60-plus Specials/29 Series Feature a New York Connection

Get into a “New York state of mind” throughout April, when ThinkBright TV (Time Warner 21/Digital 17.3) airs “Celebrate New York!” an unprecedented line-up of more than 60 specials and 29 series with a New York State connection.

From national documentaries to local productions from PBS stations across the state, “Celebrate New York!” explores the Empire State — its rich natural beauty, fascinating people, significant history and culinary and artistic delights. The programs will air on all seven ThinkBright stations throughout upstate New York, reaching more than 876,000 households.

Highlights include:

• Travel/vacation spots (Wineries of WNY & the Finger Lakes - April 3, 10 pm; Lighthouses of the Seaway Trail - April 10, 8 pm; Dream Destinations: NY’s Contemporary Canals - April 17, 8 pm)
  
  
• Natural wonders (Niagara Falls –April 3, 9 pm; Inside Adirondacks: Creating the Wild Center  - April 12, 10 pm; Hudson River Journeys - April 12, 10:30 pm)

• Musical treats (Rochester International Jazz Festival - April 1, 9 pm; An Evening with the Harlem Boys & Girls Alumni Choir - April 8, 9 pm; Crane School of Music: Beethoven Sonatas - April 29, 9 pm)

• Distinctive architecture  (Great Homes of Rochester – April 13, 20 & 27, 11 pm; The Barn - April 26, 10 pm; A Tribute to Love: Story of Boldt Castle - April 27, 10 pm)

• New York City landmarks (all April 2): Ken Burns’ American Stories The Statue of Liberty (8 pm); Brooklyn Bridge (9 pm); and American Experience Grand Central (10 pm).

• Western New York history (all April 30): The Pan-American Experience (8 pm); Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo (9 pm);  Fort Niagara: Struggle for a Continent (10 pm); Central Terminal: Saving a Buffalo Landmark (10:30 pm).

• TASTE OF NEW YORK, a new 13-part series from Rochester’s WXXI, features the state’s food, wine and agriculture (Sundays at 8:30 pm beginning April 6).

Visit thinkbright.org for full program listings.

“New Yorkers live in an amazing state!” said Goldie Gardner, ThinkBright’s Program Manager. “With contributions from every corner of New York, I hope these programs will help you learn more about the significance of — and perhaps even re-discover — your own home state.”

About ThinkBright
ThinkBright is a dynamic family of digital learning services, including ThinkBright Online, ThinkBright TV and various TV content and outreach initiatives. Made possible through the generous founding support of The John R. Oishei Foundation, Thinkbright is presented by WNED and its founding partners, including Buffalo Public Schools, Erie 1 BOCES/WNY Regional Information Center, UB’s Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE); the Buffalo Education Channel 21; and Time Warner Cable.

Through WNED-TV, ThinkBright, Classical 94.5/WNED-FM and WNED-AM 970 The Information Station, the member-supported Western New York Public Broadcasting Association provides high quality programming and services that enlighten, inspire, entertain and educate our communities. Additional information about ThinkBright can be found at www.thinkbright.org.

Celebrate New York!
(Local programs appear in bold.) 

Specials (April 2008)

