tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79875736092128927652025-11-02T19:53:46.845-05:00bird on the wireMs. Luciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801561361061272098noreply@blogger.comBlogger648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-51276630809611862552017-01-21T17:06:00.000-05:002017-01-21T17:07:07.316-05:00New Home for Bird on the Wire
Nine years after the first post here on blogger.com, bird on the wire is flying home. Rhode Island PBS announces its news blog has moved to www.ripbs.org/blogs/bird-wire/.
The posts on blogger may eventually migrate to the ripbs.org site, but for now they will remain here, marking station news and special moments in the station's history.
Come by and visit, bookmark, and return to theWSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-43260849353295823392016-10-23T13:08:00.002-04:002016-10-23T13:11:49.761-04:00Veterans Day 2016: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Every Thursday in November at 9 p.m., Rhode Island PBS features films profiling local veterans with universal stories of war-time duty and extraordinary courage. These films are the work of award-winning filmmaker Tim Gray (Tim Gray Media), the World War II Foundation, and award-winning cinematographer Jim Karpeichik. These films not only document history for us now and for future WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-91919246434760624072016-10-20T16:24:00.000-04:002016-10-20T16:24:02.253-04:00House of Shadows Returns in November
Rhode Island PBS encores House of Shadows by local filmmakers Michael and Karen Iacobbo of Providence Lyceum, LLC. Featured as part of the ongoing Rhode Island PBS series Rhode Island Stories, House of Shadows airs Thursday, November 10 at 8 p.m., Saturday, November 12 at 11 p.m., and Sunday, November 13 at 7 p.m.
Filmed at some of Rhode Island’s most beautiful and important WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-24508338170678639222016-10-20T15:51:00.000-04:002016-10-20T15:51:33.417-04:00BioBlitz: Discovering Nature's Neighborhood Marks Natural History Week
Among the forests, swamps, tidal wetlands, and ocean waves of Narragansett, Rhode Island, more than 200 adult volunteers, school children, working scientists, and avocational naturalists scramble in early June to tally as many species as possible in one 24-hour period within a designated parcel of land. The event is called BioBlitz.
BioBlitz: Discovering WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-55041410633024570362016-09-26T17:19:00.000-04:002016-09-26T17:19:00.824-04:00East Coast Antiques Season 3 Begins October 2
East
Coast Antiques returns to Rhode Island PBS on Sunday, October 2 at 3:30 p.m. The
series is part reality television and part destination show, with host and
series creator Mike Rossi acting as the guide on a behind-the-scenes tour
through the twists and turns of the antiques world.
As a licensed auctioneer, antiques
store manager, and antiquities collector himself, Rossi brings a WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-91766944892935854922016-09-20T17:38:00.000-04:002016-09-27T14:02:08.317-04:00This Year's Benefit Auction Offers the 2016 Toyota Prius Two Hybrid
Large or small, one-time or recurring, individual donations are the largest source of financial support for Rhode Island PBS. The station hosts a variety of fund raising events throughout the year to boost opportunities to donate and to offer fun and rewards to you for your loyal support. Among the favorite events each year is the annual Benefit Auction, which, for almost 20 years, has WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-32491181053208821742016-09-09T18:06:00.000-04:002016-09-20T13:07:10.590-04:00Bridging the Divide: Fixing the Skills Gap in Rhode Island
As of June 2016, more than 30,000 Rhode Islanders didn’t have jobs and were actively trying to find work, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT). In April and May, nearly 4,000 jobs in the state disappeared, though 1,700 were added in June.
At the same time, some Rhode Island employers say they can’t find qualified workers to fill their job vacancies. WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-35863872395870808022016-08-29T16:10:00.000-04:002016-09-13T22:17:28.250-04:00All Aboard! Thomas Land at Edaville USA Features Sensory-Friendly Autism Weekend
Rhode Island PBS and Edaville USA invite all families to the beautiful park for a weekend of fun,
inclusion, education, and merriment as Edaville USA hosts its first ever Autism Weekend, Friday September 16, 2016 to Sunday September 18, 2016, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Everyone is welcome for a great weekend where the park will be sensory friendly. Edaville will be turning down the music and WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-87490257066064418352016-08-29T15:50:00.001-04:002016-08-30T13:47:39.484-04:00Meet Remarkable FarmHers Near and Far
FarmHer the Documentary examines the work of photographer Marji Guyler-Alaniz and gives viewers insight into the lives of the inspirational women in agriculture captured by Marji's lens. FarmHer the Documentary premieres Monday, September 5 at 8 p.m. on Rhode Island PBS.
