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OCTOBER 2013 Great Performances: 40th Anniversary Special The African Americans: FRONTLINE: Many Rivers to Cross League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis Andrew Vayette The Monthly Magazine for Members of Vegas PBS BOLD FLAVORS BOLDER PRICES 2 FOR $3.33 Sausage McMuffin® with Egg A la carte only. Price of a single item posted on menuboard. Prices and participation may vary. Limited time only. © 2013 McDonald’s Contents LetterFROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Cover Story PBS Arts Fall Festival 6 There is much to look forward to this fall as the PBS Arts Fall Festival returns. Peg+Cat Departments rom Sesame Street to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Message to Our Members 5 Kratts or The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!, pub- Letter from General Manager Tom Axtell lic television has a legacy of continuously developing School Media 9 innovative, educational and entertaining multimedia content for children. This month, comes to Vegas The Changing Face of Education Peg + Cat PBS as part of our new daytime lineup, weekdays at 9 Planned Giving 22 Fa.m. starting October 7. Peg+Cat is a new animated series for children aged 3 to 5 that focus- Features es on the ongoing adventures of Peg and her sidekick, Cat, who encounter problems both “big” and “small” and work together to solve these prob- The Arts Around Town 7 lems using foundational math concepts. Peg+Cat (that’s Peg Plus Cat) Elton John in Concert 10 uses humor, music and storytelling to model collaborative problem solving and introduce children to foundational math concepts like Earthflight: A Nature Special Presentation 11 greater and less than, measurement, ordinal numbers, and much more. Cooking Lidia’s Kitchen 12 We are bringing Peg + Cat to Vegas PBS this fall, not just because it is smart, funny and engaging, but also because it meets a critical need Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle 13 for kids in Southern Nevada. More than one quarter of our community’s The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross 14 children are performing below proficient levels in math by the 4th grade. To change this, young children need an early foundation in Arts PBS Indies Showcase 15 basic math concepts and thinking skills to fuel later success in this The Ideas Exchange 16 important curricular area. Peg also serves as a role model for girls who enjoy math. This is critically important as research shows children FRONTLINE: League of Denial: 17 identify math as being for boys and not for girls as early as second The NFL Concussion Crisis grade. With her sense of humor, problem-solving skills and eagerness to Drama Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey 18 collaborate and persevere, Peg will help encourage both boys and girls to explore math. Masterpiece Classic: The Paradise 19 Peg + Cat is a multiplatform media experience that leverages the Science & Nature Exploration Wednesdays 20 power of storytelling and interactive media to teach and reinforce its core math curriculum through online games, streaming video, parent Vegas PBS Member Ticket Offers 40 and educator resources, a mobile app and more, available at PBSKids.org/peg. We will also begin to incorporate this new series into Program Menu our Ready To Learn community literacy workshops by increasing our focus on teaching core math concepts to preschool kids and their parents. What’s On • Children’s Lineup 24 The launch of this exciting addition to the Vegas PBS kids lineup is Vegas PBS Channel 10 Overnight 25 made possible with the support of our members. We know that pro- gramming is just one element in math education for our children, but Prime Time Programming 26 it is impactful. Nielsen data indicates that children in our viewing area Vegas PBS Sponsors 38 spend 2,260,000 hours a month watching our educational television programs and an additional 374,000 hours a month interacting with our Tom Axtell, General Manager; Kareem Hatcher, Interim Production Manager; Kelly McCarthy, online program-related games. The “PBS effect” is great, and with your Individual Gift & Philanthropy Development Director; Cyndy Robbins, Content Director; help Peg + Cat will help ensure that every child has a chance to devel- Lee Solonche, Educational Media Services Director; Debra Solt, Workforce & Economic Development Director; Jeff Yeagley, Engineering, IT & Emergency Response Director; Shauna Lemieux, Editor; op the skills they need for personal success in their life and careers. Anton Tielemans, Art Director FOR ADVERTISING, contact: Allison Loftus at 702.799.1010, x5347, [email protected] TOM AXTELL E-mail, call or write Vegas PBS with comments and suggestions: This magazine Vegas PBS & Southern Nevada Public Television is printed on 3050 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89121 recycled paper Keep up with Vegas PBS on Facebook and Twitter 702.799.1010 • Fax 702.799.2806 