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F i nd s c h e d u le updates at wpt.org
Forgotten Ellis Island
9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2
Frontine “My Father, My
Brother and Me” (photo of
producer Dave Iverson)
9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3
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Be more
George Carlin:
The Mark Twain Prize
8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4
Masterpiece Classic
“Oliver Twist”
8 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 15 and 22
Independent Lens “Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life”
informed
Nature “Why We Love
Cats and Dogs”
7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22
History Detectives
Black History Month
Independent Lens “Adjust Your Color: The Truth About Petey Greene”
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6
Independent Lens “Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life” 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20
History Detectives 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23
Independent Lens “Order of Myths/Bi-Racial Hair” 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27
IN S ID E AI R W AV E S 5 Primetime schedule
febr u a r y
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7 Daytime schedule 14 Underwriters
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News | Community | Events and activities
Garden Expo 2009: Think Green!
Escape winter’s snow and ice by exploring Garden Expo’s spring-like festivities.
• Nonprofit groups specializing in mulching,
various plant species, and rain and rock gardens will have booths on the vendor floor.
• Appearances by Master Gardener Shelley
Ryan, producer and host of WPT’s The
Wisconsin Gardener.
• The WPT booth will have information about
other WPT activities. The Wisconsin Gardener
apparel and raffle tickets for garden-related
prizes also will be available for purchase at the
WPT booth.
The sights and scents of spring will fill the
Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in
Madison during the 16th-annual Garden Expo.
Event hours are: 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13;
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15.
WPT and UW-Extension/Cooperative
Extension Horticulture Team host this
community educational event and fundraiser
based on WPT’s The Wisconsin Gardener program. Proceeds support WPT’s quality programming and outreach events that serve to enrich
the Wisconsin community.
The event features the latest in lawn and garden tools, gadgets, information and advice from
experts.
Garden Expo highlights include:
• More than 100 free educational seminars and
demonstrations on lawns, gardens, landscape
design and related topics.
• A 1,200-square-foot central-garden display
sponsored by the Wisconsin Landscape
Contractors Association (WLCA).
• Hundreds of exhibitor booths selling seeds,
books, tools, lawn equipment and other
exciting merchandise.
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Tickets for Garden Expo are $6 in advance
($7 at the door). Children 12 and under are
free. Two-day passes are available for $10 both
in advance and at the door. The Alliant Energy
Center charges an additional fee for parking.
Advance tickets may be purchased on the
Web at wpt.org/gardenexpo or at Gardens of
the Fox Cities, Appleton; Green Bay Botanical
Garden, Green Bay; Rotary Gardens, Janesville;
The Bruce Co., Middleton; Wild Birds Unlimited,
Middleton; Moonhill Mercantile, Mount
Horeb; Paine Art Center & Gardens, Oshkosh;
Edgewater Greenhouse, Portage; Jung Garden
Centers, Stevens Point; Jung Garden Center, Sun
Prairie, and in Madison at Jung Garden Center;
Johannsen Greenhouses & Gifts; Klein’s Floral
& Greenhouses Inc.; Olbrich Botanical Gardens;
Orange Tree Imports and The Vinery.
Raffle prizes have been donated by Nature
Stone of Wisconsin Inc., Ganshert Nursery &
Landscapes LLC, Steel Heart Ltd., Ariens Co.,
ClearView Sunrooms & Windows, The Vinery,
PRP Wine International, Demetra, Amish
Craftsmen Guild II, Formecology, Stephenson
Tree Care Inc., Felicity Arts, County Materials,
Madison Area CSA Coalition, Fiskars, Sustain
Dane, Steven R. Bassett Inc., Landscape Designs
Inc., The Ridges Sanctuary, Rich’s Foxwillow
Pines Nursery Inc., The Flower Factory, Blain’s
Farm & Fleet, Olbrich Botanical Gardens and
Colleen’s Tough Times.
Garden Expo is generously supported by
Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Green Power Tomorrow
from MGE and WLCA.
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schedule
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• At 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19,
WPT will tape the final
round of the 2009 Bolz
Young Artists Competition
for the broadcast of Wisconsin
Young Artists Compete: The
Final Forte. The competition
features finalists performing
with Maestro John DeMain
and the Madison Symphony
Orchestra. Anyone who
would like to attend the free
live concert in Overture Hall
at 201 State St., Madison,
may call 608-257-3734 for
reservations. Audience members must be seated by 6:45
p.m. WPT thanks Endres
Manufacturing Co. for major
funding and thanks to all
other funders for their support of Wisconsin Young Artists
Compete: The Final Forte.
• The producers of Antiques
Roadshow want WPT viewers
to dig out their hidden trea-
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sures as the favorite show
brings its lights, cameras
and appraisers to the Alliant
Energy Center in Madison
Saturday, July 11. Admission
to the event is free, but tickets are required, limited and
must be obtained in advance.
Complete ticketing rules are
available at pbs.org/antiques
or by dialing 888-762-3749.
• WPT asks fans to vote for
the 2008 Badger Hockey
Jim Santulli 7th Man Award.
Named for the man who
helped put Badger Hockey on
WPT, the award is presented
annually to the player who
fans think gives his all on
the ice and best represents
the trademarks of team spirit
and good sportsmanship.
Fans can vote until March 31
by visiting the Badger Sports
sunday
6:00 Adult Education
9:00 Now on PBS
9:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
10:00 Here and Now H HD
10:30 Bill Moyers Journal
11:30 Market to Market
12:00 The Royal (TV-PG) “To Love and to Lose.”
1:00 Masterpiece Classic (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “My
Boy Jack.” This is the story of British literary
giant Rudyard Kipling’s son, who triggers a
family conflict by joining the Irish Guard.
