Wednesday, August 29, 2018

weds 8-29-18 jive


Good evening, it's Wednesday, August 29th. 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 where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for tuning in!

Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:


Here in Middletown, on Friday at the Buttonwood Tree, you can enjoy jazz fused with blues, gospel, and soul performed by Deborah Davis and a Few Good Men. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and Saturday evening, B’s Bees, a high energy jazz group, takes the stage.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, tonight/Wednesday at Café Nine, Wayne Hancock, appears with Nathaniel Hintz. The David Mayfield Parade takes to  the stage on Thursday at The Nine.  Friday’s Happy Hour features Laura Dowding, and Friday night The Plimsouls and Dust Hat perform at Café Nine. On Saturday night, New Caracas and the Matt Knoegel Trio share a bill. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s it's the Community Blues Jam happening every Wednesday and on Thursdays at Sally’s it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. Friday, singer/songwriter Aaron Norcross Jr takes the Black-Eyed Sally’s stage and you can catch some Chicago blues on Saturday with Rockin’ Johnny Burgin.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/  

There’s another installation of the Arch St Tavern’s Booyah Free Funk Wednesday event this week and you can catch funk rock fusion on Friday at 8:30 at Arch Street with a performance by Zillawatt who shares the bill with Lush Hone and Quantum Relic. On Saturday, they’ve got Bass Test featuring Levitation Jones & G-Space. https://www.archstreettavern.com

Riverfront Recapture sponsors a weekly contemporary dance class, Dance Current, Tuesdays at 6 pm at the Great River Park in East Hartford. 

The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series in Hartford continues Thursday with a performance by Brian Dolzani.  

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.

The Pratt Street Patio in Hartford brings you blues and rock on Friday at 5 pm with a performance by Jake Kulak. 

The Nick Di Maria Quartet performs at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company in Hartford Friday at 7 pm.

RJ Julia Booksellers and The Mark Twain House present the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jacqueline Woodson, at the Mark Twain House in Hartford this evening/Wednesday at 7 pm. She’ll present her new book, “Harbor Me.” Details at www.marktwainhouse.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven it’s The Comedy Party in Lilly’s Pad on Thursday, hosted by Taylor Grate. There’s a Blacklight Glow Party on Friday, and on Sunday they headline Lil Baby and the Harder Than Ever Tour, along with YK Osiris, City Girls, and more. www.toadsplace.com

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden on Thursday with Wolf Parade and Witch Hair.www.manicpresents.com
Hartford Underground sponsors a swing dance throw down Thursday at 8 pm at the Polish National Home of Hartford. Details at www.polishhomect.org

At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can enjoy folk on Friday night during an Evening with Keller Williams.  www.infinityhall.com


Wallingford’s Cherry Street Station holds their CT Punkfest 2018 this weekend starting on Friday with Savage world, Videodome, So Long Liberty, and much more. Day 2 happens Saturday and brings PUS, The Benedicks, Flapjack Attack, and more to the stage. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Veterans and active military are invited to a Rowing & Kayaking session Saturday at 9:30 am at the Community Boathouse in Riverside Park in Hartford. www.riverfront.org

The Connecticut Historical Society holds Free First Saturday this week starting at 10 am. Explore their ongoing WWI exhibit or bring the kids for an interactive session about factory work for the war movement.www.chs.org


It’s Agricultural fair season again in Connecticut and the 107th Haddam Neck Fair happens this Friday through Monday. Offering concessions, a carnival midway with rides and games, agricultural competitions and displays, truck and tractor pulls, 4x4 demos and a ton of live music. Friday night, local rockers Gatekeepers’ Band and Rock Landing take the stage. Saturday’s lineup includes Goodnight Blue Moon, Ninth Wave, Someone You Can XRay, and Tim Palmieri and Friends. On Sunday they’ve got Frank Critelli and Friends, Belle of the Fall, 1974, and concludes with Shakedown, playing the music of the Grateful Dead. www.haddamneckfair.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. Also continuing is “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda,” a documentary about this iconic Japanese film composer, and “Mountain,” a cinematic montage of the man-mountain relationship. They all run through Thursday. On Friday they open “Memoir of War,” a French WWII drama of love and loss, and “John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection,” a deep exploration of the notorious tennis star and his craft. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a film exploring the legacy of Fred Rogers, through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday they’re screening “First Reformed,” about an upstate New York minister dealing with a crisis of faith. On Sunday they open a run of the restored 1982 cult classic documentary, “The Atomic Café.” Check the website for all 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.

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!Thanks for listening. Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour!

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