Good evening, it's Wednesday June 28th. 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 radio from NPR and Pacifica, as
well as independent and local public affairs sources. Weeknights and weekends
our student and community volunteers bring you the best in free-form
programming.
I’m Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening
Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number
1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanks for joining us!
Here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this week.
At Russell Library tonight/Wednesday, they’re screening “Arrival”
in their And The Oscar Goes To. . . series. On Friday at 9 am there’s a Summer
Meals Blitz Day Meetup for volunteers and partners to coordinate the free
summer meals program in Middletown. Registration is recommended. www.russelllibrary.org
In New Haven at Café Nine, tonight/Wednesday it’s BJ Barham, Frank
Viele, and Charley Crockett. On Thursday, Alash, and Sam Moth take the Café
stage. Friday’s Wind Down Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolte, followed by a
concert to benefit The International Institute of Connecticut which serves
refugees and immigrants. Artists include Witch Hair, Sam Carlson, Bilge Rat,
and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and the
late show headlines Lea and Swamp Yankee. The Sunday Buzz Matinee theme is
Songbirds and Songwriters and includes Lara Herscovitch, Kate Callahan, and
Caroline Doctorow. They finish out the weekend with the late show bringing you
Thelma and The Sleaze, and Nightbloom. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday Community
Blues Jam hosted by Tim McDonald this week. It’s a record release party on
Thursday for the new album from Cruz Machine. There’s funk, soul, rock and more
on Friday with Liviu Pop & Friends. On Saturday, enjoy Blue Devil Bluez. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on Thursday, it’s The Z3 playing the
music of Frank Zappa, along with Not Ween, a Ween tribute band. www.toadsplace.com
Tonight, Manic Presents free music Wednesdays at Bar in New
Haven with Daniel Bachman, Ava Mendoza, and American Elm. Manic is back at
College Street on Friday headlining An Evening with Gillian Welch. http://www.manicpresents.com/
Riverfront Recapture in Hartford offers a free fitness class at
Mortenson Plaza in Hartford every Tuesday at 6 pm. There’s also free yoga every
Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bring your own mat. Then there’s Thursday Nights on the
Plaza, with free music and more, all on the Plaza. www.riverfront.org
On Friday, Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you a CD
Release Party for Joey Concepcion. On Saturday it’s a Memorial Benefit Show for
Ezra Langston, featuring BLASTMAT, PUS, Vacant Eyes, and more. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Mindfulness After Work happens every Wednesday at the Hartford
Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Also in Hartford, there’s free music at noon every Wednesday on
Constitution Plaza, provided this week by Jeff Przech. You can enjoy more on
Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring Among The Acres this week.
www.hartford.com/events/
On Friday The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts
singer/songwriter Kerri Powers. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens
Saturday at 10:30 am. On Sunday it’s comedy with Cloud 9 Improv & Friends.
The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday at 10:30 am. Visit the website to learn
about free camping passes to the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival featuring the
Slambovian Circus of Dreams happening this weekend in Hillsdale, NY. http://buttonwood.org/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, you can enjoy Americana and pop on
Friday with Josh Ritter Works in Progress. On Saturday they bring you Kiss the
Sky – the Definitive Jimi Hendrix Tribute. On Sunday it’s The Music of Andrew
Lloyd Webber starring Terry Barber. The Outlaws, Beatlemania, and Amy Helm
perform at Infinity Hall Norfolk this weekend. Details at www.infinityhall.com
You can Enjoy the City of Middletown’s Fireworks Festival this
Saturday starting at 6 pm from 2 locations, the Municipal Building on DeKoven
Drive and Harbor Park along the river. There’s music, food, ice cream vendors,
and children’s activities. Live entertainment includes the The Cuban Salsa
sounds of Los Sugar Kings, Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze with Jaimoe of the Allman
Bros. Band, and the Middletown Symphonic Band. www.facebook.com/pg/CityArtsOffice/events/
Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are opening the 2017 season again.
Enjoy home-grown goods and support local growers. Open now are: Cromwell,
Fridays 4-7 pm; Durham, Thursdays 3-6 pm; and Glastonbury, Wednesdays 4-7pm,
Plainville Fridays 3-6 pm, and Berlin Saturdays, 9-1 pm. More to come as the
season unfolds. Info at www.ctnofa.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central
Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Dawson City: Frozen
Time,” rare silent films from the early 20th century about a Canadian Gold Rush
town. Also continuing is “Radio Dreams,” about a Farsi-language radio station
in San Francisco, and “The Lost City of Z,” about a British explorer who
discovers a lost civilization in the Amazon. All run through Thursday. On
Friday they open “Monterey Pop,” a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary
of this iconic Summer of Love concert, and “The Book of Henry,” about a
suburban family with a dangerous secret. Both run through the weekend. Details &
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “A
Woman’s Life,” based on the 1883 novel of a young girl’s journey from the
convent to aging motherhood. On Friday they open “Moka,” a psychological
thriller. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Hartford’s Free Movies in the Parks series brings you “Trolls”
this Friday in Riverside Park. www.riverfront.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight, on WESU:
Right after The Jive at Five stay tuned for an hour of Latin music
from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's, starring Isabel.
6-6:30pm it's Your Mind Matters with Helen Evrard MD. We explore
the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with
guests who study them, treat them, or are affected by them.
And from 6:30-8pm, stay tuned for Fusion Radio with James Fusion.
The original ... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!
Starting at 8 and running until 9:30pm, it's The Warehouse with
Mike Nyce. The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening
pleasure.
From 9:30-11pm, it's The Vault with DJ Anton Banks.
Presenting listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and
leftfield mixed live.
From 11 to 4am it's Studio 54, starring Franco, playing all of
those disco hits from the 1970's!
The BBC World News comes on board at 4am followed at 5 with
Morning Edition from NPR.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Tune in to WESU 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.
Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned for The Latin Music Hour!
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