Tammy Wynette’s musical success and legacy was achieved through personal grit and a determination to sing, write music, and raise herself above her humble beginnings. From Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Great Performances pays tribute to Wynette’s musical legacy, presenting a star-studded concert that includes her iconic duets with former husband George Jones.
PBS Hawaiʻi honors the memory of trailblazing country music superstar and philanthropist Dolly Parton, whose music, generosity and unmistakable spirit touched generations around the world.
The film tells the story of Ah Quon McElrath who became one of the islands’ most influential leaders, giving voice to Hawaiʻi’s working class.
In this Spectrum Hawai‘i episode from 1983, learn the history of the fashion industry in Hawai‘i and hear from leading local designers of the time.
Join the discussion about proposed amendments to the State Constitution and County Charters.
Vietnamese Americans create their own community along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, building businesses, churches, and neighborhoods. Prosperity comes in the form of legalized gaming, but a storm on the horizon threatens everything they’ve worked to achieve.
This month marks 60 years of telling Hawaiʻi’s stories and the start of a year-long commemoration of that milestone.
American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. With a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz, the opera is fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.
As part of his public television and CreateTV 20th anniversary celebration, in this commemorative episode Steppin’ Out host Joseph Rosendo introduces viewers to the Wonderful World of Markets, which span the globe from Ethiopia and along the banks of the Lot River in France to his hometown of Topanga, California in Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains.
Some recipes are passed down at the kitchen table or in family restaurants, like at Cecil’s Deli and Restaurant where they make Jewish-style potato latkes. But for others, like Korean Adoptee Anna Luster, cooking kimchi jjigae (stew) is about keeping food memories alive when far from home—creating new traditions that will last for generations.
With unseen documents and new sources, witness the story of how two countries came together to produce one of history’s greatest monuments.
Discover the untold story—full of surprising evolutionary leaps—behind every bite we take.
