CVCR’s WGDR & WGDH Birthday Weekend 6/6-6/8
Lots happens in the spring and early summer for community radio in central Vermont!
June 1973, WGDR, Plainfield went on the air at 91.1 FM for the first time at goddard College.
April, 2010, WGDH, Hardwick went on the air at 91.7 FM adding much of northern Vermont to the listening experience.
And in May, 2021, the FCC approved ownership transition from Goddard College to Central Vermont Community Radio.
That's 52 years of WGDR, 15 of WGDH, and the start of our 5th year in community ownership!
Tune in, Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 8 for special programming all weekend long.
We will be celebrating 52 years of WGDR, 15 of WGDH, and the start of our 5th year in community ownership! You’ll hear special shows, guests, and surprises. In addition to our regular shows, tune in to hear these extra live and local ones:
Friday:
The Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu, 7am-8am. Start your day off with a special birthday themed mix.
Tonio & the Magical Mystery Tour, extended show, 9am-11am,
DJ Eben Flow with a special birthday weekend show from 11am-1pm,
New programmer Caleb’s first summer show, 1-3pm.
Hittin the Note with Bill Hahn, will feature great tunes and birthday love for the station, 3-5pm.
Geezer Rock, with Jeff, will keep the rock and roll, rolling into your Friday night, 5-7pm.
On the Spiral Galaxy with Tom McMurdo, 7-9pm, “Everybody Loves Stereolab" featuring songs by artists clearly influenced by Stereolab plus some Stereolab tracks, including some from the new album that just came out.
King Tone on the Meltdown will keep your Friday night lit with his usual party pleasing tunes, 9-11pm.
Saturday:
The Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu, 8am-9am. Start your day off with a mixtape to get you ready for the party 12-3pm down at the station!
Gathering Peace with Joseph Gainza will have his usual great guests for this monthly show, 9-10am.
A special Modern Sounds in Country (or other genres!) with Barry will be sitting in live, 10am-noon!
Willis and the Metal Edge will keep you company as you head down to the station for the party. He’s on 12-2pm.
John Foster, the Doctor of Blues, is live with his Boxful of Blues, 2-4pm.
Acoustic Harmony, with Mark, helps us wrap up the party at the station with three hours of great folks music, 4-7pm.
Jagler Kats takes us down the Worm Hole, 7-9pm, with his music and more.
DJ Z-Point comes in early to start the night right, 9pm-12am.
Sunday:
Curse of the Golden Turnip with Alan and Steven goes three hours, 7am-10am with special guests.
Audio Ergo Sum, with Darien & Ruby, are in to help us wrap the birthday weekend, 10am-noon.
Maura brings the big Thought Pasture energy to your day 12-2pm.
The Not-Morning Mixtape with DJ Llu, 2-3pm. Llu is back one more time for the birthday weekend to give some afternoon mixtape vibes and thanks to all the listeners for supporting the birthday weekend with gifts and more!
Savannah’s Discoverances comes in for an extra and longer show, 3-5pm.
Rick is in for Bon Mot from 5-6pm, with poetry and more birthday prose.
Good Ways Reggae Show with Kind helps us wrap up the birthday weekend, 6-7pm.
The Revel Level with DJ EhMmAhh, 7-9pm has the official on air wrap party. Tune in to hear the results of the birthday weekend of gifts!
Come on down to the station party on Saturday, June 7, 12-3pm.
We’ll have DJs from the station spinning music (12pm - DJ EhMmAh of the Revel Level (pop/dance), 1pm - DJ Benge of Sexy Fly (R&B/hip-hop), 2pm - Kind of Good Times Reggae Show (reggae), great food, great company, station tours and more. Thanks to ORCA Media for being a party partner with lending us a PA system too.
Thank you to our weekend sponsors: Physician’s Computer Company, Northfield Savings Bank, Lawson’s Liquids, Washington Electric Coop, and Concept2!
As part of this weekend, we’re looking to raise $2,000 as a birthday "gift" for WGDR & WGDH. Our sponsors are matching every gift up to $2,500. Give a gift of $15 or $52 today at WGDR.org and help us celebrate decades of community made, community focused, and now, community owned radio in central and northern Vermont. Thanks and see you there!
Want to help plan the fun?
We’re looking for planning volunteers and volunteers for the day of the party. Email Corey@WGDR.org.
Want to help feed folks and pay for the party? Consider sponsoring!
For just $520, you can be part of the growing list of community sponsors. Your organization or business name will be heard hundreds of times as we promote the party for the coming weeks to our 15K loyal monthly listeners. Email Llu@WGDR.org.
