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Airfare Online July 2009
Welcome to Airfare Online from WOSU Public Media! You can access PDF versions of all the radio and television schedules and listings through Airfare Online.
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General Manager's Blog: Topics in Public Broadcasting By Tom Rieland, WOSU General Manager
Every week, Tom Rieland blogs on the latest topics in public broadcasting, WOSU news and happenings, and much more. Check out what Tom has to share this week by visiting his blog...
Read Tom's blogs on:
- Columbus Loses a Good Friend - TV Goes All Digital...Finally
- And much more!
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A Capitol Fourth: Celebrating America on WOSU TV WOSU Public Media

Watch A Capitol Fourth on WOSU TV Saturday, July 4 at 8pm
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning film, theater and television actor Jimmy Smits hosts the 29th annual broadcast of America’s biggest and best-loved 4th of July concert, featuring a spectacular fireworks display on the National Mall over the Washington Monument captured by 18 TV cameras stationed around the city.
Barry Manilow will perform a selection of patriotic and celebratory music with the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of top pops conductor Erich Kunzel and the Choral Arts Society of Washington, under the direction of Norman Scribner.
Also performing – the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, international pop sensation Natasha Bedingfield, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning cast of Jersey Boys, multi Grammy Award-nominee Michael Feinstein and acclaimed classical pianist Andrew von Oeyen.
As a special treat for the entire family, Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and more of the Sesame Street gang will be on hand to celebrate America’s 233rd birthday.
The July 4th concert finale includes Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" – featuring the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets and complete with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery. Also featured are the U.S. Army Ceremonial Band, the U.S. Army “Old Guard” Fife and Drum Corps and the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard of the Military District of Washington.
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WOSU TV Highlights for July WOSU Public Media

Masterpiece Mystery! Miss Marple Series Starts in July! Premieres Sunday, July 5 at 9pm on WOSU TV
In July, acclaimed British actress Julia McKenzie (“Cranford”) takes over the iconic role of Miss Marple in four new episodes of the fourth season of the “Miss Marple” series. When Miss Marple learns in “A Pocket Full of Rye” (7/5) of the deaths of businessman Rex Fortescue (Kennetth Cranham, Valkyrie), his young wife, Adele, and their housemaid, Gladys, the circumstances vividly recall the nursery rhyme “Sing a Song of Sixpence.” Since Miss Marple had trained Gladys herself, she has a personal reason to investigate. Will her reasoning and deduction make sense of the rhyme and at last reveal the culprit? In “Murder Is Easy” (7/12), Miss Marple hears from a fellow railway passenger about a string of murders in a peaceful village town. When she learns that the passenger is involved in a tragic accident before making her report to the police, Miss Marple decides to investigate further to track down the killer, unearthing secrets about the village and its inhabitants. In “They Do It With Mirrors” (7/19), the power goes out during rehearsal for an amateur show, commotion ensues and a murder takes place elsewhere in the house. As witness to the confusion, Miss Marple must decipher the elaborate conjuring trick played by the killer. In “Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?” (7/26), a young adventurer, the sole witness to a dying man’s enigmatic last words, seeks to solve the riddle they pose by forming an unlikely alliance with Miss Marple and a beautiful socialite. Together, they must navigate a hotbed of stifled emotion, murder, treachery and poisonous deceit to reveal the devastating truth. The MASTERPIECE Web site, pbs.org/masterpiece, contains episode information, archives, features, teacher’s guides, learning resources, literary timelines, streaming video and more.
New Series on WOSU TV! Time Team America Wednesdays, starting July 8 at 8pm
TOP ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF AMERICA’S MOST INTRIGUING HISTORIC SITES ON TIME TEAM AMERICA
For most Americans, any examination of the people who lived before us begins and ends with the reading of a book or the viewing of a film. There are some, however, whose curiosity and desire drive them to get their hands dirty by digging into the places where history began. Finding evidence buried for centuries is the only way to satisfy their hunger for knowledge. This kind of passion drives the archaeologists and historians in TIME TEAM AMERICA.
