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The Local Groove Music Fest

Posted on July 16, 2024

WPSU is bringing a family-friendly music festival to Tussey Mountain featuring live music from artists showcased on The Local Groove Presents. Tickets sales benefit your local public media station, get your tickets now! Continue »

Sunday, September 8, from 2:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.

 

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At PA Firefly Festival in Forest County, visitors and researchers experience synchronous fireflies

Posted on July 11, 2024

Sarah Lower, an assistant professor of biology at Bucknell University, and student Susan Deering were catching fireflies on a recent afternoon at a farm in Kellettville, Pennsylvania, in Forest County. But it wasn't just for fun. They're studying the insects, particularly the ones that don't light up as adults. Instead researchers believe they emit pheromones and use smell to communicate. Continue »

 

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World Kitchen

Summer Abundance 2

Posted on July 9, 2024

Join World Kitchen host Tamra Fatemi-Badi as she uses summer vegetables and herbs from the garden to create a Greek Salad, various kabobs, and a creamy Tzatziki side dish. Continue »

Sunday, August 25, at 2:00 p.m. ET on Zoom

 

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Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific

Posted on July 8, 2024

Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) continues his epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific through the lives, vibrant culture and stories of the people he meets along the way. Papau New Guinea, the Phillippines and Micronesia are explored in the second season of the series. Continue »

Premieres Sunday, July 14, at 6:00 p.m.

 

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The Diplomat

Posted on July 8, 2024

The six-part series follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city. Continue »

Premieres Saturday, July 13, at 10:00 p.m.

 

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The Paris Murders

Posted on July 2, 2024

Intuitive profiler Chloe Saint-Laurent solves the most puzzling cases with the Paris homicide division in this suspenseful and fast-paced series based on actual criminal cases. Her exceptional sensitivity enables her to read the minds of killers and victims alike. From Walter Presents, in French with English subtitles. Continue »

 

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Poldark

Posted on July 2, 2024

Aidan Turner (The Hobbit) stars as Ross Poldark, a dashing redcoat who returns to Cornwall after battle to discover that his father is dead, his lands are ruined, and his true love is engaged to another. Can Poldark change his destiny, restore his lost fortune, and reclaim his sweetheart? Continue »

 

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Frankie Drake Mysteries

Posted on July 2, 2024

Follow the adventures of Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy Clarke at Drake Private Detectives, the only all-female detective agency in 1920s Toronto. They find themselves fighting crime in the age of flyboys, gangsters, rum-runners, and speakeasies. Continue »

 

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Sherlock

Posted on July 2, 2024

The world’s only consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch), teams up with his long-suffering, faithful friend, Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman), to solve a dizzying array of crimes and battle diabolical villains with his signature deductive reasoning and his stunning lack of social grace. Continue »

 

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Grantchester, Season 9

Posted on June 23, 2024

It’s 1961, and times are changing in Grantchester. Will seeks new challenges elsewhere while Geordie and Cathy deal with an independent Esme. With Reverend Alphy Kottaram arriving as the new vicar, will the locals accept him as one of their own? Continue »

Sundays, June 16 - August 4, from 9:00 p.m.–

 

Upcoming Events

“Leonardo Da Vinci” Screening Event

Posted on May 23, 2024

Join us for a screening of LEONARDO DA VINCI, the latest documentary film from Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion about the importance of arts education and include art demonstrations. Continue »

Thursday, November 7, at 7:00 p.m.

 

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WPSU Screening Series sponsored by Weis Markets

Posted on May 23, 2024

With support from Weis Markets, WPSU will host a series of screenings on a series of diverse topics. Each screening will be followed by a panel discussion with experts in the field. A complimentary reception will follow each screening. Continue »

 

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“Speaking Grief” Screening Event

Posted on May 23, 2024

September is Suicide Prevention Month and is an important time for our community to validate the experience of grievers and guide those wishing to support them. Join us for a screening of the WPSU original documentary "Speaking Grief" followed by a panel discussion hosted by the producer and director of "Speaking Grief," Lindsey Whissel Fenton. Continue »

Wednesday, September 4, at 7:00 p.m.

