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Homecoming Appetizer: Creating a National PBS Arts Special

The Local Show proudly shares a behind-the-scenes peek at the Kauffman Center festivities in a piece we call Homecoming 101. Be sure to tune in on July 20 at 9 p.m. to see Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony presents Joyce DiDonato.

Welcome to Season Three of The Local Show. This week, the arts are where we turn our attention, in part because tomorrow night we get the rare chance to share Kansas City with the entire country on the PBS Arts Summer Festival. The program is called Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony presents Joyce DiDonato.

DiDonato is an amazing singer who still makes her home in Kansas City, even though she’s a star on stages around the world. In fact, she won the Grammy for Best Opera performance last year. As you’ll see, she’s a big fan of her hometown and of the symphony as it has developed under the guidance of music director Michael Stern. Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony presents Joyce DiDonato will air on Friday, July 20 at 9 p.m. on KCPT.

Randy Mason talks with both of them about the TV special and more, as well as with Paula Kerger, the president of PBS. But first, we want to share a behind-the-scenes peek at the Kauffman Center festivities in a piece we call Homecoming 101.

Joyce DiDonato and Michael Stern on stage in a discussion with a director

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Homecoming Sneak Preview Screening

Be part of a sneak peek of "Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato" on Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6 pm in the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Joyce DiDonato performed with the Kansas City Symphony in March and the concerts were filmed to be part of the 2012 PBS Arts Summer Festival.

Be part of a sneak peek of Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato on Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6 pm in the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theater at The Kauffman Performing Arts Center.

RSVP at the Kansas City Symphony website or by calling 816-994-7222.

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Homecoming Sneak Preview Screening

Be part of a sneak peek of "Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato" on Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6 pm. RSVP at the Kansas City Symphony website or by calling 816-994-7222.

Be part of a sneak peek of Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato on Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6 pm in the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Theatre at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Joyce DiDonato performed with the Kansas City Symphony in March and the concerts were filmed to be part of the 2012 PBS Arts Summer Festival.

RSVP at the Kansas City Symphony website or by calling 816-994-7222.

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Homecoming: KC Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato

Now you can get a DVD of this music documentary of Joyce DiDonato performing with the Kansas City Symphony.

Architect Moshe Safdie’s extraordinary new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts provides the stunning backdrop for a performance-documentary profiling the Grammy Award-winning musicians of the Kansas City Symphony, their vibrant artistic director and conductor Michael Stern, and the radiant, internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. A concert wrapped by documentary narratives, this Arts Festival special tracks Ms. DiDonato’s nostalgic return to her hometown, and her thrilling Kauffman Center debut, after a triumphant appearance with Placido Domingo at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. Together, Joyce DiDonato, Maestro Stern and the Kansas City Symphony create a musical program as grand and ambitious as the Kauffman Center itself. Produced by Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) in association with veteran PBS music producers James Arntz & John Paulson.

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Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato

Watch Friday, July 20, 2012 at 9pm.

Homecoming: The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato

PBS Arts Architect Moshe Safdie’s extraordinary new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts provides the stunning backdrop for a performance-documentary profiling the Grammy Award-winning musicians of the Kansas City Symphony, their vibrant artistic director and conductor Michael Stern, and the radiant, internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. A concert wrapped by documentary narratives, this Arts Festival special tracks Ms. DiDonato’s nostalgic return to her hometown, and her thrilling Kauffman Center debut, after a triumphant appearance with Placido Domingo at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. Together, Joyce DiDonato, Maestro Stern and the Kansas City Symphony create a musical program as grand and ambitious as the Kauffman Center itself. Produced by Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) in association with veteran PBS music producers James Arntz & John Paulson.

Watch Friday, July 20, 2012 at 9pm.

