WERU Community Radio 89.9 FM - diverse and grassroots radio serving Midcoast, Downeast & Bangor, a voice of many voices!
Serving Midcoast,
Downeast & Central Maine
A Voice of Many Voices
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The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) is celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair with Fifty Years of Common Ground, an exhibition of five decades of the posters of the Common Ground Country Fair. The exhibition will be displayed at the Jesup Memorial Library, 34 Mt. Desert Street in Bar Harbor, from...
The Blue Hill Public Library will present a new art show titled “Finding Home: Seeking to Belong in a Daunting World,” by Kathleen Noyes and Rebecca Poole-Heyne. Through this show, the two artists search for the meaning of home and belonging through their work and friendship. Themes of identity, nature, connection and disconnection, vulnerability, and...
The Blue Hill Public Library will host a Family Place Workshop series on Wednesdays, October 7 - November 4, from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. For toddlers and their caregivers, this play-based program provides a rich environment of toys, books, and art activities. Families can spend time together, make new friends, and talk one-on-one with a different...
Teens are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman at the Blue Hill Public Library for afternoon video games on Wednesday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m. We'll be playing the wild and fun game Everybody 1-2 Switch! (which can host up to 100 players via controllers and smart phones) on the Nintendo Switch 2....
Join local educator Molly Gotwals in the Co-op Cafe for a free, 4-week long dive into cooperatives using Jon Steinman’s Grocery Story book as a guide. We’ll explore the past, present, and potential of Co-op Culture. Session 1: Wednesday, November 4 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm Before this introductory session, we ask that everyone take...
We're putting a fungi-spin on our first Hygge Night of the season for Mushroom Week! Enjoy an evening filled with warmth, comfort, and relaxation. Try some mushroom tea, make a mushroom craft, or browse mushroom-themed books. Light music and refreshments will set the perfect mood for embracing the Danish art of hygge—creating moments of contentment...
The opening of the Bar Harbor Seed Library and a seed exchange will take place at the Jesup Memorial Library on Wednesday, November 4th from 5:30-6:30pm in the library’s Community Room. This will be a place to gather, share seeds, stories, and projects. Come with or without seeds, and take some seeds home with you...
A relaxing evening of free coffee, donuts and live jazz music featuring the Matthew Lawson Trio. Matthew Lawson (trumpet), Greg Snakard (piano), and Roy Brenc (upright bass) will perform a selection of West Coast cool jazz in the spirit of Chet Baker, Stan Getz, and Shelly Manne. Reserve a seat for free at nehlibrary.libcal.com/event/17481273
A dark night sky is about more than just beautiful views—it’s essential for wildlife, human health, and our sense of wonder! Because of Maine’s vast swaths of uninhabited forestland, the state has some of the darkest, clearest night skies east of the Mississippi River. In this talk, astronomers John Meader and Shawn Laatsch, along with...
Every Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm, Zach Gorrell and Micheal Bennett host a very laid back and welcoming Jazz & Blues session at Bon Vent Cider. Into its 2nd year of running, this session is chock full of incredible local talent, and you never quite know who is going to sit in. Free and open...
Fogtown Open Mic is every Wednesday at 6pm at Fogtown Brewing Company, 25 Pine Street, Downtown Ellsworth. Featuring a full back-line, and very supportive community! Come play a song, jam with a band, or read poetry!
Have you wished you knew more about the birds you're seeing? This course is designed as a welcoming on-ramp to bird observation. No experience needed. Each of our four classes will include: a helpful identification segment (water birds, birds of prey, feeder birds, warblers, for example); a broader topic like migration, or how to find...