3:00 The Victory Garden (DVS) (TV-G) “Soft.”
3:30 Hometime (DVS) (TV-G) “Basement Flooring.”
4:00 In Wisconsin H HD (TV-G)
4:30 e2 HD (TV-G) “Portland: A Sense of Place.”
5:00 Antiques Roadshow HD (TV-G) “Dallas.”
Host Mark L. Walberg visits Dallas where
everything is larger than life. (Part 1 of 3)
6:00 This Old House HD (TV-G) “Weston Project,
Part 12.” Homeowner Amy Favat tests
some kitchen appliances.
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Web page at wpt.org/sports
on WPT’s site. One vote per
fan please. The award will be
presented at the end-of-season Badger Hockey Banquet.
• Be part of an exclusive, free
screening of The Assassination
of Abraham Lincoln: An
American Experience at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the Monona
Terrace and Convention
Center in Madison. The film
traces the tumultuous months
following Lincoln’s death and
profiles both Lincoln and
his killer John Wilkes Booth.
Special guest Mark Samels,
executive producer of PBS’s
American Experience series,
will introduce the film and
lead a post-film discussion.
If you can’t make it to the
free screening, watch WPT’s
broadcast of the film at 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 9.
6:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G)
Roger Cook helps a homeowner with a
hydrangea bush that will not flower.
7:00 Nature (DVS) HD (TV-PG, S) “Prince of the
Alps.” Follow a red doe and her majestic
calf during a harsh winter in the Austrian
Alps. (Repeats 2/4 at 12 a.m.)
8:00 Masterpiece Classic (DVS) (TV-PG)
“Sense and Sensibility.” The death of
their father throws Elinor Dashwood and
her sister Marianne, virtually penniless,
onto the marriage market. (Part 1 of 2)
(Repeats 2/2 at 10 p.m.)
H Wisconsin production
(R) repeat
+ primeplus encore
(AA) audio alternative
(DVS) descriptive video service
HD high-definition
All programs are closed-captioned
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9:30 Masterpiece Classic (DVS) (TV-PG) “Sense
and Sensibility.” Two desirable bachelors
seem to have spurned the Dashwood sisters, while another suitor has disappeared.
(Part 2 of 2) (Repeats 2/2 at 11:30 p.m.)
11:00 Austin City Limits HD (TV-PG) “Nick Lowe/
The Swell Season: Glen Hansard &
Marketa Irglova.” (1 hr.)
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monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow HD (TV-G) “Dallas.”
Explore a private collection of more than
1,000 marionettes and an 18th-century
desk. (Part 2 of 3) (Repeats 2/5 at 12 a.m.)
8:00 The Polio Crusade: American Experience
(DVS) HD (TV-PG) Learn about the largest
public health experiment in American
history — the effort to eradicate polio.
(Repeats 2/3 at 11 p.m.)
9:00 Forgotten Ellis Island (DVS) (TV-PG) This is
the first documentary about the abandoned immigrant hospital that was
America’s first line of defense against contagious disease. (Repeats 2/3 at 10 p.m.)
10:00 Masterpiece Classic + (DVS) (TV-PG)
(From 2/1 at 8 p.m.)
11:30 Masterpiece Classic + (DVS) (TV-PG)
(From 2/1 at 9:30 p.m.) (1.5 hrs.)
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tuesday
7:00 Nova (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “The Spy Factory.”
Nova exposes the high-tech, 21st-century
eavesdropping carried out by the National
Security Agency. (Repeats 2/4 at 11 p.m.)
8:00 Man Made Marvels of Asia (DVS) (TV-G)
“Taiwan’s Hsuehshan Tunnel.” Visit the
challenging and dangerous engineering
project that tackles unstable mountains
and vast subterranean cave systems.
9:00 Frontline (DVS) HD (TV-PG, L) “My Father,
My Brother and Me.” Beginning with the
story of his own Parkinson’s diagnosis
several years ago, correspondent and former WPT producer Dave Iverson explores
the scientific, ethical and political debate
that surrounds Parkinson’s.
(Repeats 2/5 at 11 p.m.)
10:00 Forgotten Ellis Island + (DVS) (TV-PG)
(From 2/2 at 9 p.m.)
11:00 The Polio Crusade: American Experience +
(DVS) HD (TV-PG) (From 2/2 at 8 p.m.)
12:00 Nature (R) (DVS) HD (TV-PG, S)
(From 2/1 at 7 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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7:00 This Old House HD (TV-G) “Weston Project,
Part 16.” The crew applies various finishing
touches, from a bocce court to handmade
tile over the sinks and an HD projector.
7:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G) This episode
is dedicated to improving kitchen cabinets.
8:00 George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize HD
(TV-PG) Entertainers Jon Stewart, Lily Tomlin
and others recognize the life and achievements of the beloved comedian, who was
announced as the recipient of the 11th Mark
Twain Prize for American Humor a week
before his death. (Repeats 2/9 at 10 p.m.)
9:30 In the Life (TV-PG) This program explores
current issues from the LGBT community.
10:00 Okie Noodling (TV-PG) Trace the history of
Oklahoma’s bizarre style of catfish fishing.
(Repeats 2/6 at 12 a.m.)
11:00 Nova + (DVS) HD (TV-PG) (From 2/3 at 7 p.m.)
12:00 Antiques Roadshow (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/2 at 7 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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Thursday
7:00 In Wisconsin H HD (TV-G) Patty Loew hosts
WPT’s magazine series that captures
Wisconsin life and the issues that affect it.
7:30 Outdoor Wisconsin H (TV-G) Host Dan
Small looks at the design and manufacture
of the Wilderness Scout Hydrojet canoe.
8:00 Sherlock Holmes (TV-G) “The Second Stain.”
