Upcoming Arts Broadcasts

There’s always something for art lovers to cheer about on KET! Following is a list of performances, artist profiles, and arts documentaries coming up on KET1 and KET2.

Teachers: See Arts on TV: For Teachers for the schedule of upcoming arts-related instructional programs on our school broadcast service.

CONTINUING KET PRODUCTIONS

bookclub@ket • Sat, 3:30/2:30 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 11:30/10:30 pm CT, KET1; R Tue, 4:30/3:30 pm CT, KET2

Jubilee • Wed, 8:00/7:00 pm CT, KET1; Sat, 11:00/10:00 pm CT, KET2

Kentucky Life • Sat, 8:00/7:00 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 4:30/3:30 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 7:00/6:00 pm CT, KET2

OTHER SERIES AND SPECIALS

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Friday, May 9
2:15 PM On KET1
Old Music for New Ears
#120 Paula Larke
Songs: "Rosebud," "Chicken and the Rooster," and "Zudio."
4:00 PM On KET2
Louisville Life
#225 Hidden Hill Nursery/Mascots/Crosley Radio/Metro Animal Services/Golden Retriever Rescue
Courier-Journal writer and author Bob Hill's Hidden Hill Nursery and Sculpture Garden; a peek at the zany world of mascots; Crosley Radio, which wraps state-of-the-art electronics in vintage-looking shells; an interview with Jackie Gulbe, assistant director of community relations with Metro Animal Services; and the work of Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs (GRRAND). A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.
9:00 PM On KET2
Movie Classics
#103 Father's Little Dividend
Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor, and Joan Bennett reprise their roles in a sequel to Father of the Bride, in which the imminent arrival of a grandchild makes prospective grandpa Tracy much more nervous than mother-to-be Taylor. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
10:30 PM On KET2
Stories in Stone
Explores the stone walls that wind picturesquely through the woods of southern New England and the lives of the Narragansett tribal stonemasons who built them over the course of 400 years.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1119 St. Thomas Log House/Laurel Gorge
Near Bardstown, volunteers set out to preserve the 1795 log house that was home to the first bishop of the Bardstown Diocese, the forerunner to the Archdiocese of Louisville, and a wellspring of Catholic history in Kentucky. Host Dave Shuffett hikes and fishes in Elliott County's spectacular Laurel Gorge and visits the nearby Laurel Gorge Cultural Heritage Center. A 2005 KET production.
Saturday, May 10
Midnight On KET1
WoodSongs
#204 Infamous Stringdusters/Martha Scanlon
The Infamous Stringdusters perform innovative bluegrass from their debut CD, and singer Martha Scanlon shows the vocal artistry that won her national acclaim for her work with the string band Reeltime Travelers on the Cold Mountain movie soundtrack.
2:00 AM On KET1
Great Performances at the Met
#203 Macbeth
Maria Guleghina, Zeljko Luciç, Dimitri Pittas, and John Relyea star in a new production of the Verdi opera based on Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Adrian Noble and conducted by James Levine.
3:00 AM On KET2
Live from Lincoln Center
#3303 Camelot
The New York Philharmonic performs a semi-staged version of Lerner and Loewe's musical about the idealized kingdom of Camelot and the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, and Sir Lancelot.
8:00 AM On KET2
GED Connection
#115 Drama
Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.
2:30 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#112 Nonfiction
Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing—informational, opinion, and memoir—and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
3:30 PM On KET1
bookclub@ket
#411 Nathan Coulter
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's 1960 novel, a portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age in rural Kentucky that was the genesis of a long-running series of books and stories about the fictional town of Port William. A 2002 KET production.
6:00 PM On KET1
The Lawrence Welk Show
#1136 Easy Listening
The band plays "Sweet and Lovely." Bobby and Elaine dance the English quickstep to "Whispering," and Skeets Herfurt plays solo sax on "Someone To Watch Over Me." Guy Hovis teams up with Neil LeVang on "For the Good Times."
