JUNE 2020 GREAT PERFORMANCES: Tony Bennett & Diana Krall: LOVE IS HERE TO STAY Vegas PBS A Message from the Management Team General Manager General Manager Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS Educational Media Services Director Niki Bates Production Services Director Kareem Hatcher Business Manager Brandon Merrill Communications and Brand Management Director Allison Monette TRAILBLAZERS AND OUR Content Director Cyndy Robbins JUNE MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN Workforce Training & Economic Development Director Debra Solt fter many weeks at home, local viewing patterns have changed according to Engineering, IT and Emergency Response Director the reports we receive from Nielsen. Timely news programs like the PBS John Turner NewsHour, FRONTLINE and Nevada Week retain viewers, but viewers are Development Director also seeking entertainment, education and diversion from the abnormal pat- Salvador Carrera terns of social distancing. Our Top 25 “most watched” shows for the past 60 days include Antiques Roadshow and NOVA for those seeking educational entertain- SOUTHERN NEVADA PUBLIC TELEVISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS A Executive Director ment, Lydia’s Kitchen, Hubert Keller’s Secrets of a Chef and America’s Test Kitchen Tom Axtell, Vegas PBS attracted those considering new ideas for at home meals, and Call the Midwife, Death in President Paradise and Midsomer Murders offered dramatic diversion. Tom Warden, The Howard Hughes Corporation Vegas PBS will offer more of the same great programming this month, plus concerts Vice President to entertain you and documentaries about unconventional trailblazers who questioned the Clark Dumont, Dumont Communications, LLC status quo and changed our world. From suffragettes to ground-breaking artists, the Secretary Vegas PBS Trailblazers Spotlight Series will reintroduce us to people who pushed against Nora Luna, UNR Cooperative Extension the odds and left an indelible impression on Treasurer and SNPT Planned Giving Council Chair the world. Unconventional thinking is needed Kim Walker, Kim Walker, Inc. now as we face changing social interactions, Join us in celebrating altered work, sports, dining, entertainment “those who have helped BOARD MEMBERS Vince Alberta, UNLV – University of Nevada, Las Vegas patterns, and new forms of distance educa- create new paths for Linda Ammons, Community Volunteer tion. Join us in celebrating those who have others to follow....” Tracy Bower, Desert Research Institute helped create new paths for others to follow. Cheryl (Cheri) Rosenow, US Bank If you want to remember hearing the roar Michael Cunningham, Bank of Nevada of a cheering crowd, peruse the schedule of performing artists on pages 8 and 9 of this Bill Curran, Ballard Spahr, LLP magazine. Additionally, this month’s schedule on our Create channel offers many cooking Mo Denis, Nevada State Senator and home improvement programs that deserve your attention and may satisfy your palate Jason Gastwirth, Caesars Entertainment and provide guidance on overdue home projects. Stephen Greathouse, Community Volunteer During the Covid-19 crisis, Vegas PBS has adjusted program services to support Marydean Martin, Marydean & Associates schools; produced an amazing amount of local content; expanded access to instructional Steve Seroka, Community Volunteer resources for teachers and parents; secured approval to expand state funded job training Dr. Linda E.Young, Clark County School District Trustee programs for the unemployed and donated promotion of personal health and social relief FCC LICENSEES services of key nonprofits, government and emergency managers. Lola Brooks To fund the noncommercial programming you enjoy, we will hold a membership cam- Linda P. Cavazos paign in June. While we are excited about the unique programming airing throughout the Chris Garvey month, we are profoundly aware of the severe economic challenges facing many families Irene A. Cepeda and businesses. We have had heart wrenching calls from members cancelling pledges due Danielle Ford to the loss of income from two wage earners, or sponsorship cancellations from shuttered Deanna L. Wright businesses. Dr. Linda E.Young What is amazing about these calls is the apologetic tone of the distressed donor.They Contact Vegas PBS with comments and suggestions: deeply value our television and online services and want to support Vegas PBS, but can no Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television longer afford to do so. Many in our community are no longer in a position to support Vegas 3050 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 PBS. This month, as we raise money to support your educational and thought-provoking 702.799.1010 • Fax 702.799.2806 program services, I ask those who are more secure, to consider additional gifts to insure VegasPBS.org • email: [email protected] Vegas PBS Source, Volume No. 6, 2020 that Vegas PBS will remain a robust, free-to all, universally accessible, truly local service focused on the common good for all in our