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TPR LOGO SHIRT

Be one of the first to sport the brand new TPR logo shirt. Wear your pride for public radio as we launch our new awareness campaign this summer. The logo features a deep purple gradient with concentric radio waves emanating from the star featured prominently above our new slogan: "Hear Yourself Think." Texas Public Radio call letters and dial position are featured across the bottom. This handsome 6.1 oz. 100% cotton shirt is available to you in small, medium, large, XL and XXL.

Membership Level: $60 basic membership ($40 student or senior membership)

Packaged with: 2007/2008 NPR Map

"TPR LIKES YOU" SHIRT designed by Katie Pell

Texas Public Radio has engaged Katie Pell, one of San Antonio's premier contemporary artists, for its third annual commemorative artist-designed T-shirt. Katie recently exhibited her work at "Art on the Airwaves," Texas Public Radio Luminara event. You may also have seen Katie's work at Artpace or Blue Star Contemporary Art Center. The design incorporates a whimsical drawing of a four prairie creatures holding signs that say "TPR Likes You," and is printed on a 100% cotton, pistachio-colored shirt. Perfect for the kids!  Sizes available include small, medium, large, XLand XXL. Find out more about Katie Pell at here website.

Membership Level: $60 basic membership ($40 student or senior membership)

NPR MAP

So you're traveling across this great nation of ours but one thing is missing—your NPR! Now you can easily tune in to NPR programming wherever you are using this clever map. If you know where you are, this map can tell you where to tune. Never travel alone again; bring the NPR network of over 600 local public radio stations along with you—they can all fit in the glove compartment!

Membership Level: $60 basic membership ($40 student or senior membership)

Packaged with: TPR Logo T-Shirt

TPR LOGO TRAVEL MUG

It’s bold and it’s hip – Texas Public Radio’s travel tumbler in stainless steel. A sturdy transparent acrylic exterior and polished stainless steel inner shell keep 16 ounces of your favorite beverage at optimum temperature. This handsome tumbler can accommodate hot or cold beverages and sports a spill-resistant lid. The brand new Texas Public Radio logo is handsomely imprinted and features our new slogan: "Hear Yourself Think."  It keeps you going all day long!

Membership Level: $90 membership

Packaged with: TPR Logo or "TPR Likes You" T-Shirt at the $120 level

CHILDREN'S CLASSICS & SING ALONG WITH PUTAMAYO

Children's Classics
Three beloved children's stories come alive as never before on this CD featuring actors Brooke Shields and Stephen Fry with musical accompaniment by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The Runaway Bunny, Tubby the Tuba, and Paddington Bear's First Concert receive colorful orchestral arrangements that augment the spoken narration. It's a delightful kid's collection to be enjoyed by the whole family.

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Sing Along with Putamayo
This selection from Putumayo World Music’s acclaimed music series for children features a star-studded cast of artists singing classic folk and blues songs. Arlo Guthrie, Taj Mahal, Dan Zanes, Keb’ Mo’, and others offer a mix of unforgettable folk, blues, bluegrass, swing and reggae that children and their families can easily sing along with. The CD includes entertaining and informative liner notes in English, Spanish and French, with song lyrics, artist biographies and Nicola Heindl’s distinctive colorful illustrations. The celebratory spirit of Sing Along With Putumayo will bring the whole family together.

Membership Level: $150 membership

 Sample 1      Sample 2      Sample 3

LISTENING IS AN ACT OF LOVE

In celebration of StoryCorps' recent visit to San Antonio, we are offering this collection of some of the most compelling excerpts from more than 15,000 interviews recorded, compiled by StoryCorps founder Dave Isay. Each story in this book captures a moment in time — historical, emotional or personal — that make us who we are. As simple stories of humanity, each one has its own potency, with themes of family, love, dedication and struggle. This special edition comes with a copy of the book signed by Isay, as well as a bonus CD featuring highlights from the collection. Also included is a companion book that details how you can record your own story.

