Program Listings - December 2013 by WXXI Public Broadcasting

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december 2013

PALEY

on PARK AVENUE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 8 P.M. WXXI-TV

TUNE IN TO WXXI-TV FOR THE DOCUMENTARY DECEMBER 12 AT 8 PM

Watch the online series at WXXI.org/paleynyc

Support for this documentary and the web series was provided by The Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation, The Ames Amzalak Memorial Trust, and the members of WXXI.

Last spring WXXI launched Paley on Park Avenue: New York City, a six-part, webonly series that followed world-renowned sculptor Albert Paley as he created 13 original pieces for installation on Park Avenue in New York City. WXXI was granted unprecedented access to Paley and his studio to document the creation of these pieces and their installation along Park Avenue on June 14, 2013. After the installation, WXXI’s production team continued to shoot the sculptures and events surrounding the outdoor exhibit. Capturing the essence of the entire project, from sketch to exhibit, has culminated in to this one-hour television documentary narrated by two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and photographer Jay Schadler. During the broadcast you’ll learn how you can order the DVD and the Albert Paley on Park Avenue companion book, plus details about a special tour of Paley Studios.

BREAKFAST WITH

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT THE LITTLE THEATRE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 12 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5 See details inside >>

THE GRINCH

JOHNNY MATHIS

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HOLIDAY

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SHALOM SESAME CHANUKAH

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 8 A.M. ON WXXI-TV Groverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bringing the latkes and all is well until Anneliese gets caught in a game of tag with a chicken and loses her special menorah.

celebrates the holidays

LIVE FROM HOCHSTEIN

A CUP OF GOOD CHEER

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 12 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5 Madrigalia returns with sacred and holiday favorites in their inimitable style. Guest Conductor, Cary Ratcliff.

ETERNAL ECHOES FOR CHANUKAH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 12 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5. Violinist Itzhak Perlman and Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot take listeners through the ages in Jewish song.

JAZZ PIANO CHRISTMAS XXIX

SILENT NIGHT

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 9 P.M. ON WXXI-TV Experience an operatic retelling of the World War I Christmas Eve truce.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 10 P.M. ON AM 1370 Andy Bey, Stanley Cowell, Sullivan Fortner and Michele Rosewoman perform their favorite holiday songs.

SHARE THE HOLIDAYS WITH

ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 AT 12 P.M. and 10 p.m. ON AM 1370

Gifted storyteller and best-selling author, Alexander McCall Smith shares tales and music from Africa, Scotland, and points in between.

with special programming For a complete list of holiday programs, visit: WXXI.org/holiday

Executive Staff december 2013 Volume 4, Issue 12 WXXI is a public non-commercial broadcasting station owned and operated by WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, a not-forproﬁt corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State. “Program Listings” (USPS 0742-390) is published monthly at 280 State Street, Rochester, NY 14614 to promote the programs and activities of the public broadcasting stations. Periodical mailing postage paid at Rochester, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send changes of address to WXXI Program Listings, Membership Department, P.O. Box 30021, Rochester, NY 14603-3021. * Please note that all programs are subject to change. For up-to-date program listings, special highlights and local news, just log onto WXXI.org.

