I’m Ben Michael, thanks for joining us! Here's our rundown of what's happening in our
area this week:
Manic Productions presents Astronautalis, Oxymorrons, and
Sketch the Cataclysm tonight/Tuesday at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in
Hamden. At the Ballroom tomorrow/Wednesday, Mainc presents Blitzen Trapper,
appearing with Kacy & Clayton and another show Wednesday night with LVL UP,
Puppy, and Spit-Take at Bar in New Haven. On Thursday, Mike Snow headlines a
manic show at The College Street Music Hall, appearing with Zelia Day. On
Friday, it’s Woods, John Andrews & the Yawns, and Elison Jackson at The
Ballroom at The Outer Space. http://www.manicproductions.org/
Tonight, down in New Haven at Café Nine, Kevin Gordon,
Beaver Nelson, and Buddy Toth share a bill. Wednesday’s Upstart Fest! at Café Nine
headlines The Queers, appearing with The Fantastic Plastics, Svetlanas, and
more. On Thursday, Hellbound Glory, and Pat Stone & The Dirty Boots take
the stage. Friday’s weekly 5 pm set features Gary Heriot & Mike Damico,
followed later Friday night by Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, and The
Right Offs. Saturday’s 4:30 Jazz Jam is with Mike Coppola and Friends, with
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, and Big Fat Combo coming your way later that
night. Cygnus Radio & Cafe 9 present The Sunday Buzz Matinee at 3 pm
with Mr. Airplane Man and La Tunda, and they round out the weekend Sunday night
at 7 with The Helium Brothers and The Birdmen. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights,
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material on Sally’s stage. On Wednesdays
they presents their long-running Community Blues Jam hosted by Tim McDonald
this week. The Balkun Brothers Rock-n-Roll Residency happens on Thursday.
Friday night it’s the Dave Keller Band with blues and soul. On Saturday night
it’s Bad News Barnes, featuring “Blue Lou” Marini of Blues Brothers and James
Taylor fame. www.blackeyedsallys.com
You can discover your inner artist this Wednesday from 11 am
– 2 pm at the Old State House, who sponsor the free “I Am an Artist” day at
their Hartford location. Enjoy creative and interactive experiences with local
arts organizations and artists. www.letsgoarts.org
Mindfulness After Work happens every Wednesday at the
Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Middletown Scottish country dancers offer classes for
beginners & experienced dancers at First Church on Court Street in
Middletown, Every Wednesday from 7-9:30p. Partners not necessary
but soft-soled shoes are reccomended! For information, call Lucile Blanchard at
860-347-0278.
At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Veteran’s Writing
Group meets every Thursday at 7. From 10 am to 1:30 pm on Saturday, THE
AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT at Wesleyan University and AND THE RUSSELL LIBRARY
present Anarchist Histories and Activism. Offering an opportunity to hear Wesleyan
students publicly present their research on a range of subjects From Haymarket
to Occupy Wall Street, taught by Professor of American Studies J. K eˉ haulani
Kauanui, who will moderate the following two panels.
The 10 A.M. panel HISTORIAL GENEALOGIES AND RADICAL ANALYSIS
features: IRYELIS LÓPEZ on Free Love Motherhood and
Spiritism, SARAH LURIE’s Love as
Prefigurative Politics, and KAIYANA
CERVERA’s Black Feminist Resonances: The Overlaps and Intersections with
Anarchist Principles.
From NOON–1:30 P.M. COMMUNITY RESISTANCE AND DIVERSE FORMS
OF DIRECT ACTION forum includes: KATE PAPPAS offering Encrypted But Not
Cryptic: An Intro to Crypto Anarchy and Practical Resistance of the Modern
Surveillance States, AURA OCHOA’s Threads
of Anarchism: A Look at Flint Community Action Amidst a State Crime, and JOSHUA
NODIFF on Power to the People! Energy Democracy and the Socialization Of our
Energy Infrastructure. www.russelllibrary.org for more
information
You can tour the historic Swift Factory in northeast
Hartford this Thursday at 4:30 and learn about plans for its revival into a
vibrant community center. Find it on Facebook at Swift Factory Tours in
Northeast Hartford.
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, this Thursday, it’s the Bright
Night Glow EDM College Dance Party. On Friday its Rock This Wild World, a local
showcase celebration with a variety of performers. www.toadsplace.com
Friday night, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown presents singer
Sissy Castrogiovanni, bringing you original Sicilian music along with jazz and
Mediterranean melodies. On Saturday morning Annaita Ghandy’s Aligned with
Source workshop happens at 10:30 am. Later at 2, the International Beat Poetry
Festival presents, “Celebrating the Beats: Their Words, Their Legacy, Their
Music,” featuring the Sergio-Mayo Jazz Duo and readings by The Meeting House
Poets. Saturday night they’ve got a singer/songwriter double bill with
Middletown’s Cathy Kreger appearing with Caroline Doctorow, singing solo and
combination blues, adult contemporary, folk, and more. On Sunday at 7 you can
enjoy the Great Make Believe Society Improv Show with improvised comedy
theater. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings at 10:30.
