Good evening, it's Monday, July 15th. This is
the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime
programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown and streaming live at wesufm.org. 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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1st,
3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of
the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area
this week:
The Buttonwood Tree hosts Laughter Yoga with Dawn on
Tuesday evening, followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing with Lou Sorrentino.
On Thursday, it’s Shaking the Tree, a Gong and Sound Meditation. The Hearing
Voices Network with Jessica Miller meets Friday at 12:30 pm, and in the evening
you can enjoy R& B, soul, and light pop with Indigo Soul. The Aligned With
Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic in the
afternoon. In the evening, you can enjoy the experimental music of Joe White
& Friends. You’re invited to check out the retrospective of Barbara Newton
Hahn’s oil-on-canvas works all month. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays brings you
the Sweet Lizzy Project, Esor Rose, and Fernanda and the Ephemeral. On Tuesday
they bring you Bassel & The Supernaturals, along with Dylan Connor. Wednesday
is a 2000s karaoke night, and the headliners on Thursday are Mooncha, and Chef
the Chef. The Relax Trio and Johnny Cab take the stage on Thursday. Friday’s
Happy Hour features Buzz Gordo, followed by the late show with Casey James
Prestwood and the Burning Angels appearing with The Split Coils. Saturday’s
Jazz Jam session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and in the evening you
can catch Daby Touré and Ro Godwynn. The Sunday Matinée features Nikki Hill,
and in the evening they’ve got Ocean Heights, Mandala, Chousand, and more. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays
features the Sarah Hanahan Quartet this week, and Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday. Wednesday’s
Community Blues Jam features Ray Morant, and Liviu’s Invitational comes your
way on Thursday. On Friday you can dance the night away with Say Yeah!, and on
Saturday Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood returns to Sally’s stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The State House in New Haven
hosts an original songwriters open mic session tonight at 7 pm. On Friday, it’s
the BKO Quintet from Mali appearing with the Klezmer Fusion Collective. It’s
hardcore night on Saturday, powered by Vein. www.statehousepresents.com
Back in Hartford, The Monday
Night Jazz series in Bushnell Park continues tonight, featuring Jocelyn
Pleasant and The Lost Tribe, and Sherry Winston. The Connecticut Historical
Society invites you to learn about the history of weather at Family Adventure
Days: A Storm is Coming!, on Tuesday and Thursday. There’s a full moon hike
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Riverside Park. Riverfront Recapture offers a
free fitness class at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza Tuesday evenings through
August, and The Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia” continue Tuesday
through Sunday at the Big Top. The Audio Feed series at Constitution Plaza features
Pat Stone on Wednesday at noon, and you’re invited to Workout Wednesdays at the
Old State House. In the evening Cedar Hill Cemetery offers a highlight tour. The
Elizabeth Park summer Concert Series on Wednesday headlines Eight to the Bar, and
it’s karaoke night at The Russell on Pratt St. The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music
series continues on Thursday at noon with Sondra Levine, and at 7 pm the
Historical Society holds an outdoor concert with Betsy’s Band, featuring
traditional New England country dances. It’s the weekend of the Greater
Hartford Festival of Jazz, Friday through Sunday at Bushnell Park. The Connecticut
Ballet offers “Ballet Under the Stars” Saturday in Bushnell Park. 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 bilingual offerings. Details on these events at www.hartford.com/events/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
holds their monthly local author program tonight at 7 pm with nonfiction
authors Harry Bird, David Bouchier, and Christopher A. Cozzi. They host Irene
Goldman-Price on Wednesday to discuss “Selected Poems of Edith Wharton.” The
Local Author series continues on Thursday with non-fiction Green Press
publications by Neile Parisi, Ehris Urban, and more. There’s a Mason Jar Press
panel event with Sarah Cody on Friday, presenting novellas by Nicole Callihan,
Jaime Fountaine, and Tomas Moniz. Kids’ events continue this week; check the
website for details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Russell Library in Middletown reminds you to
take part in the Adult Summer Reading program to win a downtown Middletown gift
card with the next drawing on July 29th. Scrabble Wednesday is on
the calendar at 5 pm, and they open a six-week fiddle workshop at 6 pm. The
Google Drive Workshop Wednesday evening is on wait-list status, and there’s an
Eat Rite Workshop for Teens on BBQ Sides. A Solar for All session happens
Saturday morning, and the Life Discoveries series for kids continues at 1 pm.