Peace or war is at stake when a letter is stolen from the secretary for European affairs.
9:00 MI 5 (TV-14) An ex-member of parliament
is released from prison and threatens MI 5.
10:00 Wild! (TV-G) “Peculiar Primate: Tarsier.”
Witness the alien-like tarsiers in their natural habitat and discover why the world’s
oldest primate may soon disappear.
11:00 Frontline (R) (DVS) HD (TV-PG, L)
(From 2/3 at 9 p.m.)
12:00 Okie Noodling + (TV-PG)
(From 2/4 at 10 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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Friday
7:00 Washington Week
7:30 Here and Now H HD
8:00 Bill Moyers Journal
9:00 Independent Lens (TV-PG) “Adjust Your
Color: The Truth About Petey Greene.”
Learn how America’s original shock-jock,
Petey Greene, overcame poverty and
prison to become a leading activist.
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W e e k d ay s 6 a.m. – 7 P.m.
6:00 Curious George (DVS)
6:30 Sid the Science Kid
7:00 Super Why!
7:30 Clifford the Big Red Dog (AA) (DVS)
8:00 Sesame Street (DVS)
9:00 In-school programming
11:30 Dragon Tales (AA) (DVS)
noon Martha Speaks (DVS) HD
12:30 WordWorld (DVS) HD
1:00 In-school programming
2:00 Between the Lions (DVS)
2:30 Reading Rainbow (DVS)
3:00 It’s a Big Big World (DVS) HD
3:30 Arthur (AA) (DVS)
4:00 Cyberchase (AA) (DVS)
4:30 WordGirl (DVS)
5:00 Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman (DVS),
The Electric Company HD (Fridays)
5:30 WorldFocus
6:00 The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer HD
Saturday morning children’s block
6:00 Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (DVS)
6:30 Curious George (DVS)
7:00 Sid the Science Kid
7:30 Super Why!
8:00 Clifford the Big Red Dog (AA) (DVS),
Clifford the Big Red Dog Valentine’s Day
Special: Love at First Bark (2/14)
8:30 Martha Speaks
(DVS) HD
Jessica calls on The Electric Company gang for help solving a problem.
10:00 WPT Home Theater H HD (TV-PG) “The Pink
Panther Strikes Again.” (1976) Clumsy
inspector Jacques Clouseau chases a jewel
thief and his nephew. (103 min.)
12:00 Soundstage HD (TV-PG) “Foreigner.” (1 hr.)
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Saturday
6:00 Children’s Programming Block
9:00 My Music: My Generation — The ’60s
(TV-G) Relive the years 1965–1969 with
essential ’60s folk rock, R&B and pop
hits from the decade of peace, love, and
protest music. (Repeats 2/15 at 11 p.m.)
11:00 You: Steps for Extending your Warranty
With Dr. Michael Roizen (TV-G) Dr. Roizen
provides an easy action plan to combat
life’s major “agers,” those internal and
external forces that cause the most wear
and tear on the aging body.
12:30 Visions of Ireland HD (TV-G) Take a scenic
journey through the countryside of Ireland.
2:00 Suze Orman: Women and Money (TV-G)
Leading financial expert Suze Orman
offers women ways to make their money
work for them. (Repeats 2/14 at 11 p.m.)
4:00 Lawrence Welk: God Bless America (TV-G)
Several stars from the Welk Music Family
gather in Branson, Mo. to honor America
with a medley of patriotic songs.
6:30 Keeping Up Appearances (TV-PG)
7:30 Life Lessons From Onslow: A Keeping Up
Appearances Special (TV-PG)
february
9:00 Doctor Who (TV-PG)
“The Girl in the Fireplace.” The doctor
finds love in 18th-century France.
10:00 Pink Floyd Live: Pulse (TV-PG) This concert
film from Pink Floyd’s 1994 tour captures
the progressive rockers in their finest form.
11:30 Bruce Springsteen With the Sessions Band
Live in Dublin (TV-G) Springsteen and the
Sessions Band perform classic songs
rich with folk, rock and gospel influences.
(Repeats 2/28 at 11:30 p.m.) (1.5 hrs.)
Saturday Line-up
Due to upcoming Saturday features,
regular programs including The Royal,
Doctor Who and others will return on
March 21.
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sunday
6:00 Adult Education
9:00 American Soundtrack: Doo Wop’s
Greatest Hits (TV-G) Enjoy classic performances from the best acts in doo wop.
(Repeats 2/16 at 8:30 p.m.)
11:00 The Priests in Concert at Armagh
Cathedral HD (TV-G) Three Roman Catholic
clergymen from Ireland — who also are
trained vocalists — perform renowned
songs with a full orchestra and choir.
(Repeats 2/16 at 7 p.m.)
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12:30 Visions of Austria HD (TV-G) Explore the scenic countryside of this European country.
2:00 America’s Test Kitchen Live (TV-G)
Host Chris Kimball and chef Julia Collin
share foolproof techniques for searing
steak and reveal their best recipe ever.
3:00 Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound HD (TV-G)
Discover how these senses change with
age, and learn how you can maintain
functional sight and sound.
(Repeats 2/16 at 11:30 p.m.)
4:30 Daniel O’Donnell at Home in Ireland (TV-G)
O’Donnell, with his longtime singing partner Mary Duff, performs at the concert hall
in Letterkenny located in his home county
of Donegal. (Repeats 2/14 at 5:30 p.m.)
6:00 André Rieu: Live in Vienna HD (TV-G) André
Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra and
Choir perform on the square in front of the
Hofburg Palace in the heart of Vienna.
8:00 Great Performances HD (TV-G) “Hitman:
David Foster and Friends.” The biggest
names in music gather for a concert
spectacle in celebration of David Foster —
songwriter, producer and maestro to the
stars. (Repeats 2/14 at 9 p.m.)
