At WNRV, one of our goals is to be actively involved in the local community. We work closely with local schools, governments, organizations, and businesses. One of the ways we give back is to provide an Events Calendar that you can use to track all the WNRV and community events.

You can use our Local Events forum to post info about your event (registered users only). Or, you can use our contact form if you'd like to have your event listed on the Calendar (as well as if you're interested in having WNRV being involved with your event).

Here are some of the events that WNRV has been involved with over the past few years:

Music

• Our New River Valley Jamboree show will have a live set from Jimmy Costa on Saturday January 28. We'll be broadcasting live from the Old Virginia Smokehouse in Pearisburg again this week, Jimmy will be doing an Uncle Dave Macon show. Tune in for great live music on AM 990 or our live stream.
• On January 21 our New River Valley Jamboree show had a live set from Roscoe P and Coal Train at the Old Virginia Smokehouse.
• We had live basketball broadcasts for Giles-Auburn girls on January 17 and Narrows-Grayson County girls on January 18. We also covered the Narrows-Grayson County boys game on January 17 (this and Giles-Auburn game will be replayed on January 21 at 10 AM following our Speaking of Sports show). Tune in for the exciting local sports action on AM 990 or our live stream.
• On January 14 our New River Valley Jamboree show broadcast a live set from the Giles Mountain String Band at the Old Virginia Smokehouse in Pearisburg.
• We've added 2 new shows to our Wednesday lineup: Del McCoury's Blue Side of Town on Wednesday at 1 PM (every week), and the Bluegrass Unlimited Top 30 Countdown with Lee Michael Dempsey from 10 AM - noon (second Wednesday each month).
• We had live broadcasts of the Giles-Graham girls (January 9) and Narrows-Graham boys (January 10) basketball games. We also covered the Narrows-Graham girls and Giles-Floyd boys on January 11 and replayed these on January 14 following our Speaking of Sports show. Tune in for the exciting local sports action on AM 990 or our live stream.
• On Saturday January 7 our New River Valley Jamboree show had a live set from the Black Twig Pickers that was broadcast on-site from the Old Virginia Smokehouse in Pearisburg.
• On December 10 our New River Valley Jamboree show had a live set from Sugar Run broadcast on-site from the Old Virginia Smokehouse in Pearisburg.
• We had live coverage of the second Narrows-Giles girls (December 7) and boys (December 9) varsity basketball games. Both games will be replayed on Saturday December 10 following our Speaking of Sports show. Tune in for all the exciting basketball action on AM 990 or our live stream.
• We had live coverage of the Narrows-Giles girls basketball game on December 1 (replayed on December 3) and the Narrows-Giles boys basketball game on December 2.
• We covered the Giles-Dayspring (November 29) and Narrows-East Montgomery (November 30) boys basketball games (replayed on December 3).
• We had live coverage of the Giles-Glenvar (November 11) and Giles-Gretna (November 18) playoff games, and replayed each one the following Saturday. This concluded our 2011 high school football season.
• We recorded a live set from the Giles Mountain String Band at the Old Virginia Smokehouse on Saturday November 12 and played this on the New River Valley Jamboree at 3 PM on November 19.
• Live in-studio performance by the Bluegrass Travelers on the New River Valley Jamboree show (October 15, 2011)
• Contests for free tickets to Marty Stuart New River Community College concert (September 3 and 7, 2011).
• Live in-studio performance by Roscoe P and Coal Train on the New River Valley Jamboree show (June 25, 2011)
• Ninth Annual Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention (June 10-11 2011; on-site broadcast with 12 hours of live music, rebroadcast the featured bands plus individual and band competitions)
• First Annual Giles Fiddler's Convention (May 21, 2011; on-site broadcast with several hours of live music and interview, rebroadcast the individual and band competitions - list of competition winners)
• Live in-studio performance by the Bluegrass Travelers on the New River Valley Jamboree show (April 23, 2011)
• Special 2 hour edition of the WNRV New River Valley Jamboree show that featured 2 of the 3 live sets from the 2009 WNRV Holiday Concert: Hans Creek String Band and State Line Bluegrass (December 11, 2010)
• Eight Annual Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention (June 11-12 2010; on-site broadcast with 11 hours of live music)
• Live in-studio interview for the Appalachian Music Masters Concert and Forum (March 12, 2010)
• WNRV 2009 Holiday Concert featuring Donna Ulisse & the Poor Mountain Boys, plus local favorites Hans Creek String Band and State Line Bluegrass. Here are the details (December 2009)
• Live in-studio performances by Giles Mountain String Band, Hans Creek String Band, Into Blue, Bill Richardson, Ridgeline, State Line Bluegrass, and Valley Bluegrass (2008-2010)
• Interviews with Daily & Vincent, Michelle Cupit, Nothin' Fancy, Donna Ulisse, and Rhonda Vincent (2008-2010)
• WNRV 2008 Holiday Concert featuring Lost and Found and All4Hym (2008)
• Sixth Annual Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers Convention (2008; on-site broadcast)

