From the President & CEO The Guide The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Dear Member, Renée Crown Public Media Center This month, WTTW celebrates the 50th anniversary of NASA’s first landing on 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625 the moon with Summer of Space, a multiplatform celestial experience anchored by the highly anticipated six-hour film Chasing the Moon, along with a slate of new Main Switchboard programs that explore different aspects of space exploration. On wttw.com, take a (773) 583-5000 deep dive into the wild world of lunar landing conspiracy theories, and learn how Member and Viewer Services (773) 509-1111 x 6 China, India, Japan, and other countries are approaching space exploration. WFMT will mark the occasion with some moon-related music and a special space-related Websites edition of Arias and Songs with Larry Johnson. Join us all month as we recall this wttw.com seminal event in American history. wfmt.com Also in July, in addition to our annual Independence Day broadcast of A Capitol Publisher Fourth, WTTW Kids brings you Molly of Denali, a new series for children aged 4-8 and Anne Gleason the first national children’s series to feature a Native American lead character. Kids Art Director Tom Peth and families can watch Molly on weekdays on WTTW11, on our 24/7 kids channel, WTTW Contributors and any time on our website at wttw.com/kids. Julia Maish Dan Soles On WFMT, enjoy the annual live Independence Day Salute, plus subsequent WFMT Contributors performances featuring Stephen Hough and Yolanda Kondonassis. And don’t miss the Andrea Lamoreaux David Polk new season of Carnegie Hall concerts, including Mahler from the Boston Symphony, Distribution Manager Berlioz from L’Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, and more. Pat Sheppard Enjoy summer in Chicago, and thanks for your support. Advertising Sales Sincerely, WTTW Douglas Carleton (773) 279-2128 Sandra Cordova Micek WFMT President & CEO Alexander Stonor Saunders (773) 509-5357 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT (ISSN 2329-1338) July 2019 Volume 34, Number 254 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 Inside the Guide 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing offices. 3 Member Connections 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays POSTMASTER: Send address 5 WTTW11 Listings 19 At-a-Glance changes to The Guide: The Member 6 WTTW Multicast Channel Highlights 20 WFMT Listings Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 North Saint Louis Ave., 8 WTTW Kid Grid 31 Sponsors Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Copyright 2018, Window To The World ON THE COVER: Photo: American Experience: Chasing the Moon Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL. 2 JULY 2019 MEMBER CONNECTIONS WFMT at Grant Park Music Festival Geoffrey Baer’s Architecture Celebrate Independence Day with WFMT at the first of five July WHAT Road Trips concerts live from the Grant Park Music Festival in Millennium WFMT at Grant Park Park! WFMT will be recording Facebook Live videos backstage or Music Festival on the Pritzker Pavilion lawn prior to each con- WHERE cert. On July 4, conduc- Jay Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park tor Christopher Bell 201 E. Randolph Street leads the Grant Park in Chicago Orchestra and guest art- ists Mary Stolper, flute, WHEN and John Orduña, bari- Thursday, July 4, tone, in a program of 6:30 pm patriotic music, includ- ing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 WHAT Overture and Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever. Geoffrey Baer’s Architecture Road Trips For more information, please visit wfmt.com. WHERE Chicago Architecture Center, Gand Lecture Hall WTTW Kids BIG IDEA Traveling Lab 111 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago The WTTW Kids BIG IDEA Traveling Lab comes to Illinois Technical Institute as part of its annual WHEN Family Fun Day! Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog and enjoy an exciting 45-minute free live show, perfect Monday, July 22, 5:00 and 7:30 pm for children 2 to 7 years old, bringing to life the fun and learning from WTTW Kids’ most popular and beloved children’s shows. Kids will be encouraged to explore themes like emotions, life cycles, recycling, the natural world, and more as we learn about great children’s books that support the show’s themes, Planning a late-summer getaway? WTTW’s and help build a city of LEGO blocks! Geoffrey Baer will share his architecture road trip This is a free event. For more information, please visit wttw.com/events. suggestions during this special event at the Chicago Architecture Center. WHAT In this special presentation, learn about reward- WTTW Kids BIG IDEA ing stops in popular destinations and must-see Traveling Lab: sites in smaller towns, as Geoffrey makes the case Family Fun Days for staying put in the region and embarking on a at Illinois Technical Institute rich architectural vacation. Learn about everything the area has to offer for fascination and fun, and WHERE find many more recommendations for nearby Illinois Technical Institute S. R. Crown Hall getaways in Geoffrey’s recent special, Chicago on 3360 S. State Street in Chicago Vacation! Registration for these two sessions is open now; WHEN hurry, as seating is limited. And find out how Saturday, July 13, 2:00 pm WTTW members can receive a special discount on tickets at wttw.com/events. POV: Roll Red Roll – Screening and Discussion WTTW, in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, presents a screening and discussion of the new POV documentary Roll Red Roll. At a pre-season football party in Steubenville, Ohio, a heinous crime took place: the assault of a teenaged girl by members of the town’s beloved high school football team. What transpired would WHAT garner national attention and result in the sentencing of two key POV: Roll Red Roll – Screening Photo: Courtesy of Matt Bockleman offenders. But it was the disturbing social media evidence that and Discussion provoked the most powerful questions about the case, and about WHERE the collusion of teen bystanders, teachers, parents, and coaches to Chicago Cultural Center protect the assailants and discredit the victim. Roll Red Roll acts as Claudia Cassidy Theatre a cautionary tale about what can happen when teenage social 78 E. Washington Street in media bullying runs rampant…and adults look the other way. A Chicago panel discussion will follow the film. 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Featuring interactive games and displays, lifelike projections, full-scale statues, and art installations, Hamilton: The Exhibition takes visitors deeper into Alexander Hamilton’s life as it chronicles the American Revolution and the creation of the United States of America. Underscored by a new 27-piece orchestral recording of the music from Hamilton, the exhibition also features an audio tour narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with Phillipa Soo and Christopher Jackson, who played Eliza Schuyler and George Washington in the original Broadway production.