Jennifer Robinson

Quannah Chasinghorse Portrait in Yampa Canyon Cutthroat Trout Spawning in Colorado Rocky Mountain Elk in the Fall in RMNP.

Children can find inspiration to engage their imagination over the summer. Grownups can harness this creative thinking by giving young children the time, space and independence to try new ideas, says The National Association for the Education of Young Children. But these learning experiences are also essential for preventing the “summer slide,” or the loss of math and other academic skills over the summer when children are not in school.

Broadcast schedule begins Monday, July 13, 2026 - Monday, Aug, 31 at at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + KPBS Kids. In a musical, Alma visits an Oz version of the Bronx. She meets familiar friends on a quest to have their questions answered by the Rubber Band Wizard.

Premieres Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encore Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m.on KPBS 2. From public courts to the U.S. Open: the story of nine Filipino American siblings and their grandmother, "Mamita," on an extraordinary journey of family, identity, and breaking barriers in the world of tennis.

Countdown to Launch reveals the personal and scientific challenges overcome by the scientists responsible for the Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Pictured: Cape Canaveral – Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Stream on YouTube / Watch Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The film tells the story of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life. Known as the father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted was co-designer of Central Park, head of the first Yosemite commission, leader of the campaign to protect Niagara Falls, designer of the U.S. Capitol Grounds, site planner for the Great White City of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, planner of Boston's "Emerald Necklace" of green space, as well as designer of park systems in many other cities.

Premieres Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with Apple Music and Spotify (not available to stream). From the historic Ariel Opera House in downtown Gallipolis, Ohio, "American Rhapsody with The Ohio Valley Symphony" is a one-hour concert that features music from the Roaring '20s. From George Gershwin and Duke Ellington to Irvin Berlin and Will Marion Cook, the program celebrates the music of this era as well as the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Gershwin's 1924 composition, "Rhapsody in Blue."

Watch Sunday, July 12, 2026 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV (No longer available to stream with KPBS+). Giordano’s tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva stars as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard. Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s staging.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+. The series takes viewers on a weekly journey into America’s heartland to learn about culture and find inspiration in the personal, emotionally moving chronicles of farmers, artisans, restauranteurs, and home cooks through the fare that they grow, produce, and eat. Host Capri Cafaro meets guests who share culturally diverse and untold food stories and traditions.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, July 13, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is no greater joy (or fear) than watching your kid take the leap. Watching Bill teach kids how to swim is the parable we need, because inside his lessons are profound universal truths.