This Week's Highlights
Talkin' Travel
Tuesday 9:00 PM
Just in time for vacation season we add this new program to our weekly schedule at KCAT TV - 15. Explore the many vacation spots of the world...from Australia to Spain to Croatia...Enjoy the sites and hear stories from Ruth and Rich Carlson and their guests from each culture. This program is produced by our good friends at Saratoga's community station KSAR, located at West Valley Community College. Check out the website! www.talkintravel.com Warning: after watching Talkin' Travel you may want to dust off the luggage and call your travel agent. Be sure to send us a post card!
The Better Part
Thursday 6:00 PM
This week's episode of The Better Part focuses on how to make movies. The Better Part team interviews a filmmaker who explains the creative and technical process involved in making movies, from lavish Hollywood productions to home videos of your next vacation. The Better Part is produced by, for and about older adults. The program is another example of how KCAT TV-15 provides information and creative outlets to audiences that are underserved by traditional media.
You're Hired
Thursday 6:30 PM
Job-hunting and career development skills from Steve Piazzale, Ph.D. Dr. Piazalle is a nationally-recognized career coach. Each week he interviews fascinating guests who offer insight and perspective into the process of finding a job, upgrading careers and planning for new careers. Your Hired! Is another example of the types of specialized programming that serves the community and yet is not offered elsewhere.
The Merrow Report
Thursday 9:00 PM
Issues in public education. Veteran NewsHour education reporter John Merrow investigates education's headline-making issues, and those we don't hear about. KCAT TV-15 brings you The Merrow Report as part of our ongoing commitment to public education. KCAT TV-15 is a resource for educators, students and the entire community.
Grand Piano
Fridays, 7:00 PM
Each Friday evening KCAT TV-15 presents recitals by some of the Bay Area's most talented pianists. Grand Piano has been a Los Gatos favorite for over 10 years. This one-of-a-kind program is beautifully shot, visually stunning and musically stirring. Grand Piano is truly a work of art. Join us Friday nights as we celebrate the magnificence of the classical piano recital.
Classic Arts Showcase
Monay - Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday afternoons following local government meetings. Every night from the stroke of Midnight until dawn. Classic Arts Showcase is a free cable television program designed to bring the classic arts experience to the largest audience possible by providing video clips of the arts in hopes that we may tempt you, the viewer, to go out and feast from the buffet of arts available in your community. The spectrum of classic arts disciplines aired on Classic Arts Showcase includes video samplings of animation, architectural art, ballet, chamber and choral music, dance, folk art, museum art, musical theater, opera, orchestral, recital, solo instrumental. solo vocal, and theatrical performances, as well as classic film and archival documentaries.
Give Your Walls Some Soul
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Learn to paint with fine artist Shannon Grissom. Watch as this award-winning painter creates large, vibrant works of art. Learn techniques or just watch and appreciate the artist's talent. Give your Walls Some Soul is seen exclusively on community access television stations like KCAT TV-15. It's an example of a program produced for the love of the subject matter.