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Get ready for a weekend of music, mystery and history this weekend on GPB as we travel from Central Park to Grantchester and beyond. Take a look at what’s coming up!

Celebrate the music icon in a triumphant homecoming concert on May 26, 1973, that captured King at her critical and commercial peak, basking in the enormous popularity of her album Tapestry. Includes a behind-the-scenes look at her legendary career.

Celebrate the music legend in an iconic 1987 concert with an all-star cast including Jackson Browne, T Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, J. D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits and Jennifer Warnes.

This documentary based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Wall Street Journal senior writer Douglas A. Blackmon, explores the little-known story of the post-Emancipation era and the labor practices and laws that effectively created a new form of slavery in the South that persisted well into the 20th century.

Go behind the scenes with the cast and creators of the English mystery series with a handsome young vicar at the center of local crimes and murders. The series is a winning combination of a delightful and appealing amateur sleuth, articulate writing and engaging mysteries to solve.

Gain exclusive insights from the filmmakers behind the landmark film. Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein reveal how they made decisions in order to shape the film and how it can be used as a tool for critical conversations about the Holocaust.

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Enjoy these programs and many others:

Tom Jones
Binge every episode of this MASTERPIECE series adapted from Henry Fielding’s classic novel of an illegitimate young man’s love for a beautiful heiress.

Endeavour
There’s still time to catch up on this MASTERPIECE fan-favorite crime drama before the new season starts on June 18th.

Inspector Lewis
Kevin Whately stars as Inspector Lewis, the former working-class foil to the erudite Detective Inspector Morse.

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Whiskey Run is living the dream: they play live music in front of big crowds and sleep in their own bed every night. They have found a way to balance jobs, family, and a musical career. They are also the go-to opening band when national country acts come to Augusta.  

Peach Jam features stories and songs recorded live in our GPB studios from a variety of incredibly talented and diverse bands and artists who call the Peach State home. Listen and subscribe.

One of the most unique coffee roasters in the country is located in the North Georgia Mountains. In this episode, we'll learn about bourbon-infused coffee, wine-infused coffee, IPA and stout beer-infused coffee and get a little history lesson during our visit to JumpinGoat Coffee Roasters in Cleveland, GA. 

Each week A Fork in the Road host David Zelski brings you the personal stories from the farmers, fishermen, merchants, artisans, chefs and others who help provide Georgia-grown products to folks in the Peach State and beyond. You can listen and subscribe at GPB.org/ForkInTheRoadPodcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

A summer break from school can mean idle time and idle minds, and some metro Atlanta leaders worry that combination will lead to a spike in gun violence among teens. GPB's Donna Lowry reports on efforts to create a "Summer of Peace." That and much more this week on the Georgia Today podcast. Listen and Subscribe.

Food lovers often talk about “fusion cuisine,” a type of food created when a cook mixes flavors from one place with flavors from another. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has a few words about a chef who grew up in India but who adamantly and proudly declares himself a Mississippian in this week's episode.

The Atlanta Falcons are being praised for hosting one of the country's most successful High School Girls' Flag Football Showcases. The third-annual event, presented by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in May. Current Falcons players, Falcons legends and nearly 20 Georgia high school girls' flag football coaches were in attendance to help facilitate the event. Read more.

PBS KIDS announced the production of Lyla in the Loop, a funny and engaging animated series for kids ages 4-8. The show stars Lyla, a dynamic 7-year-old Black girl, her close-knit family, fantastical blue sidekick Stu and a host of relatable and quirky characters living in her community, who together spotlight creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills while working collaboratively with others. Read more.

StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative provides a platform for veterans, service members, and military families to share their stories. In doing so we honor their voices, amplify their experiences, and let them know that we -- as a nation -- are listening.

GPB invites you to learn about what StoryCorps is, discuss the upcoming Military Voices initiative in Savannah and ask questions. This event is for military and veteran's organizations to hear first-hand from StoryCorps producers about the national initiative. Join us for one of our special informational sessions to learn more.

Spend the day with the beloved storybook engine, Sir Topham Hatt and other friends as Thomas the Tank Engine visits the Historic SAM Shortline Railroad at Georgia Veterans State Park in southwest Georgia!

GPB is pleased to offer a limited number of 4-ticket packages for you to enjoy with the whole family! This is a special, limited-time opportunity to see Thomas over three weekends this month, beginning Sunday, June 4th. Tickets will be distributed to the first families to respond. Click here to learn more and claim yours!

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