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VALDOSTA — A planned radio station will air several new voices in the city, according to the operating organization.

Check out our recent article in the Valdosta Daily Times!

Happy Holidays from WSNK! We will see you next year!

Support WSNK at Valdosta City Council

On December 10th the Valdosta City Council will be considering permits necessary for the launch of WSNK Community Radio. All are welcome to come and show their support!

Info:

The Valdosta City Council Meeting is at 5:30 at Valdosta City Hall on 216 E. Central Avenue, Second Floor

Visit the Valdosta City website for more information.

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November Meeting

There will be a volunteer meeting this Thursday, November 19th at 6pm at Snake Nation Press on 110 West Force Street in Valdosta. All are welcome!

Valdosta Calendar Podcast for 11-9

The Valdosta Calendar podcast is now available on SoundCloud and for free on the iTunes store.

https://soundcloud.com/wsnkvaldosta/valdosta-community-calendar-11-9-15

Monday 9

The Valdosta Choral Guild will be having a public rehearsal from 7:30-9:00 at the Messiah Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in anticipation for their “Many Moods of Christmas” concert.

Valdosta State University is celebrating Homecoming Week. Kick-off will be Monday with a student carnival on the VSU front lawn at 5:00 and Student Chamber Showcase at Whitehead Auditorium at 7:30.

Holidays are a time of joy and excitement, but also a time of anxiety for people who have lost a loved one. Hospice of South Georgia and Music Funeral Services are sponsoring a community wide presentation “Grief and Getting through the Holidays” to provide education, resources, and support. Please RSVP by Monday the 9th by calling 433-7039.

Tuesday 10

New Jazz Ensemble will play at Whitehead Auditorium at 7:30pm As part of VSU homecoming, come down to Blazin' Downtown Throw-down at the Courthouse Lawn Enjoy performances from the Blazin’ Brigade, VSU Cheerleaders, and the Red Hots, food from the best vendors in Valdosta, activities for kids, and fun for all ages. Merchants will be providing Blazer Nation specials and discounts to VSU Blazers and fans wearing red & black.

On Tuesday The Valdosta Chamber of Commerce will host “Let's Put Valdosta on the Map with Google” at the South Georgia Regional Library. At 11am local businesses and entrepreneurs can find out how to make claim their Google local directory listing.

Wednesday 11

Today is Veterans Day, an important day to honor the brave men and women who have sacrificed for our country and our freedom. A Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at 10 am at Bazemore/Hyder Stadium. All Veterans and their families come enjoy lunch with the American Legion Post 13 right after the ceremony.

Thursday 12

What a Feeling! Flashdance the Musical is playing at the Mathis Auditorium as part of the Turner Center for the Arts Presenter Series. Show starts at 7:30.

VSU Homecoming Thursday presents a myriad of fun, spirited options. The Deja Vu Pep Rally will be held at 7:00 at the PE Complex and is open to the public. The 30th Anniversary Dance Repertory will be presented at the Sawyer Theatre. Tickets Required. The no singing-tradition continues with a Lip-Syncing Competition at 8:00 at the PE Complex.

Friday 13

VSU Alumni and Friends Golf Tournament will be held at beautiful Kinderlou Forest at 8:30 AM and 1:30 PM. Mulligans, dress-ups, pro-shots, and shenanigans will be available. The Blazer Spirit March will be held at Noon starting at the Student Union and romping throughout campus.

Kate and Corey are playing at Ashley Street Station on Friday at 10:00pm

Saturday 14th

VSU Homecoming Day will finally be here. The parade and float competition will begin at 11:00 in the Oak Street Parking Lot, travel left onto Oak Street, right onto Georgia Avenue, right onto Patterson Street, right onto Brookwood and return to the Oak Street Parking Lot.