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Dear Friends, It has been an incredibly busy year at WXXI, and this month we are very excited to share with you one of our biggest new projects! Last May WXXI launched its first multi-media series, which followed world-renowned sculptor Albert Paley as he created 13 original pieces for Norm Silverstein installation on Park Avenue in New York City. The six-part web-only series shared the behind-the-scenes story. After the installation in mid-June, WXXI’s production team continued to shoot the sculptures and events surrounding the project, while capturing personal stories about the artist and his work from Paley himself, his wife Frances, his staff and community leaders. This month, witness the culmination of one of the most ambitious projects that any sculptor in the Fund for Park Avenue’s Temporary Public Art Collection has undertaken in Paley on Park Avenue: New York City, premiering Thursday, December 12 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV. The documentary, narrated by two-time Emmy Award winning journalist and photographer Jay Schadler, also airs on PBS stations across the country this winter. This project is just one of the many things WXXI was able to bring our community—and communities across the country—this year thanks to support from members like you. Looking back at 2013, I hope you are as proud as I am of all that we have accomplished. This includes completing season 10 of our national health care series Second Opinion, taping several performances at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival to share with music lovers nationwide and generating a community discussion on race with the screenings of the PBS documentaries The March and Central Park Five at the Little Theatre and participation in the national RACE: Are We So Different exhibit. We also completed a successful Screen Saver Campaign for the Little Theatre to fund the purchase of digital projectors, new sound systems and other much-needed amenities. Our news department provided top-notch election coverage, including the hosting of a Democratic Primary Mayoral Debate. News reporter Hélène Biandudi Hofer reported live from South Sudan in a unique partnership between Rochester and the village of Mayen-Abun. Innovation Trail brought us extensive coverage on gun control, healthcare and the economy, while the newsroom and our Capitol News Bureau continued to provide in-depth coverage on local and state-wide issues that matter the most. Classical 91.5 filled our airwaves with beautiful music and special performances by the Gaudete Brass, the Ying Quartet, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Gateway Music Fest and many more. Our education department continued to provide resources and training to teachers, caregivers and parents in every district we serve. As we look to 2014, we see a new year full of programs and events that promise to engage, enlighten and entertain our community. If you’d like to support our future endeavors, please make a year-end additional gift to help us ensure great things to come in the New Year and beyond. For more information on how to make a tax-deductible gift, please call our Membership Office at (585) 258-0200 or go to wxxi.org/support. On behalf of all of us at WXXI and The Little, we wish you and your family a joyful holiday season. Best regards,

Norm Silverstein, WXXI President norms@wxxi.org

NEWS&EVENTS

WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU You turn to WXXI because you’re passionate about the world around you … You care about what’s happening right here in our community … And you want life to be filled with fascination, wonder, and creativity. WXXI is part of your life, here for you every single day, 365 days a year, without fail.

Make your year-end gift now at WXXI.org or call 258-0200 to ensure more enriching experiences in 2014.

WXXI HOSTS A FORUM ON

COMMON CORE STANDARDS New York Education Commissioner John King will participate in a special forum to address the Common Core Standards at WXXI’s Studios on Tuesday, December 3rd. This is the fourth in a series public broadcasting forums the Commissioner has scheduled to address the concerns over the implementation of the Common Core Standards in New York State. Moderated by WXXI News’ Education Reporter Hélène Biandudi Hofer, Dr. King and an area Regents member will participate in a live televised hour-long forum on Tuesday, December 3 at 8 p.m. on WXXI-TV, AM 1370 and streamed on WXXI.org/commoncore. Questions will be submitted by a closed studio audience made up of parents, educators, administrators, and community members. For more Photo courtesy: NYSED details, visit WXXI.org/commoncore.

INSIDE WASHINGTON ENDS PRODUCTION Inside Washington, the lively roundtable discussion of the week’s top stories moderated by Washington anchorman Gordon Peterson (pictured), will end its run after 25 years on public television. The panel of distinguished journalists regularly include: Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and editor Colby King of The Washington Post; legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio; Evan Thomas of Politico; and Mark Shields, the nationally syndicated columnist and weekly commentator on PBS NewsHour.

The final show airs Sunday, December 22 at 11:30 a.m.

Downton Abbey Season Premiere screening at the Little on December 29? See details on the back cover.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 AT 9 P.M. on wxxi-tv Savor fond memories from the past three seasons of Downton Abbey and get a tantalizing taste of the upcoming fourth season. Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon — a devoted fan of the series — hosts the program, which includes a mix of behindthe-scenes footage, interviews with creators and cast members, and video clips of favorite moments. Structured around three themes, Return to Downton explores “The Changing World of Downton Abbey,” “The Women of Downton Abbey” and “Love and Other Relationships at Downton Abbey.”

