Radio & TV Program Guide | Mar12

Noteworthy in March n Pledge Madness! Tournament-quality Specials March 3-18! n Family Literacy Event – Meet Clifford! n “Finding Your Roots” Premieres n John Grisham Novel on “The Radio Reader”

College of Communication Arts and Sciences Mar12 What’s Your Story? Volunteer This Month We’re always looking for stories to Be a Key Player in about how WKAR Radio or TV On Our Cover Pledge Madness has made an impact on your life. Pledge Madness comes to You’ll note a lot of “Pledge Madness” Did you make a lifelong friend WKAR, March 3-18. Look for going on around WKAR this month, during a volunteer stint? Did a terrific specials on WKAR-TV, as we bring you a number of terrific certain program provide you WKAR Create and WKAR World – shows and specials. with the information you needed and please give generously! We are recruiting volunteers to answer at just the right time? Perhaps Credits phones during this event. If you are you just love certain programs Editor interested in volunteering, give mem- or personalities. Please tell us! Jeanie Croope bership a call at (517) 432-3120, Ext. 374 College of Communication or email [email protected]. We Send an email to [email protected] Arts & Sciences Dean Pamela Whitten will need phone operators evenings (be sure to put “My WKAR Story” WKAR Acting Director and weekends from Saturday, March 3 in the subject line). Gary Reid through Sunday, March 18. Radio Station Manager Curt Gilleo Content & Community Engagement Manager Susi Elkins Radio News Director “The more that you read, the Kevin Lavery Radio Reading Service more things you will know.” Brad Walker Volunteer Coordinator – Dr. Seuss Mary Wright Questions? WKAR is a division of the Volunteers answer phones during WKAR’s pledge drive. College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. If you have questions about WKAR call (517) 432-9527, ext. 365 weekdays (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or contact Carol Karber at [email protected]. WKAR Community Advisory BoarD Michael Rhodes WKAR will host two Raising Readers Lansing Workshop Chairperson Family Fun Workshops this month. Richard Weingartner Targeted to families and children ages Gier Park Elementary School Vice Chairperson 4-6, the workshop shows parents how Jessica Wortley Adler Thursday, March 15 T. J. Bucholz to have fun with their child while learn- Registration/Pizza: 5:30-6 p.m. April Clobes ing new ways to build reading skills. Program: 6-7 p.m. John Dobbs Each child receives a book and learning Nancy Elwood To register, call (517) 755-1360. Meredith Grimm activities to take home. A light supper Carrie Rathbun Hawks is provided. David Hollister Holt Workshop Derrick Jones Mary Black Junttonen Sycamore Elementary School Michael Levine Karen Phillips Thursday, March 22 Joseph Ross Registration/Pizza: 6-6:30 p.m. Patrick Spyke Donna Ullrich Program: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Robert Ulrich To register, call (517) 699-7811 Jane White Maria Wygnal or email [email protected] by March 20. WKAR’S MISSION We connect people to power- ful ideas that inspire personal For more about WKAR’s fun growth, exploration of our family and children’s activities world, and positive change. and programs, see our new Kids’ Corner on page 12. MSU is an Affirmative-Action/ WKAR’s Family Fun Workshops are made possible by grants from Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Equal-Opportunity Employer. Macy’s and Target. 2 StayTuned Moyers & Company Sundays at 2 p.m. Bill Moyers has returned to public broadcasting with Moyers & Company, a weekly hour of compelling conversation about life and the state of American de- mocracy. Scholars, artists, activ- Pledge Madness! ists, scientists, philosophers and Who needs March madness newsmakers bring context, in- when we have Pledge Madness sight and meaning to important going on right here at WKAR? topics. Moyers also offers his own From March 3-18, look for timely and penetrating essays on Itzhak Perlman helps the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra celebrate 100 years. specials with Joe Bonamassa, society and government. Hugh Laurie, Peter, Paul and Mary, Idina Menzel, Celtic BackStage Pass Woman, Tony Bennett and Thursdays at 10 p.m. (Repeated Satur- Create Marathons Phantom of the Opera. days at 8 p.m. on WKAR World and at All day, every Saturday! See pages 4-5 for more on 11 p.m. on WKAR-TV.) WKAR Create is seen on Channel 23.3 Pledge Madness at WKAR! WKAR’s “music made in Michigan” and on many cable systems. PLEASE series BackStage Pass is nothing NOTE: Some programming during if not versatile. This month we’ll Create Marathons on March 3, 10 Branford and 17 will be pre-empted so you Marsalis feature the MSU Chamber Music will be one faculty performing classical offer- can support that station during of the stars our Pledge Madness campaign. featured on ings and blues from guitar master Finding Larry McCray from Flint. Your Roots. 03/03 | Soup-er Saturday Nothing warms better than a hearty bowl of soup. Get recipes Finding Your Roots from Julia and Jacques, Jeff Sundays at 8 p.m., beginning March 25 Nathan, Tommy Tang and more! Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., returns with another series that delves 03/10 | Ladies of Leisure into the genealogy and genetics Get tips on entertaining, sewing, of famous Americans. Finding cooking, gardening, or crafting Your Roots combines history Joe Wood at Fenway Park, circa 1913. with Katie Brown, Lidia Bastian- and science in an exploration ich, Nancy Zieman and more! of race, family and identity in Fenway Park at 100 America. Those discovering Monday, March 26, 8 p.m. 03/17 | The Emerald Isle surprises in their family trees Fenway Park at 100 celebrates Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the centennial of the oldest (and include Kevin Bacon, Robert Rudy Maxa, Rick Steves, Burt Downey, Jr., Branford Marsalis, smallest) ballpark in America. The John Legend, Martha Stewart film tells the story of Fenway’s Wolf and Tommy Makem. and Barbara Walters. long history as a venue for sports and as a public space: masses for WWI soldiers, a 1922 Irish Repub- lican rally, FDR’s last presidential Charlie Rose’s interview campaign speech, concerts by series comes Bruce Springsteen and others. to WKAR-TV. Great Performances Friday, March 30, 9 p.m. Rick Steves The San Francisco Symphony Charlie Rose Orchestra celebrates 100 years Most Weeknights at 11 p.m. with a gala concert featuring ac- 03/24 | Destination: Asia Charlie Rose is arguably one of claimed writer and San Francisco Tour the jewels of Asia with the the most astute and engaging native Amy Tan, music director Grannies, Rudy Maxa, Art Wolfe, interviewers on television. Now Michael Tilson Thomas, Itzhak Rick Steves and Burt Wolf. his popular series will also be Perlman and Lang Lang perform- seen on WKAR-TV on Monday ing works by Copland, Mendels- 03/31 | Mexican Table through Thursday nights. Whether sohn and Britten. Concert footage Rick Bayless and Pati Jinich he’s speaking to a popular film is interwoven with short video bring you the best dishes of star, an author or a figure in busi- stories highlighting unique mo- Mexico from tacos to mole. ness or politics, count on reveal- ments in the symphony’s history, ing nighttime conversation. as well as performer interviews. StayTuned | March 2012 3 The Sweet Sixteen |

