January 2020 • wosu.org Sanditon on Masterpiece details on page 6 Watch Sunday, January 12 on WOSU TV All programs are subject to change. VOLUME 41 • NUMBER 1 Airfare (UPS 372670) is published except for June, July and August by: WOSU Public Media 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 614-292-9678 Copyright 2020 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without express written permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, Building Civic Space of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. At 14th Street and Pearl Alley, just across High Street from The Ohio State POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, University campus, the new WOSU headquarters and studios is emerging. 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 Though we’re over a year from a grand opening, we’ve spent many hours thinking about the needs of that neighborhood and our community. From WOSU Public Media the earliest brainstorms, all of us at WOSU became convinced that we should General Manager Tom Rieland create an innovative public space to bring the community into the building. Membership Rob Walker In a world of people staring at screens, we’re gaining a new appreciation for Friends of WOSU Board President Kathy McGinnis the physical places where people gather and authentically connect. We’ve Vice President Kyle Anderson imagined – and we’re now building – a large, open and easily accessible Secretary/Treasurer Mac Joseph community studio designed to foster public engagement and encourage the exchange of information, views and ideas. We’re taking our cue from the Board Members libraries of Columbus, where in-person visits are among the highest in the William Ballenger Kurt Lykins nation per capita. People want to connect and learn! Jason Beehler Melissa McHenry Ann DiMarco Christine Mortine In his book, Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg calls for a growth in these Jeri Grier Betsy Pandora shared environments where cities can build “a social infrastructure,” places Jon Hsu Stacy Rastauskas Karen Ickes Tom Rieland where people have a shared experience. When done right, these “civic spaces” Ray LaVoie Katy Rigsby bring people together for genuinely affirming and enriching moments. Trip Lazarus Guadalupe Velasquez WOSU’s new civic space, the Ross Community Studio, will present over 200 events annually – including discussions, demonstrations, performances, WOSU Mission: The mission of WOSU Public screenings, workshops, and even festivals – that allow us to connect the richly Media is to enrich lives through content and experiences that engage, inform and inspire. diverse communities of Central Ohio. We can extend these activities to others through livestreaming on the web or broadcasts on radio and television. Questions? Comments? It’s a new, dynamic model for a media organization. We look forward Call 614-292-9678 to inviting you to 14th & Pearl Alley for participatory and interactive experiences. Perhaps you’ll meet a new friend or reconsider a long-held opinion or enjoy a performance. Meantime, if you have thoughts or ideas you’d like to share, please reach out and connect with me directly at [email protected]. General Manager, WOSU Public Media 2 For detailed listings, visit wosu.org DiMarco Family Kids Day The Ross Community Studio will be an innovative civic space filled with lively discussions, engaging performances and educational workshops. And once a month it will be a place of laughter, fun and learning thanks to the generosity of Ann and Tom DiMarco. Parents of young children have limited opportunities to enjoy entertaining, interactive learning experiences as a family, particularly when you factor in cost. WOSU’s new headquarters will make it possible to offer free and exciting programs for children and families. The DiMarco Family Kids Day at WOSU Public Media will be a fun, free program taking place every month in the new Ross Community Studio. Ann and Tom DiMarco Ann and Tom became members of WOSU Public Media shortly after moving to Columbus in 1993. Since then, Ann Ann and Tom DiMarco tailored the focus of their gift to has become a dedicated volunteer and a member of the match what is important to them–families and children. Friends of WOSU Board. When they learned about the new Their generous gift not only supports the building but also headquarters, Ann and Tom looked beyond the physical provides program funding for the inaugural three years for space at what could happen inside the building. Central Ohio families. Each month will feature a unique learning theme that combines imagination, interaction and technology