Upcoming programs http://www.wqed.org/ ONQ SPECIAL EDITION Everyone knows him as the father of our country, but did you know that George Washington was a farmer and businessman as well? OnQ takes you inside a new exhibit at the Heinz History Center. It's filled with artifacts and stories direct from Washington's home in Mount Vernon. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2787 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2787> OnQ NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL They roam the oceans of the world but you may be surprised to learn that whales are not fish. They're mammals that once walked on land before evolving into the water dwelling creatures you see today. Come along as OnQ tours a fascinating exhibit about whales created by Te Papa, The National Museum of New Zealand. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2792 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2792> OnQ DOCUMENTARY In his will, Charles Brown III, founder and chief executive officer of Gas-Lite Manufacturing, directed that his rare automatic musical instrument collection be restored and put on public display inside his home, Bayernhof. This museum in Pittsburgh's O'Hara Township suburb houses many antique pieces, from "monkey" organs to a Knabe Ampico reproducing grand piano. OnQ contributor Dave Crawley takes viewers on a grand tour of this home turned musical museum. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2780 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2780> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION Pittsburgh native and Duquesne University law professor Ken Gormley receives national attention for his new book, "The Death of American Virtue, Clinton vs. Starr." OnQ's Michael Bartley spends the entire half hour talking with Gormley and reviewing his new book which details the Clinton White House scandals. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2755 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2755> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION The Captain Thomas Espy Post was a meeting place for Civil War union soldiers that sat untouched for more than 50-years. This time capsule and American treasure tucked away on the top floor of the Carnegie Library and Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania has been painstakingly restored and now re-opened. OnQ's Tonia Caruso shows us the before and the after and learns about the historic significance of this amazing room. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2758 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2758> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION This exhibit at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland chronicles the epic struggle of enslaved Africans who fought for their freedom in the Civil War. OnQ's Chris Moore reports. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2761 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2761> OnQ NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL OnQ visits the Drake Well Museum, where in 1859 Edwin L. Drake drilled the oil well that launched the modern petroleum industry. Viewers get a tour of this fascinating exhibition. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2766 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2766> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION It's a new movement in Pittsburgh (a.k.a. "Kidsburgh") as today's tech pioneers find new ways to engage kids using the latest digital technology. It's a new spin on an old tradition; in the 1950's Fred Rogers used the newest technology to engage and educate children. Today the Kids & Creativity initiative hopes to follow in Fred's footsteps with robotics, smart phones, biomedical mystery solving, video, digital music composition and more. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2794 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2794> OnQ NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL Experts across the country travel to Pittsburgh and to the Fred Rogers Center in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to brainstorm how to best serve children with all the new, high-tech learning devices. Just as Mr. Rogers used television as a high-tech learning tool 50 years ago, the Fred Forward Conference will implement best practices for innovation and education today. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2795 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2795> OnQ DOCUMENTARY The 2010 Fred Forward Conference brings national education and technology leaders together to focus on a theme - "Creative Curiosity, New Media, and Learning." OnQ's Michael Bartley discusses Pittsburgh's approach to using emerging technology in the classroom with guests Maxwell King, Co-Director of the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media and Audrey Russo, President & CEO of Pittsburgh Technology Council. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2796 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2796> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION What happens to all those hats when there's a hat trick at Pittsburgh Penguins hockey games? Mike Behme of Boy Scout Troop 830 in Clinton, PA found out they were being thrown in the trash, so he created Hat Tricks 4 Humanity as his Eagle Scout community service project. The hats now go to local and international charities. Sidney Crosby congratulated Mike and gave OnQ a surprise interview for this story. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2800 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2800> OnQ NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL How do you remove litter and garbage from the dangerously steep slopes of Pittsburgh? By using experienced rock climbers! That's what a neighborhood organization did to beautify the city's most visible hillside: Mount Washington. OnQ follows the climbers to bring you the story. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2791 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2791> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION Their collections are fun, far-out and fascinating. OnQ contributor Dave Crawley showcases unusual museums and collectors in Western Pennsylvania, including the Bayernhof Museum in Pittsburgh's O'Hara Township suburb, the Simpler Times Museum and Hammer Museum in Forest County, Tyred Wheels Museum, Nifty Fifties Diner and the "Earing Lady" in Venango County.Read more about this program. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2788 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2788> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION After an explosive blew up in U.S. Marine and Iraq War Veteran Josh Maloney's hand, he went on living without a right hand. That was until a human donor offered a new hand and Pittsburgh doctors successfully transplanted it. OnQ's Michael Bartley talks with Maloney of Brentwood, Pennsylvania about the extraordinary transplant surgery and how it's brought normalcy to his life. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2797 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2797> OnQ NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIAL OnQ has the story of a Pittsburgh woman in desperate need of a kidney transplant, and her friend who stepped up to help. Tonia Caruso goes inside the operating room as she reports on the importance of living donors. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2798 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2798> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION Every Friday night, LIVE at 7:30 p.m., OnQ... is OffQ! It’s a spirited review of the week’s hottest topics and controversial headlines. Host Chris Moore is joined by regular panelists John McIntire, Heather Heidelbaugh, Valerie McDonald Roberts and Bill Green. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2770 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2770> ONQ SPECIAL EDITION OnQ's Michael Bartley takes you inside the new upscale Fairmont Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. You'll also see other new exciting downtown developments including the new Consol Energy Center, new living places and more. http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2799 http://www.wqed.org/tv/onq/#2799>