Good evening! It’s Tuesday, June 17th. This is the Jive at
Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here
on 88.1 FM, WESU Middletown, your listener supported station for NPR, Pacifica,
independent and local public affairs by day, and the best in free-form
community programming weeknights and weekends. We are trying to close the gap
on our Spring pledge drive and need your help to raise roughly 5000 by next
Monday. I'm Ben Michael, Thanks for joining us!
Here at WESU, 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:
Tonight, 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
Tonight at 6, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, there’s
Laughter Yoga. On Wednesday at 8 The
Evening Oasis returns, offering belly dancers with traditional dress and
music. On Friday at 8 there’s
performer/songwriter Hugh Moffatt, offering music with international and
multi-dimensional themes. Saturday morning, starting at 7:45, the Buttonwood
offers Qigong, tai chi, and community yoga. Saturday evening Omar Tamez
& Angelica Sanchez Jazz Duo perform at the Buttonwood Tree. Sunday at 1 p.m., Food Not Bombs serves food
outside the Buttonwood Tree. All are welcome. You’re invited to help
prepare the meal at the First Church on Court Street at 11:30 am. More at
www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, on Tuesday night’s
they have Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band that jams and
presents new material. Tomorrow/Wednesday
at 8 their long running weekly blues jams will be hosted by Danny Draher. And
Thursday brings Ray Morant's Rotating Glitterati to the Sally’s stage, this
week featuring The Matt Zeiner Band. On Friday, they’re hosting the 15th
annual Black-eyed and Bluesfest starting at 5 p.m. at the Bushnell Park
Pavilion in downtown Hartford. Some of the hottest blues bands around will be
performing. On Saturday they’re
featuring blues guitarist Chris Ruest at 9 p.m.
www.blackeyedsallys.com
.
Tonight in New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Productions and
Burger Records present White Mystery and more.
Tomorrow/Wednesday, from 5 to 7, it’s La Cantina Flamenco, with
guitarist Ed Peccerillo. That’s followed at 8 by Manic Productions’
presentation of Robert Francis & the Night Tide, along with Carly Ritter
and Maxim Ludwig. . On Thursday there’s
another Manic Productions show with The Toasters, King Django, and Across The
Aisle. Friday’s Weekly Wind Down Happy Hour at 5 features Tom Hearn, and at 9
p.m. they offer True Blues, Someday Rumble, and Polluter. Saturday’s jazz jam at 4:30 is with Tony
Dioguardi & Friends. Later Saturday night, Taco Hut presents Zanders, Not
Blood Paint, Loom, and Branchwater at 9 p.m.
On Sunday at 3 they’ve got The Return of DrinkDeeply’s Summer Surf
Series, featuring Ninth Wave, and The Vivisectors.. Sunday’s Original Sunday
Night Jam at 8 features The Morris Trent Band. www.cafenine.com
Tomorrow night, down at Toad’s Place in New Haven, brings
Black Star Riders, as well as NightBitch and Vengeance at 9 p.m. On Thursday, Raekwon of The Wu Tang Clan take center stage
at Toad’s. On Friday, the Summer Jam
2014 starts at 7:30, featuring a variety of artists. On Saturday at 8 their INTENSE! Series
features The M Machine, Vaski, and others.
On Sunday at 7:45 they headline Tegan and Sara, with their Let’s Make
Things Physical tour, along with other acts. www.toadsplace.com
Manic Productions brings a number of additional acts to the
area this week. On Tuesday, at The Space in Hamden, they feature
Ratking and others at 7:30 p.m. Also on
Wednesday, at Bar in New Haven, they’ve got Maria Minerva, Mind Dynamics and
Tinnniens for a 10 p.m. show. www.manicproductions.org
Middletown’s premier senior chorus, the Middletuners,
performs live on Wednesday at 3 at the Middletown Senior Center. Information at 860-347-4887.
At the Russell Library in Middletown, Elizabeth Petry leads
the Veterans’ Writing Group on Thursday at 7 p.m. www.russelllibrary.org
Tours of the Wadsworth Mansion happen every Wednesday at 2
p.m. 860-347-1064
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
Middletown. 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.
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.
Jeff Halper, founder and Coordinating Director of the
Israeli Committee against House Demolitions, will be speaking this weekend in
Storrs and Old Lyme. He is sponsored by the Israel/Palestine Peace, Education
and Action Group of Northeast Connecticut.
More information at 203-934-2761.
This Sunday, Riverwood Poetry, Incl, presents its annual
Social Justice Poetry Reading at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford,
from 2-4 p.m. This years theme is
“Alabanza: In Praise of The Spirits That
Move Us,” featuring Martin [Mar-teen] Espada, UMASS-Amherst professor who has
been called the Latino poet of his generation.
He is joined by poet and performance artist Ngomo [In-go-mo] Hill.
www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org has more.
Also on Sunday, the Greater Middletown Chorale has its
annual gala event at the Wadsworth Mansion, starting at 4 p.m. This year’s theme is The Roaring Twenties. More at gmchorale.org, or 860-316-4854.
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 run of “Walking the
Camino: Six Ways to Santiago,” continues this week on Tuesday and Wednesday
only. This film follows pilgrims from all walks of life as they attempt
to cross an entire country on foot. “Ida,” a Polish film about a woman
who, before taking final vows a nun, discovers a family secret from the Nazi
occupation, will be shown tonight through Thursday. This Thursday they host the Creative Cocktail
Hour at 6 p.m., with this month’s theme being a Taste of Brazil. On Friday a
run of “Next Goal Wins” begins, about the American Somoa soccer team that’s
transformed from the world’s worst team into World Cup contenders by a Dutch
coach. On Friday and Saturday, the late
show at 9:30 is The Double, starring Jesse Eisenberg. On Saturday, Realartways
and Family Life Education celebrate the reopening of George Day Park with a
block party from 1 to 4 p.m. that includes free art and music workshops for
kids. Information at www.realartways.org .
Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, continues
its run of “Queen Margot,” a high-definition restoration of a French film about
the queen married to Henri VI, tonight through Thursday. This is a special director’s cut
edition. On Friday through Sunday they’re showing “The Lunchbox,” a comedic love story about a
widower nearing retirement in Mumbai who receives lunchboxes from a mysterious
source. More at www.cinestudio.org .
Now, here’s a rundown of tonight’s programming on
WESU, as the new summer schedule continues.
Right after the jive stay tuned for: Explorers’ Hour with Pickup
Sticks, which aims to take you places
that you’ve never been before!
Inviting you to venture into the infinity of the unknown via a synthesis
of science, spoken word, and a lot of popular music.
From 6-8pm
enjoy Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for an eclectic selection of
Americana, country, folk, folk-rock, bluegrass, acoustic, blues, Celtic,
old-time, singer-songwriter and other music that has a roots influence.
From 8-9pm The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry
presents live and local Connecticut arts and music , in this weekly show
featuring area artists and musicians.
From 9-11pm Wonderland with DJ Cheshire
Cat presents a free form music show
spanning the scope of krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New
Romantic, punk to prog, and more!
From 11-12:30 Ian is in the house for a free form mix of
Radio goodness.
From 2-3am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes
you on a tour across borders and genres, introducing you to music from far
flung places and sometimes from right in your own backyard.
From 3-4am it’s
the The Graveyard Shift with DJ Otto Nation for an an eclectic mix of
music from the WESU library.
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 $10,000 in community support
in the next 2 weeks 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 Explorer’s Hour
with Pickup Sticks
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