mon 7-2-18 Jive

 Good evening, it's Monday, July 2^nd. 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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In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays presents War on Women, Space Campo, and Videodome.  It’s an Independence Day BBQ on Tuesday with Gatehouse Music. Thursday’s headliners are The Dive Crew, and Røy.  Friday’s late show brings you The Wagon Riders, Stefanie Austin and the Palomino Club, and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, followed by the late show with This Criminal Soul, Reality Bomb, and Insano Vision. The Sunday Buzz Matinee’s got Glenn Roth, Cullen Gray, and Amber Russell, followed by the late show with Robert Gordon and Bloodshot Bill. http://www.cafenine.com/

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you Laughter Yoga Tuesday evening. There’s an Open Mic with Bob Gotta on Thursday, and the Story City Troupe returns to the stage on Friday. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and the NEAR and Far Storytellers with Jim Harriman and Carolyn are in the house Saturday afternoon. www.buttonwood.org

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday they’ve got Cruz Machine with Ashly Cruz, and on Saturday it’s harmonica and more with Johnny Marino & Blueshead. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/   

At Toad’s Place in New Haven it’s The Comedy Party on Tuesday in Lilly’s Pad hosted by Taylor Grate. www.toadsplace.com

The Russell Library in Middletown and Resonant Motion continue their Sound Belief series in the Jazz Up Close program on Tuesday evening with Hailey Niswanger and her MAE.SUN Project. There’s Coloring for all ages on Friday afternoon. The 501^st CT Garrison, a group of Star Wars costumers, visits the library Saturday morning. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. The library sponsors the Summer Meal Service for kids Mon through Fri at 1 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Public Library holds its monthly free Rock Painting Workshop Tuesday at 11:45 at the Dwight Branch on Park Avenue. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

Riverfront Recapture sponsors a weekly contemporary dance class, Dance Current, Tuesdays at 6 pm at the Great River Park in East Hartford at 6 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

Learn African Kizomba Dance, a fun, low impact activity, at The 224 in Hartford on Tuesday at 6 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/ 

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, they host Mike Stanton, author of “Unbeaten: Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a Crooked World,” Thursday at 7 pm. Check out the website for kids’ events all week, including a Where’s Waldo? scavenger hunt next Monday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series continues Thursday at noon with this week’s featured artist, That Virginia. On Friday, they’ve got a Salsa Social from 5 to 7 pm. www.hartford.com/events/

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you The Sindicate, Tarah Who?, Lolita, and Darn It All on Thursday. On Friday, it’s Chuggernaut, Black River Union, Downward Spiral, and Imbroglio. They’ve got their first Annual Heavy Folk Fest on Saturday with Wilderun, Winter’s Wake, Perennial Quest, and more . Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Middletown Recreation Division sponsors a comtemplative nature walk Saturday at 10 am at the Nature Gardens along Randolph Road. E-mail Beth@HealingNature CT.com for details.

The Middlesex Music Academy hosts its monthly Four Chord Fiesta Saturday at 4 pm at their Main St Middletown location. All are welcome to jam with songs that contain no more than four chords. Their Summer Music Camp on Mondays features Country Week next Monday at 9 am.  www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Connecticut Adaptive rowing Program and the Greater Hartford Jaycees sponsor Introduction to Rowing and Kayaking Saturday morning at 9:30 at the Community Boathouse in Riverside Park for all veterans and active military service members. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

The Middletown Fireworks Festival happens Saturday from 5 to 10 pm with food, music, and fun for the whole family. Enjoy performances by Jeff McQuillan, singer/songwriter Janina, Alexander Norlund, the Middletown High School Jazz Ensemble, and Gospel/soul artist Jerome Anderson.  The Okwy Osadebe Highlife Band performs Nigerian Pop Music, and there’s salsa and dance by the award-winning Latin band, Mikata. The evening winds up with live music from the Middletown Symphonic Band. Fireworks start around 9:30 pm, and there are food vendors and free parking. Rain date is Sunday, July 8. Links to the full schedule at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Breath,” a coming of age story based in remote Australia, and “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf,” a documentary of the artist/designer. The afternoon movie is “First Reformed,” a thriller about a middle-aged pastor’s crisis of faith. All run through Thursday. On Friday they open “On the Seventh Day,” a documentary about undocumented immigrants in Brooklyn, and “Damsel,” a Western tragicomedy. There’s a preview screening on Sunday of The Beatles’s classic, “Yellow Submarine,” in celebration of the 50^th anniversary of its release. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “On Chesil Beach,” a British drama about marriage in the 1960’s, through Thursday. ON Friday they open “Filmworker,” a documentary about Leon Vitali and Stanley Kubrick. 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 at Five stick around for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry for an hour of classic bop.

at 6pm, Michael Benson  75% Folk features a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music until 8pm.

At 8:00 its time for The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis for 90 minutes of vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

From 9:30pm-11pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan features Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and lot of fun.

And from 11-12:30am stay tuned for more Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z

Franco is in the house from 12:30-2:30am for a mix of Disco and dance floor hits from the 70’s and 80s.

After that things get weird with The Hour of Slack from The Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry. The compendium of ranters, media barrage collage artists, for an hour of weird indie audio underground.

from 3:30-4am its Spoiler Alert Radio featuring Conversations on the craft of filmmaking

at 4am we turn to the BBC World Report for world news headlines.

Thanks a million to the WESU friends who stepped up to the plate to help us close out another successful pledge drive. you are the U in WES-U

Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next! 

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! 

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!