Synopsis:

Kentucky is filled with spirits. Some come in the form of a fine drink and others as loyalty to a cause. On this month’s MainStreet, join us as we explore the different side of Kentucky spirit. We’ll visit the Oldenburg Brewery in northern Kentucky, where a beer camp gives people a chance to learn all they can about beer. Next, we’ll travel back in time and meet some spirits of Kentucky’s past as we witness the re-enactment of the Civil War battle at Perryville. Then, journey to Glendale, where the spirit of rural Kentucky is celebrated in the Glendale Crossing Festival. Join Barb Deeb for all this and more on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Oldenberg Brewing Co.
Length: 5:06

Segment 2: Perryville

Segment 3: Glendale
Length: 3:52

Segment 4: Wickerman
Length: 3:26

Segment 5: The Winemakers
Length: 5:51

Synopsis:

On this month’s MainStreet, celebrate Black History Month by sharing the experience of several African-Americans throughout this century. We compare the experiences of two men, one who’s lived his whole life as an African-American and the other who brings Africa to America. We spend some time with a woman trying to capture the black experience on canvas. We’ll journey to Nashville for a tour of the Old Negro League Sports Shop for a talk with some old timers from baseball’s not so distant past. We share the experience of bringing MainStreet to you each month. Join host Barbara Deeb for MainStreet.

Segment 1: Perspectives
Length: 6:28

MainStreet takes a look at a visiting Culture specialist

Segment 2: Alice Waddell
Length: 5:32

Alice Waddell, a black artist, shows her work

Segment 3: Store
Length: 7:57

A man opens up a store dedicated to the memory of Negro League Baseball.

Segment 4: MainStreet Story
Length: 4:56

Synopsis:

Kentucky has a long history of apprenticeship, where an expert in a craft teaches someone else so as to keep the tradition alive. Learn how people are keeping alive their crafts by teaching them to others. We meet a photographer passing the torch to his daughter. We’ll meet a stone mason sharing his craft with anyone willing to work hard. We’ll spend some time with an electrician showing what it takes to do his job. We’ll meet a furniture-making family keeping their tradition alive and their business thriving. So join us for Passing the Torch on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Photographer
Length: 5:20

Segment 2: Cassady's Furniture
Length: 4:30

Segment 3: Stone Mason
Length: 5:00

A stone mason travels to Kentucky to mend fences.

Segment 4: Tae Story
Length: 5:06

Tae Kwon Do is taught to Kentucky youths.

Synopsis:

Join us this month for a special MainStreet that features the work of some of our student producers. We meet a Warren County farmer dealing with the changing farm life and travel to Oxford Mississippi to explore the world of Faulkner. We spend some time with a Western Kentucky University professor, who’s also an animator and we tour a Civil War battlefield that changed the course of history. All this and more in April on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Oxford
Length: 5:02

WKU English honor students take a trip to study Faulkner.

Segment 2: Louisville Auton Museum
Length: 5:32

Segment 3: Ed Counts
Length: 5:27

WKU professor Ed Counts reveals his love of animation

Segment 4: Perryville
Length: 6:32

A civil war reenactment

Synopsis:

This month, take a trip to the great outdoors as we visit some beautiful places in Kentucky. Cheryl Beckley introduces us to the man who designed several parks around Louisville. J Miller shows us a family who train sheepdogs their business.

Segment 1: Collies
Length: 5:24

Segment 2: Olmstead Parks
Length: 9:57

Segment 3: Doug Howard
Length: 6:24

Segment 4: Eagles
Length: 4:45

Synopsis:

On this month’s MainStreet, we spend some in Barren County to share the stories of some people with big dreams. First, we meet a woman, who makes glass works during the wee hours of morning. Then, Elaine Walker follows the travails of a man, wanting to become a police officer. Next, Cheryl Beckley takes us on a visit to one of Kentucky’s finest examples of landscape architecture. Then, Mark Wells shows us how to make a useful tool. Finally, we go to Thunder Over Louisville, a journey any Kentuckian can enjoy. So travel the back roads of Kentucky as we share some Big Dreams on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Glassmaker
Length: 5:54

Creating with your hands is a real need in some people, which comes in many forms. For this month’s cover story, David Brinkley shows us a women from Elizabethtown, who satisfies this need by making glass objects. Join us now for A Taste of Glass Blowing.

Segment 2: Cop Trainee
Length: 6:12

Join us now as Elaine Walker introduces us to a man, learning the ropes of police work. For our Day in the Life segment, it’s a Rookie Cop.

Segment 3: Cemetery
Length: 3:30

Garden Cemeteries began in Europe in the early 1800s and became popular in the United States soon after. Louisville is home to Cave Hill Cemetery, one of the most beautiful in the country. It is a final resting place, an outdoor sculpture garden and a trip into history. Join us now as Cheryl Beckley takes us on a journey to A Quiet Place.

