We were joined at Bowling Green Country Club for our LIVE broadcast of Tourism Tuesday by co-host, Katie Long from the Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce and her guest, JD Cave with the Caverns Shriners Club. We talked about their upcoming bluegrass festival being held August 4-6 in Luray, Virginia. Bluegrass in the Blue Ridge is in it's 12th year and will feature over a dozen bluegrass bands, great food plus, 100% of the proceeds go to benefit the Shriner's Hospitals for Children. For more details, visit their website: http://www.bluegrassinluray.com/ Their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/luraybluegrass You can click here: BluegrassFestivalLurayFlyer2016 to download their flyer.

We were in the studio today talking with Robbie Seal, Community Resource Officer for the Front Royal Police Department about National Night Out happening Tuesday, August 2 in downtown Front Royal at the gazebo from 6pm - 9pm. Seven different law enforcement agencies will be participating along with local businesses and non-profit organizations. Live music will be provided by Souled Out and there will be food available for purchase. For more details, contact Officer Robbie Seal at 540-636-2111.

We were joined in the studio today by Ernie Carnevale from Blue Ridge Hospice. We talked about the 35-year history of Blue Ridge Hospice and the different services they offer. We discussed: the difference between Blue Ridge Hospice, a local community non-profit hospice, and other for-profit hospices organizations; their upcoming Camp Hope for Kids; and, their 35th Birthday Celebration in September. For more details about hospice or to make a donation to this worthy cause, click here to visit their website. For details about Camp Hope for Kids on September 17, 2016 at the Northern Virginia 4-H Education & Conference Center in Front Royal - click here. Mark your calendar for September 24th to attend the 35th Birthday Celebration of Blue Ridge Hospice from 4pm - 7pm at Shenandoah Lodge at Lake Frederick. Click here to view the event on their Facebook page. Click here to like them on Facebook, or follow them on Twitter @brhospice

We were joined in the studio today by Rachel Lamb for the Warren County Fair. We talked about all the upcoming events, activities and musical performances happening next week. Warren County Fair runs from August 1st - August 6th. For a complete schedule of events, registration forms and to purchase tickets, visit their website: http://warrencountyfair.com/ Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenCoVAFair Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/warrencofair Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warrencofair/

We were joined in the studio for The Valley Business today by Emily Buhl, Marketing Director for the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber and her guests, John Fox - owner of Greenwood Grocery, and HB Simpson with Annandale Millworks to talk about their upcoming event, HobNob in the Valley on Friday, September 9 at Lord Fairfax Community College's Corron Center from 5:30pm - 8pm. For details and ticket information, click here. To download the flyer, click here: HobNob Fact Sheet_2016 You can also tweet your questions, comments and get more info by tweeting @tvrcprez #HobNob2016

We were joined at Bowling Green Country Club for our LIVE broadcast of Tourism Tuesday with co-host Kary Haun from Shenandoah County Tourism and her guest, Cheri Wright from Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce to talk about the upcoming Route 11 Yard Crawl on August 13, 2016. Kary also talked about fun things to do around Shenandoah County while trying to beat the heat: Shenandoah Valley Music Festival performances, fun things to do on the river with Route 11 Outfitters, Lake Laura at Bryce Resort & Shenandoah Caverns. For more information about the Route 11 Yard Crawl, click here. To explore the great things to do in and around Shenandoah County, click here to visit the tourism website.

We were in the studio today with Warren County Fire Marshal, Gerry Maiatico talking about the position of fire mashal, fire safety and the upcoming Citizen's Fire Academy starting on August 9 & Fire Safety Night on Tuesday, August 2 at the Warren County Fair. For more information about the Citizen's Fire Academy, click here to download the flyer & registration form: CFA 2016 Click here to visit the website for Warren County Fire & Rescue or here to visit their Facebook page.

Today's show was entertaining in every sense of the word! We welcomed Dennis Lynch from Shenandoah Valley Music Festival and his guests - members of the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra. We managed to squeeze them all into the studio and enjoyed some outstanding live music from their show Beatles & Friends coming up this Saturday in Orkney Springs. For a complete schedule and to purchase your tickets online visit their website at: musicfest.org. To watch their LIVE performance from today's show, click here to see our Facebook Live Stream video.

We were joined in the studio today by Dr. Miles Davis, Dean of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr., School of Business and Professor of Management at Shenandoah University along with his guest, Bill Long - owner of Auto Care Clinic in Front Royal for The Valley Business Today. We discussed Bill's journey to running a successful small business along with his tips & suggestions for dealing with the bumps a small business owner encounters as they try to grow their business.

We broadcast live from Bowling Green Country Club for today's edition of Tourism Tuesday. We were joined by Katie Long, Communications Assistant for the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce and her guest Helen Morton from Delaware North/Shenandoah National Park. We discussed the park's upcoming event, Blackberry Delight, Night Sky Event & Apple Butter Celebration. For a complete list of activities and dates for the fee-free days at Shenandoah National Park, click here to visit their website. We also talked about several fun events coming up in Luray hosted by the chamber as well as the town that include crafts, music and great food. For more information about events in Luray, click here to visit the tourism website.