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November 21, 2016

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Rocky Mountain PBS has scheduled a binge-worthy Thanksgiving Holiday weekend marathon of all six seasons! Plump the cushions, pour the sherry and settle back into the world of the witty Dowager Countess and her “frenemy” Isobel, the Crawley sisters and their below stairs counterparts, for all the romance, intrigue, heartbreak and happiness "Downton" provides.

This week on Rocky Mountain PBS...

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Keep Your Head Up/Touch The Sky
Tuesday, November 22 at 7pm
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores America's changing racial landscape—celebrating how far we have come toward equality and asking why we still have so far to go.

Soundbreaking: Sound and Vision
Tuesday, November 22 at 9pm
Trace the rise of MTV and see how music videos transformed our experience of music—from David Bowie, Devo and Madonna to the Eurythmics and Nirvana.

Schedule Your Donation Early
Colorado Gives Day is Dec. 6, but did you know you can schedule your donation early? During this season of thanks, please give where you live and consider Rocky Mountain PBS and KUVO public radio.

Pearl Harbor: USS Oklahoma - The Final Story
Wednesday, November 23 at 7pm
Explore what happened to the USS Oklahoma, the only battleship to capsize during the Pearl Harbor attack.

Pearl Harbor: Into The Arizona
Wednesday, November 23 at 8pm
On the eve of the 75th anniversary, join the first expedition to explore inside the USS Arizona since the date that will live in infamy.

Milk Drive
Sponsor Content
Join Western Dairy Association and Feeding America to help get milk to a family in need this Thanksgiving through the Great American Milk Drive!

Soundbreaking: I Am My Music
Wednesday, November 23 at 9pm
From LPs to cassette tapes, CDs and MP3s, discover how listening formats determine how and where we listen, and also the ways we collect, store and share the music we love.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: Meet The Patels
Colorado Springs & Grand Junction
A laugh-out-loud real life romantic comedy about Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American who enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams...and his parents.

Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum
Sponsor Content
Enjoy this multicultural celebration that touches the hearts of people of all backgrounds, kindling the wonderment and magic shared across the winter holiday season.

Poldark, Season 2: Episode 9
Sunday, November 27 at 8pm
In the season finale, an enraged mob threatens George and Elizabeth. Ross and Demelza confront their demons.

Inside Poldark
Sunday, November 27 at 9pm
Relive the thrilling first season of the swashbuckling romantic series with hints of what's to come for the dashing Captain Ross Poldark.

Rocktopia Live In Budapest: A Classical (R)evolution
Monday, November 28 at 9pm
Immerse yourself in this revolutionary performance that fuses classical music with classic rock in a concert filmed live at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest.

Rocky Mountain PBS News Reports:

Taxpayers spending millions on homeless arrests

During a recent span of five years, taxpayers spent nearly half a million dollars on jail and court costs on Denver’s ten most arrested people, all of whom were homeless or transient.

Rental costs outpace housing voucher payments available to low-income families

Rents rose 6.2 percent in Colorado between February 2015 and March 2016, more than triple the national average.

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