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In Illinois, This College Town Won't Be Eclipsed By August's Celestial Event
A town of 26,000 will more than double in size as the Great American Eclipse takes place in August. From the local state university to longtime bakery, people are getting ready for it to get dark.
Highlights
Hamilton's America
Airs Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at 6 p.m. & Sunday, Aug. 20 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV
A Conversation With Bill Moyers
Airs Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV
MASTERPIECE: Endeavour: Season 4 (New Season Premiere)
Airs Sundays, Aug. 20-Sept. 10, 2017 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV
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Where Is San Diego Spending Money On Traffic Safety?
San Diego's Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2025 is supposed to be achieved by spending the city's limited dollars improving traffic safety on the most dangerous streets. But an analysis of the city's Vision Zero budget shows the city is spending plenty of money improving streets that are already safe.
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New Medicare Website Measures Quality Of Hospice Care
For patients facing the end of life and for their loved ones, how to select a hospice can be challenging. Now a new national scorecard shows which hospices do a better job at easing the process of death, and those that need to improve.
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San Diego Eclipse Chasers Travel North For The Total Experience
Oregon is expecting around 1 million travelers to flood into the state next week, hoping for a glimpse of Monday's total solar eclipse. And some San Diego eclipse chasers will be among those traveling to remote areas within the path of totality.
Local News
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Jerry Lewis, Comic Icon And Titan Of Telethons, Dies At 91
Lewis, whose comedic duo with Dean Martin launched him to the peak of showbiz, starred and directed in dozens of films. He was perhaps just as famous for his charity work fighting muscular dystrophy.
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Influential Republican Strategist Arthur J. Finkelstein Dies
The publicly low-key Finkelstein is credited with pioneering the use of aggressive ad campaigns, political action committees and turning the word "liberal" into a political pejorative.
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Church Leaders In Philippines Condemn Bloody War On Drugs
Manila's cardinal and another senior cleric have harshly criticized what human rights groups call extrajudicial killings that have claimed more than 5,000 lives in the past 14 months.
National News
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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Latin Sounds, Icons And Flavors
This weekend brings a celebration of Latin food, music — even an iconic Argentinian leader — plus a salute to "Fiddler on the Roof."
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A Man-Eating Plant, Marilyn As A Femme Fatale, And A Male Buddy Film
This weekend, there’s something old, something new and something carnivorous to check out at the movies.
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Podcast Episode 124: RIP George A. Romero, Godfather Of The Undead
George A. Romero died on July 16. The zombie community paid tribute to him during Comic-Con, and I gather some of those memories and an archive interview with him for this remembrance.
Arts & Living
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Bayside Summer Nights 2017: Bolero By The Bay
Sameer Patel leads an exciting performance of Maurice Ravel’s famously seductive Boléro by the San Diego Symphony under the stars at beautiful Embarcadero Marina Park South! The concert will also feature music by Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla
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Coronado Promenade Concerts: The Jennifer Keith Quintet
Jennifer Keith brings a sultry voice and dreamy swing repertoire that will have you swaying and dancing on clouds. The quintet reclaims the standards of the ’30s through 60s with contemporary sass and bravado.
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The Great American Eclipse
In San Diego, it will be visible from 9:07 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. While the totality will be visible from other parts of the country, in San Diego we will only see a partial eclipse. Come to the Fleet to safely view the eclipse at 9 a.m.
Community Events
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Watch Shows On Your Schedule
Watch smart shows on your schedule with KPBS Passport, video streaming for members ($60 yearly), using your computer, smartphone, tablet, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire or Chromecast.
Watch New Titles: "Weekend In Havana"; Rare episode 1; Nature's Great Race "Elephants" and "Caribou"; Masterpiece "My Mother And Other Strangers" (all 5 episodes); Big Pacific (all 5 episodes); The Story Of China (all 6 episodes)
Catch-Up Viewing: The Tunnel Seasons 1-2; Remember Me (all 3 episodes); Masterpiece Grantchester Season 3 ( all 7 episodes), Season 1 & Season 2; The Great British Baking Show Seasons 1-4 plus Masterclasses
Summer Of Adventure: Great Yellowstone Thaw (all 3 episodes); "Undiscovered Haiti with Jose Andres"; India - Nature's Wonderland (2 episodes); Gorongosa Park (6 episodes); "Great Old Amusement Parks"; Life On The Reef (3 episodes)
Coming Soon: Rare (episodes 2 and 3); Wild Alaska Live (3 episodes); Nature's Great Race (episode 3); "Ireland's Wild Coast" (Aug. 31); Masterpiece Endeavour Season 4 (4 episodes)
Activate your benefit now. KPBS Passport can’t be purchased and isn’t a subscription service. Watch a short video on how to activate your KPBS Passport account.
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myKPBS Film Club
Indulge your love of the big screen. From film screenings to giveaways, movie passes, and special offers, you'll feel like you’re walking the red carpet at the Oscars when you join the myKPBS Film Club! Your Film Club benefits will be active as long as you remain a KPBS member. Register now for myKPBS and sign up for the Film Club e-mail list to get announcements of upcoming offers.