Community Events

• 2011 Christmas Parades: Rich Creek, Pembroke, Pearisburg, Ballard, Peterstown, and Narrows (December 2011)
• NewRiverFest (July 2, 2011; on-site broadcast of Speaking of Sports show plus interviews)
• Wolf Creek Ruritan 50th Anniversary Celebration (June 4, 2011; on-site Speaking of Sports show plus interview)
• Giles County Kids Fishing Day (May 21, 2011; on-site broadcast with special 2 hour Speaking of Sports show plus interviews - 4th straight year we've broadcast from Kids Fishing Day).
• Cub Scout Troops 68 and 460 WNRV studio visit (April 2011; local troops visited WNRV to earn merit badges, plus interviews)
• 2010 Christmas Parades: Rich Creek, Pembroke, Pearisburg, Ballard, and Narrows (December 2-9, 2010; our float won 3rd place in the Narrows parade)
• 20th Annual Rich Creek Autumnfest (September 11, 2010; on-site broadcast with Speaking of Sports show, with updates and interviews throughout the day). Festival Flyer
• Narrows Athletic Fund Golf Tournament (September 4, 2010; on-site broadcast at Castle Rock Golf Course with Speaking of Sports show)
• Celco Federal Credit Union Customer Appreciation Day (June 4, 2010; on-site broadcast with Speaking of Sports show and interview with Va Tech Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster)
• Giles County Kids Fishing Day (May 15, 2010; on-site broadcast with special 2 hour Speaking of Sports show plus interviews with Sheriff Millirons, Game Warden Mullins, and kids )
• Live In-studio Interview with Giles High School FFA Club (April 20, 2010)
• Virginian Leader newspaper feature about WNRV in their Business Profile section (January 6, 2010)
• Celco Federal Credit Union Customer Appreciation Day (2009; on-site broadcast with Speaking of Sports show and interview with Va Tech Defensive Coordinator Bud Foster)
• Giles County Kids Fishing Day (2008 and 2009; on-site broadcast with Speaking of Sports show and interviews)
• 2007 Christmas Parades: Narrows and Pearisburg (2007; on-site broadcast)
• Fund Raising for Kidney Transplant for Local Family (2007)

Local Sports

• Live coverage of the entire 2011 Narrows Athletic Fund Annual Christmas Basketball Tournament (December 15-17, 2010; final results).
• Live broadcast of the Giles-Gretna second round football playoff game on November 18, this concluded our 2011 high school football season.
• Live broadcast of the Giles-Glenvar first round football playoff game on November 11.
• Covered every 2011 varsity football game for Narrows and Giles, with a live game broadcast each week and both games replayed each Saturday - complete 2011 schedule. A special disc is available that contains the recordings for every 2011 football game!
• Live broadcast of the Giles-PH Glade Springs Region C baseball game on May 31.
• Live broadcast of the Giles Senior-Faculty basketball game on March 4.
• Live coverage of the Narrows-Bath County girls region semifinal game on February 24. The girls and boys from both Giles and Narrows high schools were in the region playoffs this season!
• Live coverage of the Narrows-Parry McCluer girls region playoff game on February 22. Narrows advanced to the region semifinal!
• Live coverage of the Narrows-Galax girls Mountain Empire district tournament basketball game on February 16.
• Live coverage of the Giles-Auburn girls Three Rivers district tournament basketball game on February 15.
• Live coverage of the Giles-Glenvar girls basketball game on February 10.
• Live coverage of the Giles-Glenvar boys basketball game on February 7.
• Live coverage of the Giles-East Montgomery girls basketball game on February 4 (Narrows-Bland girls and boys games on February 4 were recorded and broadcast on February 5).
• Live coverage of the Narrows-Galax girls basketball game on February 2.
• Live coverage of the Giles-Floyd boys basketball game on February 1.
• Live coverage of the Giles-Radford boys basketball game on January 27.
• Live coverage of the Narrows-Rural Retreat girls basketball game on January 25.
• Live coverage of both the girls and boys Narrows-Grayson County varsity basketball games on January 21, 2011.
• Live coverage of the girls Narrows-Fort Chiswell varsity basketball game on January 19, 2011.
• Live coverage of the boys Giles-East Montgomery varsity basketball game on January 18, 2011.
• Live coverage of the entire 2010 Narrows Athletic Fund Annual Christmas Basketball Tournament (December 18-21, 2010; final results).
• Live coverage of the girls and boys varsity Narrows-Giles basketball games (December 8 and 10, 2010).
• Covered every 2010 varsity football game for Narrows and Giles, with a live game broadcast each week and both games replayed each Saturday - complete 2010 schedule.
• Live coverage of the New River Post 68 baseball games in the American Legion Tournament in Salem, VA (July 16-17, 2010)
• Live coverage of the girls' Narrows-J.I. Burton Div 1 state quarterfinal basketball game from Virginia High School (March 6, 2010)
• Live coverage of the girls' Narrows-Bland Div 1 Region C championship basketball game from George Wythe High School. We also broadcast the boys' region championship in which East Montgomery defeated Galax (February 27, 2010)
• Live coverage of the boys' Narrows-East Montgomery Region C quarterfinal basketball game from George Wythe High School (February 26, 2010)
• Live coverage of the girls' Narrows-Bath County Region C quarterfinal basketball game from George Wythe High School. We also broadcast the other girls' quarterfinal in which Bland defeated Galax (February 25, 2010)
• Live coverage of the boys' Narrows-Rural Retreat first round Region C home playoff game (February 24, 2010)
• Live coverage of the girls' Narrows-Covington first round Region C home playoff game (February 23, 2010)
• Live coverage of all 6 games (girls and boys) of the Mountain Empire District basketball tournament from Fort Chiswell HIgh School, as well as the girls' Narrow-Bland tiebreaker game on the previous night that decided the regular season MED champion (February 18-19, 2010)
• Live coverage of both the girls' and boys' Narrows-Grayson basketball games (February 2010)
• Live coverage of the Giles-East Montgomery boys' basketball game (February 2010)
• Live coverage of the Giles-East Montgomery girls' basketball game (January 2010)
• Live coverage of the boys' Giles-Floyd basketball game (January 2010)
• Live coverage of the Christmas Basketball Classic/Narrows Athletic Fund Tournament (December 2009 and January 2010)
• Covered all Narrows and Giles 2009 varsity football games (September-November 2009)