Dr. Allen uses Picasso’s “The Tragedy” to show how the artist used different values of a color to create a monochromatic (one-color) picture. Visit the website to see what you need to draw along.
Monday, May 19, 7 pm

Antiques Roadshow Las Vegas, NV (pt 2 of 3)

Most people probably don't think of fine art among the entertainments on the Las Vegas, Nevada, strip. But ANTIQUES ROADSHOW host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Alan Fausel discover the work of modern art masters when they visit the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at the Venetian Resort Hotel.
Monday, May 19, 8 pm

Focuses on the first two terms of Roosevelt's presidency and explores the central paradox of his presidency: that a man of privilege came to be a hero to a vast and varied coalition of ordinary Americans and a villain to members of his own social class. 
Monday, May 19, 9 pm

Art of Gardening

John Pape hosts KVPT’s weekly program for valley Gardeners.
Tuesday, May 20, 7:30 pm

Nova
Lord of the Ants

Every so often a giant emerges on the stage of science, someone who transcends the narrow boundaries of a particular line of research and alters our perspective of the world. E.O. Wilson is such a man. While studying ants, Wilson struggled to comprehend the evolutionary forces that have led workers to forage and soldiers to fight, and in doing so became the architect of a controversial new discipline -- sociobiology.
Tuesday, May 20, 8 pm

Rat Pack
A Conference of Cool

For a glittering five-year period a group of Hollywood stars became the bad boys of fame - and the unofficial rulers of American society. This program shows the heyday of the Rat Pack – Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and Frank Sinatra – from  the parties with John F. Kennedy to the intrigues with the sinister forces of the Mafia.
Tuesday, May 20, 9 pm

MySpace. YouTube. Facebook. Friendster. Nearly every teen in America is on the Internet every day, socializing with friends and strangers alike, "trying on" identities and building a virtual profile of themselves - one that many kids insist is a more honest depiction of who they really are than the person they portray at home or in school. FRONTLINE investigates the risks, realities and misconceptions of teenage self-expression on the World Wide Web.
Tuesday, May 20, 10 pm

Join host Kathy Powers and the kids and learn to make after-school snacks.
Wednesday, May 21, 7:30 pm
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Secrets of the Dead Dogfight Over the
Guadal Canal

In the summer of 1942, two ace fighter pilots -- one American and one Japanese -- faced off during a dramatic dogfight in the skies over recreates every anxious second of the WWII showdown over the Pacific, revealing just how evenly matched the two men were and how they both survived, despite serious injuries.Guadalcanal. "Dogfight Over Guadalcanal" examines and
Wednesday, May 21, 8 pm

Depression: Out of the Shadows

Approximately 18.8 million American adults live with depression, which affects all age, race, gender and socioeconomic groups. This program explores depression's complex terrain.
Wednesday, May 21, 9 pm

0 to 5 in 30 Minutes!

Segments include: Keeping siblings connected; dealing with a large age gap between children; nail biting; going on a treasure hunt!
Thursday, May 22, 7:30 pm

My Generation: The 60’s

The program focuses on the years 1965 - 1969 and includes essential 60s folk rock, R&B and pop.
Thursday, May 22, 8 pm

Valley Press

Jim Tucker hosts KVPT’s long-running public affairs program.
Friday, May 23, 7:30 pm

Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice

This program chronicles the story of the Phoenix Mars Lander, which launched in August 2007 and is scheduled to land on the Martian surface on May 25, 2008. The program features interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft's custom instruments and the intricate preparations that preceded the launch.
Friday, May 23, 10:30 pm

Lawrance Welk:
God Bless America

One of the most dramatic patriotic music specials ever produced for public television.  This special pays a musical tribute to America's freedoms, its leaders and its veterans, and to the patriotism Lawrence Welk held dear as part of the classic American success story of his life.  This special marks the 100th birthday of Lawrence Welk, who died in May, 1992.
Saturday, May 24, 7 pm

Memorial Day
Concert 2008

PBS will unite our nation in honor of all of America's men and women in uniform for their service and sacrifice with this annual presentation. The television event will feature a mix of dramatic readings, documentary footage and live musical performances, along with an all-star line-up of dignitaries, actors and musical artists. The National Symphony Orchestra will be performing under the direction of top pops conductor Erich Kunzel. The event is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, before an on-site audience of hundreds of thousands and is viewed by millions more at home.
Sunday, May 25, 8 am

American Experience
Truman (Pt 1 of 2)

He was a farmer, a businessman gone bankrupt, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared. But he would prove to be a surprise. The first night of "Truman" recounts his early struggles and failures as a young adult, and his undying determination to have an accomplishment to call his own.
Sunday, May 25, 9:30 pm