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July Benefits of the Month

Lafayette Natural
History Museum
& Planetarium
Lafayette, LA
(337) 291-5544
Valid for 2-for-1
admission during the
month.

Princess Theatre
Winnsboro, LA
(318) 435-6299
Valid for 2-for-1
admission during the
month to the
Franklin Opry,
performing July 18th;
subject to
availability.

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We hope you will join us for the celebration of America’s 233rd birthday on Saturday when A Capitol Fourth airs at 8:30 with special guest star Aretha Franklin.

Monday at 8, the History Detectives are back with a mystery about the creation of the atomic bomb.

On Tuesday, NOVA (7PM) looks at the effect music can have on your mind and NOVA scienceNOW (8PM) examines artificial diamonds.

On Wednesday, American Masters profiles Garrison Keillor, the star of NPR’s Prairie Home Companion at 7, then see a preview of the new Ken Burns series National Parks: America’s Best Idea at 8:30PM. Look below to see how your stories about national and state parks can win you great prizes.

On Sunday at 8, look for the first of four new Miss Marple episodes on Masterpiece Mystery!

Have you ever imagined that you could be the world’s next great mystery writer? Join LPB and Barnes and Noble on Thursday, July 16 at 7PM at the Citiplace Barnes & Noble store in Baton Rouge for a special discussion about the mysteries of Agatha Christie and what makes a good mystery. Our special guest will be best-selling author and award-winning mystery writer Erica Spindler. Erica is the author of the best-sellers Dead Run, Bone Cold, All Fall Down and Cause for Alarm. Her latest book, Breakneck, made the New York Times Best Sellers list for fiction. Get more information by clicking here.

LPB has assembled a panel of experts to help answer your questions about investment, refinancing, credit problems and other financial topics. Our panel includes:

Post your questions on line at lpb.org/asktheexpert or email them to comments@lpb.org. This project is being funded by an Engaging Communities on the Economy Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information, you can call Bob Neese at 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4274 or (225) 767-4274 in the Baton Rouge area. You can also email bneese@lpb.org.

Do you ever sit back and think, that sure was a great trip we took to Yellowstone or Yosemite National Parks or Fontainebleau or Lake Bisteneau State Parks? Tell us your story and you might win a 500-dollar gift certificate from the Backpacker in Baton Rouge and Lafayette in the Louisiana’s Natural Treasures Contest. It’s just part of the activities leading up to the premiere of Ken Burns’ new series The National Parks: America’s Best Idea on September 27.

There are two contests: The first is for young people up to the age of 16 and the other is for people 16 and older with the winner in each category getting a 500-dollar gift certificate. Just tell us your favorite park memory with an essay or a poem or drawing or any other media you may choose. If you send a picture, make sure it’s a jpeg, or you can send a video in Flash or Windows Media. If you are not entering through our website, please send a copy of your picture or video because they will not be returned. The essays cannot be longer than 500 words and all entries must be received by October 2 with the winners announced October 15.

For more information or to submit your entry, visit our website at www.lpb.org/parks.

Friends of LPB and Collette Tours are sponsoring a special holiday tour of New York City from November 30 to December 4, 2009 where you will stay at the luxurious Sheraton New York Hotel. The trip will include stops at Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, Greenwich Village, Wall Street, Central Park, Ellis Island and tickets to a Broadway show. The flight leaves from New Orleans. Get details at lpb.org/travel or call the Friends Office at 767-4214 in the Baton Rouge and 1-800-272-8161, ext. 4214 outside of Baton Rouge.

LPB has started a monthly Twitter contest to encourage people to sign up for LPB's Twitter social network messages. To be eligible, all you have to do is sign up for LPB's Twitter alerts or “Tweets.” These short informational messages will tell viewers about LPB programs and other information that we think you need to know. twitter.com/lpborg/

Once you have signed up, LPB will send up to two Tweets a week offering a special prize for the person with a specific Twitter number. If you get this special Tweet, all you have to do is respond to it and you will receive a prize. Smaller prizes will be sent through the mail, but you may have to show up in person at our studios at 7733 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge to pick up the larger prizes. (Rules)

If you have any questions or comments, e-mail them to comments@lpb.org.

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Friends members can get a 15% discount on all ShopLPB and ShopPBS purchases. Just another reason to become a supporter of LPB.

We now have permanently lower prices on the duPont Columbia award-winning Louisiana: A History series ($99) and the companion book Louisiana: An Illustrated History ($37)

You can also get Ms. Lucy’s new Skinny Cajun cookbook for only $16.95 plus $5 shipping and handling.

Visit ShopLPB (lpb.org/gifts) or call 1-800-973-7246. For a copy of our new color catalogue with descriptions of most of our documentaries, music specials and educational series just email us at bneese@lpb.org or call 1-800-272-8161 or 767-4274.

Special thanks to AnswerQuick Answering Service for providing telephone support during our membership campaigns.

If you have any questions you would like to have answered in the newsletter, drop us a line at bneese@lpb.org and we will try to find out the answer.