THIRTEEN Announces Weekly Listings for NYC-ARTS, Beg. 11/13

NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries-from the classic to the contemporary.

New York Emmy winners Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn co-host.

NYC-ARTS airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN. Encore presentations will generally follow on Sundays at 12 noon on THIRTEEN; Fridays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. on WLIW21; and Sundays at 8:30 p.m. on NJTV. New episodes will also be available on NYC-ARTS.org every Friday morning.
The series is pre-empted on both November 27 and December 4.

Thursday, November 13
8-8:30 p.m.
NYC-ARTS #233
Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. The feature/profile is Zahn's conversation with philanthropist and art collector Leonard A. Lauder about the gift of his collection of Cubist art to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Correspondent Christina Ha based at the Noble Maritime Collection at Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island reports on the San Francisco Symphony's performance at Carnegie Hall; the Roundabout Theatre Company's performances of Tom Stoppard's "Indian Ink" at the Laura Pels Theatre and "The Real Thing," starring Ewan McGregor, Cynthia Nixon and Maggie Gyllenhaal, at the American Airlines Theatre; the "Nam June Paik: Becoming Robot" exhibition at the Asia Society; the "Somebody Come and Play: 45 Years of SESAME STREET Helping Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger and Kinder" exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; the "Picasso & Jacqueline: The Evolution of Style" exhibition at the Pace Gallery; and Ballet Hispanico's performance of "Carmen.maquia" at the Apollo Theater.

Thursday, November 20
8-8:30 p.m.
NYC-ARTS #234
Weekly magazine providing the tri-state audience with a unique overview of the city's unparalleled cultural offerings with co-hosts Philippe de Montebello and Paula Zahn. The feature segment this week is the exhibition "Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs" at the Museum of Modern Art. This week's profile features the School of American Ballet.

Thursday, November 27
The series is pre-empted across all channels due to special Thanksgiving holiday programming.

Thursday, December 4
The series is pre-empted across all channels due to special pledge programming.

NYC-ARTS is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET, one of America's most prolific and respected public media providers.

Executive Producer: David Horn. Editorial Director: Joan Hershey. Supervising Producer: Mitch Owgang. Senior Producer: Bob Morris. For the digital platforms, General Manager: Dan Greenberg. Director of Digital Strategy: Joe Harrell.

NYC-ARTS is made possible in part by First Republic Bank. Funding for NYC-ARTS is also made possible by Rosalind P. Walter, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Jody and John Arnhold, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, and Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN.

Visit the NYC-ARTS Web site at NYC-ARTS.org for additional information.

About WNET
As New York's flagship public media provider and the parent company of THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, WNET brings quality arts, education and public affairs programming to more than 5 million viewers each week. WNET produces and presents such acclaimed PBS series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, PBS NEWSHOUR Weekend, CHARLIE ROSE and a range of documentaries, children's programs, and local news and cultural offerings available on air and online. Pioneers in educational programming, WNET has created such groundbreaking series as Get the Math, Oh Noah!and Cyberchase and provides tools for educators that bring compelling content to life in the classroom and at home. WNET highlights the tri-state's unique culture and diverse communities through NYC-ARTS, Reel 13, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams and MetroFocus, the multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. WNET is also a leader in connecting with viewers on emerging platforms, including the THIRTEEN Explore App where users can stream PBS content for free.

About NYC-ARTS
NYC-ARTS aims to increase awareness of New York City's nonprofit cultural organizations, whose offerings greatly benefit residents and visitors-from children to adults, and teenagers to senior citizens. NYC-ARTS promotes cultural groups' activities and events to tri-state, national and international audiences through nonprint media, using new technologies as they develop. Through television, Web sites, mobile applications and social media, NYC-ARTS nurtures New York City's position as a thriving cultural capital of the world, one that has both world-renowned institutions and those that are focused on local communities.

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