Membership Level: $150 membership

SPRING 2008 K-PACK

The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Back by popular demand, this jam-packed, 11-year undertaking of 928 pages, 1,500 entries, and over 1,000 recommended recordings is an everything-you-need-to-know resource for the classical music lover. This is an encyclopedia with wit and verve, covering those terms, works, composers, and performers that NPR listeners and concertgoers are most likely to encounter. Along with the book you will receive a password that opens the door to an interactive Web site, created in a partnership with the classical music powerhouse, Naxos, that allows you to listen to 600 examples of works, techniques, and performers discussed and cross-referenced in the book. This is the first interactive encyclopedia of music!

Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists
From Trinity University Press comes Art at Our Doorstep: San Antonio Writers and Artists. The book pays tribute to the city's vibrant creative community. A gathering of both literary and visual art, the book features poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from writers who are closely associated with the city or who have been in years past. Accompanying the writing are works of art by San Antonio artists. The images don’t simply illustrate the text, but instead complement it in an associative or aesthetic sense, and all were selected by Riley Robinson, one of the city’s best-known curators. An engaging combination of literary and artistic excellence, this handsome coffee-table book celebrates in words and images the city of San Antonio and its creative spirit.

Herbert Von Karajan: The Legend
This spring's K-PACK also celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Herbert von Karajan, one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. As part of the K-PAK, Karajan the Legend features recordings made for the EMI label in a 2 CD Box Set.  From the quiet and intense Swan of Tuonela to a rip, roaring rendition of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, the Berlin Philharmonic is a perfect foil for von Karajan’s musical ambitions. The music on this album stretches from the vivacious Chit- Chat polka to a performance of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn where time seems to stand still.

Membership Level: $240 membership

Packaged with: McClain Circle Insulated Tote for members pledging $730 or above.

 Sample 1      Sample 2      Sample 3      Sample 4

SPRING 2008 K-STACK

2001: A Space Odyssey Two-disc Special Edition
When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it was a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience. This science fiction masterpiece celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and is newly available for the first time in a special edition DVD with bonus features, including "making of" documentaries and an audio commentary track featuring actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. 2001: A Space Odyssey will also be featured in our 2008 Cinema Tuesdays series.

 "Dawn Of Man" Video Sample
 "Open the pod bay doors please, HAL" Video Sample

The Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits
Slick, smooth, soulful.  That's the Philadelphia Sound, and the two men largely responsible for it were Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.  Throughout the 1970s, these two writers and producers churned out hit after hit from the City of Brotherly Love, including "The Love I Lost," "Back Stabbers," and "Love Train."  Artists represented on this compact disc include Billy Paul, The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, and Lou Rawls. These sixteen American classics celebrate the enduring power and passion of their voice and vision as tastemakers, hitmakers, educators and keepers of the cultural flame.

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Jump-Start Play Works & Way of Whiteness
Two local books from Wings Press round out this impressive K-STACK.  Jump-Start Playworks is a collection of multicultural plays and solo performance works from Jump-Start Performance Company, edited by Sterling Houston.  Recipient of the Violet Crown Award from the Texas Writer's League, Way of Whiteness is a book of poems from local author Wendy Barker that, according to Naomi Shihab Nye, "....pull us into their richly tender spheres almost magnetically."

Membership Level: $240 membership

Packaged with: McClain Circle Insulated Tote for members pledging $730 or above.

McCLAIN CIRCLE INSULATED TOTE BAG

Some like it HOT!  Some like it COLD!  TPR is featuring an extra large, leak proof, Therma-Flect insulated tote of generous proportions, 18" h X 24" w X 8"d, for your freezer foods trip back from the store or to bring home hot take out.  Additional features include hook & loop straps to secure in the trunk of your vehicle, a zippered security pocket, and generous 13" carrying straps.  The tote is a handsomely displays the McClain Circle logo on the zippered pouch.  You can also use the tote conveniently for "green shopping."  It's even large enough to accommodate a 16" pizza.  AND, speaking of pizza, you will also receive a gift certificate from our friends at Pizza Hut for a tasty medium one topping pizza to go.

Membership Level: McClain Circle Memberships at $365 or above

Packaged with: K-PACK or K-STACK for members pledging $730 or above.

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