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Monday, September 10, 2012
How important are the arts? Weaving together stories from childhood and older age, Arts & the Mind illuminates the crucial role the arts play in developing young minds and keeping older ones sharp. From tpt National Productions, the program premieres September 14 at 8pm on tpt 2 and features the insights of leading American neurologists, psychologists and educators. Click here to learn more about this program.
Now more than ever, it’s a great time to become a sustaining member of tpt. For just $5 a month, you can join and receive the tpt Member Card with restaurant and other discounts. And for every 2,000 new sustaining members, we’re willing to drop one entire day of pledge in December. So please—become a sustainer today!
TPT presents live gavel-to-gavel coverage of four major Great Lakes conferences taking place in Cleveland during Great Lakes Week. Anyone interested in the health and future of the Great Lakes should tune in. In addition, we will webcast the conferences, starting at noon on September 10.
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September 10-13 |
"American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen" is a public media initiative to help students stay on the path to on-time high school graduation and future success. The centerpiece is American Graduate Day--an unprecedented full-day broadcast and outreach event.
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Saturday, September 22, 12-7pm |
David Attenborough surveys egg fragments of the largest bird that has ever lived, the half-ton extinct elephant bird Aepyornis.
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Wednesday, September 12, 7pm |
Opera fans will be happy to know that we’re airing Wagner’s Ring Cycle on four consecutive Sunday afternoons, beginning with Great Performances at the Met: Das Rheingold.
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Sunday, September 16, 12pm |
 Filmmaker Ric Burns explores an essential but largely overlooked aspect of the Civil War: the staggering casualties. Death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before.
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Tuesday, September 18, 7pm |
 Artist + Filmmaker Kristen Lowe, Painter Michael Birawer (pictured), Sculptor Michael Thomsen + Folk Singer/Songwriter Mason Jennings
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Sunday, September 16, 6pm |
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Sunday, September 16, 10pm |
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Monday, September 17, 7pm |
 Writer Wang Ping, Vocal Ensemble Cantus, Animator Tom Schroeder (pictured) + Soul-Calypso Band Socaholix
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Sunday, September 23, 6pm |
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Sunday, September 23, 10pm |
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Monday, September 24, 7pm |
Special Collections help authors to write spellbinding tales, families to discover their ancestry, and Minneapolis residents to explore the rich history of their neighborhoods and the city. Co-produced w/ the Hennepin County Library.
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Sunday, September 16, 8pm |
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Sunday, September 23, 12pm |
 Get to know the history of Minnesotans who fought in the Civil War.
Original Broadcast Date: January 1990
 Enjoy all new episodes this week on The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! as Nick and Sally explore nature with The Cat.
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September 11 - 14, 8:30am & 2:30pm |
 Join Thomas, Percy, James and all their friends on a journey of discovery!
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Weekdays at 1:30pm |
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Saturdays 7:30am |
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