Big Band Vocalists (3/3)

Great Performances: Tony Bennett – Duets 2 (3/4, 3/6, 3/18))

Great Performances: Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival (3/4)

TransSiberian Orchestra: The Birth of Rock (3/6)

A Community Sings: 10th Anniversary (3/10, 3/13)

Celtic Woman (3/17)

Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama (3/11)

‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul (3/14)

College of Communication Arts and Sciences Support tournament quality, fan favorites and awesomeThe match-upsSweet on WKA SixteenR-TV March 3-18! |

Les Miserables In Concert (3/7)

Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams (3/11)

Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony (3/11)

Great Performances: Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall (3/4)

Great Performances: Hugh Laurie: Let them Talk (3/11, 3/12)

Jon Bonamassa: Live at the Beacon Theatre (3/12, 3/16)

Il Volo Takes Flight (3/17)

Beneath the Pines (3/4, 3/11, 3/18)

GIVE NOW! WKAR TV Weeknight News The PBS NewsHour airs Monday-Friday at 7 p.m., preceded by BBC World News America at 6 p.m. and Nightly Business Report at 6:30 p.m. Judy Woodruff

01 | Thursday 8:00 Michigan Out of Doors 8:30 The Red Green Show 9:00 This Old House Hour 10:00 P.O.V. Racing Dreams 11:30 MSU Today 02 | Friday Tony Bennett sings duets with Lady Gaga and others on Great Perforamnces. (March 4, 6, 18) 8:00 Washington Week 9:00 Big Band Years 05 | Monday 8:30 Off the Record Peter Marshall hosts this 8:00 Dr. Wayne Dyer 9:00 American Masters tribute to the great music Wishes Fulfilled of the big bands. Cab Calloway – Sketches The noted speaker returns A look at the life and legacy 11:00 Allen Toussaint with more inspiring words of Calloway, one of the icons The Soul of New Orleans on working toward making of jazz. your dreams come true. 10:00 In Performance 04 | Sunday 11:00 Antiques Roadshow at the White House 10:00 A.D.D. and Loving It?! Honolulu, HI A Broadway Celebration Strategies on dealing with at- Celebrate Broadway with tention deficit disorder 06 | Tuesday dancers from “West Side Story,” 11:30 Rick Steves’ 8:00 TransSiberian Orchestra Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel, European Insights Elaine Stritch, Marvin Hamlisch The Birth of Rock and more. 12:00 Washington Week The acclaimed orchestra offers 11:00 Austin City Limits 12:30 Off the Record one of their dynamic and visu- Robert Earl Keen 1:00 The McLaughlin Group ally exciting shows. WKAR has limited tickets to their Battle 1:30 To the Contrary Creek appearance available. 2:00 Moyers & Company 9:00 Great Performances Doris Day is featured in 3:00 Great Performances Tony Bennett: Duets 2 Big Band Tony Bennett: Duets 2 11:00 Charlie Rose Vocalists. The legendary vocalist with (March 3) Lady Gaga, k.d. lang, John Mayer, Michael Buble, more. 5:00 Great Performances Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Guitar masters take the stage in this annual event. 03 | Saturday 7:30 Beneath the Pines 10:00 Peter, Paul & Mary 8:00 Great Performances 25th Anniversary Concert Phantom of the Opera All the hits from the iconic at Royal Albert Hall folk trio. The British cast of the acclaimed 12:00 Use Your Brain Andrew Lloyd Weber musical, Les Miserables, with Alfie Boe, celebrates to Change Your Age with many guest stars, celebrate 25 years. (March 7) Dr. Amen returns with new “Phantom’s” 25th anniversary. tricks on keeping young. 11:30 Off the Record 07 | Wednesday 2:00 Easy Yoga for Easing Pain 8:00 Les Miserables In Concert 3:00 3 Steps to Incredible Alfie Boe, Lea Salonga and Health Nick Jonas star in this 25th 4:30 Ed Slott’s annIversary concert edition Retirement Rescue of the beloved musical. WKAR 6:00 QuizBusters will offer tickets to the Wharton Springport/Vandercook Lake Center production coming in 6:30 QuizBusters April during this program. Haslett/Charlotte 7:00 Big Band Vocalists 08 | Thursday The crooners and canaries 8:00 Michigan Out of Doors of the 1940s, including Live studio breaks feature pro- Louis Armstrong, Doris Day, gram hosts offering Michigan Margaret Whiting, Peggy Lee cruise opportunities at certain and many others. Dr. Wayne Dyer, Wishes Fulfilled(March 5) giving levels. 6 March 2012 | StayTuned 9:00 Alone in the Wilderness II 3:00 Oscar Hammerstein II Out of My Recently uncovered footage Out of My Dreams Dreams carries Richard Proeneke’s The music, life and career of is a profile story forward. Broadway’s Oscar Hammerstein of lyricist is reviewed in this new special. Oscar 10:30 Beneath the Pines Ham- 11:00 Charlie Rose Guests include Stephen Sond- merstein. heim, Hal Prince and host, (March 11) 09 | Friday “Glee” star, Matthew Morrison. 4:30 Idina Menzel Live 8:00 Washington Week Barefoot at the Symphony 8:30 Off the Record The star of “Wicked” and “Rent” 12 | Monday 9:00 Big Band Vocalists performs show tunes and classic 10:00 Victor Borge pop. Marvin Hamlisch leads the 8:00 Jon Bonamassa Comedy in Music orchestra. Live at the Beacon Theatre 10:30 StoryCorps 6:00 Great Performances The internationally renowned Stories of Love Hugh Laurie: Let them Talk guitar superstar delivers a stunning performance with Moments from the NPR series. The “House” star proves him- memorable duets with legend- 11:00 Austin City Limits self a fine New Orleans jazz ary rock singer Paul Rodgers Cheap Trick musician in this film. (Bad Company) and John Hiatt. 7:30 Beneath the Pines 9:30 Great Performances 10 | Saturday The Bowl Show Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk 10:00 Dr Wayne Dyer 11:00 Antiques Roadshow Wishes Fulfilled Honolulu, HI 1:00 Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe Rick uncovers new spots not so 13 | Tuesday well known to travelers. 8:00 Peter, Paul & Mary 3:00 A Community Sings 25th Anniversary Concert 10th Anniversary 10:00 A Community Sings WKAR salutes the Mid-Winter Celebrating 10 Years Singing Festival, celebrating 11:00 Charlie Rose 10 years of song. 4:00 Magic Moments 14 | Wednesday Best of ‘50s Pop 8:00 ‘60s Pop, Rock & Soul 6:00 QuizBusters “Wicked” star Idina Menzel performs show tunes on Barefoot at the Symphony. An all-star cast of pop and Napoleon/Homer (March 11) Rock favorites deliver live per- formances and vintage clips. 10:00 Horses of the West 8:00 The Story of the America’s Love Story Costume Drama Ali McGraw narrates this emo- A celebration of 50 years of small- tional journey on horseback screen historical costume drama, through the American West, looking at how the genre has looking at working ranch changed, including “The Forsyte horses, elegant Arabians and Saga,” “Upstairs, Downstairs” a therapy horse. and “Brideshead Revisited.” 9:00 Downton Abbey 11:00 Charlie Rose Behind the Drama A look at the filming of the 15 | Thursday East Lansing’s Mid-Winter Singing Festival Masterpiece favorite. 8:00 Moments to Remember is celebrated in A Community Sings. More music from the (March 10, 13) 10:00 Secrets of the Manor House This documentary takes you into fabulous 1950s. the Edwardian world of life in the 10:30 StoryCorps 6:30 QuizBusters Stories of Love Howell/Williamston Manor House – upstairs and down. 11:00 Charlie Rose 7:00 Lawrence Welk’s 11:30 Off the Record Big Band Splash The company celebrates the music of the Big Band years. 9:00 Ed Sullivan’s Rock & Roll Classics The ‘60s The Beatles, Doors, Rolling Stones, Mamas and the Papas, Petula Clark and more are featured in vintage clips. 11:00 American Masters Neil Young: Don’t Be Denied 11 | Sunday 10:00 Use Your Brain to Change Your Age 12:00 Washington Week 12:30 Off the Record 1:00 The McLaughlin Group 1:30 To the Contrary 2:00 Moyers & Company Phantom of the Opera is seen in its entirety during Pledge Madness. (March 11) StayTuned | March 2012 7 16 | Friday 8:00 Great Performances Jackie Evancho: Dream with Me The child singer offers classical and contemporary songs. 9:30 Joe Bonamassa Live at the Beacon Theatre 11:00 Austin City Limits Steve Earle, Kris Kristofferson

