Tuesday 5-29-18 Jive

 Good evening, it's Tuesday, May 29^th. 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.

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I’m Marianne O’Hare producer and host of Conversations on HealtCare, heard Wednesdays at 4:30pm, right before the Jive at Five

Middletown City Arts Advocates will be assembling at Middletown City Hall on this evening  @ 6pm for a peaceful protest and display of solidarity prior to the common council’s meeting when they will vote yes or no on the future of the City’s position of full time Arts Administrator. Protestors will wear attire reflective of the arts community they represent.   

The Russell Library in Middletown hosts their Classic Mystery Book discussion Tuesday at 7 pm on “The Crow Trap” by Ann Cleves. The Library Leadership and Management Association presents a webinar on Wednesday at 2:30 pm, Assessing your Library Buildings. There’s a Mother-Daughter Book Discussion Wednesday at 6 pm on “Wonder,” as part of the One Book on the Riverbend series, and the Connecticut Poetry Society also meets at that time. Their Jazz Up Close series continues Thursday at 7 pm with guitarist/composer Amanda Monaco and her Pirkei Avot Project. Peter Standaart’s Divine Enthusiasm project happens Saturday at 10:30 am, and the US Passport Office will be there for you to obtain or renew a passport. At 11 am it’s Drag Queen Story Hour in the children’s section, featuring Mia. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine you can catch Wess Meets West, Snowpiler, The Refectory, “Ourselves, Alone”, and Calls. Café Nine hosts another evening of Words & Music Wednesday, and on Thursday, there’s a Record Release show with John Gorka. Friday’s Happy Hour performance at 5pm features Lyn Malavolte. Friday Night The Greyhounds and The Split Coils take the Café Nine Stage. Saturday’s weekly Afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends. Saturday night’s late show features Strawberry Cheesesteak and Added Color. The Café Nine Sunday Buzz Matinee headlines The Carleans and Jeff Przech, and the Sunday evening show brings you Arlen Roth, Jed Parish, and Jimmy Ward. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday nights. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. Comstock Station takes the stage with rock ‘n’ roll and blues on Friday, and on Saturday it’s Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/   

It’s Tuesday Night Metal at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford starting at 7:30 pm, tonight,  with Kaos Reign, Soldiers Of Solace, and more. On Friday they’ve got Imbröglio, Nuclear Unicorn, and others. They sponsor Bacon Fest 4 on Saturday starting at 2 pm, with Kali Ma, Apostasy, Xenosis, and much more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Hartford’s Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series opens Thursday at noon with this week’s featured artist, Jeff Burnham. www.hartford.com/events/

The Wonder Adult Book Club meets at the Cromwell Belden Library Thursday at 6:30 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Upward Hartford presents Synchronicity: Entrepreneurial Pursuits, an intergenerational storyteller event, Thursday at their Church Street location. www.upwardhartford.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Lover’s Rock Reggae Singer - Cocoa Tea and the Step by Step Band appear on Thursday. On Friday, at Toads Place, it’s Manchester Orchestra, Vundabar, and Kevin Devine. All That Remains headlines at Toad’s Place Saturday, appearing with Eye on Attraction, Gears, Sinaro, and One Day Waiting. www.toadsplace.com

Manic Presents is at the College Street Music Hall on Thursday with Ilana Glazer, Petey Deabreau, and Shalewa Sharpe. On Saturday they bring you Good Old War, Juke Ross, and The Penniless Wild at the Space Ballroom in Hamden. www.manicpresents.com

Business for Downtown Hartford presents an evening of food and fun celebrating businesses on Pratt Street Friday at 5:30 pm. Enjoy restaurant samples, live music, face painting, and more. www.hartford.com/events/

On Friday, Story City Troupe returns to the stage at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown. The Aligned with Source workshop is on board Saturday morning, and the Jen Allen Jazz Quartet performs in the evening. www.buttonwood.org

There’s live music with Navy Gangs, Pet Fox, tagabow, and more are at the MAC650 Artist Gallery Co-Op in Middletown Friday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can hear blues and roots with Taj Mahal on Friday. Their country and bluegrass Backyard Music Series continues on Saturday with Plywood Cowboy, The Wool Hats, and Pat Stone & the Dirty Boots. Marc Cohn takes the Infinity Hall Norfolk stage Friday and on Saturday at Infinity Hall Norfolk, you can catch Graham Parker w/ special guest Sarah Peacock   www.infinityhall.com

