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Magazine aUGUST 2009 Celtic Thunder: Take Me Home Sunday, August 2nd, 5:30 p.m. Handel’s Messiah Rocks Sunday, August 2nd, 8:30 p.m. David Garrett: Live in Berlin Wednesday, August 5th, 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Educational Television Network Contents AETN MAGAZINE Staff Your source for live music and special events . On the Cover . 2 Elvis Love Songs . 13 Editor in Chief Allen Weatherly Concert and Special Event Scholar Channel . 13 Announcements . 3 Mobile Giving . 22 Editors presents . Mona Dixon Tickets are available by calling 1(800) 662-2386 or by From the Director . 4 AETN Engage . 22 Kathy Atkinson visiting the Box Office at www.aetnfoundation.org. Pledge Information . 5 August Specials . 23 Editorial & Creative Directors Sara Willis Protecting Arkansas’s Weekends . 24-25 Elizabeth duBignon Celtic Thunder in Concert: Performing powerful Seniors . 6 Production . 26 Editorial Panel ballads, popular hits, and heartwarming songs of love Rowena Parr, Pam Wilson, Dan Koops Learning Without National Parks . 27 Tiffany Verkler and loss from across the Celtic music spectrum, Celtic Limits . 7 Charitable Trusts . 28 Copy Editors Thunder returns to Little Rock, Wednesday, November PBS Ongoing Series . 8 Profile: Miss Jane . 29 Darbi Blencowe, Catherine Mays, Karen Cooper, Pat Pearce 18, 2009 at Robinson Center Music Hall at 7:30 p.m. Daytime Listings . 10 Underwriter AETN Offices Music in August . 12 Thank You . 30 350 S. Donaghey Ave. - Conway, AR - Underwriters . 31 72034 William Joseph is a Primetime 800/662-2386 William Joseph in Concert: Listings . 12-23 Coming this Fall . 32 [email protected] - www.aetn.org Yamaha Artist pianist and recording artist from Phoenix, Arizona. He will perform Monday, October 12 at 7:30 pm, at the Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway. Joseph Your support makes a difference! 1-800-662-2386 www.aetn.org opened for Josh Groban’s “Closer Tour”, and was the opening act for Clay Aiken’s “Joyful Noise” tour. On The Cover.... CELTIC THUNDER: TAKE ME HOME AETN Mission Statement Since their U.S. debut in March 2008 on public television, Celtic Thunder has spent over 45 weeks at the top of the Billboard World Music Charts and played in front of over 200,000 The mission of the Arkansas Nicholas Smith, who starred for over twenty years as Mr. Educational Television Network people on their North American tours. The new special features new songs and audience (AETN) is to offer lifelong Rumbold on ARE YOU BEING SERVED, will visit the AETN studios favorites, and showcases a more mature, dynamic group. Sunday, August 2nd, 5:30 p.m. learning opportunities to all on Saturday, August 22. Fans are invited to a special meet Arkansans; to supply instructional & greet to be held at the station at 3 p.m. Mr. Smith will be HANDEL’S MESSIAH ROCKS programs to Arkansas' schools; This contemporary adaptation of Handel’s Messiah blends classical music with classic rock. to provide programming and interviewed and will entertain the audience with a few numbers Keith Lockhart conducts members of the Boston Pops. Soloists La Chanze (Tony Award- services to improve and enhance on the piano. He will then take questions from the audience. winning vocalist, The Color Purple), J. Robert Spencer (Tony-nominated performer, Jersey the lives of Arkansas' citizens; Afterward, he will be available to sign autographs. Boys) and MiG Ayesa (CBS’ “Rock Star: INXS”), backed by a rock band, adult choir and and to illuminate the culture and children’s choir, present a modern version of the famous oratorio. Sunday, August 2nd, heritage of Arkansas and the 8:30 p.m. world. To accomplish this mission, AETN, through the creative use of Virtuoso Violinist David Garrett in Concert: Known in DAVID GARRETT: LIVE IN BERLIN telecommunications, will present a high-quality public television Britain as “the David Beckham of the violin,” David Garrett Virtuoso violinist David Garrett, one of the most popular entertainers in Europe and Japan, service designed to inform, has touched hearts and astounded audiences wherever performs selections ranging from Bach to Metallica, Vivaldi to AC/DC, European folk songs educate, motivate, entertain, he has performed. The young German violinist weaves to Broadway melodies — redefining music from classical to rock to pop. Wednesday, enlighten and inspire. August 5th, 7:00 p.m. classical standards with rock and pop favorites for a thrilling performance. Tuesday, September 15 at 7:30 pm, at Baum www.aetn.org 1-800-662-2386 Walker Hall at the Walton Arts Center Fayetteville. 