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WXXI-TV DAYTIME DECEMBER/EARLY JANUARY 2021

Monday-Friday6:00am Ready Jet Go!6:30am Arthur7:00am Molly of Denali7:30am Wild Kratts8:00am Hero Elementary8:30am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum9:00am Curious George9:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood10:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood10:30am Elinor Wonders Why11:00am Sesame Street11:30am Pinkalicious & Peterrific12:00pm Dinosaur Train12:30pm Clifford the Big Red Dog1:00pm Sesame Street1:30pm Elinor Wonders Why2:00pm Hero Elementary2:30pm Let’s Go Luna!3:00pm Nature Cat3:30pm Wild Kratts4:00pm Molly of Denali4:30pm Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum5:00pm America’s Test Kitchen5:30pm Lidia’s Kitchen 6:00pm BBC World News America6:30pm BBC World News Outside Source BBC World News Today (Fridays)7:00pm PBS NewsHour

Saturday6:00am Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood6:30am Arthur7vam Molly of Denali7:30am Wild Kratts8:00am Hero Elementary8:30am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum9:00am Curious George9:30am A Wider World10:00am This Old House 10:30am Ask This Old House 11:00am Woodsmith Shop 11:30am Ciao Italia

Sunday6:00am Mister Roger’s Neighborhood6:30am Arthur7:00am Molly of Denali7:30am Wild Kratts8:00am Hero Elementary8:30am Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 9:00am Curious George9:30am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood10:00am Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood10:30 Elinor Wonders Why11:00am Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi11:30am Gzero World with Ian Bremmer12:00pm To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe12:30pm The Chavis Chronicles

Please note: WXXI-TV’s weekday schedule listed here runs from 6am to 7pm, Saturdays from 6am to 11:30am and Sundays from 6am to 12:30pm. The prime time schedule begins on page 2. The PBS Kids programs below are shaded in gray.

SPECIALS: There are many holiday specials throughout the month during our daytime schedule. Here are just a few: 12/4 at 7AM + 12/9 at 3PM Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas • 12/4 at 9AM + 2PM Let’s Go Luna: Luna’s Christmas Around the World • 12/4 at 11AM The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas • 12/4 at 12PM Peg + Cat+ Holidays • 12/4 3PM + 12/11 at 2PM Nature Cat: A Nature Carol • 12/14 at 5PM Streit’s: Matzo & The American Dream. Please visit WXXI.org/holiday for a complete list of these specials.

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Tuesday, December 18:00pm Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea Live On September 20, 2020 Joe Bonamassa hosted his final performance of 2020 during a livestream concert from the Ryman Theater in Nashville. 9:00pm Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019 Join one of the world’s great guitarists, and an all-star team of six-string heroes for this legendary festival.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Wednesday, December 28:00pm Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You Celebrate the beloved singer-songwriter’s career from her early days to her success as a crossover pop superstar. 9:30pm Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember Discover a never-before-seen concert from 1973, recently found in Sony’s vault. 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News 12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, December 38:00pm Ledisi Live: A Tribute to Nina Simone Join the powerhouse vocalist Ledisi as she celebrates the songs of the legendary singer, songwriter & activist Nina Simone.9:30pm Aretha Franklin Remembered Celebrate the legendary Queen of Soul and the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Friday, December 48:00pm Washington Week 8:30pm Journeys Through the Finger Lakes WXXI takes you on a journey through the lush topography, the vibrant culture, and the seminal moments that make up the rich tapestry of this extraordinary place.10:00pm Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living with Peggy Cappy

11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, December 512:00pm Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide2:00pm Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Fest 20194:00pm Ken Burns: The Civil War6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm Lawrence Welk Southtown, U.S.A.8:00pm Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs Enjoy the romantic crooner’s biggest hits and best-loved ballads.9:30pm John Denver: Country Roads - Live in England Filmed in 1986 in the UK, this concert showcases Denver’s fine voice and easygoing manner.11:00pm Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea Live 12:00am Austin City ... Sharon Van Etter/Lucy Dacus

Sunday, December 612:00pm The Brain Revolution1:30pm Journeys Through the Finger Lakes 3:00pm Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs 4:30pm Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music & Laughter 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert10:30pm Josh Groban: An Evening of Harmony Join the global superstar for a concert of timeless songs and new music from his upcoming album Harmony.12:00am Queen Elizabeth I’s Battle/Church Music This film reveals an unlikely gift of the violent Reformation era of the British monarchy: religious music.

Monday, December 78:00pm Ken Burns: Here & There Learn about the filmmaker’s life and career in interviews with colleagues, friends, and Burns himself.9:30pm Amer. Masters: Keith Haring: Street Art Boy Explore the definitive story of international art sensation, who blazed a trail through the art scene of ‘80s New York and revolutionized the worlds of pop culture and fine art. 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News

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Tuesday, December 88:00pm Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide10:00pm Aging Backwards 3/M. Esmonde-White 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Wednesday, December 98:00pm Peter, Paul & Mommy Too Take a magical journey through a timeless repertoire of children’s songs with America’s most popular folk trio.10:00pm Joe Bonamassa: Royal Tea Live 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, December 108:00pm 70s Soul Superstars Join Patti LaBelle for an all-star reunion of the legends of 1970s Motown, R&B and Soul.10:30pm Journeys Through the Finger Lakes 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Friday, December 118:00pm Washington Week 8:30pm HomeStage at The Little, Pts. 1-4 Watch all four episodes of WXXI’s music series shot at The Little Theatre. Featuring Danielle Ponder, Herb Smith and the Freedom Trio, Maybird, and hip hop collective Moses Rockwell, Brendon Caroselli, and Gary Lamaar.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, December 1212:00pm Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park2:00pm Peter, Paul & Mommy Too4:00pm Ken Burns: Country Music6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm Lawrence Welk Milestones & Memories10:00pm Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival

Sunday, December 131:00pm Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 3:00pm Peter, Paul & Mommy Too

5:00pm Weekends with Yankee 5:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm McLaughlin Group7:00pm TBA 7:30pm A Charlie Brown’s Christmas8:00pm Sanditon On Masterpiece, Ep. 1-3 of 6 11:00pm Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 1 of 6 12:00am Secrets of Scotland Yard

Monday, December 148:00pm Antiques Roadshow New Orleans 9:00pm Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir: Featuring Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas 10:00pm Independent Lens The Force Go deep inside the long-troubled Oakland Police Department as it struggles to confront federal demands for reform.11:30pm Amanpour and Company12:30am BBC World News

Tuesday, December 158:00pm Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams Enjoy an evening celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s entire iconic album of holiday classics presented by the American Pops Orchestra.9:00pm Christmas at Belmont Featuring Belmont University students along with Michael W. Smith, CeCe Winans, and the Nashville Children’s Choir.10:00pm Frontline I Return from ISIS The story of an American boy taken by his mother to the ISIS-controlled city of Raqqa.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Wednesday, December 168:00pm Nature Animal Odd Couples There are countless stories of the most unlikely cross-species relationships imaginable.9:00pm NOVA Einstein’s Quantum Riddle Join physicists as they capture light from across the universe in a bid to prove Einstein’s “spooky action at a distance.”10:00pm NOVA Apollo’s Daring Mission Hear Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of how the first mission to the moon, Apollo 8, pioneered ground- breaking technologies. 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News

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12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, December 178:00pm WXXI Live Forum: COVID-19 Vaccines on the Horizon In this live forum we’ll discuss what you need to know about the vaccines and the latest in COVID-19 research and treatment.9:00pm Midsomer Murders Let Us Prey, Part 2 A series of murders in Midsomer St. Claire seem to be inspired by macabre images on a medieval fresco recently discovered in the church crypt. 10:30pm Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream Learn more about the iconic Streit’s factory in New York, a fifth-generation family business.11:30pm Amanpour and Company12:30am Ask This Old House

Friday, December 188:00pm Washington Week8:30pm Christmas at St. Paul’s Go behind the scenes as the cathedral gears up for the Christmas season.9:30pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special See what happens when a new nun and four Chinese orphans arrive unexpectedly at Nonnatus House.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, December 191:00pm Pati’s Mexican Table 1:30pm Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food2:00pm America’s Test Kitchen3:00pm Second Opinion Depression3:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe4:00pm Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees5:00pm WXXI Live Forum: COVID-19 Vaccines on the Horizon 6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show Pleasant Dreams8:00pm Father Brown The House of God Suspicions are aroused when the holiest house in Kembleford is linked to the death of a wanton woman. 9:00pm Are You Being Served? The Hold Up 9:30pm Hold The Sunset Doing A Bunk Georgie has started making a video about Roger and his fixation on his puppet Methuselah but decides it’s not quite working.

10:00pm Ledisi Live: A Tribute to Nina Simone Join the powerhouse vocalist Ledisi as she celebrates the songs of the legendary singer, songwriter and activist.11:30pm Bluegrass Underground Gregory Alan Isakov12:00am Austin City Limits Khalid/MacDeMarco

Sunday, December 201:00pm Purdue 86th Anniversary Christmas Show2:00pm Rick Steves European Christmas 4:00pm This Old House4:30pm Ask This Old House5:00pm Weekends with Yankee5:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm McLaughlin Group7:00pm Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 1 of 68:00pm Sanditon on Masterpiece, Ep. 4-611:00pm Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 2 of 6 12:00am Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 1 of 6

Monday, December 218:00pm Antiques Roadshow Orlando9:00pm The American St. Nick10:00pm Independent Lens Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World11:30pm Amanpour and Company12:30am BBC World News

Tuesday, December 228:00pm City Hall Explore the role of city government and see how Boston provides services for its citizens.12:35pm Amanpour and Company

Wednesday, December 238:00pm Nature Snowbound: Animals of Winter 9:00pm NOVA Pluto and Beyond Join the mission as the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by NASA’s most distant target yet.10:00pm NOVA Flying Supersonic A history of the legendary Concorde, the passenger plane that flew from the late 70s till 2003 at twice the speed of sound.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, December 248:00pm Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas Lucy discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion & charity.