MONTY PYTHON CONQUERS AMERICA SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 AT 9:30 P.M. on wxxi-tv

FATHER BROWN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 AT 8 P.M. on wxxi-tv

Set in the 1950s in the heart of the beautiful English countryside, Mark Williams stars as Father Brown, the Catholic priest who also happens to have a particular talent for solving crimes, in this adaptation of GK Chesterton’s novels. Father Brown’s world is quintessentially English: drawing rooms in large country houses, miles of countryside, village halls and secret gardens, as well as country fairs, railway stations and rural parish churches. Many years spent hearing his parishioners’ confessions have given him an uncanny insight into the origins of evil and the workings of the criminal mind. Each episode sees the enigmatic priest investigate a crime in his own particular way. Full of humor and compassion, but with a big dramatic twist each time, this series remains true to the period charm of the original character and setting while bringing a contemporary edge to the storytelling.

Follow the evolution of Monty Python from its beginnings as a wacky British sketch comedy troupe to its current standing as a certified global phenomenon that redefined humor and shaped an entire generation of American comics. In Monty Python Conquers America, Judd Apatow, Hank Azaria, David Hyde Pierce and other performers share their favorite Python moments and explain how the group influenced their work and inspired them to push the boundaries of entertainment.

TVHIGHLIGHTS

RETURN TO DOWNTON ABBEY

Have you reserved your seat to the

Please note that programs and times are subject to change. For up-to-date program listings, log on to WXXI.org. To report reception trouble for any WXXI channels, call (585) 258-0331.

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MARATHON:Gift of Giving With the holiday season approaching quickly, show someone how much you care with that extra special detail on a homemade gift.

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MARATHON:Craft in America This marathon is for the crafting community! What’s your craft of choice? Get inspiration by the many artists and the mediums they choose to express themselves.

Time-Warner Cable Changes Its Channel Line-Up. If you’re a Time Warner Cable customer in Monroe County, you’ll find WXXI’s channels at these new locations:

WXXI-TV: Ch.1221 (and we’re still on Ch. 11)

WXXI-WORLD: Ch. 1275

WXXI-CREATE: Ch. 1276

If you live outside Monroe County, please check timewarnercable.com for channel locations as they vary from county to county. SUNDAY December 1 6:00pm

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Look for special Holiday programming marked with a v or visit our website at wxxi.org/holiday.

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MARATHON Be Cool Go on an unforgettable journey through Alaska and Switzerland. Then, a great adventure in Sweden – ice fishing and reindeer races are just some of the exciting activities.

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*Paley on Park Avenue is a WXXI production

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MARATHON Joy to the World With traditions of the holidays and recipes from Mary Ann Esposito, Katie Brown, and Ian Knauer, you’ll be celebrating the season with warmth and good cheer.

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MARATHON Midnight Celebration Indulge in tasty appetizers prepared by our exceptional chefs, then toast the New Year with Rick Steves as you tour France’s Champagne Region.

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ARTHUR’S PERFECT CHRISTMAS december 25 at 6:30 AM on wxxi-tv Everyone’s favorite aardvark gives kids a new spin on seasonal traditions in his first one-hour prime-time special, showing children many ways to celebrate “the holidays.”

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ELMO’S CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN december 25 at 10 AM on wxxi-tv Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their new friend Stiller the Elf (voice of Ben Stiller) are going to count down to Christmas.

