Upcoming Arts Broadcasts
There’s always something for art lovers to cheer about on KET! Following is a list of performances, artist profiles, and arts documentaries coming up on KET1 and KET2.
Teachers: See Arts on TV: For Teachers for the schedule of upcoming arts-related instructional programs on our school broadcast service.
CONTINUING KET PRODUCTIONS
bookclub@ket • Sat, 3:30/2:30 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 11:30/10:30 pm CT, KET1; R Tue, 4:30/3:30 pm CT, KET2
Jubilee • Wed, 8:00/7:00 pm CT, KET1; Sat, 11:00/10:00 pm CT, KET2
Kentucky Life • Sat, 8:00/7:00 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 4:30/3:30 pm CT, KET1; R Sun, 7:00/6:00 pm CT, KET2
OTHER SERIES AND SPECIALS
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- Thursday, July 24
- 9:00 PM
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- #3820 Foyle's War V: Broken Souls
- The murder of an unpopular young doctor yields no shortage of potential suspects, including someone for whom the no-nonsense Foyle has a deep empathy. In the meantime, Sam comes to the aid of a friend whose husband, an injured POW, has returned from the war angry to find that things at home have changed while he was away.
- 10:00 PM
- Soundstage
- #1511 Stevie Nicks (Part 2)
- Nicks shares poignant personal memories and recalls the origins of her songs while performing hits like "Rhiannon" and "Edge of Seventeen." Vanessa Carlton joins her for duets of Bonnie Raitt's "Circle Dance" and Carlton's own "The One."
- 10:30 PM
- From the Top at Carnegie Hall
- #202 Family Ties
- 11-year-old pianist Daniel Song of Pennsylvania; 15-year-old National Public Radio "roving reporter" Caeli Smith; and Matthew Lipman, 16, a dedicated violist.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #807 Wood Sculptor/Louisville Science Center/Runaway Slave Drama
- Fayette County wood sculptor Philip Hultgren specializes in ceremonial mahogany bowls and other large pieces. The Louisville Science Center introduces kids of all ages to the science behind how things work. And Chautauqua performer Hasan Davis portrays the true story of Angus Augustus Burleigh, a slave who ran away from an Anderson County farm at age 16 to join the Union Army and fight in the Civil War. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Friday, July 25
- 12:30 AM
- Louisville Life
- #217 Tom Brokaw/Kirby Gann/Archdiocese of Louisville/Kentucky Crafted: The Market/Center for Women and Families
- Behind the scenes at the Kentucky Author Forum with famed journalist Tom Brokaw; an excerpt from KET's Kentucky Muse series featuring Louisville author Kirby Gann; the history of the Archdiocese of Louisville; Kentucky Crafted: The Market, an annual showcase of Kentucky-made art, crafts, and food; and an interview with Denise Troutman, president of the Center for Women and Families. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.
- 2:00 AM
- American Standards: The Best Is Yet To Come
- Host Pete Hewlett and the Live from Studio A orchestra perform songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, and Doris Day.
- 2:00 AM
- Soundstage
- #1511 Stevie Nicks (Part 2)
- Nicks shares poignant personal memories and recalls the origins of her songs while performing hits like "Rhiannon" and "Edge of Seventeen." Vanessa Carlton joins her for duets of Bonnie Raitt's "Circle Dance" and Carlton's own "The One."
- 3:00 AM
- P.O.V.
- #2105 9 Star Hotel
- Illuminates the plight of young Palestinian men working illegally as construction laborers in the Israeli city of Modi'in. Caught between Israeli security laws and a Palestinian Authority they believe has failed them, they work for Israeli contractors by day while hiding from police by night.
- 4:00 AM
- Quick Brown Fox: An Alzheimer's Story
- Filmmaker Ann Hedreen introduces her beautiful, brainy mom and chronicles what it has been like to watch her lose herself bit by bit. The making of the film turned both women into research participants and led Ann back to her mother's hometown.
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #809 Rechenka's Eggs
- LeVar explores the egg in art and nature, and author/illustrator Patricia Polacco demonstrates the traditional Ukrainian egg-painting art of pysanky.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #809 Rechenka's Eggs
- LeVar explores the egg in art and nature, and author/illustrator Patricia Polacco demonstrates the traditional Ukrainian egg-painting art of pysanky.
- 4:00 PM
- Louisville Life
- #217 Tom Brokaw/Kirby Gann/Archdiocese of Louisville/Kentucky Crafted: The Market/Center for Women and Families
- Behind the scenes at the Kentucky Author Forum with famed journalist Tom Brokaw; an excerpt from KET's Kentucky Muse series featuring Louisville author Kirby Gann; the history of the Archdiocese of Louisville; Kentucky Crafted: The Market, an annual showcase of Kentucky-made art, crafts, and food; and an interview with Denise Troutman, president of the Center for Women and Families. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.
- 9:00 PM
- Movie Classics
- #123 The 39 Steps
- A man falsely suspected of killing a spy races across Scotland handcuffed to the beautiful blonde who turned him in. Alfred Hitchcock directs.
- 10:30 PM
- John Tuska: Non Basta Una Vita
- The life and work of the late John Tuska, a prolific and well-known artist who was also a University of Kentucky art professor for three decades. Photographs, recently uncovered interviews, and examples of Tuska's art explore his inspirations and his evolution as an artist. Produced by Arthur Rouse and Seth Tuska, the artist's son, with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #808 Woodbutcher's/Butcher Holler/Historic Clarks
- A Louisville couple shows how they make the colorful furniture sold under Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" imprint. Loretta Lynn's brother gives a tour of the family home in Johnson County. And Locust Grove marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Rogers Clark with a salute to the history-making Clark family. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Saturday, July 26
- Midnight
- WoodSongs
- #308 Krüger Brothers/Carolina Chocolate Drops
- The Krüger Brothers, a power trio from Switzerland, perform their unique form of bluegrass. The Carolina Chocolate Drops, a group of young African-American string band musicians from North Carolina, play fiddle and banjo music.
- 3:00 AM
- Soundstage
- #1511 Stevie Nicks (Part 2)
- Nicks shares poignant personal memories and recalls the origins of her songs while performing hits like "Rhiannon" and "Edge of Seventeen." Vanessa Carlton joins her for duets of Bonnie Raitt's "Circle Dance" and Carlton's own "The One."
- 3:30 PM
- bookclub@ket
- #603 Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, former Louisvillian ZZ Packer's debut story collection. A 2004 KET production.
- 6:00 PM
- The Lawrence Welk Show
- #1147 Tribute to the Big Bands
- The band remembers Glenn Miller with "In the Mood," Tommy Dorsey with "Marie," and Benny Goodman with "Let's Dance." Jack Imel presents "When My Baby Smiles at Me" to honor Ted Lewis, and the cast pays tribute to long-time "boss" Lawrence Welk with his theme song, "Bubbles in the Wine."
- 6:30 PM
- America's Bluegrass Gospel Show #327
- 7:00 PM
- Classic Gospel
- #307 Homecoming Texas Style
- Songs include "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There" and "I'm Saved and I Know That I Am."
- 8:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1404 Skeeter Davis/Segregation-Era Basketball/Battle of Perryville
- Skeeter Davis, a native of Dry Ridge who became one of country music's greatest singers by the mid-1950s; the great segregation-era basketball teams of Louisville Central and Lexington Dunbar; and scenes from a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Perryville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 9:00 PM
- Movie Classics
- #119 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- As writer Harry Street lies gravely wounded from an African hunting accident, he feverishly reflects on his failures at love and writing, including how his obsession with roaming the world in search of stories drove away his one true love. Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner star in an adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway short story.
- 11:00 PM
- Austin City Limits
- #3104 Ben Folds/Ray LaMontagne
- Building on the success of his band's hit "Brick," Ben Folds launched a solo career with the critically acclaimed release Songs for Silverman. In its review of Trouble, Ray LaMontagne's debut release, Rolling Stone dubbed him "the backwoods Van Morrison."
- 11:00 PM
- Jubilee
- #1312 Michael Cleveland and the Flamekeeper Band with Audie Blaylock
- Grammy nominee and four-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year Michael Cleveland brings dynamic traditional bluegrass to the stage with his band, Flamekeeper. The lineup also features IBMA award winner Audie Blaylock on guitar and vocals. A KET production recorded at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro.
- Sunday, July 27
- Midnight
- Simon Schama's Power of Art
- #103 Caravaggio
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's tumultuous life and career are reflected in his final "self-portrait": David with the Head of Goliath.
- 1:00 AM
- Great Performances at the Met
- #206 Tristan und Isolde
- Robert Dean Smith and Deborah Voight star in Wagner's passionate story of star-crossed lovers.
- Noon
- Louisville Life
- #217 Tom Brokaw/Kirby Gann/Archdiocese of Louisville/Kentucky Crafted: The Market/Center for Women and Families
- Behind the scenes at the Kentucky Author Forum with famed journalist Tom Brokaw; an excerpt from KET's Kentucky Muse series featuring Louisville author Kirby Gann; the history of the Archdiocese of Louisville; Kentucky Crafted: The Market, an annual showcase of Kentucky-made art, crafts, and food; and an interview with Denise Troutman, president of the Center for Women and Families. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.
- 3:00 PM
- American Standards: The Best Is Yet To Come
- Host Pete Hewlett and the Live from Studio A orchestra perform songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, and Doris Day.
- 4:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1404 Skeeter Davis/Segregation-Era Basketball/Battle of Perryville
- Skeeter Davis, a native of Dry Ridge who became one of country music's greatest singers by the mid-1950s; the great segregation-era basketball teams of Louisville Central and Lexington Dunbar; and scenes from a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Perryville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 5:00 PM
- Saddle Club
- #216 Join Up
- Kristi schemes to snare Red as her partner for an upcoming dance. Meanwhile, Carole's attempts at matchmaking end in disaster, especially when she tries to make a boy over for Lisa.
- 7:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1404 Skeeter Davis/Segregation-Era Basketball/Battle of Perryville
- Skeeter Davis, a native of Dry Ridge who became one of country music's greatest singers by the mid-1950s; the great segregation-era basketball teams of Louisville Central and Lexington Dunbar; and scenes from a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Perryville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 9:00 PM
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- #3821 Foyle's War V: All Clear
- The murder of a local committee member puts Foyle at odds with an old friend, American Captain John Kieffer, on whom the war has taken a terrible toll. As the investigation deepens, Foyle finds himself peering into one of the darkest corners of the war effort to uncover a devastating secret the Allies would rather keep hidden.
- 9:00 PM
- American Standards: Unforgettable
- Songs made popular by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, and Judy Garland.
- 10:00 PM
- Simon Schama's Power of Art
- #103 Caravaggio
- Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's tumultuous life and career are reflected in his final "self-portrait": David with the Head of Goliath.
- 11:30 PM
- bookclub@ket
- #603 Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, former Louisvillian ZZ Packer's debut story collection. A 2004 KET production.
- Monday, July 28
- 1:00 AM
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- #3821 Foyle's War V: All Clear
- The murder of a local committee member puts Foyle at odds with an old friend, American Captain John Kieffer, on whom the war has taken a terrible toll. As the investigation deepens, Foyle finds himself peering into one of the darkest corners of the war effort to uncover a devastating secret the Allies would rather keep hidden.
- 4:00 AM
- A Place To Dance
- For 65 years, people of a certain age in New Orleans danced to the music of Pat Barberot at his nightclub. After Hurricane Katrina, they had to find a way to dance again.
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #810 Sophie and Lou
- Lola Falana reads Petra Mathers' book about a mouse named Sophie who overcomes her shyness by learning to dance. After LeVar tries dance steps from mambo to hip-hop, a quick globe-trotting jaunt shows some dance traditions from around the world.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #810 Sophie and Lou
- Lola Falana reads Petra Mathers' book about a mouse named Sophie who overcomes her shyness by learning to dance. After LeVar tries dance steps from mambo to hip-hop, a quick globe-trotting jaunt shows some dance traditions from around the world.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #810 Kentucky Railway Museum/Photographer Rick McComb/Earthwatch at Mammoth Cave
- A trip through Central Kentucky aboard a train from the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, a photographer who has traveled an estimated 320,000 miles to photograph students and teachers in Kentucky's 1,400 schools, and an archaeology project in which Earthwatch volunteers inventory and study artifacts found in Mammoth Cave. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Tuesday, July 29
- 3:00 AM
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- #3821 Foyle's War V: All Clear
- The murder of a local committee member puts Foyle at odds with an old friend, American Captain John Kieffer, on whom the war has taken a terrible toll. As the investigation deepens, Foyle finds himself peering into one of the darkest corners of the war effort to uncover a devastating secret the Allies would rather keep hidden.
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #902 The Piggy in the Puddle
- LeVar goes behind the scenes to see how artists bring Charlotte Pomerantz's book The Piggy in the Puddle to life through clay animation. Using James Marshall's original illustrations as a guide, the animators sculpt and paint the characters and then film one frame at a time to create the illusion of movement.
- 12:30 PM
- Quilting Arts
- #202 Color
- Beth Wheeler uses her computer to make a journal cover from a recycled book, and Pokey Bolton plays with color and design to make whimsical pop-art pet portraits. Also, a simple but striking appliqué technique using free-motion stitching and "stitch-in-the-ditch" quilting.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #902 The Piggy in the Puddle
- LeVar goes behind the scenes to see how artists bring Charlotte Pomerantz's book The Piggy in the Puddle to life through clay animation. Using James Marshall's original illustrations as a guide, the animators sculpt and paint the characters and then film one frame at a time to create the illusion of movement.
- 4:30 PM
- bookclub@ket
- #603 Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of guests discuss Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, former Louisvillian ZZ Packer's debut story collection. A 2004 KET production.
- 10:00 PM
- P.O.V.
- #2106 Campaign
- An insider's view of Japanese electoral politics follows the odyssey of a man plucked from obscurity to run for a critical seat on a suburban city council.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #811 Cumberland Inn Museum/James Family Musicians/Quilter Jan Darnell
- The unusual collections at the Cumberland College-operated museum in Williamsburg, a musical Corinth family whose members both make and play instruments, and the quilts of Taylorsville's Jan Darnell. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Wednesday, July 30
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #903 Seashore Surprises
- Using Rose Wyler's book about the seashore as a guide, LeVar goes beachcombing on Florida's Gulf Coast. Two local naturalists help him discover the plant and animal life at the edge of the sea.
- 9:00 AM
- GED Connection
- #112 Nonfiction
- Explores three kinds of nonfiction writinginformational, opinion, and memoirand illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #903 Seashore Surprises
- Using Rose Wyler's book about the seashore as a guide, LeVar goes beachcombing on Florida's Gulf Coast. Two local naturalists help him discover the plant and animal life at the edge of the sea.
- 5:30 PM
- From the Top at Carnegie Hall
- #201 Rhythm and Strings
- A marimba performance by 16-year-old Joshua Jones of Chicago; 12-year-old violinist Anna Lee, from Queens, NY; and the Maggiore Trio: Anna Lee, 11-year-old pianist Alice Burla, and 13-year-old cellist Taeguk Mun.
- 8:00 PM
- Jubilee
- #1301 The Grascals
- In just one year, the Grascals went from the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award to its top honor: Entertainer of the Year. They perform their innovative mingling of bluegrass and country music at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro. A KET production.
- 10:00 PM
- The Church on Dauphine Street
- How dedicated volunteers are rebuilding Blessed Seelos Catholic Church in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #812 Strickler's Stained Glass/Artist Erika Kaiser/Kentucky Down Under
- A small firm in Auburn that carries on a time-honored tradition of making stained glass, an Austrian-born painter who has become a prominent neo-primitive artist, and a family-run park that offers both cave tours and animals and culture from the Australian Outback. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Thursday, July 31
- 3:00 AM
- Highwaymen: Legends of the Road
- The story of black landscape painters that emerged from the American South in the 1950s and '60s. When white-owned galleries locked them out, they went out on the road to sell their paintings.
- 3:00 AM
- P.O.V.
- #2106 Campaign
- An insider's view of Japanese electoral politics follows the odyssey of a man plucked from obscurity to run for a critical seat on a suburban city council.
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #904 Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies
- Anne Turner's tender story of a family created through adoption prompts an exploration of family life, with people from around the country talking about the ups and downs of being a mother, father, sister, or brother.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #904 Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies
- Anne Turner's tender story of a family created through adoption prompts an exploration of family life, with people from around the country talking about the ups and downs of being a mother, father, sister, or brother.
- 5:30 PM
- Saddle Club
- #222 High Stakes (Part 1)
- Carole helps a famous trainer with Mr. DiAngelo's promising young racehorse. Now that her father has invested in Pine Hollow, Veronica starts lording it over the other kids.
