Good evening, it's Monday, August 15th,
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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which this summer airs every Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow, an amazing story of spirit and resilience. We talk to the Rev. Alexandra Dyer, who happens to be a member of the Roman Catholic Woman Priest movement, but what she endured turns out to be related to her day job. Alexandra headed a non-profit arts organization in New York City, and, not long after taking the position, she uncovered serious financial malfeasance. The embezzler reacted by hiring someone to approach Alexandra as she was walking to her car on a city street and throw industrial drain cleaner in her face. That was last August. Both criminals are now serving time on Rikers Island and Alexandra has been busy healing. It's a riveting story you won't want to miss. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived at www.reasonablycatholic.com.
Now, here's a rundown of what's
happening in our area this week:
Tonight, down in New Haven at Café
Nine, the headliner is Prompt: Cabinet of Curiosities. On Tuesday they’ve got
The Institution, Catalina Shortwave, and Band of Druthers. On Wednesday you can
catch Pleasure Gap, Du Vide, Stuffed Up, and Straight to VHS. On Thursday Fond Han takes the stage,
appearing with Pug. The Happy Hour on Friday features Calvin Decutlass,
Stephanie Harris Austin, and Paul Panamarenko, followed by the late show with 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
Monday Night Jazz
happens tonight at Bushnell Park in Hartford.
This week’s featured group is the Doug Wimbish Quintet. Details at www.bushnellpark.org
Tonight, at the Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown, it’s the usual Anything Goes Open Mic and Moments of
Gratitude. On Friday, they bring you, 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 at http://buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,
it’s Jazz Mondays with the Hartford Jazz Composers Collective. Michael Palin’s
Other Orchestra works out new material on Tuesday. 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
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s
the usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends tonight. On Friday,
they headline Trina. Saturday’s show is the Summer Slamfest 2016. www.toadsplace.com
On Tuesday, in Middletown Harbor
Park, the Summer Sounds Weekly Concert Series overlooking the CT River features
Bootstrap, with rock and soul favorites. Concerts are free and open to the
public and begin at 7pm. Details at www.arts2go.org
On Tuesday, at the Russell Library in
Middletown, there’s Adult Coloring at 2, and Origami at 6:30. 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.
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 at www.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/
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. Enjoy music and more. 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 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 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 at www.bushnellpark.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight
on WESU:
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for an hour of
Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry.
From 6-8:00 pm, it’s 75% folk with
Michael Benson, featuring folk, blues, jazz, world music, and movie
soundtracks.
At 8 pm, stay tuned for the Rumpus
Room with Lord Lewis for vintage and contemporary funk, soul, reggae, and other
dance floor treats.
From 9:30-10:30 pm, Cruiser’s Radio
with Jack Sullivan offers a blend of Rock & Roll from the 1950 – 1960’s
that provides the news of that era along with the music.
At 10:30 it’s an hour of “Free Talk”
with Al Robinson & Deni Young, a commentary talk show addressing news,
politics, entertainment and weather.
From midnight to 3 am Franco’s Studio
54 with Francaccio di Roma provides three hours of Disco and dance music
of the 70’s and 80’s.
We switch it up big time at 3 am when
Maximum Rock & Roll Radio comes alive to offer the best DIY punk, garage,
and hardcore Rock and Roll.
BBC World news comes your way at 4, with tomorrow’s broadcast
day starting with Morning Edition from NPR at 5 am.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five.
If you missed anything, you can find the written version 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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