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WXXI-TV/HD | WORLD | CREATE | AM1370 | CLASSICAL 91.5 | WRUR 88.5 | THE LITTLE PROGRAMPUBLIC TELEVISION & PUBLIC RADIO FOR ROCHESTER LISTINGSMARCH 2014 DOC MARTIN VI MARATHON THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 8PM-11PM, EP. 1-3 THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 8PM-11PM EP. 4-6 ON WXXI-TV What happens when a gruff physician flees big-city life to work as a general doctor in a sleepy, picturesque English coastline town? The cultures clash and the sparks fly in the sixth season of DOC MARTIN, a catchy comedy mixing elements of classic British sitcoms with sharp medical drama and a quirky, lovable cast of characters. To kick off the new season, WXXI-TV will air the first three episodes back-to-back on March 6, followed by the next three episodes back-to-back on March 13th. As the new season gets under way, the town is buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of Martin and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again? The season concludes with the final two episodes airing on consecutive Thursdays, March 20 and 27 at 9pm. National Theatre’S FROM THE TOP WAR HORSE LIVE WITH HOST at THE LITTLE! CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY sunday, MARCH 16 at 12PM AND tuesday, MARCH 18 at 6:30PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 AT 7PM Details INSIDE >> EASTMAN THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE Details INSIDE >> DEAR FRIENDS, EXECUTIVE Staff MARCH 2014 No rm Silverstein, President VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3 Susan Rogers, Executive Vice President and General Manager WXXI is a public non-commercial Je anne E. Fisher, Vice President, Radio I’m going to let you in on a “Little broadcasting station owned and operated by WXXI Public Kent Hatfield, Vice President, Technology and Operations Secret.” The partnership between WXXI Broadcasting Council, a not-for- El issa Orlando, Senior Vice President of TV and News and the Little Theatre just celebrated profit corporation chartered by its second anniversary and so far, our the Board of Regents of New BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS York State. “Program Listings” Christopher C. Booth, Chair relationship is going strong! Norm Silverstein (USPS 0742-390) is published James W. Fulmer, Vice Chair monthly at 280 State Street, Dr. Cynthia Reddeck-LiDestri, Treasurer We’ve raised and invested more than $500,000 in upgrades and Rochester, NY 14614 to promote the programs and activities of Robert A. Healy, Secretary improvements at the Little and you can see the difference. Theaters the public broadcasting stations. 2-5 have new digital projectors, screens and sound systems. Since Periodical mailing postage paid at Member & Audience Services ............585.258.0200 movies are now being released in digital format instead of traditional Rochester, N.Y. WXXI Main Number ................... 585.325.7500 film, the Little needed to change to remain in business. We also Service Interruptions .................. 585.258.0331 POSTMASTER: replaced the seats in Theater 2, with plans on the drawing board for Audience Response Line ............... 585.258.0360 Send changes of address to the rest of the theaters (funding permitting). WXXI Program Listings, Copies of Local Programs .............. 585.258.0369 Membership Department, Reachout Radio ....................... 585.258.0333 P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY Educational Resources ................ 585.258.0278 This year you’ll start to see improvements in the landmark Theater 1 14603-3021. Volunteer Services .................... 585.258.0249 on East Avenue. We received matching grants from the state through * Please note that all programs are Corporate Sponsorships ............... 585.258.0282 the Finger Lakes Economic Development Council that will allow the subject to change. For up-to-date Auction/Special Events ................ 585.258.0287 work to begin (although we still have a lot of fundraising ahead of us program listings, special highlights and local news, just log onto WXXI.org. Newsroom ........................... 585.258.0340 to finish the job). Eventually, you’ll see a restored Theater 1 that will WXXI On-line .........................www.wxxi.org be an architectural structure we can all be proud of! The Little celebrates its 85th anniversary this year as Rochester’s place for independent American cinema and foreign films. It is the longest continuously operating art film house in the nation. You can read an interesting history of the Little, and “the little cinema movement” of the 1920s on the Little’s website, thelittle.org. You can also check out what’s playing and buy tickets online – another improvement since our partnership! Throughout this process, WXXI is keeping in mind the need to preserve “the Little experience.” That’s why we have so many panel discussions and events at the Little – it’s part of the “shared experience” of enjoying a film