Segment 4: Thunder Over Louisville
Length: 5:53

Everybody likes a big fireworks display and Kentucky has one of the biggest every. Take a Day Trip with Cheryl Beckley as she and 600,000 people enjoy the excitement of Thunder Over Louisville.

Segment 5: Broomaker
Length: 1:58

Some practical skills are lost to technology, but not broom making. Join us for our Showcase segment, as Mark Wells shows us a man who’s keeping this craft alive.

Synopsis:

On this month’s MainStreet, David Brinkley travels to Kentucky’s State Fair to meet some well cared for sheep. Next, we journey to Glendale for a visit to a most enjoyable restaurant. Then, J Miller spends some time with a few fellows who enjoy a good song and some fishing line. Cheryl Beckly shows us a doll maker with a unique product. Finally, Mark Wells shows a place where a second chance is the name of the game. So travel some Kentucky Byways on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Sheep at the Fair
Length: 4:16

Farm life as always been part of Kentucky and this tradition is carried on during the State Fair. This year, David Brinkley followed some Simpson County kids to show how they keep alive the traditions of farm life. Come long now for this month’s cover story and meet some 4-H Sheep.

Segment 2: Fisherman/Musician
Length: 6:58

Many people enjoy the soothing quiet of fishing, but, as J Miller shows us, others like to mix the calm with a song or two.

Segment 3: Whistle Stop Restaurant
Length: 3:10

A restless spirit and love of cooking has made Glendale, Kentucky, the home for one of the most unique and satisfying dining experiences in the Commonwealth. Travel with so now as we visit The Whistlestop.

Segment 4: Horse Lesson
Length: 8:04

Animals can bring out new feelings and can change how we live our lives. Come along now as Mark Wells shows a place where horses give children a second chance.

Segment 5: Dolls
Length: 4:18

Kentucky craft makers keep alive the traditions in their work, but others are breaking new ground by creating new styles base on old themes. Travel to Dundee, Kentucky, where Cheryl Beckley found a woman who makes a unique doll.

Synopsis:

On this month’s MainStreet, we celebrate the things that fulfill our lives each day. First, we meet a person, who’s making America their new home. Next, we travel to the western most tip of Kentucky to learn how nature affects every aspect of a small town. Then, we celebrate the life of unique 19th century woman. Finally, we meet a world-renown sculpture, who uses stone of a different sort and we take in some fall scenery, just for fun. Come celebrate what we have on this month’s MainStreet.

Segment 1: Refugee
Length: 4:01

If you ever looked really close at a map of Kentucky, you’ll find a place at the western most tip of the state that seems to just barely hang on. In fact, it doesn’t even touch any other land within Kentucky. The area is called the Madrid Bend and due to it’s relation to the Mississippi River, it is quite a unique place. Travel now as David Brinkley shows us the last stop in west Kentucky.

Segment 2: Madrid Bend
Length: 10:02

Segment 3: Frontier Nursing Service
Length: 4:32

Throughout the last century, Kentucky was a rather rugged place that took a unique type of person to survive. This frontier spirit was embodied in a woman, who saw the need to improve the health of the state’s inhabitants. Her idea became the Frontier Nursing Service. Come along as Mark Wells introduces us to this woman.

Segment 4: Sand Sculptor
Length: 6:53

To become a world renown sculptor you must master the art of molding a solid substance to your artistic will. Cheryl Beckley shows us a man, who has mastered the use of a rather common material to create a most uncommon type of art

Segment 5: Fall Piece
Length: 1:00

Synopsis:

On this month’s MainStreet, we spend some time at a Bowling Green meeting spot to get some perspectives on the holidays. Along with that, we travel to an antique mall with a new addition to MainStreet, Doug Fisher, and see the magic these places hold for young and old alike. Next, we meet some people, keeping up with the holiday rush in their own way. Then, we travel back in time to a place the keeps alive the simple gifts of the past. Next, we make a return journey and see a puppies’ love brings a smile to every face. Then, we see some artful Christmas forms we all can enjoy. But to start off, we meet a local hardware store owner and chat about life behind the counter during the holidays. So come along and enjoy some Holiday Views on MainStreet.

Segment 1: Four-Legged Friend
Length: 4:08

Animals, especially puppies, have the unique gift of giving affection with no strings attached. Make a return journey with us, as we re-visit a place where puppies use this talent to make everyone smile.

Segment 2: Florist
Length: 5:35

David Brinkley now shows us a place where the holiday rush is part of the normal work day.

Segment 3: Antique Mall
Length: 4:10

Keeping alive community and memory is what people do in places like this, but there are many others. Doug Fisher joins MainStreet to tell us about a place the keeps memories alive and shares them with future generations.

Segment 4:
Length: 4:30

Most of us go through it every year, what to get that person that has everything.
Judy, do you have someone like that... and what do you do about it. What advice do you have for people in this situation? If you’re in this situation, then come along as Cheryl Beckley takes us to a place where finding that perfect gift is as easy as... well, as you want it to be.

Segment 5: LBL @ Xmas/1850's House
Length: 4:46