This all-new PBS summer series brings viewers into the trenches of working archaeological digs for three intense days — showing them what it takes to uncover the story of America. TIME TEAM AMERICA descends on a new site each Wednesday through August 5, traveling to Roanoke Island, North Carolina, the swamps of South Carolina, the fields of rural Illinois, the canyons of Utah and the South Dakota prairie in search of America’s roots.
Part extreme adventure, part science and part reality show, the five-part series takes viewers deep into the trenches of America’s most intriguing archaeological sites. In each episode, the show’s team of top scientists has three days to uncover the buried secrets of their assigned dig. Every hour counts as they piece together the past, using the latest technology, decades of combined experience and their own sharp wits. Far from the comfort of a museum or science lab, the team faces searing heat, driving rain, alligator-infested swamps, frayed nerves and inevitable technical setbacks. Through it all, the audience peers over the shoulders of the archaeologists at work, eavesdropping on intense conversations and sharing the rush of discovery as artifacts emerge from the ground.
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Columbus Artists and Authors on ArtZine this Month! WOSU TV

This month on ArtZine:
This month on ArtZine:
We visit the Riffe Gallery where paintings by current Ohio Artists take the spotlight.
Find out how the dancers of High Jinx learn to perform on stilts and just why this risky form of artistry has become so popular in Columbus.
Plus we visit Schmidt’s Fudge Haus in German Village and go behind the scenes at the recent Ohioana Book Festival to meet some amazing Ohio authors.
And as a special treat, Byron Stripling and the Jazz Arts Group Quartet perform a number at the newly renovated Lincoln Theatre.
Watch ArtZine on WOSU TV: Wednesday, July 1 at 7:30pm Saturday, July 4 at 2:30pm Sunday, July 12 at 6:30pm Sunday, July 19 at 10:30pm Sunday, July 26 at 11:30am
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WOSU Radio Highlights for July WOSU 89.7 FM Highlights
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Saturday, 7/4
Serenata Saturday at 1pm
An American Composer for the Fourth of July: John Musto Musto (b. 1954) is revitalizing the American art song, with settings of E.E. Cummings, Eugene O’Neill, Dorothy Parker, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. We’ll hear a newly released collection of Musto’s songs, with Amy Burton, soprano, and Patrick Mason, baritone, accompanied by Michael Barrett
Saturday on Stage Saturday at 1:30pm PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly A new recording with Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufman, and Antonio Pappano. From the Academy of St. Cecilia, Rome.
Summer with the Pops Saturday at 8pm Celebrating Freedom The Stars and Stripes are the focus of this Independence Day Pops. Hershy Kay’s Stars and Stripes leads the way, along with the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg and, of course, lots of John Philip Sousa.
Sunday, 7/5
Music in Mid-Ohio Sundays at 6pm
The Brass Band of Columbus and the Ohio State University Men’s Glee Club
From the Top Sundays at 7pm Aspen Music Festival, Aspen CO This week From the Top heads to the Rocky Mountains and one of America's best summer music venues, the Aspen Music Festival, where you'll hear the inspiring story of a young Ukranian pianist's discovery by a generous American couple, and Brahms' Violin Sonata performed by an outstanding 17-year-old violinist.
SymphonyCast Sundays at 8pm Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano STRAUSS: Four Last Songs BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6
Pipedreams Sundays at 10pm A Cleveland Convergence Both the American Theatre Organ Society (July 1-5) and the Organ Historical Society (July 5-10) will hold their 2009 annual conventions in and around Cleveland, Ohio. After hearing these sounds, you’ll want to attend.
Saturday, 7/11
Serenata Saturday at 1pm BRAHMS: Liebesleider Waltze What’s better for mid–summer than “Love song waltzes” by Brahms?
Saturday on Stage Saturday at 1:30pm Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado From the world’s greatest Savoyards, The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company.
Summer with the Pops Saturday at 8pm
Longtime conductor of the Cincinnati Pops, Erich Kunzel, is the focus of this week’s Summer with the Pops. In a conversation with Boyce Lancaster, Kunzel reveals what it is that makes Cincinnati the perfect place for him, even after 44 years.
