volume 15 issue 6 june 2018 in this issue · fleetwood mac: the dance saturday, june 2, at 9:30 pm...

In This Issue

•PERRY COMO CLASSICS: ‘TILL THE END OF TIME celebrates the beloved singer

•Enjoy more memorable music with FLEETWOOD MAC: THE DANCE and RHYTHM, LOVE & SOUL

•Western Reserve PBS and Fusion both feature World War II documentaries this month, including HITLER’S ENGLAND

•Check out this month’s complete history programming on Western Reserve PBS and Fusion

Volume 15 Issue 6 June 2018

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Great Performances, Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific SymphonyFriday, June 29, at 10 pm

Repeats Saturday, June 30, at 4 am

Also airs on Fusion on Saturday, June 30, at 9 pm

Led by music director Carl St.Clair, Pacific Symphony pays tribute to America’s history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America.” This Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrates the historic American immigrant experience.

Using texts from the Ellis Island Oral History Project and historic Ellis Island images in combination with an original orchestral score, “Ellis Island” features seven firsthand stories of immigrants dramatically interpreted by guest stars Barry Bostwick, Camryn Manheim, Michael Nouri and more. Over 40 percent of United States citizens can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island, and immigration remains at the forefront of global news. This concert captures the emotions, elation and uncertainties of America’s epic immigrant experience.

The special was recorded by GREAT PERFORMANCES at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in 2017 during Pacific Symphony’s 17th American Composers Festival. Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America” premiered in 2002 to great acclaim. It has since received nearly 200 performances by more than 80 orchestras, and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Classical Contemporary Composition in 2005.

Memorable MusicMemorable Music

Fleetwood Mac: The DanceSaturday, June 2, at 9:30 pm

Repeats Tuesday, June 5, at 9:30 pm and Friday, June 8, at 11:30 pm

In 1997, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks came together for their first full-length concert performance since 1982. The concert features material from the group’s CD “The Dance,” as well as new arrangements of classic hits from multi-platinum albums.

The special takes a quieter turn when the group performs acoustic renditions of “Big Love” and “Landslide,” a Nicks song that found recent popularity with alternative rockers The Smashing Pumpkins. Christine McVie offers a then-new song, “Temporary One,” as does Lindsey Buckingham with “Bleed to Love Her.”

The grand finale features a spectacular performance of “Tusk” featuring the 85-piece University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band.

Perry Como Classics: ‘Till the End of TimeSaturday, June 2, at 8 pm

Repeats Tuesday, June 5, at 8 pm and Thursday, June 7, at 12:30 am

For over 50 years, crooner Perry Como ranked as one of America’s most successful and beloved entertainers. Starting as a big-band singer in the late 1930s, a radio star in the 1940s and then a TV headliner in the 1950s and onward, Como was a warm and welcome presence in tens of millions of households for six decades, charting over 100 hit songs along the way.

Now, for the first time, a collection of Como’s biggest hits from long-lost and newly restored episodes of his TV programs—including rare color programs and more recently discovered lost footage—is presented. Hosts are Peter Marshall and Nick Clooney.

Rhythm, Love & SoulFriday, June 8, at 8 pm

Also airs Tuesday, June 5, at midnight

Featuring hosts Aretha Franklin and Lou Rawls, this special showcases 20 more legends of rhythm and blues, Motown and soul.

Reuniting to perform their biggest love songs from the 1960s and ‘70s are Gloria Gaynor, The Manhattans, Edwin Starr, Peaches & Herb, The Spinners, Thelma Houston and many more.

Doo Wop GenerationsMonday, June 4, at 8 pm

Repeats Wednesday, June 6, at 1 am

Celebrate the new generation of Doo Wop performers as the original legends reunite to pass the torch. Performers include Kenny Vance & the Planotones, The Duprees, The Whiptones, Charlie Thomas’ Drifters, The Modern Gentlemen and more.

History Circle Community CalendarA Window into the Past: Works from the Permanent Collection— Canton Museum of Art Through July 22 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton. Approximately 74 pieces from the museum’s permanent collection have been hand-picked for this display. What can be learned from the depictions of the past? For more information, visit cantonart.org.

Fabulous 50s Fling & Car Show—Sugarcreek Timing Association Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9 Main Street and Broadway Street, Sugarcreek. Fifties-era music and polished chrome grills take on a life of their own. The weekend begins with the Friday Night Cruise-In. The main event on Saturday features homemade food at bargain prices, hundreds of car entries and more. For more information, visit fab50sfling.com.

MAPS Air Museum—Ninth Annual Don Sitts Car Show Saturday, June 9, from 9 am to 3 pm 2260 International Parkway, N. Canton. Join the fun and see beautiful cars alongside historic aircraft. For more information, call 330-896-6332 or visit mapsairmuseum.org.

Anything Goes!—KSU Porthouse Theatre June 14-30 3143 O’Neil Road, Cuyahoga Falls. This hilarious shipboard romp showcases Cole Porter’s music at its very best. For more information or tickets, call 330-672-3884.

Hillbilly Idol—Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Wednesday, June 20, from 6:30-8:30 pm Howe Meadow, 4040 Riverview Road, Peninsula. Hillbilly Idol draws from the deep, rich well of American musical traditions to blend an original hybrid sound. For more information about this free concert, visit conservancyforcvnp.org.

“Stand by Me” Movie Screening—Renaissance Performing Arts Thursday, June 21, at 7 pm 138 Park Ave. W, Mansfield. Enjoy a screening of the 1986 coming-of-age film. Carl Sederholm from Brigham Young University will give a brief lecture on the stage in front of the screen. Tickets are $5. For more information, visit mansfieldtickets.com.

