GREAT ESTATES OF SCOTLAND

ROSSLYN SUNDAY, JUNE 27 @ 7:00PM & 10:00PM Uncover the myths of mysterious Rosslyn Chapel. Many believe the mysterious Rosslyn Chapel to be home to the Holy Grail or to the skull of St Matthew, John the Baptist or even of Jesus Christ himself. Art historian and owner Lady Helen Rosslyn guides us as we examine the legends that surround this small chapel on the outskirts of Edinburgh. FIND...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT 2020 FRIDAY, JUNE 25 @ 10:00PM Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini and more from the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens under the baton of conductor Valery Gergiev featuring Metropolitan Opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann. FIND OUT MORE...

GREAT PERFORMANCES

VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT 2020 FRIDAY, JUNE 25 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s performance of selections by Strauss, Wagner, Offenbach, Puccini and more from the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens under the baton of conductor Valery Gergiev featuring Metropolitan Opera tenor Jonas Kaufmann. FIND OUT MORE...

THIS OLD HOUSE

CHIMNEY STRAIGHTENER THURSDAY, JUNE 24 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM The original chimney bricks from the Queen Ann Victorian are cleaned and repurposed for a new, straight chimney. Staggered shingles are reapplied to match the original shingle pattern. Steel is brought in to support an open floor plan. Kevin O’Connor learns about the unique glass orbs hidden on Block Island. Richard Trethewey finds...

DECODING MENTAL ILLNESS

RISE AND FALL OF THE ASYLUM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 @ 10:00PM Mass confinement in mental asylums and extreme treatments – from lobotomy to coma therapy – were the standard for treating mental illness in the United States until a few decades ago. Today, one of the largest de-facto mental health facilities in the United States is Cook County Jail in Chicago, where more than one-third of inmates...