If someone you know is home insecure, the library can help. Consult their
online calendar for more events for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Manic Presents is at the College
Street Music Hall tomorrow with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. They
bring you Nick Kroll live on Thursday, appearing with Sam Jay. At the Space
Ballroom in Hamden, they’ve got Covet, Vasudeva, and Holy Fawn on Wednesday,
and Local H and Marvelous Liars on Friday. They finish out the week at the
Space on Saturday with Midnight North, The Backyard Committee, and Tracy Jo
& The Toads. At the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk it’s Conor Oberst and
Joanna Sternberg on Friday. www.manicpresents.com
The Middletown
Commission on the Arts opens their Summer Sounds Concert Series Tuesday evening
at Union Park on the South Green featuring the classic rock of Fun Factor.
Bring chairs or blankets, check out the sponsored food truck, and enjoy the
family fun. www.cityofmiddletown.com/Calendar
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office announces that the Citizens Bank 5K Summer Fun Run happens Wednesday
starting at 5 pm. The Music at the Mansion series continues at the Wadsworth
mansion, featuring CJ West and the Downtown Train. Bring your own picnic meal
or sample the food trucks. There’s a Teaching Artists open session at
Oddfellows Playhouse on Thursday at 4 pm, and at 5:30 the Rockfall Foundation
sponsors an “Eating Greener” session at It’s Only Natural Restaurant. And The
Kids, The Harmaleighs, and Olive Tiger will be at the MAC 650 Gallery and
Artist Co-Op on Friday. The Johan Center for Earth and Art invites you to a
summer garden party on Saturday at 4 pm at the home of Board members Kathy and
Mark Meyering. Details on these events at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Infinity Hall in
Norfolk invites you to hear Americana and Western swing with The Quebe Sisters
on Wednesday. On Thursday they’ve got Robert Randolph and The Family Band with
funk and soul. Friday’s headliner is the blues/rock artist Anders Osborne. At Infinity
Hartford, you can catch the comedy of Vic DiBitetto on Friday, and on Sunday
it’s blues and roots with the Taj Mahal Quartet. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you
Hellitosis, Patterns of Decay, Acidhenge, and Machine Gun Mayhem on Wednesday.
On Saturday it’s local and regional punk rock with Productive Member, God’s
Middle Finger, The Sadists, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Wesleyan
University’s Center for the Arts invites you to A Conversation with the Bread
and Puppet Theater Thursday at the Ring Performing Arts Hall with free sessions
at noon and 7 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Toad’s Place
hosts Emo Night Brooklyn on Friday and on Saturday they headline the John
Kadlecik Band. www.toadsplace.com
Specialty Events
announces a Summer Craft and Food Show on Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm at the
Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. Enjoy food, artisan crafts, and kids’
activities while benefitting the Connecticut Food Bank. Non-perishable food
items are welcome. www.facebook.com/specialtyevents/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways is still running “Pavarotti,”
a documentary about The Voice, The Man, The Legend, and continues “Echo in the
Canyon,” a documentary of the Laurel Canyon music scene of the mid-60’s. Also
continuing through Thursday is “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” a documentary
about the writer featuring peers, critics, and colleagues. On Friday they open
“In the Aisles,” a German film about the magical world of a big box store, and
“The Other Story,” an Israeli film about family and secular/religious conflict.
Details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The
Souvenir,” a mystery that takes place during the Thatcher years in Britain,
through Thursday. On Friday they open “The Dead Don’t Die,” a comic horror
about three bumbling cops hunting zombies in Pennsylvania. Details and screening
times at http://www.cinestudio.org/
The State House in New Haven is
screening “Zerzura,” the first-ever Saharan Acid Western, on Tuesday. www.statehousepresents.com
The Middletown Recreation
Division invites you to outdoor movie night at Pat Kidney Park on Friday at 8
pm. Bring your blankets, chairs, and refreshments to watch “Field of Dreams.” www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on
WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From
classic bop to relevant new releases.
From 6-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of
contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live
interviews.
(1, 3, 5) At 8 until 9:30, it’s
the Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk,
soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.
At 9:30 pm, Jack Sullivan brings you Cruiser’s Radio Program.
Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot
of fun.
From 11-12:30 am, it’s Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z,
playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly
"Name That Tune" contest.
From 12:30-1:30 am, Matt the Cat keeps the oldies spotlight going
on Juke in the Back from Pacifica.
Next up at 1:30, Nutmeg Junction offers a new original-scripted
audio theater program celebrating the golden age of radio.
At 2 am, Roots World with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across
borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and
sometimes from right in your own backyard.
From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime
episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World
Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at
5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs
programming, visit our website wesufm.org.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for
a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of evening programming on WESU
Middletown!
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles
Henry coming up next.
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