Alumni Tailgating and Blazernation Tailgate Competition will start at Noon at the corner of Brookwood and Slater St. Cheer on our Blazer Football team, Cheerleaders, Red Hots, Blazin’ Brigade and Blazer Coaches as they make their way into the stadium at the traditional Blazerwalk at 1:30. Finally watch our Valdosta State Team pulverize Florida Tech. Kickoff at 3:0

Alpha Phi Alpha Step Show will be stomping the PE Complex starting at 7:06 PM.

Ceramics Wheel Throwing class for ages 11-17 will begin this weekend at the Turner Center for the Arts. Call 229-247-2787 for enrollment information.

The Georgia Flood will perform at Ashley Street Station at 9:00pm

Cinema will present Charade the 1963 thriller starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant on Saturday at 8pm

1 in 4 people in South Georgia struggle with hunger daily, and 1 in 3 area children may go to bed hungry tonight. Second Harvest of South Georgia is working to help those in need. Find out more about supporting the Thanksgiving for Thousands campaign at feedingsga.org

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Volunteer Meeting this Thursday

This Thursday, November 5th at 6pm. WSNK-Valdosta Community Radio will be hosting a meeting at Snake Nation Press at 110 West Force Street in Valdosta. Stop by and find out more about the project!

Valdosta Halloween Calendar

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This is a festive week in our town with both Halloween and the Winnersville Classic landing on the same weekend. Lots of tricks and treats. Touchdowns and tackles. So let’s get started.

Monday, October 26

Turner Center for the Arts will host a pumpkin decorating exhibit from 6-8 with face painting and trick or treating

There will be a Kids Night Out at the Mildred Hunter center from 430-730 on Monday

The Greater Lowndes Planning Commission meeting is at 5:30 in South Health District administration office

Tuesday, October 27

Friends of the Library backdoor book sale is every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm

The Azalea Trail is going Haunted from Wednesday to Saturday from 8-1030. Contact VSU campus Rec for details if you dare.

Wednesday, October 28 —Thursday, 29th

On Wednesday from 12-1pm Valdosta city will host a lunch and learn on putting trees to work for storm water. The event will be held at the City Hall Annex Multipurpose room.

The 35th annual Moody AFB Haunted House will be open all weekend with a kids night from 6-730 on Thursday

Ashley Street Station will host the Greek punk band the Barbed Wire Dolls on Wednesday and the indie-country act, Charlie and the Foxtrots on Thursday

Friday, October 30

The Vikings and the Wildcats will clash in again in this year’s Winnersville Classic. The annual gridiron battle will held at Lowndes Martin Stadium kickoff at 8pm. Festivities and tailgating proceeding the game.

VSU Tuba/Euphonium studio will perform Halloween favorites at Tubaween at Whitehead Auditorium from 7:30 to 8:30

Saturday, October 31

St. John's will have a road race and Halloween carnival from 8am till 2

Trick or Treating will go from 6-9 in Valdosta city and on the Azalea trail at VSU from 5-7

Here are a few important safety tips from the American Red Cross to ensure a safe and fun candy-gathering adventure for your youngsters: -Always trick or treat in groups and pairs with an adult. Visit familiar neighborhoods on a planned route. Use sidewalks and crosswalks. Look both ways. -Costumes and masks should not inhibit vision or movement and all trick or treaters should be well equipped with glowsticks, reflective gear, and flashlights.

-Only visit houses with well-light porches and never go into any stranger’s house -Adults should inspects goodies before the kids start a-goblin’ -And drivers should pay extra special attention for little ghosts, vampires, mummies, and the like in their neighborhoods.

And if you hit the witches’ brew, make sure you have a designated driver to get you back to castle safely.

Halloween Saturday

Red Door Records and Cinema will have a Halloween party in downtown Valdosta.The creepy flick It Follows is showing at 7pm followed by fortune teller readings and a DJ spinning a spooky vinyl set until the witching hour.

