BURT BACHARACH & HAL DAVID

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

A star-studded tribute to the songwriting team who penned such classic tunes as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “What The World Needs Now is Love,” “Walk on By” and “Alfie.” Composer Bacharach and lyricist David’s extraordinary collaboration has produced numerous hits and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, with songs featured in the “Austin Powers” films and an episode of “Glee.”

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THE REICHENBACH FALL

Sherlock, Series II

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 @ 10:00PM

While Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Last Enemy, War Horse, The Hobbit) accrues unwanted accolades and press in gratitude for his mystery-solving prowess and John pointlessly counsels humility, the insane criminal mastermind Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott, Lennon Naked) is busy plotting the crime of the century. But bringing Britain to its knees is just a prelude for Sherlock’s arch-nemesis, who orchestrates a perilous cat-and-mouse game with the object of his obsession.

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AT THE MET

THE ENCHANTED ISLAND

FRIDAY, MAY 18 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

The Enchanted Island is a contemporary take on the 18^th-century tradition of operatic “pasticcios” (pastiches), in which new librettos were combined with music from various compositions to create entirely new theatrical pieces. The tradition was particularly popular in London, where Handel was a prominent practitioner. The score for The Enchanted Island comprises selections from a variety of Baroque operas, cantatas, and oratorios, many of which are rarely performed in contemporary opera houses.

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PRECIOUS KNOWLEDGE

THURSDAY, MAY 17 @ 8:00PM & 11:00M

At Tucson High School, ethnic studies programs have improved graduation rates among Latino students. But some state politicians think ethnic studies promote “racial solidarity” and anti-Americanism. When books are banned and the programs eliminated, teachers and students fight back in a modern civil rights struggle.

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CRACKING THE KOALA CODE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 @ 10:00PM

Loud bellows ring out from a small pocket of forest surrounded by dense suburbs and busy roads in Brisbane, Australia. It’s mating season for koalas. Their thunderous roars are difficult to reconcile with the familiar perception of them as cuddly creatures. But these complex choruses of bellows and grunts have become invaluable for those striving to learn more about the species.

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JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM

Johnny Carson (10/23/1925 – 1/23/2005) was seen by more people on more occasions than anyone else in American history. Over the course of 30 years, 4,531 episodes and 23,000 guests, he became a fixture of national life and a part of the zeitgeist. In a 2007 TV Land/Entertainment Weeklypoll, Americans voted Carson the greatest icon in the history of television. Two-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker Peter Jones explores his life, career, complexities, and contradictions.

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THE HOUNDS OF BASKERVILLE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 @ 7:00PM & 11:00AM

Boredom has set in at 221 Baker Street, with Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch, The Last Enemy, War Horse, The Hobbit) jonesing for a meaty case and — in its absence — a cigarette. Only the arrival of Henry Knight (Russell Tovey, Little Dorrit), terrorized and desperately clinging to sanity, piques the consulting detective’s interest. A gigantic hound — part tourist attraction, part conspiracy theory, part demonic moor stalker — is legend around Baskerville, a top-secret military compound where, it’s rumored, chemical and biological weapons experiments are conducted on genetically engineered animals. (90 MINUTES)

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THREADS

SATURDAY, MAY 12 @ 8:00PM

For as long as mankind has lived together in groups, interlacing, weaving, sewing and all manner of work that starts with the humble thread have brought physical comfort and served as a means of expression. Threads explores the needle arts, including storytelling through quilts and textiles that speak to the creativity of the human spirit.

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