6:00 PM On KET2
Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe
#106 Alaska: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Art rafts down the icy Kongakut River to experience America's last pure and untamed wilderness. He chronicles the desolate yet abundant beauty of the tundra and the rugged landscapes of the Brooks Range, then turns his lens on delicate birds and the great Porcupine caribou herd on its annual migration to the coastal plain.
6:30 PM On KET2
America's Bluegrass Gospel Show
#316
7:00 PM On KET2
Classic Gospel
#209 A Tribute to Jake Hess
Elvis Presley listed Jake Hess, lead singer for both the Statesmen and the Imperials, as his favorite singer. This tribute to Hess's 50-year career and contagious spirit includes memorable performances from the Gaither Homecoming videos as well as remembrances by close friend Bill Gaither.
8:00 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1411 Woodland Dog Paddle/Short's Goldenrod/Muralist Carol Jackson Powell
At the end of the Labor Day weekend, dogs get their day in Lexington's Woodland Park pool at the annual Dog Paddle benefit. The incredibly rare Short's goldenrod has been rediscovered at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. And Louisville artist Carol Jackson Powell paints big, beautiful murals. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
8:00 PM On KET2
History Detectives
#205 Dueling Pistols/Evelyn Nesbit Portrait/Little Big Horn Bayonet
Pistols now owned by a San Francisco bank may have been used in the last great duel on U.S. soil, an 1856 confrontation between an abolitionist senator and a California Supreme Court justice. A New Jersey woman believes that a portrait she owns (possibly of Evelyn Nesbit) is a lost masterpiece by one of America's greatest illustrators and artists, Howard Chandler Christy. And in Cookstown, NJ, renovations of the family home of a military hero who served with Gen. Custer reveal an old bayonet hidden in the attic rafters. Could the bayonet have been used in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
9:00 PM On KET1
Movie Classics
#101 Charade
Regina "Reggie" Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) meets a charming stranger calling himself Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) while on a skiing holiday in Megève. She then returns to Paris, planning to ask her husband Charles for a divorce, but finds their flat empty and all their possessions sold.
11:00 PM On KET1
Austin City Limits
#3302 The Decemberists/Explosions in the Sky
Indie rock stars the Decemberists showcase the distinctive storytelling prog-pop of The Crane Wife. Instrumental quartet Explosions in the Sky, best known for scoring the film Friday Night Lights, performs tunes from All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone.
11:00 PM On KET2
Jubilee
#1301 The Grascals
In just one year, the Grascals went from the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award to its top honor: Entertainer of the Year. They perform their innovative mingling of bluegrass and country music at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro. A KET production.
Sunday, May 11
1:00 AM On KET1
Independent Lens
#921 Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
An exploration of males' roles in the hula tradition.
2:00 AM On KET1
Oh, Saigon
Louisville filmmaker Doan Hoang and her family were airlifted out of Vietnam on April 30, 1975—on the last civilian helicopter out of the country as the U.S. pulled out. Twenty-five years later, she set out to uncover her family's story, including the fate of a sister left behind in the postwar chaos and the political rifts that separated her father and brothers for decades.
2:00 AM On KET2
Independent Lens
#921 Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
An exploration of males' roles in the hula tradition.
4:00 AM On KET1
Dances of Life
A performance documentary that reveals the cultural history and diversity of the Pacific Islands—a region encompassing 25,000 islands spread over 10 million square miles and 30 million people speaking hundreds of different languages and dialects—through "dance stories" that tell of islanders' origins, journeys, struggles, and daily lives. Keisha Castle-Hughes, the young star of Whale Rider, narrates.
