Sarah goes to the Saint Augustine Alligator Farm, home to many birds as well as 800 alligators and crocodiles to meet a three year-old American alligator and talk to his keeper. Roger makes progress on his large Florida wilderness landscape painting with oils adding details.
Mister Rogers shows an animation device that a friend made. He also shows slides and a reproduction of famous works by Picasso. In Make Believe, Lady Aberlin is making her portrait of the King; X The Owl and Henrietta have already finished theirs. Lady Elaine isn't interested in doing a portrait of King Friday and sends over a Picasso instead! Mister Rogers goes to Chef Brocketts' Bakery to hear The Spanish Singing Bakers. Back at his place he makes a rhythm rattle similar to the one the singers use.
Sarah goes to the Saint Augustine Alligator Farm, home to many birds as well as 800 alligators and crocodiles to meet a three year-old American alligator and talk to his keeper. Roger makes progress on his large Florida wilderness landscape painting with oils adding details.
Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei and Black Madonna expert Alessandra Belloni join us for this unique episode in search of the revered and mysterious Madonna Nera in Campania, the region that both Marisa's and Kathy's families hail from. We attend two incredible celebrations for the Madonna in Moiano and Montevergine, complete with chanting, fireworks, and incredible acts of veneration.
The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in Europe and divided Mexico with a class system that still affects today's society. After the conquest, Mexico became the world's largest producer of silver which fueled Europe's trade with Asia. Meanwhile, conquistadors and friars spread out along so called "royal roads" which linked with the desert frontiers of the north, attempting convert Apache and Comanche tribes who would battle Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans for centuries.