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9:00pm Midsomer Murders The Christmas Haunting, Part 1 & 2 It’s Christmas and new detective Charlie Nelson moves into Midsomer. He’s thrown straight into an intriguing mystery in Morton Shallows.10:30pm Queen Elizabeth I’s Battle/Church Music 11:30pm Amanpour and Company12:30am Ask This Old House

Friday, December 2512:00pm Holiday Handbells: The Raleigh Ringers1:00pm Wheaton College Christmas Festival2:00pm St. Olaf Christmas Festival3:00pm Crane Candelight Concert4:00pm Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir5:00pm Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas 6:00pm BBC World News America6:30pm BBC World News Today7:00pm PBS News Hour8:00pm Washington Week8:30pm Christmas on the Danube Travel the majestic Danube river at holiday time.9:00pm Call The Midwife Holiday Special 2020 10:30pm Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams11:30pm Amanpour and Company12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, December 261:00pm Pati’s Mexican Table 1:30pm Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food2:00pm America’s Test Kitchen3:00pm Second Opinion Rheumatoid Arthritis3:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe4:00pm Live Art: Family (MovetoInclude.org)5:00pm Farther and Sun: A Dyslexic Road Trip (MovetoInclude.org)6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm The Lawrence Welk Show Christmas8:00pm Father Brown The Blood of Anarchists 9:00pm Are You Being Served? Christmas 19759:30pm Are You Being Served? Christmas 197910:00pm Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You11:30pm Bluegrass Underground Steve Earle and the Dukes12:00am Austin City Limits Gary Clark, Jr.

Sunday, December 271:00pm John Denver: Country Roads - Live in England2:30pm Ken Burns: Here & There4:00pm This Old House4:30pm Ask This Old House

5:00pm Weekends with Yankee5:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm McLaughlin Group7:00pm Philip Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 2 of 68:00pm Sanditon On Masterpiece, Ep. 7-810:00pm Jane Austen: Behind Closed Doors Host Lucy Worsley traces novelist Jane Austen’s life and career.11:00pm Pride and Prejudice, Ep. 3 of 612:00am Philip Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 2 of 6

Monday, December 288:00pm Antiques Roadshow Orlando9:00pm Ganz: How I Lost My Beetle Traces the legacy of Josef Ganz, the Jewish visionary behind the Volkswagen Beetle.10:00pm Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain Chronicles his rise as a pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights leader and counselor to presidents spanning the era from LBJ to Barack Obama.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Tuesday, December 298:00pm American Masters Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page Explore the cultural legacy and complicated history of this author. 9:30pm The Queen Mother, Pt. 1 & 2 of 211:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Wednesday, December 30 8:00pm Nature Cold Warriors: Wolves & Buffalo 9:00pm NOVA The Impossible Flight Follow two intrepid pilots as they construct and fly the first solar-powered airplane around the world.11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, December 318:00pm United In Song: Celebrating The Resilience of America Say goodbye to 2020 with a concert celebrating the irrepressible strength of Americans. 9:30pm Great Performances 42nd Street 12:00am Amanpour and Company

Friday, January 18:00pm Washington Week

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8:30pm HomeStage at The Little: Daniel Ponder9:00pm Great Performances From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 202110:30pm Sympathetic Strings: Stories of the Hardanger Fiddle11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, January 21:00pm Pati’s Mexican Table 1:30pm Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food2:00pm America’s Test Kitchen, New Season3:00pm Second Opinion Smoking Cessation3:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe4:00pm American Masters Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page5:30pm Orchard House: Home of Little Women6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show New Years8:00pm Father Brown The Blood of Anarchists9:00pm Are You Being Served?9:30pm Are You Being Served? 10:00pm John Denver: Country Roads - Live in England 11:00pm Bluegrass Underground Loren Morrow12:00am ACL Hall of Fame: The First Six Years

Sunday, January 31:00pm Julia Child: Best Bites2:30pm Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like4:00pm This Old House4:30pm Ask This Old House5:00pm Weekends with Yankee5:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm McLaughlin Group7:00pm Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 3 of 68:00pm Prince Albert: A Victorian Hero Revealed 9:00pm Elizabeth is Missing on Masterpiece11:00pm Pride & Prejudice, Ep. 4 of 612:00am Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes, Ep. 3 of 6

Monday, January 48:00pm Antiques Roadshow American Stories9:00pm Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening10:00pm Independent Lens A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem 11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Tuesday, January 58:00pm Finding Your Roots Breaking the Silences

9:00pm PBS American Portrait I Dream10:00pm Frontline11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Wednesday, January 68:00pm Nature A Squirrel’s Guide to Success9:00pm NOVA Prediction by the Numbers10:00pm When Disaster Strikes A Perfect Storm: Mozambique11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Thursday, January 78:00pm Dialogue in Metal (WXXI) Jesse James of West Coast Choppers fame and world renowned sculpture artist Albert Paley collaborate to make two sculptures.9:00pm Midsomer Murders Wild Harvest10:30pm Hold the Sunset11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Friday, January 88:00pm Washington Week 8:30pm HomeStage at The Little: Herb Smith and the Freedom Trio9:00pm Frontline A Thousand Cuts11:00pm Amanpour and Company12:00am BBC World News12:30am Ask This Old House

Saturday, January 91:00pm Pati’s Mexican Table 1:30pm Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food2:00pm America’s Test Kitchen, New Season3:00pm Second Opinion Opioids: Overdose...3:30pm Rick Steves’ Europe4:00pm To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters on Masterpiece6:00pm PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30pm New York Now7:00pm Lawrence Welk Show Transportation8:00pm Father Brown The Skylark Scandal9:00pm Are You Being Served?9:30pm Are You Being Served? Series Finale10:00pm Johnny Cash: A Night to Remember11:00pm Bluegrass Underground Glen Hansard12:00am Austin City Limits Foo Fighters

