Sep 11 Friday
Join WBAA at Purdue University in Matthews Hall - Room 210 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a screening and conversation of American Masters: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. Learn about the life and career of the 4-time Emmy nominee and Oscar winner as she shares her story in her native American Sign Language. Popcorn and water will be available. In collaboration with InTRAC/Relay Indiana, Indiana Association of the Deaf and the Purdue ASL Club.
Sep 26 Saturday
Join WBAA at the Tippecanoe County Library on September 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for a screening and conversation of American Masters: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. Learn about the life and career of the 4-time Emmy nominee and Oscar winner as she shares her story in her native American Sign Language.
Oct 12 Monday
Join WBAA, WFYI and the WFYI Family Members Group for a screening of SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES! Enjoy a look at the first episode along with light refreshments and activities.
Dates and locations:
October 12 at 10:30 a.m. at West Lafayette Public LibraryOctober 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Tippecanoe County Public Library
Show Description:
The Super Readers are back! SUPER WHY’S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, a PBS KIDS animated preschool series for children ages 3-5, premieres Monday, October 5, 2026. This all-new, full-length, half-hour animated series builds on the legacy and success of the Emmy-nominated series “Super Why!” and the ”Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures” shorts.
Support for the WFYI Family Members Group is provided by The Point in Real Estate - Claire-Anne Aikman, Herron Classical Schools and Indy Eleven.
AutochthonoUS: Stories of WE the People
Autochthonous refers to peoples originating in the place where they are found presently – despite ancestral background or genetic origination. This program celebrates the many vibrant and multifaceted identities of the collective American spirit, but it was inspired by this single word that is a constant compass toward unity.
Featured works: Candide Overture (Leonard Bernstein), Symphony No. 4 “Authocthonous” (William Grant Still), Fanfare for Life (Kimo Williams), Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein)
Oct 24 Saturday
The Art of Jean Sibelius
Explore the mastery of Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, a visionary who carved a rugged, singular path through the landscape of modern music.
Featured works: an all-Sibelius program including Excerpts from Strings in A-minor, “The Swan of Tuonela, No. 3 from “Lemminkäinen,” and Symphony No.5, op.82, E-flat major