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February 23, 2023

Season 13 Episode 8 | 26m 46s

See how Gateway City Arts is re-imagining its role as a cultural hub in the post-COVID age. Justin Beatty discusses the cultural significance of hairstyles in Black & Indigenous communities. After the death of his mother, Gregory Drew found solace – and a prolific second career – in the art of stained glass. The Fireside program brings the literary history of the Berkshires to life through prose.

Aired: 02/22/23
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Learn about Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of Night.
Elie Wiesel vowed to always speak up whenever people were enduring suffering and humiliation.
Before meeting his wife Marion, Elie Wiesel "shunned love" and didn't see himself having children.
In "Night," Elie Wiesel recounts a memory of witnessing three victims being hung.
Elie Wiesel reunited with his sister in France.
Bombshell explores how the US manipulated the narrative about the toll of the WWII atomic bombings.
Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of iconic actor Dick Van Dyke.
Dick Van Dyke showcases his physical comedy strengths with a short story.
On May 31st, 1964, Dick Van Dyke delivered a speech on race relations.
Ted Danson watched "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on his first television set.
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