PBS39 Matters February 2017

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PBS39 MATTERS PROGRAM GUIDE FEBRUARY 2017


PROFILE: The Crests also included Harold Torres, Talmadge “Tommy” Gough, J.T. Carter, and Patricia Van Dross. In 1957, they achieved their first minor pop hit with Sweetest One before releasing one of doo-wop’s enduring classics, the heartfelt ballad Sixteen Candles, in 1959.

Formed in New York City in 1956, The Crests were discovered by Al Browne and went on to become one of the most successful of the ‘integrated’ doo-wop groups of the period. Headed by the lead tenor of Johnny Maestro (born John Mastrangelo in 1930), the band

Create With Me

This February, children from ages 2 - 8 have two opportunities to join PBS39 at the Bethlehem Area Public Library for our Create With Me craft workshops. Sat., February 4th: Noon -1:00pm South Side Branch (400 Webster St.) Sat., February 18th: 11:00am - Noon Main Branch (11 W. Church St.) For more information or to register please visit bapl.org.

Since the late 1990s, singer Tommy Mara (real name Thomas Marasciullo) has owned the trademark to The Crests’ name. Performing as The Crests, featuring Tommy Mara, the group still tours to this day, and can be heard at the PBS39 Soul & Doo Wop Spectacular at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Sunday, April 2nd. Tickets are available at wlvt.org/boxoffice.

What’s So Cool ...

This month, vote for your favorite student video in the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contest, presented by Dream It. Do It. PA, Manufacturers Resource Center, and PBS39. Voting will take place February 22nd - 24th at DreamItDoItPA.com, with winners announced Tuesday, February 28th during an awards ceremony beginning at 6:30pm at the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

7th Annual Brewfest 7th Annual PBS39 BrewFest Early Bird tickets on sale February 3rd! Get an early jump on your plans to attend the Lehigh Valley’s premier craft beer event. Early bird discounted tickets to the 7th Annual PBS39 BrewFest will be available Friday, February 3rd at 10:00am. Early bird sales will last through Friday, March 17th at 10:00am. To get yours, visit wlvt.org/events. The 7th Annual PBS39 BrewFest will take place on Saturday, June 3rd at Coca-Cola Park, Home of the IronPigs. Regular session will begin at 2:00pm, with a special VIP session beginning at 1:00pm.


FEBRUARY 1 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Royal Cousins at War 8:00 Victoria on Masterpiece: The Clockwork Prince — Against the queen’s wishes, Albert pays a visit and meets royal disdain. 9:00 Mercy Street: The House Guest A house guest becomes the focus of Alice’s schemes; Mary tries to conceal her illness. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Ruddy Gore — Two deaths onstage at a Gilbert and Sullivan show. 11:00 Inside the Court of Henry VIII 2 THURSDAY 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Hour 3) A Civil War sword, a Joe Fortenberry Olympic gold, and James Madison’s seal. 8:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: A Foreign Field The body of a man is found in a park. 10:00 Globe Trekker: Road Trip: Rust Belt Highway, USA 11:00 10 Parks That Changed America

Weeknight News 6:00pm BBC World News America 6:30pm Nightly Business Report 12:00am Charlie Rose 7:00 Rise and Fall of Penn Station: American Experience — 53 years after the station’s opening it was slated to be destroyed. 8:00 Secrets of the Dead: Death on the Railroad — A murder mystery and voyage of discovery to learn what happened to a group of Irish men who came to America. 9:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Hitler’s Killer Subs The Type 21 U-boat was Hitler’s ultimate deep sea destroyer. 10:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Hitler’s Megaships Hitler orders the construction of the world’s largest and most powerful ships. 11:00 Nazi Mega Weapons: Fortress Berlin Hitler is in the center of Berlin, 10 meters underground, surrounded by four-meter thick concrete walls, safe from any air attack the Allies can throw at him.