10:00 Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White
Night HD (TV-G) Roy Orbison was joined by
a remarkable cast of celebrities and peers
for this concert film.
11:30 Change Your Brain Change Your Life (TV-G)
Discover how to improve brain health,
optimize mental performance, and overcome conditions like depression. (1 hr.)
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monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow HD (TV-G) “Dallas.”
Host Mark L. Walberg mines a rich vein of
silver objects at the Dallas Museum of Art.
(Part 3 of 3) (Repeats 2/12 at 12 a.m.)
8:00 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln:
American Experience (DVS) HD (TV-PG) This
film recounts the two tumultuous months
when the joy of peace was shattered by
the heartache of Lincoln’s assassination.
(Repeats 2/10 at 11:30 p.m.)
9:30 PBS Previews: We Shall Remain HD (TV-PG)
Preview the five-part miniseries that tells
the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the American-Indian perspective.
(Repeats 2/23 at 11:30 p.m.)
10:00 George Carlin: The Mark Twain Prize (R)
HD (TV-PG) (From 2/4 at 8 p.m.)
11:30 WPT Guide to Digital Television H HD
(TV-G) Learn how to prepare your home
for the Feb. 17 DTV transition.
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12:00 Nature + (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “Drakensberg
Barrier of Spears.” Travel to southern Africa,
where several species attempt a vehement
climb for survival up the Drakensberg
Mountains. (Repeats 2/11 at 10 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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wednesday
7:00 Nova (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “Judgment Day:
Intelligent Design on Trial.” Recount the
2004 courtroom battle between Darwin’s
theory of evolution and Intelligent Design.
(Repeats 2/12 at 11 p.m.)
9:00 WPT Home Theater H (TV-PG) “Rain Man.”
(1988) Tom Cruise stars with Dustin
Hoffman in this emotional comedy about
an autistic-savant who is heir to $3 million.
(140 min.) (Repeats 2/27 at 10:30 p.m.)
11:30 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln:
American Experience + (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/9 at 8 p.m.) (1.5 hrs.)
7:00 This Old House HD (TV-G) “Brooklyn
Project, Part 1.” The crew begins a project
in New York City that will turn a neglected
1904 brownstone from a rooming house
into a three family home.
7:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G) A homeowner
converts a claw-foot bathtub into a shower.
8:00 Looking for Lincoln (DVS) HD (TV-PG) Henry
Louis Gates Jr. dissects the myths that have
grown around Abraham Lincoln by addressing questions about race, equality, religion
and depression. (Repeats 2/22 at 1 p.m.)
10:00 Nature + (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/10 at 12 a.m.)
11:00 Man Made Marvels of Asia (TV-G) “Japan’s
Space Rocket.” Discover the competitive
edge that is making Japan a major player
in the commercial space launch business.
12:00 Antiques Roadshow (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/9 at 7 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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Thursday
7:00 In Wisconsin H HD (TV-G) Patty Loew hosts
WPT’s magazine series that captures
Wisconsin life and the issues that affect it.
(Repeats 2/18 at 11 p.m.)
7:30 Outdoor Wisconsin H (TV-G) Tour the first
vineyard in Vernon County, and fish for
salmon on Lake Michigan with Dan Small.
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Investigate America’s war on drugs when Independent Lens “Tulia, Texas” airs 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13.
8:00 Sherlock Holmes (TV-G) “The Man With the
Twisted Lip.” Holmes investigates the disappearance of a respectable suburban man.
9:00 MI 5 (TV-14) Tom is confronted by an Irish terrorist who seems to be trying to help MI 5.
10:00 Wild! (TV-G) “Elephants of Sri Lanka.” Learn
of the crucial and varied role elephants play
in Sri Lanka’s rich and turbulent history.
11:00 Nova (R) (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/10 at 7 p.m.) (2 hrs.)
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7:00
7:30
8:00
9:00
Washington Week
Here and Now H HD
Bill Moyers Journal
Independent Lens (TV-PG) “Tulia, Texas.”
The story of Tulia — home to one of
Texas’ largest drug stings — reveals the
price Americans pay for the war on drugs.
10:00 WPT Home Theater H (TV-PG) “Singing in
the Rain.” (1952) A Hollywood star of the
silent era and his shrill-voiced leading lady
must appear in a talkie. (103 min.)
12:00 Soundstage HD (TV-PG) “B.B. King.” (1 hr.)
6:00 Children’s Programming Block
9:00 Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us
(TV-G) Peggy Cappy offers modified yoga
poses that focus on strengthening and
stretching the back muscles, improving
posture, and eliminating back pain.
(Repeats 2/15 at 10 p.m.)
10:00 Stay Rich Forever and Ever (TV-G)
Retirement savings expert Ed Slott offers
advice for managing retirement savings
and preventing personal financial disaster.
february
11:30 Our Treasured Memories (TV-G)
Debby Bitticks, whose life changed when
her father was diagnosed with dementia
and early Alzheimer’s, tells of treasures
found by learning more about parents,
children and grandparents.
12:00 Play Piano in a Flash (TV-G) Scott Houston
presents his instructional program that
is much simpler than traditional classical
piano lessons.
2:00 Rick Steves’ Insider’s Europe (TV-G)
Rick Steves provides tips and insights into
the best in European travel.
4:00 Victor Borge: 100 Years of Music &
Laughter (TV-G) This collection of comedy
skits contains such classics as “Phonetic
Punctuation” and “Inflationary Language.”
5:30 Daniel O’Donnell at Home in Ireland (R)
(TV-G) O’Donnell, with his longtime singing
partner Mary Duff, performs at the concert
hall in Letterkenny located in his home
county of Donegal. (From 2/8 at 4:30 p.m.)
