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In conjunction with National Foster Care Month, a heartfelt and powerful new documentary, Foster Care Stories: A Place to Be, will air on MPT Thursday, May 15 at 8:30 p.m.

Release Date: May 12, 2008 full story

At MPT's second annual Vision Honors banquet, MPT President and CEO Robert J. Shuman announced that the MPT Foundation, Inc. has received an unprecedented $1 million commitment from Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission Chair Edward H. Kaplan and wife Irene Kaplan to establish seed capital for a New Initiatives Fund.

Release Date: May 06, 2008 full story

MPT will honor four of our community’s outstanding individuals and organizations, and recognize 20 years of Maryland’s favorite outdoors program, Outdoors Maryland, at its second annual Vision Honors Banquet, Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. at Baltimore’s Preston Hall.

Release Date: April 28, 2008 full story

MPT wrapped up its Chesapeake Bay Week programming last night with more than 10,000 hours committed during its second annual Chesapeake Bay Week Volunteer-a-thon—nearly 70 percent more than committed last year.

Release Date: April 28, 2008 full story

Laugh alongside Baltimore’s beloved star filmmaker John Waters, and learn about his “rise to shame” on Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. as MPT presents the newest edition of First Impressions with Rhea Feikin, an interview series featuring Maryland’s best-known personalities.

Release Date: April 24, 2008 full story

MPT makes volunteering for Chesapeake Bay organizations as easy as picking up the phone with its second annual Chesapeake Bay Week Volunteer-a-thon, airing Sunday, April 27 at 6 p.m.

Release Date: April 24, 2008 full story

In 1608, Captain John Smith and his crew set out to explore the Chesapeake Bay in search of gold, silver and a passage to the Orient. Four hundred years later, MPT takes viewers on an exhilarating adventure retracing Smith’s 2,500-mile journey with On the Trail with Captain John Smith: Rediscovering the Chesapeake Bay, airing Friday, April 25 at 9 p.m.

Release Date: April 21, 2008 full story

Learn how to pick, peel, prepare and properly set a table for Eatin’ Crabs Chesapeake Style, a lively new documentary airing on MPT Monday, April 21 at 9 p.m.

Release Date: April 18, 2008 full story

Take a stroll down memory lane with some of Doo Wop’s most beloved artists live and in concert as MPT presents Best of Doo Wop 2008 Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m. at Baltimore’s Lyric Opera House.

Release Date: April 17, 2008 full story

Join MPT for a week’s worth of all things Chesapeake Bay—from food and art to wildlife and pressing environmental issues—with MPT’s fourth annual Chesapeake Bay Week April 20-27.

Release Date: April 17, 2008 full story

MPT and the Enoch Pratt Free Library launch a month-long celebration of Bless Me, Ultima—the time-honored and award-winning coming-of-age novel by Rudolfo Anaya—with the BIG READ April 19, which will bring literary-themed festivities throughout Baltimore, including book giveaways, panel discussions, film screenings, workshops, readings and children’s activities.

Release Date: April 16, 2008 full story

History and music come together in a one-of-a-kind event as Pope Benedict XVI addresses world peace alongside the performance of one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s finest pieces. Tune in as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Choir perform Missa Solemnis on From Heart to Heart: Beethoven’s Plea for Peace, airing on MPT April 14 at 9 p.m.

Release Date: April 07, 2008 full story

Join MPT for Fight Alzheimer’s Early: 6 Steps to Keep Your Brain Young, airing Tuesday April 8 at 8 p.m., to discover how memory loss can be minimized by a combination of diet and brain exercise.

Release Date: April 01, 2008 full story