Arts & Entertainment

Thursday, October 18, 2007

News Analysis with Eddie Arruza
Yesterday Cook County Board President Todd Stroger announced some controversial tax hikes, including tripling your sales tax and paying more at the pump and parking garages. Is there another way to fund county government? Eddie Arruza talks one-on-one with President Stroger.

PBS President Paula Kerger
From Curious George's adventures to Ken Burns' documentaries, there is one person ultimately in charge in public broadcasting. Carol Marin sits down with PBS president Paula Kerger.

Children of Famous Movie Monster Men
What was it like to grow up with a monster for a father? We'll talk to offspring of some famous monster men, Sara Karloff (daughter of 'Frankenstein'), Ron Chaney (grandson of 'The Wolf Man' and great-grandson of 'The Phantom'), and Bela Lugosi, Jr., the son of 'Dracula.'

• Classic Horror Movies at Hollywood Blvd., October 19-21

Artbeat
Rediscover a local impressionist painter who once made a splash on the American art scene. We'll have the unusual story of the efforts to restore a large collection of his works.

• Watch more Terra Foundation Artbeat specials
• Click here for more about the Terra Foundation's American Art American City Initiative

Check Please! Supper Club
We'll kick-off a new season of the Check, Please! Supper Club tonight with host Alpana Singh and get a taste of Roman cuisine from Il Mulino restaurant.

• Recipe for Saltinbocca and Alpana's wine recommendation

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