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ON AIR, ONLINE, on the GO MEMBER GUIDE | APRIL 2020 Wgbh Celebrates ✦ Health and Wellness ✦ wgbh.org Masterpiece/World on Fire | 11 Ken Burns’ The Gene: An Intimate History | 12 H2O: The Molecule That Made Us | 18 ON AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO MEMBER GUIDE | APRIL 2020 wgbh celebrates ✦ Health and Wellness ✦ antiques roadshow Blood Sugar Rising Treasure Fever Explore the history and science of the American Examine the artistry and artifacts of medical science. diabetes crisis, and meet some of the people whose Which health and wellness item will be the top fi nd of stories inspire hope. the night? Wed, 4/15 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Mon, 4/6 at 8pm on WGBH 2 frontline The Gene: An Intimate History Opioids, Inc. Don’t miss this two-part series that features patients Witness the rise of a drug company that bribed with rare genetic diseases and their doctors who search doctors to prescribe addictive opioids and the federal for cures in a race against time. prosecutors who brought it down. Tue, 4/7 at 8pm and Tue, 4/14 at 8pm on WGBH 2 Tue, 4/21 at 9pm on WGBH 2 Our Dementia Choir independent lens Actor Vicky McClure invites dementia patients to Jim Allison: Breakthrough sing in a choir and uses music to add joy to This remarkable story describes one man’s lifelong their lives in this two-part fi lm. quest to fi nd the cure to cancer while battling the Thu, 4/9 at 9pm and 10pm medical establishment and Big Pharma. on WGBH 2 Mon, 4/27 at 10pm on WGBH 2 Don’t need it? We do. Show your support for WGBH by donating gift cards, merchandise, jewelry, plus other goods and services to the auction. Spring AUCTION CALL 617.300.2545 EMAIL [email protected] auction.wgbh.org Where to Tune in From the President TV To Your Health! ublic media plays a critical role in informing the P conversation around science. This month we Digital broadcast FiOS RCN Cox Charter TV YouTube Comcast proudly present two new documentaries, produced by WGBH, that explore WGBH 2 2.3 2 2 2 2 2 * the latest research on health and well-being. WGBH 2 HD 2.1 802 502 602 1002 782 n/a Raising awareness about diabetes could not come at a more crucial time. Today, more than 34 million Americans have diabetes, and costs related to the WGBX 44 44.2 16 44 14 804 21 n/a devastating disease total more than $325 billion per year. In Massachusetts WGBX 44 HD 44.1 801 544 n/a n/a n/a n/a alone, nearly 9% of all residents live with diabetes. That number has more World 2.2 956 473 94 807 181 n/a than doubled in the last 20 years. Create 44.3 959 474 95 805 182 n/a We take on this important topic in Blood Sugar Rising (page 15), a WGBH Kids 44.4 958 472 93 n/a 180 * two-hour documentary produced at WGBH that presents intimate stories of Boston Kids & n/a 22 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a Americans living with and fighting against diabetes, showcasing the struggles Family (Boston only) and the new hopes for the future. The film also focuses on some extraordinary Channel numbers and availability may vary by community. Contact your provider for innovations: from the rise of safer medical treatments and new medicines and more information. devices to new discoveries about lifestyle and Comcast subscribers can access selected WGBH programs on WGBH On Demand. environmental factors. Go to Comcast 1, choose Get Local, then Local Networks. For more programs, “Diabetes has reached an inflection point go to Comcast 1 and choose History & Nature, then PBS-WGBH. in America—It’s a time of great peril and great *WGBH 2 and WGBH Kids are broadcast simultaneously on YouTube TV. hope,” says WGBH Executive Producer Judith Vecchione. “The most amazing advances are being made in understanding the biological facts of diabetes and offering new tools to help Radio individuals manage their disease.“ 89.7 WGBH, Boston’s Local NPR® To share what we’ve learned, we will hold dozens of free screenings wgbhnews.org across the country to launch a national conversation about diabetes. Join our 89.7 HD1 “Portraits of an Epidemic” social media campaign, and tell us about your Jazz 24/7 Online on wgbh.org/jazz247 experiences using the hashtag #BloodSugarPBS. There is no single face of 99.5 WCRB diabetes. Get to know the people behind this chronic illness at PBS.org/ classicalwcrb.org 99.5 Boston-NH, 89.7 HD2 Boston, 96.3 Beacon Hill, 88.7 Providence, bloodsugar, including an original digital feature on diabetes in Native 90.1 HD2 Cape and Islands American communities. WCAI Cape, Coast and Islands NPR® Station Later this month, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we