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October is Hispanic Heritage Month. VSU will be hosting a series of events this week on Cuba. On Monday there will be an discussion on restoring relations with Cuba in the Bailey Science Center at 6pm and on Tuesday Visiting Author Maria Elena Llana will be speaking about her book Address in Havana at the Odum Library auditorium at 6pm

On Monday there will be an opening reception at 7:30 at VSU for the exhibit The Firm: featuring ceramics from 13 artists and educators from across the country. On Tuesday and Wednesday visiting artists from the exhibit will hold workshops in the Fine Arts building from 9am-4pm.

Tuesday, October 21

Snake Nation Press will host Take the Stage open mic night at the Turner Center for the Arts this Tuesday. Musicians, performers and writers are welcome to share their work.

Lorin Walker Madsen will be performing at Ashley Street Station beginning at 9pm

Wednesday, October 22

Withlacoochee Quilters Guild holds a sit and sew every Wednesday Morning from 9-12am at Grace Bible Church on 401 E. Park Avenue.

Thursday, October 23

Women of Lockerbie opens this week in the VSU Lab Theatre with a discussion with the playwright on Friday. Contact the VSU theatre for more information.

Friday, October 24

State Farm “Run for Your Life” 5k Zombie Run will be Friday at Raisin Cain beginning at 5pm

Saturday, October 25

Local author Karla Hull will be giving a book talk at 2:00pm at South Georgia Regional Library

Science Saturday is an opportunity for young people to engage with science. This month’s theme is Chemistry Colors Our World and will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the Hugh Bailey Science Center.

Get outdoors with a Nature Way guided Walking tour at Reed Bingham State Park in Adel 1pm-3pm

Sunday, October 26

Register now for Do it yourself bike maintenance. Instructor Joel Dion is founder of Krank It Up!, a Tallahassee community bike project for building and repairing bikes. Beginning next week through VSU continuing education

10/12/15 Community Calendar Podcast

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Monday, October 12

This week Leadership Lowndes is supporting the organization Hungry at Home in Lowndes County with a 24 hour hunger strike. Pledge your support for this fundraising event and find out more by visiting hungryathome.org or leadershiplowndes.com

This monday is Fall Break for local schools.

Valdosta Lowndes Parks and Recreation opens registration for adult flag football and co-ed winter kickball this week organize a team and find out more vlpra.com

Tuesday, October 13

The Haven will be presenting the film It Happened Here- this new documentary explores sexual assault on campuses and how survivors chose to speak out and create institutional change. The event begins at 6pm at the UC cypress room.

Meet Your Canditated Political Forum will begin at 5:30 at Mathis Auditorium on Tuesday. Hear local candidates platform and ask them questions prior to next month’s election.

I recently sat down with Sue Bailey of Valdosta Continuing education to speak with her about their enrichment and professional development courses.

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This week VSU Continuing Education will begin a public course on Rain Barrels & Greywater. Learn how to reduce your water bill and your environmental impact by using recycled water to water your garden. Build your own rain barrel in the first session! Materials included. Instructors Ariel Godwin and Anne Price are members of the South Georgia Permaculture Guild. The course is 69 dollars and includes materials. Contact Continuing education at 229-245-6484 for more information

Wednesday, October 14

Cinema in Downtown Valdosta will host a free screening of the horror classic night of living dead at 8pm

Nashville based artist Rainey Qualley will be at Ashley Street Station on Wednesday.

Thursday, October 15

Thursday is the annual Pops in the Park at 6pm. This event supports music scholarship alliance and will feature trumpet soloist Justin Powell and vocals from Andre Hill. The cost is 20 for adults, 15 for students, senior citizens and military, Children 12 and under are free. Bring a picnic and enjoy live music outdoors. Call 229-333-2150 to reserve tickets.

WSNK Valdosta Community Radio will have an informational meeting at the South Georgia Regional library at 6pm in the nix room

Friday, October 16

On Friday free Georgia Legal Aid Counseling is available at South Georgia Regional Library from 1:30- 3pm

From October 16 to the 18th Theatre Guild Valdosta Stage 2 productions will present the Spoon River Project. This beautifully haunting play based on Edgar Lee Master’s Spoon River Anthology. It examines life and the longing for what might have been. As the citizens reflect on the dreams, secrets, and regrets of their lives, they paint a gritty and honest portrait of the town as all of their pasts are illuminated.

