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Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 1:30pm
 ONQ DOCUMENTARY
Gettysburg: Stories from the Battlefield - Millions of people visit the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania - to admire the monuments and to walk the battlefield. But beyond the battle and impressive "stone soldiers" are sights most visitors will never see. This 30-minute OnQ documentary takes viewers where tour groups don't go, tells stories that don't show up in the history books and shows good deeds that are quietly done by battlefield volunteers.
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 7:30pm
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A Lifetime of Music - Ann Walko has sung the folks songs of her Carpatho-Rusyn heritage all of her life. At the age of 100, Ann is now working to preserve them. With the help of musicologist Jerry Jumba, Ann sings and Jerry writes down the music and words. OnQ goes to one of their preservation sessions.
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What is a Rusyn?
 The Bittersweet Heiress - As the daughter of Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick, Helen Clay Frick grew up in the shadow of her father's controversial legacy. A biography written by Helen's great-niece, Martha Frick Symington Sanger, offers an unprecedented look into the heiress' personal life and her passion for art, architecture and philanthropy.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 7:30pm
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India In Pittsburgh: An Immigration Destination - As PBS presents its documentary "The Story of India" over the next few weeks, OnQ examines why Pittsburgh is such a popular destination for Indian immigrants. Michael Bartley takes you inside the historic Sri Venkateswara Temple in Penn Hills and introduces an Indian-American businessman who continues to attract immigrants and Indian business to this region.
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SEEC
 India In Pittsburgh: Taj Mahal Restaurant - When you think of Indian culture, you can't help but think of the food. OnQ's Tonia Caruso takes us to The Taj Mahal Restaurant where the owners are as popular as the food.
India In Pittsburgh - Featured Guests - Harish Saluja, founder of Silk Screen: Asian American Film Festival, Pittsburgh; and K.S. Venkataraman, editor and publisher of The Pittsburgh Patrika.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 7:30pm
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Voices for Peace - In the fall of 2008, young adult professionals from various middle east communities and religions visited the Pittsburgh area to build tolerance and coexistence. OnQ's Michael Bartley reports on what they've learned and what they'll take home.
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Moderate Voices For Progress
 Life on Mars - At the Carnegie Museum of Art, the 55th Carnegie International Art Exhibit has an unusual title. OnQ contributor Lynn Sawyer tells us why it's "Life on Mars".
Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:30pm
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Torchbearers Revisited - As part of Black History Month, OnQ follows up on WQED's prestigious Torchbearers documentary in a discussion with Pittsburgh civil rights pioneers featured in the film. Host Chris Moore welcomes Regis Bobonis, Sr., who was the first African-American to write for a major Pittsburgh newspaper and TV station and is now a historian for the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen. Alma Speed Fox, longtime president of Freedom Unlimited discusses women's roles in the movement. Dr. Laurence Glasco is a historian at the University of Pittsburgh.
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 7:30pm
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Early Voting - Many Pittsburgh area voters experienced long lines this past presidential election day. Can that be prevented by "early voting" for Pennsylvania? Other states have it, why not PA? Michael Bartley reports on the movement to bring early voting to the Keystone State.
 Our Hearts to Your Soles - This non-profit organization provides free medical foot examinations and shoes to the less fortunate men of the metropolitan Pittsburgh area. OnQ's Michael Bartley reports on how Our Hearts to Your Soles was founded by two high school students on a mission to help others.
 Pittsburgh Firsts - You might know that the polio vaccine and the Ferris Wheel were invented here in Pittsburgh, but there are countless other inventions and innovations that got their start here too.
OnQ's Tonia Caruso looks at some of the surprising Pittsburgh Firsts!
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Heinz History Center
Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 1:30pm
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Gardens of Western Pennsylvania - Discover some of the impressive public gardens in Western Pennsylvania with Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist, Doug Oster. This shortened version of the one-hour documentary, Gardens of Pennsylvania, spotlights gardens in Pittsburgh and Erie, including those at Phipps Conservatory, Kennywood Park and the Erie Zoo.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 at 7:30pm
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Thomas Douglas - He's conducted and performed in more than 150-musical theater and opera productions. He's also the first African American artistic director of the Bach Choir of Pittsburgh. WQED-FM's, Jim Cunningham, profiles Douglas as part of OnQ's Pittsburgh People Changing Lives series.
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Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
 Elsie Henderson - She had quite a career working in the kitchens of the rich and famous. From the Kaufmanns at Fallingwater, to the Kennedys of Massachusetts, Pittsburgh-born Elsie Henderson has quite a few stories to tell. And at the age of 95, her recipes are now published in The Fallingwater Cookbook.
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