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Award Show. Honoring Micki Grant, Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey, Oz Scott, David D. Wright, Kenny Leon, Woodie King Jr, Barbara Montgomery, and Rising Star award Raif-Henok Kendrick.

“When stories come to life right in front of your eyes, it is a mystical experience. You begin to understand the phrase ‘Creation lives its own life.’” – Alexander Tsypkin Celebrated Russian theatre and film actor KONSTANTIN KHABENSKY performs “THE…

Early in his career, Alfred Hitchcock began inserting himself into a short scene in each of his films.  Once he became a “brand name” director, he would appear early in each film, knowing that audiences would not be able to…

MANY great jazz musicians were born in 1920, most notably Charlie Parker.  In addition to some rare video of Parker in performance, we’ll see compelling footage of Peggy Lee, Carmen MacRae (photo), Dave Brubeck, Paul Gonsalves, and Clark Terry.  But…

Person Place Thing is an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to…

If you imagine the comedies of the Silent Era as nothing but herky-jerky slapstick, take another look.  We’ll see some beautifully restored footage of silent clowns, many of whom were original, even brilliant filmmakers.  Charles Chaplin and Buster Keaton are…

Person Place Thing is an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to…