NOVA offers a look at extremely icy conditions. (March 21) 18 | Sunday 21 | Wednesday 10:00 Suze Orman’s Money Class 8:00 Nature 12:00 Washington Week Survivors of the Firestorm 12:30 Off the Record The remarkable ability of Guitarist Joe Bonamassa performs at the 1:00 The McLaughlin Group Australian bushfire victims to Beacon Theatre. (March 12, 16) 1:30 To the Contrary bounce back and the environ- 2:00 Moyers & Company ment’s capacity for healing. 17 | Saturday 3:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health 9:00 NOVA 4:30 Easy Yoga for Easing Pain 9:00 Anne of Green Gables Extreme Ice Lucy Maud Montgomery’s en- 5:30 ‘60s Rock, Pop & Soul The mystery of melting ice dearing story of Anne Shirley 7:30 Beneath the Pines sheets affect the fate of coast- is told in a five-hour marathon Out takes and bonus footage not lines around the world. starring Megan Follows, Col- previously seen. 10:00 Steve Jobs leen Dewhurst and Richard 8:00 Great Performances Tony Bennett: Duets 2 One Last Thing Farnsworth. A unique insight into what 2:00 Celtic Woman 10:00 The Story of the Costume Drama made the mercurial and bril- Believe liant Steve Jobs tick. The dazzling music of this A celebration of 50 years of small- Celtic ensemble inspires. screen historical costume drama, 11:00 Globe Trekker 4:00 Celtic Thunder looking at how the genre has Sri Lanka/Maldives Voyage changed, including “The Forsyte Saga,” “Upstairs, Downstairs” and Celtic music continues with the “Brideshead Revisited.” male ensemble that combines traditional and contemporary 11:00 McLaughlin Group Irish music. 11:30 Off the Record 6:00 QuizBusters Olivet/Potterville 6:30 QuizBusters DeWitt/Grand Ledge 7:00 The Welk Stars Through the Years This musical walk down memory lane features stars past and present including Members from the MSU Chamber Music JoAnn Castle, Myron Floren, faculty perform classical selections on The Lennon Sisters, Bobby and BackStage Pass. (March 22) Cissy and more. 9:00 Il Volo Takes Flight The three “teenage tenors,” all Steve Jobs is profiled in One Last Thing. 22 | Thursday Italian heartthrobs, offer their (March 21) first PBS show. 8:00 Michigan Out of Doors 10:30 Victor Borge 19 | Monday 8:30 The Red Green Show Comedy in Music 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 9:00 This Old House Hour 11:00 American Masters Honolulu, HI 10:00 BackStage Pass Sam Cooke: Crossing Over 9:00 PBS Election 2012 MSU Chamber Music Republican Candidate Debate Classical music performed by the Ray Suarez moderates this post MSU Chamber Music faculty. Super-Tuesday debate. 11:00 Charlie Rose 10:30 Antiques Roadshow Bismarck, NC 23 | Friday 11:00 Charlie Rose 8:00 Washington Week 20 | Tuesday 8:30 Off the Record 8:00 American Experience 9:00 PBS Arts Into the Deep: America, Women Who Rock Whaling and the World A look at the indelible mark The rapid rise and precipitous made by women in music from decline of the American whaling Bessie Smith to Lady Gaga. The Story of the Costume Drama looks at Cyndi Lauper hosts. some of the great mini-series set in a variety industry. of periods. Pictured: “Brideshead Revisited.” 10:00 Frontline 11:00 Austin City Limits (March 11, 18) 11:00 Charlie Rose Widespread Panic 8 March 2012 | StayTuned 24 | Saturday 26 | Monday 11:00 Hands On Crafts for Kids 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Burt Wolf: El Paso, TX Travels & Traditions 9:00 Antiques Roadshow 12:00 Rick Steves’ Europe Bismarck, ND The Romantic Rhine 10:00 Fenway Park at 100 12:30 The Victory Garden Celebrate the centennial of 1:00 From Glory Days Fenway Park, one of Boston’s 1:30 This Old House most popular attractions and a landmark for baseball fans 2:00 Ask This Old House everywhere. 2:30 Hometime 11:00 Charlie Rose 3:00 Woodsmith Shop 3:30 Motorweek 27 | Tuesday 4:00 Great Getaways 8:00 Fenway Park at 100 4:30 Michigan Out of Doors 9:00 American Experience Larry McCray brings the blues to BackStage 5:00 Wilderness Journal Triangle Fire Pass. (March 29) 5:30 Inside E Street A look at how a tragic factory 9:00 Great Performances 6:00 QuizBusters fire in New York led to work- Kent City/White Cloud San Francisco Symphony at 100 place safety laws. Celebrate the symphony’s centen- 6:30 QuizBusters 10:00 Frontline nial with Michael Tilson Thomas, Everett/Lansing Eastern 11:00 Charlie Rose Itzhak Perlman and Lang Lang. 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show 11:00 Austin City Limits 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 28 | Wednesday Coldplay 9:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 Nature 9:30 Mulberry Ocean Giants - Giant Lives 31 | Saturday 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine Learn why size matters in the 11:00 Hands On Crafts for Kids 10:30 The Red Green Show world of whales. 11:30 Burt Wolf: 11:00 Backstage Pass 9:00 NOVA Travels & Traditions MSU Chamber Music Bioethics 12:00 Rick Steves’ Europe Discover why a new era of The Romantic Rhine personalized, gene-based 12:30 The Victory Garden Henry Louis Gates medicine is both ominous and 1:00 From Glory Days hosts a new promising. 1:30 This Old House series of journeys 10:00 Quest for the Lost Maya 2:00 Ask This Old House through the fam- Explore archaeological evi- ily tree on Finding 2:30 Hometime Your Roots. dence of a previously unknown 3:00 Woodsmith Shop (March 25) Mayan society in the Yucatan Peninsula. 3:30 Motorweek 4:00 Great Getaways 11:00 Charlie Rose 4:30 Michigan Out of Doors 5:00 Wilderness Journal 29 | Thursday 5:30 Inside E Street 8:00 Michigan Out of Doors 6:00 QuizBusters 8:30 The Red Green Show Jackson Christian/ 25 | Sunday Jackson County Western 11:00 QuizBusters 9:00 This Old House Hour 10:00 BackStage Pass 6:30 QuizBusters Kent City/White Cloud Kearsley/Alma 11:30 QuizBusters Larry McCray The blues-guitar powerhouse 7:00 Lawrence Welk Show Everett/Lansing Eastern 8:00 Antiques Roadshow 12:00 Washington Week from Saginaw performs. 11:00 Charlie Rose 9:00 Keeping Up Appearances 12:30 Off the Record 9:30 Mulberry 1:00 The McLaughlin Group 30 | Friday 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 1:30 To the Contrary 10:30 The Red Green Show 2:00 Moyers & Company 8:00 Washington Week 11:00 Backstage Pass 3:00 Woodsongs 8:30 Off the Record Larry McCray The Blind Boys of Alabama 4:00 Growing a Greener World 4:30 America’s Heartland 5:00 This Old House 5:30 Hometime 6:00 My Generation 6:30 Tracks Ahead 7:00 Under the Radar: Michigan Detroit, Traverse City 7:30 MSU Today 8:00 Finding Your Roots Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. hosts this series on discovering your past using some fascinating famous people as examples. 9:00 Finding Your Roots 10:00 Masterpiece Classic The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens’ woeful tale stars Derek Jacobi and Sophie Vavasseur. Pianist Lang Lang is featured in the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s 100th anniversary concert 11:30 Off the Record on Great Performances. (March 30) StayTuned | March 2012 9 Gardening Sewing & Needlecraft Garden Smart America Sews M/W, 10 a.m., 4 & 10 p.m. M, 2 p.m. P. Allen Smith: Garden Home Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting Su/F, 10 a.m., 4 & 10 p.m. Su/W, 12 & 6 p.m. (begins 3/11) Knit & Crochet Now The Victory Garden Su/W, 12 & 6 p.m. Tu/Th,10 a.m., 4 & 10 p.m. WKAR Create is seen on Channel 23.3 and Knitting Daily many cable systems. Programming is subject W, 2 p.m. to change. For the overnight Create schedule Home & Decorating visit WKAR.org. Quilting Arts Around the House w/ Matt & Shari W, 12:30 p.m. M/F, 5:30 & 11:30 p.m.; F, 11:30 a.m. On March 3-18, we will be Quilt in a Day For Your Home Th, 2 p.m. asking for your support and Su/W, 11 a.m., 5 & 11 p.m. Sewing with Nancy programs will be pre-empted. Katie Brown Workshop M/F, Noon & 6 p.m. See the schedule below. S/W, 11:30 a.m., 5:30 & 11:30 p.m. Sew It All Tu, 2 p.m. Health & Lifestyles Travel Food & Wine Allaire Back Fitness Burt Wolf: What We Eat Bake, Decorate, Celebrate! W, 8:30 a.m. Tu/Th, 7:30 a.m., 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. M, 11:30 a.m.. Classical Stretch Globe Trekker Ciao Italia Th, 8:30 a.m. Tu/Th, 9 a.m., 9 & 9 p.m. M, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m.; F, 8 a.m., 2 & 8 p.m. Exhale: Core Fusion Grannies on Safari Chef John Besh’s New Orleans M, 8:30 a.m. M/F, 9:30 a.m., 3:30 & 9:30 p.m. S/W, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m. Growing Bolder Rick Steves’ Europe Cook’s Country Tu, 11:30 a.m., 5:30 & 11:30 p.m. Su/M/W/F, 9 a.m., 3 p.m. & 9 p.m. Su/W, 7 a.m., 1 & 7 p.m. Th., 5:30 & 11:30 p.m. Travelscope Caprial & John’s Kitchen Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Su/W, 9:30 a.m., 3:30 & 9:30 p.m. Tu/Th, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m. (begins 3/27) F, 12:30 Travel with Kids M/F, 9:30 a.m., 3:30 & 9:30 p.m. (begins 3/19) Cuisine Culture Sit & Be Fit Tu/Th, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m. Tu, 8:30 a.m. Woodworking Essential Pepin Wai Lana Yoga Ask This Old House Tu/Th, 7 a.m., 1 & 7 p.m. F, 8:30 a.m. Su/W, 10:30 a.m., 4:30 & 10:30 p.m. Great American Seafood Cooking Rough Cut T/Th, 2:30 p.m. (begins 3/26) Painting M/F, 11:a.m., 5:30 & 11 p.m. Herbert Keller Best of Joy of Painting This Old House M/F, 8:30 p.m. (begins 3/27) Tu/Th, 12:30 & 6:30 p.m. M/F, 10:30 a.m., 4:30 & 10:30 p.m. Lidia’s Italy In America Donna Dewberry Show Woodturning Workshop Su/M/W/F, 7:30 a.m., 1:30 & 7:30 p.m. Su, 12:30 & 6:30 p.m.; W, 6:30 p.m. Tu/Th, 11 a.m., 5 & 7 p.m. New Scandinavian Cooking Painting & Travel w/ Roger & Sarah Woodwright’s Shop M/F, 8:30 p.m. (ends 3/24) F, 2:30 p.m. Tu/Th, 10:30 a.m., 4:30 & 10:30 p.m. Sara’s Weeknight Meals Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Arts Su., 8:30 a.m., 2:30 & 8:30 p.m.; W, 8:30 p.m. Th, 2:30 p.m. Simply Ming Love to Paint with Mimi M/F, 7 a.m., 1 & 7 p.m. M, 2:30 p.m. Tommy Tang’s Easy Thai (begins 3/25) Paint This w/ Jerry Yarnell S/W, 8 a.m. & 8 p.m. Tu, 2:30 p.m. Painting w/ Paulson Crafts W, 2:30 p.m. Beads, Baubles, Jewels Scheewe Art Workshop Th, 11:30 a.m. Tu, 6 a.m.; Th. Noon & 6 p.m. Tommy Tang

