PROGRAMMING NEWS:

Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the circus? Here’s your chance to find out. Circus goes behind the scenes at the Big Apple Circus to show you the real life of circus performers. It premieres Wednesday at 8 and runs the next two Wednesdays.

The other big news of the week is that we are shuffling our Britcom lineup. Back by popular demand, it’s Last of the Summer Wine in the 8PM slot. Keeping Up Appearances moved to 8:30, Are You Being Served? moves up to 9 and After You’re Gone moves back to 9:30PM.

On Monday, we have an encore showing of Washing Away: After the Storms at 9:30PM.

On Tuesday, NOVA looks at elevators and the stories of people who have been trapped in them at 7PM. Apollo (9PM) looks at the race the moon while Apollo Wives (10:20PM) profiles the wives of the astronauts in the Apollo program. We will be featuring the NewsHour’s election coverage of LPB2 starting at 10PM.

On Thursday at 7PM, Chef Folse is cooking up Braised Duck in Thai Red Curry and travels to Buckley’s Camp near White Castle on a new After the Hunt.

On Sunday, it’s the final episode of Sherlock called The Great Game at 8PM on Masterpiece Mystery! followed by the premiere of Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning starring Barbara Hershey and Shirley MacLaine at 9:30.

A MESSAGE FROM LPB PRESIDENT BETH COURTNEY

LPB Dear Members: The recent controversy surrounding the firing of Juan Williams by National Public Radio (NPR) has created much confusion about public broadcasting in general. At LPB, we are in no way affiliated with NPR and do not hold the licenses for any public radio stations. We are responsible for public television in Louisiana, and we are members of PBS, an association of locally owned non/commercial TV stations. Mr. Williams was under contract to NPR as an analyst and was fired by them. We have interviewed Mr. Williams on his trips to Louisiana for a book tour and wish him well in his new position at Fox News. I certainly hope this incident will not be used as an excuse to harm LPB.

**GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE CAT IN THE HAT CHRISTMAS!**

LPB Join Friends of LPB and The Cat in the Hat for A Cat in the Hat Christmas on Sunday, November 21 from 1:30-4:30PM at Christmas Forest on Old Scenic Hwy in Zachary.

There will be hayrides, inflatables, and Red Barn Farm Tours will be out with some of their furry friends. Children can get their picture taken with The Cat and Santa Claus and families can choose and cut their own Christmas tree. LPB Kids Club members get a free picture with either The Cat or Santa.

Admission is $5 per person and families will receive a coupon for $10 off a membership to Friends of LPB. For tickets or more information, call Friends of LPB at (225) 767-4214 or go to LPB's website. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event.

OLD SHERLOCK? OR NEW SHERLOCK?

LPB Do you prefer the classic versions of Sherlock Holmes or the new Masterpiece Mystery! version set in modern times featuring Benedict Cumberbatch with Dr. Watson chronicling Holmes’s exploits on a blog? Come join the free discussion on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30PM at the Citiplace Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge. LSU Graduate Student Kris Mecholsky will be the guest speaker and referee the discussion. There will be free scones and coffee.

To get ready for the discussion, watch the new Sherlock mysteries on Sunday at 8PM on LPB and the Jeremy Brett versions on Thursdays at 8PM or Saturdays at 6PM. We hope to see you there.

FRIENDS HAS TICKETS FOR 4TROOPS, VIDEO GAMES LIVE! AND MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER!

LPB Friends of LPB has your ticket for great concerts this month.

The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and the Redstick International Animation Festival have partnered to bring Video Games Live to the Baton Rouge River Center Arena on Saturday, November 13 at 7PM. This concert will feature music from all the classic video games you love including Mario, Zelda, Sonic, Halo, Warcraft, Final Fantasy, God of War, Civilization, StarCraft and Guitar Hero.

On Sunday, November 21, 4Troops will be in concert at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge. This group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans sing pop and patriotic songs. There are still good tickets available for the 2PM show.

Mannheim Steamroller will bring its unique Christmas show to the Century Tel Arena in Bossier City on Monday, November 22, the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in New Orleans on Wednesday, November 24th and the Heymann Performing Arts Center in Lafayette on Friday, November 26th.

To purchase tickets, visit the Friends of LPB Box Office or call 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4214 or (225) 767-4214 in the Baton Rouge area.

LPB AND PBS CONTENT NOW AVAILABLE FOR IPHONES AND IPADS

PBS has upgraded its website so that Apple users can now get content through their iPhones, iPods and iPads.

If you purchase these apps through Apple, you will be able to receive clips and entire programs of PBS shows such as Frontline, Nature, NOVA, Masterpiece, Antiques Roadshow, Need to Know, Secrets of the Dead, History Detectives, PBS NewsHour and performances from Austin City Limits. More than 300 different pieces of video content are currently available for viewing, and more will be continually added to the app:

In addition, PBS.org will automatically detect the geographic area where a user is located, and make available to them LPB schedules, local content, links to the station’s home page and more. If users have already localized to a particular PBS station before the relaunch, that localization will remain the same.

GET YOUR GIFTS FROM SHOPLPB

Can’t think of a gift for the hard to please person on your Christmas list? LPB has more than 250 DVDs and books available on ShopLPB, such as A Summer of Birds, Washing Away: After the Storms and, of course, our most popular series, Louisiana: A History and the companion book, Louisiana: An Illustrated History.

If you are a member of Friends you can get a 15% discount on all ShopLPB purchases.

Visit ShopLPB or call 1-800-973-7246. Order early to make sure you have your special gift in time for the holidays.

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November 1-7, 2010

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NOVEMBER 2010 MEMBER BENEFITS:

Red River Dance Theatre Company in Alexandria
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