9:30 AM On KET2
GED Connection
#112 Nonfiction
Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing—informational, opinion, and memoir—and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
Noon On KET2
Louisville Life
#225 Hidden Hill Nursery/Mascots/Crosley Radio/Metro Animal Services/Golden Retriever Rescue
Courier-Journal writer and author Bob Hill's Hidden Hill Nursery and Sculpture Garden; a peek at the zany world of mascots; Crosley Radio, which wraps state-of-the-art electronics in vintage-looking shells; an interview with Jackie Gulbe, assistant director of community relations with Metro Animal Services; and the work of Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs (GRRAND). A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.
3:00 PM On KET2
Live from Lincoln Center
#3303 Camelot
The New York Philharmonic performs a semi-staged version of Lerner and Loewe's musical about the idealized kingdom of Camelot and the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, and Sir Lancelot.
4:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1411 Woodland Dog Paddle/Short's Goldenrod/Muralist Carol Jackson Powell
At the end of the Labor Day weekend, dogs get their day in Lexington's Woodland Park pool at the annual Dog Paddle benefit. The incredibly rare Short's goldenrod has been rediscovered at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. And Louisville artist Carol Jackson Powell paints big, beautiful murals. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
7:00 PM On KET2
Kentucky Life
#1411 Woodland Dog Paddle/Short's Goldenrod/Muralist Carol Jackson Powell
At the end of the Labor Day weekend, dogs get their day in Lexington's Woodland Park pool at the annual Dog Paddle benefit. The incredibly rare Short's goldenrod has been rediscovered at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. And Louisville artist Carol Jackson Powell paints big, beautiful murals. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
9:00 PM On KET1
Masterpiece Classic
#3814 Cranford (Part 2)
The approaching railway and resulting social upheaval spark a crime wave in Cranford, with a mugging and a missing leg of mutton. Local vagrant Job Gregson (Dean Lennox Kelly) is blamed, but his son Harry (Axel Etel) has an incriminating alibi. Meanwhile, Matty (Judi Dench) has a reunion with Mr. Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the suitor she spurned decades earlier.
9:00 PM On KET2
American Masters
#2102 Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Brilliant but ultimately self-destructive Motown star Marvin Gaye challenged and changed the face of black music, embodying its evolution from roots in gospel, jazz, and rhythm and blues to sophisticated pop and sexually and politically charged soul. This profile includes performance footage and insights from Mary Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Mos Def.
11:30 PM On KET1
bookclub@ket
#411 Nathan Coulter
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's 1960 novel, a portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age in rural Kentucky that was the genesis of a long-running series of books and stories about the fictional town of Port William. A 2002 KET production.
Monday, May 12
1:00 AM On KET2
Masterpiece Classic
#3814 Cranford (Part 2)
The approaching railway and resulting social upheaval spark a crime wave in Cranford, with a mugging and a missing leg of mutton. Local vagrant Job Gregson (Dean Lennox Kelly) is blamed, but his son Harry (Axel Etel) has an incriminating alibi. Meanwhile, Matty (Judi Dench) has a reunion with Mr. Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the suitor she spurned decades earlier.
3:00 AM On KET2
American Masters
#2102 Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
Brilliant but ultimately self-destructive Motown star Marvin Gaye challenged and changed the face of black music, embodying its evolution from roots in gospel, jazz, and rhythm and blues to sophisticated pop and sexually and politically charged soul. This profile includes performance footage and insights from Mary Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Mos Def.
4:00 AM On KET2
American Masters
#305 Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Traces the meteoric rise to fame of the world-famous Queen of Soul as well as her musical development, from the raw talent she displayed as a Detroit gospel singer to the wide stylistic and emotional ranges she came to command.
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1001 Follow the Drinking Gourd
LeVar introduces the history, heroes, stories, and music of the African-American culture that emerged from slavery while telling the story of the Underground Railroad. Keith David narrates a story by Jeanette Winter based on the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which advises escaping slaves to keep pointed toward the North Star in the Big Dipper.
