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Michigan Magazine
Saturday, 5/10 from 8:30-9 a.m. ET
Michigan Magazine visits Jordan Valley Glassworks then travels to Genesee county to witness Flint EMTs in action.

Great Getaways "Fun on the River"
Saturday, 5/10 from 12:30-1 p.m. ET
Join Tom O'Boyle as he returns to rediscover the world famous AuSable River. This time he takes a different approach as he kayaks the area known as the wide waters and joins in on a family canoe trip.

Get Up! Get Out! "Riverwalk Adventure"
Friday, 5/9 from 5-5:30 p.m. & Saturday, 5/10 from 9-9:30 a.m. ET
We're heading downtown to the Detroit Riverfront for a Greenways Adventure Riverwalk-style! We'll be on the lookout for clues along the Detroit River, learning about all the things you can see when you're there and finding out how to make an adventure of your own.

Chase Film Festival "The Apartment"
Friday, 5/9 from 9-11 p.m. ET
Jack Lemmon plays C.C. Baxter, a go-getting office worker who loans his tiny apartment to his philandering superiors for their romantic trysts. He runs into trouble when he finds himself sharing a girlfriend (Shirley MacLaine) with his callous boss (Fred MacMurray).

Live from Lincoln Center "Camelot"
Saturday, 5/10 from 9-11:30 p.m. ET
The New York Philharmonic performs a semi-staged version of the Lerner and Loewe's musical about the idealized kingdom of Camelot and the love triangle of King Arthur (Gabriel Byrne), Queen Guenevere (Marin Mazzie) and Sir Lancelot (Nathan Gunn).

Independent Lens "Na Kamalei: Men of Hula"
Sunday, 5/11 from 12-1 a.m. ET
From dashboard dolls to old Hollywood movies, we're all familiar with images of Hawaiian women dancing the hula. Yet few are aware that in ancient times, men also learned the dance, along with the martial arts of battle.

The Motherhood Manifesto
Sunday, 5/11 from 4-5 a.m. ET
This film looks at the challenges facing working mothers in America and offers a variety of ideas for solving them. The film is based on the book by the same name by MoveOn.org founder Joan Blades and co-author Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner.

America at a Crossroads "Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age"
Sunday, 5/11 from 1-2 a.m. ET
The latest installment in this series explores the emergence of Muslim- and Arab-American comedians in the wake of 9/11, demonstrating how they use humor to take on stereotypes about Middle Easterners and terrorism.

Preview: See what's happening in News & Public Affairs on Detroit Public Television.

Wild! "Rivers of Africa: Rivers of Danger"
Sunday, 5/11 from 7-8 p.m. ET
The rivers of Africa bring life and abundance to their inhabitants, but they can also be the arena for some of nature's greatest challenges and dramas.

Nature "Prince of the Alps"
Sunday, 5/11 from 8-9 p.m. ET
High in the Austrian Alps, a female red deer, a leader in her herd, gives birth to a calf. Her status makes him a prince among the other calves.

Preview: Find out what else is coming up in Science & Nature on Detroit Public Television.

Windsor Castle: A Royal Year
Fridays, 5/9-23 from 3:30-4:30 a.m. ET
For the better part of a millennium, Windsor Castle - the awesome fortress, treasure chest, and burial ground for the royal dynasty that took its name - has been at the heart of British history. But there is another side to the castle that tourists never see.

Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Saturdays, 5/10-24 from 11:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. ET
In every immigrant group, each generation finds a balance between the values and practices of its heritage, and the mores of its adopted country. What is lost and what is gained, both personally and culturally, when one sheds part of one's heritage to make way for a new self-identity?

Preview: Find out more about what's coming up in History on Detroit Public Television.

Hometime "100-Year-Old Porch"
Saturday, 5/10 from 10:30-11 a.m. ET
Dean, Miriam and the Hometime crew pitch in on the careful restoration of the exterior of a turn-of-the-century home.

The Victory Garden
Saturday, 5/10 from 1-1:30 p.m. ET
Forecast the weather when host Jamie Durie meets up with Boston-based ABC affiliate weatherman David Epstein to learn about the latest, greatest tracking tools and how the weather and climate affect plant choices.

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