FarmHer the Documentary follows seven women farmers and ranchers from around the country and discusses what it’s WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-2837376103519361772016-08-24T06:51:00.000-04:002016-09-07T17:22:25.919-04:00Explore OUR TOWN: West Warwick with Rhode Island PBS
The local legends, historical happenings, and backyard secrets of West Warwick, Rhode Island, are the focus of Our Town, an ongoing Rhode Island PBS community project. Rhode Island PBS premieres the documentary Our Town: West Warwick on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Earlier this summer, neighbors in West Warwick became storytellers and filmmakers to capture the stories they WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-70130467826773072202016-07-25T13:45:00.000-04:002016-08-29T10:11:59.647-04:00GIVEfest Summertime Blood + Food Drive
BECAUSE THESE NEEDS NEVER TAKE A VACATION
JOIN RHODE ISLAND PBS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF DONATION!
GIVEfest
Summertime Blood + Food Drive
Tuesday, August 30, 2015
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
RI Community Food Bank Parking Lot
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI
Rhode Island WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-82038531245271538632016-07-25T11:10:00.000-04:002016-07-25T11:10:09.522-04:00Queen and Country Series Encores on WSBE Learn in August
In the wake of the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years as British monarch, Trevor McDonald’s Queen and Country offers viewers a look at the customs surrounding the monarchy – from the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace to the queen’s royal visits – and a glimpse of the greatest historic royal places. WSBE Learn encores this four-part series from 2012 on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-44557473780462285792016-07-12T16:30:00.002-04:002016-07-26T12:33:11.485-04:00doubleFEATURE films for July 15 and 22
In partnership with Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) and the Rhode Island Film and Television Office, Rhode Island PBS proudly presents doubleFEATURE, an exceptional opportunity for our viewers to see artistic, original, award-winning short films from a collection of animation, foreign language, documentary, or fiction films each week.
doubleFEATURE showcases the artWSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-35827212064197131262016-07-08T19:38:00.001-04:002016-07-17T14:34:45.527-04:00Newport Antiques Show Celebrates 10th Anniversary with a Special Appraisal Event
The Newport Antiques Show marks its 10th anniversary this year! Founded in 2007, the Newport Antiques Show is one of the country's leading antiques and decorative arts shows. This year's show will feature exhibit vignettes entitled Curating the Future: Trends in Collecting Today, presented by the Newport Historical Society.
The 2016 Newport Antiques Show takesWSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-73833317710372899082016-06-23T18:00:00.000-04:002016-10-20T15:08:05.708-04:00BioBlitz: Discovering Nature's Neighborhood
Among the forests, swamps, tidal wetlands, and ocean waves of Narragansett, Rhode Island, more than 200 adult volunteers, school children, working scientists, and avocational naturalists scramble in early June to tally as many species as possible in one 24-hour period within a designated parcel of land. The event is called BioBlitz.
BioBlitz is an annual event in which scientists WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-40084313358883650062016-06-23T16:37:00.000-04:002016-07-26T12:33:24.693-04:00doubleFEATURE: Your Year-Round Film Festival in Your Living Room
In an exciting partnership with Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival(RIIFF) and the Rhode Island Film and Television Office, Rhode Island PBS proudly presents doubleFEATURE, an "only in Rhode Island" opportunity for viewers to see artistic, original films from a collection of animation, foreign language, documentary, or fiction films every week, beginningWSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-63549492407689436492016-06-16T13:49:00.001-04:002016-06-16T13:49:31.364-04:00The Commemoration of Elisha Hunt Rhodes in August
On July 19 of 2014, a graveside memorial service in Swan Point Cemetery celebrated the life and legacy of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, the Civil War private who rose to become colonel of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Regiment and, later, the Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island. On Sunday, August 7, 2016, The Commemoration of Elisha Hunt Rhodes encores on Rhode Island PBS at 7 p.m. as WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-21630039922538159842016-06-01T15:18:00.000-04:002016-06-02T16:14:29.027-04:00June is Self-Improvement Month on Rhode Island PBSSometimes it's just making simple changes to menus and movements that make all the difference in sustaining happy, healthy living. To help you get there, you are invited to tune in to some outstanding self-improvement specials in June on Rhode Island PBS.
