Air Check Dear Member, The Guide This month, be sure to join us for the premiere of the cross-platform three-part series 10 Homes, The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Parks, and Towns that Changed America, hosted by Geoffrey Baer, which spotlights the special Renée Crown Public Media Center places that change the way Americans live, work, and play. Explore American architecture, design, 5400 North Saint Louis Avenue and urban planning as Geoffrey shows how our homes, towns, and parks reflect our nation’s history, Chicago, Illinois 60625 values, ingenuity, and hopes for the future. With the series, we will also launch an immersive mobile Main Switchboard website at wttw.com/10thatchanged where you can discover more homes, (773) 583-5000 towns, and parks; exclusive video and other stories; interactive games and Member and Viewer Services features; a timeline and map across America; and more. (773) 509-1111 x 6 WFMT Radio Networks Also in April, WTTW11 brings you the premiere of Ken Burns’ fascinating (773) 279-2000 two-part biography of baseball player and civil rights activist Jackie Chicago Production Center Robinson, the first to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball; (773) 583-5000 and we will also revisit two other popular Ken Burns series: JAZZ and The Websites National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Enjoy more episodes of our digital wttw.com series Chat, Please! and watch the fun and informative “Chef’s Choice” wfmt.com episode of Check, Please!, which the Chicago Tribune called “must-see TV President & CEO for any Chicagoan who dines out.” There will be new episodes of popular Daniel J. Schmidt favorites Call the Midwife, Father Brown, and Death in Paradise, and the COO & CFO new action-packed detective series Luther, starring Idris Elba. Don’t miss The Interview Show, hosted Reese Marcusson by Mark Bazer; Point Taken, a weekly interactive panel discussion series; the inside stories of Britain’s EVP Radio & Project Development Prince Philip, Wallis Simpson, and Pope (now Saint) John Paul; and a remembrance of the young diarist Steve Robinson Anne Frank. And, finally, we close out April with a new season of WTTW’s landmark music series Guide Staff Soundstage, which will commence with a rousing concert by country legend Toby Keith, taped in our Publisher own Grainger Studio. Watch all of this anytime and anywhere – on WTTW11, on wttw.com/video, or Anne Gleason via the PBS video app. Art Director On 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com, as the worldwide celebration of William Shakespeare 400 rolls on, we Television Contributors devote April 23 (Shakespeare’s birthday) to musical inspirations from the Bard’s astounding dramatic Julia Maish legacy; check out wfmt.com for related content. We’ll be featuring comedians and musical humor on Dan Soles April Fool’s Day and, from the Metropolitan Opera, we present new productions of Strauss’ Elektra, Radio Contributor Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux, Verdi’s Otello and Simon Boccanegra, and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Andrea Lamoreaux Distribution Manager Be sure to take advantage of your very own Member Perks on page 4 and many more at wfmt.com/ Pat Sheppard benefits. Each month, you’ll find a wide variety of restaurant, theatre, museum, concert, and other discounts, so you can make the most of everything Chicago has to offer. Advertising Sales WTTW: Douglas Carleton On behalf of all of us at WTTW and WFMT, heartfelt thanks for your continuing support. (773) 279-2128 Sincerely, WFMT: Paul Ansell (773) 279-2101 The Guide: The Member Magazine for WTTW and WFMT Dan Schmidt (ISSN 2329-1338) April 2016 President & CEO Volume 31, Number 220 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 Inside the Guide North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 60625-4698. Periodical postage paid 3 Member Connections 14 Multi-Channel Primetime Grid at Chicago, IL and additional mailing 4 Member Perks 17 Do it Yourself Saturdays offices. 5 TV Listings 21 At-a-Glance POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Guide: The Member 6 WTTW Digital Channel Highlights 22 Radio Listings Magazine for WTTW and WFMT, 5400 7 Women’s History Month Programming 31 Sponsors North Saint Louis Ave., Chicago, IL 8 WTTW Kid Grid 60625-4698. Copyright 2014, Window To The World Communications, Inc., Chicago, IL. ON THE COVER: Geoffrey Baer at Lyndhurst, overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York. Photo: Jonathan Hillyer 2 APRIL 2016 MEMBER CONNECTIONS Live Piano Concert Wild Kratts LIVE! WFMT’s monthly live series, The PianoForte Salon Series, WHAT continues its season of broadcasts and you’re invited to be part of The PianoForte Salon Series the