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Tuesday, December 11pm Illustrative Math2pm NOVA The Truth About Fat 3pm African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Making A Way Out of No Way (1897-1940) 4pm Latino Americans Empire of Dreams 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy 8pm America ReFramed ...Woman’s Fight for Justice 9:30pm Beth Ames Swartz/Reminders /Invisible Light 10pm PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, December 22pm NOVA Pluto and Beyond 3pm African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross Rise! (1940-1968) 4pm Latino Americans War and Peace 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Reconstruction: America After The Civil War 9:30pm ...Jordan: African Americans & the War 10pm PBS NewsHour

Thursday, December 3 1pm Illustrative Math 2pm Nature Nature’s Miniature Miracles 3pm African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross A More Perfect Union (1968-2013) 4pm Latino Americans The New Latinos 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Reconstruction: America After The Civil War 10pm PBS NewsHour Friday, December 41pm Illustrative Math 2pm Poetry In America ...Robert Hayden 2:30pm Poetry In America... W.H. Auden 3pm Maya Angelou: American Masters 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline

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7pm Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America 10pm PBS NewsHour

Saturday, December 52:30pm Reconstruction: America After The Civil War 5:30pm Independent Lens Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 8pm Ken Burns: The National Parks 10pm America ReFramed... Woman’s Fight for Justice

Sunday, December 6 2pm Driving While Black: Race, Space & Mobility in America 5pm 3 Steps to Pain-Free Living 6:30pm Nature Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins 8pm Nature Equus: Story /The Horse: Chasing The Wind 9:30pm Rick Steves Fascism In Europe

Monday, December 7 1pm NOVA Cat Tales 2pm Nature Okavango: River of Dreams: Paradise 3pm Latino Americans Foreigners In Their Own Land 4pm Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Telescope 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Walking The Camino: Six Ways to Santiago 8pm Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries 9pm Tending Nature Guarding Ancestral Grounds with the Wiyot 9:30pm Stories from the Stage Courage 10pm PBS NewsHour Tuesday, December 8 1pm Illustrative Math 2pm Nature Okavango: River of Dreams: Limbo 3pm Latino Americans Peril and Promise 4pm Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Airplane 5pm DW News

5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Pilgrims & Tourists 8pm America ReFramed There Are Jews Here 9:30pm Our American Family: The Mays 10pm PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, December 91pm Nova Rise of the Mammals 2pm Nature Okavango: River of Dreams: Inferno 3pm Eugenics Crusade: American Experience 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm POV Shorts There’s No Place Like Home 7:30pm Indep. Lens Jim Allison: Breakthrough 9pm Frontline 10pm PBS NewsHour

Thursday, December 101pm Illustrative Math 2pm SciGirls Habitat Havoc 2:30pm SciGirls Dolphin Dive 3pm Test Tube Babies: American Experience 4pm Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Robot 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHKNewsline 7pm NOVA Bird Brain 8pm NOVA Rise of the Rockets 9pm Earth’s Sacred Wonders House of the Divine 10pm PBS NewsHour

Friday, December 111pm Illustrative Math 2pm Poetry In America... Langston Hughes 2:30pm Poetry In America... Edward Hirsch 3pm Ursula K. Le Guin: American Masters 4pm Shakespeare Uncovered Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Mark Twain’s Journey/Jerusalem: Dreamland

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Saturday, December 121:30pm Pov Shorts There’s No Place Like Home 2pm Mark Twain’s Journey to Jerusalem: Dreamland 3pm Ornament of the World 5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30pm Washington Week 6pm DW Focus On Europe 6:30pm Migrant Kitchen Badmaash 7pm Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice & Glory: Amer. Exp. 8pm Miles Davis: American Masters 10pm America ReFramed There Are Jews Here Sunday, December 131pm Colorado Experience Western Water, and Power 2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 3pm Open Mind 3:30pm Earth Focus ...The Battle/Water Rights In Chile 4pm Dw Global 3000 4:30pm On Story... A Conversation with Nancy Meyers 5pm America ReFramed There Are Jews Here 6:30pm Our American Family: The Mays 7pm Three Faiths, One God8pm Nature Santa’s Wild Home 9pm Nature Snow Bears 10pm Independent Lens The Judge

Monday, December 141pm Nova Wonders Can We Make Life? 2pm Andes: Kingdoms of the Sky 3pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Chaplains, Part 1 8pm Chaplains, Part 2 9pm Tending Nature Preserving The Desert with NALC 9:30pm Stories from the Stage Holiday Compilation 10pm PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, December 15 1pm Illustrative Math 2pm SciGirls Aquabots 2:30pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24

6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Profit & Loss 8pm America ReFramed Random Acts of Legacy 9pm Reel South Gimme A Faith 10pm PBS NewsHour Wednesday, December 161pm Climate Change - The Facts 2pm Rockies: Kingdoms of the Sky 3pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Our American Family: The Mays 7:30pm Independent Lens The Force 9pm Frontline Return from ISIS 10pm PBS NewsHour Thursday, December 171:00pm Illustrative Math 2pm Himalaya: Kingdoms of the Sky 3pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm NOVA Einstein’s Quantum Riddle8pm NOVA Apollo’s Daring Mission 9pm Earth’s Sacred Wonders Closer to the Divine 10pm PBS NewsHour

Friday, December 181pm Illustrative Math 2pm Poetry In America... Emily Dickinson 2:30pm Great Performances Much Ado About Nothing 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Inside The Vatican 9pm Holy Silence 10pm PBS NewsHour Saturday, December 191:30pm Our American Family: The Kurowskis 2pm Inside The Vatican

