WMHT Public Media

05/29/2026

Hear from Albany Symphony's David Alan Miller to see what you can expect at this summer's Water Music NY: More Voices festival concerts.

Learn more about local arts: wmht.org/aha

05/28/2026

Ky McClinton performs "Waiting on Forever" on AHA! A House for Arts.

Watch more Local518 artists: wmht.org/aha

05/27/2026

In a world that can feel overwhelming, many turn to music to quiet the noise.

Come together to watch ensembles from Queens College, SUNY Schenectady County Community College, University at Albany, UMass Amherst, Marist University, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute perform at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in the Next Generation Festival.

Watch Friday, June 5th at 9:30pm on WMHT.

Watch last year's concert: wmht.org/nextgeneration

Next Generation Festival 2026 is made possible with generous support from Fenimore Asset Management and John Keal Music Company.

05/27/2026

🎻 Join the Albany Symphony on the Erie Canal
🎙️ Learn about this summer's festival concerts, Water Music NY: More Voices
🎸 Catch a performance from The Ky McClinton Band

TONIGHT on AHA! A House for Arts!

Watch at 7:30pm, online at wmht.org/aha, on YouTube, or on the free PBS app.

05/25/2026

We're just over one week away from the premiere screening of our latest documentary, Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church!

Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church celebrates the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church. Through rare archival materials and exclusive interviews with leading experts, discover Church’s most iconic paintings, and see how his legacy continues to shape our current understanding of art, nature, and landscape. Explore Olana, Church’s greatest masterwork and a living work of art where ongoing efforts are restoring Church’s original intent and design.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership; Elizabeth Kornhauser, Senior Curator for the Frederic Church Bicentennial Committee and Curator Emerita at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and Victoria Johnson, author of the new Frederic Church biography, Glorious Country: How Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World (2026), moderated by WMHT producer Catherine Rafferty.

🗓️ Thursday, June 4th
🕔 6:30pm
📍Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House | Hudson, NY

Don't miss the broadcast premiere on Friday, June 5th at 10:30pm on WMHT-TV.

Reserve your seat: https://hudsonhall.org/event/language-in-landscape/

This program is supported by Empire State Development and I LOVE NEW YORK.

Frederic Church's Olana | NY State Parks & Historic Sites

05/22/2026

Here's what to see this weekend on WMHT! 👇

🔪 Midsomer Murders, this Saturday, May 23rd at 7pm
🪖 Women of World War II: The Untold Stories, this Sunday, May 24th at 2pm
🎺 National Memorial Day Concert, this Sunday, May 24th 9:30pm

See the full lineup: wmht.org/schedules

05/21/2026

Tiny hands. Big learning. 📖

Four times a year, our WMHT Education Team prepares kits for literacy events hosted by public libraries in our broadcast area. Kits include PBS KIDS books, craft supplies, and more!

See participating libraries and find out how your library can apply for a kit: wmht.org/earlyliteracy

WMHT's Early Literacy Kits are sponsored by MVP Health Care.

05/20/2026

Last night, we celebrated 150 years of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall with a premiere screening of our latest documentary, The Music Hall | Troy NY's Monument to Sound!

Thank you to everyone that joined us to see the film, our panelists for providing your behind-the-scenes knowledge, and viewers like you for your generous support of WMHT Public Media. 💚

Tune in tonight, May 20th, at 7:30pm for the broadcast premiere!

Stream anytime online after the broadcast premiere: wmht.org/musichall

Support for The Music Hall | Troy NY's Monument to Sound has been provided by Fagan Associates, architecture+, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Charitable Foundation, and AIA New York State.

05/18/2026

Be among the first to see Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church at our FREE premiere screening!

Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church celebrates the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church. Through rare archival materials and exclusive interviews with leading experts, discover Church’s most iconic paintings, and see how his legacy continues to shape our current understanding of art, nature, and landscape. Explore Olana, Church’s greatest masterwork and a living work of art where ongoing efforts are restoring Church’s original intent and design.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership; Elizabeth Kornhauser, Senior Curator for the Frederic Church Bicentennial Committee and Curator Emerita at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and Victoria Johnson, author of the new Frederic Church biography, Glorious Country: How Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World (2026), moderated by WMHT producer Catherine Rafferty.

🗓️ Thursday, June 4th
🕔 6:30pm
📍Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House | Hudson, NY

Don't miss the broadcast premiere on Friday, June 5th at 10:30pm on WMHT-TV.

Reserve your seat: https://hudsonhall.org/event/language-in-landscape/

This program is supported by Empire State Development and I LOVE NEW YORK.

Frederic Church's Olana | NY State Parks & Historic Sites

05/18/2026

WMHT Public Media's Senior Producer, Matt Rogowicz, and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Executive Director, Jon Elbaum, sat down with Troy Story Podcast to talk about our latest documentary, The Music Hall | Troy NY's Monument to Sound!

Watch the premiere this Wednesday May 20th at 7:30pm on WMHT-TV and online at wmht.org/musichall.

Support has been provided by Fagan Associates, architecture+, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Charitable Foundation, and AIA New York State.

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall—the iconic music venue in downtown Troy—is the subject of a new WMHT Public Media documentary titled “The Music Hall: Troy NY’s Monument to Sound” which premieres in May 2026.

We welcome guests Jon Elbaum, executive director of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and WMHT senior producer Matt Rogowicz, to discuss what went into pulling this documentary together ahead of a special premiere event at the Music Hall on May 19th.

05/17/2026

Take a look at a few of the programs we're tuning into this week on WMHT! 👇

🎥 Light of the Setting Sun, this Monday, May 18th at 10pm
✍️ W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel with a Cause, this Tuesday, May 19th at 9pm
🎤 Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration, this Thursday, May 21st at 8pm
🎵 Great Performances: An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger, this Friday, May 22nd at 9pm

See the full lineup: wmht.org/schedules