fri, june 19 8 p.m.The Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park
In December of 1987, “The Moving Wall” — a replica of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, arrived in Pensacola and was displayed for five days. When it came time for the wall to travel on, some of the veterans who had stood vigil while the wall was in town, decided it was time Pensacola have a permanent monument to honor Vietnam vets. It was the start of a vision, the beginning of a tribute to those who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces. With the help and support of family, friends, service members, and community and business leaders, their dream became a reality and the Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park was established on Bayfront Parkway. Today, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial is there, and over the years, the park grew to include mon
The Music Instinct
This documentary provides a groundbreaking exploration into how and why the human organism is moved by music. New work in neuroscience is giving us clues to the mysteries of how and why music penetrates the brain and the emotions. The program follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music’s deep mysteries. The program includes compelling performances by world-famous performers, in genres from rock to classical, such as Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma, Jarvis Cocker and Richard Hawley, and Evelyn Glennie.
Masterpiece Mystery!
Poirot! Cat Among the Pigeons
David Suchet (Henry VIII, The Way We Live Now) returns to his signature role as suave Belgian supersleuth Hercule Poirot in two new mysteries based on the novels by Agatha Christie. Whether he’s on holiday abroad, taking a countryside break or simply going about his business near his central London home, Poirot finds himself exercising his “little grey cells” by helping police investigate crimes and murders, whether they ask for his help or not. Poirot tackles an intriguing and dangerous murder case involving international espionage, a Middle-Eastern revolution and a missing princess. The surviving heir to a Middle-Eastern throne is hidden away from revolutionaries in a small English girl’s school, but when — one by one — teachers are found murdered; it seems the school may not be such a haven for the princess after all.
History Detectives
History Detectives returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth. In the opening episode of this series a couple in Cincinnati acquire a peculiar phonograph called “PsychoPhone.” The contributors think Thomas Edison invented the PsychoPhone to record messages from the afterlife. Host Tukufu Zuberi travels to Cat Island near Gulfport, Mississippi, and Fort Lee in Virginia to investigate why the military were investigating a man named Prestre. In the final story on the new series, Eduardo Pagan, leads an expedition that reveals an especially wild chapter of the American West. History Detectives repeats on the following Saturdays at 4 p.m.
NOVA
Musical Minds
Through the remarkable case studies from neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks’ latest book, Musicophilia, NOVA investigates the extraordinary impact music can have on the human brain, traveling around the globe to meet people like Tony Cicoria, who was struck by lightning and was suddenly inspired to become a pianist. And Matt Giordano, who uses drumming to alleviate his severe Tourette syndrome. NOVA even peers deep into the brain of Dr. Sacks himself for a rare glimpse of what makes minds musical.
