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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
October 10th, 2008 at 10:48 am

This weekend, with both the NLCS and ALCS in full swing, it’s a good time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of baseball theme songs. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents a tribute to the sport and the musicians who love it, among them Charles Ives and William Schuman. Watch now…

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October 9th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Ticket Giveaway - ‘All My Sons’ on Broadway

Here’s your chance to get a free pair of tickets to All My Sons, the new Broadway production of Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning classic starring John Lithgow, Katie Holmes, and Dianne Wiest. 13 Members are also eligible for a discount, see details. Deadline for entry is Oct. 13. Enter now…

Art:21
October 9th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Gabriel Orozco Discusses His Installation “Obit” (2008)

Gabriel Orozco’s sculptures and photographs disrupt conventional notions of reality. In this video, the artist discusses his installation Obit (2008), on view at Marian Goodman Gallery here in New York. Watch the interview…

October 8th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
‘Betrayed’: Watch Clips from Acclaimed Play, Airs 10/23

In early 2007, George Packer published an article in The New Yorker about Iraqi interpreters who jeopardized their lives on behalf of the Americans in Iraq, with little …

SundayArts
October 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Falling for Dance Festival

Fall for Dance is a wildly successful annual festival at New York City Center featuring $10 tickets and an amazing range of dance companies, 28 total. Read more…

Reel 13
October 7th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Margarita Happy Hour: Too Racy for Public Television?

‘Margarita Happy Hour’, a Reel 13 Indie broadcast late night 9/27, has generated a heated discussion on the web. Is the film’s content, which includes profanity, nudity, and drug use, inappropriate, or is it the job of Public TV to push the boundaries of programming to provide challenging, relevant content for adults?

Reel 13
October 7th, 2008 at 8:06 am
Vote for this Week’s Reel 13 Short Film

This week on Reel 13:

* A music video for the band Parson Brown
* A selection of comic errata
* The shock of dying love

Watch now. Then vote for your favorite.

Charlie Rose
October 7th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Interview: Comedian Chris Rock

Comedian Chris Rock spends some time with Charlie Rose, talking about his HBO special, his take on this year’s campaigns, and more…it’s Rock’s 5th visit to the Charlie Rose program. Watch interview now.

At Home With Lidia
October 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Ask Lidia Bastianich Your Cooking/Food Question by Oct. 7

A special airing of At Home with Lidia airs on October 12th, 2:30 pm on WLIW21 (and on Thirteen, TBA). This episode is special in that they will take questions from the online audience, and answer them during this program. Submit your question to LidiaQuestions@wliw.org by October 7th at 5:00 pm in order to be considered.

SundayArts
October 6th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Opera Babes and Other Oxymorons

In the ongoing babe-ification of the Western world, welcome to this week’s episode: Classical Babes 2.0. That’s a reference, of course, to “Too Hot to Handel,” a current feature on the online arts and entertainment segment of Playboy. Read more…

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