The 20^th Annual Connecticut Wood Carvers Association Show and Sale happens Saturday at the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol starting at 10 am. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival Del Coqui happens Saturday beginning at 11 am in Hartford at Bushnell Park. The full schedule can be found at www.hartfordprparade.com/

The Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown invites you to their new Four Chord Fiesta Saturday at 4 pm. It’s an open jam for all levels with the rule that no song can contain more than four chords. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Middletown Stage Company holds auditions for Summer Camp this Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm at the Middletown High School Performance Center. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Connecticut Forest and Park Association hosts CT Trails Weekend and offers a walking tour starting at the Butler McCook House in Hartford Sunday at noon. Details at www.ctlandmarks.org/events/

The Charter Oak Reading Series continues on Sunday with a free poetry reading at 3 pm. After the open mic, featured readers are Joan Hofmann and Jon Surowiecki. www.charteroakcenter.org

Little River Restoratives in Hartford continues it’s Syllable Reading Series Sunday at 6:30 with a poetry extravaganza. www.hartford.com/events/ 

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Lives Well Lived,” the collected stories of people aged 75 to 100, and “Isle of Dogs,” a stop-motion film by Wes Anderson, as well as “Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat.” On Friday they open “The Guardians,” a French film about loss and resilience in WWI, and “Becoming Who I Was,” about a young boy’s trek to become a Tibetan monk. Saturday’s film is “Abe and Phil’s Last Poker Game,” and includes a post-film Q&A with cast member Pamela Dubin. On Sunday they screen “Mr. Gay Syria” in the 31^st CT LGBT Film Festival, with a post-film Talk-Back. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “King of Hearts,” an ultra-HD restoration of the 1966 cult classic about a WWI soldier in a French village. The CT LGBT Film Festival runs through the weekend with “Ideal Home,” “After Louie,” “Anchor and Hope,” “My Best Friend,” “The Ring Thing,” “Snapshots,” and a Transgender Shorts Night. Check the website for times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Cromwell Belden Library is screening “Up the Yangtze,” a Sundance documentary selection that follows two Chinese boat workers and documents effects of the Three Gorges dam, Wednesday at 2 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup as we kick off our new Summer program here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “1945,” a film about Holocaust guilt in Hungary, and “Lives Well Lived,” the collected stories of people aged 75 to 100. Also continuing is “I Feel Pretty,” starring Amy Schumer as an insecure woman who believes she’s a supermodel after a head injury. On Friday they open “Isle of Dogs,” a stop-motion film by Wes Anderson, and “Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat.” Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues a run “Loveless,” a Russian film about the disappearance of an adolescent boy. On Thursday they open “Isle of Dogs,” and offer a one-day screening of “Eos: Vincent Van Gogh, A New Way of Seeing,” on Sunday. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here’s a rundown of our new Tuesday night Summer Program lineup here on WESU Middletown.

Right after The jive at Five, stay tuned for an hour of Free Form music on Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat who declares he’s got a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers.

From 6-8pm stay tuned for 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. On tonight's show, the Skunk Misery Fiddle Club of the Fire in the Kitchen series is live in the studio on Acoustic Blender. 

at 8pm stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.

from 9-10pm its The Test Patterns Show – who’s host describes the program as: “The sound of things falling down the stairs.”

at 10pm stay tuned for Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks n’ Socks and MC McGee who’ll travel through the history of jazz highlighting artist  subtitles, and genres each week.

11-midnight Amateur Hour A self-proclaimed music-listening “amateur” educates herself through exploring new releases.

at Midnight stay tuned for the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour

and from 1-3am Up Front Soul features 2 hrs of Funk, soul, and jazz, with sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and hip-hop.

from 3-4am stay tuned for Maximum Rock and Roll Radio.

BBC World Report comes your way at 5am.

With just over a month left until the end of our fiscal year, WESU is still needs to hear from listeners like you who’ve either never made a donation in support of the service we provide or who have yet to get around to making their annual donation. With just under $10,000 left to raise, every donation matters and every dollar helps us get closer to our goal. Please donate today online at www.wesufm.org/pledge  Thanks!

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

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