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PBS 45 & 49, 89.7 WKSU and Kent Stage to host free preview of Martin Scorsese’s much-anticipated film on Bob Dylan PBS 45 & 49 (Kent, OH) — PBS 45 & 49, 89.7 WKSU and The Kent Stage celebrate the much- anticipated world premiere of No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, A Martin Scorsese 1750 Campus Center Drive Picture with a free big-screen preview of the film on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at P. O. Box 5191 The Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St. in Kent. Kent, Ohio Seating for the preview is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6 p.m. For more 44240-5191 information, call PBS 45 & 49 at 1-800-554-4549 or visit www.pbs4549.org. No Direction Home will make its broadcast premiere on PBS 45 & 49 the Phone (330) 677-4549 following week on Monday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. each Fax night. (330) 678-0688 Bob Dylan participates in this exclusive film biography that covers the years 1961- Web Site www.pbs4549.org 66. From his explosive arrival on the downtown New York City scene in 1961 — with a raspy voice, pounding guitar and stunning lyrics — through his near-fatal motorcycle
accident in Woodstock in 1966, no one had more of an impact and no one changed the landscape of contemporary music more profoundly. Private, almost reclusive, disdainful of customary forms of publicity, Dylan has now agreed to make an appearance in his own story, illuminated in particular by this remarkable five-year period. Directed by Martin Scorsese, this intimate and incomparable film includes an archive of never-before-seen footage from childhood, from the road, from backstage, as well as unreleased interviews conducted over the past 15 years. Dylan brings the rights
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to his legendary music with him — “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Don’t Think Twice,” “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “It Ain’t Me Babe,” “Just Like a Woman,” “Positively 4th Street,” “The Times They Are A-Changin’” and many more. Early reviews of the film have been enthusiastic. Charlie McCollum of San Jose’s The Mercury News describes it as “an extraordinary piece ... PBS scored big — make that very big — with Martin Scorsese’s powerful No Direction Home.” Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle describes it as “absolutely essential viewing.” Locally, Akron Beacon Journal TV Critic R. D. Heldenfels reports that, “With rare clips and revealing interviews and a remarkable soundtrack, Scorsese tells you everything that you need to know about Dylan’s life and career.” No Direction Home is part of a special Talking ’bout My Generation broadcast event on PBS 45 & 49, Sept. 26-29. The prime time event includes several documentaries and biographies about the extraordinary people and the groundbreaking music that shaped one of the most incredible decades in American history: Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest, airing Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Best of The Beatles, airing Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 11 p.m. to 12 midnight; and The Sixties: The Years That Shaped a Generation, airing Thursday, Sept. 29 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. PBS 45 & 49 will also premiere its local production about Akron’s music scene in the 1970s, called If You’re Not Dead, Play!! PBS 45 & 49, the Akron-Summit County Public Library and The University of Akron School of Communication will host a big-screen premiere of the new documentary on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Main Library Auditorium, 60 S. High St. in downtown Akron.
Unit 5 and Chi Pig, two of the bands featured prominently in the documentary, will present rare live performances. If You’re Not Dead, Play!! will broadcast on PBS 45 & 49 on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m., with a repeat on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 11 p.m. PBS 45 & 49 is owned and operated by Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc., a private, nonprofit corporation. A trusted community resource, PBS 45 & 49 uses the power of non- commercial television and related services to enrich the lives of people through high-quality programming and educational services that teach, illuminate and inspire.
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