WERU Community Radio

South Blue Hill’s Ladies Public Improvement Society (LPIS) will be holding its last yard sale of the season on Saturday 9/19 from 8am-1pm and Sunday 9/20 from 8am-12pm (fill a bag for $2 on Sunday, with bags provided!). Bargains abound, with items including kitchenware, sporting equipment, linens, books, LPs, CDs and DVDs, toys, clothing, electronics,...

Adults ages 18 and older are invited to Camp Beech Cliff’s Adult Outdoor Skills Day on Sunday, September 20. Presented by Camp Beech Cliff in partnership with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Maine Outdoor Programs, this daylong event offers participants the opportunity to build confidence and learn new outdoor skills in a...

Join us for the annual Camden Native Plant Sale and Celebration on Sunday, September 20 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM to purchase sustainably-grown native plants from local vendors in the beautiful harborside Amphitheater in the heart of the Midcoast! This event is put on by Wild Ones Midcoast Maine in partnership with Camden Public...

Lace up your walking and running shoes for the KAT-Walk & Karo-5K for Brain Aneurysm Awareness on Sunday, September 20, 2026 on the Back Cove Boulevard at Payson Park in Portland Maine. The KAT-Walk is in memory of Kimberly A. Tudor, a Deering HS and UNE graduate and athlete, who lost her life to a...

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 1-3, members of the community who wish to keep the traditional folk music of Quebecois alive, play and share tunes with each other. All are welcome

Tickets are now on sale for a September 20th concert featuring Maine - based singer songwriter Caroline Cotter at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Proceeds from the concert benefit the Dolly Fisher Emergency Fund, which provides food, heating, and utility bill assistance for folks on the Blue Hill Peninsula. Cotter has played more...

Schoodic Arts for All and the Meetinghouse Theatre Lab presents: Over the River and Through the Woods, a play by Joe Dipietro Directed by Ellen Lancaster Every Sunday, Nick crosses the river from New York to New Jersey and has dinner with his four Italian-American grandparents. It’s a tradition built on love, laughter, and a...

Tickets are now on sale for a September 20th concert featuring Caroline Cotter at the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill. Proceeds from the concert benefit the Dolly Fisher Emergency Fund, which has been providing food, heating, and utility bill assistance for folks on the Blue Hill Peninsula since 2008. Cotter, a Maine-based touring artist,...

Why do so many peace movements eventually become tools of state violence? What leads communities to repeat patterns, even as they intend to create a visionary alternative? Join us as we share what we in our community think happens within human culture that leads to recreating what we are resisting and how integrating liberation into...

Wiggle and Rhyme is an early literacy program for children from birth to age two which offers a chance to enjoy songs, rhymes, scarves, parachute play, bubbles, toys and connections! Join us on Mondays September 14 and 21 at 10 am in a temporary location at the UU Church, 37 Miller Street, Belfast, first floor...

Music and Movement Storytime is back for the summer! Starting Monday, June 15 at 10:30 a.m. preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Ms. Jen each week at the Blue Hill Public Library for Music and Movement Storytime. We will sing songs, play instruments, dance, and read stories. The rhythms, rhymes, and patterns...

Teens and Tweens are invited to the Blue Hill Public Library to join "Skein Stitchers," a youth fiber arts group, every Monday from 3:00-4:00 p.m. starting September 14. Participants can hang out in the Y.A. area to work on knitting, crochet, sewing, embroidery, or other fiber projects, while socializing and sharing their projects. All experience...

Join us for this 8-week hand-building pottery 2 class where we will build on pinching, coiling and slab building. This class is scheduled for 5/12 to 6/30 from 9am to 12pm. This event takes place at Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street in Belfast, Maine – phone (207) 338-2222.

Youth Services Librarian and Professional Storyteller Stephanie Holman hosts three story times for ages 3-6 with books, puppets, felt stories and songs. Join her at a temporary location, the UU Church, 37 Miller Street, Belfast on Tuesday, September 14, Friday September 18 and Tuesday, September 22 at 10 am. For more information, www.belfastlibrary.org or 207-338-3884,...

