Impromp2, The Community Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12511142012-01-20T13:58:02-05:00A reflection of all things South Florida from WPBT Channel 2. Includes information on upcoming events, blogs about your favorite television programs and helpful tips for everyday life.TypePadCheck, Please! South Florida Returns with New Episodes and a New Look!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20162ffe816ee970d2012-01-20T13:58:02-05:002012-01-20T13:58:02-05:00Tune in for all-new restaurant reviews…and a fresh new look on Check, Please! South Florida, beginning January 23rd on WPBT2. This season, WPBT2’s popular restaurant review show will sport an updated graphic open, revamped logo, and even new theme music! Host Michelle Bernstein returns to the Emmy-nominated series, along with fifteen opinionated guest reviewers from all across South Florida. Their dining picks run the gamut, from a colorful Colombian spot in South Miami to the chic and trendy Bistro Chez Jean-Pierre in Palm Beach. Guest reviewers include a South Beach model, Hollywood golf caddy, and Palm Beach financial advisor. One...Kristina Gutierrezhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2012/01/ch.htmlDowntown Abbey Returns!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e201675ed9ca7b970b2011-12-16T14:41:18-05:002011-12-16T14:44:18-05:00One of the most phenomenally popular series in MASTERPIECE history and multiple emmy winner is back for an exciting second season: Downton Abbey: Season 2 resumes the story of aristocrats and servants of Downton Abbey during the tumultuous World War I era. The international hit, written by Julian Fellowes, stars Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville, as well as a drawing room full of new actors, portraying the loves, feuds and sacrifices of a glittering culture thrown into crisis. Laura Linney hosts. Downton Abbey: Season 2 premieres Sunday, January 8 at 9:00 p.m. and continues every Sunday through...Kristina Gutierrezhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/downtown-abbey-returns.htmlFlagler's Train: The Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroadtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20162fdcf5372970d2011-12-14T16:54:47-05:002011-12-14T16:54:47-05:00Flagler’s Train: The Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad premieres Thursday, January 12 at 8:00 p.m., exclusively on WPBT2. Flagler’s Trainis a one hour documentary, produced by WPBT2, which chronicles the imagination and achievements of Henry Morrison Flagler, who spearheaded the development of the overseas railway connecting Key West to the existing Florida East Coast Railway. Traveling on the Over-Sea Railroad was more like riding on a ship than a train, a departure from the mainland on a journey that went to sea across the turquoise waters between the Atlantic Ocean and the gulf of Mexico. The destination was Key West, a...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/flaglers-train-the-florida-keys-over-sea-railroad.htmlWhen Your Young At Arttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e20162fdc0437c970d2011-12-13T13:06:35-05:002011-12-13T13:06:35-05:00Broward Cultural Division recently announced Young At Art (YAA) Museum as the eighth Cultural Institution in Broward County, as defined by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. This new designation will now include YAA in a group of Broward County’s largest cultural not-for-profit organizations. The other seven are: Bonnet House, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Museum of Discovery and Science, NSU Museum of Art Division, Opera Guild of Fort Lauderdale, Symphony of Americas, Inc., and The Broward County Film Society. To be considered for designation as a CI, a non-profit organization must...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/when-your-young-at-art.htmlDon't Miss the Lunar Eclipse!