Sunday, 7/12
Music in Mid-Ohio Sundays at 6pm Piffaro! A Renaissance Band in three hundred year old “top of the charts” music from Early Music in Columbus.
Arianna String Quartet HAYDN: Quartet in B flat, op. 76 no. 4 from Presented by The Jefferson Academy of Music
From the Top Sundays at 7pm Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX This week's show comes from one of the world's leading opera houses, Houston Grand Opera. The young singers and instrumentalists featured join together for a finale from Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel," conducted by Christopher O'Riley.
SymphonyCast Sundays at 8pm Dallas Symphony Orchestra Jaap van Zweden, conductor Simone Lamsma, violin Dallas Symphony Chorus
BRAHMS: Schicksalslied for Chorus and Or TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY: Capriccio Italien TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture for Chorus and Orchestra
Pipedreams Sundays at 10pm Celebrating Canada In tribute to the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) in its centenary year, a program of Canadian composers, performers, and instruments.
Saturday, 7/18
Serenata Saturday at 1pm Benjamin Britten: Before Life and After A new release of Britten’s Holy Sonnets of John Donne and folk song arrangements. With tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Roger Vignoles.
Saturday on Stage Saturday at 1:30pm WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman A CD re-release from the Bayreuth Festival of Wagner’s early ghost story. With Thomas Stewart, Gwyneth Jones and Karl Ridderbusch, conducted by Karl Bohm.
Summer with the Pops Saturday at 8pm Stage and Screen, Pt. 1: Gilbert and Sullivan In the first of a four-part series of Pops tributes to composing partnerships, spend an evening with the Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Pineapple Poll, and H.M.S. Pinafore.
Sunday, 7/19
Music in Mid-Ohio Sundays at 6pm Ohio Capital Winds
The combined choirs of King Avenue United Methodist Church; Broad Street United Methodist Church; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and St. Christopher Catholic Church “A Joyful Remembrance”: music by Durufle, Biebl, Rutter
From the Top Sundays at 7pm Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ This week’s program comes from the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ, with a program of accomplished musicians including a sibling cello and violin duo playing Kodaly.
SymphonyCast Sundays at 8pm Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Kurt Masur, conductor Nelson Freire, piano
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1 DVORAK: Symphony No. 9
Pipedreams Sundays at 10pm The Liverpool Sound You can’t beat the sonorous supremacy of the famous Willis and Walker pipe organs in this famous-for-its-music city.
Saturday, 7/25
Serenata Saturday at 1pm
Victoria de los Angeles and Alicia de Laroccha: the Concert at Hunter College These two great ladies were neighbors in Barcelona, and their 1971 concert at New York’s Hunter College has long been unavailable. Hear it now! Music by Granados and Falla.
Saturday on Stage Saturday at 1:30pm DELIBES: Lakme Hear the beloved “Flower Duet” in context, with Natalie Dessay and Gregory Kunde, conducted by Michel Plasson.
Summer with the Pops Saturday at 8pm Stage and Screen, Pt. 2: Rodgers and Hammerstein Some of Broadway’s best-known and best-loved melodies came from the pens of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Melodies from Oklahoma, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music still delight audiences today.
Sunday, 7/26
Music in Mid-Ohio Sundays at 6pm The Columbus Women’s Chorus
The Biava Quartet with Luis Biava, cello SCHUBERT: Cello Quintet in C, Op. Presented by the Jefferson Academy of Music From the Top Sundays at 7pm Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis, IN From the Top visits the campus of the Warren Performing Arts Center in Indianapolis with a prize-winning quartet from Chicago and a composer from Texas.
SymphonyCast Sundays at 8pm Paris Orchestra Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Renee Fleming, soprano
STRAUSS: Final Scene from Capriccio BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9
Pipedreams Sundays at 10pm A Buffalo Shuffle Revising old haunts with Joseph McCabe and friends of the Organ Historical Society.
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