WHRO Events

🐘🌍 Our premiere screening events have ended, but you can still catch the show!

"Sesame Street and the Great Elephant Adventure" airs October 14.

WAYS TO WATCH:

WHRO +
Live on WHRO+ (Oct. 14, 8 p.m.)
Stream on demand on WHRO+

Television
WHRO TV 15 OR WHRO KIDS, October 14, 8 p.m.

Watch a preview >

About the program:
Join Elmo and the Sesame Street gang on a once-in-a-lifetime African safari adventure. After adopting an orphaned elephant online, Elmo, Abby and Nina travel to a Kenyan sanctuary to meet the young elephant alongside other iconic wildlife.

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.

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 & Environmental
Location: Elizabeth River Project
Moderator Maurice Jones
WHRO Journalist - Katherine Hafner
Delegate Jackie Glass - Virginia House of Delegates 93rd District
Dr. Margie Mulholland - Professor, Old Dominion University, Dept. Ocean and Earth Sciences
Lacy Shirey, Executive Director, Elizabeth River Project

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

• Be among the first to see the 50th Anniversary Special before it airs
• Watch it at the WHRO Public Media studios where the Madblood magic happened
• Shop limited-edition Doctor Madblood merchandise, while supplies last
• See fun items from the Madblood set
• Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Madblood and the Pungo Swamp crew with fellow fans

Come celebrate 50 years of Doctor Madblood with us—and experience the anniversary special where the Madblood magic happened.

2027 Next Gen Collective Board Application

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)

• October 1, 2026 – Applications open
• November 28, 2026 – Applications due
• Mid-December – Applicants notified of status; new members invited to meet-and-greet
• January 2027 – New member orientation and kickoff meetup

We request that members are able to give a three-year commitment.

Apply today at
https://pages.whro.org/next-gen-application