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WVBI is an independent, nonprofit, community-run radio station 100% staffed by volunteers. Our programming brings you entertainment with news, current events and information features that keep you up to date. Our own Cottage Mix—a blend of music designed to appeal to everyone at your up-north home—includes pop, oldies, country, Celtic, folk, jazz and island artists. News updates cover events near and far while our current events reports keep you up to speed on island events. Thrown into the mix are feature news programs, essays from island writers, tech tips and more. Here's what's coming up on WVBI.
Dec 9 @ 6:00 am – 3:59 pm

6:00 am
WVBI’s Cottage Mix is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’ll get next–but it’ll be good. In addition to current and recent hits, you’ll hear your favorite oldies, some country, a bit of folk and jazz, and cuts from artists who’ve performed on the island. To keep you up to date, we[...]
Dec 9 @ 12:00 pm – 12:05 pm

12:00 pm
Keep up to date on global and national news with Feature Story News on WVBI. Reporting from London and Washington with bureaus around the world, FSN brings you the latest news along with spotlight features that take a closer look at hot topics of the day. Listen weekdays at the top of the hour from[...]
Dec 9 @ 12:05 pm – 12:12 pm

12:05 pm
The WVBI Community Calendar includes a look at local news and community events, a complete weather forecast, This Date in History and a Word of the Day (usually from Phyllis Gregg Moore’s posts) and more. There might even be a bad joke. Plus reports from Great Lakes Today, StoryCorps on Fridays and other features. Want[...]
Dec 9 @ 12:30 pm

12:30 pm
WVBI’s morning news guy is also a tech guy. Who knew? Pen, pencil or crayon ready to take down notes on how to make the most of the tech that pervades our modern lives. From recovering lost digital photos to avoid malware ransom scam, Greg covers the tech waterfront with advice that’s practical and easy[...]
Dec 9 @ 3:00 pm – 3:05 pm

3:00 pm
Keep up to date on global and national news with Feature Story News on WVBI. Reporting from London and Washington with bureaus around the world, FSN brings you the latest news along with spotlight features that take a closer look at hot topics of the day. Listen weekdays at the top of the hour from[...]
Dec 9 @ 3:05 pm – 3:12 pm

3:05 pm
The WVBI Community Calendar includes a look at local news and community events, a complete weather forecast, This Date in History and a Word of the Day (usually from Phyllis Gregg Moore’s posts) and more. There might even be a bad joke. Plus reports from Great Lakes Today, StoryCorps on Fridays and other features. Want[...]
Dec 9 @ 4:00 pm – 4:05 pm

4:00 pm
Keep up to date on global and national news with Feature Story News on WVBI. Reporting from London and Washington with bureaus around the world, FSN brings you the latest news along with spotlight features that take a closer look at hot topics of the day. Listen weekdays at the top of the hour from[...]
Dec 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:59 pm

4:00 pm
WVBI’s Cottage Mix is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’ll get next–but it’ll be good. On weekday afternoons from 4:00 to 7:00 (6:00 on Fridays), it’s a special mix of the Lake Michigan’s hottest hits. Don’t touch that radio. You might burn yourself. Weekday afternoons from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. on[...]
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WVBI - BIC Center Community Calendar
Listen for our on-air Community Calendar reports weekdays after our global news at 9, noon, 3 and 6. Miss it on air? Listen to the podcast. Find it under the podcasts at the top of the page. We make it easy to add your event to our Community Calendar. Just press the handy orange "Post Your Event" in the uper right corner of the calendar below and, after a quick check, your event will be posted on calendar.wvbi.net, automagically added to calendars on many other Beaver Island related sites, covered in our on-air Community Calendar, added to the Up North Digital Network displays on the island and the mainland and, where appropriate, included in our press releases about island events made to mainland print and broadcast media.
BICS School Board Meeting @ Beaver Island Community School
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Peaine Township Board Meeting @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm
The Peaine Township Board meets on the second Monday of each month to review and act upon the business of the township. Public participation is welcome and there is a public comment period at the end of every meeting. You can find meeting materials and other township information on the township website. You can meet[...]
COA Craft Day @ Beaver Island Community School
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pickleball @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am
Join us for Pickleball every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In the cold season, we play at the BIC Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to noon and 3:30 to 5 (except no Thursday morning games until after Christmas). We also play on Saturdays from 10 to noon. And, pick-up ganes happen, too, when the[...]
St. James Township Board of Review Meeting @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am

10:00 am
St James Township will be holding December Board of Review at the Governmental Center, 37830 Kings Hwy, Beaver Island MI 49782 on December 10, 2019 at 10:00am at this meeting the following will be addressed:-Clerical errors relative to correct assessment figures.-Mutual mistakes of fact relative to correct assessment figures.-The rate of taxation, mathematical computations relating[...]
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 10 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am
Acertified community-based recreational exercise program designed to assist in reducing pain level, increasing flexibility and mobility, and enhancing the ability to cope with arthritis and daily activities. This program emphasizes balance, strength, flexibility, range of motion and brain power, too! Try it…it’s free and it really works!
Beaver Island Transportation Authority Board Meeting @ Beaver Island Transportation Authority Building
Dec 10 @ 12:00 pm
Peaine Township Board of Review Meeting @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 10 @ 1:00 pm