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john sebastian presents: folk rewind december 3 at 9 pM on wxxi-tv

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W E E K N I G H T S 11:00p Charlie Rose (delay 12/23, 24, 30 and 31) 12:00a BBC World (delay 12/23, 24, 30 and 31) 12:30a Tavis Smiley (not airing 12/24 and 31)

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11:00p Doctor Who (not 12/7, 15) 12/7 Jimi Hendrix: Am. Masters 12/14 The Best of the 60’s 12:00a Austin City Limits (not 12/7, 15) 12/21 Tom Waits 12/28 Rodrigo y Gabriela 1:00a Front and Center 12/1 Jack Johnson 12/7 Train 12/14 JJ Grey & Mofro 12/21 Preservation Hall Jazz Band 12/29 Buddy Guy

11:00p 12/1 (10:30) Return to Downton Abbey Masterpiece Mystery! Sherlock 12/8 A Study in Pink 12/15 The Blind Banker 12/22 The Great Game 12/29 Scandal in Belgravia 12:00a 12/1 Dicken’s Secret Lover 12:30a Film School Shorts (not 12/1)

To get overnight schedules and complete listings, visit WXXI.org

Folk legend John Sebastian reflects and remembers the very best of The Folk Years in an all new show with archival folk (traditional, pop and folk rock) era classics from the vault. The speical culminates into a crescendo of excitement with a new live reunion of folk singers.

60’s girls grooves december 5 at 8 pm and december 8 at 2 pm on wxxi-tv Join host Mary Wilson of The Supremes as she celebrates the greatest girl groups and solo singers of the 1960s, with archival performances from The Supremes, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Petula Clark, Martha & The Vandellas, Jackie DeShannon, and many other favorites.

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Politics Takes a Holiday New Year’s Edition 2013

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Monday Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me tuesday Travel with Rick Steves wednesday Car Talk thursday This American Life friday Splendid Table

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Capitol Steps:

Help roast 2013 to a crisp with the Capitol Steps and their annual yearin-review awards ceremony. It’s all in their hour-long special, “Politics Takes a Holiday!” This year will feature all-new awards, such as: “Best Moment in Senator Ted Cruz’s 21-hour Filibuster,” “Most ‘icky’ Tweet from Carlos Danger” “Best ThighReducing Exercises to do While Waiting for Healthcare.gov” and, of course, “Best Reason to Spy On the American PublicBecause You Can!” Go ahead, announce it on Twitter (but please, please don’t attach any photos!!!) It’s been a great year for job creation… although of course many of the jobs created were for comedians!

The Capitol Press Room

Marion McPartland’s Piano Jazz

Whad’ Ya Know Radio Hour

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Visit WXXI.org/holiday for a complete list of holiday specials on AM 1370.

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Hanukkah Lights 2013 sunday, December 1 at 9 pm

A perennial NPR favorite, Hanukkah Lights features Hanukkah stories and memoirs written by acclaimed authors expressly for the show, as read by NPR’s Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.

Burn: An Energy Journal: Rising Seas with host Alex Chadwick sunday, decemBER 8 at 9 pm

Host Alex Chadwick talks with people deeply involved in the issues of how and when sea-level rise will begin to inundate Miami, as well as the reasons why waters are rising so quickly along the Atlantic seaboard of North America.

intelligence squared U.S.: “Has the constitutional right to bear arms outlived its usefulness?”sunday, december 15 at 9 pm Gun ownership and homicide rates are higher in the U.S. than in any other developed nation, but gun violence has decreased over the last two decades even as gun ownership has increased. The U.S has changed since the Bill of Rights was introduced. Is the right to bear arms as necessary today as it was in 1789?

intelligence squared U.S.: “Should you eat anything that has a face?” sunday, december 22 at 9 pm

In 2011, 2.5% of American adults reported being vegan. Taking health, the environment and ethical concerns into account, which diet is best?

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CLASSICAL 91.5 PROGRAMMING Monday-Friday

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With Heart and Voice with Peter DuBois

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Performance Today w/ Fred Child

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Fascinatin’ Rhythm w/ Michael Lasser Classical Music

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Holiday programming Visit WXXI.org/holiday for a complete list of holiday specials on AM 1370.