Facebook.com/VegasPBS • Twitter.com/VegasPBS or TWITTER@VegasPBS email: [email protected] VegasPBS.org Vegas PBS Source, Volume 2013 No. 10 OCTOBER 2013 5 Cover Story PBS Arts Fall Festival Fridays at 9 p.m. beginning October 18 on Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1 Michael Bublé and friends here is no other place on tele- “The West Wing,” The Surgeon General). television, Great Performances has provid- vision where you can find the New offerings in the Festival include the ed viewers with an unparalleled showcase tremendous variety and superb television premiere of Barbra Streisand: of the best in all genres of art, serving as quality of the arts than here on Back to Brooklyn, featuring the great America’s most prestigious center for the TVegas PBS, and we have reserved the best singer’s return to her hometown; a star- performing arts. Over four decades, the seats in the house just for you! There is studded version of Stephen Sondheim’s program has provided a national stage much to look forward to this fall as the musical Company; San Francisco Opera’s where popular artists reveal the surprising PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in October. new operatic version of Moby-Dick; and a dimensions of their creative gifts and The seven weekly programs highlight re-airing of the 1999 London stage revival often go beyond audiences’ wildest expec- Broadway classics, music from around the of Oklahoma! starring Hugh Jackman. tations. In celebration of this legacy, a country, and legendary superstar Barbra The season kicks off with a spectacular stellar roster of alumni share personal sto- Streisand. The series will be hosted by Great Performances 40th Anniversary ries of what Great Performances has meant award-winning television, film and stage Celebration on Friday, October 18 at 9 p.m. to them, with reminiscences and perform- star Anna Deavere Smith (“Nurse Jackie,” Throughout its 40-year history on public ances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley, David Hyde Pierce, Josh ...national stage where popular artists reveal the Groban, Itzhak Perlman, Peter Martins, Patti Austin and Take 6, Met Opera star surprising dimensions of their creative gifts...” Elina Garanca and Michael Bublé. ‘‘6 VEGAS PBS SOURCE The Arts Around Town On Vegas PBS Channel 10 and 10.1 2Cellos--Live at Arena Zagreb live at Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m. vegas pbs Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and studios Stjepan Hauser achieved sensational suc- october 3 cess by breaking the boundaries between Luka Suli´c and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos 2Cellos different genres of music and taking the cello to a new level. Their unique cello ver- to turn a group of inexperienced local per- sion of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth formers into a finely tuned professional The series provides a Criminal” took the world by storm. Within theater company. only a week, this YouTube video became a “About 70 percent of these kids have stage for local artists huge viral sensation, leading to a record never been onstage before,” says Russell, and arts organizations to deal and an invitation to join Elton John the father/brother/teacher/taskmaster of on his worldwide tour. Since then, the duo Broadway in the Hood’s brood of troubled ‘‘showcase their talents...” has appeared on major TV shows such as souls-turned-dedicated troupers perform- “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,” “The ing and perspiring at the Andre Agassi brings an artist’s eye to documentary pho- Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Lopez Tonight” Boys & Girls Club. “Here in the Hood – as tography in his work on project’s like and many others. This concert special in ‘Helping Others Open Doors’ – they’re author Matt O’Brien’s landmark book showcases these classical superstars off drugs and on stage. They don't sell their “Beneath the Neon” about the homeless accompanied by the Zagreb Philharmonic bodies, they sell showstoppers.” population in the tunnels beneath Las Orchestra at an ecstatic “homecoming” Join us on this journey of tears and tri- Vegas. Also featured are three other amaz- show filmed at Croatia’s Zagreb Arena in umphs as Broadway in the Hood’s ing arts and culture stories from around front of 15,000 enthusiastic fans. Dreamgirls changes lives and brings audi- the country. Broadway in the Hood: ences ecstatically to their feet. An artScene Special artScene: featuring Thursday, October 24 at 9 p.m. Daniel Mollohan In this eye-opening documentary spe- Wednesday, October 30 cial, Vegas PBS brings you the inspiring at 7:30 p.m. and emotional story of Broadway in the Vegas PBS is proud to launch Season 2 of Hood – a nonprofit theater company – as it artScene, a local series dedicated to cham- attempts to produce the Broadway show pioning the arts in Southern Nevada. The Dreamgirls at the West Las Vegas Library series provides a stage for local artists and Theater.