Fall Funding Drive Highlights
This August, we’re asking you to stand up and tell this community, “I love KCPT!” You help bring unforgettable performances from theater stages around the world to Kansas City. You help bring to light powerful truths of our past and the unbiased questions the world needs now. You help share the marvelous delights of quality drama that celebrate our common humanity. However you choose to support Kansas City PBS this month, we thank you!
Here are some of the shows you can enjoy this week to support us:
Saturday, Aug. 5
This Place Called Home
Recalling Kansas City with Charles Gusewelle, this documentary taps the rich memories and early experiences of Gusewelle and 35 Kansas Citians as they remember the city they'd come to love.6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 on KCPT
Away From It All with Charles Gusewelle
Through a writing career that has taken him around the world, one place calls Charles Gusewelle back — his cabin in the Ozark Woods. Witness the place that has inspired his writing, family and friendships.
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 on KCPT
Through a writing career that has taken him around the world, one place calls Charles Gusewelle back — his cabin in the Ozark Woods. Witness the place that has inspired his writing, family and friendships.
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5 on KCPT
Catch "Africa's Great Civilizations" beginning at noon on Sunday, Aug. 6 on KCPT.
Monday, Aug. 7
Blenko Glass: Behind the Scenes
Take a journey into the hills of Milton, West Virginia, and the heart of Blenko Glassworks to see firsthand how its signature glass is created. From start to finish, each step in the Blenko glass-making process is accomplished by human hands, eyes and hearts7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 7 on KCPT
The Beach Boys: Good Timin' — Live in Concert Knebworth, England 1980
This historic concert at Knebworth House on June 21, 1980, proved to be the last time that the original Beach Boys would appear together on any stage. Nearly all of the band’s classics, including “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around” and “California Girls” are featured in this program.8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 7 on KCPT
Wednesday, Aug. 9
Wish You Were Here — A Century of Missouri State Parks
Part urban, part rural, with flavors of the north and south, Missouri is home to 91 state parks and historic sites. Tag along as we uncover the majestic beauty found throughout one of America’s greatest and oldest state park systems in one of the most ecologically diverse states in America.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9 on KCPT
Part urban, part rural, with flavors of the north and south, Missouri is home to 91 state parks and historic sites. Tag along as we uncover the majestic beauty found throughout one of America’s greatest and oldest state park systems in one of the most ecologically diverse states in America.
7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9 on KCPT
PBS Previews: The Vietnam War
Take an introductory look at The Vietnam War from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Featuring interviews with the filmmakers, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive clips from the upcoming series, this program offers an advance look at this landmark documentary event coming in September.
8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9 on KCPT
Take an introductory look at The Vietnam War from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Featuring interviews with the filmmakers, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive clips from the upcoming series, this program offers an advance look at this landmark documentary event coming in September.
8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 9 on KCPT
Thursday, Aug. 10
2Cellos Live from the Sydney Opera House
Luka Šulic and Stjepan Hauser, accompanied by the prestigious Sydney Symphony, perform romantic and well-loved themes that drive some of the biggest epics in movie history, including Oscar-winning themes from James Horner’s score for Titanic (“My Heart Will Go On”) and the inspiring “Now We Are Free” from Gladiator.7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10 on KCPT
A Salute to Vienna: The Gala Concert for Public Television
Taped live at the historic Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria, in April 2013, this song and dance special is hosted by world-famous mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade and Academy Award-winning actor and Vienna native Maximilian Schell. Special guests include The Vienna Boys’ Choir.8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10 on KCPT