Weekend Music Series THE MET OPERA SATURDAYS AT 1:00 PM 12/7 Verdi: Rigoletto 12/14 Verdi: Falstaff LIVE in HD 12/21 Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream 12/28 Puccini: Tosca THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC SUNDAYS AT 3 PM 12/1 Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Esa-Pekka Salonen: Violin Concerto Sibelius: Symphony No 5 12/8 J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 51: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen! Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson Mozart: Requiem 12/15 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra Rouse: Oboe Concerto R. Strauss: Don Juan 12/22 Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings; Spring Symphony 12/29 Handel: Messiah

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New York Philharmonic Classical Music with Marianne Carberry

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ClassicalSpecials Guitar Alive! Holiday

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Syndicated Orchestral Series

With Heart and Voice WithPeter Heart & Voice with DuBois

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Johnny Mathis

Saturday, December 14 at 12 p.m. on Classical 91.5 Described as “the best ballad singer in the world,” three- time Grammy Award winner Johnny Mathis will be the holiday guest on Stage Notes with host Robert Hammond. He’ll talk about his vast career and his new CD, Sending You a Little Christmas.

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NPR’s From the Top with Christopher O’Riley Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre I March 19, 2014 Tickets to this show would make a great holiday gift! Purchase them today at the RPO Box Office. To learn more visit: WXXI.org/fttroc.

Classical 91.5 Syndicated Orchestral Series at 8:00 p.m. Mondays - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 12/2 Barber: Essay No. 2 Golijov: Azul Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique 12/9 Nielsen: Maskarade Overture Grieg: Piano Concerto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 12/16 Lutoslawski Centenary Beethoven: King Stephen Overture Lutoslawski: Symphony No. 1, Fanfare for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 12/23 (10pm) Lutoslawski Centenary Salonen: Nyx Schumann: Piano Concerto Lutoslawski: Les espaces du sommeil Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini 12/30 50th Anniversary of Music Directorship Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni Hindemith: Symphony Mathis der Maler Dvorák: Symphony No. 7

Tuesdays - Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 12/3 Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Symphony No. 2, Egmont Overture, Symphony No. 4 12/10 Liadov: Baba-Yaga Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 12/17 Rachmaninoff: Fantasy from The Rock, Piano Concerto No. 1, The Bells

12/24 Higdon: Blue Cathedral Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World 12/31 Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 Bartok: Herzog Blaubarts Burg (Bluebeard’s Castle)

Wednesdays - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 12/4 Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra, Rondo for Violin and Orchestra Hindemith: Trauermusik Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, Symphony No. 40 Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings 12/11 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 12/18 Bruckner/Nowak: Symphony No. 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Rhenish Haydn: Symphony No. 39 12/19 Mozart: Divertimento Hindemith: Violin Concerto Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture 12/26 Haydn: Symphony No. 85, La Reine Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Walton: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

fridays - APM Symphony Cast 12/6 Ravel: La Valse Golijov: Violin Concerto Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

12/13 Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem Mendelssohn: Violin 12/25 (10pm) Schreker: Prelude to Act I of Die Gezeichneten Concerto Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 4 Saint-Saëns: 12/20 Pre-empted for A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Symphony No. 3, Organ Respighi: The Pines of Rome 12/27 Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Ravel: Tzigane Thursdays - BP Chicago Symphony Orchestra Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila Spalding/ Gil Goldstein: Apple Blossom Genovese/Gil Goldstein: 12/5 J. Strauss Jr.: Overture to Indigo and the 40 Thieves Verdi: Ballet Music from Macbeth Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Chacarera Tiomkin/Gil Goldstein: Wild is the Wind Ravel: Boléro Franck: Symphony

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Morning Edition with Steve Inskeep & Renee Montagne

Undercurrents with Gregg McVicar

Open Tunings with Scott Regan

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Acoustic Cafe with Rob Reinhart

