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Tonight at 7, Antiques Roadshow continues its trip to Denver. Tonight is the start of Holocaust Remembrance week with Among the Righteous at 8PM, Swimming at Auschwitz at 10, Lessons for Life (Tuesday at 10) and House of Life: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague (Wed, at 10).

On Tuesday at 9, Frontline looks at the behind-the-scenes dealing that got the Healthcare Bill passed.

On Wednesday at 7, CBS anchor Katie Couric and the Muppets present tips on helping children deal with the death of a parent. For more on When Families Grieve, visit the LPB website.

On Thursday at 8, Sherlock Holmes tries to clear a man he thinks is innocent.

On Friday at 7PM, get the latest news from the Legislative session on Louisiana: The State We’re In. Get weekday updates at 6:57 and 9:57PM and 5:26 in the morning on Capitol Beat .

LPB DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Thanks to everyone who turned out to support LPB at LPB Day at the Capitol on Tuesday. We especially want to thank all the Legislators who stopped by to discuss what they like about the state and our future as part of the new LPB American Archives program.

CELTIC WOMAN CONCERT IS NEXT WEEK!

Enjoy special privileges as a member of Friends of LPB! For a limited time only you can receive discounts on tickets to the Celtic Woman Concert on Saturday, April 24th at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena. For more information call the Friends Office at 225.767.4464 or 800.272.8161, ext. 4214.

THE 2010 LOUISIANA LEGENDS GALA SET FOR MAY 6

Friends of LPB will honor this year’s Louisiana Legends on May 6 at the Old State Capitol. The 2010 honorees are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist James Burton, former State Education Superintendent and businessman Louis Michot, arts activist Marjorie Morrison, NBA legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Willis Reed, and former Governor and Congressman Buddy Roemer.

For more information about the honorees and gala, visit the LPB website.

MAKING THE GRADE L.E.A.P.TUTORIALS AVAILABLE ONLINE

There are two ways for parents and students to get free help in studying for the State L.E.A.P. Tests. You can visit the LPB website and see the Making the Grade created by LPB and the State Department of Education. The lessons cover Fourth Grade Language Arts and Mathematics and Eighth Grade Language Arts and Mathematics.

If you live in the Baton Rouge or Lafayette areas and have digital cable, you can view the videos in the On Demand section of Cox Digital Cable. To access these programs, click on the On Demand button on your remote. When the menu comes up, click on “Freezone” and the menu for free programming will come up. Click on “LEAP” and then choose the section you want to review. You must have the Digital Tier of Cox Cable to access the On Demand programs.

EARTH DAY SCREENING

LPB will host a special free screening of the American Experience documentary Earth Days at the Old State Capitol on Sunday, April 18 at 2PM as part of the Louisiana Earth Day Celebration in Downtown Baton Rouge. Come join us for the screening and all of the great activities, food and music during Earth Day.

SHOPLPB IS ALWAYS OPEN

Friends members can get a 15% discount on all ShopLPB purchases. Just type in your code when you check out.

We now have permanently lower prices on the duPont Columbia award-winning Louisiana: A History series ($99) and the companion book Louisiana: An Illustrated History ($37).

Visit ShopLPB or call 1-800-973-7246. For a copy of our new color catalogue with descriptions of most of our documentaries, music specials and educational series just email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)or call 1-800-272-8161 or 767-4274.

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April12-18, 2010

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