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To complement THE WAR, the Ken Burns documentary that airs beginning Sept. 23, KLRN is presenting a compilation of WWII and military programming that shares the American experience. Visit our website for a complete schedule of programs.
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KLRN Spotlights
In addition to television programming about World War II, KLRN will offer a series of events designed to continue the discussion beyond the television shows. KLRN’s Education Department has been working since late last year in collaboration with other organizations, including the University of Texas at San Antonio, the San Antonio Public Library, and the Veterans History Project, to provide educational activities for teachers, students, and community members.
Visit our website for a complete listing of our community events.
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Happenings
Women's Health Conference
Saturday,Sept. 29, 2007
It’s the Right Time to Be Strong ... Be Healthy ... and Be In Charge.
The theme this year encourages all women nationwide to take time out for themselves and focus on their own health. And we encourage women to "Take a Pledge for Better Health." We know that small changes, done consistently, add up to years of improved quality of days, and increase the quality of their weeks, months and years.
Make one small change today by ordering your ticket to this year’s conference. Tickets are going fast, so order now!
INSTITUTE FOR CONNECTING TEACHERS AND TECHNOLOGY (ICTT) KLRN presents its annual Institute for Connecting Teachers & Technology conference for
K-12 teachers. Join us on Sat., Sept.15 at UTSA (Downtown Campus) for a full day of hands-on workshops demonstrating ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Participants leave the conference with new ideas, strategies, and additional classroom resources. Teachers, media specialists, instructional technologists, administrators, and others educational professionals from throughout south central Texas are invited to attend the event. Professional development hours awarded. Space is limited. Register to attend at klrn.org/ICTT today!
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH (featuring live music by The Biscuit Brothers; Meet Whyatt from the new PBS series SuperWhy!) Hosted by Early ON and KLRN Kids Club. Event is FREE at Rolling Oaks Mall, 6909 N Loop 1604 E San Antonio, TX 78247 on Sat., Sept. 8, from10 AM to 1PM. Call Elisa Resendiz at 210.270.9000 or visit:
earlyon-sa.org for more information.
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This documentary tells the story of five Cuban photographers whose lives and work span more than four decades and whose perspectives on photography are as varied as their opinions about the Cuban Revolution. From photographers whose lens portrayed the heroic masses to more contemporary photographers who seek to portray individual truths, their stories uncover the power of
art to liberate.
Independent Lens # 827:
La Lupe: Queen of Latin Soul
Saturday,Oct. 6 at 9 p.m.
Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Victoria Yoli, “The Queen of Latin Soul Music,” aka La Lupe or La Yiyiyi, rose to fame in the 1960s and died in 1992 virtually unknown. Beautiful, sexual and the epitome of Afro-Cuban 60s sophistication, La Lupe remains the quintessential bad girl and perpetual outsider, renowned for emotional performances and as the embodiment of female narcissism who stopped at nothing in the name of love and passion. By Ela Troyano
Valentina:
Mexican-Americans in WWII
Wednesday Sept. 12 at 10:30 p.m.
& Sunday,Oct. 7 at 9:30 p.m.
Valenta: Mexican-Americans in World War II is a half-hour documentary that captures the stories of the heroism and sacrifices made on behalf of the ideals
of freedom and valor by
Mexican-Americans.
Sharing Secrets of Salsa:
Mixing English and Communities
Thursday,Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m.
& Saturday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
A cookbook and documentary DVD, Sharing Secrets of Salsa: Mixing English with Community Spirit, created by the Mexican women of Anderson Valley in Boonville, California.
9th Annual Sphinx Competition
Saturday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m.
The program is a classical music competition featuring finals performances from The 9th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert. The competitors are Hispanic and African-American, and they are accompanied by an orchestra made up entirely of Hispanic and Black musicians. The competition is for Hispanic and African-American classical string musicians. The 9th Annual Sphinx Competition Concert features performances from the three junior division finalists and the senior division laureate.
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PBS TeacherLine of Texas
PBS TeacherLine of Texas
Fall courses are now enrolling. Browse the catalog to choose the one for you. Be sure to check out our new science courses from Teachers’ Domain. Find them in the catalog by selecting 'Science.' For more information about PBS TeacherLine of Texas, contact Malinda McCormick at 210.270.9000 or email mmccormick@klrn.org.
Enroll Now! Fall/Winter Catalog available in October.
Tune in This Month to See These Programs
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These Kids Mean BUSINES$
Thursday Aug, 30 at 10 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page looks at the role of entrepreneurship education as a character-building practice in the lives of at-risk youth. Centered on budding entrepreneurs across the country and the programs created to foster their interest and understanding of the free market,
the documentary tells the tale of
undeserved youth creating and living their own versions of the American success story.
Alan Alda In Scientific American
Frontiers: Robot Pals
Friday Aug. 31 at 10:30 p.m.
To be really useful, robots need to behave as cooperative partners rather than mindless machines. We'll meet three robots, including a future member of an astronaut team—that are trying to better understand us.
Design Squad: Bodies Electric
Sunday Sept. 2 at 2:30 p.m.
The DESIGN SQUAD teams "take a shine" to hip hop artist Wyatt Jackson
when they try to create
a sound and light show triggered by Jackson's
moves and grooves. In
a live performance, it's DS night at the Strand Theater!
NOVA: Dimming Sun
Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m.
