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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