Tuesday 06-27-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday June 27th. 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 Marianne O’Hare, Producer of Conversations on Healthcare. Thanks for joining us!

Here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this week.

At Russell Library tonight at 6:30 you can join their Classic Mystery Book Discussion group to explore the duMaurier classic, “Rebecca.” Financial Literacy for Millennials happens Tuesday at 6:30 pm. They’re screening “Arrival” on Wednesday 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, the bill includes Gary War, The Mountain Movers, Camby, and Alexander. 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, on Tuesday nights, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam hosts 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, tonight (Tuesday) you can catch Moneybagg Yo with Funk Flex. 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 brings Michael Franti & Spearhead, with Satsang to The College Street Music Hall in New Haven. 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

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Destination Dimension, Florence, Glassgirl and Brunettes on Tonight (Tues). On Friday they’ve got 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/

In Middletown, “And the Oscar Goes To”,  Russell Library’s Summer Film Series continues on Wednesday with two screenings of “Arrival.” www.russelllibrary.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, stay tuned for 3  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 stay tuned for J-Cherry’s The Voice of the CITY.

At 9pm its WesSports and Beyond… with DJ Steve

From 9:30-10:30pm its The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

From 10:30-3am it’s a whole lot of old school soul, funk, and RnB for grown folks on The Greatest Sounds Under The Sun with Sir Bruce

At 3am stay tuned for RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald, which 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.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Tune in to WESU each and every weekday at 4:55 pm 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 for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, up next!