E-news
Monday, May 11, 2009
Over the next two weeks, tpt invites you to explore! Discover Michelangelo's secrets, travel to Victoria Falls, examine evolution, and celebrate with an all-star National Memorial Day Concert. And for your kids, learn what it takes to be a hero with a special Super Why! event. Explore, learn and enjoy with tpt!
Program Highlights
Discover Michelangelo's involvement with a clandestine fellowship trying to reform the Catholic Church from within.
 | Wednesday, May 13, 7pm |
Bridging the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world: It is a place of epic proportions, with an epic story to tell.
| Sunday, May 17, 7pm |
"What is evolution?" NOVA examines a critical court case that impacts how science is viewed in our society and how it's taught it in the classroom.
| Tuesday, May 19, 7pm |
 | Wednesday, May 20, 3pm |
Examine the steps that need to be taken to move our infrastructure systems forward in the years ahead.
| Wednesday, May 20, 7pm |
| Thursday, May 21, 4pm |
Guidelines to address common mortgage concerns. (Co-produced with PRG)
 | Sunday, May 17, 7pm |
Land of Lakes Choirboys Backstage
The Choirboys perform with trumpeter Doc Severinson at Minnesota's Orchestra Hall. (Co-produced with Land of Lakes Choirboys)
| Saturday, May 23, 7pm |
Celebrate with an all-star line-up of dignitaries, actors and musical artists including Colin Powell; Katharine McPhee (American Idol) and the National Symphony Orchestra.
| Sunday, May 24, 7pm |
The MN Video Vault is a new, web-based, on-demand video service that contains hundreds of hours of tpt shows, from documentaries to performances. Under development for several years, MN Video Vault is now ready for testing, and we need your help! Log on at www.mnvideovault.org and send us your comments and suggestions by clicking on the CONTACT US link at the bottom of each page.
 50 years of Minnesota Arts, History and Politics.
For Kids and Parents
Walking with Dinosaurs Tickets!
Go back to the time of the dinosaurs! In this production, 15 roaring, snarling "live" life-sized dinosaurs mesmerize the audience and are as imposing as when they first walked on earth. When you support tpt with a contribution of $120, you'll receive a pair of tickets for the 7pm performance on Friday, May 15th at the Target Center! Call 1-888-229-1500 to reserve your tickets.
Your favorite DragonflyTV science videos are now on iTunes! DragonflyTV celebrates kids and science and shows that if kids can dream it, they can do it! Log on and learn!
 Celebrate Memorial Day with Super Why! as the super readers save the day in an exciting, literacy-powered two-hour special.The reading superheroes will help a fairytale knight face his fears in the new episode George and the Dragon; travel "over the river and through the woods" in Little Red Riding Hood; jump into a book for an interactive island adventure in the debut of The Swiss Family Robinson; and show a stranded princess how to rescue herself in Rapunzel. The special also features never-before-seen live action scenes in-between episodes where real-life kids share their thoughts about what it takes to be a hero.
 Teach your kids to have fun while respecting our planet! Log on to PBS Parents and discover fun activities like the Zerofootprint Calculator, which helps kids calculate their footprint in land, water and carbon impacts.
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