Magnolia Fest is this weekend in Live Oak, Florida. This is the premier fall music event in the region, with internationally acclaimed musicians including the Avett Brothers, Tedeschi Truckers Band and the grammy award winning Rebirth Brass Band from New Orleans.

Saturday, October 17

On Saturday the Haven will host a Kids Safety Fair at Scott Park on Old Statenville Road. Join us for an afternoon of fun with free games, face painting and food. There will be a fire safety demonstration and information from local community agencies and resources from 11-2pm

South Georgia Regional Library will host its fall festival from 12-2pm will include fall themed crafts and hands on experiemnts courtesy of VSU’s chemistry department.

At 3pm the VSU Music Department will host a piano recital from Lyle Indergaard

The Annual Quitman Skillet Festival will begin with Cast Iron 5k benefiting the Boys and Girls Club for more information visit skilletfest.com

Sunday, October 18

South Georgia’s only sugar cane maze A-Maze-n-Cane will be open every weekend in October and on Sunday beginning at 1pm. This unique destination is located on Old Valdosta Hwy towards Nashville, Georgia. Visit their facebook page at AMAZE-N CANE or call 229-237-3967 for more information.

If you or your organization is interested in helping with bulk city wide trash amnesty event for Make-A-Difference day on October 24th please contact Aaron Strickland at 229-671-3698 for more information

Calling all artists! Habitat for Humanity is now accepting donations of artwork for their annual birdhouse auction. Call Molly at 229-245-1330 extension 31 for more information!

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Valdosta Calendar 10/5-10/11

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Music in this episode includes: Podington Bear from the Free Music Archive, the Valdosta Band Cosmic Voice and Song for Sally by The Train Wrecks who will be playing at Ashley Street Station on Saturday.

Transcript

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month find out more about upcoming advocacy training, volunteer opportunities and how you can support The Haven women’s shelter at valdostahaven.org

Monday, October 5th

The Historic Preservation Commission meets first monday of every month at 5:30 in the City Hall Annex on 300 North Lee Street, meetings are open to the public.

Tuesday, October 6th

The Friends of the library Backdoor book sale. is every Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at South Georgia Regional Library

Compassionate Friends is a support group for families who have suffered a loss of a child meets every first Tuesday at 7pm at Perimeter Road Baptist Church on 4091 Inner Perimeter road. Call 229-561-2087 for more information

The Fall Choir Concert will be held at Whitehead auditorium on Tuesday at 7:30pm

Ballroom, Social, and Latin dance classes will be held on Tuesday, October 06, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at the Valdosta YMCA email [email protected] for more information

On Tuesday VSU Continuing Education will provide a course on Winterizing Your Landscape for South Georgia Gardeners. This course taught by Bobby Flowers a Georgia Certified Landscape Professional is from 6-7:30. The cost is $20 dollars.

Wednesday, October 7th

On Wednesday Oct 7- the local duo Cosmic Voice will play from 6-9 at the Salty Snapper

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Thursday, October 8th

The Valdosta City Council Meeting is at 5:30 on Thursday

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People. A short course taught by Michael McMillan from 6-9pm Contact VSU Continuing ed for more information

On Thursday at 9pm Ashley Street Station will begin its Oktoberfest with the Altercation Comedy tour featuring live music from the West Virginia Slims and the Tyler Nail Trio beginning at 9pm

Friday, October 9th

At this month’s Valdosta Civic Roundtable I spoke with Cherlyn Anderson about the Wiregrass Adult Education Services GED program-

The Wiregrass Adult Education Services has free GED orientation on Friday, call 229-219-1235 for more information.

On Friday Cinema in Downtown Valdosta will continue October halloween feature movies with the Addams Family.

