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Tonight at 7, Antiques Roadshow is in Denver and a two-part series on The Mormons begins at 8 with part two on Tuesday at 8.

NOVA (Tuesday at 7) looks at how the telescope has changed our understanding of the universe.

On Wednesday at 7, it’s story of the life of The Buddha.

On Thursday at 8, Holmes and Watson try to save one of the royal families of Europe.

On Friday at 7, Louisiana: The State We’re In has a wrap-up of the week’s events. Check out the daily happenings at the Legislature weekdays at 6:57 and 9:57PM and 5:26 every morning on Capitol Beat .

Start, Louisiana’s own Tim McGraw is on Soundstage Friday at 10.

Sunday at 8, Masterpiece has a new production of The Diary of Anne Frank , and Life on Mars airs at 10.

JOIN US FOR LPB DAY AT THE CAPITOL ON TUESDAY

LPB Friends will be hosting LPB at the Capitol Tuesday, April 6th from 10AM to 4PM in the Rotunda. There will be information about LPB shows, educational programs, and upcoming events along with special appearances by Clifford the Big Red Dog and Elmo. Legislators and other people in attendance will also get a chance to be a part of the new LPB Archives by discussing on camera what they like about our state and their views on our future.

CELTIC WOMAN CONCERT

LPB 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.

LPB RECEIVES THREE AWARDS

LPB LPB and Carencro High School have been honored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with a My Source Educational Innovation Award for its Fiber Kids program, and the LPB productions of A Summer of Birds and The Great American Seafood Cook-Off have been honored with Telly Awards for their excellence in programming.

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE 2010 LOUISIANA LEGENDS GALA

Mark your calendar for May 6. That’s when Friends of LPB will honor this year’s Louisiana Legends. 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 .

FREE L.E.A.P. HELP AVAILABLE

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.

TELL US WHY YOU LOVE LPB!

LPB Is it Antiques Roadshow? The locally-produced programs such as Louisiana Public Square, Lost Louisiana and Louisiana: The State We're In? Musical programs including Soundstage and Austin City Limits? Educational programs like Sesame Street and Barney & Friends? What do YOU value in Louisiana Public Broadcasting? Please share your thoughts on our website.

SHOPLPB IS OPEN 24/7

LPB 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.

OUR APOLOGIES

The April edition of our monthly program guide, Visions, was a little late going out. We sincerely apologize for the delay.

Thanks for watching!

April 5-11, 2010

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