Support Health and Fitness Joel Harper’s Firming After 50 Sewing/Crafts 3 Steps to Incredible Health Tu, 3/13, 11 a.m.; Th, 3/15, 2 p.m. Sewing with Nancy: Art Quilts WKAR Create Th, 3/15, 3 p.m. Kickstart Your Health F, 3/16, Noon Change Your Brain, Sa, 3/3, 10 p.m. Travel March 3-18! Change Your Life Use Your Brain to Change Your Age Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe M, 3/5, 8 p.m. Th, 3/8, 8 p.m.; Sa, 3/10, 9:30 p.m.; F, 3/9, 8 p.m.; F, 3/16, 1 p.m.; Diet Free with Zonya Foco Su, 3/11, 2 p.m. Su., 3/17, 6 p.m. Sa, 3/3, 6 p.m.; M, 3/12, 10:30 a.m. Inspiration & How-To Over Hawaii Dr. Christiane Northrup: Dr. Wayne Dyer: Wishes Fulfilled F, 3/16, 3 p.m. Menopause Sa, 3/10, 5 p.m.; W., 3/7, 8 p.m.; Visions of Ireland Tu, 3/13, Noon; Th, 3/15, 8 p.m. Tu, 3/13, 2 p.m.; Su., 3/18, 2 p.m. Sa, 3/17, Noon & 9 p.m. Easy Yoga for Easing Pain Ed Slott’s Retirement Resources Sa, 3/3, 5 p.m.; M, 3/12, 12:30 p.m.; Sa, 3/10, 8 p.m.; Su., 3/11, 2 p.m.; Local Sa, 3/17, 1:30 p.m.; Th, 3/15, 10 p.m. Su., 3/18, 6 p.m. A Community Sings Su., 3/18, 5 p.m. Eat & Cook Healthy Play Piano in a Flash Sa, 3/3, 8 p.m.; M, 3/12, 9 a.m. Sa, 3/17, 7 p.m. 10 March 2012 | StayTuned 7:30 Aviators 8:00 Magic Moments (3/7) Great Performances (3/14) Seneca Falls (3/21) Fenway Park at 100 (3/28) 9:00 Globe Trekker (3/21, 3/28) 9:30 Idina Menzel (3/14) 10:00 A Community Sings (3/7) Support WKAR World is seen on Channel 23.4 and 11:00 NOVA (3/7, 3/14) many cable systems. Programming is subject WKAR World to change. For the overnight World schedule Shifting Sands (3/21) visit WKAR.org. Finding Your Roots (3/28) March 3-18!

