WHERE Chicago Cultural Center Missouri. Grief, long-standing racial tensions, and renewed anger bring residents 78 E. Washington Street in together to hold vigil and protest this latest tragedy. Told by the activists and Chicago leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, this film is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. WHEN Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center for a free screening of the film, followed Saturday, July 21, 2:00 pm by a panel discussion. For more information and to RSVP, please visit wttw.com/events. 2018 JULY 3 MEMBER PERKS 2-for-1 Tickets to Babes With Blades The world premiere of The Lady Demands Satisfaction from Babes With Blades tells the story of a young maiden, Trothe, who learns that her entire inheritance will be forfeited to anyone who bests her in a duel once she comes of age. The catch? Her birthday is in a week. She must turn to her Aunt Theodosia, a famed swordswoman, if she is to keep her house and lands. She also enlists the aid of her two favorite servants, though they may prove more hindrance than help. With the house filling up with Prussian swordmasters, a clueless lawyer, and a poetically minded suitor, events unfold in true farcical fashion. Like all good farces, everyone gets the ending they deserve, but will they be satisfied? WTTW members receive 2-for-1 tickets by visiting BabesWithBlades.org or calling (773)904-0391 and using code WTTW. Valid for all performances up to four tickets at City Lit, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue. Subject to availability; not applicable on previously purchased tickets or with other discounts or offers, some additional fees may apply. $10 Off Tickets to Folks Operetta’s The Csárdás Princess 15% Off Chicago Detours Despite its popularity in Europe and Russia, Emmerich Kálmán’s The Csárdás Princess has been largely Take a walking tour to explore Chicago high- ignored in this country. Folks Operetta brings this work to life in its return to Chicago.