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8425 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509 P: 814-864-3001 TF: 800-727-8854 www.WQLN.org SEPTEMBER 2021 PROGRAM GUIDE Issue 327 Who Is the Greatest? Erie Boxing Exhibition September 16 “I am the GREATEST!” – Muhammad Ali boxing extravaganza September 16, where we’ll also screen We’ve learned that there was a lot more to “The Greatest” a short preview of the film (premieres September 19), and than his bold persona, including deep ties to Erie! So this we’ll share stories from Erie folks who knew Ali and who live month we celebrate the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali, by his core principles every day. Learn more and register at in support of Ken Burns’ film of the same name. Check out www.WQLN.org/Ali. Presented in partnership with Erie Boxing “Conversations on Ali” – live online chats with the filmmakers Academy, Booker T. Washington Center, Level Red Boxing, and – September 9 and 14. Join us in-person or online for a FREE Grand Central Events. Corporate funding for MUHAMMAD ALI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was also provided by Golkin, John and Leslie McQuown, John and Catherine Debs, Fred and Donna Seigel, Susan and John Wieland, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society Stuart and Joanna Brown, Diane and Hal Brierley, Fiddlehead Fund, Rocco and Debby Landesman, Bonnie and Tom and by its members Alan and Marcia Docter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor Jones, Gilchrist and Amy Berg, Brooke Brown McCloskey, Mauree Jane and Mark Perry, and Donna and Richard Strong. Barzun, Owsley Brown III, and Augusta Brown Holland, The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund, Perry and Donna WQLN Is Back on the Bus this Fall & Winter! Classical Kids We’d love for you to join us on one of these great trips...pick your favorites and join us! This fall, WQLN NPR and Classics with • Finger Lakes Wine Tour - Sunday, September 26: Something for everyone — Wine, Spirits, Brian Hannah will once again feature Beer, Fun! talented, local student musicians on select Fridays at noon. • The Lion King in Cleveland - Sunday, October 10: The Lion King needs no explanation... For this round of performers, we will It is a MUST see! feature a number of students from our • NYC in December - Thursday-Sunday, December 2-5: Shopping, Rockefeller Tree, Theater, local colleges and universities as well The Rockettes...The best time of year to visit the city! as young cast members from your Erie • Straight No Chaser in Cleveland - Sunday, December 12: Amazing sounds from this Playhouse, the Erie Jr. Philharmonic, a cappella group will delight with some holiday selections! and local high schools! • Jesus Christ Superstar in Cleveland - Sunday, February 20: 50th Anniversary Tour! We are so excited to share these • Hamilton in Pittsburgh - Friday, March 4 & Sunday, March 13: The amazing musical that talented young performers with you, tells the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton! and if we are lucky, we might just catch a rising star! For more information on these trips or to sign up, contact Tenaé at 814-217-6013 or Hope you can join us for these WQLN [email protected] Classical Kids broadcasts. GREAT THINGS HAPPEN AT WQLN on WQLN PBS 54.1 Monday–Friday Classics with Brian Hannah & 6:00 AM Ready Jet Go! The Erie Philharmonic 6:30 AM Arthur As things slowly return to normal, your Erie Philharmonic will return PA PBS LEARNING AT HOME to live performances in the historic and newly renovated Warner Theatre! In the meantime, Erie Phil Music Director Daniel Meyer will 7:00 AM Molly of Denali continue to share his wealth of knowledge and insight with us on 7:30 AM Wild Kratts Friday mornings at 10 on Classics with Brian Hannah, and we would 8:00 AM Hero Elementary love for you to join us! 8:30 AM Xavier Riddle 9:00 AM Curious George 9:30 AM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood WQLN Brings Learning to Life in 10:00 AM Donkey Hodie 10:00 AM Donkey Hodie Your Neighborhood 10:30 AM Elinor Wonders Why 10:30 AM Elinor Wonders Why We know that learning does not stop when kids leave the classroom 11:00 AM Sesame Street 11:00 AM Sesame Street and it does not stop when they leave home. Learning happens 11:30 AM Pinkalicious & Peterrific 11:30 AM Pinkalicious & Peterrific when kids are at the grocery store, the zoo, at camp, at their place 12:00 PM Dinosaur Train of worship, the doctor’s office, the laundromat, or the nearby park. 12:00 PM WQLN PBS Homeroom 12:30 PM Clifford the Big Red Dog Learning happens all the time! That’s why WQLN continues to offer 1:00 PM It’s Camp 1:00 PM Sesame Street curriculum-based