Hitler’s EnglandMonday, June 18, at 10 pm Repeats Tuesday, June 19, at 4 am & Sunday, June 24, at 7 pm

Also airs on Fusion on Wedneday, June 20, at 9 pm

HITLER’S ENGLAND tells the compelling story of the people who lived in the British Channel Islands under German occupation from 1940 to 1945. Hosted by historian and acclaimed actor John Nettles, this unique historical documentary details a little-known chapter of World War II.

Nettles spent more than a decade on the British Channel Islands, not only as an actor but also as a scholar. Sharing his years of research and conducting interviews with locals, he unearths tales from this turbulent period in time. There were stories of collaboration and resistance, heroism and infamy, denunciation and deportation. There was also the everyday life between the conquerors and the conquered.

Nettles highlights the stories of ordinary people, many of whom became extraordinary as they lived through the harsh and bitter years of the German occupation.

Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from WWIIAirs on Fusion on Wednesday, June 20, at 8 pm and Saturday, June 30, at noon

Also airs on Western Reserve PBS on Monday, June 25, at midnight

World War II transformed American Jews in many ways. The veterans were fighting a battle on three fronts: against the American enemies, against fascism and the Nazis, and a personal battle against anti-Semitism.

Some of these veterans were not used to being in the South, where many of the training camps were located. In some of these small towns there were signs that said, “Jews not welcome.” An example is shared by German-born Irving Bienstock, who described one experience that happened in basic training. His account begins with his commanding officer doing bunk checks and “[H]e looks into my foot locker and he sees my tefillin in there. He asked me, ‘Is that GI issued?’ So I said, ‘No sir.’ He said get rid of it, you’ve got 48 hours to get rid of it.”

These men fought on enemy lines for their families, who were persecuted by the Nazis, and for their country.

World War II Documentaries

A City at War: ChicagoAirs on Fusion on Wednesday, June 20, at 10 pm

A CITY AT WAR: CHICAGO chronicles what happened in America’s major cities during World War II. When President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) called on the country to become “an arsenal of Democracy” to defeat Axis powers Germany, Japan, and Italy, cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and others transformed themselves into major producers of war material. Almost overnight, America’s industrial might was unleashed on its enemies, with each city making unique contributions.

Airing on Fusion

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American Experience, The Chinese Exclusion Act

Friday, June 1, at 7 pm

Sunday, June 3, at 3 pm

American Experience, Bonnie & Clyde


Monday, June 4, at 9 pm

American Experience, Space Men


Tuesday, June 5, at 7 pm

James McNeill Whistler and the Case for Beauty

Saturday, June 2, at 8 pm

Vermeer: Beyond TimeSunday, June 3, at noon

Coming out: a 50-year History



Penny & Red: The Life of secretariat’s owner

Thursday, June 7, at 7 pm


Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band


American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story


Wednesday, June 27, at 9 pm

How Sherlock Changed the World



Kosciuszko: A Man Before His Time

Sunday, June 10, at noon

Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask



Living in the overlapSunday, June 10, at

7:30 pm

Saturday, June 30, at 3:30 pm

Deep City: The Birth of the Miami Sound



Uncommon Grace: The Life of Flannery o’Connor


Sunday, June 17, at 1:30 pm

Penny: Champion of the Marginalized

Tuesday, June 12, at 10:30 pm

orchard House: Home of Little Women

Friday, June 15, at 8:30 pm

Ken Burns: America’s Storyteller, The War

Saturday, June 2, at 5:30 pm

Sunday, June 3, at 1:30 am

Thursday, June 7, at 2 am

Perry Como Classics: ‘Till the End of Time


Tuesday, June 5, at 8 pm

Thursday, June 7, at 12:30 am

Fleetwood Mac: The DanceSaturday, June 2, at 9:30 pm

Tuesday, June 5, at 9:30 pm


mister rogers: it’s you i LikeSunday, June 3, at 4 pm

Monday, June 4, at 3:30 am

Saturday, June 9, at 1:30 am

Doo Wop GenerationsMonday, June 4, at 8 pm

Wednesday, June 6, at 1 am

Rhythm, Love & SoulTuesday, June 5, at midnightFriday, June 8, at 8 pm

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—the touring years


Sunday, June 10, at 2:30 am


Saturday, June 16, at 2 am

Elvis ‘56Sunday, June 10, at 5 pm

Monday, June 11, at 3:30 am


Hitler’s EnglandMonday, June 18, at 10 pm

Tuesday, June 19, at 4 am


CivilizationsTuesdays, June 19-26, at

8 pm

Wednesdays, June 20-27, at 2 am

American Experience, The Great War

Tuesdays at 9 pm (begins 6/19)

Wednesdays at 3 am (begins 6/20)

Nova, Dawn of HumanityWednesday, June 20, at 9 pm

Thursday, June 21, at 3 am

Clyde Singer: An American Artist

Sunday, June 24, at 5:30 pm

Coming out: a 60-year History


Monday, June 25, at 4 am

Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from WWII

Monday, June 25, at midnight

Great Performances, Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony


Saturday, June 30, at 4 am

American Experience, Summer of Love



Jewish American Soldiers: Stories from WWII


Saturday, June 30, at noon

Hitler’s EnglandWednesday, June 20, at

9 pm

Heroes on Deck: World War II on Lake Michigan


Richard M. Sherman: Songs of a Lifetime



American Experience, The Great War

Saturdays at 7 pm (begins 6/23)

When the World AnsweredSunday, June 24, at

7:30 pm

Clyde Singer: An American Artist


Great Performances, Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony


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