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In the spirit of a TED talk, IU South Bend is offering another installment of its lecture series billed as a 'Pop-Up University.'

On Thursday, October 17th from 7-8pm, Elizabeth Bennion will lead a discussion at the LangLab in South Bend entitled Pondering Pete's Proposal: Should We Abolish the Electoral College?

Award-winning journalist Ann Curry will take the stage next in the Speakers Series for The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan. An Evening with Ann Curry: Being a Tour de Force of Determination and Making a Difference in the World is set for Saturday, Nov. 2nd at 7:30pm at The Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor. 

WVPE's Photo of the Week comes to us courtesy of Wanda Cataldo of Elkhart. Wanda captured this image September 19th, just days before the official start of autumn. She calls it 'Under the Bridge at Island Park.' All of that green in the photo will be changing colors. 

If you have a photo to share, we'd love to see it. 

Email it to us at wvpe@wvpe.org.

Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at 9 PM

There’s an idea about how people read words that’s deeply embedded in teaching practices and curriculum materials widely used in elementary school classrooms.

WVPE is a media sponsor of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend from Friday, October 25th through Sunday, October 27th. 

Next Step Learning is offering a 'Reading and Comprehension Screening' Saturday, October 19 from noon to 3pm at the Francis Branch of the St. Joseph Co. Public Library.

The screening will be at 52655 Ironwood Road, South Bend. The screening is free. It is designed for children ages 7 and up. 

UPDATE: 88.1 WVPE extends a big thank you to all of you who supported our Fall Membership Campaign that wrapped up on Oct. 8. We received 878 gifts that added up to $114,756. Again, THANK YOU!  We did fall a little short of our overall fundraising goal for the campaign. But the good news is, if you didn't get your donation in during the campaign, you can do it right now here on the website. Just click on the green donate button in the upper right corner of the homepage here at wvpe.org. And we can't say it enough, thank you for supporting your local NPR station. 

Fall in love with NPR and WVPE. It happened for this 88.1 WVPE listener-member couple from Fulton County. Public radio featured prominently in their first date.

Supporting your local NPR station during our membership campaign *is* a love story...a love of everything that makes public radio great. Do it now at 888 399 9873 or right here online. 

During our Fall Membership Campaign at WVPE, we are acknowledging the photography skills of one of the station's long-time volunteers and supporters, Stacy Lankford. He submitted this image from Cass County, Michigan.  This is Diamond Lake at sunset. Stacy also serves on the Friends of WVPE Board. Campaign week is a great time to recognize the talents of the people who help to keep the station strong. 

If you have a photo to share, we'd love to see it. 

Email it to us at wvpe@wvpe.org.

Meet one of WVPE's younger sustaining members, Shelby Herms. She makes the case for treating a sustaining membership to WVPE like any other streaming subscription service that she uses.  

At WVPE there is no higher praise than to be a Public Radio Nerd! Own it!  Support public radio in Michiana. Call in with a pledge of support at 888 399 9873 or pledge online here.

As WVPE launches its Fall Membership Campaign, it's a little bittersweet.

This doorway will greet our Fall Membership Campaign volunteers through the end of our fundraising drive on Oct. 8. Call them to pledge your support at 888 399 9873. Or you can pledge here on the website. Let us know what you love and value about your public radio station.   

In the meantime, check out the video here of our newest hire, 88.1 WVPE News Reporter Annacaroline Caruso, ringing the cowbell during her first hour on the air during the pledge drive.