Good evening, it's
Monday July 24th. 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 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's episode is an encore airing of last week's, when BBC religion reporter and producer Rosie Dawson sat down with me and
Here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this week.
The free Monday Night Jazz series continues tonight in Bushnell
Park in Hartford at 6 pm with the Chris Allen Quartet and the Joanne Brackeen
Trio. www.hartfordjazzsocity.com
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts its Night Open Mic and
Moments of Gratitude tonight. On Tuesday there’s yoga in the afternoon. The Big
Reveal for The Buttonwood happens at the Spencer School in Middletown at 5:30
pm. The Middlesex Drum Circle meets Thursday at 7 pm. On Friday, enjoy West-African
jazz fusion with singer/dancer Lorens Chuno. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned
With Source Workshop, and the evening brings you jazz with the Rosemary Minkler Trio.
The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning at 10:30. http://buttonwood.org/
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s Sharkmuffin, The Off White, Haunting Titans, and more. On Tuesday they’ve got Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends, appearing with The Outer Side. Wednesday’s bill has Curses, Unwill, In Search of Solace, and more. On Thursday it’s The Rubinoos along with the Shellye Valauskas Experience. Friday’s Happy Hour is with The Buttondowns, followed by the night show headlining The Hymans. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Billy Cofrances. The late show’s got The Zambonis, The Stents, and Dust Hat. The Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you Sez Zion, and they round out the weekend with the George Lesiw Band on Sunday night. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays today
with the Alex Snydman Trio and the Mike Camancho Quartet. On Tuesday Michael
Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam
hosts Tim McDonald this week. On Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday they
bring you Brooklyn Swamp music with the Michael Louis Band from New York City. Saturday’s
headliner is the Liza Colby Sound with good old rock ‘n’ roll. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s the usual Night of Smooth
Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends tonight. On Wednesday it’s Samatha Fish
and Remember September. Friday it’s another Bright Night Glow Party. www.toadsplace.com
On Tuesday, Manic Presents brings Phantogram &Tycho,
appearing with Heathered Pearls, to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven.
They’re at the Music Hall again on Wednesday with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones,
Spring Heeled Jack, and Rebuilder. And on Thursday it’s The New Pornographers
and Cloud Nothing. On Sunday, at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden,
they’ve got Moose Blood, Choir Vandals, and McCafferty. http://www.manicpresents.com/
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford has a Punk Rock ‘n’ Roll Show
This Tuesday. On Wednesday singer/songwriter Chuck Mosley appears. On Friday
they’ve got Half Dragon, Pinto Graham, Holding On To Nothing, and ThunderPhunk.
On Saturday it’s Part 2 of their 20th Anniversary Celebration, with
a fundraiser for a new roof. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
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. www.riverfront.org
At Russell Library this week, there’s Adult Coloring on
Tuesday at 4 pm. The Jobs and Careers Summer Boot Camp continues at 6 pm with a
workshop on effective job search and interviewing, with Jan Melnik. They’re
screening “Fences” on Wednesday on their And The Oscar Goes To. . . film series.
The Connecticut Poetry Society meets Wednesday at 6 pm. Fitness for Teens with
Cromwell Martial Arts happens Thursday at 6:30. On Saturday morning there’s
Yoga in the Courtyard, and they continue the hands-on fiddling tutorial
sponsored by the Connecticut Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers Club. Full details of
these activities and more at www.russelllibrary.org
Mindfulness After Work happens every Wednesday at the Hartford
Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
In Hartford, there’s free music at noon every Wednesday on
Constitution Plaza, provided this week by Becky Kessler. You can enjoy more on
Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring To The Power this
week. www.hartford.com/events/
The Music at the Mansion series ends the season this Wednesday
at 6:30 at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, with the performance by the
multi-genre band Sugar. The grounds open for picnicking at 5:30, and they’ve
added food trucks this year. www.facebook.com/WadsworthMansion/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, there’s rock ‘n’ roll on Wednesday
with the Drive-By Truckers, appearing with special guest The Seratones. On
Friday it’s folk rock in their Backyard Music Series, with The Penniless Wild,
The Girls from Ruby Falls, and Belle of the Fall. Enter the Haggis comes your
way on Saturday with folk and world music. Details at www.infinityhall.com
The Community Foundation of Middlesex County invites you to a Girl’s
Night Out with Sara MacSorley, author of “Super Cool Scientists,” this
Wednesday at 5:30 pm at the Community Health Center on Main St., Middletown.
Hear how she chose the scientists for her coloring book, and learn about women
in science. Info at www.middlesexcountycf.org
The Wesleyan/RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown invites you to
welcome award-winning sportswriter Steve Rushin this Wednesday at their
Middletown location where he’ll be signing his new book, “Sting-Ray Afternoons,”
a memoir of a ‘70’s childhood. Details
at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Sounds of Summer free concert
series is back at the Great River Park in East Hartford starting this Thursday
at 6 pm. This week’s featured performer is Full Crew, with oldies and classic
rock. Details at www.riverfront.org
It’s the last weekend of the Greater
Hartford Shakespeare Festival this Thursday through Sunday happening on the
grounds of the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. Enjoy the Capital
Classics’ production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” every evening. Details at www.capitalclassics.org
The Old State House in Hartford brings you free music every
Friday at noon, this week featuring the Klezmer Big Band Nu Haven Kapelye. www.hartford.com/event/
The Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater presents “Another Circus
History of Middletown” this Friday at 5 pm at Spencer Elementary School. Enjoy
circus acts, clowning, puppets and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
There’s free Music Among the Memorials this Friday at 6 pm at
Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford. Enjoy the bluegrass band Five in the Chamber.