- 9:00 PM
- Masterpiece Mystery!
- #3821 Foyle's War V: All Clear
- The murder of a local committee member puts Foyle at odds with an old friend, American Captain John Kieffer, on whom the war has taken a terrible toll. As the investigation deepens, Foyle finds himself peering into one of the darkest corners of the war effort to uncover a devastating secret the Allies would rather keep hidden.
- 10:00 PM
- Soundstage
- #1512 Matchbox Twenty
- Matchbox Twenty showcases selections from their new record, a retrospective collection of 11 previously released smash singles and six new songs.
- 10:30 PM
- From the Top at Carnegie Hall
- #203 Meeting Our Heroes
- Guitarist Travis Johnson, 14, of Milwaukie, Ore.; 17-year old marimba player Jingchen Sun of New York City; and pianist 12-year-old MacKenzie Melemend from Paxton, Mass.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #813 Larkspur Press/GO Women/Sculptor Wyatt Gragg
- An Owen County printer who hand-sets type and publishes many of Kentucky's most respected authors, a Clark County organization promoting social and economic change for women of Eastern and Central Kentucky, and a Louisville sculptor who had many professions before rediscovering his childhood interest in impressions and casting. A 2002 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- Friday, August 1
- 2:00 AM
- American Standards: Unforgettable
- Songs made popular by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, and Judy Garland.
- 2:00 AM
- Soundstage
- #1512 Matchbox Twenty
- Matchbox Twenty showcases selections from their new record, a retrospective collection of 11 previously released smash singles and six new songs.
- 3:00 AM
- The Church on Dauphine Street
- How dedicated volunteers are rebuilding Blessed Seelos Catholic Church in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
- 6:30 AM
- Reading Rainbow
- #905 Berlioz the Bear
- In Jan Brett's Berlioz the Bear, an all-bear band takes its act on the road. In New York City, LeVar meets street musicians and goes behind the scenes at a performance by the Boys Choir of Harlem.
- 2:00 PM
- Reading Rainbow
- #905 Berlioz the Bear
- In Jan Brett's Berlioz the Bear, an all-bear band takes its act on the road. In New York City, LeVar meets street musicians and goes behind the scenes at a performance by the Boys Choir of Harlem.
- 9:00 PM
- Movie Classics
- #119 The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- As writer Harry Street lies gravely wounded from an African hunting accident, he feverishly reflects on his failures at love and writing, including how his obsession with roaming the world in search of stories drove away his one true love. Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner star in an adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway short story.
- 11:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #814 Harlan and Anna Hubbard
- Writer Harlan Hubbard and his wife, Anna, lived for more than 40 years without electricitybut with plenty of books, music, and artin an isolated spot near the Ohio River in the Trimble/Campbell County area. A 2002 KET production.
- Saturday, August 2
- Midnight
- WoodSongs
- #309 Mike Farris/Ben Sollee
- Performances by Mike Farris, founder and dynamic vocalist of the rock band the Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, and 23-year-old cellist and singer Ben Sollee.
- 3:00 AM
- Soundstage
- #1512 Matchbox Twenty
- Matchbox Twenty showcases selections from their new record, a retrospective collection of 11 previously released smash singles and six new songs.
- 8:30 AM
- GED Connection
- #112 Nonfiction
- Explores three kinds of nonfiction writinginformational, opinion, and memoirand illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
- 3:30 PM
- bookclub@ket
- #107 Midnight Magic
- Host Bill Goodman and a panel of readers discuss Western Kentucky native Bobbie Ann Mason's book of short stories about characters emerging from a rural way of life that is fast disappearing. A 1999 KET production.
- 6:00 PM
- The Lawrence Welk Show
- #1148 Transportation
- The Welk stars have fun paying tribute to various forms of transportation, from the opening number, "Gotta Travel On" with everybody on three-wheeled bikes! Tanya is "Walkin' the Floor," Guy & Ralna change the mood a little with a spirited version of "Do Lord." Bob Lido and his Hotsy Totsy pals try to get the plane off the ground with "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines."
- 6:30 PM
- America's Bluegrass Gospel Show #328
- 7:00 PM
- Classic Gospel
- #308 Let Freedom Ring (New York City)
- Songs include "This Land is Your Land," "New York City," "We've Got a Song For You," and much more.
