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February 2014

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The Met: Live in HD Contest

Enter to win the WUOT/Metropolitan Opera contest in February, and you can win tickets to The Met: Live in HD's live and encore performances at either Knoxville's West Town Mall 9 or Tinseltown for two fantastic March shows!

Prince Igor

Famous for its Polovtsian Dances, Borodin's defining Russian epic returns to the Met with a new production featuring star bass/baritone Ildar Abdrazakov.

LIVE: Saturday, March 1, at NOON (note earlier time)

ENCORE: Wednesday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m.

Deadline to Enter: Wednesday, Feb. 12

Werther

Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet's sublime adaptation of Goethe's revolutionary and tragic romance opposite Sophie Koch as Charlotte.

LIVE: Saturday, March 15, at 12:55 p.m.

ENCORE: Wednesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m.

Deadline to Enter: Wednesday, Feb. 12

To enter, please send an e-mail to Cindy Hassil with ALL of the following info in the body of the message:

Name of the show
Preferred theatre (West Town Mall 9 or Tinseltown)
Date of the performance
Your name, phone number and mailing address

We'll do a random drawing of the entries, and if you win, you'll be headed to The Met: Live in HD!

Details about The Met: Live in HD, locations and tickets

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WUOT Recognizes New and Renewing Underwriters

The following organizations became new underwriters or renewed their support of WUOT programming in January. You'll find a complete list of WUOT's sponsors with links to their websites on the Sponsors page of our website. Please thank these organizations for supporting WUOT Public Radio!

All Underwriters

If you'd like to raise awareness for your organization or a special event by becoming a WUOT underwriter, contact Cindy Hassil at (865) 974-6167.

WUOT-Sponsored Events in February

Gas Cards Delivered

As part of WUOT's fall 2013 fund drive, members had the chance to help homeless Veterans get to their medical appointments by selecting a $10 gas card as their thank-you gift for a donation of $120 or more. WUOT's Cindy Hassil, left, delivered the first 120 gas cards to Amy Rimmer, director of programs for the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, in early January. About 175 cards ultimately will be given to the organization after all members who requested this thank-you gift have sent in their donations to cover their pledges. If you haven't sent in your donation from the fall drive yet, please do so as soon as you can. Thank you for supporting WUOT and helping others in our community!

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Dialogue

Dialogue WUOT's monthly live call-in program; hosted by a member of WUOT's News Staff.

February's Dialogue: Maintaining and caring for exotic and endangered animals. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper hosts, with guests Lisa New and Phil Colclough from the Knoxville Zoo and Ed Ramsay from the University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine.

We'll take your calls at 865-974-5050; tweet us @WUOTFM or submit your question on WUOT's Facebook page.

Wednesday, February 5, at 1 p.m.

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Studio 865/Flipside

WUOT's monthly program featuring regional music and musicians, hosted by Todd Steed.

This month's show feaures The Lonetones. The band has grown into one of Knoxville's most creative outfits, blending a diverse array of styles with the heart firmly at the center.

We'll have Cecilia Miller (right) on the Flipside. The local cellist-in-demand brings in an eclectic mix of goodies for your ears.

Wednesday, February 5, at 8 p.m.
Studio 865 on Facebook
Listen to Flipside on iTunes

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Specials in February - Black History Month

Moments of the Movement: Civil Rights and Change in America

Foot soldiers and leaders from the Civil Rights Movement tell their consequential narratives and testimonials. A collection of 3 min. segments.
Monday-Friday at 5:35 and 7:35 a.m. during Morning Edition; Saturday and Sunday at 9:35 a.m.

Civil Rights in America: Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall and Beyond

Hosted by Charles Dutton, this one-hour special examines the relevance and meaning of civil rights in the 21st century and the relationship between the Civil Rights Movement and the efforts of women, other people of color, and the LGBT community to expand our traditional definitions of equality. Like Moments of the Movement, it features first-person narratives culled from hundreds of hours of never-before-broadcast footage to provide a rich, detailed history of the nation during an important and tumultuous period.

Friday, Feb. 14, at noon; Sunday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m.

Programs are productions of New Visions, New Voices

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FROM THE NATIONAL DESKS

Winter's Main(e) Event: Scallops

Maine's sea scallops are a fresh, fleeting delicacy that can soften the blow of even the harshest New England winter. Food writer Laura McCandlish celebrates the sweet, meaty seafood with tips for picking the best ones and recipes that make the most of their short harvest.

http://www.npr.org/2014/01/21/264552925/

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It's A Bird! A Plane! A... Rain-Making Machine? America's West is dry -- and that's a real problem for ecosystems and people. Some scientists think that "weather modification" can stop the Mountain West drought. But others wonder: is making rain just more wishful thinking?

http://www.npr.org/2014/01/09/261070150/

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You've Got Mail, And It Smells Like 18th Century Paris

A company in Paris has developed a mobile phone that sends aromatic text messages. It's called the oPhone - "o" for olfactory.
David Edwards, the mastermind behind the oPhone, is a Harvard University professor and the founder of Le Laboratoire in Paris.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/01/27/267166229/

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From Wooden Track to Olympic Gold?
Q: What's 32 feet high, made of two-by-fours and lives in a backyard in Ridgefield, Connecticut? A: The wooden practice track Brett West built for his son Tucker, who heads to Sochi as the youngest member of the U.S. luge team. The track caught the attention of the marketing director of USA Luge ... and the rest is (hopefully) Olympic history.

Photo credit: Craig LeMoult/WSHU

http://www.npr.org/blogs/theedge/2014/01/28/267603137/