Bingo Is Life: A Post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast

We welcome Kalela Williams and Davey White to the show! Kalela and Davey tell us about their work in Staunton with Off Center and Staunton Augusta Art Center. Both are creative doers who love what they do and appreciate Staunton as a wonderful home for their art!
We took a deep dive into many of their different projects and included links in the show notes. Do yourself a favor and go check out what these local creatives do with their talents!  
A few mentions:
The hub for all our nonsense -  https://www.BrothersHowdyshell.com
Restless Moons Brewing - One of the best places on earth! https://www.restlessmoons.com/
Ruby’s Arcade - I had BBQ here tonight.. *chef’s kiss!  https://rubysarcade.com/ 
About Kalela - https://www.kalelawilliams.com/about
Kalela Williams with Virginia Humanities - https://virginiahumanities.org/about/team/kalela-williams/
Tangleroot - A novel by Kalela Williams - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250880673/tangleroot/
Davey Williams - playwright, director, puppetry artist, and performer - Davey talks about his puppetry work - https://shorturl.at/AZjXn
Staunton Augusta Art Center - https://www.saartcenter.org/
The Off Center - https://www.offcenterstaunton.com/#/productions-view
The Off Center - The Ensemble - https://www.offcenterstaunton.com/team-4#/productions-view
American Mythology According To Staunton - https://visitstaunton.com/event/american-mythology-according-to-staunton-6/
The Hot Mammas - https://www.thehotmamas.com/
Gamelan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWCCSuHsuQ
Rampokan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMjF42F3TRM

In this episode we welcome Ryan Faraci, local record store owner and music community builder! Ryan tells us about his business in Harrisonburg's Liberty Street Mercantile Building-  Rhythm and Vinyl. And the space also affords a listening room known as- The Rhythm Den.
Make sure to check out his venue for a truly unique Harrisonburg musical experience. Ryan is a big fan of our little town and we are lucky to have him!
A few mentions:
Go get a shirt and learn all things Brothers Howdyshell adjacent! https://www.BrothersHowdyshell.com
Restless Moons Brewing - Continuing to create a musical space, one pint at a time!  https://www.restlessmoons.com/
Ruby’s Arcade - Rhythm, vinyl, wood fire pizza - makes sense to me.  https://rubysarcade.com/ 
The Rhythm Den - 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579485676794
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/therhythmdenva/
WMRA NPR News: https://www.wmra.org/2025-10-23/valley-record-stores-see-increased-traffic-from-young-people
 

Metal fans celebrate! We are incredibly fortunate to have Maggie Worthington join us to talk about the fascinating world of Sludge Metal! Even if metal is not your bag, Maggie’s take on the local music scene is worth the listen.
We love the Staunton scene and are so honored to have Maggie join us for a great dive into the musical fabric that forms our local flavor! Ironically, even Doc Watson fans are going to find a safe space here. Enjoy!
A few mentions:
All things Brothers Howdyshell! Go sign up for a chance to win a free tshirt and help us fight the social media algorithms! https://www.BrothersHowdyshell.com
Restless Moons Brewing - Great beer, great community, incredible space for music!  https://www.restlessmoons.com/
Ruby’s Arcade - Mozzarella metal on a woodfired pizza pie. Go get it!  https://rubysarcade.com/ 
Heemeyer the band:
Bandcamp - https://heemeyerdoom.bandcamp.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heemeyerdoom/
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/heemeyer_doom/
Doc Watson cover - Wake Up Little Maggie -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HruPzxs2_bg
Tread is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Paul Solet centering upon a 2004 attack upon the small mountain town of Granby, Colorado by welder Marvin Heemeyer, who destroyed a number of businesses and homes in that town with a secretly fortified bulldozer made up of steel, concrete, and guns after feuding with multiple residents.

From the band Uncle Bengine, we welcome vocalist, guitarist, and song writer Ben Schlabaugh! Ben shares his story- Mennonite background and all. This is a great episode for the musician’s musician!
Ben is another great example of the type of productive, creative individual that our local community is so lucky to have! We talk about a lot of music, a lot of where this music comes from, and a lot of love for local talent.
A few mentions:
Brothers Howdyshell website now available! Go sign up for a chance to win a free tshirt! https://www.BrothersHowdyshell.com
Restless Moons Brewing - Lovely space. Lovely beer.  https://www.restlessmoons.com/
Ruby’s Arcade - Rockin’ pie and pins in downtown Harrisonburg!  https://rubysarcade.com/ 
Ben Schlabach Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/benjamin.schlabach
Uncle Bengine Site -  https://unclebengine.com/
Uncle Bengine Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unclebengine?igsh=amIwcm1wd202bGh1