Weekly TV Picks

All times Eastern

SUNDAY, MAY 30

National Memorial Day Concert

PBS, 8 p.m., live

For next week's 60th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of France on Jun. 6, 1944, the National Symphony Orchestra plays patriotic themes and guest stars perform dramatic readings against a backdrop of documentary film footage.

SUNDAY, MAY 30

The World War II Memorial: A Testament to Freedom

PBS, 9:30 p.m.

This special about the new memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., takes us to the design studios, quarries and foundries involved. It also lets us hear the reminiscences of prominent World War II combat vets, including actor James Arness, pilot Chuck Yeager, Sen. Daniel Inouye, Bob Dole and George McGovern.

MONDAYS

The Creative Life

PBS, 5 p.m.

Each 30-minute segment in this new 13-part series offers tips on fun projects around home, inside and out. Tonight's topic is “Garden Delights.”

JUNE, VARIOUS DATES

Dr. Gary Small's Memory Bible

PBS, check local listings

In this special, Dr. Small, director of the UCLA Memory Clinic and the UCLA Center on Aging, explains how to better understand our brains and take care of them. He demonstrates a “brain fitness” program.

TUESDAYS

The Four Points

Familyland TV, 9:30 a.m.

Father Kevin Barrett, chaplain of the Catholic Familyland Apostolate, explains the four main points of Pope John Paul II's Marian spirituality.

WEDNESDAYS

The Rosary for Children

EWTN, 4 p.m.

Starting Jun. 2, this series presents each of the Mysteries of the Rosary in animation.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2

D-Day: Down to Earth: Return of the 507th

PBS, 8 p.m.

In 2002, D-Day veterans of the 507th Parachute Regiment held a reunion in Normandy to salute their fallen comrades in arms and the French people who aided their unit.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

Sara's Secrets

Food Network, 4:30 p.m.

Answering viewers’ requests, chef Sara Moulton shows us how to make chicken tortilla soup, Sloppy Joes and cheesecake.

SATURDAY, JUNE 5

The Belmont Stakes

NBC, 5:30 p.m., live

After undefeated Smarty Jones won this year's Kentucky Derby, he won the Preakness, and by a record 11-1/2 lengths. Can he complete the third leg of the Triple Crown, a prize no horse has won since Affirmed in 1978? If he does, his owners win a $5 million bonus from Visa.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.