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The Jewish Sound

A Variety of Folk with Ray Baumler

World of Gospel with Wayne Norwood

Best of Open Tunings with Scott Regan

Rootabaga Boogie with Tracey Craig

La Dolce Vita with John Sebaste

Irish Party House with John McGraw & Ted McGraw

Putumayo World Music Hour Afropop Worldwide

All Things Considered with Melissa Block, Audie Cornish,

Mountain Stage with Larry Grace

Robert Siegel, and local host Alex Crichton

Whole Lotta Shakin’ with Mike Murray

Mystery Train with Mark Grube

Sound Opinions* (M) Mtn. Stage (T) Mystery Train (W) Gumbo Variations (Th) Rejuvenation (F)

American Routes with Nick Spitzer

Sunday Sessions with Ruth Elaine

DJ Specialty Shows (M-Th)

The Blues Mobile

Jazz from the Cellar

The Grateful Dead Hour

Piano Jazz

Stuck in the Psychedelic Era with the Hermit

Passport Approved

DJ Specialty Shows (M-Th) Blacks and Blues (F) with Doug Curry

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winter solstice celebration monday, december 23 at 8 pm A holiday celebration on a spectacular scale — music, dance and renewal of spirit at the great turning point of the year. One of NPR’s most popular holiday specials returns with new talent and old friends. Malian singer Abdoulaye Diabate joins The Paul Winter Consort with Paul McCandless, the Drummers of The Force of Nature, Gospel vocalist Theresa Thomason, and the historic reassembly of the Paul Winter Sextet in the World’s Largest Gothic Cathedral — New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. WNYC’S John Schaefer hosts this NPR holiday broadcast favorite. Winter Solstice Celebration is a contemporary take on ancient solstice rituals, when people came together during the longest night of the year to celebrate the return of the sun, as the Earth begins its rotational cycle back towards summer. Now in its 33rd year, the performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the world’s largest cathedral, is New York’s favorite holiday alternative to The Nutcracker and Radio City Christmas.

VOX LUMINE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 1 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5, REPEATS DECEMBER 22 AT 1 P.M. WATCH ONLINE AT WXXI.ORG/BACKSTAGEPASS

Backstage Pass is a live monthly performance program that fives listeners the backstage experience of meeting artists up close and personal.

NEW YEAR’S DAY

IN VIENNA JANUARY 1 at 11 A.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5

CHRISTMAS WITH MADRIGALIA: O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 AT 12 P.M. ON CLASSICAL 91.5

Centered on the 16th century mass by Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria, this hour-long special, conducted by Thomas Folan, includes seasonal music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Anton Bruckner, Herbert Howells, Boris Ord, and Damon Meador. Madrigalia, a Rochester-based chamber ensemble, performs choral music of all genres at the highest level of artistic excellence, and promotes the appreciation of choral singing to diverse audiences through performances, recordings, broadcasts, outreach, and the commissioning of new music. Now in its 36th concert season, Madrigalia delights audiences of all ages with diverse choral repertoire spanning the centuries and exploring many styles.

Get ready to pop the New Year’s Day champagne! The Vienna Philharmonic presents its annual salute to the waltz on New Year’s Day 2014. The orchestra has invited Daniel Barenboim to welcome 2014 by conducting the annual New Year’s year’s concert, honoring his 25 years of musical collaboration with the orchestra, and his efforts to bring peace to the world through music. Hear the hit tunes of the Strauss family and others — polkas, gallops and waltzes, live from the Musikverein, on New Year’s Day from Vienna. Hosted by Laura Carlo of WCRB Classical New England.

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BACKSTAGE PASS WITH

Vox Lumine joins host Julia Figueras for a special holiday version of Backstage Pass. Directed by the ensemble’s founder and artistic director, Brandon Johnson, the emerging professional vocal ensemble will perform before a live audience from Valley Manor. Audiences in studio and those listening on Classical 91.5 are in for a special treat. Vox Lumine, meaning “Voices of Light” in Latin, engages audiences in transformative musical experiences through world-class choral performances and recordings.