community. Anton Tielemans, Vegas PBS Source Art Director Thank you for supporting Vegas PBS. Stay safe and healthy. Tom Axtell This magazine is printed on recycled paper JUNE 2020 5 June 2020 INSIDE Cover/Spotlight Series 8 Specials to Uplift Us During the week of our membership campaign, we are airing at least one musical special every day that will bring a song to your heart. Departments 5 Message to Our Members Letter from General Manager Tom Axtell 14 Upcoming Vegas PBS Events 20 A Message from the Vegas PBS Member Services Manager Features 10 History History Revealed 8 15 How-To Dishing with Julia Child 16 Drama Not To Be Missed Drama 17 Beecham House on Masterpiece 18 Science & Nature Think Wednesday 19 Spotlight Series Spotlight Series:Trailblazers 32 Rick Steves’ Fascism in Europe 33 Nevada Week 34 Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Marathon 10 17 35 Outdoor Nevada 37 Vegas PBS Rewind/WORLD/Jackpot! Program Menu 21 Weekdays/Children’s Lineup 22 Primetime Programming 32 Weekend Daytime Programming 36 Vegas PBS Create Programming 36 Vegas PBS Channels 19 35 38 Vegas PBS Sponsors JUNE 2020 7 COVER Accompanied by her band, a 40-piece orches- tra, a 50-voice choir and dancers, the world’s most successful and best-selling soprano is joined on stage by other guest artists includ- Specials to ing Japanese superstar Yoshiki,Vincent Niclo, Mario Frangoulis and Narcis. Uplift Us SUNDAY, MAY 31 The Bee Gees: One for Saturday, May 30 - Sunday, June 7 All Tour - Australia 1989 at 10 p.m. Recorded live in Melbourne, Australia, in November 1989, this concert film captures the Bee Gees’ “One for All World Tour,” cele- brating their 18th studio album “One.” This fully restored, newly mixed and mastered show features the Gibb brothers performing tracks from as far back as their 1966 hit “Spicks and Specks” as well as their classic seventies and eighties songs. Featured are their 1968 breakthrough US Top 10 hit "I've Gotta Get A Message to You," along with Inxs: Live Baby Live electrifying performances of "Stayin' Alive'" and "Jive Talking." These past few months have been difficult ones, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing changes MONDAY, JUNE 1 in our lives that we wouldn’t have even imagined a year ago. Sheltering in place at home, many Sarah Brightman: Hymn of our viewers have turned to Vegas PBS for programs to lift their spirits and stimulate their at 4 p.m. (Please see description at left) Midsomer Murders Season 16 minds. With drama, science, arts, travel, cooking and more, there is always plenty to choose John Tesh: Songs and Stories from! And what is more uplifting than music? During the week of our membership campaign, from the Grand Piano we are airing at least one musical special every day that will bring a song to your heart. As you at 7:30 p.m. Ticket Offer See Pg.14 enjoy these programs, know that our thoughts are with you. In this touching special, the pop music composer, pianist and Emmy Award- SATURDAY, MAY 30 SUNDAY, MAY 31 winning radio and TV host looks back on his Iconic Women of Country Sarah Brightman: Hymn life and career through music, pictures and at 7 p.m. at 8:30 p.m. humorous reminiscences. The concert special This new special opens up the music vaults In a concert staged in the famous Ludwigs blends together heartfelt songs, performances to provide an intimate look at legendary Festspielhaus in Germany, Sarah Brightman by John’s daughter Prima and son Gib, and female artists, their stories and songs, and performs beloved favorites from her decades- his inspiring meditation on persistence, grit, why they’ve stood the test of time. A love let- long career, along with enchanting selections purpose and the importance of family. ter to the women of Nashville, the program from her acclaimed album, “HYMN.” TUESDAY, JUNE 2 pays tribute to 14 icons of country music — Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Iconic Women of Country Patsy Cline, Brenda Lee and more — with at 8 p.m. (Please see description at left) heartfelt stories from ten contemporary Moments to Remember Sarah artists, including Trisha Yearwood, Wynonna Brightman: (My Music) at 9:30 p.m. Judd and Kathy Mattea. Using the songs as an Hymn Featuring legends of the late 50s and early entry point, the program provides a unique 60s pop era, Patti Page and Nick Clooney co- look at the hallmark artist along with the con- host performances and archival classics. In text and influences that made the song so pop- this trip down memory lane, the late Frankie ular and timely. What drove these legends to Laine came out of retirement to “spend one write or perform each memorable song? How more night in our old rendezvous” singing his did the songs reflect their own lives? What sentimental “That’s My Desire.” Italian inspired them? The program unearths stories crooner Julius La Rosa takes the stage to per- and provides new insight through the reflec- form his classics “Eh Compari” and tions of those who have followed in the foot- “Domani,” while Page sings her million-sell- steps of legends.