Rebroadcasts:
Friday, July 20, 10:00 pm on 19.1 HD
Saturday, July 21, 01:00 am on 19.1 HD
Saturday, July 21, 10:00 pm on 19.2
Sunday, July 22, 04:00 am on 19.2
Monday, July 23, 02:00 am on 19.1 HD
Tuesday, July 24, 02:00 pm on 19.2
Tuesday, July 24, 08:00 pm on 19.2
Wednesday, July 25, 02:00 am on 19.2
Saturday, July 28, 04:00 am on 19.2

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Homeland: Immigration in America

Probe one of the nation’s most polarizing issues and a key topic in the 2012 election. Watch two parts Thursday, July 26, 2012 beginning at 8pm.

Probe one of the nation’s most polarizing issues and a key topic in the 2012 election: immigration. The series: Homeland: Immigration in America, presents contemporary stories of immigrants — legal and illegal — and those who confront them, help them, employ them and craft legislation that affects them. Ray Suarez, senior PBS NEWSHOUR correspondent, narrates.

8pm: The first episode, Jobs, looks at the spectrum of immigrant jobs and the complex maze of rules, regulations, caps and quotas challenging the country at many levels.

9pm: The second episode, Enforcement, cuts through the heated rhetoric to explore how communities and the nation struggle to enforce inconsistent immigration policies. The “Enforcement” episode of the series, which examines issues surrounding immigration in the Heartland–including Kris Kobach’s 2010 election campaign and the community policing practices at Kansas City’s Westside CAN Center. KCPT co-produced this series with Nine Network in St. Louis, MO.

Watch two parts Thursday, July 26, 2012 beginning at 8pm.

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Homeland: Immigration in America – Refugees

Watch Homeland Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 9pm.

Probe one of the nation’s most polarizing issues and a key topic in the 2012 election: immigration.

The third part of the series takes viewers to the heart of America’s humanitarian position as a refuge for those fleeing violence, disaster, war and persecution around the world. The stories in this hour illustrate the forces and factors that can lead refugees to a life of stability and success or to isolation, welfare and homelessness.

Watch Homeland Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 9pm.

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Hometown Salutes

Hometown Salutes

KCPT and The Veterans of Foreign Wars National Headquarters salute these local WWII veterans for their bravery and service:

Learn more about World War II and Veterans’ history:
Ken Burns’ The War
Over Here: The History of WWII and KC
Veterans’ History Project
Independence Veterans Hall

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Honoring Those Who Serve: Veterans Day 11-11-11

We share extended clips from profiles with a regional connection which will be featured in the national documentary Veterans Day 11.11.11 which airs on KCPT on Sunday, November 11 at 5:30 p.m.

This Sunday night at 5:30, KCPT airs the documentary Veterans Day 11-11-11. A nationwide “day in the life” exploration of what it means to be a military veteran in this country.

More than 40 accomplished video storytellers volunteered their time and talent to produce a series of profiles about the service shared by veterans and the sacrifices that they have made.

Every story in the movie was shot on Veterans Day 2011 thus the title 11.11.11.

One of those stories was made by local filmmaker Jason Rhodes who profiles the service of area veteran, retired Colonel Robert Dudley. His story will be seen by the nation Sunday.

Archive black and white images of Col. Dudley in the military as a young man

There’s also another regional tie-in in this national documentary. Did you know that Emporia, Kansas actually lays claim to being the birthplace of Veterans Day?

Mural on side of building depicting an eagle on a flag background which reads Emporia, Ks Founding City of Veterans Day

That story is also told in Sunday’s film. Producer Pat Holloway, a photojournalist at Fox4 news, journeyed to Emporia to chronicle the town’s Veteran’s Day celebrations.

Man on motorcycle waving with a flag flying behind him

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Honoring Those Who Served: The National World War I Museum

In this Difference Maker segment, we go inside the National World War I Museum to look at how it pays tribute not only to the veterans of WWI but also to veterans of all conflicts.

We head to the National World War I Museum in Kansas City which not only houses artificacts and memorabilia but also pays tribute to the service and commitment of veterans of all conflicts. KCPT producer Pam James visits with museum volunteer and Vietnam veteran Phillip Mall to learn more about how this special place honors service members and the experiences they share.

WWI museum volunteer speaking with two visitors of the museum

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