Home Grown: Untitled Candy and Empathetic Shoes: Kate Bollinger and Micah Kessel

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, David and Leslie talk to two more great guests. First, Kate Bollinger comes to the show for the first time. We talk to her about her new EP I Don’t Wanna Lose. Then Micah Kessel comes on the show to talk about the emersive environmental artistic project that he has co-founded, the Playground of Empathy. How can a giant, sparkly shoe create a space for us to feel our emotions and to take in the emotions of others? We’ve got art giving you questions and answers and then back to questions every week on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Wake-Up Call: Charlottesville Climate Collaborative

Susan Kruse

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Susan Kruse from the Charlottesville Climate Collaborative about their efforts to engage local businesses, empower households and work with schools and local government to end Climate Change. Topics include: Fighting Climate Change through local initiatives and the University of Virginia’s sustainability plan.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Home Grown: Unity: Angel Metro, Ships in the Night, Please Don’t Tell, and Vibe Riot

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, David and Leslie talk to great musicians doing great music for great causes. First, Angel Metro, Alethea Leventhal – Ships in the Night, and Christina Fleming & Nicole Rimel / Please Don’t Tell come on the show to talk about their joint benefit concert at the Southern Cafe and Music Hall. We talk to the quartet about how they came to share the bill on this concert and about their beneficiary — The Women’s Initiative. We also get some thoughts about why it’s so rare to see concerts that only have female acts (and about how it’s not the important thing to just think of them that way). Next, Jaewar from Vibe Riot returns to the show, because it’s time for Vibe Fest 2019: Unity Vibes! This year, Vibe Fest is a part of Charlottesville’s Unity Days. We talk to Jaewar about what he has learned from producing three previous Vibe Fests, about what 2019 holds, and what he hopes the future of Vibe Riot will be. We’ve got your musical options set this coming week on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To Your Health: Building a Sustainable Environment for Pollinators, Specifically Bees

This week on To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to the Elysium Honey Co. about providing an environment that will sustain pollinators, specifically bees.

Each week To Your Health hosts M.C. Blair talks to local growers and food producers. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville every Saturday from 11 a.m. to Noon.

Wake-Up Call: Mr. Jefferson’s University

Rick Britton

In recognition of this year’s 200th anniversary of the University of Virginia, Sunday Morning Wake Up Call producer Dan Gould talks with historian Rick Britton about the founding of Mr. Jefferson’s university.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Home Grown: Out Boxing: Harmonia II and Free Style Hip Hop for Kids

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Today on Home Grown, Leslie talks to a group of artistic organizers and to one of our favorite arts educators. First, (organizer) Rachel Gendreau, (performer / organizer) Mariana Bell, (performer / organizer) Tucker Rogers, and (promoter / organizer) Jeyon Falsini are the quartet behind Harmonia II: A Benefit for Migrant Families & Children at the Ix Art Park. We talk to Rachel, Mariana, Tucker, and Jeyon about the origins of this benefit concert and the structure of this year’s concert. We also talk about what it takes to put on a benefit concert and about how art can help you step out of a box where you feel powerless. Next, Bernard Hankins returns to the show. He’s teaching Freestyle Hip Hop and poetry classes for kids for PVCC’s KidsCollege at Piedmont Virginia Community College. We talk to Bernard about how he uses the classes to teach kids, most importantly, how to think creatively, how to work “out of the box.” It’s art for a purpose and one purpose behind art this Sunday on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To Your Health: Home Gardens and City Market

This week on To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to Richard Collins about his home garden and various vendors at the City Market.

Each week To Your Health hosts M.C. Blair talks to local growers and food producers. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville every Saturday from 11 a.m. to Noon.

Wake-Up Call: Bees and Beekeeping

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Central Virginia Beekeepers’ Association Vice President John Gooch about bees, their myths, legends and importance in today’s world. Topics include the differences between wild and domestic bees and starting your own hive.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.

Home Grown: Drama: Four County Shakespeare at the Ruins and Rent at Live Arts

Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art

Though we always try to provide a variety of artists, sometimes the gods of scheduling demand a double dip. Today on Home Grown, it’s the superstars of Charlottesville community theater, Four County Players and Live Arts Theatre, back to back! First, it’s Lydia Underwood Horan and Tim Read, respectively director of and performer in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Four County’s return to Shakespeare at the Ruins. Lydia and Tim talk about how this 400 year old show remains magical and continues to speak to them and what they’re dong to make it entertain their upcoming audiences. They also talk about the challenges of producing a show outdoors at the Barboursville Ruins at Barboursville Vineyards & Winery. Then director Ti Ames joins her band director Julian Brass and Thaddeus Land, one of her actors, in talking about the Live Arts Teen Theater Ensemble’s production of Rent: School Edition. Ti, Thaddeus, and Julian opine on why this show continues to speak to youth. Ti also talks about how she is applying her specialty, the Black Theater Aesthetic, to this show. It’s a Theater double shot this Sunday on Home Grown: Your Show about Local Art.

Home Grown is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To Your Health: Slow Money

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This week on To Your Health host M.C. Blair talks to Michael Reilly of Slow Money and local farmer Renard Turner about how zero interest micro loans can assist small local farms in building a sustainable regional food system. Also, teaching children not only how to grow but also how to manage the soil and farming as a sustainable business model.

Each week To Your Health hosts M.C. Blair talks to local growers and food producers. Join him on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville every Saturday from 11 a.m. to Noon.

Wake-Up Call: The Law and Elderly Care

Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with Katie Caverly, Managing Director at IKOR of Charlottesville and attorney Doris Gelbman of Gelbman Law PLLC about some of the laws governing elderly care. Topics include: Legal advocacy for the elderly and determining mental capacity.

The Sunday Morning Wake-up Call is heard on 94.7 WPVC the Progressive Voice of Charlottesville, Sundays from 11 a.m. to noon.