Good evening, and Happy Labor Day! It’s
Monday, Sept. 2nd, and this is the Jive at Five - our 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. I'm Maria Johnson, producer and host of
"Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith," which airs every 1st, 3rd,
and 5th Tuesday afternoon, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow, an
interview with National Catholic Reporter columnist Jamie Manson as we continue
to unpack recent comments of the Pope’s. Find audio of that and other shows at www.reasonablycatholic.com. Okay,
on with the Jive.
Here’s a rundown of some of what’s
happening in our area this week.
Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood
Tree, tonight is the Anything Goes open mic night. Tomorrow evening brings
Laughter Yoga with Mimi Claire, followed by a potluck dinner. Wednesday, Shubalananda
Saraswati brings Kirtan, a form of yoga with a musical aspect, to The
Buttonwood Tree. Thursday is open mic night with Bob Gotta. Friday evening,
there will be an artist’s reception for Divya Jyoti, a Middletown yoga teacher who
will discuss how her philosophy, expressed in her book Living Yoga, can be incorporated into daily life. All profits from
the sale of her book go to support orphaned children and destitute elderly in
India, through the Atma Vidya Ashram charity and The Buttonwood Tree. Saturday morning,
there’s Qui Gong (Chi Kung) practice, followed by community yoga and the
Aligned with the Source empowerment workshop. On Saturday and Sunday, MuseFest
Weekend offers a celebration of the ancient muses, including appearances by all
nine of them throughout the festival, at various Middletown venues within
walking distance of each other. Among the featured performers will be poet Lori
Desrosiers, musician Ian Cloudy, and
Meeting House Poets with Sandy Sergio. On Sundays, Food Not Bombs serves food
outside the Buttonwood at 1pm. All are welcome. You are also invited to help
prepare the vegetarian meal beforehand at 11am at First Church Congregational
on Court Street. Rumpus, an invitation to express the rhythm inside you, happens
during Food Not Bombs. Sunday evening, in a performance described as Itzhak
Perlman-meets-Ravi Shankhar, the Om Shalom Trio, combines traditional Jewish
music with Classical Indian music. Go to www.buttonwood.org
for details about all events.
Also here in Middletown, at the Mattabesset Canoe Club at Harbor Park, tonight is open
mic night; tomorrow, acoustic solo music
is on tap; Wednesday is Irish Session Night; Thursday brings the weekly jazz
series to the canoe club; then Friday, it’s Friday Night Blues. For details, go
to www.mattabessetcanoeclub.com.
Down in New Haven tonight at Café
nine, Drink Deeply presents Xavier Serrano with Dan Carrano, Chris Gabriel,
Michael Kusek, Shaun Bowen, Kyle Flynn and The Vespers Nine. Tomorrow, Manic
Productions presents Suuns, Rose Windows, and Snake Oil. Wednesday, We Dat
Brass Band plays at Café Nine. Thursday brings Supersuckers and Hellbound Glory.
Friday at 5 p.m., the Weekly Wind Down Happy Hour features The Shellye
Valauskas Experience to Café Nine, followed at 9 by Barrence Whitfield &
The Savages. On Saturday, it’s the Afternoon Jazz Jam with Mike Coppola and
Friends. Saturday night, Uber Levels Up! Version 31 presents Goat Herder, Circus
Delecti, and the Moron brothers, a benefit for The Wounded Warrior Project in
honor of PFC Scott Ganz. The Sunday After Supper Jam will be with the George
Baker Band. Go to www.cafenine.com for details.
Also in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tomorrow
brings A Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends. Wednesday is
the weekly EDM Night. Friday brings DRK Takeover to Toad’s, with Cosmic Jokers,
DJ Eludis, DJ Daft b2b SKM, DJ Elation, Slipcell, and Stegga. Sunday, Manic
Productions presents S-T-R-F-K-R, with Small Black and Feelings. More info at www.toadsplace.com.
Up in Hartford, Blackeyed Sally’s is
closed tonight for the holiday. Tomorrow, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an
18-piece band works out new material. Wednesday’s Blues Jam, one of the longest
running open blues jams in New England, is with Gene Donaldson. Friday
celebrates a blues rock CD release by the Hartford-born Balkun Bros. Saturday at
Sally’s, it’s more blues with JR Krauss & the Shakes. Go to www.blackeyedsallys.com
for details.
Also in Hartford, at Sully’s Pub,
tonight is an Acoustic Open Mic night. Tomorrow brings Positive Jam w/ Joey
Batts & Self Suffice. Wednesday, it’s Karaoke w/ Tastefull Productions.
Thursday brings Sully’s First Thursday Comedy Series. Friday at Sully’s is the
Shag Frenzy Tiki Party. Saturday, 1974, voted CT’s Best New Artist in 2012, performs.
And Sunday brings an Electric Open Mic night. Go to www.sullyspub.com for details.
Back in Middletown tomorrow evening
at 7, the Middletown Symphonic Band will play popular tunes on the South
Green/Union Park, as part of the Summer Sounds concert series sponsored by the
Middletown Commission on the Arts. Call the City Arts Office at 860.638.4510
for information.
Also tomorrow evening, the Greater
Middletown Chorale will hold auditions for experienced choral singers. To
schedule an audition, call (860)-633-6198.
On Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m., it’s the
Middletown Gallery Walk. Take a leisurely stroll downtown on Friday evening to
view the latest art exhibitions. Conveniently located within a 3 block area
along the main thoroughfares of the City, you can speak with the gallery
owners and the artists, visit bars and restaurants offering specials to gallery
walkers, and check out shops offering unusual items of interest. Be a
pioneer of this growing arts district. Go to www.downtownmiddletown.com/events for more.