As global warming turns up the heat, researchers are stunned to discover that our planet is actually growing dimmer. Increasing
air pollution allows less and less sunlight to reach earth's surface, a"global dimming" that's linked to severe droughts. In an even more alarming twist, there is concern that solving the dimming problem could greatly accelerate global warming, melting ice caps and flooding coastal cities. NOVA examines this baffling climate conundrum and follows the implications of the discovery for our planet's future.
Small Steps: Creating The High School for Contemporary Arts
Thursday, Sept. 6 at 10 p.m.
Executive produced by Barbara Kopple, the film follows students,
staff and parents through the first four years of the High School for Contemporary Arts—an experimental "small school" housed within one of the most dangerous areas in the Bronx.
Blitz: London's Longest Night
Monday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m.
This program follows the events of one night in the Blitz of 1940 when London was subjected to the most ferocious and terrifying attack of the
war; 24,000 firebombs were dropped on the city, 45 tons of explosives. The story of the night is told through the written accounts of eye-witnesses and the memories of ordinary Londoners who survived it, one of whom lost his entire family when a public shelter was destroyed by a bomb.
Independent Lens:
The Devil's Miner
Saturday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m.
Living in poverty with their mother in the mountains of Bolivia, 14- year-old Basilio and his 12-year-old brother, Bernardino, brave deadly conditions while working long shifts in the Cerro Rico silver mines to earn enough money to attend school. This program follows the brothers into the underground mining tunnels where they tempt fate to gain a better life.
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Most Honorable Son
Monday,Sept. 17 at 9p.m.
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Nebraska farmer Ben Kuroki volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps. He would become the first Japanese- American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunner over Europe, North Africa and Japan. Between tours of duty he found himself at the center of controversy - a lone spokesman against the racism faced by the thousands of Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps. Through interviews and rare, never-before-seen film, MOST HONORABLE SON recounts one man's remarkable journey through World War II, providing context to two seemingly disparate histories - the U. S. air war and the Japanese-American experience.
Seeing In The Dark
Wednesday,Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.
 This state-of-the-art documentary introduces viewers to the reward of first-person, hands-on astronomy. Written, produced and narrated by award-winning filmmaker, journalist and best-selling author Timothy
Ferris, the program is based on Ferris' book, Seeing in the Dark (Simon & Schuster, 2002), named one of the 10 best books of the year by The New York Times. The program features high-definition astrophotography and introduces men and women, both professionals and amateurs, who have seen and captured phenomenal images within and beyond our solar system
and galaxy.
Mecca: A Legacy Of
Cesar Chavez
Saturday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m.
"Mecca" is a moving, lyrical portrait of a dusty, poor farm worker town near the Salton Sea in Southern California. The extraordinary sense of community that exists in Mecca has its roots in the farm worker movement led by Cesar Chavez in the 1970s. Now the residents of Mecca face a new challenge. The globalization of agriculture and the consolidation of supermarket chains make it more profitable for growers to sell their land for development than to keep growing crops. Urban sprawl threatens the way of life that holds the community together. The program makes viewers think about the nature of a true community. Mecca has something that people in more affluent suburbs often long for, but seldom find.
Wings Over The Alamo
Sunday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.
View the history of military aviation that began here in San Antonio in 1910 and continues today. This documentary will highlight our many military bases including Randolph as well as special recognition of the military squadrons stationed here.
WWII: In Our Own Words
Thursday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
View this compilation of WWII Veteran’s stories that complement the coverage of WWII provided by the The War and bring focus to Texas Veterans and their families.
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New Children’s Programs Premiere on KLRN this Labor Day (Sept. 3, 2007)
SuperWHY!, from one of the creators of Blues Clues, encourages and inspires young children to develop a love of reading through fun, interactive reading adventures that are based on proven learning techniques. It is the first superhero property that helps children learn to read through interactive fairytale adventures, based on an entertaining mix of 3-D and 2-D animation following the adventures of Whyatt Beanstalk (Jack’s younger brother) in a
fairy-tale land where the audience’s participation helps solve word puzzles and move the story forward. Whyatt’s alter-ego, Super Why, and his super-pals Wonder Red, Princess Pea and Littlest Pig help kids through an early reading curriculum with stories so entertaining, they’ll scarcely notice they’re learning. Airs weekdays at 8 a.m. Website: www.pbskids.org/superwhy
 Word World, a 3-D animated series, features a cast of animal friends who are literally created from the letters that spell their name. In solving problems each weekday, the animal residents of Word World use language and emerging literacy skills in ways designed to help young children advance their own skills. The show makes preparing to read so much fun that kids will laugh out loud as they learn. It’s an idea so simple yet powerful that parents and teachers can’t help but ask, “Why didn't I think of that?” In each episode, children will join the ensemble cast of WordFriends - Dog, Sheep, Frog, Duck, Pig and Ant - as they explore their world of words. Word World's humorous storylines focus on age-appropriate social-emotional lessons while introducing preschoolers to key literacy-based skills, such as letter recognition and phonological awareness. Airs weekdays at 1 p.m.
Website: www.pbskids.org/wordworld
 The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl follows the every day life and superhero adventures of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s work. Disguised as mild-mannered fifth grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. In classic superhero form, WordGirl possesses superhero strength with the added benefit of a colossal vocabulary. WordGirl has a family and friends who have no idea of her secret identity. As WordGirl, she battles and prevails over evil (albeit ridiculous and comical) villains. Airs Fridays at 4:30 p.m. Website: www.pbskids.org/wordgirl
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