2:00 PM On KET1
Reading Rainbow
#1001 Follow the Drinking Gourd
LeVar introduces the history, heroes, stories, and music of the African-American culture that emerged from slavery while telling the story of the Underground Railroad. Keith David narrates a story by Jeanette Winter based on the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd," which advises escaping slaves to keep pointed toward the North Star in the Big Dipper.
9:00 PM On KET2
Live from Lincoln Center
#3303 Camelot
The New York Philharmonic performs a semi-staged version of Lerner and Loewe's musical about the idealized kingdom of Camelot and the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, and Sir Lancelot.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1120 Clifty Falls/Raymond Athey State Nature Preserve
Clifty Falls State Park near Madison, IN and a controlled burn at Raymond Athey State Nature Preserve in Logan County. A 2005 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
Tuesday, May 13
3:00 AM On KET2
Masterpiece Classic
#3814 Cranford (Part 2)
The approaching railway and resulting social upheaval spark a crime wave in Cranford, with a mugging and a missing leg of mutton. Local vagrant Job Gregson (Dean Lennox Kelly) is blamed, but his son Harry (Axel Etel) has an incriminating alibi. Meanwhile, Matty (Judi Dench) has a reunion with Mr. Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the suitor she spurned decades earlier.
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1002 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
A little boy offers a mouse a cookie and starts a surprising chain reaction in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, narrated by Beth Howland. LeVar visits a bowling alley and tries to master the chain reactions involved in the game of bowling.
12:30 PM On KET2
Quilting Arts
#104 Landscape Quilts
A whimsical landscape quilt; accordion-style landscapes; creating the illusion of mountains, hills, trees, and clouds with paint sticks and freezer-paper stencils; a new way to look at landscape photos; and an omnimotion border that highlights center blocks.
1:00 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#113 Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
2:00 PM On KET1
Reading Rainbow
#1002 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
A little boy offers a mouse a cookie and starts a surprising chain reaction in Laura Joffe Numeroff's book, narrated by Beth Howland. LeVar visits a bowling alley and tries to master the chain reactions involved in the game of bowling.
4:30 PM On KET2
bookclub@ket
#411 Nathan Coulter
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Wendell Berry's 1960 novel, a portrayal of a boy's coming-of-age in rural Kentucky that was the genesis of a long-running series of books and stories about the fictional town of Port William. A 2002 KET production.
6:00 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#113 Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
8:00 PM On KET2
American Masters
#305 Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Traces the meteoric rise to fame of the world-famous Queen of Soul as well as her musical development, from the raw talent she displayed as a Detroit gospel singer to the wide stylistic and emotional ranges she came to command.
9:00 PM On KET2
The 2008 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
#201
Held in February at the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom, the ceremony honors 2008 inductees Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson, Crystal Gayle, Les McCann, and Norro Wilson.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#601 Oneida Baptist Institute/Mingo Spirit Singers/Mill Creek Lake
A profile of the Oneida Baptist Institute in Clay County, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1999; Northern Kentucky singers who perform traditional Native American songs; and a lake in Natural Bridge State Park. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
Wednesday, May 14
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1003 Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
LeVar builds a house for some favorite flying friends in his own backyard. Eartha Kitt narrates Megan McDonald's story about how important it is to find just the right home when you have to carry that home around on your back.
2:00 PM On KET1
Reading Rainbow
#1003 Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
LeVar builds a house for some favorite flying friends in his own backyard. Eartha Kitt narrates Megan McDonald's story about how important it is to find just the right home when you have to carry that home around on your back.
5:30 PM On KET2
Stories in Stone
Explores the stone walls that wind picturesquely through the woods of southern New England and the lives of the Narragansett tribal stonemasons who built them over the course of 400 years.