7:00 My Music: Love Songs of the ’50s and ’60s
(TV-G) Pop meets early doo wop in this
special that features hits from The Four
Aces, Doris Day, Perry Como and others.
9:00 Great Performances (R) HD (TV-G) “Hitman:
David Foster and Friends.” The biggest
names in music gather for a concert
spectacle in celebration of David Foster —
songwriter, producer and maestro to the
stars. (From 2/8 at 8 p.m.)
11:00 Suze Orman: Women and Money (R) (TV-G)
Leading financial expert Suze Orman
offers women ways to make their money
work for them. (From 2/7 at 2 p.m.) (2 hrs.)
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sunday
6:00 Adult Education
9:00 The Osmonds: 50th Anniversary Reunion
HD (TV-G) All seven Osmonds reunite to
perform many of their favorite hits in this
concert special from Las Vegas.
11:00 Market to Market
11:30 Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna
(TV-G) Brightman sings her best-loved hits
from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna.
1:00 Brenda Watson’s Detox Strategy (TV-G)
Watson offers viewers a step-by-step plan
to eliminate toxins from their home and
environment, detoxify their bodies, and
maintain a healthy life.
2:30 Wayne Dyer: The Power of Intention (TV-G)
Dr. Dyer explores the power of intention
and provides understanding of how each
person possesses the power to co-create
their desired life.
5:30 Last of the Breed (TV-G) Country legends
Ray Price, Willie Nelson and Merle
Haggard perform in this historic concert.
7:00 Birds of Wisconsin: An “In Wisconsin”
Speical (TV-G) This inspiring documentary
offers a close look at whooping cranes,
great grey owls and several other bird
species that live in or visit Wisconsin.
8:00 Masterpiece Classic (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “Oliver
Twist.” William Miller stars in Charles
Dickens’ beloved story about the young
orphan who asks for “more.” (Part 1 of 2)
10:00 Back Care Basics: Yoga for the Rest of Us
(R) (TV-G) Peggy Cappy offers modified yoga
poses that focus on strengthening and
stretching the back muscles, improving
posture and eliminating back pain.
(From 2/14 at 9 a.m.)
11:00 My Music: My Generation — The ’60s
(R) (TV-G) Relive the years 1965–1969 with
essential ’60s folk rock, R&B and pop hits
from the decade of peace, love, and protest music. (From 2/7 at 9 a.m.) (2 hrs.)
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monday
7:00 The Priests in Concert at Armagh
Cathedral (R) HD (TV-G) Three Roman
Catholic clergymen from Ireland — who
also are trained vocalists — perform
renowned songs with a full orchestra and
choir. (From 2/8 at 11 a.m.)
8:30 American Soundtrack: Doo Wop’s Greatest
Hits (R) (TV-G) Enjoy classic performances
from the best acts in doo wop.
(From 2/8 at 9 a.m.)
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February
2009
10:30 Johnny Cash: A Man and His Vision (TV-G)
“Country.” This overview of one of the
most innovative variety shows in television
history focuses on the country musicians
that performed on The Johnny Cash Show.
11:30 Brain Fitness 2: Sight and Sound (R) HD
(TV-G) Discover how these senses change
with age, and learn how you can maintain
functional sight and sound.
(From 2/8 at 3 p.m.) (1.5 hrs.)
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tuesday
Transition to Digital TV
Remember to make any changes
necessary to continue watching WPT.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 is the last day WPT
will broadcast in analog.
7:00 Great Performances (TV-G) “Pavarotti: A Life
in Seven Arias.” This performance documentary is a retrospective of Pavarotti’s
career as one of opera’s greatest tenors.
9:00 The Journey of Man (TV-G) Geneticists reveal
the “global family tree,” which traces the
entire human population to one African
man who lived 60,000 years ago. (3 hrs.)
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wednesday
7:00 This Old House HD (TV-G) “Brooklyn
Project, Part 2.” An architectural historian
explains how brownstones were used in
the past, and visits one perfectly preserved
house and another split into apartments.
7:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G) Learn how
to stain a deck and prevent sewage backup.
8:00 American Masters HD (TV-PG)
“Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance
About.” This program features excerpts
from the work of Jerome Robbins, the
pre-eminent director/choreographer of
American musical theater.
10:00 National Guard Deployment Special H (TV-G)
WPT covers the largest deployment of
Wisconsin National Guard troops — 3,500
troops from 6 units — since World War II.
(Repeats 2/22 at 12 p.m.)
11:00 In Wisconsin H (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/12 at 7 p.m.)
11:30 American Stamps (TV-G)
12:00 Antiques Roadshow HD (TV-G)
“Wichita, Kan.” Discover the value of a
1949 payroll check made out to baseball rookie Mickey Mantle. (Part 1 of 3)
(Repeats 2/22 at 5 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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Thursday
7:00 In Wisconsin H HD (TV-G) Patty Loew hosts
WPT’s magazine series that captures
Wisconsin life and the issues that affect it.
(Repeats 2/22 at 4 p.m.)
7:30 Outdoor Wisconsin H (TV-G) Experience
perch fishing from a unique 35-foot pontoon boat rigged for any weather.
8:00 Sherlock Holmes (TV-G)
“The Priory School.” Holmes investigates
the abduction of a most eminent student.
9:00 MI5 (TV-14) Following several attacks, the
team tries to prevent a Bosnian revenge
campaign from taking full effect.
10:00 Wild! (TV-G) “Mako: Swift, Smart and
Deadly.” Filmmakers go face-to-face with
Mako sharks in the waters off New Zealand.
11:00 Frontline (DVS) HD “Inside the Meltdown.”
(Repeats 2/24 at 9 p.m.)
