Viewer Guide December 2017 Chef’s Life Holiday Special On the Cover CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL Join Vivian Howard as she serves up the best of her Southern cooking heritage and the Chanukah traditions of her husband Ben. From humble Hoppin' John to elegant red velvet cake, sample a charming and delicious holiday celebration. Airs Sunday, December 24th at 7PM 2017 / December KLCS VIEWER MAGAZINE VIEWER KLCS PAGE 1 / PAGE SUPPORT · DONATE · SPONSOR · WWW.KLCS.ORG On the Cover History/Biography/Documentary JEWISH FILM SHOWCASE The Jewish Film Showcase offers an exciting slate of new feature documentary films telling vibrant stories from around the world. Curated and presented as a mini film festival, by The National Center for Jewish Film, the showcase presents three award-winning films, each exploring a dynamic story rich in history, art, and culture. Paraphrasing one of this year's protagonists, "these films reach deep into history and bring something back." The three films are: "Raise the Roof" - Artists Rick 2017 and Laura Brown, inspired by the magnificent, mural-covered wooden synagogues of 18th century Poland--the last of which were destroyed by the Nazis--lead a team in building a show-stopping replica now installed as the centerpiece of the Museum of Polish Jews in Warsaw. "Carvalho's Journey" - A real-life 19th-century American western adventure about Charleston born Sephardic daguerreotypist Solomon Nunes Carvalho who / December became one of the first to photograph the Far West while traveling with mountain men, Native Americans, and Mormons as part of explorer John Fremont's 1853 Westward Expedition. "Ahead of Time" - For seven decades trailblazing foreign correspondent and photojournalist Ruth Gruber didn’t just report the news, she made it, reporting from the Soviet Arctic, escorting Holocaust refugees on a secret war-time mission, and changing the world with her dispatches from the Palestine-bound ship MAGAZINE VIEWER KLCS Exodus in 1947 Airs Tuesdays at 10PM beginning December 5th PAGE 2 / PAGE SUPPORT · DONATE · SPONSOR · WWW.KLCS.ORG THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT In celebration of the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kenne- dy's birth, the documentary This Is The House That Jack Built chron- icles his early years and examines his lasting legacy. The hour-long film touches on familiar themes of JFK's life, and his ascent to the presidency, his mistakes and triumphs. It also explores new and lit- tle-known stories, some that surfaced after the publication of Larry Sabato's novel The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassi- 2017 nation, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy. Revelations include: a new CIA staffer and her discovery of a file on Oswald that soon thereafter went missing, and the Warren Commission's pressure on 19-year- old Buell Wesley Frazier, who drove Oswald to work on No- vember 22, 1963. Presidential historian Robert Dallek lends his voice to the documentary, as do authors John T. Shaw and David Pitts, / December former Kennedy staffers Nancy Dutton and Sue Voelsinger, civil rights expert Tomiko Brown-Nagan, and Buell Wesley Frazier, among others. The one-hour film also explores why JFK is still relevant today, why we continue care about him, and why a new generation of young Americans find him utterly compelling. Airs Tuesday, December 5th at 9PM KLCS VIEWER MAGAZINE VIEWER KLCS PAGE 3 / PAGE SUPPORT · DONATE · SPONSOR · WWW.KLCS.ORG Nature/Science/Adventure NOVA EXTREME ANIMAL WEAPONS Explore the secrets that underlie nature's battleground. Every animal has some kind of weapon, whether claws or horns, fangs or stings. But why are some armaments huge and extreme, far beyond any practical need? Airs Sunday, December 3rd at 6PM and Tuesday, December 5th at 7PM NATIONAL PARKS - TROUBLED EDENS The one-hour documentary National Parks - Troubled Edens examines the future of America's national parks from Grand Canyon to Yellowstone, and looks at issues ranging from over-crowding and wildlife management to the long-standing rub between conservation and development. Since the early 20th century, lands designated as national parks, forests, monuments, and historic sites have all encountered controversy. 2017 Political machinations abound; two thirds of the current national parks were opposed when they were announced. Environmental issues such as global warming, reintroducing wolves where they had been exterminated, and / December invasive species affect the parks in ways never imagined. Finally, in an ironic twist on the very reason the parks were originally created, visitors are putting stresses on our national resources like never before. Weaving black and white photos and stunning imagery of the national parks with interviews from several experts - including: Jonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Parks Service and Andrea Brunelle, chair, department KLCS VIEWER MAGAZINE VIEWER KLCS of geography at the University of Utah - the documentary examines the unique challenges that America's national parks face in the 21st century. Airs Thursday, December 7th at 7PM PAGE 4 / PAGE SUPPORT · DONATE · SPONSOR · WWW.KLCS.ORG Arts/Lifestyle/Family MARTHA BAKES Learn to create the finest desserts and goodies in your own home. Martha Stewart shares the best baking tips and techniques, giving you the confidence to create delectable baked goods — from scratch — in your own kitchen. Martha’s updated versions of the classics set the standard, while her uses of flavors and ingredients add new angles to some familiar favorites. Airs Saturdays at 3:30PM beginning December 9th ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 2017 A new adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic novel tells the story of Anne Shirley, a precocious orphan placed in the care of uptight Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew, played by acclaimed actor Martin Sheen. Neither the adventur- ous Anne nor the conservative Marilla could anticipate the profound effect they’d have on each other’s lives. Airs Wednesday, December 20th at 7PM and Saturday, December 23rd at 11PM / December KLCS VIEWER MAGAZINE VIEWER KLCS PAGE 5 / PAGE SUPPORT · DONATE · SPONSOR · WWW.KLCS.ORG Arts/Lifestyle/Family LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA HOMEGROWN HEROES Join Lidia Bastianich to celebrate our homegrown heroes-veterans who now cultivate the land they fought to defend. For many vets, farming is therapy for the wounds of war. 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