M-F Weeknights (Unless otherwise noted) Thursday 8:00 Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue (3/3) 10:00 PBS NewsHour Noon Dr. Wayne Dyer (3/8) Great Performances (3/10) Change Your Brain (3/15) Story of the Costume Drama (3/17) Monday 2:00p Northurp/Menopause (3/15) BackStage Pass 3:00p Michel LeGrand/Friends (3/8) MSU Chamber Music (3/24) Noon American Family 4:00 Easy Yoga for Easing Pain (3/15) Larry McCray (3/31) Anniversary (3/5) 4:30 StoryCorps (3/8) 9:00 Downton Abbey Victor Borge (3/12) 6:00 Music Voyager Behind the Drama (3/17) 1:30 Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra (3/12) 6:30 Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions Frontline 2:30 StoryCorps (3/5) 7:00 Journal 10:00 B-52s 3:00 3 Steps to Incredible Health (3/5) With the Wild Crowd (3/3) Use your Brain (3/12) 7:30 America’s Heartland Secrets of the Manor House (3/17) 6:00 From Glory Days 8:00 American Experience 6:30 Closer to the Truth Amish (3/1) Masterpiece Classic (3/24, 3/31) 11:00 Official Best of Fest (3/17, 3/24, 3/31) 7:00 Journal Into the Deep (3/22) 11:30 Focal Point (3/24,3/31) 7:30 Under the Radar: Michigan Triangle Fire (3/29) 8:00 Beneath the Pines (3/5, 3/12) Legends of Folk (3/8) The Teaching Channel (3/19, 3/26) Alone in the Wilderness (3/15) 8:30 Oscar Hammerstein II (3/5) 9:00 Quest for the Lost Maya (3/29) Under the Streetlamp (3/12) 10:00 Don McLean (3/8) 9:00 Independent Lens (3/19) John Tesh Big Band (3/15) Mystery of Chaco Canyon (3/26) 11:00 Small Farm Rising (3/8) 10:00 Easy Yoga for Easing Pain (3/5) Niagara Falls (3/15) Story of the Costume Drama (3/12) Virginia Lee Burton (3/22) 11:00 Independent Lens (3/5) Roots of Health (3/29) World of Julia Peterkin (3/12) Leading with Kindness (3/19) Friday Secrets of the Manor House (3/26) Noon 3 Steps to Incredible Health (3/9) The B-52s, left to right: Keith Strickland, Cindy Angelique & Friends (3/16) Wilson, Fred Schneider, and Kate Pierson Tuesday 2:00 Spend Well, Live Rich (3/9) Noon Under the Streetlamp (3/6) Yanni Live (3/16) Sunday Trial & Errors (3/13) (3/9) 3:30 Use Your Brain 10:00 Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue (3/4) 1:30 Horses of the West (3/6) Idina Menzel (3/16) Protect Your Family Fortune (3/11) Kickstart Your Health (3/13) 6:00 Growing a Greener World Change Your Brain (3/18) 2:30 Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue (3/6) 6:30 New York Originals 2:00 Alone in the Wilderness (3/4) 3:00 Suze Orman’s Money Class (3/13) 7:00 Journal Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe (3/11) 4:30 Beneath the Pines (3/6) 7:30 Great Getaways Greart Performances (3/18) 6:00 On Story 8:00 Albert King with 3:30 Over Hawaii (3/4) 6:30 Wider World (3/9) Stevie Ray Vaughan Victor Borge (3/18) (3/16) 7:00 Journal Northrup/Menopause 4:00 Horses of the West (3/11) 7:30 My Generation Red Green (3/30) Tony Bennett Duets (3/18) 8:00 Dr. Wayne Dyer (3/6) 8:30 Keeping Up Appearances (3/30) 5:00 Suze Orman’s Money Class (3/4) 3 Steps to Incredible Health (3/13) 9:00 Great Performances (3/9) Alone in the Wilderness II (3/11) QuizBusters (3/20, 3/27) American Masters (3/23) 6:00 Growing Bolder 8:30 QuizBusters (3/20, 3/27) Mulberry (3/30) Joe Bonamassa at 9:00 Clarence John Laughlin (3/20) 9:30 Last of the Summer Wine (3/30) Beacon Theatre (3/18) Steve Jobs: One Last Things (3/27) Before There Were Parks (3/23) 6:30 Alone in the Wilderness II (3/11) 10:00 Easy Yoga for Easing Pain (3/5, 3/13) 10:00 A Community Sings (3/16) Why Quilts Matter 11:00 How the Beatles 11:00 Charlie Rose (3/16, 3/23) 7:00 Horses of the West (3/4) Rocked the Kremlin (3/6) NOVA (3/25) Mohammad Ali: Saturday 7:30 StoryCorps (3/18) Made in Miami (3/13) 10a 3 Steps to Incredible Health (3/3) 8:00 Nature (3/4) Weaving Worlds (3/20) Suze Orman’s Money Class (3/10) Superstars of ‘70s Soul (3/11) Finding Your Roots (3/27) A.D.D. and Loving It?! (3/17) Dr. Wayne Dyer (3/18) 11:30a Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe (3/3) Antiques Roadshow (3/25) Wednesday Noon Alone in the Wilderness II (3/10) 9:00 Women Who Rock (3/25) Noon A.D.D. and Loving It?! (3/7) 1:30 A.D.D. and Loving It?! (3/3) 9:30 3 Steps to Incredible Health (3/4) Ed Slott’s Retirement Rescue (3/14) Use Your Brain to Change 10:00 B-52s 1:30 Magic Moments (3/7) Your Age (3/10) With the Wild Crowd (3/4) 2:00 Use Your Brain (3/14) 3:00 Joseph Campbell & Red Rock Rondo (3/25) 3:30 Surviving Disaster the Power of Myth (3/3, 3/10) 10:30 StoryCorps 4:00 Horses of the West (3/14) A Community Sings (3/17) Stories of Love (3/11) 6:00 Visionaries 4:00 Moments to Remember (3/17) 11:00 Who Does She Think She Is? (3/18) 6:30 Roadtrip Nation 6:30 StoryCorps (3/17) Global Voices (3/4, 3/11) 7:00 Journal 7:00 Moyers & Company Afropop (3/25) StayTuned | March 2012 11 Kids Corner Everyday Moments Kids’ Daytime are Learning Moments Monday-Friday Saturday, March 18, 1-4 p.m 7:00 Arthur Hannah Community Center 7:30 Martha Speaks Join WKAR, Clifford the Big Red 8:00 Curious George Dog, and a host of other favorites, 8:30 The Cat in the Hat including Corduroy and Tacky Knows a Lot About That the Penguin, at a family event! 9:00 Super WHY! In addition to the characters, 9:30 Dinosaur Train three interactive stage shows 10:00 Sesame Street (1:30, 2:15 and 3 p.m.) will 11:00 Sid the Science Kid feature the Merry Music Maker, 11:30 Word World who will make music come alive 12:00 Super Why! as children engage in a playful Cat-in-the-Hat-athon! 12:30 Clifford the musical experience. Jean Bolley Celebrate the 108th birthday of Big Red Dog the beloved Dr. Seuss with a two- 1:00 Caillou and Karrie Korroch will be at the hour Cat in the Hat marathon 1:30 Peep & BWW/Pocoyo storytelling corner. 2:00 Wild Kratts WKAR Ready To Learn Service on Friday, March 2, at 8 a.m. and 2:30 The Cat in the Hat will be there, too, with infor- 2 p.m., and Saturday, March 3, 3:00 Curious George mation on how you can best at 7 a.m. 3:30 Cyberchase use WKAR’s terrific children’s The four episodes include two 4:00 Arthur programs to best help your premieres – Seasons and When 4:30 WordGirl child develop literacy skills. I Grow Up/Doing It Differently. 5:00 Dragonfly TV (M), Fetch (T/Th/F), Biz Kid$ (W) Each family will receive a free Other episodes focus on ice and 5:30 Electric Company book, while supplies last. rainbows. The event is free and made pos- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Saturday Mornings sible by the Early Childhood Lot About That! is designed to 7:00 Curious George Literacy Coalition. For a down- help young children learn core 7:30 The Cat in the Hat loadable brochure about literacy science skills to prepare them for 8:00 Sid the Science Kid month activities continuing success in school – while taking 8:30 Dinosaur Train March 19-30, visit cadl.org. them on Seussian adventures 9:00 Thomas & Friends that inspire their curiosity. 9:30 Bob the Builder Raising Readers Families, schools and communi- 10:00 Design Squad ties around the country pay trib- 10:30 Signing Time Family Fun Workshops! ute to Dr. Seuss at this time each WKAR’s Ready To Learn Service year, and WKAR joins them in Sunday Mornings will host TWO free Raising Read- honoring his legacy with content 7:00 Franny’s Feet ers Family Fun Workshops this that encourages kids to explore 7:30 Angelina Ballerina month at Sycamore Elementary the world around them. 8:00 Sesame Street School (Holt) and Gier Elementary For fun Cat in the Hat activities 9:00 Wild Animal (Lansing). See page 2 for details or to watch video from The Cat Baby Explorers on registration. 9:30 Mister Rogers’ in the Hat Knows a Lot About Neighborhood That, visit pbskids.org and click 10:00 Zula Patrol on the Cat! 10:30 Miffy & Friends WKAR’s Education PLEASE NOTE: Facebook Page On Thursday, If you’re on Facebook, be the first March 16, at to know about new activities or 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., workshops when you “like” WKAR’s Education Services page! We’ll programming is provide useful links that both pre-empted to parents and teachers will find air a Colonial helpful. And while you’re there, Williamsburg check out WKAR – Public Media Electronic from Michigan State University Field Trip. on Facebook, too!

