KWMR Events & Tickets
~ 2025 Events ~
April 19-May 2, 2025: Spring Pledge Drive
We’re raising funds to keep KWMR going strong. Thanks in advance for your support!
Friday May 2, 2025: ‘KWMR Day!‘
Join us to celebrate 26 years of West Marin Community Radio!
KWMR West Marin Community Radio invites listeners, donors, supporters and the general public to celebrate ‘KWMR Day’ and 26 years of volunteer-run radio, broadcasting from Point Reyes Station, Bolinas, and San Geronimo Valley, California. The party will be held at the Dance Palace Community & Cultural Center on May 2nd, 2025, with live music by Andrew Byars, the inimitable Space Suit and BiankA & SabreeN, the powerhouse DJs behind Cute Radio. This family friendly celebration will also delight kids with Song and Storytime with Kimmy Nicole.
The free party starts at 5 p.m., all ages are welcome and no ticket or reservation is required. KWMR will sell drinks and refreshments at its KWMbaR, with spirits sponsored by Griffo Distillery. Food for purchase includes tacos, appetizers by chef David Cook, baked goods from Bovine Bakery, an oyster bar from Hog Island Oyster Company, cultured treats from Wild West Ferments, and ice cream scoops from Straus Family Creamery. There will be a live raffle at 7 p.m. with locally donated prizes, and KWMR will have lots of cool KWMR merchandise for sale. Guests can explore their own creativity at a silkscreen station or boogie through the night (until 10 p.m.) on the dance floor.
KWMR Day is an annual celebration of the day that a handful of dedicated West Marin locals first flipped the switch and broadcast KWMR for the first time on May 2, 1999. Since that day, scores of volunteers and a small paid staff have presented hundreds of programs, from news and local information to storytelling, live music, variety shows, and discussions of cooking and gardening, politics, and more.
“It’s going to be great to see West Marin come together and have a good time again this year,” says Amanda Eichstaedt, KWMR’s Station Manager and Executive Director. “It’s our way of giving back to all the people who show up for us year after year. We had so much fun last year, we have decided to do this every year!”
Why May 2nd? 26 years ago, on May 2nd, 1999, KWMR first went on-air. So now… every May 2nd is “KWMR Day!” See last year’s festivities here. May 2 also marks the culmination and end of the station’s annual Pledge Drive, during which listeners and the community come together to ensure that the station can continue to serve its listeners with programming and information during an emergency.
~ Past Events ~
MAY — West Marin Kids Who Rock Concert! (on hiatus) A showcase of talent, at Lagunitas Taproom in Petaluma.
MAY / JUNE — Eat My Heart Out Supperclub (on hiatus) Imagine a dinner party where every tale spun across the table was kindling for the courses to come. EMHO is a storytelling dinner party pairing live performance with a menu whose design is directly inspired by the stories themselves, creating a five-course meal of edible metaphors. EMHO has been profiled in SF Weekly and New York Magazine; past performers include Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Neshama Franklin, and KWMR’s Mia Johnson and crowd-favorite Richard Dillman.
JUNE (discontinued 2019+) — “Daggie” Golf Tournament (event has been retired) After 8 successful DAGGIE Golf Tournaments, KWMR will take a break from this beloved event. The closing of the San Geronimo Valley Golf Course has given us pause, and we will evaluate the future of KWMR golf – if you have feedback, please send it to Amanda Eichstaedt, our Executive Director at [email protected].
DECEMBER / JANUARY— The Winter House Concert (on hiatus) is a unique gathering during the holidays. KWMR arranges for award-winning musicians to play an intimate show at a beautiful, tucked-away West Marin residence. Welcome the winter season with a spread of local gourmet treats, and celebrate community radio.
DECEMBER — Holiday Theatre Production (Winter 2023) It was a wonderful farewell “It’s A Wonderful Life” performance in December 2018 – West Marin’s rendition of the classic holiday radio play by Joe Landry, at Toby’s Feed Barn. In 2019 we performed Dickens’ sweet roasted chestnut of a story, “A Christmas Carol,”…featuring a familiar cast of locals, including Geoff Hoyle as Ebenezer Scrooge! Proceeds benefitted KWMR. Thanks to all who made these productions happen!