JAMMIN AT HIPPIE JACK'S

"Grayson Capps"

Thursday, May 17th - 8:00pm

Blues/Rock/Cajun. Capps, the son of an Alabama preacher, attended Tulane University on a partial theater scholarship, but songwriting emerged as his gift. The Lost Cause Minstrels provides another strong case why Grayson Capps exists as one the country's finest songwriters. These 12 songs incorporate blues, jazz, country and folk into one streamlined sound. Capps dips into the great American songbook on...Read More

GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET

"The Enchanted Island"

Friday, May 18th - 9:00pm

This extraordinary new work combines the world’s best singers, the glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In “The Enchanted Island,” the lovers from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are shipwrecked on the other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi,...Read More

MASTERPIECE: MYSTERY!

"Sherlock, Series 2: The Reichenbach Fall"

Sunday, May 20th - 8:00pm

In what may be the climatic case of his career, Sherlock faces Moriarty’s diabolical plot to “get Sherlock,” which begins innocently enough when the criminal mastermind breaks into the Crown Jewels. As the scheme unfolds, Moriarty poses the “final problem,” and a tabloid reporter reveals the “shocking truth” about the great detective.

IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

"Burt Bacharach & Hal David:"

Monday, May 21st - 9:00pm

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Enjoy a star-studded tribute to the songwriting team who penned such classic tunes as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love” and “Walk on By” and “Alfie.” Composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David’s extraordinary collaboration has produced numerous hits and...Read More

CIVILIZATION: THE WEST AND THE REST WITH NIALL FERGUSON

"Part 1"

Tuesday, May 22nd - 7:00pm

Examine the rise of the West’s economic ascendancy based on Niall Ferguson’s six principles of prosperity: competition, science, modern medicine, democracy, consumerism and work ethic. The programs are adapted from Ferguson’s book, Civilization: The West and the Rest.

Part 2 airs on Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm on WCTE.

NATURE

"Salmon: Running the Gauntlet"

Wednesday, May 23rd - 7:00pm

Investigate the parallel stories of collapsing Pacific salmon populations and how biologists and engineers have become instruments in audacious experiments to replicate every stage of the fish’s life cycle in NATURE “Salmon: Running the Gauntlet.” Each desperate effort to save salmon has involved replacing their natural cycle of reproduction and death with a radically manipulated life history. Our once great runs of salmon...Read More