Tuesday 3/26/2013

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KET2: Rick Steves' Europe; #704 "Florence: Heart of the Renaissance" [TV-G]; Rick explores Michelangelo's David, Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, Fra Angelico's serene beauty, and the dome that kicked off the Renaissance. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Kentucky Tonight; #2014 "Federal Budget"; Bill and his guests discuss the federal budget. Scheduled guests: Jason Bailey, director of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy; Eric Schansberg, economics professor at Indiana University Southeast and a policy scholar at the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions; Chris Phillips, economics professor at Somerset Community College; and Brian Strow, economics professor at Western Kentucky University. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: One to One with Bill Goodman; #809 "James Klotter"; Dr. James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky and professor of history at Georgetown College, talks about his book Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792 - 1852, a new publication that highlights the beauty and benefits of Central Kentucky. A 2013 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET: Jubilee; #1612 "Act of Congress"; Act of Congress, an acoustic band from Birmingham, AL, perform at the 3rd annual International Newgrass Festival. A 2012 KET production. [High-Definition] Watch Online

KET2: From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts; [TV-PG]; Neil Patrick Harris hosts the opening night concert at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. The concert stars Jennifer Hudson, Willie Nelson, Martina McBride, Joshua Bell, Mavis Staples, Merle Haggard, Pat Monahan (from Train), John Fogerty, Carole King, and a company of Broadway stars that includes Brian Stokes Mitchell. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Appalshop @ 40: Classics from the Collection; #106 "Strangers and Kin" [TV-G]; The film traces the evolution of the "hillbilly" image through Hollywood films, network news and entertainment shows, dramatic renderings of popular literature, and interviews with contemporary Appalachians to demonstrate how stereotypes are created, reinforced, and often used to rationalize exploitation.

KET: 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School; #102 [TV-PG]; Observe a team of teachers and school leaders dealing with teenagers and pressures on the administration in one Washington, DC public high school. [High-Definition]

KETKY: Summerstock; Kentucky filmmaker Robby Henson chronicles a year in the busy, eccentric life of Pioneer Playhouse, a regional repertory theater founded by his father, the late Eben Henson, in his hometown of Danville. From auditions with actors in New York City to carpooling to Kentucky, from first impressions to love affairs and feuds, and from stressful rehearsals to the tearing down of the very last set, the film details the unique challenges and special rewards of producing theater on a regional scale. Supported in part by the KET Fund for Independent Production.

KET2: Scott & Bailey; #106 [TV-PG]; A car narrowly misses Rachel as she is walking home. The team investigate a teenager shot dead at home. Meanwhile, Rachel's career hangs in the balance as Gill discovers just how far she has gone in pursuit of love, and Janet needs to end her affair once and for all. [High-Definition]

KETKY: My Kentucky Home; #104 "Greenville (Part 2)"; Historian Tom Brizendine, Dorothy Martin, Becky Keith, and Jamie Wells discuss the history and exciting changes going on in Greenville.

KET: Legislative Update; #2528; Highlights from legislative proceedings of March 26, 2013. Watch Online

KETKY: The Feuds of Bloody Breathitt: Kentucky's Untold Story; For more than 40 years, Breathitt County was home to the most violent and destructive feuds the United States has ever known. This film looks at that forgotten history as told by the descendants of the feudists and some of Breathitt County's most colorful characters.

KET: GED Connection; #125 "Chemistry" [TV-G]; Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life—from cooking to making art.

KETKY: Tom Owen's Louisville; #104 "Life in the Old Neighborhood"; Tom Owen takes viewers back in time to just after World War II when front porches, corner grocery stores and taverns, sidewalks filled with residents and visitors, the neighborhood picture show, and others conveyed a sense of community.

KET: GED Connection; #125 "Chemistry" [TV-G]; Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores practical applications of chemistry in everyday life—from cooking to making art.

KET: Bluegrass and Backroads; #1002; How reeds are woven into baskets, a visit to Buffalo Trace Distillery, the EDGE approach to clean water, and a finalist in the Kentucky Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farm Family contest are highlighted. [High-Definition]

KET2: 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School; #102 [TV-PG]; Observe a team of teachers and school leaders dealing with teenagers and pressures on the administration in one Washington, DC public high school. [High-Definition]

KETKY: In Performance at the Governor's Mansion; #602 "Ballads and Blues"; Tanita Gaines' powerful voice has been compared to Aretha Franklin's. Jonell Mosser has sung backup for artists such as Etta James, B.B. King, and Bonnie Raitt. These two Kentucky artists perform old standards, blues, jazz, country, and rock 'n' roll with their own bands, then share the stage for two encores. A noted member of Gaines' band is Reese Wynans, whose career includes backing up blues great Stevie Ray Vaughan. A 2002 KET production.