wgbh.org American Masters/Ursula K. Le Guin | 9 Midsomer Murders/Season 15 Premiere | 20 New England Public Media debuts | 26 ON AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO AUGUST 2019 | MEMBER GUIDE ack Go B to Schl with Us! Molly Mabray, a resourceful PiPinkn alicious and Peterrific 10-year-old Alaska Native, takes enencourage 3- to 5-year-olds to viewers ages 4-8 on adventures that exexplore the arts and develop foster literacy and values such as ttheirhe creativity. respecting others, sharing what you have and honoring your elders. Arthur and his friends experience the Curious George inspires challenges and fun of growing up; the preschool-age children to explore underlying social-emotional curriculum science, engineering and math in reinforces the values of friendship, the world around them. honesty, empathy & respect for everyone. Follow Peep, a newly-hatched chick, Animated alien Plum takes as he and his friends Quack and 6- to 9-year-olds on indoor Chirp use preschool-appropriate and outdoor missions to teach science and math to understand them environmental science. the natural world. Watch, Stream and Play. VIDEO From the President Where to Tune in The Magic of Music TV tarting with the lullabies sung to us as infants, S music enriches us throughout our lives, providing the backdrop to all of the important moments and events. But in the sum- mer of ’69, music took center stage and became the main event. Digital broadcast FiOS RCN Cox Charter (Canada) Bell ExpressVu Fifty years ago this month, more than 400,000 young people converged Comcast on a dairy farm in Upstate New York to share music, hopes and dreams at the WGBH 2 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 284 ultimate rock concert known as Woodstock. The nation was struggling with WGBH 2 HD 2.1 802 502 602 1002 782 819 the Vietnam War, civil rights WGBX 44 44.1 16 44 14 804 21 n/a and other divisive issues, but WGBX 44 HD 44.1 801 544 n/a n/a n/a n/a for three extraordinary days, World 2.2 956 473 94 807 181 n/a music played, and peace and love took hold. The 32 acts that Create 44.3 959 474 95 805 182 n/a performed at that historic WGBH Kids 44.4 958 472 93 n/a 180 n/a event created the soundtrack Boston Kids & n/a 22 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a for a movement. And during Family (Boston only) that tumultuous time, music Channel numbers and availability may vary by community. Contact your provider for brought us together. more information. In Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (page 11), WGBH’s Comcast subscribers can access selected WGBH programs on WGBH On Demand. history series American Experience zooms in on the people who were there five Go to Comcast 1, choose Get Local, then Local Networks. 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Join us as we kick off this season’s Stories from the Stage at WGBH Studios in Brighton on Thu, 9/5 from 7–9pm. Hear from local storytellers on the theme of “family busi- ness” for an evening of entertainment and inspiration. You must be 21 or older with A Celtic Sojourn host Brian O’Donovan a valid ID to attend this event. Info: Exercise your brain with a variety of brain and Rockport Music present Rockport wgbh.org/events. teasers, puzzles and challenges at WGBH’s Celtic Festival’s Exploring Celtic Roots and Brainiacs and Brews. Each team of up to Branches. The three-day event will feature four people solves challenges scattered a wide variety of new and familiar musi- throughout each month’s featured brewery cians, singers, dancers and storytellers. to win points. The two teams with the It will focus on the genre’s broad and most points will compete in a head-to- vibrant range with a strong emphasis on head, puzzle-solving showdown for the crossover and collaborative work between title of Brainiac of the Brewery! It’s free to musicians from different genres, including play, but registration is required. Doors classical, jazz and American Traditional. open Wed, 9/18, at 6:30pm. Game play The festivities run Fri, 8/23 through starts at 7pm. September’s event takes Sun, 8/25. WGBH PerksConnect members place at Idle Hands Craft Ales Taproom and get 10% off with promo code CELT19. Info: Brewery in Malden, Massachusetts. This is wgbh.org/events. not a seated event. You must be 21 or older with a valid ID to attend. Info: wgbh.org/ events. The Taste of WGBH Food Photo credits: Cover: © WGBH Educational Foundation. Page 1: © 2018 Scott Indermaur, all and Wine Festival rights reserved; Courtesy of Elliott Landy/The Image Works; Hilary Scott. 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