• Historic Views of the Collar City: Troy (WMHT*) -Tues. April 1 & 8, 12:30am,
• Historic Views of Spa City: Saratoga Springs (WMHT*) - Tues. April 22 & 29, 12:30 am,
• Rochester International Jazz Festival (WXXI*) - Tues. April 1, 9 pm
• Ken Burns’ American Stories: The Statue. of Liberty - Wed. April 2, 8 pm
• Brooklyn Bridge - Wed. April 2, 9 pm
• American Experience Grand Central (WNET/New York) - Wed. April 2, 10 pm
• Secret Gardens of the Flower City (WXXI*) - Thurs. April 3, 8 pm
• Niagara Falls (WNED*) - Thurs. April 3, 9 pm
• Wineries of WNY & the Finger Lakes (WNED*) - Thurs. April 3, 10 pm
• Postcards From Buster: A Bridge Back Home, Brooklyn NY – Sat. April 5, 6:30 pm
• Nature Pale Male - Sat., April 5,  9 pm
• E2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious The Green Apple - Sat., April 5, 10 pm
• E2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious Affordable Housing - Sat., April 5, 10:30 pm
• Flood of Light: Restoring New York’s Capitol Roof (WMHT*) - Sun. April 6, 9 pm
• Legacy in Stone: The Restoration of the New York State Capitol (WMHT*) - Sun. April 6, 9:30 pm
• New York Learns - Sun. April 6, 10:30 pm & Mon. April 7, 12:30 am
• Gold Coast Mansions (WLIW/New York) - Sun. April 6, 11 pm
• Autism: A Self-Portrait (from WNED*) – Mon. April 7, 8:30 pm
• An Evening with the Harlem Boys & Girls Alumni Choir (WCNY*) - Tues. April 8, 9 pm
• Iron Horse of Schenectady: Locomotives for the World (WMHT*) - Wed. April 9, 8 pm
• Black History in Saratoga (WMHT*) - Wed. April 9, 9 pm
• NY Goes to War: Innocence Lost (WLIW/New York) - Wed. April 9, 10 pm
• Dragonfly TV: New York - Thurs. April 10, 5:30 pm
• Lighthouses of the Seaway Trail (WPBS*) - Thurs. April 10, 8 pm
• The 1,000 Islands (WPBS*) - Thurs. April 10, 9:30 pm
• Preserving North America’s Boating Heritage (WPBS*) - Thurs. April 10, 10 pm
• Postcards From Buster: A City View, Manhattan - Sat., April 12, 6:30 pm
• River of Rushes: NY’s Montezuma Wetlands (WCNY*) - Sat. April 12, 9 pm & Mon., April 28, 12:30 am
• Inside Adirondacks: Creating the Wild Center (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Sat. April 12, 10 pm
• Hudson River Journeys (WMHT*) - Sat. April 12, 10:30 pm
• Independent Lens: Two Square Miles - Sat. April 12, 11 pm
• People’s Palace (WNET/New York) - Sun. April 13, 9 pm
• Buffalo’s Houses of Worship (WNED*) - Sun. April 13, 10 pm
• Great  Homes of Rochester (WXXI*) - Sun. April 13, 11pm
• New York Farmlink: A Bridge Across The Generations – Tues. April 15, 12:30 am
• Seneca Ray Stoddard: An American Original (WMHT*) - Wed. April 16, 8 pm
• Albert Paley: In Search of the Sentinel (WXXI*) - Wed. April 16, 9 pm
• NY Goes to War: Road to Victory (WLIW/New York) - Wed. April 16, 10 pm
• Dream Destinations: NY’s Contemporary Canals (WCNY*) - Thurs. April 17, 8 pm
• Watkins Glen: The Street Years (WSKG*) - Thurs. April 17, 9 pm
• Art Express: Adirondack Earth & Air (Mt. Lake PBS*) - Thurs. April 17, 10 pm
• Call of the Loon (Mt. Lake PBS*) - Sat. April 19, 9 pm
• Swim for the River (WMHT*) - Sat. April 19, 10 pm
• Great  Museums Special: Baseball Hall of Fame - Sun. April 20, 9 pm
• Sacred Places (WMHT*) - Sun. April 20, 10 pm
• More Great  Homes of Rochester (WXXI*) - Sun. April 20, 11 pm
• Historic Views of the Capital City: Albany (WMHT*) - Wed. April 23, 8 pm
• No Ordinary Lives: The War Years in Troy, NY (WMHT*) - Wed. April 23, 9:30 pm
• NY War Stories (WLIW/New York) - Wed. April 23, 10 pm
• Performers: Taking Center Stage (WCNY*) - Thurs. April 24, 8 pm
• House of Peace (from WNED*) - Thurs. April 24, 9 pm
• Very Truly Yours: A Bicentennial History of Jefferson Co. (WPBS*)-Thurs. April 24, 9:30 pm
• Lords of the Gourd: The Pursuit of Excellence - Sat. April 26, 9 pm
• The Barn (WCNY*) – Sat. April 26, 10 pm
• A Castle in Every Heart: The Arto Monaco Story (Mt. Lake PBS*) - Sun. April 27, 9 pm
• A Tribute to Love: Story of Boldt Castle (WPBS*) - Sun. April 27, 10 pm
• Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions: Ellis Island - Sun. April 27, 10:30 pm
• Even More Great  Homes of Rochester (WXXI*) - Sun. April 27, 11 pm
• Crane School of Music: Beethoven Sonatas (WPBS*) - Tues. April 29, 9 pm
• The Pan-American Experience (WNED*) - Wed. April 30, 8pm
• Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo (WNED*) - Wed. April 30, 9pm
• Fort Niagara: Struggle for a Continent (WNED*) - Wed. April 30, 10pm
• Central Terminal: Saving a Landmark (from WNED*) - Wed. April 30, 10:30pm