2 Arkansas Educational Television Network Arkansas Educational Television Network 3 Continuted from page 4... Contact AETN mass for those unable to leave their homes, for instance, and the policy review determined that those community events should Dear Friends, AETN EXECUTIVE AETN COMMISSION and can continue. DIRECTOR CHAIR Allen Weatherly Sammie Benjamin of Glenwood But know this: news coverage of a religious program, historically significant programming about religion, cultural (i.e., arts and Well, the digital transition is complete and if entertainment) performances of a religious nature or other objective commentary presented in a religious venue (church, mosque, any station or network tells you it has been Programming Vice Chair originates at the Ronnie Williams of Menifee synagogue, temple, etc.) are not considered sectarian. In other words, everything AETN has presented is well within any guidelines. without some difficulty they are being less than R. Lee Reaves Center honest. We, like all others, are discovering for Educational Secretary/Treasurer PBS and AETN provides a wide variety of programs that focus on many aspects of faith that are not considered sectarian. This will Telecommunications at Sandy Landers of Little Rock how digital coverage compares to the old Donaghey Avenue & not change. analog signals and trying to assist some folks with re-scanning and antenna Sesame Street, Dr. William Downs, Jr. of Arkadelphia Conway, AR 72034. Don Hale of El Dorado Again, nothing changes for virtually every public television station! In fact, the bigger issue for the Board has been to determine issues. We have seen some gaps and will work to find ways to maximize Questions and Jane Krutz of Little Rock our signal (costly, of course). We have also gained new viewers, especially comments are Billie Sue Hoggard of Jonesboro what is commercial and what is non-commercial in this changing media environment. encouraged. in Northeast and Southeast Arkansas. It is a work in progress and we will Mary Beth Green of Van Buren Viewers may reach As a member of the PBS Board, I was pleased to have found a solution that allows the continuation of programming valued by work hard every day to present the best signal we can. AETN at: AETN Foundation Board 1-800-662-AETN individual communities while adhering to our policy of presenting a noncommercial, nonpolitical, nonsectarian service. In other news, we read recently some headlines that indicated that PBS 501-682-AETN Chair 501-450-1-PBS Dan Farley of Little Rock was getting rid of religious programming. It sure made a good headline but 1-800-662-2386 Thanks so much. some of the articles weren’t quite complete. As an elected member of the Fax: 501-852-2280 Vice Chair E-mail: [email protected] Sandra Richardson of PBS Board of Directors let me set the record straight – there is no change Public Affairs e-mail: Mountain Home for most stations in the PBS system. Certainly nothing changes at AETN. [email protected] Outdoor Programs Secretary/Treasurer AETN Foundation’s August Pledge campaign is here! Let me explain: For more than one year, the PBS Board, which comprises e-mail: outdoors@ Philip Hathcock of Maumelle aetn.org PBS station managers like me and general directors who represent the Dr. Linda Beene Ballard of Bismarck Not sure if it is time for you to renew? Give us a call at 800-662-2386 or e-mail us at public, reviewed the policies concerning admission to and retention of Membership hotline: Kay Bland of Paragould 501-682-4120 Kirby Williams of Hot Springs [email protected] and one of our staff will be happy to help! Want to know more? Visit membership in PBS. PBS is a mission-driven membership organization Viewer response line: Lavenia Craig of El Dorado us on the web at www.aetnfoundation.org to find out all the that emphasizes local station autonomy and control, unlike a commercial 501-682-4198 Dr. Andrew Fulkerson of Paragould Education: Don Hale of El Dorado additional ways you can contribute to the quality programming broadcast network that owns affiliates and controls their programming. 1-800-488-6689 Steven Jones of Marion e-mail address: Philip Kaplan of Little Rock at AETN. Special giving, matching gifts, the Sustainer’s AETN is a member of PBS but we are not licensed to them in any way. We [email protected] Bill Valentine of Little Rock Program, vehicle donation, Mobile Giving and more. are licensed to the State of Arkansas. AETN online: Allen Weatherly of Conway www.aetn.org The PBS Board vote in June dealt with criteria for PBS membership. Since 1985, the membership policy has stated that "PBS Members provide a KETS DT Support for programming on AETN is made possible in part by nonsectarian, nonpolitical, noncommercial educational program service." Little Rock KEMV DT The board engaged in a methodical review to determine how to best AETN reserves the right Mountain View interpret this policy in light of the rapidly expanding media landscape. Many to make programming KETG DT adjustments and preemp- stations now have resource-rich Web sites and the capability to "multicast" - Arkadelphia that is, to broadcast more than one channel of programming.
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