Part of the June membership pledge drive, these shows offer tips and information we hope you enjoy and find useful in your life - and will WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-73598619446829527062016-05-25T14:28:00.002-04:002016-06-08T13:58:33.087-04:00Lifting Up Children and Families: Child Welfare in the Ocean State
On Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 8 p.m., Rhode Island PBS presents Lifting Up Children and Families: Child Welfare in the Ocean State. In three segments, three different panels examine services provided by the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Rhode Island Public Radio health care reporter Kristin Gourlay hosts the one-hour special.
WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-61716014670077685782016-05-25T14:18:00.000-04:002016-05-25T14:18:09.560-04:00Four-Part Super Skyscrapers Featured in June on WSBE Learn
As urban space shrinks, we build higher and faster than ever before, creating a new generation of skyscrapers. Super Skyscrapers are pushing the limits of engineering, technology and design to become greener, stronger, smarter and more luxurious than their predecessors.
In this four-part series, Super Skyscrapers follows the creation of four extraordinary buildings, showcasing how they will WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-23236373700214949992016-05-25T13:38:00.000-04:002016-05-25T15:49:16.415-04:00Prescription Drug Abuse: Legal Epidemic That's Devastating Your Town, Your Neighborhood, Your Home
For those who suffer illness or injury, medications that relieve debilitating pain are miracles of
modern science. But the dark side of the miracles looms larger and more dangerous than anyone could have predicted just a decade ago.
Nationally and locally, we face rampant epidemics of both opioid addiction and overdose - not of street drugs acquired in back alleys, but of medications WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-68768093404704878092016-05-25T11:42:00.000-04:002016-05-25T11:42:15.620-04:00Carol Burnett's Favorite Sketches - Yours, Too?
Join beloved funny lady Carol Burnett as she presents her personally-selected favorite moments from her long-running variety series The Carol Burnett Show on Saturday, June 4 at 8:30 p.m.
Laugh along with Carol and her hilarious troupe of regulars Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, and special guests Steve WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-79447709860591357472016-05-11T12:40:00.000-04:002016-06-02T16:53:06.314-04:00Kids' Mental Health: A Road Map to Stronger Minds Premieres May 19
Healthy children mean a healthy future. But when one in five Rhode Island children has a diagnosable mental illness, what are we doing to ensure our children’s mental health? In Kids’ Mental Health: A Road Map to Stronger Minds, four distinct voices in the field examine the answers: a national leader in child psychiatry, a state-level director, a parent advocate, and a psychiatrist WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-55535387488187271442016-05-10T12:54:00.001-04:002016-05-12T17:43:05.438-04:00Armenia 100: Honoring Armenian Cultural Arts in Commemoration of the Genocide Centenary
Armenia 100: Honoring Armenian Cultural Arts in Commemoration of the Genocide Centenary is a musical, theatrical, and artistic tribute to Armenian culture created by composer and acclaimed pianist Judith Lynn Stillman. Staged at the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Rhode Island College, the multimedia performance was taped and makes its television debut on Rhode Island PBS on WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987573609212892765.post-85441341493303113852016-05-03T18:19:00.003-04:002016-05-03T18:47:51.176-04:00New and Emmy-Nominated Documentaries Featured in Tribute to Veterans
On Memorial Day, May 30 at 9:30 p.m. (following the National Memorial Day Concert from Washington, DC at 8 p.m.), Rhode Island PBS presents the television premiere of War Journal: The Incredible World War II Escape of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause. The film, by World War II Foundation and Tim Gray Media, tells the true story of one of the most impossible escapes in World War II. American WSBE Rhode Island PBShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05701437530168923498noreply@blogger.com