4pm Holy Silence 5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30pm Washington Week 6pm DW Focus On Europe 6:30pm Migrant Kitchen Omotenashi 7pm Backs Against/Wall: Howard Thurman Story 8pm Maya Angelou: American Masters 10pm America ReFramed Random Acts of Legacy

Sunday, December 201pm Colorado Experience The Fairy Caves 1:30pm Start Up Will Power Fitness Gym 2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 3pm Open Mind 3:30pm Earth Focus ...Lumber Poaching...4pm Dw Global 3000 4:30pm On Story ...A Conversation w/ Callie Khouri 5pm America ReFramed Random Acts of Legacy 6pm Reel South Gimme A Faith 7pm Three Faiths, One God8pm Nature Animal Odd Couples 9pm Same God

Monday, December 211pm NOVA Secrets of the Forbidden City 2pm NOVA Bigger Than T. Rex 3pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Many Storeys & Last Days of Thomas Merton 8pm Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer 9pm Tending Nature Reclaiming Agriculture 9:30pm Stories from the Stage Unexpected Gift 10pm PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, December 221pm 30pm Illustrative Math 2pm Nature Sex, Lies and Butterflies 3pm National Parks: America’s Best Idea 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Fire & Ice

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6:30pm Migrant Kitchen Beyond Pho 7pm American Conscience: Reinhold Niebuhr Story 8pm Great Performances Twilight: Los Angeles 9:30pm Pov Shorts Positive Images 10pm America ReFramed Agents of Change

Sunday, December 271pm Colorado Experience The Press of the West 1:30pm Start Up Ash and Erie 2pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 2:30pm Firing Line with Margaret Hoover 3pm Open Mind 3:30pm Earth Focus Dairy Alternatives...4pm DW Global 3000 4:30pm On Story Charles Burnett...5pm America ReFramed Agents of Change 6:30pm Education of Harvey Gantt 6:55pm City Hall

Monday, December 281pm NOVA The Planets: Inner Worlds 2pm NOVA The Planets: Mars 3pm Civilizations The Second Moment of Creation 4pm Civilizations How Do We Look? 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Gandhi’s Awakening & Gandhi’s Gift Gandhi’s Awakening 9pm Tending Nature Cultivating Native Foodways ... 9:30pm Stories from the Stage Kitchen Confessions 10pm PBS NewsHour

Tuesday, December 291pm NOVA Inside Animal Minds: Who’s The Smartest? 2pm NOVA The Planets: Jupiter 3pm Civilizations God and Art 4pm Civilizations Encounters 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Standing On Sacred Ground Islands of Sanctuary 8pm Personal Statement: America Reframed 9pm Place to Stand 10pm PBS NewsHour

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8pm America ReFramed Agents of Change 9:30pm Education of Harvey Gantt 10pm PBS NewsHour

Wednesday, December 231pm Plants Behaving Badly Sex & Lies 2pm NOVA First Man on the Moon 3pm Frontline Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Pt. 1 of 2 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Independent Lens Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World 8:30pm Guru Nanak: The Founder of Sikhism 10pm PBS NewsHour

Thursday, December 241pm Life from Above Moving Planet 2pm Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries The Poles 3pm Frontline From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians, Pt. 2 of 25pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm NOVA Pluto and Beyond 8pm NOVA Flying Supersonic 9pm Earth’s Sacred Wonders Visions of the Divine 10pm PBS NewsHour

Friday, December 251pm Life from Above Colorful Planet 2pm Little Women On Masterpiece Pt. 1-3 of 3 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Faith in the Big House 8pm Your Health: A Sacred Matter 10pm PBS NewsHour

Saturday, December 261:30pm Stories from the Stage Unexpected Gift 2pm Faith in the Big House 3pm Your Health: A Sacred Matter 5pm To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe 5:30pm Washington Week 6pm DW Focus On Europe

Wednesday, December 301pm Beyond A Year In Space 2pm NOVA The Planets: Saturn 3pm Civilizations Renaissances 4pm Civilizations Paradise On Earth 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm POV 93queen 8:30pm Independent Lens We Believe In Dinosaurs 10pm PBS NewsHour

Thursday, December 311pm Life from Above Patterned Planet 2pm NOVA The Planets: Ice Worlds 3pm Civilizations Color and Light 4pm Civilizations The Cult of Progress 5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm NOVA The Impossible Flight 9pm Impossible Builds The Floating House 10pm PBS NewsHour

Friday, January 11pm Life From Above Changing Planets 2pm Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters4pm Ursula K. Le Guin: American Masters5pm DW News 5:30pm BBC World News America 6pm France 24 6:30pm NHK Newsline 7pm Louisa May Alcott: American Masters8pm American Masters: Laura Ingalls Wilder 10pm PBS NewsHour

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TV21.3/CABLE 1276 NOVEMBER/EARLY DECEMBER

Create Mondays6:00am Craft in America7:00am Best of Sewing with Nancy7:30am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell8:00am This Old House8:30am Ask This Old House9:00am Dining with the Chef9:30am Iowa Ingredient10:00am Daytripper10:30am Fly Brother with Ernest White II11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe11:30am Best of Joy of Painting12:00pm Mexico - One Plate at a Time 12:30pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan/ Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook (12/21)1:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy1:30pm Paint This with Jerry Yarnell2:00pm This Old House2:30pm Ask This Old House3:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen4:00pm Mexico - One Plate at a Time4:30pm Iowa Ingredient5:00pm Daytripper5:30pm Fly Brother with Ernest White II6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans 7:00pm Simply Ming7:30pm Cook’s Country8:00pm America’s Test Kitchen

8:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans9:00pm Great British Baking Show (12/7) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (12/14) Christmas on the Danube(12/21) Chris Kimball Milk Street (12/28)9:30pm Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (12/14) P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home(12/21) Rick Steves’ Europe (12/28)10:00pm Family Travel with Collen Kelly10:30pm Fly Brother with Ernest White II11:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe11:30pm America’s Test Kitchen12:00am Kitchen Queens: New Orleans

Create Tuesdays6:00am J. Schwanke’s Life in Bloom6:30pm Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini 7:00am Quilting Arts7:30am Painting and Travel 8:00am Craftsman’s Legacy8:30am Woodsmith Shop9:00am Mike Colameco’s Real Food 9:30am Tastemakers10:00am Passion Italy10:30am Travelscope11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting12:00pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food12:30pm Tastemakers1:00pm Quilting Arts1:30pm Painting and Travel 2:00pm Craftsman’s Legacy2:30pm Woodsmith Shop3:00pm Quilting Arts3:30pm Cook’s Country4:00pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food4:30pm Tastemakers5:00pm Passion Italy5:30pm Travelscope6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans 7:00pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals7:30pm Joanne Weir Cooking Confidence8:00pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs French Chef Classics (12/8)8:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans 9:00pm Dishing with Julia (12/1)

CREATE WEEKLY SHOWCASESFridays (9pm-12am) Saturdays (10am-3pm) Sundays (12pm-5pm)

12/4-12/10 Masterful Bakers Watch Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood put on a British baking masterclass while tackling the signature, technical, and showstopper challenges from the past five seasons.

12/11-12/17 Veggie-palooza Jamie Oliver and Jazzy Vegetarian’s Laura Theodore craft healthy and satisfying meatless mains, sides, and desserts

12/18-12/24 Magical Christmas CREATE experts show you how to prepare a feast and decorate your home for Christmas.

12/25-12/31 Best of 2020 We’re saying “so long!” to 2020 with a showcase of fan favorites from the past year.

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The Great British Baking Show (12/8) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (12/15) How to Cook Well at Christmas (12/22) America’s Test Kitchen (12/29)9:30pm Samantha Brown (12/29)10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe10:30pm Travelscope11:00pm Passion Italy11:30pm Cook’s Country12:00am Kitchen Queens: New Orleans

Create Wednesdays6:00am Make It Artsy6:30pm Urban Conversion7:00am Knit and Crochet Now7:30am Painting with Wilson Bickford8:00am American Woodshop8:30am Garage with Steve Butler9:00am Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef9:30am America’s Test Kitchen10:00am Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions10:30am Curious Traveler Afro-Latino Travels (12/9)11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting12:00pm Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef12:30pm America’s Test Kitchen1:00pm Knit and Crochet Now1:30pm Painting with Wilson Bickford2:00pm American Woodshop2:30pm Garage with Steve Butler3:00pm Knit and Crochet Now3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen4:00pm Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef4:30pm America’s Test Kitchen5:00pm Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions Outside with Greg Aliello (12/23)5:30pm Curious Traveler Afro-Latino Travels (12/9)6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans7:00pm Field Trip with Curtis Stone 7:30pm Cook’s Country8:00pm Lidia’s Kitchen8:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans9:00pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs The Great British Baking Show (12/9) Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (12/16) Christmastime in New Orleans (12/23) Jacques Pepin: Heart & Soul (12/30)9:30pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs Travelscope (12/30)10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe

10:30pm Curious Traveler Afro-Latino Travels (12/9) 11:00pm Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions Outside with Greg Aliello (12/23)11:30pm America’s Test Kitchen 12:00am Kitchen Queens: New Orleans

Create Thursdays6:00am Why Quilts Matter6:30pm Beads, Baubles, and Jewels7:00am Quilting Arts7:30am Painting with Paulson8:00am Craftman’s Legacy8:30am Woodsmith Shop9:00am Mike Colameco’s Real Food9:30am Tastemakers10:00am Wild Travels10:30am Travelscope11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting 12:00pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food 12:30pm Tastemakers1:00pm Quilting Arts1:30pm Painting with Paulson2:00pm Craftman’s Legacy2:30pm Woodsmith Shop3:00pm Quilting Arts3:30pm Cook’s Country4:00pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food4:30pm Tastemakers5:00pm Wild Travels5:30pm Travelscope6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans7:00pm Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen7:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table8:00pm Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Kitchen8:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans9:00pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs The Great British Baking Show (12/10) The Jazzy Vegetarian (12/17) The Magic of Christmas in Alsace (12/24) Lidia’s Kitchen (12/31)9:30pm In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs The Jazzy Vegetarian (12/17) European Christmas Markets (12/24) Weekends with Yankee (12/31)10:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe10:30pm Travelscope 11:00pm Wild Travels11:30pm Cook’s Country 12:00am Kitchen Queens: New Orleans