Saturday, October 10th

On Saturday Valdosta’s Got Talent finals will be held at the Valdosta High Performing Arts center. This event is hosted by Quota Club of Valdosta and will benefit Jacob’s Ladder Therapeutic riding center.

Living Bridges Ministry will provide a Spring Clothing exchange at 2171 E. Park Avenue beginning at 10am. To recieve more than 5 items of clothing you must bring gently used clothing in exchange.

Down Syndrome Association of Lowndes County meets the Second Saturday of every month from 10-12pm for more information visit www.southgeorgiadsa.org

The Family Autism Support Team meets Saturday at 1:30 visit their Facebook page at FASTVALDOSTA for more information.

Bring your dog to Freedom Park for the the 4th annual BARC 5K9 beginning at noon. Contact the Valdosta Lowndes Parks and Recreation Authority for more information.

Flatlanders Frolic will be returning for the 42nd year. This is a free, two day festival on Saturday and Sunday in Lakeland, Georgia.

Oktoberfest continues at Ashley Street Station with music by The Train Wrecks beginning at 10pm.

Sunday, October 11th

Chess Club Sun, October 11, 2pm – 4pm-2nd and 4th sundays at SGRL (All Ages)

This Sunday from 2-4pm is the Crescent House Garden Club Plant Sale and Swap. There will be amaryllis, dayliles, butterfly ginger, cannas and a wide assortment of potted plants perfect for gifts. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Crescent House on 904 N. Patterson street.

Upcoming Events

Tickets are available for the 20th Annual awards and recognition banquet co-sponsored by the Valdosta Mayor’s Council for Persons with Disabilities at Valdosta State University.

The banquet will be held in the Magnolia Room in VSU’s University Center at 7pm on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Contact VSU’s Access Office at 229-245-2498 to reserve tickets.

VSU Continuing Education provides a variety of low cost courses available to the public that are now open for registration

These courses include professional development opportunities in Social Media Marketing for Business, Organization & Time Management

As well as personal enrichment classes on Rain Barrels & Gray Water, Bike Maintenance and Repair, Making a Woven Pearl Bracelet And Photoshop Basics

Contact VSU Continuing Education at 229-245-6484

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You are not alone. If you are in need of mental health services Call 1800-715-4225 to speak with the Georgia Crisis and Access Line

Start your week off by checking out the Lunar Eclipse on Sunday September 27th. The university observatory will be open to the public beginning at 9pm

Monday September 28th

This week is the Hahira Honey Bee Festival beginning Monday with a Kick-Off Breakfast at the Community Center on Randall Street from 7-9am

Greater Lowndes Planning Commission will be held at 5:30 at the South Health District Administration office

The VSU Brass Ensemble will perform at 7:30 at Whitehead Auditorium

Tuesday September 29

Family Story Time is held after school on Tuesdays at 4:00pm in the South Georgia Regional Library Amphitheater. This story time is suitable for all ages and perfect for a family that’s looking for something fun to do together in the afternoon.

Courageous Conversations About Race will continue with Why Race Matters in a Multicultural Society. A lecture by Dr. Larry Rivers at 7:30 at Whitehead Auditorium

Wednesday September 30

September is Hunger Action Month- Help Second Harvest of South Georgia Fill-A-Truck by bringing your food donations to Steel’s Jewelry, and register to win a Michael Kors Watch. Wednesday is the last Day to Bring donations.

