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The Avatar Project is the Cable TV Division's latest community affairs program. For more information about the show, visit our webpage here.
Each show has been split into 5 to 12 minute segments for interactive viewing. Video On Demand is available only to callers accessing through our InfoVision X interactive television service, but we also offer a streaming media version here.
Iowa City Neighborhood Associations
Show 1 : July 10, 2006
Neighborhood Services Coordinator Marcia Klingaman discusses the origins and advantages of Iowa City's Neighborhood Associations program.
Show 2 : July 24, 2006
Bruce is joined in the studio by Neighborhood Association members Gary Klein, Michael Wright, Jean Walker, Tim Weitzel and Judy Pfohl, with pre-recorded interviews with City Manager Steve Atkins and Planning and Community Development Director Karin Franklin.
Community Reading Programs
Show 1 : June 12, 2006
The U of I Center for Human Right's Dorothy Paul discusses reading programs in general, and the All Johnson County Reads program in particular.
Show 2 : June 26, 2006
Iowa City Librarian Andrea Clinkenbeard joins Bruce to continue our discussion of reading programs.
Creative Aging
Show 1 : May 8, 2006
An interview with Dr. Gene Cohen, Psychiatrist and author of The Mature Mind and The Creative Age.
- part 1 (runtime: 9:28)
- part 2 (runtime: 10:32)
- part 3 (runtime: 12:30)
- part 4 (runtime: 10:33)
- part 5 (runtime: 7:29)
Show 2: May 22, 2006
Bruce discusses Creative Aging with panelists Bob Engel, Barbara Hackman and Claire Shaw.
Summer of the Arts
Show 1 : April 10, 2006
An interview with Summer of the Arts Director Katie Roche.
Show 2 : April 24, 2006
A panel discussion featuring Katie Roche, Ron Clark and Mark Ginsberg.
- part 1 (runtime: 9:32)
- part 2 (runtime: 9:23)
- part 3 (runtime: 11:52)
- part 4 (runtime: 7:41)
- part 5 (runtime: 8:00)
Perceptions of Islam
Show 1 : March 13, 2006
An interview with Shams Ghoneim and Mohammad Farooq.
The conversation continued after we signed off. Here is that conversation:
Show 2: March 27, 2006
The Englert Theatre
Show 1 : February 13, 2006
Show 2 : February 27, 2006
Binge Drinking and the Over 21 Rule
Show 1 : January 9, 2006
Show 2: January 23, 2006
Local Governments in Iowa
Avatar Update: December 5, 2005
Avatar Live: December 19, 2005
Homelessness in Iowa City
Avatar Update: November 7, 2005
Avatar Live: November 21, 2005
Domestic Violence: A Map to Understanding and Change
Avatar Update: October 3, 2005
Avatar Live: October 24, 2005
- part 1 (runtime: 6:36)
- part 2 (runtime: 7:11)
- part 3 (runtime: 10:04)
- part 4 (runtime: 7:31)
- part 5 (runtime: 7:12)
- part 6 (runtime: 9:36)
- part 7 (runtime: 10:08)
Social Security: Viewpoints In Our Community
Avatar Update: September 19, 2005
Avatar Live Program: August 22, 2005
- part 1 (runtime: 7:13)
- part 2 (runtime: 8:08)
- part 3 (runtime: 13:02)
- part 4 (runtime: 8:09)
- part 5 (runtime: 9:16)
- part 6 (runtime: 11:15)
Avatar Update: August 1, 2005