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Create Fridays6:00am For Your Home6:30am Growing Bolder7:00am Best of Sewing with Nancy7:30am Paint This with Jerry Yarnell8:00am This Old House8:30am Ask This Old House9:00am Hubert Keller: Secrets of a Chef9:30am America’s Test Kitchen10:00am Cycle Around Japan10:30am Travels with Darley11:00am Rick Steves’ Europe11:30am Best of The Joy of Painting12:00pm Hubert Keller: Secret of a Chef12:30pm America’s Test Kitchen1:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy1:30pm Paint This with Jerry Yarnell2:00pm This Old House2:30pm Ask This Old House3:00pm Best of Sewing with Nancy3:30pm America’s Test Kitchen4:00pm Hubert Keller: Secret of a Chef4:30pm America’s Test Kitchen5:00pm Canvasing the World5:30pm Travels with Darley6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans7:00pm Simply Ming7:30pm Cook’s Country8:00pm America’s Test Kitchen 8:30pm Kitchen Queens 9:00pm-12:00am See CREATE Showcase on page 9

Create Saturdays6:00am Classical Stretch6:30am Yoga in Practice7:00am Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting7:30am Art of a Cowboy8:00am Ask This Old House8:30am This Old House 9:00am P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home9:30am Growing a Greener World10:00am-3:00pm See CREATE Showcase on page 9 3:00pm This Old House3:30pm Ask This Old House4:00pm America’s Test Kitchen4:30pm Cook’s Country5:00pm Richard Bangs6:00pm Rick Steves’ Europe6:30pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans7:00pm Nick Stellino: Storyteller in the Kitchen 7:30pm Pati’s Mexican Table

8:00pm Somewhere South ATK: Home for the Holidays (12/19) Jacques Pépin: American Masters (12/26)9:00pm Best of The Joy of Painting 9:30pm Best of The Joy of Painting10:00pm Richard Bangs 11:00pm Mexico - One Plate at a Time 11:30pm Mike Colameco’s Real Food 12:00am Mike Colameco’s Real Food

Create Sundays6:00am Classical Stretch6:30am Classical Stretch7:00am It’s Sew Easy7:30am Grand View Wyland’s Art Studio (12/27)8:00am Classical Stretch8:30am Classical Stretch 9:00am New Day New Chef9:30am The Jazzy Vegetarian10:00am Trails to Oishi Tokyo10:30am Journeys in Japan11:00am P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home11:30am Garden Smart12:00pm-5:00pm See CREATE Showcase on page 95:00pm Kitchen Queens: New Orleans5:30pm Simply Ming6:00pm Food Flirts6:30pm Lidia’s Kitchen7:00pm Sara’s Weeknight Meals7:30pm Joanne Weir’s Cooking Confidence 8:00pm Somewhere South Jacques Pépin: American Masters (12/27)9:00pm The Great British Baking Show Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (12/13) No Passport Required (12/27)9:30pm Jamie’s Ultimate Veg (/12/13)10:00pm Great Estates Scotland Richard Bangs11:00pm To Dine For With Kate Sullivan 11:30pm Tastemakers12:00am Tastemakers

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WXXI FM91.5 SYNDICATED CONCERT SERIES

MONDAYS @ 8PMPERFORMANCE UPSTATE

12/7 Performance from the Skaneateles and Geneva Music Festivals, Pegasus Early Music and various Psalm settings performed by Madrigalia and Cordancia Chamber Orchestra. 12/14 We’ll hear from Pegasus, the Skaneateles Festival and the premier performance of Scott Perkins From Generation to Generation: A Celebration through Psalms performed by the Third Presbyterian vocal choirs and orchestra. 12/21 Selections from the “Songs of the Soul” and “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” concerts by Madrigalia, the Geneva Music Festival’s “Clive Greensmith and Friends” selections, the Gateways Festival Orchestra’s performance of Carlos Simon’s Amen! and Of and Between performed by fivebyfive. 12/28 We’ll sample the Roberts Wesleyan College Wind Ensemble, the Rochester Early Music Festival, we’ll hear 2018 Young Pianist Grand Prize Winner Christopher Zandieh at the MostArts Festival and selections from “Nevertheless, She Persisted” concert by Pegasus Early Music. 1/4 Musica Spei, Skaneateles Piano Festival, Selections from “Nevertheless She Persisted” with Pegasus Early Music, Madrigalia and the Roberts Wesleyan College Wind Ensemble1/11 Café Music from the Skaneateles Festival, “Women Composers Across the Ages” from the Geneva Music Festival, and more “women” from Pegasus Early Music

TUESDAYS @ 8PMBEST OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

12/1 Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Respighi: Feste Romana (Serge Koussevitzky and Seiji Ozawa, cond)

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

12/8 Burke/Jang/Rosenblum/Vali/Williams: “The Elements” Holst: The Planets (Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, dir; Manfred Honeck, cond)12/15 Casella: Symphonic Fragments from La donna serpent Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 (Jean-Efflam Bavouzet,

p; Gianandrea Noseda, cond) 12/22 Handel: Messiah (Christina Landshamer, s; Robin Blaze, ct; Paul Appleby, t; Paul Armin Edelmann, bar; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Betsy Burleigh, dir; Manfred Honeck, cond)12/29 Greenwood: There Will Be Blood Rodrigo: Fantasía Para un Gentilhombre Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes, Ballet in Three Deals Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé (Pablo Villegas, g; Gustavo Gimeno, cond)1/5 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Daniil Trifonov, p; Yan Pascal Tortelier, cond)1/12 Sibelius: Finlandia, Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 2 (James Ehnes, v; Osmo Vänskä, cond)

