Fri July 5 jive

Good evening, it's Friday, July 5th -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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Find every episode posted at reasonablycatholic.com

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

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know There’s a guided nature walk at the Middletown Nature Garden tomorrow at 10 am, and in the evening, Horse Jumper of Love, Glambat, and waveform will perform at the Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op.www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Also here in Middletown, this evening, the Story City Troupe takes the stage. You can enjoy folk artist Letitia Van Sant tomorrow  night, and on Sunday at 2 pm there’s a reception for this month’s art exhibit, a retrospective of Barbara Newton Hahn’s oil-on-canvas works. More information at www.buttonwood.org

The Russell Library in Middletown reminds you that you can take part in the adult summer reading program and earn raffle tickets for downtown Middletown gift cards. The next prize drawing is July 15^th. www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, the 5pm Happy Hour set features The Tommys. Then  tonight it's Big Fang, The Grand Par, and Dangerous Animals. Tomorrow's Jazz Jam session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and in the evening they bring you Paranormal Adam, Stars of Beyond, and much more. The Sunday Matinée features a KMA Fundraiser with Brain Bank, The Squalors, and Daze In, and they finish out the weekend with Seb El Zin and Falconeer. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Also in New Haven,Sessa performs Brazilian pop at State House tonight, appearing with Alexander. They’ve got an 80’s/90’s alternative dance party tonight paying homage to New Order and Joy Division. On Sunday, it’s their Blues ‘N’ Brisket event, featuring the Cobalt Rhythm Kings.  www.statehousepresents.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight, Sally’s present the Rich Badowski Blues Band. It’s roots, rhythm, and blues tomorrow night with Ozzie Williams. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

In Hartford, The Bushnell Park Beer Garden is open now, offering beer, pizza, and games each week. Military service members and veterans are invited to free rowing and kayaking sessions every Saturday at 9:30 am at Riverside Park, and historic tours of Bushnell Park happen at 10 am monthly through October. Sensual Salsa Saturdays happen at the Red Rock Tavern at 9 pm. The Hartford Mindfulness Center holds guided meditations every Monday at noon on Constitution Plaza, and check the website for free yoga and fitness classes, including some that are bilingual. Details on these and other events at www.hartford.com/events/

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds The Archetype Concert tonight with Framework, Matt Danger, Imbrogliö, and more. Tomorrow, they bring you Pinto Graham, Sullust, Lightkeeper and more, and on Sunday you can catch Haarvey Pekar, Carried by VI, World Game, and Limited Freedom.www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways has held over the run of “Pavarotti,” a documentary about The Voice, The Man, The Legend, and continues “Echo in the Canyon,” a documentary on the Laurel Canyon music scene of the mid-60’s. Also, tonight they open “The Reports on Sarah and Saleem,” a drama of clandestine Israeli/Palestinian love, and “The Raft,” a documentary that revisits the crew of a raft that crossed the Atlantic in 1973. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford opens “Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” the uncut director’s version, in celebration of Cinestudio’s 50^th anniversary season. Details and screening times athttp://www.cinestudio.org/

The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series continues with “The NeverEnding Story” tonight at Bushnell Park.www.hartford.com/events/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown  Right after the Jive, stay tuned 

5:05pm - 7:00pm		"Grand Central Station", Jenny Doll
7:00pm - 9:00pm		"Universal Sound Wave", Sister Tee
9:00pm - 10:00pm		The Ska Train
10:00pm - 12:00am		Mentaltown
SaturdayJune 22, 2019
12:00am - 3:00am		"OVERDRIVE", Clarence Scott "The jock that rocks the box"
3:00am - 5:00am		Louisiana Barn Dance
5:00am - 6:00am		BBC World News
6:00am - 7:00am		The Celtic Cafe with Mark Gallagher
7:00am - 8:00am		Caffè Italia with Francesco Fiumara

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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!

Stay tuned for Grand Central Station, with Jenny Doll, up next!