Arts and Entertainment

When he was a child in the small Arizona border town of Nogales, ASU Regents’ Professor Alberto Rios saw a poem written on the wall separating the United States and Mexico. Today, his own poem, “Border Lines,” is inscribed in glass at the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry.

Save your Friday nights this fall for brilliant music, dance and theater from “Great Performances” and “Live from Lincoln Center.”

American Graduate Day is a public media initiative to keep American youth on track to a high school diploma and beyond.

The new season of “Ask This Old House,” premiering Saturday, Oct. 7, at 9 a.m., features several Valley homeowners.

Catch new episodes every Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Professor Gates and his team of genealogists and geneticists continue to unearth the family histories of popular figures who are helping to shape our national identity.

“The Ruff Ruffman Show,” a new animated digital series, helps kids ages 4-8 learn core science concepts through videos, game-play and hands-on activities.

Sesame Street’s newest Muppet character, Julia, is a curious little girl who has autism. And the artist who portrays her is one of our own: Phoenix-based puppeteer Stacey Gordon.

The first time Gene Almendinger came to volunteer for a pledge drive at Arizona PBS, he enjoyed getting to see behind the scenes. That was in 1987, and Gene has been volunteering at Arizona PBS ever since.

This fall, “Arizona Horizon” turns 36 – making it the longest-running local show in the state.