WEDNESDAYS @ 8PMMILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

12/2 Chabrier: España Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain for Piano and Orchestra Bizet/Hoffmann: Suite No. 1 from Carmen Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol Ravel: Boléro (Jorge Federico Osorio, p; Jun Märkl, cond)12/9 Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 2 (Anthony Marwood, v; Ken-David Masur and Gemma New, cond)12/16 Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (Simone Lamsma, v; Fabien Gabel, cond)12/23 Ives: The Unanswered Question John Adams: On the Transmigration of Souls Mozart/Sussmeyer: Requiem (Mary Wilson, s; Clara Osowski, ms; Evan LeRoy Johnson, t; Peixin Chen, bs; Milwaukee Children’s Choir, Marco Melendez, dir; Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, Lee Erickson, dir; Cheryl Frazes Hill, dir; Edo de Waart and Yaniv Dinur, cond)12/30 Milhaud: La Création du monde Gershwin: Piano Concerto Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances (Jeffrey Kahane, p and cond) 1/6 Adams: The Chairman Dances, Foxtrot for Orchestra Nielsen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Adams: Violin Concerto Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 (Sonora Slocum, f; Leila Josefowics, v; Edo de Waart and Anu Tali, cond) 1/13 Mendelssohn: Trumpet Overture Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 Gabrieli/Ed. Block: Canzon

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Septimi Toni à 8 (No. 2) Gabrieli/Ed. King: Canzon Primi Toni, Canzona per sonare No. 2 Michele Dall’Ongaro: La primavera Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Italian (Orion Weiss, p; Ken-David Masur, cond)

THURSDAYS @ 8PMCHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

12/3 Gershwin: Cuban Overture Gershwin/Tovey: A Foggy Day Ives: The Unanswered Question Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Ives/Schuman: Variations on America Williams: Selections from Lincoln Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, From the New World (Bramwell Tovey, p; Adolph Herseth, tr; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, dir; various conductors)12/10 Handel: Messiah (Amanda Forsythe, s; Sasha Cooke, ms; Nicholas Phan, t; Joshua Hopkins, bar; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, dir; Matthew Halls, cond)12/17 Bizet: Roma Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Anita Rachvelishvili, ms; Piero Pretti, t; Luca Salsi, bar; Ronnita Miller, ms; Sasha Cooke, ms; Alessandra Visconti; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, dir; Riccardo Muti, cond)12/24 Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Piano Concerto No. 20 Varèse: Déserts Stravinsky: Divertimento, Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss, Suite from The Firebird (Mitsuko Uchida, p; Riccardo Muti and Pierre Boulez, cond) 12/31 Bruckner: Psalm 150 Bartók: Cantata profana Brahms: A German Requiem (Ruth Welting and Kiri Te Kanawa, s; John Aler, t; John Tomlinson and Bernd Weikl, bar; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, dir; various conductors) 1/7 Stravinsky: Concerto for String Orchestra Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 Traditional/Limonov: Auld lang syne Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique Ives: IV. Thanksgiving and Forefathers’ Day from New England Holidays Symphony (Nicola Benedetti, v; Chicago Symphony Chorus, Margaret Hillis, dir; Michael Tilson Thomas, cond)1/14 Corelli: Concerto grosso Giacomelli: Sposa non mi conosci from Merope Veracini: Già presso al termine from Adriano in Siria Vivaldi: Violin Concertos in D and E, L’amoroso Ariosti: Questi ceppi from Le fede ne’ tradimenti Vivaldi: Agitata da due venti from Griselda, Violin Concerto, La stravaganza Corelli: Concerto grosso Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 (Vivica Genoux, ms; Fabio Biondi, v and cond; Paul Lewis, p; Christoph von Dohnányi, cond)

FRIDAYS @ 8PMSYMPHONYCAST

12/4 Barber: Symphony No. 1 Gershwin: Piano Concerto Penderecki: Adagio from Symphony No. 3 Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Conrad Tao, p; Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond)12/11 Stravinsky: Fireworks Pereira: Threshold Brahms: Symphony No. 1 (Maraca 2, perc; Joseph Pereira, tim; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, cond)12/18 Piston: Symphony No. 7 Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Pathétique (Natasha Paremski, p; Oregon Symphony; Carlos Kalmar, cond)12/25 Eryilmaz: Miniatures Set No. 6 Hailstork: Arabesques Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Dvorak: Silent Woods (Saint Paul CO)1/1 Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Piano Concerto No. 3, Symphony No. 5 (Fabio Bidini, p; Buffalo Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond)

SATURDAYS @ 1PMTHE METROPOLITAN OPERA 12/5 Prokofiev: War and Peace (March 2, 2002) 12/12 Beethoven: Fidelio (October 28, 2000) 12/19 Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel (January 6, 2018) 12/26 Mozart: The Magic Flute (December 21, 2010) 1/2 Glass: Satyagraha (November 19, 2011) 1/9 Rossini: Il Barbieri di Siviglia (April 26, 2007)

SUNDAYS @ 1PMTHE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 12/6 Haydn: Symphony No. 95 Martinu: Incantation, Piano Concerto No. 4 Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 (Garrick Ohlsson, p; Xian Zhang, cond) 12/13 Bach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe Mozart: Symphony No. 33 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Jeffrey Kahane, p; Sheryl Staples, v; Liang Wang, ob; Jeffrey Kahane, cond)12/20 Brahms: Symphony Nos. 3 and 4 (Kurt Masur, cond)12/27 NYP Jukebox—Winter Holiday1/3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 Stravinsky: Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (Peter Serkin, p; David Zinman, cond)1/10 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Barber: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 (Alisa Weilerstein, c; David Zinman, cond)

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