The Next Big Thing is August — therapists on leave, and REAL tomatoes from a farmer who left behind the place, but not the pace, of New York City. It's also a guided tour of Chinatown's side streets, and a look at Alzheimer's as something more than the latest statistic.

Egg Cakes and Fortune Tellers

He used to hate Chinatown, but Jamison Gong is now an enthusiastic guide of the neighborhood where he grew up. He takes us on a tour of local businesses, and explains his own reasons for coming back. For more of Jami's Chinatown scoops, go to: www.chinatownnyc.com.


My Mom the Opera Singer

Jazz violinist Matt Glaser grew up in a musical household. His mother was an opera singer as a young woman, and she still loves to listen to Verdi and Mozart. A few years ago she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She has difficulty recalling the most basic day-to-day information. But somehow she has retained the high notes of the soprano part to "Don Giovanni..."


Août

The doctor is not in. For the whole month of August. It's therapy fantasies gone awry, with this adaptation of the short story by Meg Wolitzer. Featuring Eliza Foss, Jennifer Myers, Amy Marcs, Sandy Marshall and Jad Abumrad.


The Farming Life

It's the story of someone who traded the city for the farm. It's what's really behind that gleaming tomato tossed in a bag and cut up for salad. Host Dean Olsher spends two days with farmer/writer Tim Stark. Produced by Catherine Fenollosa.

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