08-18-15 jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, Aug.18th, 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 Ben Michael, thanks for joining us.

Here’s some of what’s going on in our area this week:

The Summer Sounds Tuesday evening concert Series at Harbor Park, sponsored by Middletown’s City Arts Office and the Middletown Commission on the Arts, continues tonight with the Ken Morr Band, bringing you Americana folk/rock.  The show begins at 7 p.m.   Information on access and parking, can be found atwww.arts2go.org.

In Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18 piece big band, takes the stage every Tuesday.  Wednesday’s Blues Jam is with Tommy Whalen. On Friday they bring you the Selwyn Birchwood Band, rising blues stars from Florida.  On Saturday it’s Rhythm Inc., with Reggae, Dub, Hip Hop, and more.http://www.blackeyedsallys.com

At the Hartford Public Library, they’ve got a Salsa Social tonight (Tuesday) at 6.  Dancers of all skill levels are welcome.  On Thursday at 6 their World of Sounds Concerts series continues with a performance by the Smoke and Mirrors Trio at the Albany Branch.  http://www.hplct.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight (Tuesday),  you can catch Urban Pioneers and The Dukes of Hamden. On Wednesday they headline Hollis Brown, appearing with Frank Viele.  On Thursday, it’s Eric Sommer and Joe Flood.  Friday’s Happy Hour feature is Buzz Gordo’s Ski Lodge at 5 p.m., followed at 9 by Ceschi, Smokee B, Ricky Swift, Kiddead, and DJ Taco. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 is with the George Baker Band, followed at 9 by the Record Release Show for The Mountain Movers, who appear along with Dead Leaf Echo, and Landing. Sunday’s matinee show headlines Oberon Rose, followed by the Soul Service at 8 p.m.http://www.cafenine.com

Manic Productions presents Every Time I Die Real Friends, Counterparts, Brigades, and Gatherers at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Wednesday.  Also on Wednesday, they’re bringing Elison Jackson, Odysseus Finn, and Henry Flower to Bar in New Haven.http://www.manicproductions.org

You can tour the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown every Wednesday at 2 p.m., with tea available every second Wednesday of the month.  http://www.wadsworthmansion.com

On Thursday, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CinTamani & Aruna Chocolates bring you world music, superfoods, dance and more at 7:30. You can hear bluegrass by the Matt Flinner Trio on Friday at 8.  Another trio - Jazzage - takes the stage on Saturday at 8, performing to celebrate the opening of the Saratoga Soul Photo Exhibit, which continues through the month of August.  www.buttonwood.org. 

There’s an opening reception this Thursday at 5 at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown for the exhibit “Fibrations,” by Carol Ingram.  Her fiber art was inspired by the land and people of India. www.arts2go.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven on Friday, it’s the Local Rock Showcase, with a variety of performers.  There’s another Bright Night: Electro-Glow Party on Saturday, with DJs spinning in two rooms.  http://www.toadsplace.com

There’s a Riverfront Scramble happening this Thursday at 6:30 at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford.  There are awards for best costumes, and every Scramble course is different.  Details athttp://www.riverfront.org

At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Veteran’s Writing Group meets every Thursday at 7. Visit their website for information on summer events, children’s activities, and more. http://www.russelllibrary.org

At Infinity Hall in Hartford on Thursday, they bring you Galactic with Erica Falls playing New Orleans jazz and funk, along with a live CPTV taping.  On Friday it’s the Best of CT Music Awards for local singer/songwriters.  On Saturday they present Moody Blues’ founding member Justin Hayward, with special guest Mike Dawes. http://www.infinityhall.com

You can tango every Friday at First Church on Court Street in Middletown, starting at 4 p.m. Details athttp://www.firstchurchmiddletown.org

Slide the City happens this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. in Hartford, bringing you 1000 feet of water slides, music, and food at Bushnell Park.  Discount tickets are available.  http://www.bushnellpark.org

Middletown’s Jonah Center for Earth & Art is sponsoring a Sunset Paddle in the Floating Meadows this Saturday from 5 to 7:30 p.m. for canoeists and kayakers.  The outing starts at the new Phil Salafia launch on Johnson Street, and explores the 1000-acre marshland along the Mattabesset River.  Call John Hall at 860-398-3371 for details, or visit http://www.thejonahcenter.org

On Sunday you can attend the 62nd All Natural Food Summer Picnic, sponsored by the CT chapter of Natural Food Associates.  Share a potluck organic meal starting at 1:30 at Marcus Cooke Park in Wallingford.  The guest speaker, Dr. Yuriy May, a holistic dentist, will discuss controversies about root canals, alkaline balance, and more.  Call 203-269-9091 for details. 