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THE GRINCH STEALS BREAKFAST 9:00 AM BREKFAST, FOLLOWED BY 9:30 AM SCREENING 10:30 AM BREAKFAST, FOLLOWED BY 11:00 AM SCREENING On December 14, the Little will host A guest who will steal all the eggs and the toast! No breakfast will stay, not even a pinch, Why? Well of course, dear patrons, because of the Grinch! The Little rings in the Yuletide this year with its annual breakfast and screening of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, starring Jim Carrey. To accommodate more families, the Little hosts two breakfasts, featuring hot and cold morning treats, and two screenings. The Grinch himself will be stopping by to welcome all the little ones as well. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for children and can be reserved starting December 2. Tickets to the screening only are just $5. They must be reserved by calling (585) 258-0400 - tickets for this event will not be sold at the box office. WXXI Kids Club tickets will only apply to the movie - not the breakfast. This event is sponsored by MVP Health Care. We hope to see you there!

HIT PARADE OF NEW FILMS December is one of the Little’s biggest months of the year, with some of 2013’s best films on the bill. American Hustle puts Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper together in a good ol’ FBI, Mafia, powerbroker con artist American mashup. Inside Llewyn Davis is the latest masterpiece from the Coen brothers. In characteristic sardonic humor, it follows a folk singer as he struggles through 1961 Greenwich Village. August: Osage County brings a star-studded cast, including the formidable Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ewan McGregor, under one roof to work out a family crisis.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IS BACK!

Patrons, we heard your pleas, and we have answered! After repeated requests from many in the Little community, we have brought back an old favorite, National Theatre Live. This feature allows us to screen live recordings of world-class theatre from London. In December, we’re proud to present two screenings of Frankenstein, starring two dynamos of stage and screen, Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller. On December 8 at 12:00 p.m., Cumberbatch plays the monster. They swap roles on December 10 at 7:00 p.m., with Miller filling the monster’s shoes. Spread the word, and come enjoy some big theatre in your Little Theatre.

Spotlight on a WXXI Business Partner

“We feel our customers appreciate that we support public broadcasting through underwriting.” Robert Hazen, One World Goods Store Manager

Twenty-six years ago a small group of women organized sales of Fair Trade goods at local schools and churches. In 1987 the operation expanded to a storefront in Fairport. Seven years later One World Goods became a not-for-profit 501-C-3 Corporation in the State of New York with an all-volunteer Board of Directors. One World Goods gift store, now located in Pittsford Plaza, purchases goods from vendors who follow Fair Trade principles “The artisans who create products we feature receive a fair wage, work in a safe environment, and obtain financial and technical assistance,” explains store manager Robert Hazen. “The artisans are also encouraged to use environmentally sustainable production practices.” The end result is that One World Goods customers have the opportunity to purchase a quality product with the understanding that an equitable share of the purchase price went to the artisans who created the product. The decision for One World Goods to partner with WXXI was an opportunity to communicate to their customers in a noncommercial way. According to Hazen, “We feel our customers appreciate that we support public broadcasting through underwriting. We also believe WXXI’s audiences share the core set of values that drive Fair Trade.” One World Goods almost exclusively offers products from developing nations. Inventory changes regularly and frequently. A sample of items, including jewelry, clothing and accessories, home and garden, and collectibles are featured on their website: www.owgoods.org

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SEE THE FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON 4 BEFORE IT AIRS ON WXXI-TV We’re just one month away from the premiere of Downton Abbey, Season 4. If you’re longing for a little withering wit from Dowager Countess of Grantham and can wait no longer, WXXI is hosting screenings of the first hour of episode one of the new season.

Join us Sunday, December 29 at the Little Theatre for your Downton Abbey fix. To reserve your seat, call (585) 258-0200. This event is made possible with support from