1:00 pm
Peaine Township will be holding December Board of Review at the Township Hall, 36825 Kings Hwy, Beaver Island MI 49782 on December 10, 2019 at 1:00pm. The purpose of the meeting is to correct clerical errors and mutual mistakes of fact as defined by the General Property Tax Act in MCL 211.53b. The board may[...]
BIA Board Meeting @ Beaver Island Community School
Dec 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

4:00 pm
The Beaver Island Association board meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4 at BICS. The public is invited to the meetings. The BIA is a non-governmenal membership organization that seeks to promote the economic and environmental sustainability of the island. It’s projects include invasive species management, addressing broadband issues, protecting EMS servcies,[...]
Ladies Shuffleboard @ Shamrock Bar & Restaurant
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm
Ladies: Join your friends for shuffleboard at the Shamrock. No need to know how to play. You can learn while you play and have a fun evening out with the girls. No charge. Come down and join us. If you have any questions give Vicki Smith a call. We’ll play every Tuesday except holiday weeks[...]
Peaine Township Planning Commission @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm
The Peaine Township Planning Commission meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Meeting materials, links to the township master plan and zoning ordinances and other commission materials are in the Planning Commission section of the Peaine Township website. Docuemnt Links: November 12, 2019 Agenda
Discover Beaver Island Meeting @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

5:00 pm
Join us on the second Wednesday of each month as we meet to plan and cooridinate island events that create fun for residents and visitors while they Discover Beaver Island. These meetings are sponsored and run by the BI Chamber, but everyone interested in participating or advancing ideas for island events is welcome to attend.
Conference on Faith @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 11 @ 6:00 pm
Pickleball @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am
Join us for Pickleball every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In the cold season, we play at the BIC Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to noon and 3:30 to 5 (except no Thursday morning games until after Christmas). We also play on Saturdays from 10 to noon. And, pick-up ganes happen, too, when the[...]
Games Galore @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1:00 pm
Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Hand ‘n Foot, Mahjong…players choose from these and other games (except no cage wrestling). Share your skills or learn some new ones as you compete, laugh and exercise your brain. Coffee, treats and a stunning view of Paradise Bay provided from Carol’s Hangout at the BIC Center.
A Thing of Beauty @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm
Join us for a production by the BICS Performing Arts Class of Maurice Berger’s play A Thing of Beauty. A Thing of Beauty is a play with great sensitivity and a charming comic touch. A gentle old man enters a park carrying a piece of beautifully formed driftwood, hoping others will thrill to its beauty[...]
Euchre Night @ Stoney Acre Grill & Pub
Dec 12 @ 7:00 pm
Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am
Acertified community-based recreational exercise program designed to assist in reducing pain level, increasing flexibility and mobility, and enhancing the ability to cope with arthritis and daily activities. This program emphasizes balance, strength, flexibility, range of motion and brain power, too! Try it…it’s free and it really works!
Beaver Island Rural Health Center Board Meeting @ Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am
Pickleball @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am
Join us for Pickleball every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In the cold season, we play at the BIC Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to noon and 3:30 to 5 (except no Thursday morning games until after Christmas). We also play on Saturdays from 10 to noon. And, pick-up ganes happen, too, when the[...]
Cookie Carnival @ Gregg Fellowship Center
Dec 14 @ 11:00 am
Up There @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm

4:00 pm
Not Rated | 1h 34min | Drama When a down on his luck journalist finds himself with a less than ideal assignment in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, he acquires the help of a local, who he soon discovers possesses the story that could jump start his career. Filmed on location in the Upper[...]
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood @ Beaver Island Community Center
Dec 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

7:00 pm
R | 2h 41min | Comedy, Drama A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. Director: Quentin TarantinoWriter: Quentin TarantinoStars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie | See full cast & crew » [...]
Sunday Mass @ Holy Cross Catholic Church
Dec 15 @ 9:30 am

9:30 am
Fr. Jim Siler and the congregation of Holy Cross Catholic Church invite you to join them for Mass on Sunday mornings at 9:30. A Vigil Mass is celebrated Saturday afternoons at 4. Mass is also celbrated Tuesday through Friday morning at 9 with a Rosary following Mass on Tuesdays and Eucharistic Adoration following Mass on[...]
Lighthouse Fellowship @ Peaine Township Hall
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am
Sunday Worship Service @ Beaver Island Christian Church
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am
COA Christmas Dinner @ Beaver Island Community School
Dec 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

11:00 am
The Charlevoix County Commisison on Aging Beaver Island Office presents a Christmas Sunday DinnerDecember 15th, 201911:00 – 11:30 Appetizers11:30 – 12:00 Dinner Kathie’s Cooking…Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Mix Vegetables, Cranberry-Apple-Sausage Stuffing, Gravy, Fresh Salad. Desert-Cheesecake.12:00- 1pm White Elephant Gift ExchangeWhite Elephant Gift Exchange, defined by something of dubious or limited value or an object no longer[...]
St. James Township Finance Committee @ St. James Governmental Center
Dec 16 @ 1:00 pm
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