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Three Cups of Tea: Greg Mortenson
Greg Mortenson's story begins with a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain, and takes him on a mission to promote peace by building one school at a time. Mortenson chronicles his journey in his best-selling book, "Three Cups of Tea." Mortenson brought his message to a sold-out crowd at Washburn University last fall, where Washburn was participating in Mortenson's "Pennies for Peace" campaign to help raise money for schools and other projects around the world. KPR Presents Greg Mortenson, 8:00 Sunday evening.


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PROGRAM: Opera is My Hobby
Friday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SELECTION: GERSHWIN: I Got Rhythm

Your host: Dr. James Seaver

One of the longest running shows on American radio, Opera Is My Hobby debuted on Kansas Public Radio (then KANU) in September 1952, during the very first week the station was on the air! Every week, Dr. James Seaver selects recordings from his vast collection of LPs, CDs, 78s and even wax cylinder recordings for programs spotlighting legendary performers of the past, as well as up- and-coming singers. Recent shows have included tributes to tenor Jussi Bjoerling and soprano Elisabeth Schwartzkopf, highlights from the Victor Blue Label recordings from the early 20th-century, plus excerpts from Mozart's The Magic Flute and Johann Strauss's Die Fledermaus.

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PROGRAM: Classical Music in the Evening
Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM


Kansas Public Radio provides local classical music programming weekdays from 9:00am to 3:00pm and 6:00pm to 9:00pm, in addition to such weekly offerings as Opera Is My Hobby and St. Paul Sunday. In addition, our programming is often spiced with live musical performances from KPR's Live Performance Studio! To view classical music playlists, listen to recent in-studio performances or to make a request for Friday's Listeners Choice.

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Ruel Joyce Recitals
Cellist Yeonsun Joo and pianist Ya-Ting Liou perform music of Schumann, Brahms and Ginastera in the next broadcast from the Ruel Joyce Recital Seri...
Event Date: July 3, 2009
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This American Life
This weekend on This American Life, "Switched at Birth". On a summer day in 1951, two baby girls were born in a hospital in small-town Wiscons...
Event Date: July 4, 2009
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Monthly Shape Note Sing: Newcomers Welcome
Come experience and participate in this traditional form of a cappella harmony singing. Also known as sacred harp singing, it is done for the joy of s...
Event Date: July 5, 2009
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Jerry Hahn
One of the leaders in the creation of the jazz fusion guitar style, as well as an excellent straight ahead jazz player, Jerry Hahn has been featured w...
Event Date: July 5, 2009
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Luv
Three friends play musical chairs with their relationships in this offbeat comedy from the 1970s. Jaded and dejected Harry Berlin is preparing to ju...
Event Date: July 8, 2009
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Wycliffe Gordon Quartet
Jazz trombonist and a veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra....
Event Date: July 11, 2009
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