Friday, 8 p.m.

Brandy bikes the scenic Tammany Trace and visits Pat's Rest Awhile in Mandeville and tastes Southern cuisine with local chef Pat Gallagher. She learns about the city's history through the Explore Historic Mandeville QR Tour and steps inside the legendary Dew Drop Jazz and Social Hall. Brandy connects with Choctaw heritage at the Bayou Lacombe Museum and then has a craft beer tasting at Gnarly Barley Brewing Co. in Hammond.

Saturday, 8 p.m.

In LOVER, BELOVED - an experimental blend of film, theater and music - singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega reinterprets two lectures delivered by American author Carson McCullers at the 92nd St. Y in New York City. The program offers viewers insight into McCullers' life lessons, viewed through the many facets of love. The first lecture took place in 1941, after the success of her debut novel, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. In this conversation, McCullers drank throughout, revealing messy romances and illnesses she experienced through the years. The second conversation, delivered 25 years later, found McCullers confronting her mortality and reminiscing about her novel and play, The Member of The Wedding. McCullers also reflected on her two failed marriages and romances with both sexes, ending her talk with the credo she forged with her husband. Suzanne's interpretation of the conversations emphasizes that agape love, or a selfless love, matters in this life, rather than erotic love. Ironically, McCullers, despite her compassion, was destined to solitude.

Sunday, 7 p.m.

The powerful story of former NBA player Robert Covington, who, rooted in grit, faith, and self-belief, defied the odds by transitioning from HBCU student to a decade-long career in the highest level of professional basketball. Finding his footing at Tennessee State University, he discovered not just his basketball potential but embraced the excellence and rich legacy of HBCUs.

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Friday, 8:30 p.m.

Decorah, Iowa draws in many people with its charm. History lovers with Norwegian lineage come to research at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum. Students come to learn at Luther College. Gardeners come to be inspired at Seed Savers Exchange.

Saturday, 7 p.m.

The friends and co-authors (What a Fool Believes) explore McDonald's nearly 50 years in the industry as a solo artist and member of The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Highlights include stories of his early days in St. Louis; songwriting collaborations with Kenny Loggins ("What a Fool Believes") and Carly Simon ("You Belong to Me"); performances including a duet with Reiser on keyboard.

Sunday, 8 p.m.

A small Texas town is terrorized by the titular lizard, and it's up to a teenage garage mechanic/rock-n-roll singer/munitions expert to save it in this dopey drive-in drama from 1959. Inspired by the highschool hijinks, El Sapo plans a platter party, and Mittens invents a new dance. Meanwhile, the monster's troubled post-debut career is profiled.