06-18-13 jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, June 18, and this is the Jive at Five - WESU's Daily community calendar and rundown of night-time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day, and the best in free-form community programming week nights and weekends. Thanks for tuning in. I'm Kate Rushin.

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Okay, on with the Jive!:

Here in Middletown,  at the Buttonwood Tree, tonight, at 7pm, it's Laughter Yoga with Mimi Claire. to the Buttonwood.  At 8, and every third Tuesday, as part of The Buttonwood.’s Happiness Project, Richard Sanford will perform "For a Laugh." Wednesday at 8, it’s Evening Oasis, a belly dancing demonstration. Thursday at 8:30, it’s Dance Party with Liviu Pop, mixing live beats with techno, house and trance; Phil Bullaro adds his wild video element! Friday at 8, at the Buttonwood, it’s Warren Byrd with the Afro-Semitic Experience, a Workshop Performance of their new project, “Jazz Souls On Fire,” a benefit for The Buttonwood Tree Piano Fund. Warren Byrd is a Hartford native with an international reputation. Saturday mornings start off your day at 7:30 with Quigong (Chi Kung)  followed by community yoga. Saturday at 8pm, it’s the not-to-be-missed Gail Wade Trio.  On Sunday, Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree. You're invited to help prepare the vegetarian meal at 11:30 a.m. at the First Church on Court Street. Also, all month, The Buttonwood will be exhibiting “Forest, Form and Fantasy,” a show of mixed-media works. Information about all Buttonwood events can be found at buttonwood.org.

Down in New Haven at Toad's Place tonight, it’s "Streetlight Manifesto," with Rodeo Ruby Love and Empty Orchestra. Wednesday at 7 brings "Say Anything," with "Eisley," "HRVRD," and "Northern Faces," followed at 10 by the weekly EDM Night. Thursday brings "Fredo Santana & ASAP ANT," with Jitta on the Track, Kyd Gwap, G. Runna, DJ Dyber, and Mall E. Gee. Friday brings the Jadakiss birthday bash and single-release celebration, hosted by DJ Phenom, CirocBoy Mitch, and DJ G King. Saturday, it’s Opus-palooza 2013, with Dad by Wednesday, JennCity, Bonded Through Hate, Split Shift, Children of the Korn, Maniac, The Curse of Her Flesh, Priapism and "Everybody Hates Me." Go to www.toadsplace.com for details.

 Also in New Haven, at Cafe Nine, tonight at 8, Drink Deeply Presents a Saloon Singer Showcase with Kev King, Jake Klar, Matt Kars-marski, and Eric Hartlett. On Wednesday at 8, it’s the "No BS Brass Band;" w/ Lyric Hall Large. Thursday at 8, it’s" Off the Dome;" w/ The Self; and Relative Souls. Friday’s happy hour is followed at 9 by "The Paul Collins Beat;" w/ The 509ers; and Thee Radiation. Saturday’s Afternoon Jazz Jam will be hosted by George Baker. Saturday night, Manic Productions presents "The Handsome Family" with Sean Rowe. Sunday’s Bluegrass Jam is hosted by Stacy Phillips. The Sunday After-Supper Jam is hosted by "The George Baker Experience." Go to www.cafenine.com for details.

Also in New Haven, on Wednesday at 9 p.m., at Bar, Manic Productions presents "A Great Big Pile of Leaves," Hospital Ships and Hanging Hills. And on Thursday at the Shubert Theater in New Haven, Manic Productions presents David Byrne and St. Vincent.  Go to www.manicproductions.org for more about these, and other, shows.

You'll want to check out the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven on-going through Sunday, June 29th.  Tonight, The Mighty Soul Drivers are giving a free concert on The New Haven Green.

Up in Hartford at Blackeyed Sally's, tonight brings Michael Palin's Other Orchestra. Wednesday is the Blues jam with Tommy Whalen. Thursday at Sally’s, it’s Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble. Friday at 9, Diane Blue and the Lisa Mann Band play.  Saturday at 9, it’s Sugar Ray & the Bluetones. Go to www.blackeyedsallys.com for details.

Back in Middletown, on Thursday at 5 p.m., there will be an opening reception of the Wesleyan Potters student exhibit at the gallery at 350 South Main Street.

