Weds 06-07-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, June 7th. 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! Thanx for joining us!
Here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this week.

In New Haven at Café Nine, tonight/Wednesday, there’s  a Comedy Open Mic with Dan Rice. On Thursday, it’s Mid Atlantic Title, Barrows, and Western States. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Sulls, followed by the evening show with Pleasure Beach and Reduction Plan. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, and the late show features Dangerous Animals, Flight of Silence, and The Right Offs. The Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you Diane Cluck and An Historic, and they finish out the weekend with a jazz jam brought to you by the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday night Community Blues Jam hosted by Gene Donaldson this week. Thursday Sally’s house band, The Po Boys, takes the stage. On Friday enjoy funky blues and soul with Ray Morant’s Soul Tsunami. Saturday, SNL band vocalist Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez take Sally’s stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com 

At Toad’s Place in New Haven on Thursday, CT’s Finest presents “Return of the Real” featuring Spark Kent, Stubs, BRILLiant Mindz, and more. On Friday it’s a Local Showcase Summer Spectacular with a variety of performers on two stages. On Saturday the Rick Derringer Band takes the stage along with Remember September.   Info at www.toadsplace.com

Friday, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers guitarist Sinan Batir and his new trio. The Aligned with Source Workshop and Meditation happens Saturday morning, and in the evening it’s the World of Women Voices with singer/songwriters Sharon Goldman, Bev Grant, and Villa Palagonia featuring Allison Scola.  http://buttonwood.org/

Tonight /Wednesday,Manic Presents Franz Ferninand and Omni at College Street. Also on tonight/Wednesday Manic has Mirah and Mobley appearing at Bar in New Haven. On Thursday, at The Ballroom at The Outer Space, they bring you The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, appearing with Beverly, and Ablebody. Then, Manic has three nights in a row at the College Street Music Hall starting on Friday with City and Colour and Noah Gundersen, Saturday with Demetri Martin and the Let’s Get Awkward Tour, and Sunday with Trombone Shorty &Orleans Avenue, appearing with the New Breed Brass Band. Or you can catch Twin Peaks, Ron Gallo, and Dirt Devil on Saturday in a Manic show at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden and Elvis Depressedly and more at The Ballroom on Sunday. http://www.manicpresents.com/

At Russell Library  tonight/Wednesday the Summer Movie Series screens “La La Land”. Children’s author Minh Le shares his book, “Let Me Finish!” at The Library on Friday. There’s a Friends of the Library Book Sale this weekend.  You’re invited to register for the Adult Summer Reading program, offering a chance to win gift cards to local venues. The exhibit of photographs celebrating the Middletown Summer Hoopfest is ongoing.  www.russelllibrary.org

The Art Guild of Middletown hosts its annual Juried Exhibit this week, and invites you to submit original work at designated times. The opening reception and awards ceremony will be held Friday at 7pm at the Zilkha Art Gallery on the Wesleyan campus. Full details at www.middletownartguild.org 

There’s free yoga every Wednesday at 6 p.m. brought to you by Riverfront Recapture and Hartford Sweat. Bring your own mat to Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. On Thursday they offer Thursday Nights on the Plaza, with free music and more, also on the Plaza.www.riverfront.org
Mindfulness After Work happens every Wednesday at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Soul Conversation, Iconoclasm, Flapjack Attack, and Living Skies tonight/Wednesday. On Friday they start their Three Days of Riffs Weekend with Bone Storm, Gritter, and more. There’s a CD release party on Saturday featuring Sworn Enemy, No Honor Among Thieves, and others. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

In Hartford, there’s free music at noon every Wednesday on Constitution Plaza, provided this week by Meredith Rose. You can enjoy more on Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring Bruce Gregori this week.  www.hartford.com/events/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford, enjoy jazz on Friday with An Evening with Pat Metheny, appearing with Antonio Sanchez, Linda Man, and more. On Saturday it’s blues with Grammy nominee Tab Benoit. On Sunday, Indivisible Connecticut presents Songs of Despair & Hope with a live performance by The Shinolas, appearing along with other performers. A portion of sales will be donated to local action groups. the Divas. Details at www.infinityhall.com

Connecticut celebrates its 13th annual Open House Day on Saturday with a variety of free offerings across the state at diverse venues. Check out what’s happening at www.hartford.com/events/ or http://www.ctvisit.com/connecticut-open-house-day-june-10-2017

At the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, it’s Second Saturdays for Families this week with free admission, along with Juneteenth Family Day, celebrating African American history with a variety of activities.www.thewadsworth.org


The Brownstone Quorum and Town of Portland are co-sponsoring The Portland Riverfront Park Music and Arts Festival Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Portland Riverfront Park. Rain date is June 11th. Enjoy continuous music, arts and crafts, food vendors, and more. The line-up includes Deep Ellum at noon, Seat of Our Pants at 1:00 pm, We Got Rhythm at 2:15 pm, The Mighty Soul Drivers at 4:15 pm, and Plywood Cowboy at 6:15 pm. Riverfront Park is located at 284 Brownstone Avenue, near the Brownstone Quarries. Full details at https://www.facebook.com/brownstonequorum/

On Sunday, Hands On Drumming – CT sponsors a River Vibes Waterfront Drum Circle at 4 pm at Waterfront Park in Middletown. Bring your own or use one of theirs. The Circle will meet every second Sunday through the summer. https://www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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. 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 “Obit,” a film that explores the world of obituary writers. Both run through Thursday. Also continuing are “Like Crazy,” an Italian film about friendship and madness in a psychiatric clinic, and “The Zookpeeper’s Wife,” about resistance efforts in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. The films run through Thursday. On Friday they open “Sacred,” a documentary about religious practices and rituals from around the globe. Also opening is “The Lost City of Z,” the true story of a British explorer who discovers an unknown civilization in the Amazon. Both run through the weekend. On Sunday they screen “Before Homosexuals,” a documentary on same-sex desire, as part of the 30th CT LBGT Film Festival.  Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues screenings of selections for the 30th annual CT LGBT Film Festival, offering men’s shorts, women’s shorts, and more. On Sunday their National Theatre Live series brings you “Peter Pan. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Now here's what's on the air tonight, on WESU as we kick off our new Summer program season!
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!