Good evening, it's Monday, July 27th, and this is
the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of night time
programming here on WESU 88.1 FM 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 Billy Johnstone, host of The Broadway Radio hour!
Now here’s some of what’s going on in our area this
week:
In Hartford tonight, Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell
Park continues its 48th annual season at 6, opening with Ricky
Alfonso and headlining Jonathan Finlayson and Sicilian Defense. Sponsored by the Hartford Jazz Society, the
series runs through August. More at http://www.bushnellpark.org
Manic Productions brings you The Decemberists and Lady Lamb tonight at
the College Street Music Hall in New Haven.
On Wednesday, they offer Leisure Cruise, Spectral Fangs, and more at Bar
in New Haven. www.manicproductions.org
Tonight, the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has
Moments of Gratitude at 7:45, followed at 8 by the Anything Goes Open Mic. On Friday they bring you Layers and Frames, a
Philly-based duo with world music, folk, and more. On Saturday at 4 there’s a guitar workshop
with Japanese performer/composer Hiroya Tsukamoto. Later at 8, he performs
Cinematic Guitar Poetry. On Sunday at 7, the Great Make Believe Improv Show
brings you Comedy for the Family. www.buttonwood.org
Down in New Haven at Toad’s Place tonight, it’s the
usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence. On Friday they’ve got Big Jim’s
Birthday Bash with a host of artists performing. It’s Summer Slamfest 5 on Saturday. www.toadsplace.com
Also in New Haven tonight, at Café Nine, you can
catch Dr. Martino, Grotto Girl, and Standby.
On Tuesday it’s Astrophest Day 1, headlining Jose Oyola and the
Astronauts, Ceschi, and more. Wednesday
they continue with Astrophest Day 2, featuring Joey Batts and Them, Chaser
Eight, and others. On Thursday they’ve
got David Poe, Winterpills, and Sam Perduta. Friday’s Happy Hour features The
Helwigs this week, followed at 9 by Five in the Chamber and River Whyless. Saturday’s
Jazz Jam Session features Mike Coppola and Friends, with Rideyna, Mercy Choir,
and The Tet Offensive coming your way later at 9.
The Sunday Soul Service happens at 8. http://www.cafenine.comFrom 11:30 to 1 DIY Haircut with DJ Tim Daltrey celebrates punk, hardcore, garage, indie, and metal.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight’s Jazz
Mondays features the Steve Porter Group. On Tuesday, Michael Palin’s Orchestra
brings you new material. Wednesday’s
Blues Jam is with Tim McDonald this week.
On Friday, it’s a double-header, with Damon Fowler and Jason Ricci
taking the stage. Saturday’s headliner is The Kinsey Report, with brothers
Donald and Ralph and their legacy blues sound.
www.blackeyedsallys.com.
The City Arts Office and the Middletown Commission
on the Arts continue their Summer Sounds Series on Tuesday, bringing you
standards and polkas performed by The Musical Cavaliers. Information on access and parking, as well as
the full summer lineup, can be found at http://www.arts2go.org.
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, there’s funk and
R&B on Tuesday with Dr. John and the Nite Trippers. Thursday they bring you reggae, headlining
Jah9, along with Dubtronic Kru. On
Friday, Girls, Guns and Glory take the stage, with special guests The Mallett
Brothers, bringing you Country Rock. On
Saturday you can catch some laughs with A Christian, A Muslim and a Jew, or Two
Comedy show. http://www.infinityhall.com
On Wednesday the Music at the Mansion series at the Wadsworth
Mansion in Middletown closes their summer series with Avenue Groove. Grounds are open at 5:30 for picnicking, with
the concert starting at 6:30. Tours of
the estate happen every Wednesday at 2.
http://www.wadsworthmansion.com
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford now offers free
admission every Wednesday through Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. www.thewadsworth.org
At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Veteran’s Writing
Group meets this Thursday at 7. Visit their website for information on summer
events, children’s activities, and more.
http://www.russelllibrary.org
You can tango every Friday at First Church on Court
Street in Middletown, starting at 4 p.m. Details at http://www.firstchurchmiddletown.org
The Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival happens this Saturday
starting at 1 p.m. in Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. Enjoy Caribbean food, music, cool island
beverages, and more. Rain date is Sunday.
http://www.riverfront.org
The Connecticut Ballet brings its Summer Dance Caravan to Middlesex
Community College in Middletown on Saturday with a free open-air performance at
7:30. Rain date is Sunday, August
2. Details at http://www.arts2go.org
You can support Connecticut’s Farmer’s Markets and
enjoy healthy food while you’re at it! The East Haddam Farmer’s market happens
every Wednesday from 4 to 7, Durham’s is on Thursdays from 3 to 6. The Clinton
market is every Thursday from 4 to 7. Middletown’s North End farmers market is
on Friday from 10 to 2. There’s one in Higganum Village on Friday from 3:30 to
6:30, and in Cromwell on Friday from 4 to 7. On the shore, in Old Saybrook markets
are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The Chester market is open on Sundays from
10 to 1. Middletown’s long-running market on the South Green runs Tuesdays and
Thursdays through October. Stay tuned to the Jive for updates on more openings,
and visit http://www.ctnofa.org for details.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
The Spotlight’s Free Summer Movies Series continues
in Hartford with this week’s feature, “The Book of LIfe.” Visit http://www.hartford.spotlighttheatres.com for dates and times.
The Hartford Parks Free Movies After Dark series
continues this Friday with a screening of “Mrs. Doubtfire” in Elizabeth
Park. http://www.riverfront.org/parks/
The Hartford Public Library’s Global Lens Film
Series brings you “Nina’s Dowry,” about a husband pursuing dowry rights in
Cameroon. Full details at http://www.hplct.org
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “Cartel
Land,” a riveting look at two vigilante groups battling the Mexican drug
cartels, continues. Also continuing is
“Wild Tales,” a Spanish comedy/mystery about the thin line between civilization
and barbarism. Both run through
Thursday. On Friday they open “Beyond
the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary,” a documentary about LEGOs, their global fan
base, and innovative uses. Also opening
is “A Borrowed Identity,” about a Palestenian boy trying to fit in with his
Jewish schoolmates at boarding school.
Both run through the weekend. http://www.realartways.org
Tonight Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues its
run of “The Farewell Party,” an Israeli
comedy about nursing home residents in Jerusalem inventing new ways to die with
dignity. On Friday they open “The Third Man,” a restoration of the 1949 classic
Cold War tale that takes place in occupied Vienna. Starring Joseph Cotton, Trevor Howard, and
Orson Welles, the restoration is released on the 100th anniversary
of the birth of Welles. Details at www.cinestudio.org
Films on Foss is a pilot open-air movie series
happening in Middletown at Foss Hill on the Wesleyan Campus. A brainchild of the Mayoral Youth Cabinet,
they’re bringing you “Frozen” this Saturday at 7. http://www.arts2go.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU, as we
work our way through our summer program line up:
After the Jive stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles
Henry until 6 p.m., when it’s time for Think Twice Radio with Al Robinson, a
locally produced “watchdog” public affairs show covering Connecticut issues in
a nonpartisan manner.
After that its Michael Benson’s 75% Folk followed by Chip Austin’s Unfocused Folk at 8pm.
At 9:30 we switch (audio) gears for Aargh!!! with Tom
Gatzen, who’ll provide two hours of loud music from stoner and cosmic
rock to doom, avant garde and more!
From 1-2 a.m. Maximum Rock and Roll Radio keeps the loud
rock music pumping.
Then we switch gears again for “In Other News,” a weekly
public affairs show from Pacifica exploring topics that range from the
conspiratorial and controversial to esoterics near the fringe of belief
systems.
At
3 a.m. we’ll rebroadcast today’s noontime edition of
Democracy Now with Amy Goodman before switching over to the BBC world news at
4. Morning Edition comes your way at 5 a.m. each weekday here at WESU.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. Tune in each and every
weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the
air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University
since 1939.
Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry.
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