Give a birthday gift to your favorite station!
We're looking for 52 listeners to give $15 or $52 a birthday “gift” to the station (or any amount to celebrate the importance of community ownership of community radio!). Our community sponsors will match up to $2,000!
Together, this birthday weekend will raise community connections and funds, and have fun for the station. We’re ready to party with you, tune in and come on down!
What to expect at the party:
Outside in our back yard of the station, there will be live DJs spinning music for the crowd.
We’ll have a short programming to toward the start of the party, to thank folks!
We will also pass the hat for donations for the station - we’re aiming to raise a total of $2,000 from supporters, that will be dollar for dollar matched, by our weekend sponsors.
The music and speakers will be amplified by a small PA system. As of now, we do not plan to have an ASL interpreter attend. If you need this accommodation, please reach out to the station (info at bottom of this page).
Throughout the party, we’ll have good food (all dietary options available, robust snacks style) and good company (listeners, programmers, volunteers, and fans of the station mingling about). This is a great way to meet fellow listeners and the many of us who do shows and volunteer to keep the station running. We’re expecting a great turn out, so come early, come late, we’ll be there!
Tours of the station (we’ve made upgrades! see real live radio being made!)
Together with our three days of special live and local programming this birthday weekend we’ll raise community connections, funds, and “the fun level” for the station.
We’re ready to party with you, tune in and come on down!
Important Event Details, Accessibility & Other Info:
Directions: Your GPS will lie to you! :) Our address of the station will take you to the main campus of Goddard (123 Pitkin Rd). That is not where you will find us. The station is located on the far side of campus in the basement of the Pratt library building. To find us, follow the signs we will have up for directions and parking. To get to WGDR off Route 2 pass the main Goddard campus entrance on route 214, continue about half a mile down the road and turn into the second entrance to campus on your left (signs for Pratt and WGDR are on a small sign). It is your immediate next left, down a paved and bumpy road. Follow the signs for parking and walking to the station’s building. We highly encourage carpooling with your WGDR loving pals.
Parking will be by the old art building in a mid sized lot just down the road from Pratt (there will be signs). Accessible parking will be up at the Pratt building. Those spaces are limited (about 8 spots total), so please save those who need it. Overflow parking will be at the main entrance to old Goddard campus (again there will be signs!).
Rain location is inside the station (we have a large room we will use to gather and still enjoy music, food, and spaciousness).
Families and kids! We are a kid friendly station. Bring the whole family to enjoy the music, food, and see a real life radio station in action. We can even explain what CDs and records are to the next generation!
Food & Comfort: We’ll have snacks, treats, and drinks for folks to enjoy. We encourage you to bring your own water bottle (to limit waste). There is a kitchen sink that can be used to refill water. It’s June in Vermont, so we might have a glorious day or a brisk day, please bring appropriate layers to wear. We also encourage you to bring your lawn chair. We have lots of seating, but if we get a huge turn out, we may need folks who are able to bring their own chairs!
Collective Care: As a station, we are still being covid cautious with our in-person gathering. While we hope to gather largely outside, if we do move inside due to rain, we will have masks available for folks to use. We also will have good air ventilation going, with windows open and air filters running. We ask that all party attendees make a community-minded decision and not come if they are feeling ill in any way. We are committed to providing as safe a space for all of our community to gather as possible. We are also mindful of those with chemical sensitivities. Please do not wear perfumes, colognes, or other highly scented body products. The Pratt building has a large atrium area, on the way to the bathrooms, with round tables and chairs, that will be a natural light, low sound area during the event. This is a great place to take a break, should you need it. The rest of the building will be roped off to limit access to the rest of the building. Please be respectful of their space. We will have balloons - outdoors and indoors. Lastly, the station is a substance free space, please do not bring alcohol or other substances. There is also no smoking of any kind.
Accessibility: Our station and the outdoor part of the party are all on the same, ground level/basement of the building. Folks in wheelchairs will have easy access to the station, bathrooms (accessible), and the back yard, by way of a firm, grassy back path behind the building from the accessible parking. If we move inside for rain, the large room where the live music will be moved to is only accessible by short staircase.
Leave your furry friends at home: Due to our expected attendance, please do not bring a pet to the event, unless they are a service animal and are trained. We want everyone as comfortable as possible.
Requesting additional accommodations: Please don’t hesitate to contact Llu Mulvaney-Stanak, station manager, to request any additional support that would make attending the event safe and comfortable for you. We can provide extra specific details, maps, layout info, and anything else to make your experience at the party truly fun and comfortable.