In conjunction with the gallery walk,
at the Green Street Arts Center, there will be an opening reception for artist
Barbara Alden DiOrio’s Flesh and Bones, featuring pastel and charcoal drawings,
relief prints, and mixed media works. Go to www.wesleyan.edu/greenstreet for details.
Also on Friday, at 5 p.m., Wesleyan
Potters, at 350 South Main Street in Middletown, an exhibition titled Tea Time
opens. It’s a special show of tea party themed work in clay, fiber and jewelry
crafted by Wesleyan Potter members. Visit www.wesleyanpotters.com for more.
Up in Hartford from Friday through
Sunday, it’s the CT Hart & Soul Weekend, a Motown and Soul dance weekend
focused on blending quality instruction and music while showcasing the cultural
assets of the Hartford area. Go to www.hart[spelled h-a-r-t]andsoulweekend.com.
Wesleyan University is back in
session tomorrow, and on Friday night at 8, the Center for the Arts will present
Bach to School, major works composed for the organ in various styles during the
19th century by Brahms, Liszt and Mendelssohn, performed by Wesleyan students
and Artist in Residence and University Organist Ronald Ebrecht. Go to www.wesleyan.edu/cfa for details.
Saturday, the Middlesex County
Historical Society marks Civil War Day by highlighting the contribution of
Connecticut’s Irish during the War Between the States with a program from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Mansfield House headquarters, 151 Main St., Middletown. Cheshire historian
Robert Larkin will talk at 1 p.m. Call
860-346-0746 for information.
On Saturday at 6 p.m., the Middlesex
Community College Foundation holds Red Moon Fest, the 2nd annual celebration
featuring locally-produced foods, wines, beers, and works of art. The event
includes both live and silent auctions to raise funds for new and continuing
student scholarships. Go to www.mxcc.edu/Content/RedMoon.asp for details.
As students head back to school and
the leaves start to turn, we head into Agricultural Fair season here in
CT. Among those starting at the end of this week are fairs in Hebron, North
Haven, Wapping, Bethlehem, Granby, Ledyard and Meriden. Go to www.ctagfairs.org for the full schedule.
Several farmers' markets in our area
are still in full swing. In Middletown, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m. through Halloween, there's a longstanding farmer’s market on the
South Green. Through October 25th, on Fridays in Middletown from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., The North End Farmers Market happens in the parking lot of It's Only
Natural Market on Main St., near the intersection of Liberty St. from www.northendfarmersmarket.org.
In Durham, the farmers' market is on
Thursdays, on the town green through September 12. In Cromwell, on Wednesdays
from 2 to 5 p.m., the farmers' market is at Covenant Village through September
26 with live entertainment weekly from 4-5pm.
Through October 25th, in Higganum, there’s a market on Fridays from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m on the town green. In East Haddam, there's a farmers' market from 4
to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays at the town grange on Town Street through October 2nd.
Learn about farmers' markets all over the state by going to
www.ctnofa.org/FarmersMarkets.htm .
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Real Art Ways in Hartford has extended
its run of the documentary, Free the Mind, in which Richard Davidson examines
the nature of consciousness to offer new hope for soldiers suffering from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder and kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder. Also continuing through Thursday is "Ain’t in it for My Health:
A Film about Levon Helm." Directed by Jacob Hatley, this intimate
documentary finds the late, four-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame member at home in Woodstock, NY, in the midst of creating his 2007
acclaimed comeback album, Dirt Farmer. Friday begins runs of Ain’t them Bodies
Saints, and The Harder They Come. Go to www.realartways.com for details.
Tonight and tomorrow, Cinestudio, The
Trinity College cinema in Hartford is showing
Frances Ha, a funny tribute to NYC in black and white. Thursday brings Hairspray
to Cinestudio. Friday and Saturday, it’s The Heat. And Sunday brings Mud. Go to
www.cinestudio.org for more.
Now here’s a run-down of what's on
the air tonight in this final week of the summer season, here at WESU, 88.1 FM
in Middletown:
Right after the Jive at Five stay
tuned for a well-rounded jazz show on Charles Henry’s Afternoon Jazz with
Charles Henry until 6pm.
Weekdays at 6 Free Speech Radio News
rrom the Pacifica Network offers a daily dose of alternative international news
and reporting.
At 6:30 it's 75 Percent Folk, with
Michael Benson, a serving of contemporary folk and acoustic music, with side
orders of blues, jaz, world, pop, movie soundtracks, readings and occasional
live interviews.
At 8pm The Rumpus Room with Lord
Lewis offers the best in vintage and contemporary heavy funk, soul, club jazz,
reggae, ska, afro and latin dancefloor grooves.
Aargh! with Tom plays stoner cosmic
doom psychedelia avant garde noise from 9:30-11:30 pm.
Then from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., it's
the Explorers' Hour, with Pickup Sticks, a synthesis of science, spoken word
and a lot of popular music.
At 1 a.m. it’s Distilled
Discographies with Cheshire Cat, distilling down the discography of an artist
to an essential 60 minute career retrospective, sampling something from every
cataloged release.
From 2 to 3 a.m., it’s Rootsworld
Radio with Cliff Furnald, a tour across borders and genres.
That’s followed at 3 by the Graveyard
Shift with DJ Otto Nation, an eclectic mix of music from the WESU library.
The BBC kicks on at 4, followed by
NPR's Morning Edition at 5.
And 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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Thanks for listening!
Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz
with Charles Henry.
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