Also on Thursday in Middletown, at 7:30 p.m., Oddfellows Playhouse will present the last performance of “Hear What's In The Heart - A Shoemaker's Tale,” a theatrical family portrait celebrating the life of an Italian grandfather from Middletown. The show’s creator, Stephen Scionti, plays all eight characters, including some Middletown fixtures whom longtime local residents may recognize.

Riverwood Poetry, presents it's annual Social Justice Poetry Reading at The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford, this coming Sunday, June 23rd, from 2-4-pm. "None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds," will feature performance poet adn Haiti activist, Prof. Gina Athena Ulysse of Wesleyan University and CT poet/educator John Stanizzi.  They will be joined by Richard McGee III on reeds and vocalist, Margaux Hayes.  riverwoodpoetry.org for details.

On Sunday, from 1 to 5 p.m., children ages 6 to 12, accompanied by an adult, are invited to the Children’s Peace Festival as it celebrates its 10th anniversary with storytelling, dance, face-painting, games, crafts and more. The festival, at the Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road, West Hartford, is free and will be held rain or shine. For more information, contact Cindy at 860-487-3827.

'Tis the season for  farmers' markets and several in our area are in full swing.

Here are some:

in Middletown, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. there's a market on the South Green, and another in Middletown's north end, on Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; that's at 575 Main Street. Go to northendfarmersmarket.org

In Durham, the farmers' market is on Thursdays, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on the town green on Rte. 17.

Go to www.durhamfarmersmarket.org.

In Cromwell, on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 p.m., the farmers' market is at Covenant Village of Cromwell, 52 Missionary Road.

In Higganum Village, on Fridays from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., the market is on the town green, at the intersection of Rtes. 81 & 154. Go to www.HigganumVillageMarket.org

In East Haddam, there's a farmers' market from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the town grange on Town Street.

Learn about farmers' markets all over the state by going to  http://ctnofa.org/FarmersMarkets.htm

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut.

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, Deceptive Practice: the Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay continues through Wednesday. Thursday, it’s the Creative Cocktail Hour from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday begins a run of The Source Family, about a secretive and outlandish commune in 1971 Los Angeles. Also starting Friday, Violeta Went to Heaven, a portrait of Violeta Parra, the influential figure in world music and a complex icon of Chilean history. Saturday at 7 p.m., there will be a free outdoor concert by the quartet Wicked Knee. Visit realartways.org for details about all films and events.

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema, Reality, Roberto Rossellini’s voyage to Italy, is shown tonight and tomorrow. Wednesday begins a run of Augustine, examining the real-life story of Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot, a renowned 19th-century neurologist and a teacher of Freud, and Charcot’s patient Augustine, an illiterate 19-year-old kitchen maid. Saturday brings a screening of Hugo, director Martin Scorcese’s only film based on a children’s book.

               And now here’s a run-down of what's on the air tonight here at WESU, 88.1 FM in Middletown:

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for: An hour of folk and Americana roots music with Bill Revill.

Weekdays at 6 Free Speech Radio News From the Pacifica Network offers a daily dose of alternative international news and reporting.

At 6:30 Bill Revill is back in the air chair for another 90 minutes of roots music on Acoustic Blender.

At 8pm, J-Cherry presents Voice of the City, for a 60 minute spotlight of local arts and culture.

At 9pm It’s Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, who warns of a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingertips.

from 10:30- Midnight tune in for Stage Presence with J-Rock who invites you to: Put your hands together in applause for some of the greatest live musical performances ever captured on recording. From Led Zeppelin to John Coltrane, Bob Dylan to Victor Wooten, and YoYo Ma to Daft Punk, Stage Presence has a place for all live musical performances. no tickets required!

At Midnight it’s Amateur Hour with Omardaslayer and Tree Paths.

At 1am Our summer Late Night Concert Series Features 3 hrs of live recordings of concerts in their entirety, from a wide range of musical genres.

The  BBC World News kicks on at 4am and Morning Edition from NPR kicks off our Broadcast day tomorrow at 5am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, if you didn’t get a chance to write down some of the information mentioned in our community calendar, the script is published online at wesufm.org/jive.

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