to explore art, science and reading. Children will “We are so excited for WOSU’s new headquarters experience learning through characters children already and the programs that will happen because of know and love, such as Clifford, Curious George and Peg+Cat. this new space. When we were asked to support Join Ann and Tom in shaping the future of public media in the building and to create a monthly kids day Central Ohio. Contact the WOSU Office of Advancement at series, we knew we had to do it.” 614-292-9678 or [email protected] to learn how your gift can make a deeper impact! – Ann DiMarco 3 Primetime and Weekend Schedule for WOSU TV Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Friday, January 3, 2020 8:30 pm Father Brown 7:30 pm In The Know 7:30 pm McLaughlin Group The Fire in the Sky • An unstable William panics as he sees an alien shape through the window. The Grove City vs. St. Charles 8:00 pm Washington Week next day his body is found in a locked room and Father Brown suspects he's been poisoned. 8:00 pm Nature 8:30 pm Columbus on the Record Animal Reunions • Feel the emotion as keepers 9:20 pm Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple 9:00 pm Country Music and carers reunite with the wild animals that were A Caribbean Mystery • Miss Marple is drawn into The Rub (Beginnings -1933) • Country music once in their care. a case of intrigue and black magic when a Major reaches new audiences through phonographs who bragged of owning a photo of a murderer dies and radio and launches big stars. 9:00 pm Great Performances under mysterious circumstances. Saturday, January 4, 2020 Sunday, January 5, 2020 6:00 am Motorweek 6:00 am Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 6:30 am Best of the Joy of Painting 6:30 am Washington Week 7:00 am It's Sew Easy 7:00 am In Good Shape - The Health Show 7:30 am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 7:30 am Second Opinion 8:00 am P. Allen Smith's Garden Home 8:00 am Antiques Roadshow 8:30 am Central Texas Gardener 9:00 am Antiques Roadshow Recut 9:00 am Woodsmith Shop 9:30 am Broad & High 9:30 am Garage with Steve Butler 10:00 am Sara's Weeknight Meals From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 10:00 am The This Old House Hour 10:30 am Martha Stewart's Cooking School 2020 • Celebrate 2020 as the Vienna Philharmonic plays the waltzes of Strauss 11:00 am Martha Bakes 11:00 pm Field Trip with Curtis Stone at the Musikverein. 11:30 am How to Cook Well with Rory 11:30 pm Growing A Greener World O'connell 12:00 pm NOVA 10:30 pm Liona Boyd: A Winter Fantasy 12:00 pm Lidia's Kitchen 1:00 pm History Detectives World-renowned classical guitarist Liona Boyd 12:30 pm Ciao Italia 2:00 pm The Great Ride and her protege Andrew Dolson perform in concert. 1:00 pm America's Test Kitchen 3:00 pm Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji 2018 Thursday, January 2, 2020 1:30 pm Kevin Belton's New Orleans 4:00 pm Red Dot on the Ocean: The Celebrations Matthew Rutherford Story 7:00 pm The This Old House Hour 2:00 pm Cook's Country 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend 8:00 pm Broad & High 2:30 pm Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking 6:00 pm The Woman In White The Best of Season 6 • Our favorite stories from Season 6! Handcrafted ceramic dolls spring to life 3:00 pm Rick Steves' Europe 7:00 pm The Forsyte Saga by Clintonville artist Randi Channel; explore the vibrant subculture of rollerskating in Columbus 3:30 pm Travelscope 8:00 pm Victoria on Masterpiece with a visit to SkateZone 71; meet a Columbus Season 3, A Public Inconvenience • Albert and artist who makes quilts out of photographs; and 4:00 pm Travels with Darley Palmerston put their reputations on the line and we’ll pop in on some local breakdancing classes. Victoria must place her allegiance. 4:30 pm Nature 8:30 pm Columbus Neighborhoods 5:30 pm PBS NewsHour Weekend Preservation Activists • How the National Preservation Act of 1966 changed Columbus. 6:00 pm The Great British Baking Show Also, how the Ralston Steel Car Company affected WOSU an East Columbus neighborhood. And young 7:00 pm Antiques Roadshow preservationists explore an endangered building. 8:00 pm Keeping Up Appearances - The Enjoy extended on-demand Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket 9:00 pm Shakespeare & Hathaway- access to quality PBS shows Private Investigators Richard's New Hobby • Hyacinth gives Richard a video camera and tells him to "be artistic," because Activate Today: The Fairest Show Means The Most Deceit • Diana he needs a hobby. and her husband suspect employee Lola of making wosu.org/passport a false compensation.