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Featured Programming

Vote For Your Favorite Novel in The Great American Read
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 8:14am
Vote for your favorite novel from nation’s 100 most-loved novels in The Great American Read. Read, Vote, Share
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Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30
Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 10:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Featuring the great Roy Orbison and an all-star line-up of special guests for a never-to-be-repeated evening of rock and roll, filmed entirely in black and white. 
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Spectrum: A Story of the Mind
Saturday, August 25, 2018 - 9:30am
on WXXI-TV
As part of our Dialogue on Disability programming, WXXI is pleased to present the first documentary to explore autism as sensory-based experiences. 
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The Great American Read Series Returns!
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Returning this fall with new episodes, The Great American Read and the finale revealing the #1 most-love novel voted on by readers like you! Host Meredith Vieira takes you on a journey across the country to uncover the nation’s 100 most-loved novels, the people who love them and their authors.
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WXXI's Travel Club: Magical Rhine and Moselle
Sunday, August 25, 2019 (All day)
Join WXXI a cruise on the Rhine and Moselle rivers!
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Arts and Culture

On-Demand: The Great American Read: Episode One
Host Meredith Vieira takes you on a journey across the country to uncover the nation’s 100 most-loved novels, the people who love them and their authors. Watch on-demand if you missed the launch! 
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Craft in America: SERVICE Episode On-Demand
On-Demand
Craft in America: SERVICE episode Documenting craft and the military and the power of the handmade to inspire and heal. Featuring papermaker Pam DeLuco, saddler Eugene Burks Jr., and ceramic artists Ehren Tool, Judas Recendez and Peter Voulkos. (Aired Nov. 2014) Watch On-Demand:
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LATINO AMERICANS "War and Peace" On-Demand
World War II is a watershed event for Latino Americans with hundreds of thousands of men and women serving in the armed forces — but still face discrimination and a fight for civil rights back in the United States. Watch On-Demand (In English & Spanish)
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Recently Aired

A Tale of Two Sisters: Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Saturday, August 11, 2018 - 5:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Examines the lives of famous women and their lesser-known siblings.
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Rochester Teen Film Festival
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 5:30pm
Teen filmmakers in the Rochester region and throughout the United States are being recognized for their filmmaking skills at this summer’s 2018 Rochester Teen Film Festival. 
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The Education of Harvey Gantt
Sunday, August 5, 2018 - 3:00pm
on WXXI-TV
On January 28, 1963, a young black man from Charleston named Harvey Gantt enrolled at Clemson College, making him the first African American accepted to a white school in South Carolina.
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10 Homes That Changed America
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 8:00pm
on WXXI-TV
Visit ten homes that transformed the way we live.
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Screening Preview of Kingdoms of the Sky: Rockies
Monday, July 9, 2018 - 6:30pm
Join WXXI for a free preview screening and talkback panel of Kingdoms of the Sky: Rockies on Monday, July 9, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Little Theatre.  The series will reveal the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world.
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