12 “Today’s programming is made possible, in part, by a contribution…” March 1 March 13 March 22 • from Anne and John Cauley, in • from Robert Cierzniewski in • from Joan C. Smith. honor of American Red Cross honor of his mother, Sophia. • in memory of Marcia volunteers and blood donors. • from Cynthia and Andy Beal in Schneiderman on her birthday. • from two returned Peace Corps celebration of Natalia’s 16th March 23 volunteers, in celebration of birthday. • in memory of Zolton Ferency Peace Corps Day today. • from Michigan Court of Appeals from his family. • from Marie L. Wolfe. Judge Amy Ronayne Krause. • In memory of Gertrude Olsen March 2 March 14 who shared her love of classical • from Parker Fairey, in celebration • from Mark Leventer and music with her nieces. of Texas Independence Day. Kathleen Anzicek. March 24 • honoring Mikhail Gorbachev! • from Ken Glickman in celebration • from David M. Craun in No tanks across the Russian of Karen’s birthday. appreciation of public radio. Empire. He simply let the • from Robert Morris and Linda March 25 people go. Peckham celebrating the 25th • in memory of William Smith, on • from JoAnn Kistler celebrating anniversary of A Rally of Writers. his birthday, from Joan C. Smith. her grandson John’s 14th March 15 March 26 birthday and his brother Will’s • from Jacob celebrating his grandma 10th birthday. • from Walter Adams, in memory Joan Hoffman’s birthday and her of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, March 4 gift of classical music. 1943. • in honor of all the music • from Dr. Barry reminding everyone • from John and Jenny Bond in educators who help us that safety belt use is a healthy celebration of their anniversary find joy through music. habit! and good times together. March 5 March 16 March 27

