Good evening! It’s Tuesday, July 1st. 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.
I'm Ben Michael. Thanks to all of the WESU friends and
family who made our Spring 2014 Pledge Drive a success! With your support
WESU was able to close out our fiscal
year with a little wind in our sail as we work on a capital campaign to upgrade our studios.
Next on Deck is our Doo Wop Extravaganza at the Middletown High
School Performing arts Center on July 12. Headlined by The Tokens, who recorded
the mega hit The Lion Sleeps tonight, and supported by 5 amazing female singers
from hit making groups of the 50’s and 60’s, this fundraising concert brings
world class entertainment to Middletown. Tickets and info online at www.wesufm.org
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Tonight at the Buttonwood Tree here in Middletown at 6
they’ve got Laughter Yoga with Mimi Claire, and a Happy Healthy Vegetarian
Potluck. On Thursday the First Thursday Gallery Walk at 5 brings the AMO
Glassware Design Showcase by Alexandra, which continues through the month.
That’s followed by Bob Gotta’s Open Mic at 7. Saturday evening they’re
offering singer/songwriter and Middletown native Joe Flood, who performs
“Busker Stories, Blues, Brassens. . . and Beyond.” 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. Sunday
evening at 7 there’s the Great Make Believe Improv Show. More at www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s on Tuesday night’s Michael
Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band works out new material. On
Wednesday at 8, their long running weekly blues jam will be hosted by Ed
Bradley. And Thursday brings Ray Morant's Rotating Glitterati to the Sally’s
stage. Saturday night at Sally’s you can catch the Rich Badowski Blues
Band, winners of the 2012 Connecticut Blues Band Challenge.
Tonight, down at Toad’s Place in New Haven, you can catch Say
Anything, along with The Front Bottom, The So So Glos, and You Blew It! On Thursday they’ve got Tye Henney, and the
“Highway Henney” Mixtape Release Party.
Saturday n night Terravita Mantis takes the Toads Place Stage and on
Sunday Manic Productions presents Swans, along with Xiu Xiu. www.toadsplace.com
Also in New Haven, tonight, Café Nine features Dan Rice more.
tomorrow/Wednesday Café Nine presents Skychase, and Animals Talking. Thursday’s night The Skeleton Beats, and The
Evil Streaks that the stage and Friday Café
Nine presents The Big Fat Cafe9 BBQ and Rhythm & Blues Marathon, with The
Convertibles, The Langley Project, and The Crown Street Orchestra, starting at
4. On Saturday their weekly Jazz Jam
will be hosted by Mike Coppola and Friends at 4:30, followed by a 9 p.m. show
with Big Bad Johns, and The Incorrigibles. Sunday at 3 they offer The Del Rios,
and at 8 there’s Blues Boot Camp with Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com
At the Wallingford Library, you can hear Roger Tincknell
perform “Songs of the Seas, Rivers, & Waterways,” tonight at 7. On Wednesday at 1 they have Major League
Baseball Live on the big screen. It’s
Yankees vs Rays. More at 203-265-6754
Tomorrow/Wednesday at 7 p.m., Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts
presents the New World Soul rhythms of Zili Misik for a free show at the CFA
Hall Courtyard. You’re invited to bring a picnic and dance with friends and
family. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Manic Productions brings additional acts to the area this
week. Tomorrow/ Wednesday, at Bar in New Haven, they present Teen,
Hubbell Mountain, and loom. On Friday night
they’ve got Mission Zero, along with Jay Prince (of Eurisko), and Rudeyna, at
The Outer Space in Hamden. www.manicproductions.org
At the Russell Library in Middletown, registration for the
children’s summer reading programs is now open. There's also an adult summer
reading program.
Tours of the historic Wadsworth Mansion happen every
Wednesday at 2 p.m. 860-347-1064.
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, 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.
The Hartford Public Library presents the Hartford Artisan
Weaving Center Exhibit: “Let’s Weave
Historic Overshot,” with pieces inspired by historic patterns, through August
10th at the library’s downtown location.
www.hlpct.org
Here a rundown of some of the Independence Day Celebrations
in our area this week.