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015394299457970b2011-12-07T15:58:01-05:002011-12-07T15:58:01-05:00WPBT2’s Star Gazers will host a Live Lunar Eclipse Event from Reno, Nevada on Saturday, December 10 from 4:00 a.m. – 7:00 am (PST) and 7:00 am - 10:00 am (EST).To view the eclipse and join the conversation, visit www.wpbt2.org/lunareclipse Star Gazers, a production of WPBT2, South Florida Public Media, is a new astronomy series built on the legacy of Jack Horkheimer’s award-winning series. Star Gazers hosts Dean Regas, the outreach astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory and Marlene Hidalgo, a science educator who represents the Miami Science Museum, will provide on-camera commentary and answer questions from WPBT2’s online audience as...Kristina Gutierrezhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/dont-miss-the-lunar-eclipse.htmltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015437bdc2b5970c2011-12-02T14:47:50-05:002011-12-02T14:47:50-05:00WPBT2 will host two dinners with Jim Lehrer, PBS NewsHour Anchor and also moderator of eleven Presidential Debates, on Wednesday, February 22 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach and Thursday, February 23 at the Coral Gables Country Club. Ticket information for the dinners is available at wpbt2.org/lehrer. Jim Lehrercame to PBS in 1972, teaming with Robert MacNeil in 1973 to cover the Senate Watergate hearings. They began in 1975 what became The MacNeil/Lehrer Report, and, in 1983, the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, the first 60-minute evening news program on television. When MacNeil retired in 1995, the program was renamed The...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/wpbt2-will-host-two-dinners-with-jim-lehrer-pbs-newshour-anchor-and-also-moderator-of-eleven-presidential-debates-on.htmltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015393e9a482970b2011-12-02T14:12:44-05:002011-12-02T14:12:44-05:00Tune in for this Music Special on Saturday, December 3 at 9pm on WPBT2, 60s POP, ROCK & SOUL: MY MUSIC. Beloved British Icons, The Monkees’ Davy Jones and Herman’s Hermits’ Peter Noone present an All-Star Lineup of Sixties Hits Peter Noone performs “I’m into Something Good," “I’m Henry the Eight, I Am” and “There’s a Kind of Hush” while Davy Jones sings the ever popular “Daydream Believer.” Davy Jones, a South Florida resident himself asks all viewers to support public television and show you care about the station that brings all the specials and British classics to your living...cammy richardshttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/12/tune-in-for-this-music-special-on-saturday-december-3-at-9pm-on-wpbt2-60s-pop-rock-soul-my-music-beloved-british-icons.htmlJim Leher at the Miami Book Fairtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015436f7b6a0970c2011-11-16T12:39:28-05:002011-11-16T12:39:28-05:00The Miami Book Fair International, the nations top literary fesitval, is off and running for its 28th year. Attendees will get a chance to see over 350 authors read and discuss their work during the Festival of Authors starting Friday, November 18, as well as over 250 publishers and booksellers exhibit and sell books. This year Jim Leher, known as "the Dean of Moderators," will appear to give his insight on more than 40 years of televised presidential debates and tapping his own moderating experience from his book, "Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain." Jim Leher...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/11/jim-leher-at-the-miami-book-fair.htmlWhat A Funny Guy Woody Is!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015436eadea2970c2011-11-15T10:58:20-05:002011-11-15T10:58:20-05:00Known for movies such as "Annie Hall", "Husband and Wives", "The Mighty Aphrodite" and "Midnight in Paris", Woody Allen has been a pillar in the film community for decades. Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide follows the legendary writer, director, actor, comedian and musician for over a year and a half to document Allen's day to day life, something Allen has never let anyone do before. The documentary covers Allen's childhood and leads up to the writer/director he has become, averaging one film a year for more than 40 years. The documentary includes interviews from actors, writers, friends and family...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/11/what-a-funny-guy-woody-is.htmlThey Still Rocktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452496169e2015393178ce0970b2011-11-15T10:56:19-05:002011-11-15T10:56:19-05:00Want to see who today's women in music look up to? Then you'll have to check out interviews from Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, Mavis Staples, Bessie Smith, Mother Maybelle and more. Hosten by Grammy Award-winning Cyndi Lauper, Women Who Rock takes a look at the influence of women in music starting from the 1920s and 30s and moving up to the present day women who dominate the pop music. The film shows how present female musicians were influenced by their predecessors. As a part of PBS' Arts Fall Festival, Women Who Rock airs Friday, November 18 at 9 p.m. on...neal heckerhttp://channel2.typepad.com/channel_2/2011/11/they-still-rock.html