Good evening, it's Wednesday, August
22nd. 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 Bill Denert, producer and host
of Thursday night's Evening Jazz and Connecticut's number 1 Washington
Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!
Now here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in
Middletown holds Philosophy Night Saturday at 6 pm and you’re invited to join
the discussion. Check the website for details, including their schedule of
kids’ events. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Here in Middletown this
evening/Wednesday, The Buttonwood Tree offers an Artist Reception to
celebrate their current exhibit of the photography of Ed Friedman. The
Middlesex Drum Circle meets Thursday night at The Buttonwood. On Friday, The
Bluegrass Characters will be in the house to celebrate a memorial for Stacy
Phillips. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the
evening you can enjoy acoustic jazz and gypsy jazz with Django’s Reserve. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight/Wednesday, Café
Nine has Balún, Mons Vi, and The Telle. Thursday’s headliner is Lyon Street
Fire, appearing with The Let Loose. Friday, Café Nine’s 5pm Happy Hour showcase
features Bronson Rock, and Friday evening Jazz Haven presents a Jazz Festival
Week-after party with the Kelly Green Trio at Café Nine. Café Nine’s weekly
Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band. Manic
Presents brings you Gringo Star, Zero Year, and Mickey Blurr for the Saturday
night show at The Nine. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Christian Marrone and
The 30th of February, and Sunday evening’s show at Cafe Nine features Shake ‘n’
Vibrate with Reverend Beat-Man & Sister Nicole Izobel Garcia. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s
tonight/Wednesday, it's the long running Community Blues Jam. Thursdays at
Sally’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational welcomes special guests. Mambo Suns takes the
Black-eyed Sally’s stage Friday night. Say Yeah! takes the stage on Saturday
night. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Russell Library in Middletown
offers a Teen Painting Class on self-portraits on Thursday. There’s a Facebook
Workshop on Friday morning, and they present Leonard Bernstein: An American
Treasure 100th Birthday Celebration on Saturday at 11 am. Next Monday’s
noontime Book Talk with a Walk will discuss “The Kite Runner.” 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, and that
program ends this week. www.russelllibrary.org
The Pratt Street Patio on Thursday
has a performance by The Shoutbacks. The Audio Feed Music Series continues at
Constitution Plaza in Hartford Wednesday at noon with a performance by Seth
Adam. www.hartford.com/events/
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in
Hartford invites you to their Salons at Lunch series Wednesday at noon. Enjoy
facilitated conversations on social justice issues. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
The Hartford Public Library holds
its River Reads event on Wednesday at noon at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Check
the schedule at www.hplct.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven you can
catch King Combs, Snowprah, and more tonight/Wednesday. On Friday they’ve got
Cosmic Dust Bunnies in a Benefit for Beckett, and in Lilly’s Pad it’s The Way
Up Tour with Wesley Stromberg and Sebastian Olzanski. www.toadsplace.com
Riverfront Recapture sponsors a
Songs of the Silver Screen event tonight/Wednesday at 8 pm at Mortensen
Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. You’re invited to enjoy a free evening of music
from your favorite films performed by the Over The Moon Theatre Company. www.riverfront.org
Manic Presents is at the College
Street Music Hall tonight/ Wednesday with Toots and the Maytals, and Fishbone.
They move over to the Space Ballroom in Hamden for the rest of the week,
starting Thursday with Sweet Crude, and Greenhouse. On Friday it’s Slaughter
Beach Dog, Thin Lips, and Queen Moo. On Sunday it’s Classic Deep Purple Live
performed by Glenn Hughes. www.manicpresents.com
The Hartford Hot Several Brass Band
performs with special guest You’re Not Listening at the Hanging Hills Tasting
Room in Hartford Thursday at 6 pm. On Friday the Nick Di Maria Quartet will be
in the house. www.hartford.com/events/
Hartford Underground sponsors a
swing dance throwdown Thursday at 8 pm at the Polish National Home of Hartford.
Details at www.polishhomect.org
Republic at The Linden in Hartford
hosts the Kenny Mehler Trio this week in their Live Music Thursday series. www.hartford.com/events/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can
enjoy Big Sam’s Funky Nation with Funky Dawgz Brass Band on Thursday. www.infinityhall.com
The Connecticut Old State House in
Hartford continues its Summer Concert Series on Friday at noon with a
performance by the Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Pratt Street Patio in Hartford
presents a performance by the Hartford Steel Drum Symphony Friday at 6 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
Cherry Street Station brings you
Forest Room, Lost Weekend, Spectral Fangs, and Burning Sensations on Friday. On
Saturday, it’s a Lift EP Release Show along with appearances by Unforgiven, and
Heal. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
It’s Michele’s Salsa Night Friday at
7 pm at the Hartford Ballroom. All levels are welcome. www.hartfordballroom.com
Wesleyan Potters in Middletown holds
their Mildred Weiner Workshop Wednesday through Thursday featuring Richard
Aerni, Five Days of Making, Glazing, and Firing Cone 10. Details at www.wesleyanpotters.com
The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown
invites you to its annual Open Air Market & Festival Saturday from 10 am to
4 pm. Enjoy music, artisan vendors, carriage rides, and more, as well as
performances by Juice Box, and CJ West and the Downtown Train. Full details at www.wadsworthmansion.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
“Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary about identical triplets adopted out
at birth, and “The Cakemaker,” about a young German baker’s relationship with
an Israeli businessman. On Friday they open “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda,” a
documentary about this iconic Japanese film composer, and “Dark Money,” a
documentary about the influence of untraceable corporate money on the US
election process. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford continues their Ingmar Bergman Centennial Festival this week with
screenings of “Hour of the Wolf,” “Passion of Anna,” “Cries and Whispers,” and
“The Magic Flute.” On Friday they open a run of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a
film exploring the legacy of Fred Rogers. Check the website for all offerings
and times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation
sponsors its annual Movie Night Thursday at 7:30 pm with a screening of the
classic Tracy/Hepburn film, “Without Love” on the cemetery grounds in Hartford.
Rain date is Friday. www.cedarhillsfoundation.org
The Free Movies in the Parks series
continues at Keney Park in Hartford Thursday with a screening of “Ready Player
One.” On Friday, they’re showing “A Wrinkle in Time at the Charter Oak Landing.
And on Sunday you can enjoy “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Colt Park. Details
at www.hartford.com/events/
Middletown Youth Services and the
Middletown Racial Justice Coalition sponsor a screening of the documentary
“Circles” Thursday at 5:30 at the Middletown High School. The film follows the
restorative justice journey of Hurricane Katrina survivor Eric Butler, and how
it intersects with events in his own family. A discussion with Eric Butler
follows the film. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
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 The Vault
with DJ Anton Banks, wrapping up our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight it's Mentaltown
with El Vee.
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 it's
disco with Franco, playing 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.
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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