Ongoing series

• New York Now (WMHT*) – Fridays 8 pm & Sundays 12:30 am
• Central Issues (WCNY*) -  Mondays 12:30 am
• Need To Know (WXXI*) -  Wednesdays 12:30 am
• NY Voices (WNET/New York) -  Thursdays 12:30 am
• Roadside Adventures (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Fridays 12:30 am
• Theater Talk – Saturdays 12:30am
• Music Is Art LIVE @ the Center (from WNED) – Tuesdays 8:30 pm & Sundays 1 am
• Ivory Tower (WCNY*) – Mondays 1 am
• Bottom Line (WMHT*) – Tuesdays 1 am
• Mountain Lake Journal (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Wednesdays 1 am
• Q & A (WLIW/New York) – Thursdays 1am
• People Near Here (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Fridays 1 am
• OnStage (WXXI*) – Tuesdays 10 pm & Saturdays 1 am
• Rustic Living (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Mondays 1:30 am beg. April 14
• Business Close-Up (WCNY*) – Tuesdays 1:30 am
• Adirondack Outdoors (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Wednesdays 1:30 am
• Art Express (Mt. Lake PBS*) – Thursdays 1:30 am
• Mind Your Own Business (WCNY*) – Fridays 1:30 am
• WPBS* Live! (Monthly series) – Sundays 5 am once a month
• Streamside (WPBS*) – Sundays 5 am
• Rod & Reel (WPBS*) – Sundays 5:30 am
• Financial Fitness (WCNY*) – Saturdays 5 am
• Keeping Kids Healthy (WNET/New York) – Mondays 5:30 am & 8 pm
• Healthy Minds (WLIW/New York) – Mondays 10 pm & Thursdays 5:30 am
• Second Opinion (WXXI*) – Mondays 10:30 pm & Wednesdays 5:30 am
• Health Link (WMHT*) – Fridays 5:30 am
• Double Down (WCNY*) – Sundays 7:30 pm
• Biz Kid$ (WXXI*) – Sundays 8 pm & Fridays 5:30 pm
• Taste of NY (WXXI*) – Sundays 8:30 pm

* ThinkBright Stations:

• Buffalo (WNED): Digital 17.3/Time Warner 21
• Rochester (WXXI): Digital 21.3Time Warner 433
• Syracuse (WCNY): Digital 24.2/Time Warner 851
• Albany (WMHT): Digital 17.2/Time Warner 200
• Binghamton (WSKG): Digital 46.3 (30.3 in Corning)/Time Warner 750
• Watertown (WPBS/WNPI): Digital 16.2 & 18.2/Time Warner 851
• Plattsburgh (Mountain Lake PBS): Digital 57.3/Time Warner 115