Good evening, it's Tuesday, August 16th, 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 a diverse lineup of talk radio
featuring NPR and Pacifica as well as independent and local public affairs
sources. Weeknights and weekends we bring you the best in free-form
community programing. Thanks for joining us.
I’m Marianne O’Hare, Producer of Conversations on
HealthCare…
Now, here's a rundown of what's happening in our area this
week:
On Tuesday evenings, here in Middletown at Harbor Park, you
can catch the Summer Sounds Weekly Concert Series overlooking the CT River.
Tonight, Bootstrap takes the stage playing rock and soul favorites. Concerts
are free and open to the public and begin at 7pm. Rain venue is South Church.
Details at www.arts2go.org
Tonight (Tuesday), at the Russell Library in Middletown, at
6:30 there a class for adults interested in Origam. There’s a Cultural
Connections Women’s Group on Wednesday at 5:30, welcoming immigrant women.
English fluency not required. There’s Teen Art Bootcamp on Wednesday at 6, and
at 6:30 they offer Teen Tech Help. You can bring your devices and have teens
teach you how. On Thursday they have Fairy and Gnome Houses for All Ages at 6,
and the 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.
Tonight, down in New Haven at Café Nine, you can catch The
Institution, Catalina Shortwave, and Band of Druthers. Tomorrow (Wednesday) you
can catch Pleasure Gap, Du Vide, Stuffed Up, and Straight to VHS. On
Thursday Fond Han takes the Café Nine stage, appearing with Pug. The 5 pm Set
on Friday features Calvin Decutlass, Stephanie Harris Austin, and Paul
Panamarenko, Café Nines Friday night main event features The Batture Boys, and
Joe Flood. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends,
and later on Saturday they headline Vinyl Cape, appearing with Ceschi, ZakG,
and more. On Sunday, Cygnus Radio & Cafe 9 present "The Sunday
Buzz" Matinee with Jeff Przech & The Outfit, followed by the Manic
Productions presentation of Gringo Star and Rudeyna at 9 to round out your
weekend. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz on Tuesday
nights Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material on stage. On
Wednesday it’s the Community Blues Jam, hosted by Gene Donaldson this week.
It’s more jazz on Thursday with the West Hartford Jazz Jam led by Pete
McGuiness. Friday brings you reggae with The Equalities. Saturday’s
special event is the Northeast Blues Guitar Summit, featuring nationally
recognized talent including The Bruce Katz Band, Matt Stubbs, and more. www.blackeyedsallys.com
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 Canyon. Full info atwww.hartford.com
Manic Productions brings you Bent Knee, Hnry Flwr, and The
Tet Offensive at Bar in New Haven on Wednesday. On Sunday, they’ve got TJ
Miller and The Meticulously Ridiculous Tour, along with Kate Miller and Nick
Vatrerott, at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven.http://www.manicproductions.org/
Friday, at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, you can catch,
singer/songwriters Kerri Powers and Eric Lichter. On Saturday morning Annaita
Ghandy’s Aligned with Source workshop happens at Harborpark this Saturday at
10:30 am. On Saturday night, trumpeter Nick Di Maria and Spectre take the
stage, with ska, punk, jazz, and more. On Sunday at 5 there’s a reception to
open the August art exhibit of works by Sicilian native Sal Italia. Full
details athttp://buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on Friday, they headline
Trina. Saturday’s show is the Summer Slamfest 2016. www.toadsplace.com
The Hartford Steel Symphony, a Caribbean steel band,
performs this Thursday at 6 pm at the Connecticut Historical Society in
Hartford. This event is free to the public. www.chs.org
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you The Main
Event this Friday. On Saturday, it’s a Benefit for Ray & Allison.
You can find Cherry Street Station on Facebook, or call (203) 265-2902 for
info.
The fifth annual Trinidad-style Caribbean Carnival happens
this Saturday in Middletown at Harbor Park from 1-9 pm, brought to you by the
Trinbago American Cultural Explorers. The event features Headline music acts
include Baba Shanter and Lava Rebel with many others in performance throughout
the day. Plus Vendors on-site, limbo contests, and live steel drumming
ensembles. 860.818.0678 for more Information and find Details at www.arts2go.org
The sixteenth annual Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian
Festival happens on Saturday at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford from 8
am to 4 pm. Celebrate Asian culture with music and dance, food, a martial arts
expo, dragon boat races, and more. http://www.riverfront.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 has extended
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 Kind Words,” an Israeli comedy following Jewish siblings on
a road trip to learn about their real father. Both run through Thursday. On
Friday they open “Life, Animated,” the story of how a challenged young boy and
his family discover a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in
classic animated Disney films. Also opening is “Little Men,” a contemporary
story of life-defining friendships that develop in the midst of familial
turmoil. Both run through the weekend. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues its Wim Wenders film
series all week, screening “Paris Texas” tonight, “The Goalie’s Anxiety at the
Penalty Kick” on Tuesday, “Wrong Move” on Wednesday, “The American Friend” on
Thursday, “Wings of Desire” on Friday, “Buena Vista Social Club” on Saturday
and a Director’s Cut version of “Until the End of the World” on Sunday. Details
and screening times at www.cinestudio.org
The Hartford Free Summer Movies series offers “Star Wars:
The Force Awakens” this Friday at Bushnell Park. Details atwww.bushnellpark.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
Right after the Jive, Stay tuned for three hours
of Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, for an eclectic selection of
new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a
roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival
ticket giveaways.
From 8-9pm The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry is a weekly
show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.
From 9-10:30pm its time for Radio Obscura, whose hosts claim
your eyes won’t believe what you hear on their show.
At 10:30 it’s an hour of underground hip hop with DJ
Malik-1Fam (sounds like Muh-leek – One – Fam) on Underdog’s Edge.
At 11:30 Upfront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
offers Funk, soul, and jazz, plus sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and
hip-hop for two hours until.
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 1:30-2:30am.
At 2:30 stay tuned for All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan from
Pacifica Presenting 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.
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