THE RUB (BEGINNINGS –1933)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 @ 9:00PM & 11:00PM

After centuries of percolating in America’s immigrant and racial mix, particularly in the American South, what was first called “hillbilly music” begins reaching more people through the new technologies of phonographs and radio. The Carter Family, with their ballads and old hymns, and Jimmie Rodgers, with his combination of blues and yodeling, become its first big stars. Rodgers’s career ends when he dies young from tuberculosis.

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THE RUB (BEGINNINGS –1933)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

After centuries of percolating in America’s immigrant and racial mix, particularly in the American South, what was first called “hillbilly music” begins reaching more people through the new technologies of phonographs and radio. The Carter Family, with their ballads and old hymns, and Jimmie Rodgers, with his combination of blues and yodeling, become its first big stars. Rodgers’s career ends when he dies young from tuberculosis.

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HUMAN

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 8:00PM

Burrow into the magical depths of Australian animal life as unique species navigate extremes on land and sea. Blue chip cameras capture the continent’s diverse animal populations in its highest snow peaks, frigid southern seas and suburban backyards.

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AMERICAN MASTERS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Explore a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, to prominence on Broadway and in Hollywood. Filled with passion, determination and joy, Juliá’s brilliant and daring career was tragically cut short by his untimely death 25 years ago, at age 54.

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HUMAN

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 8:00PM

An exploration of Australia’s mesmerizing wildlife and how they’ve adapted to survive in the human environment, including a flamboyant dancing peacock spider in a suburban garden.

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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Discover the real story behind the most famous family conflict in American history – the bloody backwoods battle between Appalachian clans, the Hatfields and McCoys. This new film goes beyond the myth to show how the feud was ignited.

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GRIT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 @ 11:00PM

A multinational natural gas drilling company is believed to be responsible for the displacement of 60,000 people in an East Java village left submerged by a tsunami of mud. Fed up with the company’s delayed cleanup, Dian, a politically active teenager, galvanizes her neighbors to fight against the corporate powers accused of one of the largest environmental disasters in recent history.

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COUNTRY MUSIC

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 @ 11:30PM

This September, Ken Burns tells the story of Country Music. Now, catch a special preview of this exciting series. Meet the filmmakers, go behind the scenes, and enjoy exclusive clips from the films.

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LIVE AT THE RYMAN

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Join celebrated musicians for a concert celebrating the film by Ken Burns. Hosted by Burns and featuring performances and appearances by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, Dwight Yoakam and more.

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ODYSSEY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

IN GREECE

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM

Greece is commonly seen as the birthplace of the Classical ideal. The extraordinary musicians of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center journey to this remarkable land, performing works embodying the essence of classical music in iconic settings like the ancient theatre of Larissa and the historic Church of the Taxiarchon in Pelion – culminating in a mighty version of Mendelssohn’s Octet.

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