NEED TO KNOW

FRIDAY, JUNE 18 @ 6:30PM & 11:30PM Before BP’s oil disaster, the dapper Fred Astaire is what I associated with “top hat” – not a mad gush of crude oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico.  Really, how many of us could identify a tar ball, let alone carry on a nuanced conversation about subsea containment systems, oil dispersants and riser insertion tools just a month or so ago? ...

SCHEDULE JUNE 17 – JUNE 23

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BEAR ISLAND

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM The majestic Alaskan brown bear is the largest predator in southeastern Alaska, but its ancient haunts are under siege. As modern worlds close in, the great bear’s world is shrinking and encounters between humans and bears are on the rise. Join researcher LaVern Beier as he uses cutting-edge technology to protect this extraordinary species. To...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

La Danse: Le Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris WENDESDAY, JUNE 16 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM For his 38th film in a career spanning more than 40 years, master documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman turns his attention to one of the world’s greatest ballet companies, the Paris Opera Ballet. Observing daily classes, rehearsals, and performances, the camera roams the vast Palais Garnier opera...

THE NEW RECRUITS

THE NEW RECRUITS TUESDAY, JUNE 15 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM The New Recruits is a documentary about a battalion of jet-setting business students armed with a radical plan to end global poverty: charge poor people for goods and services. The New Recruits takes an unflinching look at social enterprise, a movement touted as the new alternative to charity–its ideals, practitioners, and realities....