 

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World Kitchen

Italian American Family Favorites

Posted on May 22, 2024

Join World Kitchen host Tamra Fatemi-Badi as she welcomes Patrick Tunno into the World Kitchen to share his family recipes for Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) and Sauteed Zucchini Blossoms. Continue »

Sunday, June 23, at 2:00 p.m. ET on Zoom

 

Cartoon characters from Elinor Wonders Why painting pictures of trees on an easel.
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Arts: Exploring Color

Posted on May 16, 2024

Watch the clip from Elinor Wonders Why “A Change of Art” to model conversations about art and colors. Then use the lesson plan to students will observe different colors in paintings, animals, and the world around them. Continue »

 

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Math: Stu’s Super Stunts Digital Game

Posted on May 16, 2024

Lyla needs your help teaching Stu new tricks! Stu can do so many surprising things. Experiment with different sequences to see his super stunts at the playground, skate park, and basketball court. Continue »

 

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Science: A Water System

Posted on May 16, 2024

Learn how New York City’s drinking water travels from watersheds in upstate New York in this segment from the WPSU documentary Liquid Assets. Liquid Assets, a ninety-minute documentary, tells the story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. Continue »

 

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Health & PE: Managing Intense Emotions

Posted on May 16, 2024

Your students will learn to recognize and manage intense emotions without giving in to the urge to act in impulsive ways that can make problems bigger. This video is part of the Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project, a series of free, evidence-based video and print resources that caregivers and educators can use to teach their […] Continue »

 

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English Language Arts: Text Detectives

Posted on May 16, 2024

Randi House shows students how to look for clues in a text to support answers and gives students several examples of sentence starters they can use to introduce evidence from the text. Ms. House tells students a short story about Milly Hilly and then asks questions that require students to make inferences that must be […] Continue »

 

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Arts: Media Academy

Posted on May 16, 2024

Empower the Next Generation of Filmmakers! Dive into the WHYY Education comprehensive video tutorial collection designed to guide teachers and students on an exciting journey into the world of storytelling and video production. From creating compelling news stories to crafting captivating documentaries, each tutorial is packed with practical tips on topic selection, interviewing techniques, crafting […] Continue »

 

A man puts a finger against his temple and sings with blue and red puppets.
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World Languages: Juanes Sings Muevete

Posted on May 16, 2024

Juanes has a Spanish vocabulary song to get you moving! Follow the steps as you learn the Spanish words for hands, head, and feet. This resource teaches Spanish vocabulary through dance and song. Continue »

 

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Math: Measurement and Geometry – Finding Volume

Posted on May 16, 2024

Volume can be used to find out how much a container holds. Explore volume, how it differs from weight, and how we can measure it. These resources are part of KET’s Measurement and Geometry collection. Continue »

 

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PE & Health: Outpatient Clinicial

Posted on May 16, 2024

Explore the job duties of an Outpatient Clinician and the required training and potential career paths for this job. Career Explore Northwest is a community tool that aims to help middle schoolers, high schoolers, and young adults learn about in-demand, living-wage jobs in the Inland Northwest through career spotlight videos and a website featuring job/industry […] Continue »

 

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Science: Why Summer Days Have More Daylight

Posted on May 16, 2024

Students use and develop models of the Earth–Sun systems to demonstrate understanding of how the Sun illuminates the hemispheres differently during summer and winter. Visual supports (video, images), data graphs, and informational text provide students with multiple entry points to investigating the phenomenon of the changing duration of daylight. This interactive provides the context and […] Continue »

 

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Social Studies: Languages of the Caribbean and Central America

Posted on May 16, 2024

Students will read a description of the languages in Central America and the Caribbean, as well as the history of how these languages were disseminated. They will then complete an essay using this information and practice translating two sentences from English to Spanish and Spanish to English. Continue »

 

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Arts: Elements of Art – Value

Posted on May 16, 2024

Value is one of the seven basic building blocks of art along with Line, Form, Shape, Color, Space, and Texture. Through the lens of black and white photography, we look at how artists produce value scales and contrast, and how different kinds of lines change the way we perceive depth and space. Learn how different […] Continue »

 

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Arts: Drawing a Forest Friend

Posted on May 16, 2024

In this episode of Cartoon Academy Quick Draws, Pittsburgh Cartoonist Joe Wos shows how learning to draw is as easy as ABC using the letters O-W-L to create a wise owl character. Continue »

 

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English Language Arts: The Tell-Tale Heart and the Art of Horror

Posted on May 16, 2024

Step into the realm of horror literature with this captivating dramatic reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’ Students immerse themselves in Poe’s masterful storytelling as they explore the elements he employs to cultivate an atmosphere of unease and evoke dread in his readers. Through careful analysis of the reading, students dissect each literary […] Continue »

 

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English Language Arts: Why Do We Say “Latino”?

Posted on May 16, 2024

When you hear “Latino,” you probably think of people from Latin America—places like Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, etc. But where exactly did the history of that word come from, and has it always meant Central America and South America as well as the Caribbean? Trace the origin of the term “Latino” and the debates that still […] Continue »