Today is Bicycle Day, Dutch-American Friendship Day, Garlic Day, Poker Day, Rice Ball Day, and Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Bicycles
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ON THIS DATE
POEM OF THE DAY
Henry Charles Beeching - Going Down Hill on a Bicycle
GREAT PERFORMANCES - Now Hear This: Virtuosos
Friday, 4/19 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson, along with stars of today, Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo. Joined by Cirque du Soleil acrobats, discover the secrets of being a virtuoso. GREAT PERFORMANCES Streaming Video
NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER - Joshua Redman, Where Are We
Friday, 4/19 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Renowned jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman takes the stage at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater for a mesmerizing performance of his Blue Note Records debut album, "where are we." Joining forces with soulful vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, the artists take on music from Rodgers & Hart to Springsteen. NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Streaming Video
BENEATH THE POLAR SUN
Friday, 4/19 from 8-9 pm NH WORLD
Five hundred nautical miles from the North Pole, a research team sets out to measure the world's largest and oldest sea ice floes. They know the data, the models, the science. None of that has prepared them for the truth on the ground. BENEATH THE POLAR SUN Streaming Video
FROZEN OBSESSION
Friday, 4/19 from 9-10 pm NH WORLD
FROZEN OBSESSION follows the 2,000-mile Northwest Passage Project expedition through the extreme Canadian Arctic as the NPP team studies water chemistry, microbiology, birds, mammals, and physical oceanography. FROZEN OBSESSION Streaming Video
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