GREAT PERFORMANCES

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY AT 100 FRIDAY, MARCH 30 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM The two-hour broadcast is hosted by best-selling Bay Area author Amy Tan and features Tilson Thomas conducting the Orchestra and two of the leading artists of our time: legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor and the dynamic pianist Lang Lang performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto...

SCHEDULE 3/29 – 4/4

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INDEPENDENT LENS

YOU’RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE I LIVE HERE AND I DON’T THURSDAY, MARCH 29 @ 8:00PM & 11:00PM In Danville, California, the Traditions Alzheimer’s Care Unit houses 20 residents, most of who are shepherded by caregivers through scheduled activities like balloon baseball and bingo. For most residents, life is routine. But for Lee Gorewitz, life is an odyssey. From the moment she wakes...

NOVA

CRACKING YOUR GENETIC CODE SUNDAY, MARCH 17 @ 8:00PM What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA—all six billion chemical letters of it—read, stored and available for analysis? “Cracking Your Genetic Code” reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution. Find out more...

INSIDE FENWAY PARK

AN ICON AT 100 THURSDAY,AUGUST 16 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM A celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boston ballpark, this program looks back at the venue’s history. Besides being a sports venue, Fenway was used for masses for WWI soldiers, a 1918 Irish Republican rally, FDR’s last presidential campaign speech and numerous musical concerts. Find out more...