Tues 8-8-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday August 8th. 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 of Conversations on Healthcare, heard on 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 city of Middletown Commission on the Arts invites you to Harbor park for their Summer Sounds concert series tonight, at 6:30, featuring Angelo Sapia’s Band performing Italian favorites from days gone by. Wednesday you can catch Doo Wop Deville performing live in the Music at the Mansion series at Middletown's Wadsworth Mansion. Picnicing is encouraged.  more online at https://www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/ 

At 7 pm, this evening, You can also catch Podunk Throwbacks  performing their blend of Americana at Klekolo World Coffee on Court Street. http://www.klekolo.com    

Tonight at The Buttonwood Tree,  AnnMarie and Mike McEwen offer their monthly workshop “Step into the Vortex”. Thursday night, it’s comedy at The Buttonwood Tree with Corey Rodrigues, Pat Oates and Kristine Blinn. Friday night The Ebin-Rose Trio & Kristin Rebecca make for a night of Americana. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned With Source Workshop, and Saturday evening brings the Franco/American duo, The Whispering Tree to The Buttonwood Tree. On Sunday at 5pm at The Buttonwood it’s NEAR and Far Storytellers (Hosted by Jim Harriman and Carolyn Stearns) ft. Sara deBeer. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings at 10:30.http://buttonwood.org/

At Russell Library tomorrow this (Tues) eve at 5:45, in the Hubbard Room, The Job & Career Program offers the Workshop: 'From the Interview to Working Again: How to Make a Smooth Transition Back to Work' with Marcia LaReau, Ph.D..  On Wednesday, in the Great War on the Big Screen series, they’re offering 2 screenings of “Testament of Youth”. Wed eve at 6pm, there’s a cartooning workshop for kids grades 1-6 with Christopher Brown. The hands-on fiddling tutorial sponsored by the Connecticut Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers Club continues on Saturday. Full details of these activities and more at www.russelllibrary.org

Tuesday nights in Hartford, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material on the Black-eyed Sally’s stage. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam is hosted by GENE DONALDSON, this week. On Thursday at Sally’s, it’s Liviu Pop’s invitational series with special guests. On Friday Vitamin B-3, brings classic R&B to Southern Soul, and deep Blues, with a little Jazz and Funk to the Sally’s stage. Saturday’s headliner is Blues and Soul Singer Toni Lynn Washington.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/  

http://hartfordjazzsociety.com, offers details on many events, including a comprehensive list, chock full of weekly events featuring jazz.    

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, you can catch a night of open mic comedy hosted by Dan Rice.  Thursday at Café nine you can catch WESTERN ESTATES, THE RIGHT OFFS, FATAL FILM, and STAMPETER. Friday’s Happy Hour is with Burning Sensations at 5pm. Later Friday night at Café Nine, Fernando Pinto Presents: WILLIE NILE, AMY RIGBY, and No Line North. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo, this week. Saturday night, Café Nine presents:  FICTION, BLACK RIVER UNION, and MOJO DOJO.  Café nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you SETH ADAM, TUESDAY SAINTS, and RIVERS at 4pm.  Sunday night at 9 its New Haven's Only Rock & Roll Dance Party, “SEX BEAT” W/ DJ KID CONGO POWERS http://www.cafenine.com/

Tonight (Tuesday), Manic Presents brings The Districts, Sam Evian, and Soccer Mommy To The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden. Wednesday Manic presents has Social Distortion and Jade Jackson at the  College Street Music Hall in New Haven. Also on Wednesday in New Haven, You can catch Mo Lowda & the Humble, Joon, & Phat A$tronaut at Bar.  Thursday night Manic is back at the Ballroom at The Outer Space with Poptone (feat. Daniel Ash & Kevin Haskins) and POW! Friday, its Rebirth Brass Band and Funky Dawgz Brass Band at The Ballroom with Surfer Blood Katie Von Schleicher at The Ballroom on Sat night.  http://www.manicpresents.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. This Thursday Night on the Plaza you can catch, Soul Sound Revue.  Sea tea improve offers Pop Up Improv on the plaza Friday at 12:30pm. www.riverfront.org

