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Sundays at 9 p.m. on WKAR-TV beginning May 6. For fans of the 21st century Sherlock Holmes, the wait is over. The hit "Masterpiece Mystery!" series returns in May with three new episodes of "Sherlock."

The Lansing School District and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) are pleased to invite area teachers to apply for participation in a NEH Picturing America Conference entitled “Mid-Michigan’s Legacy as the Arsenal of Democracy” in May, 2012.    

Facilitated by the Lansing School District, this second conference (the first identical conference in March was fully enrolled) will be hosted by WKAR at the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University, May 10 through May 12, 2012.

As of late Thursday afternoon (4/5), all WKAR Online streams are now available for listening.

The streams are running on an emergency server for the time being.

We can expect that there will be work in the days ahead that could result in additional outages. Watch this area for updates.

Thursday, April 5. Due to a server failure, all WKAR online listening streams are down. The affected services are  90.5, AM870 NewsTalk, WKAR Folk, WKAR Jazz, WKAR Classical and Radio Reading Service.

WKAR’s Ready To Learn Service will host a free “Raising Readers” Family Fun Workshops on Thursday, April 19, from 5:30-7 p.m. The event will take place at Cumberland Elementary School, 2801 Cumberland Road, Lansing.

The workshop is targeted to families and children ages 4-6, although siblings are welcome to attend. Participants will learn activities that are fun but also offer a new way to build reading skills.

Registration and a pizza supper are 5:30-6 p.m. The program is 6-7 p.m. Families attending will take home a free book for each child and learning activities for children and adults to do together.

The workshop is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Please register by April 16 by calling (517) 755-3283.

WKAR Radio is looking for volunteers to staff the telephone bank during the public radio station’s annual April membership campaign, April 9-16 at WKAR’s studios on the Michigan State University campus.

Volunteers must be able to hear phone conversations well and have legible handwriting.

Shifts are approximately three hours each and are available between 6:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays and weekends from 8:30 a.m. through 10 p.m.

Contact Mary Wright by email (maryw@wkar.org) or call (517) 432-3120, ext. 320.

WKAR’s Ready To Learn Service will host a free “Raising Readers” Family Fun Workshops on Thursday, March 29, 6-7:30 p.m. The event will take place at North Elementary School, 333 E. Miller Rd., Lansing.

The workshop is targeted to families and children ages 4-6, although siblings are welcome to attend. Participants will learn activities that are fun but also offer a new way to build reading skills.

Registration and a pizza supper are 6-6:30 p.m. The program is 6:30-7:30 p.m. Families attending will take home a free book for each child and learning activities for children and adults to do together.

The workshop is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Please register by March 26 by calling (517) 755-1710.

Tonight (Thursday, March 8) the "Michigan Out of Doors" team will be at Pledge Madness Central, offering a special boat trip from either Port Huron or Pictured Rocks for donations at certain levels.

Later in the evening, enjoy an encore of the quirky and popular "Alone in the Wilderness" (9 p.m.)

Wednesday, March 7, at 8:30p.m.WKAR-TV will feature the "Great Performances" production of "Les Miserables in Concert."

Alfie Boe stars as Victor Hugo's enduring hero, Jean Valjean, in this 25th anniversary concert production which includes a dazzling finale featuring past cast members including Michael Crawford, Colm Wilkinson and John Owen Jones.

Also included in the cast are Lea Salonga and Nick Jonas.

WKAR will offer tickets to the Wharton Center production coming in April 2012 to those donating at the $200 level. Other thank you gifts will be available as well. 

Don't forget to "spring forward" and set your clock an hour ahead when you go to bed on Saturday night. Daylight savings time begins on March 11.

Wake up to news (or classical music if you are an early Sunday riser!) on WKAR Radio, and let the kids enjoy WKAR-TV's children's line-up!

And don't forget -- WKAR Radio and TV are there for you, no matter what time you watch or listen!

As of Tuesday, March 6, at 10:45 a.m., WKAR-TV's Pledge Madness total is 50,979!

Thanks to those who have called or made an online gift! If you haven't -- there's no better time right HERE!

Tonight on WKAR, we have "TransSiberian Orchestra: The Birth of Rock" (8 p.m.), "Tony Bennett: Duets 2" (9:00)!

Calling all parents! Does your child love Curious George? Do they love to dance? Have them show off their best monkey moves and exercise their creativity in the first‐ever Curious George Dance Contest!

During its sixth season on WKAR, the Curious George television series is featuring a special focus on the arts,
including dance. Dance is a great way for kids to express themselves, and a fun way to exercise! Parents and guardians are invited to enter a video of their child dancing to the Curious George theme song for a chance to be featured on a Curious George DVD! You might even win a visit from George himself! Whether your child likes to bop, shake, jump, twirl, or spin, share how they boogie along with Curious George.