Don’t miss the live REX broadcast Mardi Gras evening at 7:30 p.m.! Send in your answers from the “Rex Carnival Quiz” to carnivalquiz@wyes.org or mail to Carnival Quiz, WYES, 111 Veterans Blvd., Ste. 250, Metairie, LA 70005. Deadline for answers are Monday, February 27 at 5 p.m. Winners will be announced on STEPPIN’ OUT Friday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., and 11 p.m. We will also post the winners here as well.
Fondly described as “Talladega Nights meets Catcher in the Rye,” Racing Dreams chronicles a year in the life of three tweens who dream of becoming NASCAR drivers.
February 23, 2012 8:00 pm
Turn back the dial to the 1950s in this Tony Award-winning musical about an interracial couple whose love for music, and each other, is put to the test.
February 24, 2012 9:00 pm
Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) is the queen of snobs. Obsessed by perfection, image, etiquette and breeding, she makes life miserable for all around her. The British sitcom also stars Clive Swift, Geoffrey Hughes, and Judy Cornwell.
February 25, 2012 7:00 pm
Includes: Roosevelt Hotel’s Blue Room, the Swan Room at the Monteleone Hotel, The Warehouse, clubs on Bourbon and Decatur Streets, the Beverly Dinner Playhouse; Mason’s Las Vegas Strip and the Dew Drop Inn. Dances sponsored by the CYO, uptown music clubs and favorite “smooch spots,” plus much more!
February 26, 2012 8:00 pm
Best known for the “Hi de hi de hi de ho” refrain from his signature song “Minnie the Moocher,” for his portrayal of Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess (1952) and for his role in The Blues Brothers (1980), Calloway influenced countless performers, including many of today’s hip-hop artists.
February 27, 2012 9:00 pm
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 108th birthday with a two-hour marathon of The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! The celebration is held in conjunction with the National Education Association’s Read Across America program, a national effort designed to promote children’s literature. Encore at 1 p.m.
March 2, 2012 7:00 am
Marcia Kavanaugh and Errol Laborde discuss Congressional policy and politics with Congressmen Scalise and Landry. Watch it at WYES On Demand.
Every year, more than 1.3 million students drop out of high school ―7,000 students a day. WYES is part of American Graduate, a public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This public media initiative helps local communities across America find solutions to address the dropout crisis.
