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NBR | Oprah's Changing Channels - uVuSouthFlorida Video

NBR | Oprah's Changing Channels - uVuSouthFlorida Video.

Oprah ends her show and sets her sights on a new cable channel. A look at what this means for the mogul and the TV industry.
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GREAT PERFORMANCES: LIGHTS UP - IN THE HEIGHTS ON BROADWAY

Wednesday, December 2 at 8 p.m.

In Manhattan's Washington Heights, Usnavi courts Vanessa, and dreams of opening a bar back home in the Dominican Republic. Nina love Benny, but her father is against their union. He wants Nina to complete her education at Stanford University. In the meantime, Abuela wins $96,000 in a numbers game. Go behind the scenes of this Broadway sensation, the little play that could will soon be taking south Florida by storm.

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC | Emma -- Coming Jan 24, 2010 | Preview - uVu Video

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC | Emma -- Coming Jan 24, 2010 | Preview - uVu Video.

 A fiercely funny four-hour adaptation of Jane Austen's delightful love story stars Romola Garai (Atonement ) as a young woman whose attempts to play Cupid go disastrously awry..

Knight Foundation Awards Infuse Local Arts Scene with $3.7 Million

Miami City Ballet Regains Live Orchestra;
Wynwood Gets Arts Incubator;
Indie Record Store Expands Community Programming

MIAMI (Nov. 30, 2009) – Emerging from 1,562 applications, 20 winners today received $3.7 million in the 2009 Knight Arts Challenge, a community-wide contest by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to find the best ideas for the South Florida arts. The winners' projects include:

• Putting an orchestra back in the pit during Miami City Ballet's 2010-2013 seasons;  
• Creating an incubator for arts groups in Wynwood by opening a communal office, performance and gallery space at The LightBox at Goldman Warehouse; 
• Launching an online site for selling locally-produced music and expanding community programming at Sweat Records, a store and center for independent music in Little Haiti.

Knight Foundation created the five-year annual contest in 2008 to help bring the South Florida community together through the arts. 

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LIZA’S AT THE PALACE

NOTE: Schedule changed due to Presidential Address

Saturday, December 12 at 5:30 p.m.

Capture the powerhouse entertainer Liza Minnelli at the peak of her form,  performing her legendary hits. Coming to Las Vegas after a triumphant New York run the show features material performed on Broadway, including "New York, New York," "Maybe This Time," "Teach Me Tonight" and the "Palace Medley."

While you Were Shopping

From the Tavis Smiley Blog:

If you were among the throngs of Americans out shopping and buying a bunch of items marked down from their original marked-up prices, then you might have missed these news items that are (arguably) interesting but have little-to-no impact on your life.

1) The FAA released the recordings from Northwest Flight 188. If you recall, the pilots of that flight were out of radio contact with air traffic controllers for more than an hour and flew 150 miles past their destination, all because of "cockpit distraction."

2) Some schools are encouraging students to use their cell phones for schoolwork.

3) An iPhone developer created a Web site that documents the applications that Apple rejects. The site is called App Rejections.

4) The Secret Service apologized for allowing a couple to crash a recent White House state dinner and meet the very people the agency was supposed to be protecting (you know, like President Obama).

5) And speaking of the White House -- the Obamas received the White House Christmas tree today -- an 18.5-foot Douglas fir.  

CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING FAMILY

Sunday, November 29 at 6:30 p.m.

Join 39 members of the musical King family--Grammy©-nominated big band greats the Fabulous King Sisters, legendary guitar virtuoso Alvino Rey, ‘60s sweetheart Tina Cole (My Three Sons) & the King Cousins plus film favorite Robert Clarke and all the King kiddies--as these legendary entertainers serve up a big dose of seasonal cheer in Christmas with the King Family, an ultimate compilation of classic musical moments from their dazzling Christmas specials. Check out Impromp2's, WPBT2's blog, entry about the King Family

ISSUES: Leonard Pitts, Jr.

ISSUES: Leonard Pitts, Jr. Interview - uVuSouthFlorida Video.

 Leonard Pitts Jr., nationally syndicated columnist for the Miami Herald, was in town for the Miami Book Fair International, where he presented two books including his first published novel, "Before I Forget."  He discussed his writings and the challenges present with writing both fiction and nonfiction

PBS remembers the day the Doors ruined America

I know, I know. You're feeling so triumphant after crashing the mall at 5 a.m. and getting a $2.98 computer and a free soft pretzel. But face it, by Saturday night you'll be broke, exhausted and quasi-suicidal after 36 hours of continuous shopping. Happily, if you live in South Florida, there's a way to erase it. A legal way, I mean. (For the other ways, you're reading the wrong blog.) I'm referring to an opportunity to wallow insomebody else's misery -- specifically, Ed Sullivan's.

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ED SULLIVAN - THE SIXTIES

ED SULLIVAN - THE SIXTIES - Program Highlights - November 2009 Program Guide - WPBT2 - South Florida Public Television.

Saturday, November 28th at 7:00 p.m. on WPBT2

From the late 1940s until the early 1970s, the greatest music talent in the world was seen by millions of viewers of all ages each Sunday night on The Ed Sullivan Show. Now, “My Music” presents a special of classic song performances spanning the years 1963-1968 on ED SULLIVAN – THE SIXTIES.

From The Beatles’ American television debut in 1964 to The Doors’ infamous one-time only appearance, The Ed Sullivan Show served up an unparalleled roster of timeless artists. ED SULLIVAN – THE SIXTIES focuses exclusively on full-length music performances – no plate spinners or dancing elephants – that evoke the spirit of that decade’s youth movement, including its connection to San Francisco and the summer of love and peace.