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FOCUS: CINCINNATI TELEVISION TOGETHER FOR FOOD
Thursday at 7:30pm

What can each one of us do to help fight hunger in our community? On this episode of Focus, Kathy Lehr talks with representatives from three local foodbanks who will tell us how they serve Greater Cincinnati and how we can help them with their mission.


THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR
Thursday at 8pm

Progress includes work on the puddingstone retaining walls and front entrances; fabricating custom arches for the front of the house; installing a decorative antique marble fireplace surround and mantel to match the original at the house; laying out and installing a pre-finished, solid birch floor that is hand-scraped for an aged effect; and on the cabinetry and countertop details for the new kitchen. In the second half of the hour, homeowners get help using and maintaining string trimmer and in removing dangerous lead paint from an old house.

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: BALTIMORE, MD
Thursday at 9pm

In Baltimore, host Mark Walberg and appraiser Wes Cowan wander the whimsical and elegant displays of the Ladew Topiary Gardens, on the lookout for unusual cast iron garden decor. At the Baltimore Convention Center, appraisers cultivate a striking array of treasures, including an elegant turn-of the-19th-century rock crystal watch with an 18th-century movement; an angelfish pin bestowed by Mark Twain on a member of his ''Aquarium'' group of young female protégées; and a collection of four rare American Indian artifacts valued at $130,000 to $200,000.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CHICKEN
Thursday at 10pm

Most people best know the chicken from their dinner plates -- whether as thigh, wing or drumstick. Consumers rarely pause a moment to consider the bird's many virtues. Filmmaker Mark Lewis expands the frontiers of popular awareness and delightfully reveals that this small, common and seemingly simple animal is as complex and grand as any of Earth's creatures.

NEWS, INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS TO WRAP UP YOUR WEEK
NEWS, INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS TO WRAP UP YOUR WEEK
Friday starting at 7:30pm

Start the evening with FIFTH THIRD BUSINESS BEAT, the area's only business news program. Then at 8pm, it's WASHINGTON WEEK, followed by NOW and BILL MOYERS JOURNAL.


ROUNDER RECORDS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
ROUNDER RECORDS: 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Friday at 10pm

Filmed in October 2009 at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, this concert is a celebration of Rounder Records' 40 years in the music industry and features Grammy winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas along with musical host Minnie Driver and special guests Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas and jazz/R&B pianist Henry Butler. The special also includes select performances from Steve Martin's show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, from Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's 2008 CMT ''Crossroads'' special and from Madeleine Peyroux's 2009 concert in Los Angeles.

MY MUSIC: MOTOWN MEMORIES
MY MUSIC: MOTOWN MEMORIES
Friday at 11:30pm

MY MUSIC presents more great Motown memories with a collection of tunes from Hitsville USA. The special focuses on archival hits and rare interviews from five Motown Legends: the Temptations, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Diana Ross and the Supremes and Marvin Gaye. Mary Wilson, one of the original members of the Supremes, hosts.

The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. US Bank Foundation



Travel expert Rick Steves shares his extensive knowledge of European history and culture as he winds his way through southern Greece, Turkey and Croatia.

This ''Big Band'' retrospective features the songs that brought the country through WWII and kick-started the baby boom.

Memorable moments from ''Lawrence Welk Show''-related TV specials are interspersed with profiles of Welk artists.

Classic song performances from 1963-1968, from the Beatles' American television debut to the Doors' infamous one-time-only appearance to the Rolling Stones, Sly and the Family Stone, the Mamas and the Papas and more.

This program presents the inspiring life and times -- and music -- of first-generation Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Roy Orbison.