Good evening, it's Tuesday July 4th. Happy Fourth! 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 Ben Michael. Thanks for joining us. I hope you are
having a fun holiday. Be safe if you are traveling out there on the roads,
today.
Here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this week.
Of course, tonight it’s all about fireworks and there are
still many displays to catch this evening and throughout the week: here’s a
quick list.
Tuesday, July 4th
- Haddam
Search for Fireworks Cruise - Eagle Landing State Park (Departs at 7:30 PM). Rain Date: None - Middlebury
3-D Fireworks - Quassy Amusement Park (10:15 PM). Rain Date: None - New
Britain
The Great American Boom - Stanley Quarter Park (9:15 PM). Rain Date: 7/5/2017 - New
Haven
4th of July Fireworks - East Rock Park (9 PM). Rain Date: None - Norwich
Connecticut Tigers - July 4th Fireworks - Dodd Stadium (End of Game). Rain Date: None
- Vernon
July in the Sky - Henry Park (9:40 PM). Rain Date: 7/6/2017
Friday, July 7th
- Windsor
Locks
Windsor Locks Fire Department Carnival - Veteran's Memorial Park (9:30 PM). Rain Date: None
Saturday, July 8th
- Guilford
Community Picnic & Fireworks - Guilford Green & Fairgrounds (7-10 PM). Rain Date: None - Hartford/East
Hartford
Riverfront Fireworks - Mortensen Riverfront Plaza & Great River Park (9 PM). Rain Date: None - Lebanon
18th Annual Summer Dancefest - Lebanon Town Green (Dusk). Rain Date: None - New
London
Sailfest - Fireworks Extravaganza - Waterfront Park and State Pier (9 PM). Rain Date: None - Sunday
there are fireworks in Enfield.
On Thursday at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown it’s Bob
Gotta’s long running Acoustic Open Mic. You can enjoy R&B and light pop on
Friday with Indigo Soul, along with Americana performed by Tiny Ocean. The
Aligned with Source Workshop is on Saturday morning at 10:30 am, and jazz with
the Castlefield Trio is on the bill for Saturday night. On Sunday, NEAR and Far
Storytellers takes the stage at 7 pm. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday
mornings at 10:30. http://buttonwood.org/
In New Haven at CafĂ© Nine, Wednesday, they headline Hidefinition and Cesar Comache, appearing with Paranormal Adam. On Thursday it’s The Joiner Inners, The Right Offs, and Zero Years. Friday’s Wind Down Happy Hour features Mr. Heartbreak, followed by the late show with Pink Navel, Old Self, Zak G, and Chef the Chef. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, followed by a Record Release Show with Charlie Karp & The Name Droppers, appearing with Howard Jeffrey. Lea and Swamp Yankee. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features the Balkun Brothers, and they round out the weekend with Kelsey Waldon and Stefanie Harris Austin Sunday night. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Wednesday’s weekly Community
Blues Jam is hosted by Mark Nomad. Comstock Station makes for a night of Rock
& Roll. On Saturday, the Mighty Soul Drivers brings take the stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Later in the week there’s a
Fired Up Fridays Dance Party with TreFyah and Puzzo. A Summer Slamfest on
Saturday brings you Crosby, Deathcode, Halcyon, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Riverfront Recapture in Hartford offers free yoga every
Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Thursday Nights on the Plaza offer free music and more. www.riverfront.org
At Russell Library this week, they’re screening “Lion”
on Wednesday in their And The Oscar Goes To. . . series. On Saturday morning
they start a six-week hands-on fiddling tutorial sponsored by the Connecticut
Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers Club. Registration and violin experience
required. Full details of these
activities and more at www.russelllibrary.org
On Wednesday, Manic Presents brings Co/ntry, If Jesus Had
Machine Guns, and RYXNO to Bar in New Haven. http://www.manicpresents.com/
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 Red No. 5. You can enjoy more on
Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring The Balkun Brothers this
week. www.hartford.com/events/
The Center for the Arts at Wesleyan Brings jazz vocalist
Alicia Olatuja to Crowell Concert Hall in Middletown this Thursday at 7:30 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Pinto Graham,
LMI, and Joe Division on Thursday. On Friday it’s Part 1 of a New Roof
Fundraiser, featuring Imperium Mortis, Risk All In Life, Garbage Barge, and
more. On Saturday they bring you Maniacal Violator, Enemy of the Stage, Night
Rite, and more. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The third annual Riverfront Food Truck Festival happens this
weekend at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. Enjoy food, music, people in
crazy costumes and more this Thursday through Saturday from 11 am to 8 pm.
Details at www.riverfront.org
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 Under Mountain Crossing, bringing you bluegrass and rock
‘n’ roll. Details at www.riverfront.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, you can enjoy classic pop and
rock on Friday with Badfinger’s “Straight Up” live and complete starring Joey
Molland. And it’s blues and classic rock on Sunday with The Yardbirds. Amy Helm
Plays infinity Norfolk Friday night, Kasey Chambers is there Saturday night and
Sunday David Cook plays infinity
Norfolk with Kathryn Dean. Details at www.infinityhall.com
This Saturday, herein Middletown, Oddfellows playhouse invites
you to their Second Summer Fling - fun-raiser and FUND-raiser for Playhouse
Programs! Zydecats will bring their brand of zydeco music and there
will be lots of room to dance. Plus there will be food from local restaurants
and Special Guest - film director and OP Alum Keith Bearden. Plus surprise
circus acts, a silent auction and a cash bar. All proceeds will go to support
Playhouse programs and productions in the 2017-18 season. www.oddfellows.org
It’s Second Saturdays for Families this weekend at the
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, where families enter free and you can enjoy
art, storytelling, galleries, music, and more. Details at www.thewadsworth.org
Riverfront Fireworks are back this year in Hartford on
Saturday night at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Simply Sing will perform
danceable music, appearing with the 102D Army Band. www.riverfront.org
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. 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 “Monterey Pop,” a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of this iconic Summer of Love concert, as well as “The Wedding Plan,” about an Orthodox Jewish woman looking for a marriage partner. All run through Thursday. Details & screening times for weekend offerings at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Moka,” a psychological thriller, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Norman,” starring Richard Gere as the ultimate New York schmoozer. http://www.cinestudio.org/
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 “Monterey Pop,” a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of this iconic Summer of Love concert, as well as “The Wedding Plan,” about an Orthodox Jewish woman looking for a marriage partner. All run through Thursday. Details & screening times for weekend offerings at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Moka,” a psychological thriller, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Norman,” starring Richard Gere as the ultimate New York schmoozer. http://www.cinestudio.org/
In Middletown, the Russell Library continues its Summer Film
Series, And the Oscar Goes To. . ., on Wednesday with two screenings of “Lion.”
www.russelllibrary.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! and Have a safe and happy independence day.
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