The City of Middletown Fireworks Festival takes place on
Thursday, July 3rd, starting at 6:30 p.m., featuring music performances by the
High School Jazz Ensemble, Prelude playing pop hits of yesterday ad today, and
the Middletown Symphonic Band. More at
860-638-4801, www.arts2go.org , or www.middletownct.gov .
The City of Middletown Fireworks Festival takes place on
Thursday, July 3rd, starting at 6:30 p.m., featuring music performances by the
High School Jazz Ensemble, Prelude playing pop hits of yesterday ad today, and
the Middletown Symphonic Band. More at
860-638-4801, www.arts2go.org , or www.middletownct.gov .
On Friday, Willimantic presents its 29th annual WILI Boom
Box Parade on Friday at 11am. Details at www.wili-am.com.
New Britain's Great American Boom is July 4 in Stanley
Quarter Park from 5 to 9:15 p.m. with with family activites all day ending with
a fireworks display. There is a fee for participation info at 860-826-3360 and www.newbritainct.gov.
Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, hosts a 3D fireworks after
dark beginning at 10 p.m. with proceeds to benefit Healthy Eyes Alliance. Information: at 203-758-2913 or www.quassy.com.
The annual Lake Compounce fireworks display in Bristol
begins at 10 p.m. July 4. Complete with a
laser light show. Park admission is required. Information: 860-583-3300 and www.lakecompounce.com.
Manchester Community College hosts the 31st annual James
Dutch Fogarty Independence Day Celebration from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday July 5
featuring children's activities and musical performances Fireworks begin at
9:30 p.m. Information: 860-647-5235 or www.townofmanchester.org.
Brownstone Exploration Park in Portland celebrates
Independence weekend with a Food Fest on July 4, and a hot-dog eating contest
July 5. Information at 866-860-0208 or www.brownstonepark.com.
New Haven's Fourth of July celebration begins at 4 p.m. on
Friday, July 4, at the Summit of East Rock Park, 41 Cold Spring St., New Haven.
Live music, free horse-drawn carriage rides, food and a soldiers and sailors
monument tour are part of the fun, finishing with the fireworks show at 9 p.m. 203-946-8378
and www.cityofnewhaven.com.
The Madison Exchange Independence Day Parade celebrates 35
years of July 4 celebrations with the theme "America's first
responders." The parade starts at 11 a.m Admission is free. Information:
203-350-9244 or www.madisonexchange.org.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford Parks’ free Movies After Dark series will present
“Field of Dreams” on Friday at 6:30 p.m., in Colt Park. www.hartford.gov/parks
The Wayback Wednesday Summer Movie Series at the Hartford
Public Library presents the 1921 Charlie Chaplin masterpiece “The Kid,” this
Wednesday at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. www.center.hlpct.org
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “Walking the
Camino” continues through Thursday. The
film follows pilgrims from all walks of life as they attempt to cross an entire
country on foot. Opening Friday, Real
Art Ways presents “We Are the Best,” a Swedish film about three girls in the
1980’s who decide to form a punk band.
Also opening on Friday is “Cold in July,” starring Don Johnson, a drama
about a small town hero in Texas who gets in trouble after killing a low-life
burglar. www.realartways.org
Tonight and Tommorrow, Cinestudio, The Trinity College
cinema in Hartford, continues its run of “Fed Up,” a documentary that
investigates corporate interests in the food industry. On Thursday at 7:30
they’re showing “Birthday Cake,” a fun-filled comedy about a gay couple
planning a birthday party for their one-year-old daughter. Friday begins the run of “A Hard Day’s Night,”
the stunning 50th anniversary restored edition of a Beatles classic. More at www.cinestudio.org
Now, Here’s a rundown of tonight’s programming on WESU
Middletown.
Right after the jive stay tuned for an extended 3 hour
edition of 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!
At 11pm Ian hosts
“Head to Head” where, each week, two artists connected by a common theme go
head to head in an exploration of the similarities and differences between
them.
Then at 12:30 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.
At 2 am we begin The Graveyard Shift with DJ Otto
Nation for 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
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