This fall, WEFT is celebrating 41 years on the air and will kick off our Fall Pledge Drive with our annual WEFT Fest!! Please join us on October 2, outdoors at Seven Saints in downtown Champaign. Live music will begin at 2pm and will continue until 6pm. WEFT Fest musicians exemplify WEFT’s diversity with performances:
2:00 pm – Tom Cortese
2:40pm – Grupo Calle Verde
3:30pm – Ballet Folklorico Mitotiani
4:00pm – DrOpsy
5:00pm – Reverend Robert and the Rhumba Bums
CDs and WEFT merch will be available for purchase and chances to win fantastic raffle prizes. WEFT Fest is a great opportunity to meet and interact with many on-air and behind the scenes WEFT volunteers.
Join us in celebrating East Central Illinois’ community radio station at WEFT Fest. If you can’t be there, don’t worry. We’ll be broadcasting WEFT Fest at 90.1FM or at weft.org.
Please consider making a donation during our Fall Pledge Drive (October 2 through October 11) to keep WEFT’s community connections strong. Donations may be made in person or online at www.weft.org/support. Also, we invite you to join WEFT as a member/ volunteer to help propel WEFT into the future.