12:00 Nova (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “The Four-Winged
Dinosaur.” Investigate the mysterious
feathered dinosaurs that are challenging old
ideas about the origin of bird flight. (1 hr.)
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12:30 Perfect Day (TV-G)
“A Taste of the Island — Aland, Finland.”
1:00 Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way
(DVS) (TV-G) “Perfect Presentations.”
1:30 Simply Ming (TV-G)
“Tamarind/Brown Sugar.”
2:00 Burt Wolf Travels & Traditions (TV-G)
“Islands of Bermuda.”
2:30 Rick Steves’ Europe HD (TV-G)
“Iran, Yesterday and Today.”
3:00 WPT Home Theater H (TV-PG) “How Green
Was My Valley?” (1941) In a Welsh village,
the Morgans raise coal-mining sons hoping
the youngest will find a better life. (119 min.)
5:00 The Lawrence Welk Show (TV-G)
“Academy Awards.”
6:00 Keeping Up Appearances (TV-PG)
6:30 As Time Goes By (TV-PG)
7:00 Wisconsin Young Artists Compete:
The Final Forte H HD (TV-G) Four young
Wisconsin musicians compete in a live
concert with the Madison Symphony
Orchestra for the Bolz Young Artist Awards.
(Repeats 2/22 at 9:30 p.m.)
10:30 WPT Sports: Men’s Hockey H “Badgers vs.
Denver Pioneers.” (2.5 hrs.)
8:30 From the Top at Carnegie Hall (TV-G)
Witness the Carnegie Hall debut of extraordinary young musicians aged 8 to 18.
9:00 From the Top at Carnegie Hall (TV-G)
A 13-year-old cellist performs, and popular
cellist Yo-Yo Ma reveals the “Top Ten
Reasons Why Cello is the Coolest.”
9:30 30-Minute Music Hour H HD (TV-PG)
“Ritt Deitz.” Madison-based Ritt Deitz
performs original mountain music with
richly textured stories.
10:00 Director’s Cut H HD (TV-PG) Christian Otjen
discusses “Reeseville,” a character-driven
murder mystery set in the rural Midwest.
10:30 WPT Sports: Men’s Hockey H “Badgers vs.
Denver Pioneers.” (2.5 hrs.)
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Friday
7:00 Washington Week
7:30 Here and Now H HD
(Repeats 2/22 at 10 a.m.)
8:00 Bill Moyers Journal
(Repeats 2/22 at 10:30 a.m.)
9:00 Independent Lens HD (TV-PG)
“Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life.” This film documents the man who revolutionized jazz yet
had to lead a discreet existence as a gay
man in the 1940s and ’50s.
Saturday
6:00 Children’s Programming Block
9:00 Sewing With Nancy H HD (TV-G)
“Serger Crochet.”
9:30 Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting (TV-G)
“Bandana Beauty Quit.”
10:00 Garden Smart (TV-G)
10:30 P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home (TV-G)
“Back to the Barn.”
11:00 Everyday Food (DVS) HD (TV-G)
“All-Year Grilling.”
11:30 Everyday Baking HD (TV-G)
“The Best Cupcakes.”
12:00 America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated HD (TV-G)
“The Crunchiest Pork Chops Ever.”
february
sunday
6:00 Adult Education
9:00 Now on PBS
9:30 Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
10:00 Here and Now H HD (R)
(From 2/20 at 7:30 p.m.)
10:30 Bill Moyers Journal (R) (From 2/20 at 8 p.m.)
11:30 Market to Market
12:00 National Guard Deployment Special H (R)
(TV-G) (From 2/18 at 10 p.m.)
1:00 Looking for Lincoln (R) (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/11 at 8 p.m.)
3:00 The Victory Garden (DVS) (TV-G) “Trends:
Get on the Cutting Edge of Your Garden.”
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3:30 Hometime (DVS) (TV-G) “Basement Fixtures.”
4:00 In Wisconsin H (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/19 at 7 p.m.)
4:30 e2 HD (TV-G) “Cleaning the Air.”
5:00 Antiques Roadshow (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/19 at 12 a.m.)
6:00 This Old House HD (TV-G) “Weston Project,
Part 13.” The Favat family visits a local
nonprofit farm to buy flowers and fruits.
6:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G) Learn techniques for removing large boulders.
7:00 Nature (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “Why We Love
Cats and Dogs.” Animal behaviorists,
trainers and devoted owners weigh in on
what makes someone a dog person or cat
person. (Repeats 2/24 at 12 a.m.)
8:00 Masterpiece Classic (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
“Oliver Twist.” In the conclusion, a battle
rages between those who want to save
Oliver and those who want to kill him.
(Part 2 of 2) (Repeats 2/23 at 10 p.m.)
9:30 Wisconsin Young Artists Compete: The Final
Forte H (R) HD (TV-G) (From 2/21 at 7 p.m.)
11:00 Austin City Limits HD (TV-PG) “Kings of
Leon/Roky Erickson.” (1 hr.)
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monday
7:00 Antiques Roadshow HD (TV-G) “Wichita,
Kan.” See iconic recreational and military
lanterns from the Wichita-based Coleman
Co. (Part 2 of 3) (Repeats 2/26 at 12 a.m.)
8:00 A Class Apart: American Experience (DVS)
HD (TV-PG) Learn how a small-town murder
case made it to the Supreme Court and
changed the legal standing of tens of millions of Americans. (Repeats 2/24 at 11 p.m.)
9:00 History Detectives HD (TV-G) In this Black
History Month special, the detectives
investigate a slave songbook and search
for hip-hop’s birthplace.
(Repeats 2/25 at 12 a.m.)
10:00 Masterpiece Classic + (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/22 at 8 p.m.)
