Good evening, it's Tuesday, August 9th, and this is the Jive
at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here
on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers talk programs featuring NPR,
Pacifica, and independent and local public affairs broadcasts. Weeknights and
weekends we bring you the best in free-form community programming. Thanks for
joining us.
I’m Marianne O’Hare, Producer of Conversations on Healthcare.
Here's a rundown of what's happening in our area this
week:
Tonight, here in Middletown, The Tuesday evening Summer
Sounds Weekly Concert Series at Harbor Park, features the Afro-Semitic Experience, fusing
spiritual jazz, klezmer, and swing, while overlooking the CT River. Concerts
are free and open to the public and begin at 7pm. Details at www.arts2go.org
Also tonight here in Middletown, at 6:30 pm, at the Russell
Library in Middletown, the Russell Readers will discuss “Displacement” by David
Wong Louie, in their 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories series.
They’ve also got Oragami for adults. There’s Teen Art Bootcamp on Wednesday;
check the website for registration details. The ongoing Veterans Writing Group
meets on Thursday at 7. Check the website for more information on the new
hours, as well as additional programs and activities for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Manic Productions presents Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on tonight (Tuesday). Manic is
also offering Best Coast and Field Mouse at The Ballroom at The Outer Space,
tonight as well. Tomorrow (Wednesday) they’ve got TTNG, Giraffes?
Giraffes!, and The Refectory at The Space in Hamden and The Britanys, Bilge
Rat, and Witch Hair at Bar in New Haven. Details at http://www.manicproductions.org/
Tonight, down in New Haven at Café Nine, tonight, you can
catch, Stove, Solids, and Peaer take the stage, brought to you by Manic
Productions. On Wednesday, at Café Nine, they headline The Dusk Whales. Dangerous Animals open that show. On Thursday,
it’s Sharkmuffin, Laundry Day, and Glambat at The Nine. The 5pm set on Friday,
features the Bronson Rock Band. Later Friday night’s main event at Café Nine features
The Jigsaw Seen, The 3 Pack, and Happy Ending. Café Nine’s Weekly Saturday afternoon
Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends. Saturday night you can catch
The Crown Street Orchestra at The Nine. On Sunday, Cygnus Radio & Cafe 9
present "The Sunday Buzz" Matinee with The Shari Puorto Band,
followed by Black Space Odyssey, Hidefinition, and others at 9 to round out
your weekend. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra works out new material on Tuesday nights. On Wednesday it’s the
Community Blues Jam, hosted by Peter Byron this week. Friday’s headliner is the
funk/jam band Phonosynthesis. On Saturday, the Mighty Soul Drivers bring
you the classic Soul sounds of Memphis. www.blackeyedsallys.com
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Thursday, night Lil Bibby
& Lil Herb take the stage for a night of Hip Hop. On Saturday, you can
catch Shakedown playing the music of The Grateful Dead and beyond. Off the Dome
and Voodoo open that show. www.toadsplace.com
On Friday, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, you can
catch Lines West, a post-american, indie/pop band. On Saturday morning Annaita
Ghandy’s Aligned with Source workshop happens at 10:30 am. Saturday night, Phil
E Brown and the Top Notch Ensemble take the stage, with jazz, R & B,
standards, Gospel, reggae, and more. Full details at http://buttonwood.org
There’s free music at noon Wednesday at Constitution Plaza
in Hartford presented by their Lunchtime Music Series, “Audio Feed.” This
week’s featured performer is singer/songwriter Bruce Gregori. Full info
at www.hartford.com
Another option for Wednesday is the Elizabeth Park Rose
Garden Summer Concert Series in Hartford, featuring Locomotion this week.
Rain date is Thursday. Information at www.elizabethpark.org
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents Nervosa,
Suspended, NilExistence and more this Wednesday. On Friday they’ve got the
Virus of Ideals EP Release event with Shallow Ground, Thunderforge, and Within
the Abyss. On Saturday, Posidemic ‘Ntertainment Presents “Marrissa’s Birthday
Bash.” You can find Cherry Street Station on Facebook, or call (203) 265-2902
for info.
