A NOTE FROM SYLVIA
The sun is out in St. Paul’s. Lowertown, and Summer has finally arrived. For me, July is for gardening and canning, followed by BBQs in the backyard with family and friends. Minnesota summer absolutely shines with lush green trees, flowers in bloom, and inviting blue lakes. It is the perfect time of year to appreciate the outdoors and consider how we interact with it. In March, TPT launched a new initiative called Minnesota Outdoors , which you can learn more about at tpt.org/minnesotaoutdoors . You will see pieces from this initiative throughout this month’s magazine, starting with the cover. America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston , which premieres July 5 at 8 p.m. on TPT 2, was produced right here at TPT in conjunction with PBS National Productions. Our team has been hard at work for several years crafting this six-episode series featuring the charismatic host, author, activist, and comedian Baratunde Thurston. You may know him from his New York Times bestselling book How to Be Black or from the podcast How to Citizen with Baratunde . America Outdoors asks: how does our relationship with the outdoors define us, as individuals and as a nation? The show takes viewers far and wide through the United States of America, from Death Valley to Appalachia. The final episode of the season features landscapes and activities familiar to many of us. Our team at TPT had a wonderful time filming with Baratunde and the PBS crew in Minnesota, capturing the beauty and diversity of the North Shore and Boundary Waters. We are so excited about this series that our team is working with PBS Digital Studios to create a companion digital series, America Outdoors: Understory , which will bring more stories of the outdoors with Baratunde to you this fall. I will share launch dates for the digital series as we get closer. In other news, July also offers a sneak peek into the second season of our local music series, STAGE . Catch the first episode on July 22 at 9 p.m. on TPT 2. More to come next month!
Until then, continue getting outside and enjoying our world.
Warm Regards,
Sincerely, Sylvia Strobel President and CEO, Twin Cities PBS
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