Monday 8-21-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday August 21st. 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 tomorrow will be an encore broadcast of last week's interview with Miguel Del La Torre, editor of a forthcoming book of essays by a range of religious leaders and thinkers, titled Faith and Resistance in the Age of Trump. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

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

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s the Kevin St. James Band. Tomorrow they bring you winski, Every branch, sentiments, and Namesake. On Wednesday the headliner is Flamin’ Groovies, appearing with Dust Hat. Thursday’s bill’s got The Ferdy Mayne, Kindred Queer, and Namesake. On Friday, their monthly Women in Song Happy Hour brings you Lys Guillorn and Julie Beman. The late show features Ceschi, Spoken Nerd, Quiet Entertainer, and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band this week, and later it’s the Balkun Brothers, Chaser Eight, and This Criminal Soul. The Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you Carrie Johnson, Libby Johnson, and Nick Depuy, and they round out the weekend with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays today with the Leo Catricala Quartet and The Neeftet. On Tuesday Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam hosts Hash Brown this week. On Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday they’ve got IBM: that’s Iacobucci/Bonito/Montano, bringing you classic blues and rock ‘n’ roll. On Saturday, it’s singer/songwriter Grayson Hugh and his new band, The Moon Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you its Open Mic and Moments of Gratitude tonight. There’s Hatha yoga on Tuesday afternoon. The Middlesex Drum Circle meets on Thursday at 7 pm. On Friday, Connecticut’s purveyors of American roots music – Stacy Phillips and His Bluegrass Characters – takes the Buttonwood stage. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned With Source Workshop, and in the evening, The Lost Tribe with Jocelyn Pleasant brings you Afro-funk fusion. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning at 10:30. http://buttonwood.org/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s the usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends tonight. On Tuesday, it’s Pepper, Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth, and Darenots. On Wednesday they’ve got Culture, and the 40th anniversary of Two Sevens Clash. Friday’s bill has DonQ, Loso Loaded, A1, and Nun Balla. www.toadsplace.com

The Middletown Commission on the Arts Summer Sounds series continues Tuesday night at 6:30 pm at Harbor Park along the Connecticut River. Middletown’s Music Ambassador Kitty Kathryn brightens your week with jazz vocals. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

At Russell Library this week, there’s a workshop Tuesday night on Five Easy Steps to Go Solar, with information on the Energize Connecticut initiative. On Wednesday they screen “A Very Long Engagement” in their Great War on the Big Screen series. Bring an updated resumé and portrait for their LinkedIn workshop on Thursday at 5 pm. Registration suggested. Adult Coloring happens Friday morning, and there’s Yoga in the Courtyard on Saturday. On Monday at noon, it’s Bending Gravity with Eric Girardi, blending circus performance skills with music to celebrate the solar eclipse. Full details of these activities and more at www.russelllibrary.org

The Wesleyan R Julia Bookstore on Main Street in Middletown hosts a book signing Tuesday at 7 with Adam Greenberg, author of “Get Up: The Art of Perseverance.” Learn about his recovery from the injury that happened on his very first appearance as a Chicago Cub. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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

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 the Earl Henrichon. You can enjoy more on Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring Farewood this week. www.hartford.com/events/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford, enjoy Americana, blues and folk on Thursday with Valerie June.  On Friday, it’s the fusion/jazz/funk giants, Spyro Gyra. The funk/jazz vibe continues Saturday with Kung Fu, appearing with Hayley Jane and the Primates. Singer/songwriter Gaven DeGraw makes his Infinity debut on Sunday with his Raw Tour. Details at www.infinityhall.com  

The Old State House in Hartford continues its noontime music series this Friday with a performance by the Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble. Details at www.hartford.com/events

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford has Come to Grief, Sea of Bones, Curse the Son, and Stone Titan on the bill this Friday. On Sunday, they’ve got The Road to Milestone, To Fear the Fall, If Not For Me, and Everybody Hates Me. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Enjoy a Mushroom Walk this Saturday at 10 am at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford with Joe Lenoce of Connecticut Valley Mycological Society. Details at www.cedarhillfoundation.org

Wesleyan Potters in Middletown invites you to an opening reception Saturday at 4 for the Pottery Exhibit by husband and wife team John Macomber and Pat Burke entitled “Together in Artful Clay.” Details at www.facebook.com/WesleyanPotters/

The annual Open Air Market and Festival happens this Sunday at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown from 10 am to 4 pm rain or shine. Enjoy the products of local vendors and artisans while listening to live music including the Middletown Symphonic Band, CJ West and the Downtown Train, and Juice Box. Shuttle parking is available. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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 10am to 2pm, as well as Middletown’s long running market on the South Green on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 1pm. Find a farmer’s market in your community 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 “The Last Dalai Lama?” a documentary about the future of a spiritual leader in the Buddhist tradition. “Also continuing is “Beatriz at Dinner,” starring Salma Hayek as an immigrant who collides with a billionaire. And the afternoon movie is “My Cousin Rachel,” a dark romance about revenge. All run through Thursday. On Friday they open “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World,” that explores the deep roots of Native Americans present in contemporary music legends.  Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues its 7 Beauties: The Films of Lina Wertmüller series this week, ending with “Behind The White Glasses” on Thursday. On Friday they open a run of “Beatriz at Dinner.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Russell Library offers two screenings of “A Very Long Engagement” this Wednesday as part of their ongoing Great War on the Big Screen series. www.russelllibrary.org

It’s Movie Night at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford this Thursday at 7:30 pm. Bring a blanket and enjoy “Stage Door,” the 1937 classic starring Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. www.cedarhillfoundation.org

The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series brings you “Finding Dory” this Friday at Bushnell Park. 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’sThe Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis for 90 minutes of contemporary and classic funk/soul/dub reggae and more!

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.

At 9 am on weekdays join us for Rising up with Sonali from Pacifica

followed by NPR’s 1A with Joshua Johnson.

At 11 am (Monday Through Thursday) WESU is proud to presents Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod from Pacifica, and every weekday at noon it’s Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman.

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.

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