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Perry Como: ’Till the End of Time | 9 The Great British Baking Show | 15 WGBH News: Project on the Past 50 Years |26 ON AIR, ONLINE, ON THE GO MEMBER GUIDE | JUNE 2018 SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2018 10AM - 4PM WGBH Studios WGBH FunFest a Day of Ice Cream and Music is back! Another exciting day of all KID’s ACTIVITIES: you can eat ice cream, inflatable activities Face painting and your favorite PBS characters is already Collaborative Mural in the works. Enjoy new bands each hour and get photos with your favorite PBS Carnival Games characters. Event is RAIN or SHINE and more! For tickets and more information, visit SPONSORED BY wgbh.org/events COMMUNITY PARTNERS PARTICIPATING VENDORS INCLUDE FOOD TRUCKS From the President Where to Tune in Dramatic Effect TV There is nothing like a good drama. It pulls you into the lives of its characters and makes them as familiar as old friends. We sympathize when they have bad days, and we cheer them Digital broadcast FiOS RCN Cox Charter (Canada) Bell ExpressVu on when they find love or solve the crime. Comcast WGBH has a long history of creating and presenting the best in drama, WGBH 2 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 284 from classic to cutting edge. Each story brings a new world to life with rich WGBH 2 HD 2.1 802 502 602 1002 782 819 vibrancy that draws us in while expanding our perspective. WGBX 44 44.1 16 44 14 804 21 n/a This month, we celebrate the power of dramatic storytelling on both WGBX 44 HD 44.1 801 544 n/a n/a n/a n/a WGBH and WGBX. The season seven World 2.2 956 473 94 807 181 n/a premiere of Death in Paradise (pg. 12) Create 44.3 959 474 95 805 182 n/a takes us to a Caribbean Island to share WGBH Kids 44.4 958 472 93 n/a 180 n/a the story of a police inspector starting Boston Kids & n/a 22 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a his life over in new surroundings as a Family (Boston only) widower and single father. We feel Channel numbers and availability may vary by community. Contact your provider for his pain and his pride when he makes more information. a happy home on the island for his Comcast subscribers can access selected WGBH programs on WGBH On Demand. daughter but then supports her deci- Go to Comcast 1, choose Get Local, then Local Networks. For more programs, go to sion to leave to pursue her own Comcast 1 and choose History & Nature, then PBS-WGBH. dreams. With Masterpiece’s Man in an Orange Shirt (pg. 14), we pay tribute Radio to LGBTQ Pride Month, and to the 89.7 WGBH, Boston’s Local NPR® personal victories of those who have wgbhnews.org battled discrimination, with two love stories set 60 years apart that chronicle 89.7 HD1 the challenges of gay life in England. This two-part drama stars the magnifi- 99.5 WCRB cent Vanessa Redgrave as the grandmother who tethers both worlds. classicalwcrb.org Watch WGBH’s World Channel (pg. 21) for even more LGBTQ-themed shows in 99.5 Boston-NH, 89.7 HD2 Boston, 96.3 Beacon Hill, 88.7 Providence, June for Pride Month. 90.1 HD2 Cape and Islands Today there are more opportunities than ever to watch drama. But at WCAI Cape and Islands NPR® Station WGBH, we have the experience and the knowledge to select only the finest capeandislands.org —the shows that make you laugh and cry and think and come back for 90.1 Martha’s Vineyard, 91.1 Nantucket, 94.3 Brewster, 89.7 HD3 more. “We know what you like to watch because you told us, and we listened,” All stations are available for streaming on wgbh.org/radio. says Ron Bachman, senior director of programming at WGBH. “We are choosy about our dramas, and we’re committed to bringing you shows that are interesting and important.” Can’t get enough drama on our two channels? Log on to WGBH Passport Stay Connected for thousands of hours of additional programming, including full seasons of WGBH Member Hotline 617-300-3300 many current and past series and selected dramas that are available only weekdays 9am–5pm, [email protected] online to WGBH members. 