are pleased capeandislands.org to present another WGBH production that tells the epic story of water and its 90.1 Martha’s Vineyard, 91.1 Nantucket, 94.3 Brewster, 89.7 HD3 role in every aspect of existence, from deserts in bloom to human life. The All stations are available for streaming on wgbh.org/radio. three-part broadcast and digital series H2O: The Molecule That Made Us (page 18) travels the globe—to Iceland, where we consider a new theory about how water first arrived on our planet, and to New York City, where we hear about a sustainable model that offers hope for maintaining a healthy Stay Connected water supply. This compelling film shows how we developed an inseparable WGBH Member Hotline 617-300-3300 bond with one of Earth’s most valuable resources and ponders what the weekdays 9am–5pm, [email protected] world might be like if it becomes scarce. 24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 Thank you for supporting the work we do to help our society thrive. Leadership Circle Member Line 617-300-3505 [email protected] Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 [email protected] Local Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising 617-300-3783 Jon Abbott [email protected], wgbh.org/sponsorship Mailing address for gifts and correspondence WGBH Membership, PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 Coming in Fall 2020 on openvault.wgbh.org: The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection All this and more at wgbh.org 1 Member Discounts and Events WGBH PerksConnect: Thanking you every day! Now your member benefits are better than ever. Register today at wgbhperksconnect.com, and start saving with your favorite local and national retailers. Celebrity Series of Boston Presents Paul Taylor Dance Company Kimono Couture: The Beauty Paul Taylor, one of the most accomplished artists this nation of Chiso at Worcester Art has ever produced, helped shape and define America’s homegrown art of modern dance from the earliest days of Museum For the first time his career as a choreographer in 1954 until his death in ever, the unmatched 2018. A favorite of Boston audiences for decades, the Paul artistry of kimonos Taylor Dance Company returns as part of its global tour hon- from the 465-year- oring Taylor’s legacy. Performances run Fri, 4/17 through old house of Chiso Sun, 4/19 at Boch Center Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street. Use code WGBHBB to get 20% off can be seen outside all performances. Info: celebrityseries.org. Japan in Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso, on view at the Worcester Art WGBH’s Craft Beer and Cider Festival Museum from Sat, 4/25 to Sun, 7/26. This Spend an evening outdoors listening to music and tasting premiere exhibition includes a contempo- craft beer and cider from our many vendors. Join us Sat, 7/18 rary wedding kimono, specially commis- from 7pm to 10pm at the WGBH Studios in Brighton. Tickets sioned by the Worcester Art Museum. WGBH are $45 for members and $55 for nonmembers. The price Members receive 50% off admission. Info: includes unlimited samples of our ever-growing list of craft worcesterart.org. beers and ciders. Proceeds support WGBH’s mission of keeping public media educational, informative and inspiring. Food trucks will be on site with items available for purchase. All attendees must be at least 21 years old with a valid ID. Info: wgbh.org/events. WGBH 5K: Run for Public Media Join fellow fans of WGBH TV and WGBH Trinity Repertory Company’s Stories from the Stage: Radio in our sixth Sweeney Todd Timeout annual 5K road race An indisputable masterpiece by America’s Time is on Sat, 6/6. The 5K greatest living Broadway composer and critical in adult course travels lyricist, this is a heart-pounding thriller set sports. Some through the DCR on the seedy side streets of 19th-century athletes rush Artesani Park in Brighton, so you can take London. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber to break a in the sights around the Charles River of Fleet Street is a beautiful, soaring dark world record, during your run. WGBH is also hosting a comedy filled with stunning terror that will while others one-mile Kids’ Fun Run, which follows the leave you gasping. Performances run from try to score a first mile of the race and is open to chil- Thu, 4/23 through Sun, 5/24 at Trinity touchdown before the clock runs out. dren from 2 to 9 years old. The race entry Repertory And, of course, it takes time to become a fee is $35 for adults and $20 for runners Company. Use champion. Join us on Thu, 5/14, 7–9pm in 21 and younger.
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