From the President & CEO The Guide The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Dear Member, Renée Crown Public Media Center This month, WTTW will bring you a film about the transformative power of 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 education. College Behind Bars follows twelve incarcerated men and women who hope to turn their lives around by earning a college degree, as we follow their Main Switchboard four-year journey through the famously rigorous Bard Prison Initiative. Join us (773) 583-5000 on two consecutive nights for a compelling documentary on America’s criminal Member and Viewer Services (773) 509-1111 x 6 justice system. Also on WTTW, The Chaperone reunites three talents from Downton Abbey – Websites actor Elizabeth McGovern, series creator Julian Fellowes, and director Michael wttw.com wfmt.com Engler – for this 1920s era story of a Kansas woman who accompanies an aspiring teen dancer on a tumultuous trip to New York City. A new series on WTTW Kids, Publisher Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, introduces children aged 4-7 to historical Anne Gleason figures. On wttw.com, learn more about the small-town fraud that went on in Art Director Tom Peth Dixon, Illinois in our interview with the filmmaker of the documentary,All the WTTW Contributors Queen’s Horses. Julia Maish Lisa Tipton WFMT will present a live performance from New York’s Carnegie Hall by WFMT Contributors Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. And in observance of Andrea Lamoreaux Veterans Day, Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips will present his sampling of music from war-themed movies old and new. And visit wfmt.com Advertising and Underwriting for special Thanksgiving features – including playlists, quizzes, and recipes to WTTW Nathan Armstrong pair with classical music. (773) 509-5415 In this month of thanksgiving, WTTW and WFMT are grateful for your support. WFMT Alexander Stonor Saunders Sincerely, (773) 509-5357 The Guide: The Member Magazine Sandra Cordova Micek for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) President & CEO November 2019 Volume 34, Number 258 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The World Communications, Inc., 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Inside the Guide Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address 3 Member Connections 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid changes to The Guide: The Member 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., 5 WTTW11 Listings 19 At-a-Glance Chicago, IL 60625-4698. 6 WTTW Multicast Channel Highlights 20 WFMT Listings Copyright 2019, Window To The World Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL. 8 WTTW Kid Grid 31 Sponsors ON THE COVER: Ken Burns Presents College Behind Bars: A Film by Lynn Novick 2 NOVEMBER 2019 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Firsthand: Gun Violence – Screening Symphony Center Presents WHAT and Discussion FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Orchestra Series: Orchestre Join us at the Chicago Cultural Center for a screening and Screening and Discussion Métropolitain de Montréal discussion of the new WTTW Digital multiplatform initia- tive FIRSTHAND: WHERE Chicago Cultural Center Gun Violence. Claudia Cassidy Theatre WTTW’s new 78 E. Washington Street 15-episode digital in Chicago Photo: Kristian Lieb series follows five Chicagoans who WHEN Photo: Hans van der Woerd have survived gun Saturday, November 9, 2:00 pm violence and are fighting back. Following the screening, producer-director Dan Protess will talk with two of the documentary’s subjects: Reality Allah, an outreach worker for READI Chicago; and Noemi Martinez, a Community of Survivors Manager with Chicago Survivors. FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence will launch on Tuesday, Yannick Nézet-Séguin November 12 at wttw.com/firsthand. This is a free event; please RSVP. For more information, please Reality Allah visit wttw.com/events. WHAT Symphony Center Presents Orchestra Series: Orchestre Earthrise – Screening Métropolitain de Montréal WTTW is partnering with POV and the Chicago Public Library, Beverly Branch, to present a screening of Earthrise. Photo: NASA WHERE The documentary tells the story of the famous first image cap- Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall tured of the Earth 220 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago WHAT from space in Earthrise – Screening 1968. In a story re- WHEN counted solely by Tuesday, November 19, WHERE the three Apollo 8 7:30 pm Chicago Public Library astronauts – Beverly Branch William Anders, 1962 W. 95th Street in Chicago WFMT is partnering with the Symphony Frank Borman, Center Presents Orchestra Series for this special and James Lovell – WHEN appearance by the Orchestre Métropolitain de Thursday, November 14, the film recounts Montréal. The organization’s music director, 1:30 pm their experiences Earthrise Yannick