Good evening! It’s Monday, June 9nd. 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
weeknights and weekends.
We’re celebrating our seventy-fifth year of Community Radio
that Matters, and are in the middle of our Spring Pledge drive. If you value
the kind of important programming WESU provides, we need your support to help
us cover the daily costs of operating WESU.
Your donation will also help us stay on track to implement some needed studio
upgrades as well. Please make your donation at our website, www.wesufm.org,
Thanks!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Reader’s Theater
performs “Independence,” tonight at 7 p.m.
On Thursday, the Veteran’s Writing Group meets, also at 7. On Saturday there’s a book sale from 9-5, and
at 3 p.m. international tap dance star Kazunori Kumagai performs, accompanied
by Joe Fonda. www.russelllibrary.org
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Tonight at 8, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, there’s
the usual Monday evening “Moments of Gratitude” at 7.45 and the Anything Goes
Open Mic at 8 is hosted by Alan Bradley this week. Tomorrow/Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. The Buttonwood features The Parlor Sessions, a four-person indie
singer/songwriter group. On Wednesday at 7:30 they offer the Jessica Fichout
Quartet. She’s an LA-based chanteuse and
songwriter, with a French/Chinese/American heritage, and performs in a “delicious
mix of acoustic styles.” On Thursday, at
7, it’s the monthly Voices Out Loud literary prose open mic, hosted by Cocomo
Rock and Al Bower, Jr. On Friday at 8 there’s Don White, a songwriter from
Lynn, Massachusetts. Saturday morning,
starting at 7:45, the Buttonwood offers Qigong, tai chi, and community
yoga. At 2 p.m. it’s Connecticut Open
House Day, with an outdoor concert in the Rockabilly Blues style performed by
The Whiskey Rebels. Also on Saturday, at
8 p.m., the Omar Tamez and Angelica Sanchez duo performs, presenting combined
improvisational and original compositions. Sunday at 1 p.m., Food Not Bombs
serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree. Anyone is welcome. You’re
invited to help prepare the meal at the First Church on Court Street at 11:30
am. The Buttonwood’s Monthly Poetry
Potluck gathering will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
More at www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight brings the
weekly Jazz Monday event, with tonight’s featured performers, the Lummie Span
Group. On Tuesday, Sally’s hosts the Connecticut Music Awards’ After
Party, with a performance by the McLovins at 9 p.m. On Wednesday at 8 one of the longest running
weekly blues jams in New England will be hosted by Tommy Whalen. And Thursday
brings Ray Morant's Rotating Glitterati to the Sally’s stage. On Friday, they’ve
got Jay Jesse Johnson, a Stratocaster guitar veteran. On Saturday they’re showing the winners of the
Hartford Advocate Grand Band Slam. www.blackeyedsallys.com .
Tonight, down at Toad’s Place in New Haven, there’s A Night
of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence and Friends in Lilly’s Pad. Thursday brings Tower
of Power, and the Greg Sherrod Duo. On Friday at 9 they offer Getter &
AFK’s “Gnartillery Tour,” as well as Syncronize, HighLife, and Joey Fedz. On Saturday they present Spring Glow 4 with
the EDM Glow Party. www.toadsplace.com
Also in New Haven, tonight at 8 pm, at Café Nine, they
highlight Xavier Serrano, led singer for Kindred Queer, and other
performers. On Tuesday at 9 there’s Zoe
Muth and The Lost High Rollers, along with K. Bestia. Wednesday, from 5 to 7,
it’s La Cantina Flamenco, with guitarist Ed Peccerillo. That’s followed at 8 by
Ponybird, M.T. Bearington, and Lexi Weedge. On Thursday they’ve got the
Connecticut Music Awards Showcase at 8, with a variety of performers. Friday at 5 you can catch an early show with
Mountains of the Moon, followed at 9 by the 2nd annual Luau Caberet, including burlesque,
circus, and music performances. Saturday’s
jazz jam at 4:30 is with Gary Grippo and Friends. Later Saturday night, Manic
Productions presents Simone Felice, and Elison Jackson. Sunday’s Original
Sunday Night Jam at 8 features The Langley Project. www.cafenine.com
Tomorrow, and every Tuesday in June, WESU’s own DJ Lord
Lewis presents The Rumpus Room on the Waterfront, playing vinyl sets of the
best in contemporary and vintage heavy funk, soul, afrobeat, rare groove and more.
That’s at the Canoe Club, 80 Harbor Drive, in Middletown. www.mattabesettcanoeclub.com
Manic Productions brings a number of additional acts to the
area this week. On Wednesday, at The
Outer Space in Hamden, they offer Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, and Ringo
Deathstar. Also on Wednesday, there’s
Gringo Star and Atrina, at Bar in New Haven.
