Protect My Public Media
A letter from WNRN’s general manager, Mark Keefe: WNRN just wrapped our 24 Hours of Dead Marathon with a central theme: Thanks toyour support, The
Hear Together: Rivanna Area Queer Center
Rivanna Area Queer Center, or RAQC, located at 801 W Main St. in Charlottesville aims to provide a safe space for the Charlottesville LGBTQIA+ community to take refuge, build resilience, and organize. They will be hosting drop-in hours every Sunday and Monday, 5 to 9pm and programming ranging from board game nights to educational seminars throughout the week for our queer community.
Hear Together: Wild Virginia Fall 2025 Advocates
Wild Virginia is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and connecting Virginia’s wild places. They are hosting their third annual Clean Water Advocates Program, an online education course designed to equip and empower individuals, communities, and organizations to protect Virginia’s water quality.
They are now accepting applications for their Fall 2025 class of Advocates through the end of June. If you are interested in learning how to protect public health and the environment by caring for Virginia’s streams, rivers, lakes, or the Chesapeake Bay, Wild Virginia welcomes you to check out the course curriculum. You can learn more about the Advocates program online at wildvirginia.org/.
Gigi Perez on World Cafe
With over one billion streams, Gigi Perez’s “Sailor Song” has become an anthem. Written after being dropped by her record label, it was the break she’d been hoping for. Perez joins us to talk about her debut album, At The Beach, In Every Life, which chronicles her grief and healing after the death of her sister. It’s Gigi Perez on the next World Cafe.
Bluegrass Sunday Morning Playlist 6/8/25
Every Sunday from 7 – 11 a.m., Rusty handpicks four hours of bluegrass music for Bluegrass Sunday Morning.
Les Temps Perdu Playlist 6/8/25
On Sundays from 12-2 p.m. Drew, Dan, and Mike practice indie-rock archaeology as co-hosts of Les Temps Perdu. Tune in for two hours of old-school glam, punk, new wave, alternative, grunge, and indie-rock from the 70s through the mid-90s.