8:00 PM On KET1
Jubilee
#1302 Adrienne Young and Little Sadie/Cadillac Sky
Audiences around the world have become acquainted with the delicate sound and visionary insights of Adrienne Young and Little Sadie. Cadillac Sky's propulsive brand of contemporary bluegrass offers a marriage of tradition and innovation. Recorded at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro. A 2008 KET production.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#602 Golden Retriever Rescuers/Bill Thomas/Civil War Tune
A Jefferson County rescue organization for needy dogs; a Hardin County nature writer, photographer, and free spirit; and music of the Civil War played by reenactors. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
Thursday, May 15
4:00 AM On KET1
The 2008 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
#201
Held in February at the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom, the ceremony honors 2008 inductees Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson, Crystal Gayle, Les McCann, and Norro Wilson.
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1004 And Still the Turtle Watched
Sheila MacGill-Callahan's retelling of a Native American tale explores humans' responsibility to nature and the environment, inspiring LeVar to seek out various children and adults who are working together to preserve and protect the Earth.
1:00 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#114 Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.
2:00 PM On KET1
Reading Rainbow
#1004 And Still the Turtle Watched
Sheila MacGill-Callahan's retelling of a Native American tale explores humans' responsibility to nature and the environment, inspiring LeVar to seek out various children and adults who are working together to preserve and protect the Earth.
5:30 PM On KET2
Saddle Club
#211 Running Free (Part 2)
The Saddle Club help Raffael to rescue his horse, but he is forced to offer it for sale when his family's life savings are stolen. Lisa is especially saddened by Raffael's departure.
6:00 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#114 Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.
9:00 PM On KET1
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Features interviews with Hollywood luminaries and visits to the sets of Stewart's most popular films, creating a moving tribute to an unforgettable actor.
9:00 PM On KET2
Masterpiece Classic
#3814 Cranford (Part 2)
The approaching railway and resulting social upheaval spark a crime wave in Cranford, with a mugging and a missing leg of mutton. Local vagrant Job Gregson (Dean Lennox Kelly) is blamed, but his son Harry (Axel Etel) has an incriminating alibi. Meanwhile, Matty (Judi Dench) has a reunion with Mr. Holbrook (Michael Gambon), the suitor she spurned decades earlier.
10:30 PM On KET1
Stubblefield Speaks
Robert Valentine stars in a dramatic monologue, illustrated with period photographs, about Nathan Stubblefield—the Murray man whom some credit as the inventor of the radio. On New Year's Day 1902, before a crowd of neighbors, Stubblefield used his "wireless telephone" to transmit his own voice to a receiver about a mile away.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#603 American Printing House for the Blind/Fulton Trains/Metropolis Lake
A nonprofit Louisville company that creates Braille books and other products for the visually impaired, trains and railroad history in Fulton County, and a nature preserve near Paducah. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
Friday, May 16
3:00 AM On KET1
Dances of Life
A performance documentary that reveals the cultural history and diversity of the Pacific Islands—a region encompassing 25,000 islands spread over 10 million square miles and 30 million people speaking hundreds of different languages and dialects—through "dance stories" that tell of islanders' origins, journeys, struggles, and daily lives. Keisha Castle-Hughes, the young star of Whale Rider, narrates.
5:15 AM On KET1
Old Music for New Ears
#121 The Doucet Family
More Cajun songs: "La Cravate a' Zig et Zag," "Le Hoogie Boogie," "L'Arc en Ciel," and "Deux Cocodries."
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1005 June 29, 1999
In David Wiesner's book June 29, 1999, a science project apparently goes awry and propels readers into a whimsical world of science fiction ... or is it science fact? Charles Kimbrough narrates.
2:15 PM On KET1
Old Music for New Ears
#121 The Doucet Family
More Cajun songs: "La Cravate a' Zig et Zag," "Le Hoogie Boogie," "L'Arc en Ciel," and "Deux Cocodries."
9:00 PM On KET2
Movie Classics
#101 Charade
Regina "Reggie" Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) meets a charming stranger calling himself Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) while on a skiing holiday in Megève. She then returns to Paris, planning to ask her husband Charles for a divorce, but finds their flat empty and all their possessions sold.
11:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#604 Claiborne Farm/Conrad-Caldwell House
World-famous Claiborne Farm near Paris has been home to some of the greatest thoroughbred horses in history—including Secretariat, who is buried there. Built in 1865, the Conrad-Caldwell House in Louisville is a Victorian showplace. A 2000 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
Saturday, May 17
Midnight On KET1
WoodSongs
#205 Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo's sounds can range from full-force rock 'n' roll to the subtle delicacy of a string quartet—sometimes in the same song. He performs selections from his CD The Boxing Mirror.
2:00 AM On KET1
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Features interviews with Hollywood luminaries and visits to the sets of Stewart's most popular films, creating a moving tribute to an unforgettable actor.
2:00 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#113 Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
2:30 PM On KET1
GED Connection
#114 Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.
3:30 PM On KET1
bookclub@ket
#206 Icy Sparks
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Gwyn Hyman Rubio's novel Icy Sparks, the story of a young girl with Tourette syndrome growing up in Appalachia. A KET production.
6:00 PM On KET1
The Lawrence Welk Show
#1137 Big Band Sounds
The show opens with the cast singing "We Can Make Music." Guy & Ralna sing "I Can't Stop Loving You." Anacani sings "Spanish Eyes," and Clay Hart sings "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree." Ralna brings the show to an emotional high with a rendition of "How Great Thou Art."
6:00 PM On KET2
Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe
#107 Peru: Manu
Manu, in southern Peru, is part of the largest area of protected rainforest in the Amazon basin. Art goes downriver and encounters spectacular birds, animals, and peoples—all of whom are struggling together to survive.
6:30 PM On KET2
America's Bluegrass Gospel Show
#317
7:00 PM On KET2
Classic Gospel
#210
Bill pays tribute to the Happy Goodman Family and matriarch Vestal, whose instantly recognizable voice and trademark white lace hankie made her the queen of gospel music in the 1960s. Whether singing at an old tabernacle or in Carnegie Hall, Vestal and Howard Goodman electrified audiences with songs ranging from their trademark "Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now" to "God Bless America."
8:00 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1412
Woody, an intrepid dachshund who, along with his sister Chloe, stars in a series of children's books written by his "mom" Leigh Anne Florence, together they visit schools across the state promoting good manners, personal responsibility, and writing; Dave throws some balls with Hall of Fame baseball player, Pat Scott; and cooking with Kentucky culinary legend Bob Perry. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
9:00 PM On KET1
Movie Classics
#112 My Man Godfrey
A zany heiress tries to help a tramp by making him the family butler. William Powell and Carole Lombard star.
11:00 PM On KET1
Austin City Limits
#3211 Damian Marley
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, has won multiple Grammy Awards for his distinctive take on his father's legacy. With his brothers Stephen and Julian as guests, he performs tunes from the best-selling album Welcome to Jamrock.
11:00 PM On KET2
Jubilee
#1302 Adrienne Young and Little Sadie/Cadillac Sky
Audiences around the world have become acquainted with the delicate sound and visionary insights of Adrienne Young and Little Sadie. Cadillac Sky's propulsive brand of contemporary bluegrass offers a marriage of tradition and innovation. Recorded at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro. A 2008 KET production.
Sunday, May 18
1:00 AM On KET1
The 2008 Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
#201
Held in February at the Lexington Center Bluegrass Ballroom, the ceremony honors 2008 inductees Dwight Yoakam, Florence Henderson, Crystal Gayle, Les McCann, and Norro Wilson.
2:00 AM On KET1
Maloof
A profile of Sam Maloof, acknowledged as one of America's premier woodworkers, who recently celebrated his 91st birthday and continues to work in his shop six days a week. His work has been featured in many prestigious museums including the Smithsonian Institution, the Vatican Museum, and the White House Collection. Actress Rene Russo, a personal friend, hosts.
8:30 AM On KET2
GED Connection
#113 Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
9:00 AM On KET2
GED Connection
#114 Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means of expression.
