PBS Kids Series Between the Lions Comes to Columbia

South Carolina ETV

PBS KIDS® Series Between the Lions® Fourth Annual Roadshow Brings Live, Interactive Performances to Columbia, SC

For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010

WHAT:
Theo and Leona, members of the pride family from the ten-time Emmy® Award-winning PBS KIDS series "Between the Lions," will roar into Columbia, SC, to perform live, interactive shows. While in South Carolina for the fourth annual "Between the Lions" Roadshow, the Lions will help ETV celebrate its 50th anniversary. They will bring the television series to life with shows that encourage children and their families to read, sing along, and recognize words in the world around them. Engaging and animated books will encourage audience participation, and Aaron Nigel Smith, founder of FUNdamentals of Music and Movement, will add his original award-winning music to the mix. Other stops on the Roadshow include Atlanta and Macon, GA, as well as Charlotte, NC.

WHO:
Theo and Leona, father-daughter duo of the "Between the Lions" pride.

WHEN:
Thursday, May 6, 2010

WHERE:
Theo and Leona will visit ETV’s Murray Studio for live performances.

Murray Studio (ETV)
1041 George Rogers Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29201
FOUR SHOWS:
10:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. (This show is followed by a meet and greet with the Lions.)

(Please note there is no admission fee, but space is limited. To guarantee your spot, tickets are available in advance by calling Fran Johnson, (803) 737-8279. Seats may also be available on the day the shows on a first-come, first-served basis.)

FOR MORE INFO: Please visit pbskids.org/lions.

About "Between the Lions"
"Between the Lions" is a multimedia educational initiative created to help children ages three to seven acquire beginning reading skills and a love of reading. Built around a curriculum that incorporates the most recent scientific research in literacy instruction, each episode features an engaging variety of animation, puppetry, live action, and music. The series is part of PBS KIDS Raising Readers, a national reading initiative focused on helping children ages two to eight, especially those from low-income families, to build their reading skills.

"Between the Lions" is produced by WGBH Boston, Sirius Thinking, Ltd., and Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

"Between the Lions" is funded in part by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready To Learn grant, and by the Barksdale Reading Institute. National corporate funding provided by Chick-fil-A, Inc.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.

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Leona and Theo Reading