Experience July 2021 Where to Tune In
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It is home.™ 30 Governors Way • Topsham, ME • www.HighlandsRC.com 2 | Experience July 2021 Where To Tune In Maine Public Radio 89.7 FM WMED Calais 90.1 FM WMEA Portland 90.5 FM WMEP Camden 90.9 FM WMEH Bangor 91.3 FM WMEW Waterville 106.1 FM WMEM Presque Isle 106.5 FM WMEF Fort Kent Maine Public Radio can be streamed from mainepublic.org Mondays-Fridays, or using Maine Public’s App. 11:00 am & 7:00 pm Maine Public Classical Hosted by Maine Public’s Current signals available on the FM dial: Jennifer Rooks along with 91.5 FM Fryeburg/Bridgton 93.7 FM Milbridge/Downeast Keith Shortall and Cindy Han, our news and public affairs 96.7 FM Boothbay/Brunswick call-in show Maine Calling airs on Maine Public Radio 99.7 FM Waterville Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and can be 102.3 FM Sanford/Kennebunkport 104.1 FM Portland streamed live at mainepublic.org. 106.1 FM Bangor Archived programs are also available for later listening at 89.7 HD2 WMED Calais 90.1 HD2 WMEA Portland mainepublic.org/programs/maine-calling. 90.5 HD2 WMEP Camden Please check the Maine Calling website (MaineCalling.org) 90.9 HD2 WMEH Bangor 91.3 HD2 WMEW Waterville or our Facebook page (Facebook.com/MaineCalling) for 106.1 HD2 WMEM Presque Isle the latest information on upcoming programs. Join the 106.5 HD2 WMEF Fort Kent conversation! Call us at 1-800-399-3566 or email the show at Maine Public Classical can be streamed from mainepublic.org or using Maine Public’s App. [email protected]. Maine Calling topics and guests are Maine Public Digital Television Stations subject to change. I Over the Air (by antenna): PBS Thank You! HD Create World Kids Frederick of York for donating your 2006 BMW 328i Clubman WCBB Augusta 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 WMEB Orono 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 to Maine Public! Do you have your own ultimate driving WMED Calais 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 machine in your driveway that you just don’t drive anymore? WMEM Presque Isle 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Please consider donating to Maine Public. It’s easy and there WMEA Biddeford 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 On Cable: is no cost to you – just call 877-672-6644 to learn PBS more. Donated cars make it possible for us to Spectrum HD SD World Create Kids do more here at your station! York & Cumberland Counties 1221 10/170 1276 1278 1277 Lewiston & Auburn 1221 10 1276 1278 1277 Augusta & Waterville 1221 10/180 1276 1278 1277 Bangor & Machias 1221 13/180 1276 1278 1277 Get Connected Today! Aroostook County 1221 3/180 1276 1278 1277 Eastern New Hampshire 1222 10 1276 1278 1277 Sign up for our Comcast DAILY NEWS HEADLINES newsletter and Bath, Brunswick, Freeport 503 11 164 na 174 THE TEN, our weekly newsletter, at mainepublic.org Pioneer Broadband Sherman 110 112 111 113 Visit us online at mainepublic.org Stacyville 110 112 111 113 Follow us on Houlton 110 112 111 113 Beeline Farmington & Skowhegan 710 10 na na na Millinocket 710 12 na na na Call us at 800-884-1717 or Bell Aliant (Canada) 408 8 na na na Rogers (Canada) 49 12 na na na email us at [email protected] On Satellite: Write to us at PBS 1450 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine, 04240-3595 Dish Network HD SD World Create Kids Presque Isle DMA 10 10 na na na Bangor DMA 12 12 na na na Experience, Volume 15, Issue 1, is published monthly by the Maine Public Broadcasting Portland DMA 10 10 na na na Corporation, doing business as Maine Public, a non-profit corporation, founded by the University of Maine System and Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges. It is published Direct TV at 63 Texas Avenue, Bangor, Maine 04401-4324. A membership in Maine Public is Presque Isle DMA na na na na na $35 or more annually, of which $6 is designated for subscription of 12 issues of Bangor DMA 12 12 na na na Experience. Printed by Alliance Press. Printed on Sappi Somerset Gloss, 70# Text, Portland DMA 10 10 na na na manufactured in Skowhegan, Maine, with soy oil based color inks. July 2021 Experience | 3 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of unforgettable Masterpiece programs airing on Maine Public Television, Our All Books Considered Book Club and we want to hear from you! What is your favorite