The Night & Day Trio, Steve Orlofsky / Sax, Flue and Clarinet, Chris Poulin / Guitar & Vocals and Joel Mann Bass. Playing Jazz, Reggae and the Blues. Every Tuesday 5-8pm. On the porch of the Pen-ta-goet Inn. Reservations recommended.( 207-326-8616)

Local anthropologist Bill Haviland discusses his latest book "Indian History on Deer Isle" September 22 at 5:30 at the Sargentville Library

Spencer Tinkham is a self-taught, award-winning American wood sculptor and multidisciplinary artist known for creating intricate macro- and micro-sculptures of birds and wildlife from reclaimed and salvaged material. His paintings, sculptures, and installations explore perception, ecological change, and natural history. The Gilley is thrilled to bring him to Maine in September as the museum’s People-Nature-Art...

Bagaduce Music is thrilled to present the Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band, featuring fiddle sensation Tatiana Hargreaves and celebrated bassist Mike Bub, for three performances across DownEast and MidCoast Maine this September. Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are two of the most respected voices in today’s old-time and traditional country music. Rooted in the Pacific Northwest and...

The Blue Hill Public Library and the Blue Hill YMCA are hosting Storytime at the Y! Preschool kids and their caregivers are invited to join Early Childhood Librarian Ms. Jen at the YMCA on Wednesday, September 23 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will sing songs, read stories, and join group movement activities, followed by a fun...

Join Downeast Salmon Federation for an evening of community, conservation, and celebration at our annual Open House & Pass the Paddle Ceremony. This family-friendly event welcomes community members, supporters, partners, and anyone interested in learning more about our work restoring Maine’s rivers and protecting wild sea-run fish. Tour our East Machias facility, meet DSF staff...

In 2003, eight young Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment in a hidden space inside the Providence Place Mall and lived in it for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret apartment became a deeply meaningful place for all its inhabitants – a personal expression...

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!

Bagaduce Music is thrilled to present the Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band, featuring fiddle sensation Tatiana Hargreaves and celebrated bassist Mike Bub, for three performances across DownEast and MidCoast Maine this September. Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are two of the most respected voices in today’s old-time and traditional country music. Rooted in the Pacific Northwest and...

The Blue Café series at Camden Opera House welcomes back talented jazz pianist, composer, and educator Myles Kelley on Wednesday, September 23, at 7:30 p.m. for an intimate acoustic performance in the Opera House’s third-floor listening room. A graduate of the University of Maine, Kelley is deeply rooted in Maine’s midcoast music scene. He leads...

Mother's Circle - A place for mothers/caregiver/aunties/grandmothers with babies six months and under. We gather to share stories, ask questions, have tea and chat. Toddlers welcome if they can be quietly entertained. Free! On the second and fourth Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:30, Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State St., Ellsworth.

Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Whether you're just looking for a new game to try out or an experienced player, anyone and everyone is welcome to join free of charge. Visit friendml.org for more...

Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for Mah Jongg Open Play, hosted each Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Join Dr. Liam Riordan of the University of Maine for a lecture on the Penobscot Expedition, co-hosted by the CHS and Maine Historical Society to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Prior to the lecture, attendees will have the opportunity to view the CHS’s incredible collection of archival material related to the...

Every Thursday evening through the Summer and Fall there is a open Old-Time jam session at Bon Vent Cider. Primarily focusing on trading tunes in the southern Appalachian traditional with the driving rhythm of the "Ithaca style". We welcome players of all abilties and backgrounds who'd like to share tunes, and as always music lovers...

Fogtown's Trivia Night is every Thursday evening at 6:30! Come for the beer, cider & wood-fired pizza and test your knowledge at the Fogtown taproom, 25 Pine Street in Downtown Ellsworth. Gather a team or come solo; plus, there are prizes to be won!

Bagaduce Music is thrilled to present the Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Band, featuring fiddle sensation Tatiana Hargreaves and celebrated bassist Mike Bub, for three performances across DownEast and MidCoast Maine this September. Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms are two of the most respected voices in today’s old-time and traditional country music. Rooted in the Pacific Northwest and...

Everyone is invited to the Blue Hill Public Library for a talk with author Alice Hotopp and artist Coco Faber on their new book Atlas of Kinship: Stories of Connection Between Seabirds, People, and Place on Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. Alice and Coco will give a short talk, share a few readings, and...

Join the Fiber Arts Craft Circle, hosted at the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road), Fridays from 10 to 11 a.m.