programming and activities as a part of Your 1:30 PM Donkey Hodie Learning Neighborhood. Find out more at WQLN.org/yln. 2:00 PM Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 2:30 PM Let’s Go Luna! 3:00 PM Nature Cat A Gift to Support You, Your Future, and 3:30 PM Wild Kratts Our Programming 4:00 PM Molly of Denali Did you know that nearly 70% of American adults don’t have a legal 4:30 PM Xavier Riddle will? To make it easier than ever, our friends at FreeWill are providing an online will writing tool to our WQLN audience. It’s safe, secure, and takes 20 minutes or less to complete — and it’s 100% free to use. There’s no better moment to plan for your future, protect what you love, and support your favorite programming! And you can use your estate plan to create a legacy gift that supports high-quality programming to educate, inform, and entertain communities across the Lake Erie region. Go to www.freewill.com/wqln to get started. Future of Work 10pm Wednesdays, September 1-15, on WQLN PBS The world has been rocked by the global pandemic, the ensuing economic disruptions, and the fore-fronting of long-existing racial inequities. A majority of Americans now report economic distress and concern about the future for themselves and their families. Meanwhile, the challenges of this new reality are not distributed equally. Is the U.S. about to enter a future of entrenched haves and have-nots? This three-part series probes the seismic upheavals transforming how Americans make their livelihoods today. WQLN Revisits Oil City, PA! Our Town: More Stories from Oil City digs deeper into the stories of the town, including its rich arts culture, community events, and entrepreneurial spirit while we celebrate their 150th anniversary. Our Town: More Stories from Oil City will air Thursday, September 30 at 8pm on WQLN PBS, with livestreaming at WQLN.org and on the WQLN Facebook page. Discover this beautiful town located at a bend in the Allegheny River at the mouth of Oil Creek. Special thanks to: Gates & Burns Realty SEPTEMBER PROGRAM LISTINGS WQLN PBS 54.1 9:00am Growing a Greener World 6:00pm This Old House: Generation Next At times programs may change without notice. The Foodscape Revolution The Generation Next initiative encour- More detailed information and up-to-date schedules Mingling food crops with your front ages young people to consider building for WQLN PBS 54.1, Create 54.2, World 54.3, and yard ornamental garden can add more trades as a profession. 24/7 Kids 54.4 are available at www.WQLN.org. visual appeal. 6:30pm Ask This Old House: Rethinking a 9:30am America’s Heartland Garden Week 1: September 1 to 4 Jenn helps a few homeowners decide 10:00am GardenSMART which plants can stay, which should go, WQLN’s overnight schedule is at wqln.org Unusual plants make a garden exciting, and which ones need TLC. and when they also grow well in shade, they are true finds. 7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show Wednesday, September 1 10:30am Best of Sewing with Nancy Sew Salute to the U.S.A. 5:00pm Amanpour and Company Simple with Rectangles & Squares, Pt. 1/3 8:00pm Saturday Night at the Movies 6:00pm BBC World News America Timesaving gifts such as a cosmetic bag, 12 Angry Men tote, and luggage saddlebag are creat- WQLN’s Glenn Holland presents the 6:30pm DW News ed. 1957 film 12 Angry Men starring Hen- 7:00pm PBS NewsHour 11:00am Creative Living ry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Ed Begley. Hilarie Dayton, teacher and owner of A jury holdout in a murder trail slowly 8:00pm Nature Natural Born Rebels: Survival Little Stitch Studio, talks about bag con- manages to convince others that the Cockatoos, sloths, chimps, and more struction. case is not as clear as it seems. animals that will do whatever it takes to survive are explored. This program 11:30am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 10:00pm History Detectives will air again on Sunday, September 5 Dash for Scraps A souvenir may be a piece of Amelia Ear- at 11:00am. Angela Huffman comes up with a de- hart’s airplane, found before she and the sign from an assortment of scraps that plane disappeared. 9:00pm NOVA Nature’s Fear Factor were sent to her. Wild dogs are reintroduced to Mozam- 11:00pm Bluegrass Underground bique’s Gorongosa National Park to re- 12:00pm Quilting Arts Thread 11:30pm Austin City Limits store a “landscape of fear”. 12:30pm Ask This Old House: Rethinking Ray Wylie Hubbard 10:00pm Future of Work a Garden Legendary Texas songwriter Ray Wylie The New Industrial Revolution Jenn helps a few homeowners decide Hubbard plays favorites and songs from AI, robotics, globalization, labor practic- which plants can stay, which should go, his album Co-starring.