Host Sarah Grueneberg – James Beard Award Winner, Top Chef Competitor, and Chef-Owner of Chicago’S Monteverde April 2018
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We mark Holocaust Remembrance Month with several thought-provoking specials; trace the history of art with Liev Schreiber in Civilizations; answer big scientific questions on the new series Websites wttw.com NOVA Wonders; go straight to the core of the Big Apple in New York: America’s Busiest City; take an wfmt.com exclusive guided tour of Rwanda with its president, Paul Kagame; check in with Bill Nye (“the Science Guy”); and present Live from Lincoln Center performances by Broadway stars Sutton Foster and Leslie Publisher Anne Gleason Odom, Jr. Art Director On wttw.com, examine the impact Martin Luther King, Jr. made on Chicago, from his protests here Tom Peth for equal housing to the tumult caused by his assassination, on the 50th anniversary of his death; go WTTW Contributors Julia Maish behind the scenes of the monumental, globe-trotting art history series Civilizations; and dive into Dan Soles recaps of Call the Midwife and Unforgotten. WFMT Contributors On WFMT, the Metropolitan Opera brings us a classic favorite, Lucia di Lammermoor, plus more Andrea Lamoreaux unusual fare: Verdi’s Luisa Miller, Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella), and a new work, The Exterminating David Polk Distribution Manager Angel by Britain’s Thomas Adès. Opera lovers will enjoy the Ryan Opera Center’s annual Rising Stars Pat Sheppard concert, co-hosted by Lisa Flynn and Roger Pines. Pianist Victor Asunción makes a return visit to Live from WFMT hosted by Kerry Frumkin. And Carl Grapentine will host a special featuring last year’s Advertising Sales WTTW: Douglas Carleton Chicago concert by the renowned Thomanerchor, the choir of Bach’s own church, St. Thomas in Leipzig, (773) 279-2128 Germany. WFMT: Alexander Stonor Saunders On wfmt.com, enjoy live videos from the Levin Studio and around Chicago, including a preview of (773) 509-5357 Chicago Opera Theater’s Donizetti double bill. As we celebrate World Book Day, discover connections The Guide: The Member Magazine between your favorite classical works and literature. And as the weather warms up and flowers begin for WTTW and WFMT to bloom, find great music inspired by nature to help your garden grow. (ISSN 2329-1338) April 2018 As always, thank you for your generous support. Happy spring! Volume 33, Number 239 Sincerely, The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The Reese Marcusson World Communications, Inc., 5400 Chief Operating Officer 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, 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL Inside the Guide 60625-4698. Copyright 2014, Window To The World Communications, Inc., 3 Member Connections 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays Chicago, IL. 4 Member Perks 18 WTTW Kid Grid 5 TV Listings 20 At-a-Glance 6 WTTW Digital Channel Highlights 21 Radio Listings 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 31 Sponsors ON THE COVER: Sarah Grueneberg on the set of Dishalicious in WTTW’s Grainger Studio. Photo: Bill Richert 2 APRIL 2018 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Max Raabe in Concert at Symphony Center WTTW Kids BIG IDEA The Palast Orchester was founded in 1986 by German singer Max Raabe and a group of fellow music students Traveling Lab at Chicago in order to play music from the period of Germany´s Golden Twenties. Join us for an evening of vintage glamour and sophistication at Symphony Center. The Berlin-based crooner Parent Playdate Festival performs ballroom hits of the 1920s and ‘30s, along WHAT with original songs and a Max Raabe & Palast Orchester: few modern surprises. Let’s Do It Photo: Gregor Hohenberg Photo: Gregor Max Raabe and Palast Orchester tour regularly WHERE Orchestra Hall at around the world, and Symphony Center have performed at Davies 220 S. Michigan Avenue Hall in San Francisco and in Chicago New York’s Carnegie Hall. For more information, WHEN visit wttw.com/events. Friday, April 20, 8:00 pm Youth Film Screening & Discussion: Chosen Foe Life WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and Free Spirit Media, presents a free screening and discussion about the film Chosen Foe Life – the story of a young man named Dashawn Miles and his struggle with trying to find comfort in his poverty-stricken circumstance, while trying to survive in the violent streets of Chicago. Choosing the right or wrong path is his challenge, a challenge that will either make or break him. The decision is his. What will he choose? Whatever that decision may be, it will ultimately alter his life. 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They will also learn about great children’s Sunday, April 22, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm books that support the show’s themes and experi- ence a few fun surprises along the way. For more information, visit wttw.com/events. 2018 APRIL 3 MEMBER PERKS 25% Off Tickets to The Factory Theater’s The Next Big Thing Factory Theater presents a world premiere of The Next Big Thing! Grunge. The internet. Auto-tune. It was all happening – and was about to happen – in 1997. For 19 year-old Beth Peterson, shaking the dust off her small town life to pursue a Photo: Julieta Cervantes career in rock ‘n’ roll is a dream come true. You’ll find out if Beth can navi- gate her new world and the harsh realities of the city, the industry, and adulthood. This new play is written Photo: Michael Courier by Factory Theater Company member and Managing Director Carrie J. Sullivan and directed by Company member Robyn Coffin. To redeem this special offer, use code WTTW when purchasing tick- 2-for-1 Tickets to Bebe Miller ets at TheFactoryTheater.com or (866) 811-4111. Valid for Thursday Company’s In a Rhythm and Friday 7:30 pm performances Bebe Miller Company presents In a Rhythm, a through April 21 at The Factory Theater, 1623 West Howard Street in Chicago.