Good evening, it's Wednesday, June
26th. 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
joining us!
Now here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, the Russell
Library hosts Scrabble Wednesday per usual at 5pm in Meeting Room 3 and at 6pm,
the CT Poetry Society meets in Meeting Rm 2. Thursday afternoon at 2, The
Russell Library continues their Military experience writing group. Jeff Husch
hosts a Solar for all meeting at 3:30 on Friday afternoon at The Library and
you can view their website for info about other programs for kids and adults
alike! www.russelllibrary.org
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
in Middletown, you can learn about daytime kids programs and more online at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office invites you to visit them at www.facebook.com/CityArts
for details on events happening here in Middletown like Like: Seth Adam’s
performance Thursday night at 5:30 at the Mattabesett Canoe Club overlooking
the CT River.
The Buttonwood Tree invites anyone
interested in playing percussion to join the Middletown Drum Circle Thursday at
7. Friday afternoon at 1:30, at the Buttonwood Tree, the Hearing Voices Network
with Jessica Miller meets and Friday night at 8 the Sharp 5 Jazz Ensemble
performs. More information at www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, Café Nine offers DADDY
LONG LEGS along with Orb Mellon tonight/Wednesday, and on Thursday you can
catch THE WOGGLES and Renegade Lounge at The Nine. Friday Café Nine’s weekly
5pm Happy hour live music set features Snake Hill Blues this week. Later Friday
night, you can catch Seepeoples, Portrait Party, and Private Language..
Saturday’s jazz jam session is with the Billy Cofrances, this week. WRECKLESS
ERIC and Pete Mazza (of Jacques Le Coque) are the main event Saturday night.
The Sunday matinée features SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO’ TRIBUTE TO GRAM PARSONS
AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, and they finish out the weekend Sunday night
with a bill featuring HATFIELD, LENAPE "THE PEOPLE", PASSING STRANGE,
and TIM MCDERMOTT. http://www.cafenine.com
Thursday, the The State House in New
Haven presents Goodnight Blue Moon with the Meadows Brothers and Little Silver
for a night of roots and folk music! Friday night, Mdou Moctar, acclaimed
master-guitarist from the Sahara makes his return to The State House for a
night of psychedelic music along with with Spectre Folk. Saturday night
The State House is celebrating DJ Prime’s Birthday in a big way with
performances from DAS EFX, Mr Sinasta (of the Executioners), and more! www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, Tim McDonald leads their Weekly Community Blues Jam on Wednesday.
Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday nights at Black-eyed
Sally’s. Friday Night The Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, Physical Graffiti
performs. Saturday night, GRAYSON HUGH & THE MOON HAWKS return to the
Sally’s Stage. Check the website for details. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Tonight/Wednesday, Manic Presents is
at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on with Reel Big Fish &
Bowling For Soup along with The Zambonis. Wednesday night at The Space Ballroom
in Hamden, Manic presents PRESENTS: Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade/Moonface) and
Light Conductor (members of Besnard Lakes / Young Galaxy). We The Kings,
Whatever We Are, and Where The Wild Live perform at The Space on Friday. www.manicpresents.com
Thursday night, Toad’s Place in New
Haven hosts HEARTBEAT FOR RECOVERY - A BENEFIT FOR THE SMILE ANYWAY FOUNDATION,
featuring Zach Deputy, Max Creek, Creamery Station and Tim Palmieri. On Friday,
there’s a backlight glow dance party at Toads. www.toadsplace.com
Infinity Hall in Norfolk brings you
a free show with AUGUSTE AND ALDEN tonight/Wednesday at 7pm. Thursday Infinity
Norfolk presents Southern Rock Icons, The Outlaws. Infinity Hall Hartford
brings Big Head Todd & The Monsters to the stage on Friday evening. Sunday,
Infinity Hall Hartford presents BJ Thomas. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford
brings you more loud rock and roll this week starting Thursday with a bill
featuring War Criminal, Communal Misery, Rakefire, and Detox. Friday
night Cherry Street presents World, PWRUP, Heavy Handed, & Anxious Wave.
Saturday night’s show features Dead Reflections along with An Unction In
Braille, and more! www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The 2nd Annual CT House Music
festival returns to Bushnell park in Hartford this Saturday. Kicking off at 10
am the event features DJs spinning music all day into the night plus vendors
and more. You can find more by searching CT house music festival on Facebook!
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues 2
film screenings this week, “Pavarotti,” is a documentary of legendary opera
singer, and “Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation,” explores the
iconic event defined as more miracle than mess. Check the website for details
and screening times. www.realartways.org
Through Thursday, Trinity College’s
Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The Silence of Others,” a Spanish film that
follows the epic struggle of justice-seeking victims of General Franco.
Friday night Cinestudio begins a run of the new Chinese action drama, Shadow
(Ting). The Sunday matinée National Theatre Live performance features SMALL
ISLAND directed by Rufus Norris. More online at 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
2000s.
At 6 until 6:30 it's Growing Greener
with Tom Christopher. A wide-ranging showcase of the music and media that WESU
staff and alumni feel represents our eighty years of history.
From 6:30-8pm, it’s Fusion Radio
with James Fusion. The original ... and still the best damn Techno mix on
radio!
From 8-9:30, it’s The Warehouse with
Mike Nyce - The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening
pleasure.
At 9:30 until 11pm DJ Anton Banks
brings you The Vault. Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno,
minimal, tech-house, and leftfield
mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.
From 11pm to midnight, it's 80 Years
of WESU with DJ Cheshire Cat. A wide-ranging showcase of the music and media
that WESU staff and alumni feel represents our eighty years of history.
And from midnight to 1am, it's Noize
in the Attic, Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut it’s
hard rock fix of classic Heavy Metal as well as the latest from the genre!
From 1 to 3am it's Gospel Boogie
with James Zurek. A secular exploration of up-tempo gospel music from
1945-1965.
And starting at 3am and running
until 4, it's Democracy Now! from Pacifica. Access to people and perspectives
rarely heard in the U.S. media, including jounalists, grassroots leanders,
activists, artists, academics and ordinary people from around the world.
And finally, rounding out the night
from 4-5am is the BBC World Report offering International news coverage and we
kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
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!
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