Good evening, it's Tuesday August 15th. 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 and host of Conversations on Healthcare,
heard Wednesdays at 4:30 right before the Jive at five.
Now here's a rundown of what's going down in our area this
week.
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you Laughter Yoga
with Felix at 6 pm. Following that is a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing with Lou
Sorrentino. On Thursday at 7 pm, their Shaking the Tree Song and Sound
Meditation will be held at the MAC 650 Gallery across the street. On Friday,
there’s a fundraiser for the White Raven Archives project, featuring shape note
singer/scholar Gabriel Kastelle and the music of the Brothertown Indian Nation.
Also appearing is guitarist R.D. King. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned
With Source Workshop, and at 3 pm it’s a Teen Open Mic for performers ages
12-18. It’s Texas Folk Saturday night at the Buttonwood with Adler &
Hearne. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning at 10:30. http://buttonwood.org/
At Russell Library this week, there’s an Origami Workshop in
this evening. Tomorrow/Wednesday they screen “The Silent Mountain” in their
Great War on the Big Screen series. There’s a Cartooning Workshop with
Christopher Brown Wednesday night. Thursday’s evets include a Teen Job Group,
Fairy Houses for All Ages, and Storytelling for Teens. There’s Adult Coloring
on Friday at 11:30. Full details of these activities and more at www.russelllibrary.org
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, they’ve got Plumrose,
Pangalactic, and Dilfopotamus. Tomorrow/Wednesday
they headline Sarayh Shook & The Disarmers, appearing along with Daphne Lee
Martin. Thursday, it’s Valley Queen and Farewood. Friday’s Happy Hour is with
Bronson Rock, followed by the night show headlining Still I Rise, The 34’s,
Mystic Seahorse, and Saline. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi
& Friends. The late show’s got Marshall Crenshaw Y Los Straitjackets, along
with Sarah Borges. The Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you Kristen Ford, Kyla P.,
and Olive Tiger, and they round out the weekend with Nikki Hill and Sandy
Connely. 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 Tommy Whalen this week. On Thursday it’s Sally’s house band, The Po’
Boys. On Friday it’s a special visit with Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton, who sings
with his slide guitar and makes gumbo for all to share. On Saturday, it’s
blues, rock, and country with The Redliners.
http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, On Friday they headline Sza,
appearing with Smino and Ravyn Lenae. www.toadsplace.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. Then there’s
Thursday Nights on the Plaza, with free music and more, all on the Plaza. You
can enjoy dancing, music, Asian food and more this Saturday at the Dragon Boat
& Asian Festival from 8 am – 4 pm at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in
Hartford. Details at 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 Ken Serio Jazz Trio. You can enjoy more on
Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring Joey Batts & Them this
week. www.hartford.com/events/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, enjoy country rock and folk this
Wednesday with Lucinda Williams. It’s classic pop on Friday with The Chicago
Experience. You can catch more pop/rock classics on Saturday with the Little
River Band. Details at www.infinityhall.com
The Outdoor Concert Series of the Connecticut Historical
society continues this Thursday at 6 pm with the music of Daymark, a trio
playing Celtic fiddle, flute, pipes and guitar. Rain date is Friday. Details at
www.chs.org
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Chuggernaut,
Outside My Head, Imbroglio, and control Scheme on Friday. They celebrate Jake’s
Dirty 30 on Saturday with Two Man Advantage, Cry Havoc! and more. On Sunday,
the bill’s got Damn Broads, Productive Member, Alouth, and Easy Killer. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Trinibago Cultural Explorers present the sixth annual
Middletown Trinidad Style Carnival this Sunday at Harbor Park in Middletown,
featuring General Grant and De Post Man plus steel bands, dancers and more.
Call 860-818-0678 for more info.
Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are open. 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. 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.
Details @ 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 “Lost in
Paris,” a comedic story of finding love in the City of Lights. Also continuing
is “Pop Aye,” a Thai movie about the reunion of a Bangkok architect and
elephant. The afternoon movie is ”Beatriz at Dinner,” starring Salma Hayek as
an immigrant who collides with a billionaire. All run through Thursday. On
Friday they open “The Last Dalai Lama?” a documentary about the future of a
spiritual leader in the Buddhist tradition. There’s a post-film Q & A with
director Mickey Lemle on opening night. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues its 7
Beauties: The Films of Lina Wertmüller series all week, starting with “Love
& Anarchy” tonight. Check the website for this week’s full schedule. http://www.cinestudio.org/
In Middletown, the Russell Library continues their Great War
on the Big Screen series, with a screening “The Silent Mountain” on
Wednesday. www.russelllibrary.org
The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series brings you
“Moana” this Friday at Keney Park. And on Sunday, it’s “Goonies,” in Colt Park.
www.hartford.com/events/
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.
From 8-9pm stay tuned for J-Cherry’s The Voice of the CITY.
At 9pm tune in for an extended edition of it’s The Test
Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal who is filling in for Steven’s
regular 9pm Wes Sports this week.
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, up next!
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