Also in Hartford, the Audio Feed music series offers free music at noon every Wednesday on Constitution Plaza, provided this week by Krizta Moon You can enjoy more on Friday with the Pratt Street Music Series, featuring Joey Batts & Them this week.  The Old State House in Hartford brings you free music every Friday at noon, this week featuring Dixieland Stomp https://hartford.com  

Back in Middletown on Wednesday eve, at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Main Street, there's an author talk and book signing with Erik Ofgang on his latest book, Gillette Castle. Thursday at 11am, Teens in grades 7 and up can  learn basic paper folding techniques and get inspired to give old books new life by turning them into true works of art.The program is free but space is limited. To register, email  books@wesleyanrjjulia.com 

Mindfulness After Work happens Wednesdays at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org  

Wednesday night at Cherry St. Station in Wallingford, there’s a 4 band bill featuring Hashgrinder, TheMoneys, Standing Southward in a Westerly Wind, and more. Thursday night at Cherry St, you can catch InAeona, Entierro, Abrams, and Subutai. Friday night its, Shallow Ground, Kaos Reign, and Crossing Rubicon. Saturday afternoon’s bill features 9 bands and kicks off at 4pm. Bands include Beat The Doll, Disease party, Soul Conversion, Shots Fired and more.  https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford, this Thursday, you can catch New Orleans music icon Aaron Neville .Friday night Infinity Hartford presents: The Jelly Jam featuring Ty Tabor (king’s X), John Myung (Dream Theater), and Rod Morgenstein (Winger).  Blues man Robert Cray takes the infinity Hall Hartford stage Saturday night. At Infinity Norflk, youc an catch Poor Man’s Whiskey and Whitherward Thursday night, The Joshua Radin Duo on Friday night, and The Led Zeppelin Tribute band Kashmir on Saturday. Renowned Acoustic Guitarist Andy McKee plays Infinity Norfolk, Sunday . Details at www.infinityhall.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Thursday night, you can catch living legend of Reggae Freddie McGregor and The Bigship Band, alongside Bojangles Muzik, and Neily Benz. Friday at Toads there’s a brightnight glow party 10 DJs in two rooms. Saturday Fluent Fest brings another night of DJs to Toads.    www.toadsplace.com

The Sounds of Summer free concert series continues at the Great River Park in East Hartford this Thursday at 6 pm. This week’s featured performer is Soul Sound Revue. Details at www.riverfront.org

At Connecticut’s Farmers Markets you can enjoy home-grown goods and support local growers. Middletown offers two Markets: The North End Farmers Market on Main St, Middletown, runs on Fridays from 10-2, July through October.  The Long Running Farmer’s Market in Middletown’s South Green is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays through October 27^th from 8am-1pm.   www.ctnofa.org for many more listings

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Through Aug 10^th, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Lost in Paris,” . Also continuing at RAW is, Beatriz At Dinner, a film starring John Lithgow and Selma Hayek who collide in this dark comedy.  The Midwife opens on Friday. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight (Tues), Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford ends their run of the film “Il Boom,” an HD restoration of a 1963 Vittorio De Sica surreal comedy about Italy’s post-WWII economic boom. Thursday night, Out Film CT’s Second Thursdays presents Heartland. Friday, Cinestudio opens their series: 7 Beauties The Films of Lina Wertmüller. Details at   http://www.cinestudio.org/

In Middletown, the Russell Library’s Great War on the Big Screen series offers two screenings of “Testament of Youth” on Wednesday.  www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series brings you “The Boss Baby” this Wednesday at 8 pm at Dunkin Donuts 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 it’s WesSports and Beyond… with DJ Steve

From 9:30-10:30pm it’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

From 10:30-3am Sir Bruce offers a whole lot of old school soul, funk, and RnB on The Greatest Sounds Under The Sun.

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!