9:30 AM On KET2
GED Connection
#115 Drama
Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage.
3:00 PM On KET2
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Features interviews with Hollywood luminaries and visits to the sets of Stewart's most popular films, creating a moving tribute to an unforgettable actor.
4:30 PM On KET1
Kentucky Life
#1412
Woody, an intrepid dachshund who, along with his sister Chloe, stars in a series of children's books written by his "mom" Leigh Anne Florence, together they visit schools across the state promoting good manners, personal responsibility, and writing; Dave throws some balls with Hall of Fame baseball player, Pat Scott; and cooking with Kentucky culinary legend Bob Perry. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
4:30 PM On KET2
Call to War
Kentucky actor Matt Long introduces the contrasting true stories of two young Kentuckians in the Civil War. William Horsfall left his Newport home and went on to become the youngest Congressional Medal of Honor winner in history at the age of 14. But 15-year-old Asa Lewis from Barren County left the army to go home and harvest crops to feed his starving family, only to be court-martialed upon his return and then executed. Produced by Dorian Walker of Bowling Green with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.
5:00 PM On KET2
Saddle Club
#206 Love Is in the Air
Stevie and Phil's first date almost turns into a disaster. Red coaxes Dorothee into facing her demons and jumping Hugo again. Carole's unhappiness with her father's friendship with Whitney grows worse when Col. Hanson proposes that Whitney's son, Murray, come to Pine Hollow.
7:00 PM On KET2
Kentucky Life
#1412
Woody, an intrepid dachshund who, along with his sister Chloe, stars in a series of children's books written by his "mom" Leigh Anne Florence, together they visit schools across the state promoting good manners, personal responsibility, and writing; Dave throws some balls with Hall of Fame baseball player, Pat Scott; and cooking with Kentucky culinary legend Bob Perry. A 2008 production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
9:00 PM On KET1
Masterpiece Classic
#3815 Cranford (Part 3)
Through a terrible misunderstanding, Dr. Harrison (Simon Woods) becomes engaged to three ladies at once, casting him into disgrace. Meanwhile, Mr. Carter (Philip Glenister) discovers with horror that Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis) has mortgaged her estate. Matty (Judi Dench), too, is in hock after her bank fails. Then tragedy strikes on the railway. Can Cranford's tight-knit community survive all these disasters?
9:00 PM On KET2
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Features interviews with Hollywood luminaries and visits to the sets of Stewart's most popular films, creating a moving tribute to an unforgettable actor.
11:30 PM On KET1
bookclub@ket
#206 Icy Sparks
Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Gwyn Hyman Rubio's novel Icy Sparks, the story of a young girl with Tourette syndrome growing up in Appalachia. A KET production.
Monday, May 19
1:00 AM On KET2
Masterpiece Classic
#3815 Cranford (Part 3)
Through a terrible misunderstanding, Dr. Harrison (Simon Woods) becomes engaged to three ladies at once, casting him into disgrace. Meanwhile, Mr. Carter (Philip Glenister) discovers with horror that Lady Ludlow (Francesca Annis) has mortgaged her estate. Matty (Judi Dench), too, is in hock after her bank fails. Then tragedy strikes on the railway. Can Cranford's tight-knit community survive all these disasters?
5:00 AM On KET1
Gardenstory: Inspiring Spaces, Healing Places
#103 The Garden as Exploration in Creativity
Katharine McLennan, widow of composer John Stewart McLennan, recalls how her late husband spent 30 years developing an elegant and serene garden in parallel with his creative work as a composer. A tour of the garden explores relationships between the arts of music and garden design.
6:30 AM On KET2
Reading Rainbow
#1501 Visiting Day
A young girl and her grandmother make a long bus trip to visit the girl's father in prison every month in Visiting Day by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome. LeVar meets a family separated by a prison sentence and goes along on a real-life visiting day to find out what life is like for the kids as well as for the incarcerated parent.

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