Watch all the stories from last night’s Woodstock Remembered broadcast in our Woodstock Stories archive. After you watch, be sure to share your story on the site.

If you missed Woodstock Remembered, a special encore presentation airs this Saturday, August 15 at 10 p.m. – 40 years to the day Woodstock began.

Think WLIW21’s Woodstock 40th anniversary celebration has been groovy? Then please show your support with a donation. We’ve got lots of memorabilia to say thank you with:

• Woodstock Revisited Book

• 40th Anniversary Woodstock 3 Days of Peace & Music Director’s Cut 2-DVD Set

• Woodstock One 2-CD set & Woodstock Two 2-CD set

• Henry Diltz autographed print of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock

• WOODSTOCKed Package (featuring all the items listed above)

Still can’t get enough? Check out our Woodstock 1969 video archive and photo gallery.

Tonight at 7:30 p.m., WLIW21 premieres Operatic Heat, a new collaboration between Parsons Dance and the East Village Opera Company (EVOC). This high-energy mix of dance and genre-defying sound, which pulls from opera, rock, pop, and soul, combines the athleticism of Parsons Dance with vocal performances from the EVOC. Songs include “Ave Maria,” “Nessun Dorma” and “O Mio Bambino.” Taped before a live audience, the stunning production features projections that both complement and enhance the unfolding story on stage. During the broadcast, David Parsons will be live in the WLIW21 studio with behind-the-scenes stories.

Watch “Habanera” from Operatic Heat:

Donate now for tickets to see Operatic Heat: Remember Me November 21 at the Tilles Center in Long Island

Donate now for tickets to see Operatic Heat: Remember Me February 3, 2010 at the Joyce Theatre in Manhattan

Donate now for the Operatic Heat DVD featuring bonus material.

Donate now for the East Village Opera Company CD.

Your support makes arts and culture programming possible on WLIW21. Thanks!

Emmy Award-winning composer and acclaimed electric violinist Mark Wood fuses pairings of powerful opposites – electric and violin, symphonic and rock – to create a unique musical experience. Embracing the power of rock, the diversity of world beat and the elegance of classical music – all while playing his revolutionary Viper electric violin, Wood is redefining the concept of stringed instruments and the sounds they can produce for the 21st century. Tomorrow at 9 p.m., WLIW21 presents the exclusive broadcast premiere of The Mark Wood Experience, his first TV special since leaving Tran Siberian Orchestra. In this new half-hour performance special, Mark Wood performs his original compositions with vocalist Laura Kaye (James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Kravitz) and his electric string orchestra. Songs include “Vivaldi Rocks,” “World Vision,” “Hoedown,” and “Hands Across the Ocean.”

Watch “Hoedown” now:

During the broadcast, Mark Wood will be live in the WLIW21 studio armed with his Viper and exclusive offers for WLIW21 supporters:

• VIP tickets plus a meet and greet to his November 1 concert at Dix Hills Performing Arts Center at Five Towns College

• The Mark Wood Experience – Prologue DVD featuring the bonus song “Caressing” and an interview

• The Mark Wood Experience – Prologue CD featuring all the songs from the program plus six bonus tracks

If you like The Mark Wood Experience, be sure to check out David Garrett: Live in Berlin.

Tomorrow at 10 p.m. WLIW21 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival — the pinnacle of hippie counterculture and, arguably, the greatest popular music event ever — with Woodstock Remembered. The new three-hour special features a look back at this music milestone through new interviews with people who attended the landmark event, including official Woodstock photographer Elliott Landy. Stories from hippies and rock fans include Colleen Plimpton, who was famously photographed by Newsweek exiting the festival covered in mud with her boyfriend; Glenn Nystrup, who wound up in the same hotel room as Janis Joplin; and Francis Dumaurier, who traveled from France to New York in search of rock ’n’ roll three days before Woodstock. Louis Salvatore Denaro also shares his experience as an unsuspecting 7-year-old with his parents on the way to a Catskills weekend retreat suddenly surrounded by hippies and chaos! Watch Woodstock Stories now.

Live studio guests include Jocko from Sha Na Na, official Woodstock staff photographer Henry Diltz, New York Times reporter Barnard Collier—the only reporter at Woodstock for the first 36 hours—and Woodstock Revisited author/festivalgoer Susan Reynolds, who will all share their unique perspectives on the festival.

Henry Diltz was kind enough to make a limited edition 11×14 print of Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock available to WLIW21 supporters.

Donate now to get yours signed by Henry Diltz!

Woodstock Remembered also features notable concert performances from Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, and others to capture the spirit of Woodstock at 40. Check out our Woodstock 1969 video archive to watch some of these performances now.