6 MONDAY 7:00 Father Brown: The Judgement of Man Father Brown becomes embroiled in an audacious art heist. 3 FRIDAY 8:00 Foyle’s War: All Clear — Foyle investigates 7:00 FOCUS the deaths of two VE Day members. 7:30 Articulate (Part 1 of 2) 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Fort Worth (Hour 3) 9:00 Inspector Morse: The Daughters of Cain (See 2/2, 7pm) An Oxford professor and fund raiser is 9:00 British Antiques Roadshow stabbed to death at home with a weapon 10:00 Wuthering Heights — Heathcliff’s presence yet to be stolen. (Part 1 of 2) continues to throw Cathy’s life with Edgar 10:00 Whitechapel — The team discovers that into turmoil. a third victim has disappeared and could be hours from death. 4 SATURDAY 6:00 Classic Gospel 7 TUESDAY 7:00 Lawrence Welk: The Southern Show 7:00 Scholastic Scrimmage: Palmerton HS vs 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances Lehigh Valley Academy 9:00 As Time Goes By 7:30 FOCUS: On Easton 10:00 Brit Floyd The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd 8:00 Il Volo: Notte Magica — A tribute to the Show - Live — All the best elements of a Three Tenors real Pink Floyd concert. Ticket opportunity 9:30 Andre Rieu: Waltzing Forever — An unfor- at wlvt.org. gettable concert from his hometown of 11:30 Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop — Frankie Maastricht in the Netherlands. Valli hosts performances by Little Richard, 11:00 Night of Legends — Featuring Little The Five Satins, and more rock and roll Anthony & The Imperials and The Duprees. legends. Ticket opportunity at wlvt.org. 8 WEDNESDAY 5 SUNDAY 7:00 The Queen at 90 4:30 NOVA: Search for the Super Battery 8:00 Victoria on Masterpiece: An Ordinary Explore the hidden world of energy Woman — Will Victoria and Albert marry? storage and how it holds the keys to a Will the queen promise “to obey” her greener future. foreign prince? 5:30 FOCUS 9:00 Mercy Street: One Equal Temper — The 6:00 Race Underground: American Experience Greens work to hide an ugly secret. The dramatic story of an invention that McBurney plots to send Mary home. changed the lives of millions.


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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder In Montparnasse — The widow of a French painter visiting Melbourne disappears. Very British Murder

9 THURSDAY 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: The Civil War Years Learn about historical items from on and off the battlefield during the tumultuous Civil War years. 8:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Smoke and Mirrors A body appears out of nowhere from above, crashing onto the roof of the car in front of Cec Drury. 9:00 Death In Paradise — The team is called to the murder scene of a young meteorolo- gist as Hurricane Irma approaches. 10:00 Globe Trekker: Vietnam 11:00 10 Homes That Changed America 10 FRIDAY 7:00 FOCUS 7:30 Articulate 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: The Civil War Years (See 2/9, 7pm) 9:00 British Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Northanger Abbey — Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones, Meadowlands) gets invited to Bath and is immersed in a world of elaborate balls and handsome men. When one suitor takes her to his family estate, Northanger Abbey, Catherine becomes mired in a world of fact and fantasy. 11 SATURDAY 6:00 Classic Gospel 7:00 Lawrence Welk: Songs By John Mercer 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 9:00 As Time Goes By 10:00 Brit Floyd The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show - Live (See 2/4, 10pm) 11:30 Rocktopia: Live in Budapest - A Classical Revolution — A fusion of classical music with classic rock in a concert filmed live at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest.

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from the Cotton Kingdom of the South to the northern abolitionists who opposed it. Gettysburg Story — Stephen Lang narrates a cutting-edge and hi-tech history of the Civil War’s bloody, pivotal battle.

