Marc Smith and Ed Monde have hosted The Grateful Dead & Phriends for a long time, but love every minute of it. Marc and Ed are both diehard fans of Phish, Grateful Dead, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Umphreys McGee, Les Claypool, Widespread Panic, the Charlottesville music scene and many more. Please join the Grateful Dead and Phriends with Marc Smith and Ed Monde every Saturday from 9 a.m. – noon.
For our first In-Studio Session of 2025, we’re excited to start big with Chuck Prophet at the Front Porch in Charlottesville!
Allison Russell won her first Grammy for “Eve Was Black”, a song from her outstanding sophomore solo album, The Returner. On the next World Cafe, Russell talks about why the record is focused on the present, what Americana means to her, and how her daughter challenged her to write some “bangers” on The Returner.
Long time WNRN volunteer and music host, Steve Hamilton, presents two hours of Fresh Roots New Blues, Saturdays from 6 – 8 p.m.
As a nonprofit, the Free Clinic of Central Virginia serves as a lifeline for over 5,000 patients annually, providing critical healthcare services to those in need.
As part of their efforts to rebuild after a devastating fire in December, they are presenting the Rise Up and Rebuild 5K on Saturday, March 29th.
This year’s race features a new course along the Blackwater Creek Bikeway in Lynchburg.
Billy Strings’ latest album answered the prayers of bluegrass fans worldwide. Highway Prayers is one of the best bluegrass records of the modern era. Strings joins us to talk about making the album, working with Kanye West and Fiona Apple producer Jon Brion, and tells the tale of a highly unusual traffic stop. It’s Billy Strings on the next World Cafe.
Valley Open Doors is a nonprofit in Harrisonburg on a mission to provide safe shelter for the unhoused, as well as compassionate support and access to services for all in our community.
As they continue to respond to homelessness and other hardships in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, they are changing the tune for those they serve. Valley Open Doors is hosting their first ever Coldest Night of the Year; a winterrific family-friendly walk at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on Saturday, February 22nd.
You can participate individually, on a team, or support a walker. They invite you to gather for good… because it’s cold out there.
Court Square Theater, a program of Arts Council of the Valley in Harrisonburg, is a nonprofit theater hosting concerts featuring singer-songwriters, bluegrass musicians, pop tributes, and more throughout the Spring.
They invite you to join them for performances with artists like Kody Norris, Irene Kelley, and Robbie Limon.
Innerwork Center is a nonprofit organization located in Richmond’s Museum District. Throughout 2025, they invite you to join them for The Bench, a monthly community sit happening the last Saturday of every month from 4 to 5 PM at their Gathering Space.
The Bench is open to the public—and is a safe and welcoming space, free of dogma or division, where they aim to hold the fullness of life—the questions, the edges, and the mysteries—with compassion and presence. Sitting together in silence, they aim to create a sacred community where healing can take root, where they can listen deeply and recognize our shared connection.
Whether you stay for a few moments or the full hour, The Bench offers a practice of being with life, as it is, in a space of quiet connection and community.
D’Angelo helped usher in the neo-soul movement, updating the sounds of 70s R&B for the hip-hop generation, with his debut in 1995. Five years later, he put out Voodoo – an album that musicians like Janelle Monáe and Frank Ocean still draw on today. On the next World Cafe, correspondent John Morrison talks about D’Angelo’s lasting influence as Voodoo turns twenty-five years old.
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