Day Sponsors Day • from Crossroads Physical • in memory of Charles and Catherine • from Dr. Stephen Wilensky, in Therapy in Okemos. McLellan. honor of the birthday of Wilhelm March 6 • in memory of Howard Mauntler Conrad Roentgen, the discoverer • from Harry Marsden in memory with thoughts for his family. of x-rays. of Erica Weiss Marsden. Her • from Brian Lefler in celebration of • in celebration of the 30th friends miss her. his son’s birthday. Happy Birthday wedding anniversary of Jim • from Judith Anderson and Lucas! and Sue Bence today. Happy David Wentworth to celebrate March 17 anniversary! 36 wonderful years of marriage. • from Gene and Suzanne R. Sullivan. • from Lynne Martinez in March 7 • from Tina and David Bowen celebration of the 20th wedding • from Gary and Mary Alice supporting traditional Irish, anniversary of Andy and Miya Stollak for their appreciation Scottish, and old music radio Martinez. of the Prime Time Seniors’ programming. March 28 Program. Radio March 18 • to commemorate mathematician

March 8 • in honor of the birthday of Juliet Claude Shannon, a Gaylord, • from Julie in memory of her Anne Newcomer. Happy Birthday, Michigan boy and founder dear friend and composer, Juliet. of mathematical information John Moss, on his birthday. • from Susan Howard who is exceed- theory. • from MSU’s Center for Gender ingly pleased to wish Susie Mallory March 29 in Global Context in honor of a happy 75th birthday. • from Karen Blackman in honor of International Women’s day. March 19 the birthday of her folk hero, Bob March 9 • from Jonathan and Elizabeth K. Blackman. • from Karen and Clyde Flory Hanna. • honoring Bob Blackman’s in celebration of their 49th • from Jim and Jane Waun in birthday and the 27 year run of wedding anniversary. celebration of Florence Lyons’ his program “The Folk Tradition.” • to honor Susan Lawther on 86th birthday. • from Doctor Susumu Inouye in her birthday and to send March 20 celebration of his wife Mary’s much love and kisses. • in celebration of Maureen birthday. March 10 McDonough and Dennis Propst’s March 30 • from Doug and Bev Federau 30th wedding anniversary. • from Kris and Dirk in memory in celebration of their wedding • from Karen and Dan Friderici, in of William Kooiman on the anniversary. celebration of Spring, no matter anniversary of his birth. March 11 what the weather. March 31 • in memory of Raymond Winter • in celebration of Robin and Jim for • in celebration of Robert and Frankmann on his birthday. the joy they have given their family. Renee Leonard’s 45th wedding • in celebration of 50 years of life. March 21 anniversary. Happy Birthday Nanette! From • from Chris and Susan Andrews in • from Gretchen in celebration of Lief, who loves you. loving memory of Jack Good, who her husband Rick’s birthday. • in honor of Lucas and Ella. loved classical music. March 12 • from Lois Ann Reed in honor of

