Arts on TV: ‘The Nutcracker,’ ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Eames
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‘The View’ 10 a.m. Thursday, ABC: Harry Connick Jr. and a performance from ‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.’
‘Great Performances’ 7 p.m. Thursday, noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, KOCE: ‘Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me in Concert’: Jackie Evancho’s solo concert supports her first full-length album, ‘Dream With Me.’
‘Rick Steves’ Europe’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, KLCS: Rome: Baroque, After Dark : A tour of Rome includes a pilgrimage to Michelangelo’s Pieta, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Borghese Gallery.
‘Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park’ 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, KOCE: The Italian tenor performs classical favorites and his popular signature songs.
‘Christmas in Washington 2011’ 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Friday, TNT: Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green, Jennifer Hudson, Victoria Justice and The Band Perry perform in the annual holiday concert at the National Building Museum in Washington.
‘Great Performances: ‘The Little Mermaid’ from San Francisco Ballet’ 9 p.m. Friday, KOCE: The San Francisco Ballet performs Hans Christian Anderson’s classic fable.
‘Absolutely Irish!’ 8 p.m. Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, KCET: Traditional Irish music from the Irish Arts Center in New York. With special guests Mike Rafferty and Jo McNamara.
‘Dudu Fisher: In Concert From Israel’ 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, KCET: Singer Dudu Fisher performs Broadway tunes and Israeli songs.
‘Live From Lincoln Center’ Noon Sunday, KOCE: More than 150 dancers and musicians of the New York City Ballet perform George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker.’
‘Soulful Symphony With Darin Atwater: Song in a Strange Land’ 2 p.m. Monday, KCET: Artistic director Atwater conducts an 85-member orchestra in compositions exhibiting styles ranging through gospel, jazz and symphonic music.
‘American Masters’ 10 p.m. Monday, KOCE: ‘Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter’: Designers Charles and Ray Eames influence major events and movements in America, from modernism to the rise of the computer age.
‘Victor Borge: Comedy in Music!’ Noon Tuesday, KOCE: A collection of the pianist/comic’s skits features footage from ‘The Andy Williams Show’ and ‘The Perry Como Show,’ as well as a performance from the Dwight D. Eisenhower presidential inaugural celebration at the White House.
‘Grand Canyon Serenade’ 9 p.m. Tuesday, KOCE: A visual tour of the Grand Canyon is set to classical music by Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Dvorak.
‘Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Pageant’ 7 p.m. Wednesday, KTBN: Holiday celebrations include Christmas music, contemporary inspirational songs by the Chancel Choir and Orchestra and a children’s revue.
‘Work of Art: The Next Great Artist’ 9 p.m. Wednesday, Bravo: ‘The Big Show’ (season finale): The finalists present their collections at Phillips de Pury to see who will be the winner.
‘Gallery: The National Museum of the American Indian’ 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday, KVCR: The unveiling and dedication of the first Smithsonian museum dedicated to American Indians.
-- Compiled by Ed Stockly
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