A NEW SEASON OF SHINING STARS & SPECTACULAR SHOWS
DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF FESTIVAL 2008—Beginning Saturday, February 16, 2008

Saturday, February 16, through Wednesday, March 19, the stars are out and the stage has been set for another FESTIVAL full of all the finger-snapping, toe-tapping, thought-provoking and life-affirming specials!  So, tune in during the final two weeks of February as member-supported UNC-TV presents a wide-range of exciting specials produced especially for viewers like you during the first fundraising push of FESTIVAL 2008.

FESTIVAL 2008 features family fun for our very important younger viewers, including special back-to-back episodes from their favorite silly simian on the Curious George Marathon. And everyone will enjoy Greatest Kid Concoctions, a 2007 Parents Choice Award winner, as John and Danita Thomas replicate top-secret recipes of toy manufacturers with their own easy-to-follow ones. Discover three-dozen wacky and wonderful ways to create commercial quality toys quickly, easily and inexpensively.

Take control of your mind, body and money with some super self-help specials. Get healthful remedies from local pharmacological experts Joe and Terry Graedon on Best Choices From The People’s Pharmacy. Learn to maximize your mind with the phenomenal Brain Fitness Program, narrated by Peter Coyote. Gain empowering economic insights from Suze Orman: Women & Money. And discover the healthy way to tone up on You on a Diet With Dr. Michael Roizen.

As always, enjoy unforgettable musical moments with such FESTIVAL favorites as Bob Dylan: Live in Newport 1963-1965, Broadway’s Lost Treasures, California Dreamin': The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas, Carreras Domingo Pavarotti in Concert, Lawrence Welk’s God Bless America, TV Treasures, My Music: Doo Wop Love Songs, Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On and Roy Orbison: A Black & White Night. You’ll also experience all-new programming and performance specials—including Mario Lanza: Singing to the Gods and Rolling Stone Magazine: Voice of Our Generation Hosted by Paul Shaffer.

UNC-TV’s annual FESTIVAL provides distinctive looks at Tar Heel talents and local landscapes with the all-new ode to the Outer Banks Ribbon of Sand, narrated by Meryl Streep, and the latest installments of Pottery Live! With Ben Owen III, live from his Seagrove studio, and Cruising Carolina, with Claiborne Young live in the UNC-TV studio premiering his new episode The Lower Banks. Producer/Director Rob Van Camp returns to the UNC-TV studio, too, to host his viewer favorites Blue Ridge Parkway: America’s Grand Balcony and Great Scenic Railway Journeys.

For FESTIVAL 2008 airdates and updates about other exciting and entertaining programs airing throughout FESTIVAL 2008, information about in-studio guests, program airdates and times, please visit www.unctv.org. Look for even more exciting programs throughout FESTIVAL 2008—Saturday, February 16, through Wednesday, March 19—only on UNC-TV.

UNC-TV is North Carolina’s member supported, 11-station statewide television network committed to using telecommunications wisely and imaginatively to inform, educate, and enrich all North Carolinians.

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