March 1, 2012

In This Issue
Prairie Yard & Garden
Your Legislators
Under the Streetlamp
Superstars of Seventies Live
Dr. Wayne Dyer
Country Pop Legends
Legends of Folk
Don McLean
Around the House
Growing Bolder
Cold Mountain
Angela Davis

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No matter what the weather is like, spring is here on Pioneer Public Television!  Today marks the beginning of our Spring Festival. For the next 18 days, we have special programs with something for everyone.  Tonight at 9 p.m. watch Buddy Holly: Listen to Me, a celebration of Holly's musical legacy.  Sunday at 8 p.m. you can catch a behind-the-scenes look at the enormously popular Downton Abbey program with Downton Abbey: Behind the Drama. If you love country music, check out Country Pop Legends next Monday at 7 p.m.  The Pioneer Create Channel also has specials this month, including Over Hawaii on Friday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m.

 

For more information on these and other Pioneer programs in March, go to www.pioneer.org/schedule.  You can connect with Pioneer through social media sites such as Facebook and catch up on local programs on our new YouTube page or at video.pioneer.org. Finally, check out our new blog!  

 

No matter how you connect with Pioneer, we appreciate your support. During our Spring Festival, we will be asking for viewer support because it is our biggest fundraising drive of the year. We appreciate your support! 

 

Sincerely,

 

Pioneer Public Television
FEATURED ONLINE EPISODE
Postcards: Dance with Ragamala
Postcards: Dance with Ragamala
 PIONEER LOCAL PROGRAMMING
PRAIRIE YARD & GARDEN: ART IN THE GARDEN
Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.

 

Local artists discuss the inspiration that goes into creating artwork for garden spaces.

 

YOUR LEGISLATORS

Thursday, March 1 at 8:00 p.m.


Your Legislators, live from St. Paul, Minn., gives viewers the opportunity to ask questions of their state representatives on issues that matter most to Minnesotans. With a different slate of guests every week, moderator Barry Anderson navigates through the topics of the day.  

 

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COMING UP ON PIONEER
UNDER THE STREETLAMP

Saturday, March 3 at 8:30 p.m.


Enjoy unforgettable entertainment from Under the Streetlamp, a quartet composed of recent leading cast members of the musical Jersey Boys.

 

SUPERSTARS OF SEVENTIES SOUL LIVE 

Saturday, March 3 at 10:00 p.m.


Enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of 70s soul legends. Patti LaBelle hosts. 

  

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DR. WAYNE DYER: WISHES FULFILLED

Sunday, March 4 at 4:00 p.m.


Master the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life.

  

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COUNTRY POP LEGENDS

Monday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. 


Country pop legends unite to perform their biggest and best-loved hit recordings from the 1950s, 60s and 70s in this MY MUSIC special.  

  

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LEGENDS OF FOLK: THE VILLAGE SCENE

Monday, March 5 at 9:00 p.m. 


Legends of Folk: The Village Scene celebrates the folk movement in Greenwich Village in the 1960s, featuring rare and stunning performances by Bob Dylan.

  

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DON MCLEAN: AMERICAN TROUBADOUR

Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 p.m.


Get a behind-the-scenes look at one of America's great singer-songwriters.  

  

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PIONEER CREATE
AROUND THE HOUSE: DINING ROOMS

Friday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. 

 

Dining-room d�cor is discussed. Included: dressing up blah walls and displaying favorite items in a china cabinet. Also: furniture-repair tips.
GROWING BOLDER: DREAMS NEVER DIE

Tuesday, March 6 at 4:30 p.m.


A story of redemption; an antique-radio repair business; a calendar salute to the silver screen by breast-cancer survivors. Also: retired rodeo performers.
PIONEER MINNESOTA
COLD MOUNTAIN: HAN SHAN

Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 p.m.   

 

The story of Han Shan, an anonymous 9th-century Chinese poet.
ANGELA DAVIS: EDUCATION NOT INCARCERATION

Sunday, March 4 at 5:00 p.m. 

 

A lecture on education as a means of avoiding incarceration.
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