Announcer artworks is made possible in part by the mpt new initiatives fund founded by irene and edward h. Kaplan. Hello, im rhea feikin and this is artworks mpts new weekly series that introduces you to groundbreaking artists both famous and emerging. These stories are shared by a special consortium of pbs stations across the country. An exciting new experiment in programming. My cohost is kwame kweiarmah artistic director of centerstage, marylands state theatre. Kwame hello and welcome to artworks. Were all so excited about this new series. Today, we celebrate rock and roll hall of famer bobby vee. One of the 10 highest chartmakers ever, and. Hes still rocking. My names bobby vee. Im an 18yearold singer from fargo, north dakota. It all started about three years ago back in fargo, my hometown when i got together with my brother and two other kids and formed a small rock and roll band called the shadows. Suzie baby, where are you . Have you left me for someone new . Suzie baby, where a
Announcer artworks is made possible in part by the mpt new initiatives fund founded by irene and edward h. Kaplan. Host hello, im rhea feikin and this is artworks. Our new weekly series introducing you to exciting artists from across the country and across the spectrum of creative expression. This is a new venture for a special pbs arts consortium, and were excited that mpt plays a part. Im kwame kweiarmah your cohost. Today, well meet japaneseborn illustrator and author allen say. Hes written and illustrated dozens of childrens books and hes won some of the highest honors in the field, including the caldecott medal. His stories are deep and personal. Allen say that is the time when i feel most vulnerable. I have no control over it. I have no idea how the viewer, the editor or the world in general, the publisher, is going to react to it. Narrator the twentythird book allen say has both written and illustrated will soon be winging its way to scholastic books. Hes putting a few final tou
Narrator scallops of sand, endless meanders of marsh and tidal creek. If the shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay could be unraveled it would stretch from the easto west coast and back. The chesapeake is the countrys largest estuary, where saltwater mixes with fresh. 200 miles long, three miles across at its narrowest, nearly 30 at its widest. Yet for hundreds of square miles it is kneedeep. Romance clings to the private coves, the watery sunsets, the smell in the breeze. There is, perhaps, a tendency to long for what has been lost of its heritage. But soaring above, we see how much of it remains, and the incredible beauty held in its embrace. Anyone who has ever hauled a catch from its depths, loafed the small towns that ring it, beheld the marshes blazing in the sun, or skimmed the surface, knows its more than just a place on the map. Experience the treasured chesapeake, her famous landmarks, natural wonders, cities, towns, and preserves that still look as glorious and untouched as th did
OWINGS MILLS — Following a three-year pause, Maryland Public Television’s original series “Chesapeake Collectibles,” returns for its 11th season with a treasure trove of captivating finds.
OWINGS MILLS — Following a three-year pause, Maryland Public Television’s (MPT) original series “Chesapeake Collectibles,” returns for its 11th season with a treasure trove of captivating finds.