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From the President & CEO The Guide The Member Magazine Dear Member, for WTTW and WFMT This February, we are honored to commemorate Black History Month with a Renée Crown Public Media Center 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue full month of new specials and programming. We’ll bring you award-winning Chicago, Illinois 60625 filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s newAmerican Masters documentary Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, which delves into the six-decade career of this musical genius. Main Switchboard And don’t miss two compelling Independent Lens documentaries – Always in (773) 583-5000 Member and Viewer Services Season, which follows a mother’s quest to solve the mystery of her son’s death; and (773) 509-1111 x 6 Cooked - Survival by Zip Code, which takes us back to Chicago’s deadly 1995 heat wave to explore the role poverty and racism played in the tragedy. On wttw.com, Websites meet the Cooked filmmaker, recall Chicago’s role in the development of food wttw.com wfmt.com standards, and explore the local history of the women’s suffrage movement to mark its 100th anniversary. Publisher On WFMT, we’ll present the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed production of Anne Gleason Art Director George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, starring Eric Owens, Angel Blue, and Denyce Tom Peth Graves; a tribute to the groundbreaking African American soprano Leontyne WTTW Contributors Julia Maish Price; and a special With Heart and Voice focusing on spirituals. Also, throughout Lisa Tipton the month, hear numerous works by African American composers and/or WFMT Contributors recorded by African American artists, including Duke Ellington, Florence Price, Andrea Lamoreaux William Grant Still, Marian Anderson, and Herbie Hancock. On wfmt.com, look Advertising and Underwriting for a story about operas by African American composers from the past and WTTW present. Nathan Armstrong Enjoy your February, and thank you for your support. (773) 509-5415 WFMT Sincerely, Alexander Stonor Saunders (773) 509-5357 Sandra Cordova Micek The Guide: The Member Magazine President & CEO for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) February 2020 Volume 34, Number 261 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT is published monthly (for contributors of $40 or more annually) by Window To The World Communications, Inc., 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Inside the Guide Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address 3 Member Connections 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid changes to The Guide: The Member 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., 5 WTTW11 Listings 19 At-a-Glance Chicago, IL 60625-4698. 6 WTTW Multicast Channel Highlights 20 WFMT Listings Copyright 2019, Window To The World Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL. 8 WTTW Kid Grid 31 Sponsors ON THE COVER: Miles Davis, Round Midnight Recording Session in June 1956. Photo: Courtesy of Photographer Don Hunstein/Sony Music Archives 2 FEBRUARY 2020 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Cooked: Survival by Zip Code – FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence – Screening and Discussion WHAT Screening and Discussion WTTW, Kartemquin, and the Department of Cultural Independent Lens: Cooked – Affairs and Special Events invite you to a free screening Survival by Zip Code and panel discussion of Cooked – Survival by Zip Code. The Screening and Discussion film examines the deadly WHERE 1995 Chicago heat disas- Chicago Cultural Center ter, forging inextricable Claudia Cassidy Theatre links between extreme 78 E. Washington St. weather, extreme dispar- in Chicago ity, and the politics of di- WHEN saster. To reserve Saturday, February 15, 2:00 pm your spot, please visit wttw.com/events. No Passport Required – A Food Tour of Lawrence Avenue Reality Allah Join Check, Please! host Alpana Singh and WTTW News and Chicago Tonight correspondent Brandis Friedman on an exploration of five di- verse restaurants along WHAT WHAT Chicago’s Lawrence FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence No Passport Required: Avenue, inspired by the Screening and Discussion A Food Tour of Lawrence Avenue WTTW series No Passport WHERE Required. At each loca- WHERE Chicago Public Library Lawrence Avenue in Chicago, tion, you’ll learn about Rogers Park Branch between California and the cuisine, meet some of 6907 N. Clark Street in Chicago Western Avenues the owners, and sample their food. For more WHEN WHEN information and to purchase tickets, please visit Monday, February 24, 6:30 pm Sunday, February 16, wttw.com/nopassportrequired. afternoon (various times) WTTW partners with the Chicago Public Library, Rogers Park Branch, for this free Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer – Screening and Discussion screening of the WTTW Digital initia- Join Geoffrey Baer at WTTW for a sneak preview of his upcoming special Chicago by ‘L,’ in which tive FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence, a 15-episode he hops on the CTA’s famous elevated train, exploring the neighborhoods and businesses around it and digital series that follows