{"podcast":{"title":"The Valley Today","slug":"the-valley-today-1144037","podcast_index_feed_id":1144037,"rss_url":"https://thevalleytoday.libsyn.com/vtrss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/344060/site","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/4/d/5/64d5048b9237b1b788c4a68c3ddbc4f2/The_Valley_Today_logo_radio_1400_x_1400_px.png","author":"Janet Michael","episode_count":2561,"summary":"The Valley Today is a radio show and podcast dedicated to shining a light on the vibrant community leaders and local events that make the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia truly special. Insightful conversations, engaging stories, and event details connect listeners with the heart and soul of the valley, showcasing its unique culture, initiatives, and people. Guests are recorded (mostly) in advance in local coffee shops, at local businesses, and during local events. The radio program airs just a few minutes after noon every weekday on The River 95.3 and Sports Radio 1450.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:20:38.149398+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037"},"episode":{"title":"Shenandoah County Celebrates 1776","slug":"shenandoah-county-celebrates-1776","published_at":"2026-06-12T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037/shenandoah-county-celebrates-1776","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037","url":"https://thevalleytodaypodcast.com/shenandoah-county-celebrates-1776","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thevalleytoday/20260612VT.mp3?dest-id=2999852","summary":"It started with an email and one really good lecture — and turned into the biggest day in Shenandoah County history in a generation. On this bonus Shenandoah County Tourism episode, host Janet Michael and Kary Haun head to the historic courthouse in Woodstock to talk with Suzanne McIlwee and Kim Yeck, co-chairs of Shenandoah County Celebrates 1776 — a free, full-day VA 250 commemoration happening Saturday, June 20, 2026, hosted by the Shenandoah County Historical Society. Suzanne and Kim walk through how a chapter-meeting idea grew into a downtown-wide event featuring the fifth great-grandson of Patrick Henry delivering \"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death\" in character, the 1st and 8th Virginia Regiments encamped on East Court Street, a mounted dragoon cavalry unit doing demonstrations, lectures running simultaneously in three churches, a Williamsburg-trained cordwainer, a master gunsmith, a tape loomist, an 18th-century surveyor, period authors and book signings, kids' activities and a scavenger hunt, historical dancing on the courthouse lawn at 4 PM, museums open all day, and a special 250 Celebration Ale being unveiled. Plus shuttle and parking info, the opening ceremony schedule, and one truly pressing question: do they still need a fifer? (Yes. Yes they do.) EVENT DETAILS — SHENANDOAH COUNTY CELEBRATES 1776 Saturday, June 20, 2026 Downtown Woodstock, Virginia • Centered on the historic courthouse, East Court Street, West Court Street, and Lawyer's Row Free admission • Rain or shine • Family-friendly • Colonial dress encouraged Opening ceremony: 10:00 AM at the historic courthouse (Theatre Shenandoah preview at 9:45) Event runs through the afternoon, with the historical dance on the courthouse lawn at 4:00 PM Street closures: East Court Street and a portion of West C…","meta_description":"It started with an email and one really good lecture — and turned into the biggest day in Shenandoah County history in a generation. On this bonus Shenand…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-valley-today-1144037/episodes/shenandoah-county-celebrates-1776/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-valley-today-1144037/shenandoah-county-celebrates-1776.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}