24-Hour Program Feedback Line 617-300-5200 Our dramas matter to us because they matter to you. Thank you for Leadership Circle Member Line 617-300-3505 tuning into WGBH and WGBX for the hand-picked shows that make us unique. [email protected] We love bringing you our very best every day. And we’re grateful for your Ralph Lowell Society Hotline 617-300-3900 support. [email protected] Local Corporate Sponsorship and Advertising 617-300-3783 [email protected], wgbh.org/sponsorship Mailing address for gifts and correspondence Jon Abbott WGBH Membership, PO Box 55875, Boston, MA 02205-8264 Find your favorite British dramas on WGBX 44 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. Stories from the Stage: Rockport Chamber Music Andy Borowitz Live One Crazy Summer Festival New Yorker columnist, author and comedi- Don’t miss the an Andy Borowitz takes his satirical news 37th Annual column on the road with the “Make Rockport America Not Embarrassing Again” tour. Join Chamber Music him Fri, 6/29, 7:30pm at Symphony Hall in Festival, with Boston for a hilarious evening of conversa- new artistic tion and storytelling. WGBH PerksConnect director Barry Shiffman. This year’s theme members get $5 off tickets with promo- is r:Evolution, highlighting the evolution tion code MEMBER. Please note there is an of music and the revolution that has eight-ticket-per-person limit. Info: bso.org. Summer nights always end up with a good inspired the arts over the centuries. The story to be told. Don’t miss this exciting festival runs from Fri, 6/15 through Sun, storytelling series from WGBH and 7/15 at the Shalin Liu Performance Center Massmouth called Stories from the Stage. in Rockport, Mass. WGBH PerksConnect Circle around our imaginary campfire on members get 10% off tickets with online Thu, 6/7, 7–9pm, at WGBH Studios in code WGBH13. Info: 978-546-7391, Brighton and listen to some crazy summer- rockportmusic.org. time adventures! Tickets are $15, and cash bar is $5 for wine or beer. You must be at least 21 with a valid ID to attend this event. Info: wgbh.org/events. WGBH Craft Beer Festival deCordova Sculpture Park Fundraiser and Museum Experience deCordova! The museum fosters WGBH FunFest the creation and exploration of contempo- Who doesn’t like a big scoop of ice cream? rary art through its exhibitions and learning Mark your calendars for this family favor- opportunities in a unique park setting. ite! WGBH FunFest is a fun-filled communi- WGBH PerksConnect members receive free ty event featuring all-you-can-eat ice admission and 10% off purchases at the cream from some of your favorite scoop deCordova Store on the last Thursday of shops. The day every month, excluding special events. Spend a summer night outdoors sipping will also feature Not valid with other offers. Info: cold craft beer and cider at the WGBH Craft interactive 781-259-8355, decordova.org. Beer Festival Fundraiser and test your taste games and kid- buds at this popular event. Sample dozens friendly musical of brews from more than 30 breweries entertainment and cideries in the region while live bands on the main perform on the main stage. Enjoy some of stage each hour. Boston’s best eats from local food truck Stick around for lots of fun activities, vendors. And it gets better: Your ticket pur- including face painting, inflatable rides and chase supports a good cause—keeping the opportunity to interact with many all- public media alive and well! Admission is time favorite PBS characters. Admission is $45 for members, and $55 for nonmem- $15 for a single ticket, and $40 for a family bers. Sat, 7/14, 7–10pm at WGBH Studios four-pack. Sat, 7/14, 10am–4pm at WGBH in Brighton. You must be at least 21 with Studios in Brighton. Info: wgbh.org/ WGBH occasionally exchanges its mailing list with other a valid ID to attend this event. Info: nonprofit organizations. To opt out, please call our events. wgbh.org/events. Member Hotline, email us (see page 1) or write: WGBH Member Services, One Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. 2 wgbhperksconnect.com To find WGBH 2, WGBX 44 and WGBH Kids on your cable service, see page 1. Listen to 99.5 WCRB’s Kids Classical Channel online at For Kids classicalwcrb.org. Sign up for our free parents’ e-newsletter at wgbh.org/newsletters or call 617-300-3300. Weekdays on 2 Saturdays on 2 and 44 6am Wild Kratts (d) 6am 2 Daniel Tiger’s 6:30 Wild Kratts (d) Neighborhood (d) 44 Sid the Science Kid (d) 7am Ready Jet Go! 6:30 2 Peg + Cat WGBH is bringing you more of the great kids’ programs your family 7:30 The Cat in the Hat Knows 44 Sesame Street a Lot About That! loves! You can catch Wild Kratts, Arthur, Sesame Street and the rest of 7am 2 Kids Special 8am Nature Cat your favorite WGBH kids’ programs all day, every day, 24/7 on the 44 Splash and Bubbles WGBH Kids channel.