five Chicagoans who spotlighting the people who live and work in its shadow. Meet Geoffrey and producer Eddie Griffin, have survived gun violence and are fighting back. screen extended excerpts from the show, and enjoy appetizers, beer, wine, and free parking. Afternoon The number of victims of Chicago’s gun vio- and evening options! For tickets, please visit wttw.com/events. lence may fluctuate, but the psychological trauma in many neighborhoods is constant. How do wounded communities heal? In WHAT FIRSTHAND: Gun Violence, WTTW explores the Chicago by ‘L’ with Geoffrey Baer personal, firsthand perspectives of Chicagoans Screening and Discussion Reality, Julie, Jsaron, India, and Noemi – people whose lives have been forever changed by every- WHERE day gun violence in the city. Watch the series at WTTW Studios 5400 N. St. Louis Avenue wttw.com/firsthand where you will also find five in Chicago expert talks; reported stories produced in part- nership with The Trace, a nonprofit news organi- WHEN zation covering guns in America; a discussion Thursday, February 20, guide; and more. 3:00 and 7:00 pm This is a free event. For more information, Geoffrey Baer and a vintage ‘L’ car please visit wttw.com/events. 2020 FEBRUARY 3 MEMBER PERKS 2-for-1 Tickets to Valentine’s-Themed Concert For “date night” on Valentine’s Day weekend, the Music Institute of Chicago presents From the Heart, a concert featuring the Music Institute’s internationally-renowned faculty performing romantic music. Audience members can en- joy a glass of champagne and jazz and classical works by Brahms, Liszt, Schumann, Kreisler, Piazzolla, and Albeniz. From the Heart takes place Saturday, February 15 at 7:30 pm at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston. WTTW members may purchase two full- price tickets for the price of one, subject to availability, by calling (847) 448-8328 and using the code WTTW. For more information, please visit musicinst.org. 2-for-1 Tickets to Charley’s Aunt 15% Off Flowers for The Saint Sebastian Players continue their 39th season with late 19th century farce Charley’s Valentine’s Day Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Jack and Charley in- Receiving fresh flowers is always a wonderful vite their young ladies to meet Charley’s wealthy surprise. It’s the kind of gift most people don’t aunt from Brazil. But when she cancels her visit want to do for themselves, but love the experi- at the last minute, the millionaire aunt sends the ence of being on the receiving end. This boys into cataclysmic confusion. What do they Valentine’s Day, think about your sweetheart, a do now? They solve the problem by drafting their friend, a special teacher or helper, or colleague feckless Oxford undergrad pal into a black satin that would appreciate a beautiful and colorful skirt, bloomers and wig. bouquet from our friends at FTD. Performances are February 21-March 15, If flowers aren’t your style, FTD offers other Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at great gift ideas such as gourmet chocolate, 2:00 pm at St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey candy, and snacks; mouthwatering cookies and Parkway in Chicago. Free parking is available in cakes; a meat and cheese charcuterie crate; gift two lots. WTTW members may purchase baskets of fresh fruit or wine; or a host of other two full-price tickets for the price of one ticket, great combinations. subject to availability, by emailing Valentine’s Day is on a Friday this year! [email protected] and WTTW members receive a 15% discount on mentioning WTTW. For information, please any order when purchasing online at visit saintsebastianplayers.org. FTD.com/wttw. 2-for-1 Tickets to UChicago Presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Long regarded as one of the world’s leading period ensembles, Concerto Köln has emerged as one of the most exciting orchestras performing today. Led by soloist and concertmaster Shunske Sato, the acclaimed self-governed ensemble from Cologne presents fresh interpretations of Vivaldi’s masterpieces. Concerto Köln ranks among the leading historically informed performance practice ensembles. Maintaining deep roots in Cologne’s own musical scene while making regular guest appearances in the great music capitals around the world Concerto Köln is synonymous with outstanding interpretations of early music. WFMT members receive 2-for-1 tickets with the code WFMTMBR. Visit chicagopresents.uchicago.edu or call the UChicago Arts Box Office at (773) 702-2787 for tickets. Concerto Köln: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons takes place on February 28 at 7:30 pm at Mandel Hall, 1131 East 57th Street in Chicago. FOR DOZENS OF OTHER DISCOUNTS, visit wfmt.com and, under the Support WFMT menu, click on “Member Benefits” or call (312) 987-WFMT for a recorded message. 4 FEBRUARY 2020 Daily Television Programming • Programmer’s Picks on WTTW11 NOVA: Polar Extremes Frontline: The Amazon Empire Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Hosted by renowned paleontologist Kirk Frontline investigates how Amazon founder Jeff Discover the man behind the legend in this Johnson, this special takes you on a dramatic Bezos executed a plan to build one of the most documentary, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.