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Day Sponsors give $180 annually to sponsor a day on WKAR Radio. Your gift includes mention of the dedication in Stay Tuned and on-air announcements on that day. To become a Day Sponsor call Barbara Beers at (517) 432-3120, ext. 358. StayTuned | March 2012 13 Dan Bayer – In the Groove AM 870 Dan has been playing everything 3/1-10 – Sign On 6:45 a.m.; Sign Off 6:45 p.m. from jazz legends to local artists, 3/11-31 – Sign On 7:45 a.m.; Sign Off 7:45 p.m. new releases to classics and even Weekdays jazz-inspired performances out Morning Edition of that genre. When it comes to Sign On 8:30 a.m., 9-10 a.m. setting up your own jazz library, Radio Reader he offers a few suggestions. 8:30 a.m. “I’d start with the Smithsonian On Point Jazz Collection or Ken Burns’ Jazz, 10 a.m. both multiple CD sets that give the Fresh Air listener a pretty good overview of Noon the genre from its birth to nearly SportsTalk 870 the present,” he says. “As for indi- 1 p.m. vidual albums, Kind of Blue by Miles Call (517) 355-WKAR (355-9527) or Davis comes to mind first. It truly toll-free (877) WKAR-870 (9527-870). is a jazz milestone. Then I’d jump Dan Bayer Talk of the Nation to Time Out by the Dave Brubeck 2 p.m. Now that The Dan Bayer Jazz quartet, a wonderful experiment Call 1-800-989-TALK (8255) Show has been on WKAR for a with time signatures that gave us few months, the show is making All Things Considered the hit “Take Five.” 4 p.m. Facebook friends and getting lots of attention from listeners. Dan adds Listen to The Dan Bayer Jazz BBC World Service a variety of anecdotes and links to Show Saturday nights at 8 p.m. Overnight Stream on WKAR.org his posts and always includes an or find it online at WKAR.org. Saturdays overview of the week’s show. The program’s online stream is Saturdays and Mondays at Ondas en Español “I keep my eye out for local per- 8 p.m. and Thursdays at 1 p.m. Begins at Sign On formances, whether they be area Weekend Edition Saturday artists or widely known musicians Dan Bayer’s 10 a.m. making a stop in town,” he says, New Release Picks! Car Talk discussing the information he Noon includes in his online posts. “I’m also The Maureen Choi Quartet - The Maureen Choi Quartet Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me on the lookout for news about jazz 1 p.m. artists, whether it be music award Pat Metheny - What’s It All About Only A Game nominations, new recordings, Corea, Clarke and White - Forever 2 p.m. interviews, or life events, illness or Wynton Marsalis - death. Of course, I always give a Fresh Air Weekend The Music of America 3 p.m little advance notice about what’s Planet D Nonet - Old School coming up on this week’s program.” Prime Time Radio Radio 4 p.m. All Things Considered “LIKE” The Dan Bayer 5 p.m. Jazz Show on Facebook! Ondas en Español 6 p.m. until Sign Off Sundays AM 870 – Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Ondas en Español Radio Reader Begins at Sign On The Litigators by John Grisham Weekend Edition Sunday The work of John Grisham comes to WKAR on Thursday, March 29, 10 a.m. when Dick Estell begins reading “The Litigator” on The Radio Reader. Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me The Washington Post called the book “a snappy, well-turned novel.” Noon David Zinc, a young but burned-out attorney, walks away from his fast-track On the Media career at a fancy downtown Chicago firm and finds himself at the doorstep 1 p.m. of Finley & Figg, a two- bit operation always in search of their big break. Hearing Voices With their new associate on board, F&F is ready to tackle 2 p.m. a really big case, a case that could make the partners rich Car Talk without requiring them to actually practice much law. 3 p.m. The Litigators is an entertaining read filled with the kind MSU Today of courtroom strategies, theatrics, and suspense that 4 p.m. have made John Grisham America’s favorite story- All Things Considered teller. His nuanced understanding of law and his 5 p.m. gentle touch make this one a don’t-miss selection! Ondas en Español

6 p.m. until Sign Off WKAR AM/FM 14 March 2012 | StayTuned For additional listings and times visit WKAR.org FM 90.5 Weekdays Sundays Morning Edition Weekend Edition 8 a.m. 90.5 Classical 5 a.m. – With WKAR local news airing shortly after the hour and half hour. A Prairie Home Companion Classical music airs weekdays from 10 a.m. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. All Things Considered 4 p.m. – With WKAR local news airing All Things Considered shortly after the hour and half hour. 5 p.m. Online Music 24/7 Folk Alley Saturdays 6 p.m. at WKAR.org Weekend Edition The Folk Sampler WKAR Classical 8 a.m. 8 p.m. 3/04 – Crazy Moon Classical music 24/7, including Car Talk 10 a.m. 3/11 – Celtic Ladies 90.5 Classical with Jody Knol 3/18 – St. Patrick’s Great Day and Mark Schwitzgoebel, Metropolitan Opera Various times 3/25 – Guitar Month Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 3/03 – Verdi: “Aida” (1 p.m.) The Thistle & Shamrock WKAR Jazz 3/10 – Mozart: “Don Giovanni” (Noon) 9 p.m. Jazz 24/7, including The Dan 3/17 – Mussorgsky: “Khovanshcina” (Noon) 3/04 – Welsh Roots 3/11 – Heart of the Session Bayer Jazz Show, Saturday 3/24 – Verdi: “Macbeth” (1 p.m.) 3/31 – Donizetti: “L’Elisir d’Amore” (1 p.m.) 3/18 – Brian OhaAirt & Julie Glaub and Monday at 8 p.m and 3/25 – Continental Celtic Thursday at 1 p.m. All Things Considered 5 p.m. 90.5 Classical WKAR Folk Alley A Prairie Home Companion All folk, all the time, that is 6 p.m. Classical music airs weekends and right up your alley. evenings on 90.5 unless otherwise The Dan Bayer Jazz Show indicated. 8 p.m.

Jody Knol Hosts March LSO PreView Conversation The Lansing Symphony Orchestra (LSO) will offer Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 on Saturday, March 10, at 8 p.m., as its fifth MasterWorks concert this season. Prior to the concert, Jody Knol will host a half-hour PreView Conversation in Wharton Center’s Jackson National Lounge, beginning at 7:15 p.m. The discussions include someone from the orchestra – possibly the guest performer or orchestra members – who offer insight into the evening’s concert, providing background for audience members. Patrons may even hear passages of music performed or explained and gain an insight that helps one feel more connected to the evening’s program. PreView Conversations are free and the Q&A is lively! Jody Knol The concert itself will include Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Strauss’ tone poem Death and Transfiguration, and Brahms’ second piano concerto. Joining the orchestra is world-renowned Van Cliburn-medalist Philippe Bianconi. Bianconi was described by the Washington Post as an artist whose playing is “always close to the soul of the music, filling the space with poetry and life.” Timothy Muffitt will conduct the orchestra. For more information about the concert, ticket purchase or other events related to the LSO, visit their website – www.lansingsymphony.org Timothy Muffitt WKAR is a longtime partner with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and has included performances from the LSO in its 90.5 Community Concerts series, which airs summers on 90.5 WKAR.

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StayTuned | March 2012 15 periodicAL postage PAID Celebrate EAST LANSING, MI 48823 St. Patrick's Day Communication Arts & Sciences Building with WKAR! 404 Wilson Road, Room 212 East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 The old saying goes “Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day!” WKAR.org Agree or not, there is little doubt that Irish music can bring a smile to your face – and maybe even find your feet dancing a jig! Here are some radio and TV music specials to fill your heart with a song. WKAR-TV Celtic Woman | Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m. Celtic Thunder: Voyage| Saturday, March 17, 4 p.m. WKAR Create Saturday Marathon | All Day Saturday, March 17 Tune in for an Irish marathon, with travel guides Rick Steves and Burt Wolf and the music of Tommy Makem. 90.5 FM WKAR The Folk Sampler | Sundays, 8 p.m.

College of Communication College Arts Sciences and Listen on March 18 for a St. Patrick’s Day salute! The Thistle & Shamrock| Sundays, 9 p.m. Celtic music every week!