13 MONDAY 7:00 Father Brown: The Time Machine Jacob is determined to prove that a member of his family killed his father a year ago by using his new invention - a time machine. 8:00 Foyle’s War: All Clear (Part 2 of 2) 9:00 Inspector Morse: The Daughters of Cain (Part 2 of 2) 10:00 Whitechapel — The discovery of a flayed face in a Whitechapel gallery sparks the start of a killing spree. 14 TUESDAY 7:00 Scholastic Scrimmage: Whitehall HS vs Northwestern Lehigh 7:30 FOCUS: On Education and History 8:00 Favorite Love Songs (My Music) — Join Emmy-winning actress Susan Lucci for this all-new special devoted to sentimental favorites of the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. 9:30 Night of Legends (See 2/7, 11pm) 10:30 Rocktopia: Live in Budapest - A Classical Revolution (See 2/11, 11:30pm) 15 WEDNESDAY 7:00 Changing Face of the Queen 8:00 Victoria on Masterpiece: The Queen’s Husband — Victoria gets her way at court and resorts to a folk cure in the bedroom. 9:00 Mercy Street: Southern Mercy — In the wake of Second Bull Run, Hopkins and Emma strike out to rescue wounded soldiers. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Away With The Fairies — An author of fairy stories is poisoned at the offices of Women’s Choice magazine. 11:00 Secrets of Underground London 16 THURSDAY 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Hour 1) A Rockwell self-portrait, a signed Indy 500 flag, and a Victorian wedding outfit. 8:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Crossing the Line Jean is at the cinema when there is a fire in the projection room. 9:00 Death In Paradise — The host of a charity fundraiser is found shot dead. 10:00 Globe Trekker: Food Hour: Southern China 11:00 African American Museum

12 SUNDAY 4:30 NOVA: Ultimate Cruise Ship — Join pioneering shipbuilders as they embark on a feat of maritime engineering 5:30 FOCUS 6:00 9/11: Inside the Pentagon — Rarely told stories of the attack on the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. 7:00 Oklahoma City: American Experience Traces the events that led Timothy McVeigh to commit the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history. 17 FRIDAY 9:00 Civil War: The Cause - 1861 — Episode one 7:00 FOCUS dramatically evokes the causes of the war, 7:30 Articulate


21 TUESDAY 7:00 Scholastic Scrimmage: Bethlehem Catholic British Antiques Roadshow HS vs Southern Lehigh HS Rebecca — The dead mistress of 7:30 FOCUS: On the Arts Manderley casts her irresistible spell from 8:00 Night of Legends (See 2/7, 11pm) 9:00 Il Volo: Notte Magica (See 2/7, 8pm) beyond the grave. Dame Diana Rigg 10:30 Frank Sinatra: Voice of Our Time portrays Mrs. Danvers, the sinister head Chronicles the career of the legendary housekeeper of Manderley who is devoted singer, focusing on his rise to fame in the to her dead mistress. (Part 1 of 2) music world, acting career, and his 18 SATURDAY involvement in politics and fundraising. 6:00 Classic Gospel 7:00 Lawrence Welk: Tribute to the Swing and 22 WEDNESDAY Sweet Bands 7:00 Secrets of Althorp: The Spencers 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances 8:00 Victoria on Masterpiece: The Engine of 9:00 As Time Goes By Change — A child on the way, Victoria 10:00 The Last Waltz — Watch Bob Dylan, Neil must choose a regent in case she dies Young and more perform with The Band in during childbirth. Martin Scorsese’s 1978 acclaimed film. 9:00 Mercy Street: Unknown Soldier Lisette’s intervention leads to a family 19 SUNDAY reunion. Pinkerton’s investigation causes 4:30 NOVA: The Origami Revolution a rift. The ancient art of paper folding is sparking 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen scientific advances, affecting drug develop- of the Flowers — Phryne has just days to ment and future NASA space missions. teach deportment and etiquette to a group 5:30 FOCUS of unruly teenage girls before the annual 6:00 Ruby Ridge: American Experience Flower Parade. Examine the 1992 FBI siege at Ruby Ridge 11:00 Secrets of the Dead: Carthage’s Lost that helped launch the modern militia Warriors — In 146BC thousands of movement through eyewitness accounts, Carthaginians fled their homeland. Science including Randy Weaver’s daughter and now suggests some took refuge thousands federal agents involved. of miles away in South America. 7:00 Civil War: A Very Bloody Affair/Forever Free 1862 — Episode two begins with 23 THURSDAY the political infighting that threatened to 7:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Hour 2) swamp Lincoln’s administration. Forever A Joe Louis-signed bottle, a Sheraton side- Free charts the dramatic events that led to board and a Yankees team-signed ball. Lincoln’s decision to free the slaves. 8:00 Dr. Blake Mysteries: Mortal Coil 9:30 Civil War: Simply Murder/The Universe Jean attends a local funeral where the of Battle 1863 — The nightmarish Union coffin is dropped, revealing not one but disaster at Fredericksburg comes to two two bodies. climaxes. The Universe of Battle opens with 9:00 Death In Paradise — Tragedy hits the tiny a dramatic account of the Battle of paradise island of Saint-Marie when DI Gettysburg. Richard Poole is murdered at his university reunion party. 20 MONDAY 10:00 Globe Trekker: Delhi & Agra 7:00 Father Brown: The Standing Stones 11:00 Secrets of the Manor House A death at the stone circle of a polio-strick- en village leads Father Brown to conclude 24 FRIDAY that dark forces are at work. 7:00 FOCUS 8:00 Foyle’s War: The Russian House — The 7:30 Articulate escape of a Russian POW sets off a chain of 8:00 Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Hour 2) events that leads to murder. (Part 1 of 2) (See 2/23, 7pm) 9:00 Inspector Morse: Death Is Now My 9:00 British Antiques Roadshow Neighbor — When the next-door neighbor 10:00 Rebecca (See 2/17, 10pm, Part 2 of 2) of a murdered woman is also killed, Morse suspects the first shooting may have been 25 SATURDAY 6:00 Classic Gospel an error. (Part 1 of 2) 10:00 Whitechapel — Discoveries that motives 7:00 Lawrence Welk: Love Songs behind the killings lie in criminal cases 8:00 Keeping Up Appearances where the accused have escaped justice. 9:00 As Time Goes By 8:00 9:00 10:00

