Programs of Note: Monday, March 10

Sun, March 9, 2008
Posted in Program Highlights

Aleut Story
7:00 p.m., Monday, March 10
ALEUT Story recounts the rarely told story of the forced internment of Native Alaskans during WWII and their subsequent fight for civil rights. Includes performances by Emmy-winner Martin Sheen and Grammy-winner Mary Youngblood, the voice talent of John O’Hurley and the late Jay Hammond, former Governor of Alaska. Produced by Alaskan production company, SprocketHeads.

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
9:00 p.m., Monday, March 10
Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, the great Roy Orbison is joined by a legendary line-up for a never-to-be-repeated evening of rock and roll, filmed entirely in black and white. Musical guests include Jackson Brown, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Steve Soles Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Jennifer Warnes, J.D. Souther, and T-Bone Burnett.

Bob Dylan: Live in Newport
10:30 p.m., Monday, March 10
This program includes Bob Dylan performances filmed by Academy Award-winning director Murray Lerner at the Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1965, capturing full performances of some of Dylan’s greatest songs, including “Mr. Tambourine Man,” “Blowin’ In the Wind,” “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” “Like a Rolling Stone.”