11:30 PBS Previews: We Shall Remain (R) HD
(TV-PG) (From 2/9 at 9:30 p.m.)
12:00 Nature + (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/22 at 7 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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tuesday
7:00 Nova (DVS) HD (TV-PG) “Rat Attack.” Discover
why every 48 years the Indian state of
Mizoram suffers a horrendous explosion in
the rat population. (Repeats 2/25 at 11 p.m.)
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2009
8:00 Nature (R) (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/22 at 7 p.m.)
9:00 Frontline (R) (DVS) HD (From 2/19 at 11 p.m.)
10:00 Frontline (DVS) HD “Ten Trillion and
Counting.” (Repeats 2/26 at 11 p.m.)
11:00 A Class Apart: American Experience +
(DVS) HD (TV-PG) (From 2/23 at 8 p.m.)
12:00 History Detectives + HD (TV-G)
(From 2/23 at 9 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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wednesday
7:00 This Old House HD (TV-G)
“Brooklyn Project, Part 3.” The crew
continues work on the project home.
7:30 Ask This Old House HD (TV-G) Learn how
to prune those neglected crabapple trees.
8:00 America’s Ballroom Challenge HD (TV-G)
Watch top couples from North America
compete across dance styles — with just
one couple emerging as “America’s best.”
10:00 The Secret World of Haute Couture
(TV-G) This film uncovers the anachronistic,
fairy-tale world of haute couture through
its players past and present.
11:00 Nova + (DVS) HD (TV-PG)
(From 2/24 at 7 p.m.)
12:00 Antiques Roadshow (R) HD (TV-G)
(From 2/23 at 7 p.m.) (1 hr.)
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Thursday
7:00 In Wisconsin H HD (TV-G) Patty Loew hosts
WPT’s magazine series that captures
Wisconsin life and the issues that affect it.
7:30 Outdoor Wisconsin H (TV-G) Judy Nugent
reveals where trout lie in winter and the
bait used to catch them.
8:00 Sherlock Holmes (TV-G) “The Six Napoleons.”
A criminal — or lunatic — is smashing plaster busts of Napoleon throughout the city.
9:00 MI 5 (TV-14) MI5 attempts to infiltrate a
mosque where boys are being trained to
be suicide bombers.
10:00 Wild! (TV-G) “Forest Tigers: Sita’s Story.”
Follow Sita as she trains her cubs to hunt
and survive in the jungle.
11:00 Frontline + (DVS) HD (From 2/24 at 10 p.m.)
12:00 The Linguists HD (TV-PG) Meet two scientists trying to document several languages
on the verge of extinction. (1 hr.)
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Friday
7:00 Washington Week
7:30 Here and Now H HD
8:00 Bill Moyers Journal
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For complete Digital TV schedules, visit wpt.org/schedule
WPT
Antiques Roadshow
7 p.m. Mondays
Each week, host Mark L.
Walberg and specialists
from the nation’s leading auction houses travel
throughout the United States
introducing viewers to rare
antiques and collectibles
with fascinating histories
and enormous values.
The Wisconsin Channel
National Guard
Deployment Special
WPT Create
Chef Paul Prudhomme’s
Always Cooking!
12 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17
Tune in for live coverage
of the Wisconsin National
Guard’s largest troop deployment since World War II.
Join families and loved ones
as they honor and send off
3,500 troops on missions
overseas.
7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21
Get hooked on all-day
Saturday marathons with
themes for the season.
On Feb. 21, Chef Paul
Prudhomme and a host of
others prepare the finest
seafood and Cajun dishes
just in time for Mardi Gras.
9:00 Independent Lens HD (TV-PG) “The Order
of Myths/Bi-Racial Hair.” The first of two
short films visits a segregated Mardi Gras,
and “Bi-Raical Hair” takes a satirical look
at the racial tension black Americans of
mixed ethnic backgrounds experience.
10:30 WPT Home Theater H (R) (TV-PG) “Rain
Man.” (From 2/10 at 9 p.m.) (140 min.)
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Saturday
6:00 Children’s Programming Block
9:00 Heart Healthy Yoga: Yoga for the Rest of
Us (TV-G) Continuing her mission to help
people get healthier, Peggy Cappy demonstrates simple stretches and exercises for
the daily routine. (Repeats at 7 p.m.)
10:00 Be Well Now! With Nancy Snyderman,
M.D. (TV-G) Dr. Snyderman explains lifeextending, health-improving truths and
debunks several myths in this program.
11:30 Dr. Christiane Northrup: Menopause and
Beyond — New Wisdom for Women
(TV-PG) Dr. Northrup provides insight into
women’s health issues.
1:30 Visions: The Great Cities of Europe (TV-G)
Take the ultimate European tour with this
special that visits some of Europe’s most
interesting cities and locales.
february
3:00 My Music: ’50s Pop Parade (TV-G) Enjoy a
collection of hit pop songs that make up
the ultimate 1950s soundtrack.
5:00 The Welk Stars: Though the Years (TV-G)
This musical special salutes beloved members of the Lawrence Welk Musical Family.
7:00 Heart Healthy Yoga: Yoga for the Rest of
Us (TV-G) Continuing her mission to help
people get healthier, Peggy Cappy demonstrates simple stretches and exercises for
the daily routine. (From 9 a.m.)
8:00 Great Performances (R) HD (TV-G) “Hitman:
David Foster and Friends.” The biggest
names in music gather for a concert
spectacle in celebration of David Foster —
songwriter, producer and maestro to the
stars. (From 2/8 at 8 p.m.)
10:00 Alone in the Wilderness (TV-G) Recount the
journey that Dick Proenneke took when he
moved to a remote Alaskan lakefront.