Rain date is Saturday, same time. www.cedarhillfoundation.org
The Middletown Commission on the Arts and Price Chopper sponsor
a free Summer Dance Performance this Saturday at Middlesex Community College by
the Connecticut Ballet at 7:30 pm. Stay for a talk-back with performers
afterward. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Connecticut Historical Society hosts an all-day hands-on
history workshop for teens this Saturday, Introduction to Photography with
professional photographer Marc-Yves Regis, at their Hartford location. Details
at www.chs.org
Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford brings you the Hartford
Steel Symphony, a steel drum/West Indies music group, as part of their free
Summer Courtyard Series this Saturday at 1:30 pm. www.charteroakcenter.org
Toivo is sponsoring an intimate evening with actress Jessica
Pimentel from the hit show “Orange Is The New Black” on Saturday at 7 pm at the
Lyceum Resource and Conference Center in Hartford. RSVP is required. Call
860-296-2338 X 113.
Artists for World Peace presents their 5th Annual
Dance for Peace this Sunday at 5 pm at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts
Center in Old Saybrook. World-class
local and regional dancers will perform. www.artistsforworldpeace.org
Connecticut’s Farmers Markets offer an opportunity to enjoy home-grown goods and support local growers. Open now are: Middletown’s North End Farmers Market on Friday’s from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, as well as Middletown’s long running market on the south green on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 1pm. Cromwell’s market is on 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. 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 “Letters from Baghdad,” a documentary about the British spy and explorer Gertrude Bell. Also continuing is “Lost in Paris,” a hilarious story of finding love in the City of Lights. Their Afternoon Movie series offering is “The Women’s Balcony,” an Israeli film about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. On Friday they open “Marie Curie,” a biopic of the Nobel-winning scientist. They also open “The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography,” a movie celebrating her thirty-five year career. Their Afternoon Movie will be Sofia Copolla’s remake of “The Beguiled,” starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. Details &screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “ “Endless Poetry,” an autobiographical tale from Chilean Renaissance director Alejandro Jodorowsky, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Maurice,” a 4K restoration of the 1987 classic about British aristocracy. It runs through the weekend. Their National Theatre Live screening, happening Thursday and Sunday, is “Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika.” http://www.cinestudio.org/
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Letters from Baghdad,” a documentary about the British spy and explorer Gertrude Bell. Also continuing is “Lost in Paris,” a hilarious story of finding love in the City of Lights. Their Afternoon Movie series offering is “The Women’s Balcony,” an Israeli film about women speaking truth to patriarchal power. On Friday they open “Marie Curie,” a biopic of the Nobel-winning scientist. They also open “The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography,” a movie celebrating her thirty-five year career. Their Afternoon Movie will be Sofia Copolla’s remake of “The Beguiled,” starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell. Details &screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “ “Endless Poetry,” an autobiographical tale from Chilean Renaissance director Alejandro Jodorowsky, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Maurice,” a 4K restoration of the 1987 classic about British aristocracy. It runs through the weekend. Their National Theatre Live screening, happening Thursday and Sunday, is “Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika.” http://www.cinestudio.org/
Wesleyan University’s Center for Film
Studies summer series ends this week with a screening of “High Noon” starring
Gary Cooper on Tuesday at 7:30 pm at the screening rooms on Washington Terrace
in Middletown. There’s a post-film discussion. www.wesleyna.edu/filmstudies/
In Middletown, the Russell Library continues its Summer Film
Series, And the Oscar Goes To. . ., on Wednesday with two screenings of “Hidden
Figures.” www.russelllibrary.org
The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series brings you “Beauty
and the Beast” this Frida at Bushnell Park at 8 pm. www.bushnellpark.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight, on WESU:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry,
for an hour of straight jazz and classic bop.
From 6-6:30 pm it’s The Big Controversy with
Eric Kuhn, an amusing review of political events and public affairs from local
to national.
At 6:30 stay tuned for, 75% Folk with Michael Benson, offering
contemporary folk along with a mix of blues, jazz, world music, movie
soundtracks, and more.
From 8-9:30 it’s Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin, bringing you Americana
from Nashville and around the world.
Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan runs from 9:30 to midnight,
when Hits of the 60’s and 70’s with Jimmy Z takes over.
From 1:30-2:30 am it’s The Future of What
with Portia Sabin about music and the recording industry for insiders,
outsiders, and outliers.
Maximum Rock & Roll Radio comes your way from 2:30-3:30 am, with
punk, rock, and hardcore from the Maximum record collection, followed by Fun with
DJ Otto Nation from 3:30-4 am.
At 5 am stay tuned for NPR’s Morning Edition.
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 afternoon Jazz, up next!
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