October 20, 2011

In This Issue
American Masters
Nature
Antiques Roadshow
Women, War & Peace
NOVA
Independent Lens
Travelscope
The Seasoned Traveler
Closing the Opportunity Gap
Give to the Max Day

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PBS ARTS: From Seattle: Pearl Jam Twenty

Friday, October 21 at 9:00 p.m.


Award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely and never-before-seen footage.

 

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NATURE: Radioactive Wolves

Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m.


Enter into the lives of the wolves and other wildlife thriving in the "dead zone" around Chernobyl. 

 

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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: Atlantic City

Monday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.


A collection of Enrico Caruso memorabilia and a pair of heirloom boxwood and ivory figurines possibly by sculptor Simon Troger. 

 

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WOMEN, WAR & PEACE: Peace Unveiled

Tuesday, October 25 at 9:00 p.m.


Follow three women in Afghanistan who organize to make sure women have a seat at the negotiating table with the Taliban. Tilda Swinton narrates.


NOVA: Iceman Murder Mystery

Wednesday, October 26 at 8:00 p.m.


Join NOVA to defrost the ultimate time capsule - 5,000-year-old Otzi, the mummified corpse pulled from an Alpine glacier nearly two decades ago.

  

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INDEPENDENT LENS: Lives Worth Living

Thursday, October 27 at 9:00 p.m.


Find inspiration in Fred Fay's struggle to survive after a spinal cord injury and his role in the disability rights movement.

  

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TRAVELSCOPE: Ottawa, Canada

Saturday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m.


Travelscope celebrates Canada and the Canadians in the nation's capital. Joseph canoes beneath Parliament Hill, survives the War Museum and samples the cuisine at Cordon Bleu - the world's most prestigious culinary training ground.
THE SEASONED TRAVELER: The Canadian

Saturday, October 22 at 6:30 p.m.


All aboard! George Bauer takes viewers on the grandest train ride in Canada. VIA Rail Canada's Canadian service takes passengers from Toronto to Vancouver, traveling through the breathtaking Canadian Rockies en route. The Canadian passes through the lakelands of northern Ontario, the western plains and the mountain town of Jasper. 
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CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP

Saturday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m.

 

Kati Haycock (Education Trust) and Rudy Crews (Global Partnership Schools) discuss how to ensure that every student has excellent teachers and an excellent school.
Give to the Max Day

Give to the Max Day is a day for Minnesotans to come together to raise as much money as possible for nonprofits in 24 hours - starting at midnight on November 16 through midnight on November 17.  GiveMN will be offering several incentives to inspire nonprofit and donor participation in Give to the Max Day, including a $15,000, $10,000 and $5,000 prize awarded to the top three small nonprofits which receive the most dollars on Give to the Max Day.  Plus, throughout the event, an individual will be randomly chosen every hour to have $1,000 given to the charity that received the donor's original donation. The more people to donate to Pioneer throughout the day, the better chance we have of winning an additional $1,000.  Better yet, donate during the early morning hours when fewer donations are made to increase your chances of winning!

 

For more information on Give to the Max Day, go to www.pioneer.org/givetothemaxday2011.
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