is heating up! Masterpiece program of all time? Did you have a chance to attend our Blue Summer book club meeting with author Jim Nichols and Maine Public’s “My favorite Masterpiece program was The Six Jennifer Rooks? It was a very interesting discussion and Wives of Henry the Eighth. I had gone into labor ear- behind the scenes look at the novel and Jim’s writing lier on Sunday evening and was glued to the episode. process. Really good stuff! You can find it on Maine Public’s Despite being well along in my contractions, I refused YouTube page, Facebook page, or to leave for the hospital until the episode ended. My on our website. mother told my husband to “get her out of here,” where upon the evening’s episode ended. He rushed me into And we now turn to a wonderful the car and we hurried to Augusta. I delivered a healthy read and a novel and author that was boy 30 minutes after we got to the hospital and was a finalist in the 2021 Maine Literary discharged in time to be home for the next episode of Awards. Our June and July Book Club Henry the Eighth.” – Susan Pendford selection is The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline. That book club event “In 1976 we had just returned from 15 years of will take place on Thursday, July 29, government service in the Middle East. Imagine our at 7:00 p.m. and will be hosted by delight when we discovered Masterpiece Theater on our Cindy Han. new TV and started listening to I, Claudius. I am almost Need a copy of The Exiles? 88 years old now but I remember clearly watching the Consider picking one up a Sherman’s viper slither across the Roman tile – the start of every Coast Book Shops location, Book- episode. And then to follow Derek Jacobi, stuttering Stacks in Bucksport, Print in Portland, away in his struggle to survive the machinations of evil Left Bank Books in Belfast, DDG Livia and Tiberias. I had loved the books by Robert Booksellers in Farmington, and Graves and now here was a delightful interpretation of any Bull Moose location. They are these great histories. Thank you, Masterpiece Theater expecting you! for many, many years of excellent productions!” – Marta Bent Once again, a hearty thank you (!) to Bull Moose and Birchbrook (formerly known as Deighan Wealth Advisors) “What a treat to have seen Atlantic Crossing. for supporting the book club and making it possible for us Beautifully presented, superb cast and a credit to to do what we do. Norway, in every minute of this touching story. Thank Happy reading! I you, PBS for exceptional TV!!” – Noel Cox THANK YOU to HM Payson and The Park Danforth for their generous support in helping us celebrate 50 years of exceptional Masterpiece experiences! Send us a note about your favorite Masterpiece program and why it is so special to you. Email us at [email protected] or mail us a note to Fun, Maine Public, 1450 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240. I For Complete Radio Schedules: Go to mainepublic.org/Radio drop-down menu. Or, call us at 800-884-1717 and we’ll mail you a reference guide. 4 | Experience July 2021 Maine Public Primary HD Television Weekday Schedule Monday through Friday Every week, the Maine Public 6:00 am BBC World News Community Films series brings 6:30 am viewers independently produced Exercise Programs films that showcase diverse people, 7:00 am Molly of Denali places and the culture of our region. 7:30 am Wild Kratts . 10 Mile Yard Sale – Sunday, July 4, 4:10 pm: A huge Maine yard sale stretches 8:00 am Hero Elementary from Cornville to Skowhegan. 8:30 am Xavier Riddle . Maine America’s Coast – Sunday, July 4, 4:30 pm: The Maine Coast, rugged 9:00 am Curious George and raw, has inspired a nation’s creative genius – poets, painters and ponderers. 9:30 am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood . Celia Thaxter’s Island Garden – Sunday, July 11, 4:00 pm: The 19th century 10:00 am Donkey Hodie author and artist created a unique garden on Maine’s Appledore Island. 10:30 am Elinor Wonders Why . Arcadia National Bar: From One Year to the Next – Sunday, July 11, 4:30 pm: 11:00 am Sesame Street Video game industry historian John Andersen profiles a Portland arcade bar. 11:30 am Pinkalicious . Creating Gardiner – Sunday, July 18, 4:00 pm: Creative people and spaces 12 noon Dinosaur Train in Gardiner, Maine, reflect a community that is constantly evolving and expanding. 12:30 pm Clifford .