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Air Check Dear Member, The Guide This month, over ten nights, WTTW is honored to present The Vietnam War – a sweeping multi-part The Member Magazine for documentary from Burns and co-director Lynn Novick, a film that he has said is “without a doubt, the WTTW and WFMT Renée Crown Public Media Center most ambitious project” [they] have ever undertaken.” Many have tried to tell the story of a conflict 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue that, as Novick says, remains “unfinished business in American history,” but you will never see it told Chicago, Illinois 60625 in such breadth and depth. We will premiere the first episode on September 17 at 7:00 pm on WTTW11 and wttw.com/watch. We will also host Ken and Main Switchboard (773) 583-5000 Lynn here in Chicago on September 7; please check page 3 for event details. Member and Viewer Services Also this month on WTTW11, delve into more Sunday night mysteries with (773) 509-1111 x 6 Endeavour Morse and The Coroner, and enjoy a new British comedy series, WFMT Radio Networks (773) 279-2000 Marley’s Ghosts. On Labor Day, spend A Weekend in Havana with Geoffrey Chicago Production Center Baer and take a virtual tour online at wttw.com/weekendinhavana. Celebrate (773) 583-5000 Hispanic Heritage Month with a new special featuring Ballet Hispanico. Websites Join a witty terminally ill woman as she formulates her ultimate to-do list wttw.com in Before I Kick the Bucket; watch American Masters profiles of painter Tyrus wfmt.com Wong, filmmaker Richard Linklater (more below on both), and the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix; hear the story of the influential religious leader Martin President & CEO Daniel J. Schmidt Luther; and check out a new weekly conversation series, Third Rail with Oxy, an innovative cooking COO & CFO series, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television; and another installment of Craft in America. Reese Marcusson This month on wttw.com, explore the varied films of Richard Linklater, the subject of a new American Guide Staff Masters, from Boyhood to School of Rock to Fast Food Nation. American Masters: Tyrus Wong focuses on Publisher the life of the Chinese-American painter behind Bambi, who lived to be 106; learn about the amazing Anne Gleason careers of some other centenarians, from three other Disney animators to iconic authors. And tour Art Director Vietnam War memorials and commemorations to learn about their symbolism and history. Tom Peth WTTW Contributors Lyric Opera of Chicago returns to WFMT in September, with live broadcasts of Stars of Lyric Opera Julia Maish at Millennium Park and of the opening night of the 2017-18 season, Gluck’s Orphée featuring the Dan Soles Joffrey Ballet. We’ll have four full-length performances from the 2017 BBC Promenade concerts, the WFMT Contributor world’s largest classical music festival – including the lively Last Night of the Proms. Featured artists Andrea Lamoreaux include conductor Sir Andrew Davis, violinist Joshua Bell, and soprano Nina Stemme. To mark Mexican Distribution Manager Pat Sheppard Independence Day, Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de Mexico will join us on Introductions. And the annual season from the San Francisco Opera opens with a vintage 1970s performance: Ponchielli’s La Advertising Sales Gioconda starring Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti. WTTW: Douglas Carleton (773) 279-2128 On wfmt.com, experience the best music from around the globe throughout the month. Enjoy WFMT: Paul Ansell highlights from the Chicago World Music Festival through interviews with artists and exclusive video (773) 279-2101 content. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day by watching in-studio performances by Chicago The Guide: The Member Magazine Mariachi Project and Mariachi Heritage Foundation. Go behind the scenes of Lyric Opera of Chicago for WTTW and WFMT and Joffrey Ballet’s first collaboration, a choreographed version of Gluck’sOrphée et Eurydice. (ISSN 2329-1338) Thanks for your support. September 2017 Volume 32, Number 235 Sincerely, The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or Dan Schmidt more annually) by Window To The President & CEO World Communications, Inc., 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing Inside the Guide offices. 