Good evening, it's Monday, Aug.17th,
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 Dr. Helen Evrard, host of Your
Mind Matters, where we talk about the brain conditions we call mental
illness. Join me this Wednesday at 6
p.m. for a conversation with Kate Thompson, faculty member of the Therapeutic
Writing Institute in Boulder, CO. We
discuss writing as therapy.
Now here’s some of what’s going on in
our area this week:
Tonight at 7:45 at the Buttonwood
Tree in Middletown, they’ve got the weekly Moments of Gratitude at 7:45. On Thursday, 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.
Also in Hartford, at Blackeyed
Sally’s, the Jazz Mondays featured artist tonight is the Scott Sasanecki Group.
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way 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
In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight
you can catch Terri Lynn, Stephanie Austin, and Krizta Moon. On Tuesday they
bring you 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
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, there’s
the Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends tonight in Lilly’s
Pad. 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.
At the Hartford Public Library,
they’ve got Salsa Socials this 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
The Summer Sounds Series at Harbor Park, sponsored by Middletown’s
City Arts Office and the Middletown Commission on the Arts, continues Tuesday
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 at www.arts2go.org.
Manic Productions brings concerts to
area venues this week, starting with Every Time I Die and others 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.com
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
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
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 at
http://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 at http://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 at http://www.cedarhillfoundation.org
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run
of “Tangerine” about transgenders dealing with the various 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
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 at http://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
Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry until 6 p.m.
From 6 to 8 p.m. it's 75% Folk with
Michael Benson.
Up next at 8, we’ve got ninety
minutes of new and vintage funk and soul with Lord Lewis on the Rumpus Room.
At 9:30 we switch (audio) gears for
Aargh!!! with Tom Gatzen, featuring two hours of loud music including stoner
and cosmic rock, avant-garde, and more!
From 11:30 to 1 a.m. DIY Haircut with
DJ Tim Daltrey celebrates punk, hardcore, garage, indie, and metal.
From 1 to 2 a.m. Maximum Rock and
Roll Radio keeps the loud rock music pumping.
At 2 a.m. its In Other Words from
Pacifica.
Following at 3, we’ll rebroadcast
today’s noontime edition of Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, before switching
over to the BBC World News at 4 a.m. Morning Edition comes your way at 5 each
weekday morning here at WESU.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five.
If you missed anything, you can find the script online at www.wesufm.org/jive. And 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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