Oct 10 Saturday
🐘🌍 Get ready for "Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure," as Elmo, Abby, and Nina travel to Kenya to meet an orphaned elephant and discover amazing African wildlife!
WHRO and friends will be hosting free previews of this new show for kids of all ages in Poquoson. Sign up to attend!
Join WHRO at Poquoson Library on 10/10 for a first-look at this BRAND NEW Nature special before it's national release on Wednesday, October 14th at 8pm on PBS and PBS Kids!
📅 Saturday, October 10⏰ 11 AM–12:30 PM & 2–3:30 PM📍 Poquoson Library
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 11AMCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 2PM
In Partnership with the Poquoson Library.
Register for our PENINSULA screening at the link below, tickets are available 2 weeks before the event
Oct 17 Saturday
Come out to enjoy local art & stop by the community tent to say hello! We'll have freebies and plenty of info on WHRO.
Since 1984 Hope House Foundation has hosted the Stockley Gardens Arts Festival, a two-day event featuring over 125 artists from across the U.S. and overseas to participate and showcase their art in a variety of mediums, including photography, pottery, sculpture, painting, mixed media and jewelry.
Stockley Gardens Park offers the festival a distinctive atmosphere with its peaceful garden setting in the heart of the historic district in Ghent, Norfolk. The festival is free and open to the public and attracts thousands of people who enjoy the art, live music, an array of food and the community atmosphere of the event held in the spring and fall each year.
Oct 20 Tuesday
Local Matters Returns: Explore the Issues That Affect Us All
WHRO is committed to ensuring local journalism thrives in the region and connecting the community to local reporting. Join us this fall for our continuing series of Local Matters news panels. Each event will focus on a specific topic critical to the region and will feature a moderator and three news panelists, including the WHRO reporter covering that beat.
See all our upcoming Local Matters events on whro.org/events
Local Matters: Climate & EnvironmentalLocation: Elizabeth River ProjectModerator Maurice JonesWHRO Journalist - Katherine HafnerDelegate Jackie Glass - Virginia House of Delegates 93rd DistrictDr. Margie Mulholland - Professor, Old Dominion University, Dept. Ocean and Earth SciencesLacy Shirey, Executive Director, Elizabeth River Project
Oct 29 Thursday
Two screenings: Thursday, October 29 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
When Doctor Madblood’s manor mysteriously vanishes into a strange void, the Pungo Swamp crew turns to wacky science to uncover the mystery. The result is a hilarious, nostalgic supernatural adventure packed with monsters, movie mayhem and the campy fun Madblood fans have loved for five decades.
More Madblood Fun
Come celebrate 50 years of Doctor Madblood with us—and experience the anniversary special where the Madblood magic happened.
Nov 28 Saturday
The WHRO Next Gen Collective is a dynamic group of young professionals, ages 21–40, committed to deepening WHRO’s connection with the community. Through storytelling, outreach, and innovative programming, Next Gen Collective members help bridge WHRO’s national and local content with meaningful, real-world impact.
Our members are emerging leaders in finance, communications, education, the arts, nonprofit leadership, and government, who are all dedicated to giving back to public media and shaping its future.
Application Timeline (2027 Term)
We request that members are able to give a three-year commitment.
Apply today at https://pages.whro.org/next-gen-application
