Mountain Lake PBS Productions » Facebook http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog Colin Powers reflects on PBS programming for the Adirondacks, Lake Champlain, & Quebec, public broadcasting, and the future of media distribution. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:09:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 PBS is getting pretty post-modern! http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/pbs-is-getting-pretty-post-modern/: http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/pbs-is-getting-pretty-post-modern/:#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:10:13 +0000 production http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/?p=187
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“Earth Days” PBS Documentary to Premiere on Facebook

Feature-length documentary film Earth Days will premiere on Facebook with a live video stream and a chat at 8 p.m. EST on April 11, more than a week before the over-the-air PBS television premiere at 9 p.m. EST on April 19.

The film chronicles the history of Earth Day in the United States and investigates issues related to the today’s American environmentalism movement. It has been playing the festival circuit and in select theaters for months, leading up to its PBS American Experience premiere. Earth Days has pulled a 70 rating on Metacritic — “generally favorable reviews.” Continues…

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]]> http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/pbs-is-getting-pretty-post-modern/:/feed/ 0 Nature in the North Country Photo Contest http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/nature-in-the-north-country-photo-contest/: http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/nature-in-the-north-country-photo-contest/:#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:25:57 +0000 production http://mlpbsproductions.org/blog/?p=163 frogMarch 18, 2010 is nature night on Mountain Lake PBS with the broadcast of Secrets of the Northern Forest and Rattlers, Peepers and Snappers starting at 9:00 p.m. We are celebrating the beauty of the North Country with a photo and video contest!

Post your nature photos and short videos to the Nature in the North Country group on Facebook or Flickr, and you could win lunch with Mark Fraser, North Country naturalist! Second prize is four tickets to the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington, Vermont.

Photos and videos need to be of nature in the Adirondacks, northern Vermont and Quebec only. The material posted must be your own with no copyright restrictions. Deadline for submission is March 19, 2010. The winner will be announced April 1.

Group links for posting photos and video:

Facebook Nature in the North Country group link: http://www.facebook.com/mlpbs

Flickr group link: http://www.flickr.com/groups/winterfun/

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