Nézet-Séguin, hailed as “the greatest gen- and memories, erator of energy on the international podium” (The and explores the beauty, awe, and grandeur of the Earth against the blackness of space. Financial Times), and “Brucknerian to be reckoned This is a free event; registration is required. For more information, please visit wttw.com/events. with” (MusicWeb International), brings his Montreal ensemble to Symphony Center for a performance of Bruckner’s stirring Symphony Molly of Denali – Screening No. 4 (Romantic). Also, acclaimed mezzo-soprano WTTW is partnering with the Chicago Public Library, Kelly Branch, to present a screening of the Joyce DiDonato will perform two of Mozart’s most WTTW Kids series Molly of Denali, the first national children’s program to feature a Native American lead famous arias: ”Ch’io mi scordi di te? … Non temer, character. The series follows Alaska Native Molly Mabray, a feisty and resourceful 10-year-old Gwich’in/ amato bene” and “Parto Parto” from La clemenza Koyukon/Dena’ina Athabascan girl, who sets off on adventures di Tito. that help kids de- For 20 years, the Orchestre Métropolitain de velop literacy skills WHAT Montréal has grown alongside its lifetime artistic along the way. This Molly of Denali – Screening director and principal conductor Yannick Nézet- screening will in- Séguin, whose career continues to reach new WHERE clude viewing of heights. His exceptional collaborative relationship Chicago Public Library – several episodes Kelly Branch with the Orchestre has given rise to many ambi- from the series 6151 S. Normal Boulevard tious musical projects – some of them quite dar- © 2019 WGBH Educational Foundation and some fun, in Chicago ing – under his leadership. This Symphony Center hands-on activi- appearance is one of several across the United ties for kids. WHEN States, presented in response to a successful Thursday, November 14, This is a free European tour. 4:30 pm event. For more information, please visit wttw.com/events. For ticket information, visit wfmt.com/events. 2019 NOVEMBER 3 MEMBER PERKS 2-for-1 Tickets to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair Photo: WTTW members have the exclusive opportunity to purchase two tickets for the price of one to the Chicago Toy & Game Fair at Navy Pier on November 23 and 24. Now in its 17th year, the Chicago Toy & Game Fair is the largest event of its kind in North America. Showcasing the best toys and games from around the globe, kids and adults can build towers, play in tournaments, meet toy and game inventors, charac- ters, authors, and more in this immersive, hands-on event. Plus, catch a very special performance of the WTTW Kids Big Idea Traveling Lab at 1:30 pm on Saturday, November 23. In this exciting 45-minute show, WTTW brings to life the fun and learning from WTTW Kids’ most popular and beloved children’s shows. Navy Pier is located at 600 E. Grand Avenue in Chicago. To redeem this special offer, visit chitag.com and use promo code WTTWKIDS when purchasing your ticket. Save $10 on the House Theatre 2-for-1 Tickets for Orion Ensemble with Guest Percussionist of Chicago’s The Nutcracker Josh Graham Celebrating a full decade of making holiday The Orion Ensemble continues its 27th season with a program of less-frequently heard repertoire, memories with more than 30,000 audience mem- including Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s Chronies (1981), a work for bass clarinet and percussion featuring bers, The House brings this wholly original, bal- percussionist/marimbist Josh Graham. Performances also feature guest violist Stephen Boe, and include let-free show back for its 10th anniversary produc- Bernhard Crusell’s Clarinet Quartet in C minor, Op. tion. Appearing again at the Chopin Theatre and 4; Frank Bridge’s Phantasie in F-sharp minor for pi- featuring all-new puppets, The Nutcracker is ano quartet, H. 94 (1910); and Franz Schubert’s fast-paced, beautifully choreographed, fami- Piano Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898. ly-friendly, and moving, even for those of us who Performances take place Sunday, November 10 at might be on the Grinch’s side from time to time. 7:00 pm at Orion’s new venue, New England To redeem this special offer, please use promo Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in code WTTW at TheHouseTheatre.com or via Aurora; Wednesday, November 13 at 7:30 pm at the phone at (773) 769-3832. The discount is valid for PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Avenue in up to four tickets to performances through Chicago; and Sunday, November 17 at 7:30 pm at December 29 at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichols Concert Hall, Street in Chicago. The offer excludes performances 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. Single tickets are from December 21-26, is subject to availability, $30. and not applicable on previously purchased tick- WTTW members may purchase two full-price ets or with other discounts or offers.