Posts by Zoe Van Nostrand
WRFI Offers 10% Discount on Underwriting to all Downtown Ithaca Businesses & Events through DIA Appreciation Program
Learn More About Underwriting(opens in new tab) WRFI is excited to join the Downtown Employee Appreciation Program stewarded by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance! WRFI is now offering a 10% discount on any underwriting package booked by a business within the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) and a 10% discount for any Event Blast underwriting packages…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Ithaca Is…Spotlighting Black Creatives in Ithaca – Airing 4/29
Explore CREATIVES on WRFI(opens in new tab) Get to know the organizers behind the ‘Ithaca Is…’ album project. Hosted by DJ Dija of The Strangest Feeling (alternating Saturday evenings 7-9pm). The Ithaca Is… project is organized by a team of MBA students at Ithaca College with backgrounds in music, marketing, and media. Cierra May, a…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Sylvie Froncek on the inaugural Old Greeny Fringe Fest, hosted by DJ Gianni – 4/22 & 4/26
Get to know festival organizer Sylvie Froncek and discover the weird and mystical events on the the horizon. Hosted by DJ Gianni of Songbird.mp3 (alternating Sunday mornings from 10-11am). Old Greeny Fringe Fest is a week-long (April 27th-May 3rd), fringe festival in celebration of the weird, wacky, and whimsical, rooted in the legend of Old…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Grammy-nominated violinist Ariana Kim discusses her journey into Carnatic music, hosted by Daniel Bass – 4/21 & 4/25
From Carnegie Hall to Karnataka, Grammy-nominated violinist Ariana Kim, Associate Professor of Music at Cornell, discusses her journey into Carnatic music during her semester studying violin in India in 2025. Hosted by Daniel Bass of Monsoon Radio (alternating Tuesday nights 7-9pm) “Noted by The New York Times for giving “the proceedings an invaluable central thread…
Read MoreWRFI Spring Fund Drive – Saturday 4/11 through Friday 4/17
WE RAISED $12,900+ FOR COMMUNITY RADIO! Spring is SPRUNG – The sun is shining, the plants are waiting with bated chlorophyll for this *last* cold snap to end before unfurling their blooms – and the WRFI Spring Fund Drive kicks off Saturday April 11th! DONATE TODAY(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) Explore our…
Read MoreRecent Radio Specials – April 2026
CREATIVES: MIGRATIONS: The 29th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, hosted by Felix Teitelbaum The 2026 edition of FLEFF runs from March 27 – April 12. This year’s special theme is Migrations. Events and screenings will be held on Ithaca College’s campus and downtown at Cinemapolis. A live interview hosted by Felix Teitelbaum of The Scenic…
Read MoreCREATIVES: MIGRATIONS: The 29th annual Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, hosted by Felix Teitelbaum 4/2
DJ Felix of The Scenic Route(every Thursday 12-2) talks to the organizers of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF) about the 29th annual fest held this week at Ithaca College and Cinemapolis. The 2026 edition of FLEFF runs from March 27 – April 12. This year’s special theme is Migrations. Events and screenings will…
Read MoreCREATIVES: Author Sophie Pinkham on her new work ‘The Oak & the Larch: A Forest History of Russia’, hosted by DJ Jacob – 4/19 & 4/23
Explore CREATIVES on WRFI(opens in new tab) Tune into WRFI for an interview with Cornell Professor Sophie Pinkham about her new book, The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia! Learn about the rich, complex narrative woven through Russia’s beautiful forests and hear how it connects to the country’s complicated history. Pinkham’s interview will…
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