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Samantha Brown's Places to Love "Traverse City. Michigan"
Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 pm on 12.1
Samantha begins her trip at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, known for its scenic views and challenging sand cliffs. In Michigan, she explores The Cherry Republic, filled with cherry products, and dines with new friends at the Farm Club on the Leelanau Peninsula. She visits a repurposed mental hospital in Traverse City and learns cheese-making at Leelanau Cheese. On Lake Michigan, she sails the schooner Wind Dancer, discovering its history as a water stagecoach. Her trip concludes at Bonobo Winery, where she enjoys wine with owners Todd and Carter Oosterhouse and actress Amy Smart.
Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration
Friday, December 5 at 9:00 pm on 12.1
A star-studded music special celebrating the country legend’s milestone 90th birthday and his contributions to popular culture and music. Recorded live on Nelson’s 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, this historic concert features classics from the Nelson songbook with performances by Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and Nelson himself.
Brit Floyd Live at Red Rocks
Saturday, December 6 at 8:30 pm on 12.1
Fans have embraced BRIT FLOYD as the world's foremost Pink Floyd tribute show. Renowned for their note-for-note perfection, impeccable harmonies, staging, Floydian animations and props, this 12-piece band creates a genuine reincarnation of the live Pink Floyd experience. This special captures the band playing our sold-out show at Red Rocks in August 2013.
Ken Burns: The National Parks
Sunday, December 7 at 10:30 pm on 12.1
This special celebrates one of Ken Burns' most beautiful series, THE NATIONAL PARKS. With over six years of filming in Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska, it's a story of people who have devoted themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they love.
Trolley Park: Midway Memories
Monday, December 8 at 10:30 pm on 12.1
Trolley Park: Midway Memories visits one of the oldest trolley parks in the country. These parks helped usher in the golden age of amusement parks. In the early 1900s there were more than a thousand trolley parks. Now only a dozen remain. Hear from local residents who have enjoyed the park past and present, the crew that keeps the historic rides going and the volunteers who help preserve the park.
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Tuesday, December 9 at 9:00 pm on 12.1
Join host Michael Keaton to celebrate "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood," the pioneering children's series that premiered nationally 50 years ago. Keaton worked as a stagehand and made appearances on the series in the 1970. Judd Apatow, Joyce DiDonato, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kratt, John Lithgow, Yo-Yo Ma and son Nicholas Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Sarah Silverman, Esperanza Spalding and Caroll Spinney reveal.
Tony Bennett: Viva Duets
Wednesday, December 10 at 9:00 pm on 12.1
Tony Bennett performs duets with a celebrated roster of international artists, including Marc Anthony, Gloria Estefan, Franco De Vita and Vicente Fernández. Filmed in 2012 during the making of the album, VIVA DUETS includes behind-the-scenes tapings of the performances, including classic songs like “For Once In My Life,” “Return to Me,” “Who Can I Turn To?” and many more.
A Celebration of Hanukkah
Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 pm on 12.1
In the heartwarming and nostalgic program, A CELEBRATION OF HANUKKAH, host Geoffrey Baer takes viewers on a fun exploration of the time-honored traditions of this joyous Jewish holiday, sharing how Hanukkah came to be, the significance of the season's cherished dishes, and the ways families continue to celebrate together across generations. Along the way, Geoffrey provides an overview of Hanukkah in popular culture, weaving in his holiday memories through childhood home movies. And, because food plays such a meaningful part of every Hanukkah observance, he also heads into the kitchen with experts to try his hand at creating seasonal culinary delights - including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (filled donuts) - while explaining how these dishes connect to Hanukkah's history.