On Thursday, at the Space in Hamden, they’re featuring Wakey!Wakey!, as
well as The Soldier Story, and Broadcast Hearts. On Saturday, at The Ballroom at The Outer Space,
they offer Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, as well as The Primate Fiasco,
and Frank Viele. On Sunday, they bring
Willie Nelson & Family to the Summer Concert Series at Simsbury Meadows,
with Alison Kraus & Union Station, and Kacey Musgraves. www.manicproductions.org
The Middletown Artists Co-op presents the Occom Woods Trio
in concert at the MAC650 Gallery on Sunday at 7 p.m. Information at 860-347-0834.
This week, The Buttonwood displays the artwork of Kathy
Parrish Peterson. Also, Michelle Podgorski’s
exhibit, “Fragmented Landscape,” will be on view all month at the Green Street
Arts Center downtown. The Art Guild of Middletown offers their 2014 exhibit
tonight through Saturday at the Zilkha Gallery South daily from one to four
p.m.
The Middlesex Community College 10th Annual Arts and Media
Festival continues at the Middletown Campus.
Information at 860-343-5806.
Teens in grades 6 through 12 can build a suncatcher at the
Wallingford Library on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Registration is required.
Information at 203-265-6754.
They’re also showing “Surviving Progress,” a documentary based on the
Ronald Wright bestseller, on Wednesday at 6:30.
On Saturday, in conjunction with the Kohler Environmental Center,
they’re having an outdoor story walk at Choate Rosemary Hall, with a look at
the night sky at the Choate observatory, weather permitting. More at 203-269-2552.
On Wednesday, at 7 p.m., First Church on Court St. in
Middletown hosts the Middletown Scottish Dancers. Partners not necessary;
860-347-0278 for information. Also
at First Church, Argentine Tango is taught on Fridays through June by a teacher
who studied with Forever Tango performers.
Beginners at 7:30; intermediate and advanced at 8:30; then a tango
social at 9:30. Information by calling Gem at (203) 543 8099.
Also, every Friday, at 9 p.m., Dave Downs hosts a new weekly
open mic and invites songwriters to perform at The Nest, located at 129 Church
Street, Middletown. Info at 860.788.2736.
On Saturday the Green Street Arts Center in Middletown hosts
an Open House, with an arts and crafts sale and music. There will be door prizes, and the unveiling
of the Green Street Mosaic Project, as well as the presentation of a new donor
tree. Information at 860-685-7871.
Spring Bird Walks happen every Saturday at 8 a.m. at The
Audubon Shop, 907 Boston Post Rd in Madison. The number to call is
203-245-9056.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the Monday through Thursday
run includes Ida, a Polish film about a woman who, before taking final vows a
nun, discovers a family secret from the Nazi occupation; and the 2014 Sundance
Shorts Tour, which includes fiction and documentary. On Wednesday night at 7 there’s Purple Light
Poetry, with both featured readers as well as an open mic. On Friday the run of “Walking the Camino: Six
Ways to Santiago” begins, and continues through Sunday. This film follows pilgrims from all walks of
life as they attempt to cross an entire country on foot. On Friday there’s also a post-film discussion
with Annie, on of the pilgrims featured in the film. Information at www.realartways.org .
Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, is closed
for maintenance until Thursday, June 12th.
On Thursday they reopen with National Theatre Live’s “A Small Family
Business,” a comedic exposure of entrepreneurial greed by Olivier-award-winning
playwright Alan McCracken. This will be
reshown on Sunday. On Friday they offer
Queen Margot, a high-def restoration of a French film about the queen married
to Henri VI. This is a special
director’s cut edition. More at www.cinestudio.org .
Right
after the jive stick around for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry a
well-rounded jazz program for true jazz fans.
From
6-8pm tune in for 75% Folk with Michael Benson, offering a serving of contemporary folk and acoustic
music with side orders of blues, jazz, world, pop, movie soundtracks, readings
and occasional live interviews. Bring a big plate.
From
8-9:30pm, Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin offers Americana music from
Nashville and around the country including Folk, acoustic Country and
roots-Rock from both emerging and veteran artists. Plus, interviews with
performers and songwriters.
At
9:30pm tune in for 2 hours of Stoner
Cosmic Doom Psychedelia Avant Guarde Noise on the program Aargh! with
Tom
Space
Music for Summer with Cadet Q switches it up from 11:30-2am while he music
explores the outer reaches of the Universe.
From
2-2:30am DJ LOKASH presents Bassment Beats with the latest in aboveground
& underground hip-hop mixed live followed by His New World Show featuring
The best in Global Bass mixed live!
From
3-4am it’s the The Graveyard Shift with DJ Otto Nation, presenting an
eclectic mix of music from the WESU library.
That’s
followed with an hour of news from the BBC from 4-5am and Morning Edition from
NPR kicks off tomorrow’s broadcast day at 5am here on WESU.
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 www.wesufm.org/jive
2014
marks 75 years of alternative music, public affairs, and community service from
WESU. Look for information on special programming and events online at www.wesufm.org where you can also make a
donation to support community programming during our Spring Pledge drive. We
are hard pressed to raise nearly $10,000 in community support in the next 10
days so, please step up to the place and make an investment in WESU if you
value the service we provide. Many thanks to those of you who have already
contributed!
Now
stay tuned for some great Jazz with Charles Henry.
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