Vermont Public Television Program Highlights for May 24 to 30.

May 24: Sunday at 1:30 p.m., "Live From Lincoln Center" gets romantic with the New York City Ballet's "Romeo and Juliet." This new production is Peter Martins' interpretation of the beloved Prokofiev work. At 8 p.m. the 20th annual "National Memorial Day Concert" honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. men and women in the military. Live from the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., it features stirring musical performances, dramatic readings and documentary footage. Among those scheduled to appear are Katie Holmes, Trace Adkins, Katharine McPhee, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lang Lang, Denyce Graves, Colm Wilkinson. Erich Kunzel conducts the National Symphony Orchestra.

May 25: Monday at 7:30 p.m. on "Profile," Fran Stoddard talks with Civil War historian Howard Coffin of Montpelier.

At 9 p.m., "Fighting for Life" paints a moving portrait of American military doctors, nurses and medics in the Iraq War.

At 10:30 p.m., in another Memorial Day special, "Hallowed Grounds" visits some of America's extraordinary overseas World War I and World War II military cemeteries.

May 26: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., "VPT's Outdoor Journal" finds Lawrence Pyne fishing for longnose gar on Lake Champlain and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. re-introducing the endangered spruce grouse to the state. At 8 p.m., "Nova: Mystery of the Megavolcano" goes to a remote lake in Southeast Asia that conceals evidence of Earth's greatest known volcanic eruption. It may have blotted out the sun for years during the Ice Age.

At 9 p.m., eruptions continue in the documentary "Krakatoa," recreating the 1883 volcano.

May 27: Wednesday at 8 p.m., "American Masters" brings back "Good Ol' Charles Schulz," a profile of the self-effacing artist who created the Peanuts gang. At 9:30 p.m., a new "American Masters" brings together actors, writers, directors and iconic film images to show how Chinese people have been portrayed in Hollywood.

May 28: Thursday at 7:30 p.m., 12 talented Vermont children from kindergarten through third grade are honored in the "Reading Rainbow Awards." The annual spring awards at VPT celebrate winners of the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest.

At 8 p.m., "Report From Washington" will bring a member of Vermont's congressional delegation to the VPT studio for a live call-in. Viewers can ask questions on issues of the day. At 9 p.m. "The Call of the Wild" chronicles a filmmaker's journey to retrace the steps of Chris McCandless, whose 1992 "spiritual pilgrimage" ended disastrously in Alaska.

May 29: Friday at 10 p.m., a viewer favorite returns. "Roy Orbison & Friends: A Black and White Night," filmed at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles in 1987, brought Orbison together with the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and other greats.

May 30: Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, public TV's favorite self-help guru presents his new special. "Dr. Wayne Dyer: Excuses Begone!" offers advice on how to put self-defeating attitudes to rest and assert a positive outlook. The program also airs at 11:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m., "Josh Groban Live in New York" finds the singer in an intimate performance, with jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Chris Botti. At 8 p.m., "Great Performances" highlights the 2008 reunion of Eric Clapton and his Blind Faith band mate Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden. At 10 p.m. on "American Masters: Neil Young: Don't Be Denied," the rock legend traces his musical journey from his rise in the 1960s through his '70s solo career to his 1980s New Wave period to his current eclectic approach to music.