Upcoming Events

UPDATED 9/25/08:
WERU loves hosting concerts and other social events, where WERU listeners and volunteers can gather to celebrate community!  Scroll down to find out about upcoming WERU events or click one of these links to go right to a specific event...

	OTHER UPCOMING WERU EVENTS

20th Anniversary Celebration events all year long..............



WERU sincerely thanks everyone who helped organize, feed, entertain and celebrate at our 20th Anniversary Open House on May 1st at our studios in East Orland.  Thanks to all the listeners, volunteers, staff and musicians who worked together and partied together Community Radio had a wonderful day commemorating the twenty amazing years it has been since WERU’s very first broadcast from The Henhouse in Blue Hill.  

Approximately 250 people attended and enjoyed the delicious food (thanks especially to the Whole Earth Kantina in Bucksport and caterer Karen Frangoulis of Blue Hill), live music (Jay & Bjorn Petterson, Burnham Boys, and the Toughcats), used music sale, open-mic radio programming, station tours and strong sense of community.  

We are grateful for all the volunteer power and listener support that has kept WERU alive and well for twenty years and invite everyone to take part in other upcoming 20th Anniversary events scheduled throughout the year!

Check out these slideshows with music from the

May 1st 20th Anniversary Celebration:

PART I: The Bands

PART II: Volunteers & Fun, Fun, Fun!

Check out the RadioActive 20th Anniversary Open Mic that took place during the celebration! Listen to community members discuss their relationship with WERU.

Special Thanks to Noel Paul Stookey and Juliane Gardner for their donated performances and thanks to the many volunteers and

following local businesses who made our

October 2nd Founders Event a wonderful evening

NEXT 20th Anniversary Celebration Event.....................

A Land Made of Water, Gordon Bok’s inspired work written in 1979, is the musical story of a magical and mysterious encounter with sea dwelling people.  On Saturday, October 18, 7:00 PM, at the Bucksport Performing Arts Center, come hear this magical presentation narrated by Gordon and Mary Bok, accompanied by 10 instrumentalists and 80 singers from 3 midcoast-area choruses – Voices Unlimited, Quasimodal Chorus, and Voices for Peace..  This chronicle of a storm on a small island and the encounters and revelations it brings has been described as a “shimmering tapestry of interwoven music and a truly indescribable story.” Tickets are just $15 and are available at The Orland Market, Bookstacks in Bucksport and from WERU by calling 469-6600.

CHECK OUT THIS LIST OF EVERY SINGLE UPCOMING

20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EVENT!

OTHER UPCOMING WERU EVENTS.....................................

1) US/El Salvador Sister Cities National Fall Conference

PICA, MOFGA & WERU INVITE ALL TO ATTEND & PARTICIPATE:

Discussion: "2008 Elections & Voting in El Salvador"
Thursday, October 9, 7:00 pm at PICA, 170 Park St., Bangor

" There are high hopes that free and fair elections will allow the public to vote in a new President with the political will to reverse policies that have militarized the country, threatened the environment, and widened the gap between rich and poor." -US/El Salvador Sister Cities

The United States? -- it could be, but this quote is actually about El Salvador, where national elections this winter offer a real hope for change.

You are invited to meet with two representatives of the Salvadoran popular movement, Bernardo Belloso and Heriberto Orellana, and hear from them about how we can we can build support for free and fair elections, generate respect for human and civil rights in El Salvador, and create local coalitions with Salvadoran immigrant groups in the U.S.

Bernardo is a member of the national board of CRIPDES, the organization of the networked Salvadoran communities with whom we are sistered. He's been centrally involved in the anti-mining struggles in El Salvador.

Plus, we are super-excited that Heriberto, from our Sister City of Carasque, will be the other half of this two-person Salvadoran delegation.

Bernardo and Heriberto are arriving in Bangor from El Salvador to participate in the US- El Salvador Sister Cities National Gathering, and to kick off a 2-week speaking and fundraising tour of the Northeastern U.S. Please help us welcome them to our community (that's the fiesta part).

Here's a little about them:

Bernardo Belloso is a National Directive Council Member of the Association of Rural Communities for the Development of El Salvador, CRIPDES. CRIPDES is the largest rural grassroots movement in El Salvador which coordinates the organizing, education and mobilization of over 300 rural communities spread through seven provinces of El Salvador.

Jose Heriberto Orellana Franco is a Directive Council Member in the community of Carasque (the Sister City of Bangor), one of the strongest CRIPDES-organized communities in the department of Chalatenango.

To RSVP, or for more information, contact PICA at 207-947-4203,or email: info@pica.ws

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WERU's SISTERING RELATIONSHIP



2) Don Furth Memorial Bandstand Commemoration

WERU and the Cobscook Community Learning Center in Lubec invite you to the grand opening of the Don Furth Memorial Bandstand in Lubec on Saturday, October 11, from 10 in the morning ‘til 10 at night.

Don Furth was one of the founding volunteers of WERU and a trusted advisor to many leaders of the station, past and present.  The timber framed bandstand bearing his name will be dedicated and celebrated with a full day or music and food on the grounds of the Cobscook Community Learning Center in Lubec. 

Featured performers at the celebration will include The Little Eagles Passamaquoddy Drumming Group, the Oakum Bay String Band, Shush, RE Bell, the Black Socks String Band, Micheal Cooney and Friends and more. 

Food will be provided by the Lubec Masons and any funds raised will go to educational scholarships at the Cobscook Community Learning Center.

For directions and more information call 733-2233 or visit online at www.thecclc.org.

3) Northern New England Bioneers Conference

KINDLE and media partner, WERU-FM, are proud to present the first annual Northern New England Bioneers Conference in Portland, Maine starting Friday, October 17th.  

Join us for the three-day conference where we will spark and ignite visionary ideas and practical solutions for restoring balance between the Earth and its inhabitants.  Change agents, thought provocateurs, farmers and futurists will congregate, incubate and celebrate a new way forward.  In addition to the intellectual heavy lifting, one can expect sensational music, dynamic dance, visually arresting arts, exhibitors, imaginariums, farmers market, a bookbarn, film series and local vegetarian meals.  

All this AND the beaming satellite feed from the National Bioneers Conference in San Rafael presented LOCALLY at the USM campus in Portland, Maine, October 17 through the 19th.  

For details and to register, visit www.kindledinme.com

WERU COMMUNITY EVENT VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.....

from our friendly WERU Volunteer Cordinator Chris Stark ...

WERU tabling at various events:

Sell WERU merchandise, provide information/free bumper stickers (4-hour shifts)

         
          1) US/EL Salvador Sistering Meeting – hosted by PICA, MOFGA and WERU FM.

October 11th and 12th - Saturday/Sunday

If any of the above sounds like a fun (& free) activity for you, please contact Chris at info@weru.org or at 469-6600.

Radio Auction:

WERU has been able to do the WERU Radio Auction once again thanks to Mary Kellet volunteering to coordinate it on December 6th 8am to 12noon. She is beginning the planning process now and needs help in brainstorming auction items and in soliciting items from retailers, resorts, etc.

If you are interested in getting into the fun of creating the auction, contact Volunteer Cooordinnator...

Chris Stark
Office Manager/Vounteer Coordinator
WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM
(207) 469-6600
info@weru.org

WERU AT 2007 AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL