Wednesday, June 13, 2018

weds 6-13-18 jive


Good evening, it's Wednesday, June 13th. 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!  With less than $6,500 to go to wrap up our spring pledge drive. This money will go towards our next payment on our brand new transmitter, which has been up and running strong since the winter.  

The Connecticut Historical Society sponsors an illustrated talk, The Glittering Past: A Brief But Dazzling Look at New England’s Historic Jewelry, today/Wednesday at 5:30 at their Hartford location, that includes a small pop-up exhibit. www.chs.org

In New Haven, tonight/Wednesday, The Murder Junkies bring their 25th anniversary of GG Allen’s death tour to the Café Nine stage. Malcolm Tent and Fever Dreams open the show. It’s No Line North, SPOUSE, and Trevor Healy on Thursday at The Nine. Friday’s Happy Hour set features Bronson Rock at 5pm and later Friday night you can catch Willie Nile and the Manchurians. Saturday, Café Nine’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Saturday night Deaf Poets take the stage. The Café Nine Sunday Matinée brings you The Foresters, and they round out the weekend Sunday evening with a performance by Duncan Reid and the Big Heads. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, their weekly Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational. It’s blues and soul-jazz on Friday with the Jeremy Baum Trio, and Sacred Fire-a tribute to Santana, takes Sally’s stage on Saturday. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/    

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, this Thursday they host Anthony Pioppi, author of “The Finest Nines” and “To The Nines.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s an Educational Talk Thursday on Oh My Aching Joints! On Friday morning you can learn about volunteering for the Middletown Summer Meals program at their Blitz Meet-up. There’s an On the River Community Art Project Saturday morning. Come one come all for a hands-on art class to make a mural. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they have a Comedy Party hosted by Taylor Grate on Thursday in Lilly’s Pad, and Riders On The Storm headlines the Toads Place mainstage Friday, appearing with INK, the Electric Lady Band, and more. In Lilly’s Pad on Friday it’s a Summer Starter with Something Young, Natural Law, and more.  There’s a Blacklight Glow Party on Saturday on two stages, while in Lily’s Pad, you they will offer CT Summer Vibes with Ro Bless, Ginnetti, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Jazz pianist Danny Green returns to The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Friday night. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic Saturday the afternoon. You can enjoy gospel, folk/rock and more in Saturday evening at The Buttonwood with Jon McAuliffe. The collage and watercolor exhibit by Candice Weigle-Spier runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org

Manic Presents brings The Breakfast and The Mushroom Cloud to the Space Ballroom in Hamden on Friday. On Sunday at the Ballrooms its, Tennis and The Telle. Manic Presents Kurt Vile and the Violators, along with Connections, on Friday at the College Street Music Hall New Haven. Jenny Lewis and Karl Blau perform at College St on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com


Friday, Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents a night of punk rock with The Abductors, Chem-Trails, The Minutes, and more. Saturday’s lineup at Cherry St includes Intercourse, Insano Vision, Medjugojre, and and Lightkeeper. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Hartford Blooms 2018: Jazz, Art and Flowers continues through Sunday. You can learn about their garden tours, music, walking tours and more daily starting at 10 am. Details at www.hartfordblooms.gdn

The Greater Hartford Arts Council sponsors Art on the Streets Thursday at State House Square with activities and house band music with Mike Carabello.
The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series opens Thursday at noon with this week’s featured artist, Tang Sauce.
The Know Good Market happens every Thursday at 5 pm on Bartholomew Avenue in Hartford. Enjoy local produce, food trucks, live music and more.
Free live music happens at the Butler-McCook historic garden in Hartford monthly in their Sunset Sounds series on Thursdays at 5:30 pm. This month you can also tour the exhibition of jazz photography by Maurice Robertson.
Pratt Street Salsa Socials return to Hartford this Friday at 5 pm. All levels of dance welcome. www.hartford.com/events/
The Festival of India happens at Bushnell Park Saturday starting at 1 pm, where you can Enjoy the Chariot Parade, Indian dance, yoga, children’s activities, and more. www.hartford.com/events/
You’re invited to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center on Thursday for a conversation on Hartford’s Problem with Affordable Housing. Learn how housing discrimination and eviction impacts Connecticut. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org

You can learn about local Civil War soldiers in a walking tour of Cedar Hill Cemetery Thursday at 6:30 pm. They also sponsor a Butterfly Hunt at 10 am on Saturday. Details at www.cedarhillfoundation.org

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Collective in Middletown brings you live music from Shakeout Tier Stash and more perform at MAC650 on Thursday. On Saturday, they’ve got Animal Flag, Zanders, Long Neck, and others.  https://www.facebook.com/mac650gallery/

Riverfront Recapture sponsors a free Pop-Up Improv at the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford Friday at 12:30 pm with an improv comedy show. www.riverfront.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can catch Tusk – A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, on Friday. On Saturday it’s Beau Bolero’s Tribute to Steely Dan. You can enjoy jazz, rock, and soul on Sunday with The New Mastersounds. Friday at Infinity Hall Norfolk, you can catch The Stone Foxes with Credible Evidence for a night of  Rock, Blues, and Harmonica. Saturday night, Grammy blues man Robert Cray, takes the stage.  www.infinityhall.com

The first ever Hartford Rib-Off Beer Fest happens Friday at 6 pm at Riverside Park in Hartford. Proceeds benefit the MARC Community Resources and selected children’s programs. Details at www.riverfront.org/


There’s a Friday Social Friday at 8 pm at the Hartford Ballroom. All levels welcome. www.hartfordballroom.com/

The Middletown Stage Company hosts its first summer fundraiser carwash at Ace Hardware in town on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.
The Middletown Community Band Festival and Craft Fair happens Saturday at 11 am in Harbor Park. Enjoy local bands, vendors, food trucks, arts and crafts, and more.

Learn more about all of these events at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

It’s Rose weekend at Elizabeth Park in Hartford on Saturday and Sunday. You can enjoy poetry readings, the Bonsai Society Show, garden tours, a scavenger hunt, and more. Full schedule at www.elizabethparkct.org
The main Street Car Cruise schedule for tonight in Middletown has been postponed until June 20th.
This Saturday, from 5:30pm to 9pm at the Community Health Center at the corner of Main & Grand Sts. in Middletown, there will be a celebration of the life of Middletown's 1st Poet Laureate, Susan D E Allison, who passed away on May 15th. All who knew her, are invited to attend the celebration.

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


Tomorrow, Hartford’s Real Art Ways ends their afternoon run of “Tully,” a comedy about a bond between a new mother and her nanny.  Tomorrow Real Ways also closes out a run of This is our land a French film about a working mother running for Mayor. “The Gospel According to André,” a fashion documentary about André Leon Tally, runs through the 21st. Friday they o­pen “The Desert Bride,” a South American romance, and “Final portait. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Tomorrow/Thursday night, at Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford Out Film CT 2nd Thursday series presents  “Becks.” On Friday they open a run of “A Quiet Place,” a horror film about silence. Check the website for offerings and times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

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

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.
From 6:30-8pm Fusion Radio with James Fusion presents a 90 minute techno mix.

At 8pm The Warehouse with Mike Nyce features underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.

From 9:30-11pm  It's NE Tempo with DJ Berk for 90 minutes of raga Jungle, Drum and Bass, break beats, and more mixed live

From 11-midnight stay tuned for the loxion music mix show featuring electronic music of southern Africa such as Kwaito, Durban house music, and more
At midnight to 1:30 it's Lyrics 2 Go with Doc Ish. A hip hop music comedy talk show that highlights upcoming artists. 
And starting at 1:30 until 4am Franco, plays all of those disco hits from the 70's and '80's.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes on board and we begin our broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

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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!
Thanks for listening. Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour!


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