3 Member Connections 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Guide: The Member 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 5 TV Listings 20 At-a-Glance North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Copyright 2014, Window 6 WTTW Digital Channel Highlights 21 Radio Listings To The World Communications, Inc., 8 WTTW Kid Grid 31 Sponsors Chicago, IL. ON THE COVER: The Vietnam War: A Film By Ken Burns & Lynn Novick 2 SEPTEMBER 2017 MEMBER CONNECTIONS The Vietnam War: An Evening with Christopher Kimball’s Ken Burns and Lynn Novick WHAT Milk Street Live! You’re invited to an exclusive event with Ken Burns and his direct- Screening & Discussion: The Vietnam War ing and producing partner Lynn Novick – and to be among the first An Evening with Ken Burns to preview and discuss their new 10-part film The Vietnam War. and Lynn Novick During this very special evening, Burns – who has said this film is “without a doubt the most ambitious project he has ever under- WHERE taken” – and Novick will discuss the “making of,” show excerpts, and Auditorium Theatre answer your 50 E. Congress Parkway in Chicago questions. Their landmark work WHEN together includes Thursday, September 7, Prohibition, The 6:30 pm War, Baseball, and The Civil War, which The New York Times said cemented Burns’ place as “the most accomplished documentary filmmaker of his generation.” Chris Kimball In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from almost Ken Burns and Lynn Novick WHAT 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Live! the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides. Ten years in the making, the series brings the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscer- WHERE North Shore Center for the ally to life. Performing Arts Seats for this exclusive event are going very quickly, so reserve your spot right away. Visit wttw.com/events 9501 Skokie Boulevard in Skokie to purchase $25 tickets for $15. WTTW is proud to partner with the Auditorium Theatre on this special event. WHEN Thursday, September 28, 7:30 pm Chicago Tonight Viewing Party Meet host Phil Ponce and the rest of the Chicago Tonight team WTTW invites you to take a private tour inside in front of the camera and the world of Milk Street (premiering Saturday, WHAT behind the scenes! You’ll September 9 at 4:00 pm on WTTW) with founder Chicago Tonight Viewing Party enjoy dinner and a private and host Christopher Kimball. Each audience viewing of the program member will participate in a taste-test and learn WHERE followed by a Q&A session new cooking techniques. Selected audience WTTW Grainger Studio and studio tour. Mingle members will participate on stage in cooking 5400 N. St. Louis Avenue with the hosts and staff competitions, quizzes, and additional tastings. in Chicago after the program and find VIP ticket holders will also have the opportunity out what it takes to pro- to meet Chris after the show during a private book WHEN Chicago Tonight Thursday, September 14, duce our flagship series. signing. 6:00 pm Reserve your seats now. Visit wttw.com/events for more informa- For additional information and to RSVP, visit tion and to get tickets. wttw.com/events. Screening & Discussion: My Neighborhood: Pilsen Join us for a free screening of and discussion about My Neighborhood: Pilsen. This documentary is an intimate street-level look at what community engagement and activism did for Chicago’s predominantly Mexican-American working community. WHAT Playing like a street mural come to life, the cumulative power of de- Screening & Discussion: My Neighborhood: Pilsen cades of work done by the residents of this neighborhood to organize around pressing societal issues – ranging from housing to health care WHERE to education and citizenship – is explored through Pilsen residents. Chicago Cultural Center Viewers are drawn into the reality of life for a college student, health Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 78 East Washington Street care worker, two community activists, a café owner, and a retired steel in Chicago worker, as well as their colleagues, friends, and family members as WHEN they face immediate challenges to family security, immigration rights, Saturday, September 23, 2:00 pm gentrification, the 2016 election, and unexpected death. Raul Hernandez and his youngest grandson For additional information and to RSVP, visit wttw.com/events. 2017 SEPTEMBER 3 MEMBER PERKS 2-for-1 Tickets to Music Institute’s Sonic Youth The Music Institute of Chicago opens the 2017-18 season of its Faculty and Guest Artist Series with Sonic Youth, a program of works associated with the theme of “youth” featuring members of its acclaimed faculty. The program includes Ives’ Sonata No. 4 for violin and piano Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting; Chicago Human Rhythm Project Janitsch’s Sonata da camera in D Major Echo, Op. 5; Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite for 2-for-1 Tickets to Chicago 4 Hands; Debussy’s Piano Trio in G Major and excerpts from Children’s Corner Suite; Human Rhythm Project Schumann’s Abegg Variations, Op. 1 and The Chicago Human Rhythm Project Scenes from Childhood: Traumerei; ex- (CHRP) returns to the Dance Center of cerpts from Surace’s Pinocchio Suite; Columbia College Chicago for an eclectic col- movements from Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of lection of works, including the first part of a the Animals; and excerpts from Ifukube’s Members of The Music Institute of Chicago’s faculty conceptual work by new Artist in Residence Dani Rhythmic Games for Children.