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TELEVISION

Lots of ‘Lucy’: Beverly Hills’ Museum of Television & Radio, which will screen the rare Lucille Ball program “Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana” on March 3 during the 15th annual William S. Paley Television Festival next month, will also show the tape during regular museum hours beginning March 4. The program, an uncut, 75-minute version of the first of “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” specials, has not been seen since its original TV broadcast in 1957, although edited versions have appeared periodically in syndication. The program tells the story of how Lucy and Ricky first met and fell in love. Screening times will be Wednesdays through Sundays at 3 p.m., with additional Thursday showings at 7 p.m., through June 25. Included will be the original commercials from sponsor Ford Motor Co.

Closing Performances: Wondering how Olympics organizers will top the Winter Games opening ceremonies’ gargantuan star, Akebono, during Sunday’s 8 p.m. closing ceremonies? How about 450 Japanese taiko drummers, including 100 on enormous sacred instruments? Several taiko groups will perform four songs, accompanying well-known new age musician Kitaro, a Colorado resident who also has a home in Nagano, Japan. The performance will be based on the Mi Hashira (“wood,” in Japanese) Festival, which takes place every seven years and, according to Japanese tradition, brings people in touch with nature. Other closing ceremony music will be composed by Greek new age performer Yanni, whose new song “Tribute,” will be used during CBS’ sign-off.

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Clint on Tap: Clint Eastwood now has his own brew. A reproduction of the actor’s signature is featured on the label of Pale Rider, a new beer named after Eastwood’s 1985 film. Eastwood commissioned Miller Brewing Co. to develop a beer more than two years ago, but Miller turned the job over to Texas’ Celis Brewery, whose product Miller distributes. Eastwood said all profits from the beer--described on its label as “rich, full-flavored . . . with a crisp finish”--will go to charity.

Did Push Come to Shove?: Actor James Brolin reportedly scuffled with a photographer who was trying to take a picture of the actor and his fiancee, Barbra Streisand. New York Daily News photographer Richard Corkery said Brolin “rammed” him as he attempted to photograph Streisand as the couple emerged Thursday night from a movie theater. Corkery, 55, was treated at a hospital for head and neck trauma and said he plans to press charges against Brolin, 57. Brolin did not return calls for comment Friday.

RADIO

Less News, Talk: In an effort to provide more music for its listeners, classical radio station KUSC-FM (91.5) next month will cease airing “The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” in the afternoon drive slot. The midday program “Performance Today” will also end in March, and the afternoon broadcast of USC Radio’s “Marketplace” will move to 7 p.m. In a “programming update” sent to listeners, KUSC General Manager Brenda Pennell said the changes resulted after a review of listener comments that “urged us to remember that you are listening primarily for the music.”

Fanfare for Fleischmann: L.A. public radio stations KCRW-FM (89.9) and KUSC-FM (91.5) will collaborate on a live three-hour special marking the departure of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s longtime managing director, Ernest Fleischmann. “Fleischmann at the Philharmonic: An Era Ends” will air on both stations at 2 p.m. on March 1, Fleischmann’s last day in the post. . . . Also saluting Fleischmann will be KKGO-FM (105.1), which will air several specials highlighting his career and featuring recordings in which he collaborated. The KKGO programming airs Sunday from 7 to 11 p.m., followed by nightly broadcasts from 8 to 10 p.m. on Monday through next Saturday.

QUICK TAKES

Beverly Sills is replacing Hugh Downs as host of PBS’ “Live From Lincoln Center,” starting March 3. Downs, who’s been the host since 1988, said he found it difficult to fit the PBS show in along with his regular job on ABC’s “20/20.” . . . Rosie O’Donnell will receive the annual Woman of Courage Award from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Sunday at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. O’Donnell--who, as a child, lost her mother to cancer--will be honored for her efforts to raise money and awareness for cancer detection and research. Honorary event chairs are celebrity couples Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, and Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks. . . . UCLA’s Center for the Performing Arts has released 75 additional seats per night to Yo-Yo Ma’s previously sold-out recitals of J.S. Bach’s Suites of Unaccompanied Cello, on March 5 and 6 at Bel Air Presbyterian Church. . . . William Shatner will chat with fans at https://www.startrek.com on Monday at 5 p.m. . . . The first full week of CBS’ Olympics coverage helped boost “Late Show With David Letterman” ratings, as the show beat NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” for the first time since August 1995. The margin, however, was narrow: 5.67 million viewers tuned in Letterman, compared to Leno’s 5.62 million. . . . J. Paul Getty Trust administrator Stephen D. Rountree--who has overseen the entire Getty Center building project during his 18-year tenure and was named trust vice president last year--has been promoted again, to executive vice president and chief operating officer of the trust.