Roberta George hosts a free yoga class every Wednesday at 6pm at the Turner Center for the Arts

Thursday October 1st

Valdosta Civic Roundtable 12:30- every first Thursday at the Egg and I

See How They Run is a hilarious British farce opening October 1 at the Theatre Guild Valdosta

Friday October 2nd

Visit Downtown Valdosta for First Friday this week, listen to live music, enjoy great food and support local businesses

THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare From October 1st-7th at Sawyer Theatre

The Hahira Honeybee Festival continues with Arts, Crafts and food concessions all day Friday and Saturday

Saturday October 3rd

Celebration of Breast Cancer Survivors at the Pearlman Cancer Center on Saturday from 10 AM to 12 Noon RSVP by calling 229-259-4616

Saturday is the annual Donut Dash Bring your bike and your appetite for a bike ride that will have you eating and cycling. Choose from one of four races based on level of cycling experience. Registration starts at 7:00am

Check out Nashville based band Heathen Sons starting at 9pm at Ashley Street Station on Saturday

Sunday October 4th

La Leche League of Valdosta meets the first Sunday of the month from 3:00 - 4:30 in the nursery at Christ's Fellowship Church, 417 Connell Road…

The Geek Society hosts tabletop game nights every Sunday from 1-6pm. Find out more at geeksociety.org

The new Cinema in Downtown Valdosta will be featuring halloween films all month. Beginning with Ghostbusters 1 and 2, followed by Hotel Transylvania this weekend.

Community Calendar Podcasts

Our first Community Calendar Podcast for the week of September 20th-27th is now available! Thank you to Jane Osborne and the Valdosta Civic Roundtable for providing many of these resources and Enigma Studios for mixing and editing.

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Volunteer Meetings

We have meetings every Thursday at 6pm. Every week is centered around a different aspect of organizing the station. You are welcome at any meeting.

First Thursdays: Organization and Governance (110 W. Force St)

Second Thursdays: Programming (110 W. Force St)

Third Thursdays: Outreach and Marketing (Central Library Nix Room)

Fourth Thursdays: Fundraising (110 W. Force St)

There is also a team forming focused on started a community garden at the 110 W. Force Street house. Meeting 6pm on Mondays.

Do you have an idea for a show?

We want to hear your ideas for programs on WSNK-LP! Send your program proposal here: http://www.wsnk.org/program-proposals.html

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Valdosta Calendar Podcasts

Exciting news! We will be starting a Community Calendar podcast in September. It will include announcements about cultural, music and community events or resources in the area. To submit your information fill out this handy form http://goo.gl/forms/O2AufyXoI2 or e-mail [email protected]

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August 4th Update

Hello fellow Valdostans! Saturday marked the official commencement of our fundraising campaign to raise $15,000 to get up and running by Summer 2016. We started the day with a yard sale at WSNK headquarters stocked completely by local donations from members of the Valdosta community. On Saturday night, we held our first of what we intend to be a monthly series of benefit concerts at Ashley Street Station. Thanks to Bryan's generosity with donating the door charge to us, as well as the enthusiastic attendance of community members, we were able to raise $450 dollars at the concert, in addition to the $135 we raised with the yard sale. We never imagined that in our first day of fundraising we would raise almost $600, but with your support we have gotten off to a great start in putting WSNK 103.5 FM on the air. Next, we will be yardsaling at Remerton's "Big, Big Yard Sale" on this Saturday, August 8th. We welcome all donations, which are tax deductible, and can make arrangements to pick items up so feel free to contact us if you have anything that you'd like to contribute to this or any future yard sales. We will also have a table set up at Wake Up Fest 2015 on August 14th/15th, located at the Valdosta Wake Compound off Exit 13 toward Wild Adventures. We expect hundreds of people to attend this massive two-day festival, so come on out and have some fun in the sun with WSNK and friends! As always we appreciate any and all support and encourage anyone who may be interested to contact us for information on how to volunteer, contribute, or participate. Thanks and we'll see you all very soon!

July 27th Update

This week we held our first public forum at Red Door Records on July 14th. The goal of the session was to gather input from the community on the station. We talked about a shared vision for radio and what kind of programming we'd like to see. We appreciate everyone who came out to the forum!

August 1st will be our first fundraising day with a morning yardsale at Snake Nation Press located at 110. West Force Street in Valdosta, GA.

Also on August 1st check out some of our talented organizers at Ashley Street Station. JJ Rolle, Johnathan Coody, West Virginia Slims and SIN will be performing, doors open at 9pm.

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