audience! Join WFMT for a live performance and conversation WHERE this month The Zodiac Trio. The program features the music of PianoForte Studios Bartók, Shostakovich, and 1335 S. Michigan Avenue in Khachaturian. Chicago The Zodiac Trio – Kliment Krylovskiy, clari- WHEN Friday, April 1, 12:00 pm net; Vanessa Mollard, vio- lin; and Riko Higuma, piano – enjoys an international concert schedule that spans three continents and presents an eclectic repertoire that mixes contem- porary with the traditional. The ensemble formed in 2006 at Manhattan School of Music before becoming the first American group and the only ensemble with a wind instrument to enter the esteemed Ysaÿe Quartet Chamber Music program at the Paris Superior Conservatory. WHAT Admission to this concert is free. For more information, visit Wild Kratts LIVE! pianofortefoundation.org. WHERE Rosemont Theatre 5400 N. River Road Independent Lens: in Rosemont WHAT Peace Officer Screening WHEN Indie Lens Pop-Up: Sunday, April 10, 1:00 and 4:30 pm WTTW, in partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Peace Officer (2 shows) Screening & Discussion Special Events, present a free screening and discussion of the Indie Lens Pop-up documen- WHERE tary film, Peace Officer. Chicago Cultural Center The increasingly tense The popular WTTW Kids show Wild Kratts is 78 E. Washington Street in relationship between law coming to the live stage. Animated Kratt Brothers, Chicago enforcement and the Martin and Chris, “come to real life” in a classi- WHEN public is seen through cally Wild Kratts story. In “To the Creature Rescue,” Saturday, April 16, 2:00 pm the eyes of someone the Kratt Brothers activate some fan favorite who’s been on both sides: Creature Power Suits to confront a comic villain. a former sheriff who es- Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal tablished Utah’s first “wow” facts, the Wild Kratts team rescues their SWAT team, only to see the same unit kill his son-in-law in a con- favorite invention from Zach’s clutches so the ani- troversial standoff 30 years later. Now a private investigator, Dub mals of the creature world are safe once again. seeks the truth in this case and other officer-involved shootings. To learn more about this popular and family- For more information, visit wttw.com/events. friendly event, visit wttw.com/events. Cornerstones of Rock LIVE! This special Cornerstones of Rock concert is a WHAT nostalgic celebration of the local “garage bands” Cornerstones of Rock LIVE! that rose to national prominence in the 1960s and ‘70s, and remain as favorites today with their sing- WHERE North Shore Center along hits. This special shines a spotlight on the for the Performing Arts local groups from the Chicago area who defined 9501 Skokie Boulevard this era as they rose through the teen clubs all the in Skokie way to national prominence. Come see them live in concert featuring The Ides WHEN Sunday, May 1, 5:00 pm of March, The Buckinghams, The New Colony Six with Bruce Mattey and Ray Graffia, The Cryan Shames, and more! Each pair of tickets comes with the Cornerstones of Rock DVD/CD as a bonus! To purchase tickets, please visit wttw.com/events. 2016 APRIL 3 MEMBER PERKS $10 Off Tickets to NEW COUNTRY WTTW Members have the exclusive opportunity to receive $10 off tickets to the Midwest premiere of The New York Times Critics’ Pick NEW COUNTRY, starring comedian, actor, and writer Mark Roberts, best known for his TV work on the hit comedy sitcoms Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly. In NEW COUNTRY, good-ole bad boy and country music star Justin Spears has the world on its knees. Tomorrow he’s tying the knot, but tonight, he’s tying one on with his entourage of ruthless manag- ers, faux fans and friends, and his favorite pig-farming uncle. So how does this ram- bunctious rodeo go so wrong, so fast? Welcome to NEW COUNTRY, where the hits just keep on comin’, and the raucous fun quickly turns to men behaving badly and gun totin’ chickens coming home to roost. This no-holds-barred show runs through May 14 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. To redeem this special offer, please call (800) 838-3006 or visit NewCountryThePlay.com and $5 off Tickets to Where Did use code WTTW when purchasing tickets. Offer is valid for all performances through May 14. We Sit on the Bus? Where Did We Sit on the Bus? directed by $10 Off First Time Flyer Packages Chay Yew, is an electric one-man show pulsing WTTW Members have the exclusive opportunity to receive $10 off First Time Flyer Packages at iFLY, with Latin rhythms, rap, hip-hop, spoken word, the world’s largest Indoor Skydiving operation! iFLY is now delivering the dream of flight to adventure and live looping. During a third grade lesson on seekers in the Lincoln Park area.