Stop by the Friend Memorial Public Library in Brooklin (1 Reach Road) for a preschool storytime, with bubbles, books, and songs! hosted each Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Catch Maine singer/songwriter & Nashville recording artist Shawn Mercer in his final Maine appearance for 2026 Friday, Sept. 25 @ 11:30 AM on the Spotlight Stage at the Common Ground Country Fair. This full band performance will feature Shawn's original rock, blues, folk, reggae tunes, from his latest album Push, and promises to be energetic...

Teens ages 12+ are invited to join Teen Services Librarian Kendall Chapman at the Blue Hill Public Library on Friday September 25 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. for Teen Anime Club! At each meeting the group will select an anime show or movie to watch, participate in an anime themed activity and have an opportunity...

Trent A. Pettison II ("Trent from Trenton") passed away this summer and there will be a memorial service for him on Friday September 25, 2026 at 11 am at Acadia National Cemetery in Jonesboro, ME. Come celebrate Trent's life at Black Moon Public House in Ellsworth that evening from 6-9 pm. The Crown Vics will...

Join us September 25 when over 100,000 film lovers across the world will unite in over 500 cities on six continents for one reason…to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in the 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

Gordon Thomas Ward, Grammy balloted singer-songwriter, will perform music, songs, and tales with a historic take on the history of Hancock and the downeast region. Songs will bring to life the stories of a revolutionary war soldier from Maine, tales of Schoodic Point, and folklore and history of the Town of Hancock. The museum will...

Join us on Saturday, September 26th, for the Carver Memorial Library 2nd Annual Book It 5K, a fun and family-friendly event that is part of Searsport's Fling into Fall celebration. Proceeds from the 5k will go directly to support the Carver Memorial Library. The course will start at the library and take you through historic...

The Artisans' Market is a bi-weekly event to showcase artisans works in the local community. Meet local makers and support small business. Come find a wide variety of unique handmade items covering a range of specialties. This is an outdoor event with indoor availability for weather.

Free, three hour experiential workshop incorporating the heart of Nonviolent Communication to strengthen relationships even when there is not agreement. No prior Nonviolent Communication experience is necessary. Come experience staying true to yourself AND demonstrating care for the other. Any donations will be given to Waldo County Bounty.

On Saturday, September 26, Leslie Cummins and Tim Seabrook, along with volunteers Torrey Luker and Cori Carter, will guide visitors through the reconstructed historic orchard at the Fisher House at 44 Mines Rd. in Blue Hill, and discuss Fisher’s original design and planting, as well as the process of re-establishing the orchard based on the...

Our Votes, Our Future is an informational talk about proposed changes to mail-in voting in Maine. The speaker is Ann Luther of the League of Women Voters of Maine. She discusses the current status of proposed changes, USPS ballot delivery, how neighbors can help ensure ballots are delivered, and whether Maine use of the internet...

The Levitt AMP Bath Waterfront Concert Series presents Dylan Chambers & Band, in a FREE live concert in Waterfront Park in Bath, ME. Performing with his band, LA-based Dylan Chambers is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer who bridges the golden eras of classic soul with modern pop energy. Bring a chair, bring a friend,...

September 26th, 2026-6:00PM Price: $10 at the door, kids under 12 free Come gather with friends for an evening of dancing, great music, and community fun! Join local band Along For the Ride for a lively night of great music and an atmosphere that's perfect for all ages. Whether you're hitting the dance floor or...

Lobsterman, homesteader, strongman and singer-songwriter with a soft side, Bash will serenade you with some stories, original tunes, and covers.

All Things Equal The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Supreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the family to her cozy chambers to convey, over the course of ninety fascinating and often funny minutes, a sense of her life and its many trials: losing her mother the day before she graduated as...

Join WERU as we present a concert with BAIT BAG on Saturday, September 26, 7 pm at the American Legion Hall in Belfast. Featuring special guest Downeast party rockers Hot Velvet to open. This concert is made possible by funding through the Maine Community Foundation. Thank you to MCF for helping WERU to support Maine musicians, venues,...

Four guitars, one stage, and a live performance unlike anything you have seen before, 40 FINGERS deliver a powerful, high-energy show that transforms iconic music into a thrilling live experience 🎸✨ The global guitar phenomenon 40 FINGERS is coming to the BANGOR, ME!