This summer leading local, regional and national bluegrass
acts convene on the Hebron
Fairgrounds for the Podunk Bluegrass Festival. 2016 marks the 20th
anniversary of the festival and Main Stage festivities
kick off on Thursday at 5:30. The festival features 2 stages and 39 regional
and national acts including Bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Alison Brown, Claire
Lynch, and many more. Plus the grounds open Wednesday, for early bird
campers. The festival offers plenty of activities for the whole family.
You can learn more online at http://podunkbluegrass.com/
This Thursday evening, Wesleyan Potters presents an opening
reception for their new gallery Show, featuring the hand built ceramic art
of Hayne Bayless alongside the thrown work of Sam Taylor on
display August 10th through September 16th. Both artists offer unique
functional pottery meant to be used and enjoyed. 350 S Main St www.wesleyanpotters.com
The KNOW GOOD Market happens this Thursday in Hartford on
Bartholomew Street, celebrating the collective culture of Hartford with food trucks,
fresh produce, music and more. Details at www.breakfastxlunchxdinner.com
Wadsworth Atheneum offers Second Saturdays for Families this
week, with free admission for all, and programs including art, story-telling,
and music. www.wadsworth.org
The 54th annual West Indian Independence Celebration happens
this Saturday at Bushnell Park. Enjoy food, vendors, a parade, a free
concert, and more. www.wiichartford.org
Connecticut’s Farmers' Markets are in full gear now. Here in
Middletown you can you can support local farmers and get nutritious home-grown
goods on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the long running market at the South Green
on Old Church Street from 8am-1pm. On Fridays, The Middletown North End
farmers market happens on Main Street outside Its Only Natural Market. For
times and dates, as well as info on the many more in our area you can visit www.ctnofa.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues their
run of “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” a combination road comedy/coming-of-age
film about a foster child being raised in the New Zealand countryside. Also
continuing is “The Innocents,” a French film about a physician called to handle
a surprising crisis in a Benedictine convent after World War II. On Friday they
open “The Kind Words,” an Israeli comedy following Jewish siblings on a road
trip to learn about their real father. Also opening is “Men Go To Battle,” a
Civil War story about two Kentucky brothers whose relationship splinters when
the war approaches. Both run through the weekend. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues its Wim Wenders film
series all week, screening “The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick” tonight,
“Wrong Move” on Tuesday, “The American Friend” on Wednesday, “Paris Texas” on
Thursday, “Buena Vista Social Club” on Friday, “Wings of Desire” on Saturday,
and a Director’s Cut version of “Until the End of the World” on Sunday. There’s
also a screening of “Eisenstein in Guanajuato” on Thursday as part of their
ongoing CT Outfilm Second Thursdays series. Details and screening times
at www.cinestudio.org
The Hartford Free Summer Movies series offers “Bee Movie”
this Friday in Riverside park. Details at www.riverfront.org
Now, here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for three hours of roots
and Americana music on Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill.
From 8-9pm its time for J-Cherry’s Voice of the City,
spotlighting local arts and culture.
From 9-10:30pm Radio Obscura will do their best to melt your
brain with their experimental radio antics and shticks.
At 10:30 its an hour of underground hip hip with DJ
Malik1Fam on Underdogs Edge
at 11:30, every Tuesday night this summer, Upfront Soul with
Sanguine Fromage offers Funk, soul, and jazz, plus sprinklings of
R&B, gospel, and hip-hop.
From 1:30-2:30am 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 2:30-3:30am All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan from
Pacifica Presents a collage of great music and current events soundbites.
BBC World report comes your way at 4 am and we begin
tomorrow’s broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything,
you can find the script online at 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.
Stay tuned, now, for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill.
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