RUMBLE
THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29 @ 8:00PM
They tried to ban, censor and erase Indian culture from rock and roll history but Native American influence is wrapped into modern music’s DNA. RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World is an electric look at Native American influence in popular music, going deep into the Indigenous foundations of rock.
CHIMNEY STRAIGHTENER
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 @ 9:00PM
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 the plumber installing a new kind of shower drain.
A SWINGING CHRISTMAS
WITH VANESSA WILLIAMS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 @ 9:00PM
In collaboration with the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the American Pops Orchestra presents an evening celebrating the entire iconic album of holiday classics. This 60-minute performance stars host and vocalist Vanessa Williams with appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.
WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR
FEATURING KELLI O’HARA AND RICHARD THOMAS
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24 @ 10:00PM
Tony Award®–winning star Kelli O’Hara and renowned actor Richard Thomas join The Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square, and Bells at Temple Square to create a truly unforgettable night of celebration. Filmed in 2019, the concert is a visual and musical spectacle with vocalists, instrumentalists, bell ringers, dancers, the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble, and the Cold Creek bluegrass band.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 @ 5:30PM
Felling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang’s holiday play. Can he overcome his friends’ preference for dancing over acting, find the “perfect” tree, and discover the true meaning of Christmas?
AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 @ 6:00PM
Hour three of the series examines the years 1877-1896, a transitional period that saw visions of a “New South” set the stage for the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy. While some African Americans attempted to migrate, the vast majority remained in the South, where sharecropping, convict leasing, disfranchisement, and lynchings drew a “color line”. (2 hours)
DEMOCRACY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 @ 11:00PM
Explore how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles. Featuring Robert L. Lynch, Sammy Little, Smithsonian Institution museums, Harvey Pratt, the Veterans History Project, Eudorah Moore and Berea College Student Craft.
STORYTELLERS
MONDAY, JUNE 3 @ 8:00PM & 12:00AM
Featuring sculptor George Rodriguez, the Art to Wear movement with Julie Schafler Dale and textile artist Linda J. Mendelson, multimedia works by Nicholas Galanin, and glass artist Christina Bothwell.
NEW LIGHT IN OLD WINDOWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 @ 6:00PM & 10:00PM
Decorative Queen Anne style barge rafters are reproduced for the addition. Richard Trethewey shows how Jeff Sweenor’s team hid the mechanicals in the house. At Jeff’s shop, Tom Silva meets Jeff and Riley as they rebuild old sashes and build new ones. Back at the house, they install a refurbished original window. Tom shows a new window with simulated divided lights that resembles the originals.
CHARM CITY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 @ 9:00PM
Filmed over a violent three-year period in Baltimore, Charm City profiles a group of police, citizens, community leaders and government officials who, with grit and compassion, survive in and work to improve the vibrant neighborhoods they call home. (Premiered April 22, 2019)