Antiques Roadshow: Indianapolis (Hour 1)

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Il Volo: Notte Magica (See 2/7, 8pm) Night of Legends (See 2/7, 11pm) Rolling Stones: From the Vault A new series of live concerts from The Rolling Stones archive.

war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy. The last episode, The Better Angels of Our Nature begins with the bitter sweet aftermath of Lee’s surrender up to Lincoln’s assassination. 26 SUNDAY 4:30 NOVA: Killer Trains — Follow investigators 27 MONDAY as they probe the wreckage of infamous 7:00 Father Brown: The Paradise of Thieves accidents and watch safety experts test the When a dead man is found inside a locked latest crash prevention designs bank vault, Father Brown must solve the 5:30 FOCUS mystery to save an innocent man from 6:00 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: paying the ultimate price. American Experience — Just days after the 8:00 Foyle’s War: The Russian House (Part 2of 2) Civil War ended, President Abraham 9:00 Inspector Morse: Death Is Now My Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre. Neighbor (Part 2 of 2) As a fractured nation mourned, a manhunt 10:00 Whitechapel — A disembowelled body closed in on his assassin, the twenty-six is discovered in a sewer. The team must year-old actor, John Wilkes Booth. establish whether a killer is at large, or if 7:00 Civil War: Valley of the Shadow of feral swine have returned to London’s Death/Most Hallowed Ground 1864 sewers. Episode Six begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert 28 TUESDAY 7:00 Scholastic Scrimmage: William Allen HS vs E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordi Salisbury HS nary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other. Most Hallowed 7:30 FOCUS: Made in the Lehigh Valley 8:00 Rocktopia: Live in Budapest - A Classical Ground begins with the presidential Revolution (See 2/11, 11:30pm) election of 1864. 9:30 Brit Floyd: The World’s Greatest Pink 9:30 Civil War: War Is All Hell/The Better Floyd Show (See 2/4, 10pm) Angels of Our Natuire 1865 — The episode 11:00 Night of Legends (See 2/7, 11pm) begins with William Tecumseh Sherman’s brilliant march to the sea, which brings the

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Wild Kratts Wet & Wild Word Find

Words: Chris Martin Eggs Whale Squid Lizard

Water Guppy Island Marsh Platypus Submarine Beaver

JANUARY Puzzle Answers ACROSS 1. Champagne 5. Calendar 6. Eve

Ecosytem Turtle Tide Pool Bass Eel Rain

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DOWN 2. Midnight 3. Day 4. Cheer 7. Kiss 8. Football

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