A special encore presentation of Woodstock Remembered airs Saturday, August 15 at 10 p.m. – 40 years to the day Woodstock began.

Preview video and more from Woodstock Remembered.

Get WoodstockED with the ultimate concert souvenir package — only for WLIW21 supporters!

Share your own Woodstock Story.

The irreverent humorist, author and health expert explains how you can age with vitality and become the fun you are seeking live in the WLIW21 studio Saturday, August 8 at 5 p.m. Using the most recent scientific findings about linguistics, positive psychology and diet, Loretta LaRoche takes you down the path of aging from “Oh no!” to “Ah ha!” Her theorem is E=FeJu — Energy Equals Feeling Juicy, which demands taking the time to be in love with life, good food, sleep and exercise. Donate now for tickets to see Loretta live at Carolines on Broadway, plus attend an exclusive meet & greet and get an autographed CD!

Watch a preview:

Leave a comment telling us what keeps you feeling “juicy.”

Donate now to get your “Stay Juicy” package including Loretta’s Stress Solution Kit.

In honor of the August 7 theatrical release of the new film comedy Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep as public television icon Julia Child, WLIW21 premieres Julia Child Memories: Bon Appétit! on Thursday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m.

The special retrospective features testimonials from noted chefs including friend Jacques Pépin (Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home), Sara Moulton (Julia Child & More Company, Sara’s Weeknight Meals), Gordon Hamersley (Boston’s Hamersley’s Bisto; appeared on Julia Child’s Cooking with Master Chefs), Lydia Shire (Boston’s Locke-Ober, BIBA, and Scampo), and Jasper White (Summer Shack restaurants, appeared on In Julia’s Kitchen With Master Chefs).

The new special also features commentary from Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia author Julie Powell, and Julie & Julia writer/director Nora Ephron, as well as some of the most memorable episodes from Child’s classic cooking series, The French Chef: “Bouillabaisse a la Marseillaise,” “To Roast A Chicken” and “The Omelette Show.”

A tribute to the woman who signaled the launch of decades of cooking on television, Julia Child Memories: Bon Appetit! demonstrates why Julia Child was the first American celebrity chef.

Here’s a preview:

Donate now for The French Chef cookbook and The French Chef series 1 and 2 DVD sets!

Feeling nostalgic for some traditional Julia Child? Check out classic episodes of Julia Child cooking series at pbs.org/video.

Read recent articles on Julia Child and her legacy:
Associated Press
The New York Times
New York Post

Last night WLIW21 aired FROST/NIXON: The Original Watergate Interviews. How do you think the real interviews compared to last year’s Oscar-nominated film? Did Michael Sheen and Frank Langella’s portrayal do Frost and Nixon justice? Was this your first time seeing the original interviews, or just a flashback to your first time watching back in 1977 or 1987? Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below. If you missed last night’s broadcast, you can watch tonight at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

Here’s Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge’s interview with Sir David Frost:

Donate now for the FROST/NIXON: The Complete Interviews 2-DVD set, plus Sir David Frost’s behind-the-scenes book.

Your support keeps news/public affairs and history programming on WLIW21. Thank you!

In today’s excerpt from FROST/NIXON: The Original Watergate Interviews, Nixon discusses what brought him down. Watch the full interview tonight at 8 p.m. on WLIW21. Sir David Frost introduces this special 35th anniversary broadcast, discussing the historical impact of the Nixon interview and sharing his reactions of their famous encounter. The broadcast also features a recent interview with Frost conducted by Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge. Check back here tomorrow for the full video from that interview. Click here to watch a special message from Sir David Frost.

Donate now for the FROST/NIXON: The Complete Interviews 2-DVD set, plus Sir David Frost’s behind-the-scenes book.

Monday, August 3 at 10 p.m., WLIW21 premieres the new documentary Playing for Change: Peace Through Music, which tells the story of an unparalleled international musical collaboration and its remarkable power of redemption. Filmmakers traveled the world recording local musicians, including collaborations with Keb’ Mo’, Bono and Bob Marley, to inspire peace through music and to connect diverse musicians worldwide–especially those in regions of conflict. Songs include “One Love,” “Stand By Me” and “Love Rescue Me.”

Watch a video of Bob Marley’s “One Love,” performed by Keb’ Mo’ and musicians from India, Israel, Nepal, South Africa and Zimbabwe:

Donate now for the Playing for Change: Songs Around the World CD & DVD!

In today’s excerpt from FROST/NIXON: The Original Watergate Interviews, Nixon discusses the motives. Watch the full interview Monday, August 3 at 8 p.m. on WLIW21.

Donate now for the FROST/NIXON: The Original Watergate Interviews DVD.