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 market is on Friday from 10 to 2, with the long-running market on the South Green on Tuesdays and Thursdays through October. 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, Old Saybrook markets are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. A new market is open at 53 Broadway in New Haven every Friday from 10 to 2.  The Chester market is open on Sundays from 10 to 1.  Visit http://www.ctnofa.org for details.

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

The Spotlight Free Movies series in Hartford continues this week with “Spongebob Squarepants 2.” Information on times and dates at http://www.hartford.spotlighttheatres.com

The Hartford Parks Free Movies After Dark series continues this Friday with a screening of “The Cannonball Run,” about eccentric competitors in an illegal cross-country car race, in Bushnell Park. http://www.hartford.com/events/

The Hartford Public Library continues its Global Lens Film Series with “The Pardon,” a Rwandan film about the consequences to be faced after a man murders his best friend’s family.  http://www.hplct.org

The Cedar Hill Movie Series brings you the 1952 classic “Pat and Mike,” with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this Friday at 7:30 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford.  Details athttp://www.cedarhillfoundation.org

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “Tangerine” about transgender subcultures in Los Angeles, and shot entirely on an iPhone 5s, continues through Thursday.  Also continuing is  “The Tribe,” a Ukranian film about a high school for the deaf, presented without subtitles or voice-overs.  On Wednesday the New York Film Critics Series brings you a one night only screening of “Digging For Fire,” about parents on the verge of a nervous breakdown.  A live broadcast Q&A follows the film with director Joe Swanberg and star Jake Johnson, moderated by Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers.  Starting on Friday, they’ve got three films running through the weekend.  You can see “Listen To Me Marlon,” an inner look into Marlon Brandon’s mind using archival personal material.  Or choose “Best of Enemies,” which chronicles the 1968 television news debate between William F Buckley and Gore Vidal.  Your third option is “Call Me Lucky,” Bobcat Goldthwait’s film about comic Barry Crimmins’ use of comedy to transform the rage that arose from childhood abuse. Check the website for times. http://www.realartways.org

Through August 26, Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues its screening of restored films from “The Apu Trilogy,” by Satyajit Ray, considered the greatest Indian director of his generation. Offerings include “Apur Sansar,” “Pather Panchali,” and “Aparajito.”  Full details at  www.cinestudio.org.

Middletown’s first ever Mayoral Film Series premiers this Saturday at Wesleyan’s Center for Film Studies, with a showing of “The Maltese Falcon” at 7:30.  The series continues for three weeks and features classic gangster movies.  Proceeds benefit the Buttonwood Tree. Details athttp://www.art2go.org

Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU, as we continue our summer programming schedule:

Right after the Jive stay tuned for Bill Revill’s Acoustic Blender  offering three hours of acoustic and roots music. On Tonight’s show stay tuned for a chance to win tickets to Rhode Island’s Rhythm and Roots festival.

From 8-9pm it’s The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.

 After that at 9pm its Radio Obscura, whose hosts describe the show as “a gasoline powered cat purring its way through the highways and byways of the weeks topics. Join us and. Pet the cat.”

 DJ Pickup Sticks is back in the air-chair after that at 10:30 for her show, Explorers’ Hour, which offers an exploration of rock, pop, and experimental music

From:  11:30-12:30am  its #tbt: summer throwbacks with Frau Miau Tune in to listen to all your favorite summer throwbacks! #tbt: summer throwbacks will have you bouncing and bumping to pop hits from summers past.

           

12:30-1:30am Coming to America with DJ Korean Kween Coming to America" will explore music people associate with new beginnings in their lives. Featuring interviews with people who will bring in songs they fell in love with in a new environment.

           

From 1:30-3am Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat. Who says he’s got a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

At 3am, we will rebroadcast today’s noontime broadcast of Democracy Now, with Amy Goodman.

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.