Program News –

As we enter the second week of our membership campaign, we have the premiere of some new local shows. If you are not a member please support public television in Louisiana by becoming a member of LPB and if it’s renewal time, please send in your renewal by calling 888-769-5000 or going on the LPB website.

Tonight at 7PM, Dr. Neal Barnard has his plan for avoiding diabetes. That’s followed by the Priests in Concert at 9.

On Tuesday at 7, Eddie Robinson: A Life Celebrated is a new LPB documentary about the legendary Grambling coach.

On Wednesday at 7, Charlie Whinham and the Lost Louisiana crew visit five unique and historic Louisiana churches for his new special Places of Worship. It also airs Thursday at 9.

Celtic Woman is back on Saturday at 10 where your pledge of support for LPB can get you great tickets for their concert at the River Center Arena in Baton Rouge on April 24. Tickets are also available on the LPB website lpb.org.

On Sunday, we’re playing favorites from the membership campaign on Viewers' Choice Demand Performances all day.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SESAME STREET 1-2-3

LPB LPB has tickets available for the Sesame Street 1-2-3 show on Saturday, March 20 at 10:30AM at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena. For $30, you can get a ticket to the show and a meet-and-greet with some of the cast members at 9:30AM. If you just want a ticket to the show, it is $20. A donation of $60 or more will get your family a year’s membership in the LPB Kids Club. Visit www.lpb.org or call (225) 767-4214 or 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4214 for more information or to purchase tickets.

LPB AND BARNES & NOBLE BARNYARD EASTER SET FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 21 AT 2:00PM

LPB Buddy from the PBS Kids series Dinosaur Train will be the special guest at the Barnyard Easter celebration at the Citiplace Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge on Sunday, March 21 from 2-4PM.

Other attractions will include the live animals in the Red Barn Farm Tour, special appearances by Mrs. Dorothy the Shaky Egg Lady and LPB Kids Club sponsor Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers owner Todd Graves and his family along with mascot Cane. The Louisiana Egg Commission is providing 500 hardboiled eggs for egg-dying and there will also be a special Easter Egg Hunt in the store. There will also be a display of baby chicks provided by Dodge City Farm Supply of Denham Springs and a booth for the Magic Happens Rabbit Rescue. Kleinpeter Farms Dairy will provide ice cream for the event. For more information, call 767-4214 or visit www.lpb.org.

LOUISIANA YOUNG HEROES ANNOUNCED

LPB LPB and the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge are pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Louisiana Young Heroes Awards. Special thanks to our underwriters Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge and ExxonMobil.

• Kenneth Wayne D’Avis, 18, Grayson, a senior at Caldwell Parish High School
• Ryan Davis Harter, 18, Shreveport, a senior at Loyola College Prep
• Calob Leindecker, Prairieville, a senior at Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge
• Sean J. Nathan, 15, Shreveport, a freshman at Caddo Magnet High School
• Hien Nguyen, 18, Belle Chasse, a senior at Belle Chasse High School
• Antonio Rivera, 16, a junior at Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport
• Katie Tuminello, 15, Brusly, a home school student
• Trevor Sidney Vampran, 16, Prairieville, a junior at St. Amant High School

UPCOMING AND ONGOING EVENTS

LPB PBS KIDS GO WRITER’S CONTEST – Contest for children in kindergarten through the third grade to create their own stories and drawings. Deadline is April 5. Visit the website for more information and the entry form.

EARTH DAY SCREENING – April 18 at 1PM – Old State Capitol

LPB will host a special free screening of the American Experience documentary Earth Days at the Old State Capitol on Sunday, April 18 at 1PM 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.

A SPECIAL OFFER FOR FRIENDS MEMBERS -

Friends of LPB members can get two tickets for the price of one for the Symphony's Light and Dance program on March 18 at 7:30PM at the Baton Rouge River Center Theatre. The special guest for the evening will be flautist Rachel Ciraldo. Tickets are available for purchase only at the BRSO Box Office at 7330 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, or by calling (225) 383-0500, ext.100.

SHOPLPB IS ALWAYS OPEN

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 us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)or call 1-800-272-8161 or 767-4274.

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March 15-21, 2010

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March 2010

MARCH 2010 MEMBER BENEFITS:

Monroe Symphony Orchestra
Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month; subject to availability.
For more information, contact Vicky Valenzano at symphony2@bayou.com or (318) 812-6761.

Shreveport Opera
Valid for 2-for-1 admission during the month; subject to availability.
For more information, contact Amanda Gouthiere at marketing@shreveportopera.org or (318) 227-9503.