- 8:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1405 Redbud Quilt Festival/Dog Talker/Early Women's Basketball
- The annual Redbud Quilt Festival at Union College, which draws professional and amateur quilters from across the country; Green County dog trainer Bill Matney at work; and a look at the early days of women's basketball in Kentucky. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 9:00 PM
- Movie Classics
- #108 The Last Time I Saw Paris
- A writer recalls his turbulent marriage to an expatriate heiress. Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson star.
- 11:00 PM
- Austin City Limits
- #3212 James Blunt/James McMurtry
- England's James Blunt showcases songs from his internationally popular album Back to Bedlam, including the massive hit "You're Beautiful." James McMurtry, son of author Larry McMurtry, plays the tough, literate rock that inspired one critic to dub him "the Texan Lou Reed."
- 11:00 PM
- Jubilee
- #1301 The Grascals
- In just one year, the Grascals went from the International Bluegrass Music Association's Emerging Artist of the Year award to its top honor: Entertainer of the Year. They perform their innovative mingling of bluegrass and country music at the 2007 River of Music Party in Owensboro. A KET production.
- Sunday, August 3
- Midnight
- Simon Schama's Power of Art
- #104 Bernini
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini was the top artist under Pope Urban VIII—until his star fell abruptly. Needing a miracle to restore his fortunes, he created one himself: his sculpture The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.
- 1:00 AM
- P.O.V.
- #2106 Campaign
- An insider's view of Japanese electoral politics follows the odyssey of a man plucked from obscurity to run for a critical seat on a suburban city council.
- 12:30 PM
- Burt Wolf: Travels and Traditions
- #507 The Shrine at Czestochowa, Poland
- A destination for pilgrims for more than 600 years, the Czestochowa monastery houses a painting of the Virgin and Child thought to have been painted by St. Luke. Burt tours a 15th-century library; discovers the three essential elements that connect an image to a miracle; and ponders what makes places like the Vietnam Memorial, the Alamo, Civil War battlefields, and Abraham Lincoln's birthplace such popular shrines.
- 3:00 PM
- American Standards: Unforgettable
- Songs made popular by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, and Judy Garland.
- 4:30 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1405 Redbud Quilt Festival/Dog Talker/Early Women's Basketball
- The annual Redbud Quilt Festival at Union College, which draws professional and amateur quilters from across the country; Green County dog trainer Bill Matney at work; and a look at the early days of women's basketball in Kentucky. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
- 5:00 PM
- Saddle Club
- #217 Tenderfoot
- Stevie and Carole are flummoxed when Belle comes down with a mysterious illness that even the new young vet can't diagnose. Red is left to manage Pine Hollow on his own. With everyone busy, Melanie and Ashley set out to ride an uncontrollable horse.
- 7:00 PM
- Kentucky Life
- #1405 Redbud Quilt Festival/Dog Talker/Early Women's Basketball
- The annual Redbud Quilt Festival at Union College, which draws professional and amateur quilters from across the country; Green County dog trainer Bill Matney at work; and a look at the early days of women's basketball in Kentucky. A 2008 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.
ART HOW-TO’S
- Beads, Baubles, and Jewels Fri, 11:30/10:30 am CT, KET2
- The Best of Simply Painting Across the United States Fri, 10:30/9:30 am CT, KET2
- The Best of The Joy of Painting Mon, 10:00/9:00 am CT, KET2; Sat, 1:30/12:30 pm CT, KET1
- The Donna Dewberry Show Thu, 2:00/1:00 pm CT, KET2
- Gary Spetz’s Painting Wild Places! with Watercolors Wed, 10:00/9:00 am CT, KET2
- Glass with Vicki Payne Sat, 1:00 pm/12:00 n CT, KET1
- Jerry Yarnell School of Fine Art Fri, 10:00/9:00 am CT, KET2
- The Piano Guy Thu, 4:00/3:00 pm CT, KET2
- Scheewe Art Workshop Wed, 10:30/9:30 am CT, KET2
- Scrapbook Memories Thu, 2:30/1:30 pm CT, KET2
- Your Brush with Nature Mon, 10:30/9:30 am CT, KET2








