It's going to be a long (and fruitful) night...

Last day of the month...let Fall begin...

After a Presidential address, scheduled to end at 7:30, we begin an evening of personal improvement, needed or not.

MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE explores the many natural ways that we can not only keep our brains healthy as we age, but improve and enhance our brain power....7:30

JOEL HARPER'S FIRMING AT 50...Celebrity personal trainer Joel Harper will help viewers stretch, tone and firm with his no equipment, complete body workout...9:30

And for those of you in a hurry, PLAY PIANO IN A FLASH has the answer. Ever wish you could sit down at a piano and just play a tune? Have you taken lessons at some point in your life, but can't play a thing...watch tonight at 10:30 and you'll be tickling the ivories in no time.

It's good to know, you've got a friend...

We're in the final few days of our August Membership Drive, then it's back to regular programming...trust me, I'll be just as relieved as you...

Tonight at 7pm we have a rebroadcast of KACV's latest documentary BEN KONIS: THE ARTIST'S ARTIST...chronicling the life of the man credited with bringing pastels to the region. As an artist and teacher, he influence on our art community was enormous.

At 7:30 we bring you another run of a program getting lots of national attention...
CAROLE KING - JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR. The two singer/songwriters reunited in 2007 for the 50th anniversary of the Troubadour in Los Angeles...nearly 40 years after they performed there together, along with their original band...the song list from both performers will take you back to a very special musical time...

Elvis LIVE? How'd they do that...

That's right...we're still pledgin'...highlights this weekend are ELVIS LIVE: THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Friday at 8:30...

DANIEL O'DONNELL AT HOME IN IRELAND and CLASSIC GOSPEL SPECIAL EDITION Saturday evening starting at 6pm

and rebroadcasts of pledge favorites BEN KONIS: THE ARTIST'S ARTIST and the fabulous CAROLE KING - JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR starting at 7pm on Sunday...

Don't despair...the regular weekend lineup will return next Saturday...

introduced himself as the "Kon-Artist"...

Tonight we premiere our latest local production...a documentary about the late pastelist and art teacher extraordinaire, Ben Konis. Ben grew up in New Jersey loving cowboys and horses, married a local Texas girl he met at a rodeo in New York City, and got down here as fast as he could...where he promptly introduced the art of pastels to area artists and changed the way we see things. Don't miss THE ARTIST'S ARTIST: BEN KONIS...7pm

VICTOR BORGE: 100 YEARS OF MUSIC & LAUGHTER! is an all new Victor Borge television special narrated by Rita Rudner, featuring his funniest and most memorable skits...featuring rare archival footage from the Borge family vault...7:30pm

Calling all hep cats, daddy-o...

On tonight's edition of our August Membership Drive we present MAGIC MOMENTS: THE BEST OF 50"S POP...featuring the 1950s pop days with The Singing Rage - Patti Page, classic moments from Perry Como, Debbie Reynolds, The McGuire Sisters and more. Phyllis McGuire, Pat Boone and Nick Clooney host...7pm

And if Pat fried your brain cells, you can grow them back with MAGNIFICENT MIND AT ANY AGE WITH DR. DANIEL AMEN as he explores the many natural ways that we can not only keep our brains healthy as we age, but improve and enhance our brain power...I feel smarter already...9pm

The original Nashville Cat...

Our August Membership Drive marches on...starting with an amazing performance piece...
In 1987, a group of A-list musicians gathered to celebrate the enormous influence of guitarist Chet Atkins on their lives and careers. Taped in Nashville just blocks from the famed Music Row, this star-packed program includes performances by Atkins with Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald and a band of Music City's finest players...CHET ATKINS: CERTIFIED GUITAR PLAYER...7pm

Time for something completely different...the story of Richard Proenneke, who built a cabin by hand and set out to live a very simple life...ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS...8:30pm

Then if you've got a few minutes, learn to PLAY PIANO IN A FLASH...10pm
We're only trying to help...you're welcome.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T...

Our August Membership Drive continues with a special on Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul herself, as she returns to public television in an all new "My Music" festival of original artist Soul Hits of the 1960s plus some special 70s love ballads...7pm

On the 10th anniversary of his first public television pledge special, Dr. Wayne Dyer presents a new program, based on his newest book Excuses BeGone!In Excuses BeGone!, his goal is simple but not easy: to help viewers learn how to overcome lifetime thinking habits that keep us from maximizing our human potential.
Excuses BeGone! addresses the powerfully transformative process of HOW to change habituated ways of thinking - and move into new realms of possibility...9pm