with friends and hearing others react. Our partnership with local film festivals is key, so we will maintain the ability to show historic and archival films that haven’t been “digitized.” Music in the café, the way we showcase works of local artists, a venue for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, and other special events are all important to the future of the Little Theatre. Also, I want you to know that WXXI and the Little remain separate not-for-profit organizations. You can be assured that donations to WXXI stay with the station, donations to the Little (including membership) stay with the theater. If you haven’t done so lately, drop by for a movie and perhaps some music in the café. We’d love to see you – and hear your ideas about ways that WXXI and the Little can build on “the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Best regards, Norm Silverstein, WXXI President [email protected] NEW YORK Q&A WITH A WXXI UNDERWRITER NTS EMMY NOMINATIONS DOUGLAS FIELDS Matthews & Fields Lumber Company has been underwriting ® WXXI has been nominated for a New York Emmy Award WXXI programming continuously for more than thirty years, for A Walk Through History in Mount Hope Cemetery. and has the distinction of being in business for more than a The documentary, which was nominated in the Historical/ century. Douglas Fields proudly describes Matthews & Fields Cultural: Program/Special category, shares the history as a fourth generation, family-owned, full-service building EVE behind America’s first municipal Victorian cemetery. material supplier: “Our products include windows, doors, It spotlights the magnificent 196-acre piece of land, with stairs, moulding, decking, and lumber. Many components are its lofty hills and picturesque valleys, and features the manufactured locally, including trusses, stairs, and specialty & mausoleums, Egyptian obelisks, Florentine cast-iron millwork products. We are unique in being in business since 1896. Our great grandfather Alonzo Matthews sailed a freight fountain, and the infinitely varied tombstones marking schooner on Lake Ontario, bringing railroad ties and hop poles 350,000 graves. S to a developing Upstate New York. He had five daughters. The Blue Sky Project’s Criminal Injustice: Death and Politics company was passed along to his daughter Lena Matthews at Attica, a film which WXXI served as the presenting and Leslie Fields, the husband of another daughter Pamela Matthews. It was very unusual in 1930 to have women owning station, was also nominated for three New York Emmys. and operating a lumber yard!” Nomination categories include: Historical/Cultural: Program/Special; Craft Specialty: Research; and Best What is the most unusual or unique customer request EW Director: Post-Production. Matthews & Fields has received? The award winners will be announced at the 57th Annual Once a gentleman, who was rebuilding his front porch, New York Emmy Awards gala on Sunday, March 30, 2014. tried to return Douglas Fir T&G porch flooring cut-offs N for credit. The trunk of his car was filled with small 4- to So, stay tuned to hear if we brought home the Emmy! 6-inch wood fragments! Is there a local business that you admire for their HOST YOUR OWN SCREENING OF AMERICAN practices and/or reputation? PROMISE, A FILM THAT EXAMINES THE LINK Wegmans. It seems all of their employees are truly happy BETWEEN RACE AND K12 EDUCATION working there. That’s what we strive to be: one big happy successful family. AMERICAN PROMISE is an intimate and provocative account, recorded over 13 years, of the experiences of What has been the most important two middle-class African-American boys who enter a business practice for a company with prestigious private schools and whose families confront the longevity of Matthews & Fields? the opportunities and frustrations. A good night’s sleep! As part of WXXI’s American Graduate initiative, American Promise aired on WXXI-TV and screened at What would you like the WXXI audience to know about the Little Theatre last month. The screening was followed Matthews & Fields? I think there is a misconception that Matthews & Fields by an insightful panel discussion, which you can watch online at http://wxxi.org/grad. We want to keep the is 100% “wholesale.” While it is true we are 85 to 90 conversation going. percent pro-oriented, we encourage everyone to shop You can help do that and here are some ways to do so: at Matthews & Fields. We are more than just a lumber Host a viewing party—large or small—to watch and company. discuss American Promise. Host a teachers’ or faculty What distinguishes Matthews & Fields from other event. Watch the film and then use the professional businesses in the Greater Rochester area? development curricula. Host a black male achievement We have a great team of salespeople whose product panel with leaders in your community. Host a class event knowledge is tops. Even with that, I would say the service with high school students to discuss these issues. 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