Around Town 6/5/26: Local News, Culture and Events

About this episode

The episode covers local news, cultural events, and community activism related to pride celebrations and HIV funding issues.

Host/Producer: Amy Browne Candlelight Vigil tonight on the steps of Bangor City Hall, starting at 8pm “in memory of those killed by official indifference, 45 years and 45 million dead”, as Trump “seeks to eliminate HIV funding”. Sponsored by Act Up Bangor, Bangor Pride, Act Up Nation. FMI email actupbangor@gmail.com Belfast Pride Parade and Celebration Saturday Bar Harbor Pride Festival Saturday Ellsworth Pride Festival at Knowlton Community Park on Sunday Rockland Pride, Sunday, downtown Rockland Theme music: BreakBeat Chemists I, 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License The post Around Town 6/5/26: Local News, Culture and Events first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives .

People in this episode

Host: Amy Browne

Topics covered

• local news
• culture
• events
• pride celebrations
• HIV funding
• community activism

Keywords

• Bangor City Hall
• Candlelight Vigil
• pride festivals
• HIV funding
• community events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bangor Pride, Act Up Nation

Places: Bangor City Hall

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