11:30 Bruce Springsteen With the Sessions Band
Live in Dublin (R) (TV-G) Springsteen and
the Sessions Band perform classic songs
rich with folk, rock and gospel influences.
(From 2/7 at 11:30 p.m.) (1.5 hrs.)
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Thanks to our underwriters
S u pp o rt t h e u n d erwr i ters w h o s u pp o rt W P T .
For underwriting information, call Michael Maguire at 608-265-3851 or Ben Spindler at 920-832-2777
For programming information, call Audience Services at 800-422-9707.
AG Edwards of Madison
Walter Alexander Foundation
All Metal Stamping Inc.
ANIU Salon 2000
Ardyth’s Sew-N-Vac Shoppe
Avant Gardening
Aylward Family Foundation
Bemis Company Inc.
The Boldt Company
Century House Inc.
Cha Cha’s Beauty and Barber*
Community Shares of Wisconsin
County Materials*
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service
The Cutting Edge
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Dental Health Associates*
Evjue Foundation Inc./The Capital Times
Fox Cities Magazine/Bay Cities Magazine
Ganshert Nursery & Landscapes*
Green Bay Civic Symphony
Greenheck Fan Corp.
Gundersen Lutheran
Hartje Lumber Co.
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance Inc.
Home Savings Bank
Hooper Corp.
International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Isthmus Engineering & Manufacturing
Isthmus Publishing
KK Sew & Vac II
Kleins Floral and Greenhouses
Kress Family Foundation
Madison Children’s Museum*
Madison Concourse Hotel
Madison Gas and Electric
Madison Magazine
Madison Repertory Theatre
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Mead Witter Foundation Inc.
Morgan’s Shoes
Monona Bootery & Family Shoes
Orange Tree Imports
Park Printing House Ltd.
Fred J. Peterson Foundation
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Henry & Gladys Phillips Foundation
Pomp’s Tire Service
Qual Line Fence Corp.
RG’s Stove Works*
Rotary Botanical Gardens
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center
Sew Complete
Sew ’n Sew
South Central Library System
Springs Window Fashions Division Inc.
The Swiss Colony
Unity Hospice
U.S. Navy Veterans Association – Wisconsin
Chapter*
UW American Family Children’s Hospital
UW Health
UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vondra Engraving Inc.
Wartmann Chandler Appraisal Associates
Wausau Tile Inc.
Wheeler, Van Sickle & Anderson S.C.
Whole Foods Market
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Wisconsin Educational Association Council
(WEAC)*
Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation
Wisconsin Mathematics Council*
Wollersheim Winery
Zimbrick Volkswagen*
WPT Local Production Underwriters
Alliant Energy Corp.
Alliant Energy Foundation
Animal Dental Center of Milwaukee and Oshkosh
Endres Manufacturing Co.
Green Bay Packaging Inc.
George F. Kress Foundation
Kwik Trip
The Manitowoc Company*
St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center
Wisconsin Master Gardener Association
Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
WPT Outreach Underwriters
Alliant Energy Corp.
Alliant Energy Foundation
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WPT Auction Underwriters
American Family Insurance Group
CUNA Mutual Group
Jahn, Busche, Davis and Dallen
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
John Deere Credit
Noodles & Co.
Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin Inc.
TDS
Auction In-kind Donors
The Capital Times
Chambers & Owen
G. Heideman Gallery
Gordon Flesch Co.
Great Glacier Water
Messner Inc.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Port to Print Inc.
Garden Expo Underwriters
Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Green Power Tomorrow From MGE
The Vinery Stained Glass Studio*
Wisconsin Landscape Contractors
Association
Quilt Expo Underwriters
A & E Thread
All That Thread
Baby Lock
Bernina
Boline’s LLC
Brother International Corp.
Charlie’s E-Z Mat Cutters*
Coats & Clark
Hinterberg Design Inc.
Husqvarna Viking Sewing
Machine Co.
It’s For Quilting*
Janome America
Krause Publications
Nancy’s Notions*
Pfaff Sewing Machines*
Quilt Center
The Quilt Yard*
Tin Lizzie 18
UW Health – Heart & Vascular Care*
*New underwriters
With special thanks
Ma dison g as an d e l e ctr ic C on t i n u es i ts str o n g
su pport of g ar d e n e xp o
A corporate underwriting partner with WPT
since 1981, MGE generates and distributes electricity to 136,000 customers in Dane County,
and purchases and distributes natural gas to
140,000 customers in seven south-central and
western Wisconsin counties. MGE’s roots in
the Madison area date back more than 150 years.
As a community energy company, MGE is
committed to south-central Wisconsin and its
people. MGE takes responsibility to:
•Encourage and support economic and business development to keep our economy
strong and vibrant.
•Engage in open and honest dialogue, partnership and collaboration to best serve their customers and the broader community.
MGE sponsors WPT’s Garden Expo, in addition to program underwriting for Nature, Nova
and Ask This Old House.
•Plan and provide a reliable energy supply that
balances the needs and values of those they
serve.
•Provide information and education to serve
their customers and stakeholders, and help
inform their energy decisions.
•Preserve and protect our environment while
providing affordable, reliable energy.
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Be more
green
Garden Expo 2009
Feb. 13, 14 and 15
Garden Expo returns to the
Exhibition Hall at the Alliant
Energy Center for the 16th year.
The finest in gardens, lawns and
landscapes will be accessible
through educational seminars,
vendors, demonstrations and
hands-on workshops.
Wisconsin Public Television
Garden Expo
For details, check wpt.org on
the Web, call 800-253-1158 or
February 13-14-15 | Madison
see page 4 inside.
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U.S. Postage
Gardens, Lawns, Landscapes!
Translators in Door, Grant, St. Croix,
Adams, Florence and Burnett counties.
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Digital TV, visit wpt.org/digitaltv
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