Details at http://buttonwood.org
This Saturday, Company G of the 14th Regiment Connecticut
Volunteer Infantry stages a Preservation March starting at 1:00 at the General
Mansfield House, 151 Main St. in Middletown. The public is invited to follow
along and visit designated sites to hear brief talks about the city’s rich Civil
War history. Full details at www.arts2go.org
This Saturday, Gee’s records presents a master of the DJ
mix showcase at Club Lucent in Wallingford from 2-7pm. It's an all age event with no dress code. DJs
include DP-One, DJ Ragoza, DJ Precision, DJ E.L. DJ G.L.I. and DJ K.G. (who
once, called WESU home). For information call 203-449-8912
The Middlesex County Historical Society’s 31st annual Car
Show and Flea Market happens this Sunday at Palmer Field in Middletown starting
at 7 am. Car registration opens at 8:30. Rain date is next Sunday, October 9
Details at www.arts2go.org, or call
the county Historical Society at 860-346-0746.
Connecticut’s Farmers' Markets are still going strong. Here
in Middletown you can you can support local farmers and get nutritious
home-grown goods at two farmers markets through October. On Tuesdays and
Thursdays, the long running market at the South Green on Old Church Street is
open from 8 am-1 pm. 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
The 68th annual Berlin Fair happens this weekend, starting
off with juggling and marching bands on Friday, and headlining Kick Band on the
main concert stage, as well as the On the Serious Side Band. On Saturday
there’s spinning and weaving and more, with musical entertainment by the Colin
Axxxwell Band, the “Kick It Out” Heart Tribute Band, the Coyote River Band, and
1974 Band. They close it out on Sunday offering food and fun for all, along
with country music by Presley and Taylor, and LANco Band. Full details at www.ctberlinfair.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Through Wednesday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the
run of “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – the Touring Years,” directed by Ron
Howard, that follows the band during their sixties touring years, through
Thursday. Also continuing is “Ixcanul” (sounds like: Ike’s-can-ool), a
film exploring the lives of marginalized women in the Guatemalan coffee
highlands. On Friday they open “Mia Madre,” the Cannes Film Festival-winning
Italian drama about n film director dealing with the imminent death of her
mother. It runs through the weekend. www.realartways.org.
Though Wednesday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues the
run of “Dark Horse,” about a depressed Welsh village that puts its faith in a
steeplechasing thoroughbred, tonight and tomorrow. On Wednesday they open
“Florence Foster Jenkins,” starring Meryl Streep as a deluded diva who believes
she’s a talented singer. It runs through Saturday. On Sunday they open “The
Fits,” a film about a Cincinnati all-girl dance troupe with mysterious
convulsive attacks. www.cinestudio.org
The Manhattan Short Film Festival happens this Thursday,
Saturday, and Sunday at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, offering you the
chance to vote on this year’s finalist entries. Details atwww.hartford.com/event
Now here’s what’s on the air tonight on WESU Middletown:
Right after The Jive from until -6pm, stick around for The
Soul Spoke with DJ Skaz featuring
Tunes from around-the-world tunes that uplift, realign, and
educate - giving soul to your world and backbone to your day.
From 6-6:30pm stay tuned for Voices with Abby Shneyder
presenting Poetry out loud!
From 6:30-8pm, Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill offers 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.
At 8-pm, stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry A
weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.
The Hometown Browns with DJ jaFREE comes your way from 9-10pm
with your favorite cumin human talking culture, history, and art, featuring
South Asian artists.
At 10pm stay tuned for This is Water with Eric Hagen
featuring discussions about important human issues, such as the meaning of
life.
From 10:30-12am it’s Underdogs Edge with DJ Malik1Fam, Featuring
local hip hop artists across the region with tracks from mainstream artists
normally not played on the radio.
At Midnight, The Karl Marx Social Hour with DJ Fat Marco and
DJ Ninjoo Pinjoo wrap their show around a weekly theme.
Easy Listening with DJ Re-Bag comes your way from from 1-2am
At 2am stay tuned for 2 hours of Histotronics, offering Electronic
music through the ages by exploring its conception and evolution over time.
The BBC World report comes your way at 4am and we being our
weekday program daily, with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. If you missed anything,
you can find the written version 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.
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