Good evening, it's Monday, July 8th.
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 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:
Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree holds its
Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude hosted by Ashley Hamel. The
Hearing Voices Network, hosted by Jessica Miller, meets on Friday at 12:30 pm,
and in the evening, you can enjoy progressive rock by After the Fall with their
latest release, Early Light. Teen Visual Art Camp happens Saturday morning,
focused on exploring new visual creations, and in the evening, Lara Herscovitch
& The Highway Philosophers take the stage with blues, pop, jazz, and more.
Enjoy the retrospective of Barbara Newton Hahn’s oil-on-canvas works all month,
and on Monday the Buttonwood co-sponsors a DIY framing class at 1 pm at
Middletown Framing on Main St..
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays brings you
Ports of Spain, Holy Tunics, and Shy. On Wednesday it’s another Comedy Open Mic
with Dan Rice. You can catch Brook Pridemore, Kevil Gaffey, Pat Dalton, and
more on Thursday. Friday’s Happy Hour
features Lynn Malavolte, followed by the late show with Wise Old Moon, The
Wolff Sisters, and Chris Ross and The North. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is
with Gary Grippo & Friends, and in the evening they headline Rockaway
Bitch, appearing with The Redactions. The Sunday Matinée features Mario Pavone
and the New American Songbook Sextet, followed by a blues jam in the evening
with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays
features the Jovan Alexandre 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 brings Peter Bryon to the stage, and Liviu’s Invitational
comes your way on Thursday. On Friday they bring you Vitamin B-e with the
mighty Hammond instrument, and it’s Chris “Bad News” Barnes on Saturday with
Hokum Blues. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The State House in New Haven
hosts an original songwriters open mic session tonight at 7 pm. On Tuesday,
they bring you Yanga, along with Fernadito Ferrer from the Afro-Latin
independent music movement on the West Coast. Southpaw holds another Bat Soup
Comedy Night Thursday, and on Friday, you can catch Nicole Dollanganger, Crag
Mask, Space Camp, and Reduction Plan. Multi-instrumentalist Trey Moore performs
on Saturday, along with June Jissle, Tekowa Lakica, and IkeGotJuice. www.statehousepresents.com
Back in Hartford, The Monday
Night Jazz series in Bushnell Park opens tonight at 6 with the Jovan Alexandre
Quartet, Dezron Douglas, and the Black Lion Quartet. The Connecticut Historical
Society offers Comics and Capes, a family adventure in comic books, on Tuesday and
Thursday morning, or you can take the annual garden tour at Elizabeth Park. Riverfront
Recapture offers a free fitness class at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza Tuesday
evenings through August. The Hartford Public Library presents “Coated: 1944
Hartford Circus Fire Project,” with an expert panel and discussion on Tuesday
at 5:30 pm. The Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia” continue Tuesday
through Sunday at the Big Top. The Audio Feed series at Constitution Plaza sponsors
Ashley Hamel Wednesday at noon. The Elizabeth Park summer concert series
continues Wednesday with a performance by Latanya Farrell at 6:30 pm, and it’s
karaoke night at The Russell on Pratt St. The Riverfront Food Truck Festival
happens Thursday through Saturday from 11 am until 8 pm at Riverfront Plaza. The
Pratt Street Lunchtime Music Series continues on Thursday at noon, featuring
Heather McLarney. The Sunset Sounds Concert Series at the Butler McCook House
and Garden continues Thursday evening with the Louis Hayes Trio. The Bushnell
Park Beer Garden is open from 4 to 8 pm on Friday, and Pratt Street sponsors a
salsa sin the evening as well. It’s Second Saturdays for Families this week at
the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Riverfront Fireworks happen on Saturday evening
on the Plaza. 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. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Russell Library in Middletown reminds you to
take part in the Adult Summer Reading program to win a Downtown Middletown gift
with the next drawing on July 15th. Tonight, at 6:30 pm, the
Middletown Public Works and State DEEP present “What’s In, What’s Out,” with
the latest in recycling news. On Tuesday evening the Job and Career Center
sponsors Diane Lang with the workshop, “How to Deal with Change and Triumph
Over Loss.” And the Russell Readers discuss “The Things They Carried” by Tim
O’Brien. The Job Center holds an information session on census employment
Wednesday at 4 pm, and Scrabble happens at 5 pm. There’s an Introduction to
Computers Workshop on Thursday at 2 pm, and the Start a Life Discoveries summer
program for kids begins on Saturday morning. If someone you know is home
insecure, the library can help. Learn more about the Solar for All program and
other events for patrons of all ages by checking the color-coded website
calendar. www.russelllibrary.org
Manic Presents is at the College
Street Music Hall tomorrow with Speedy Ortiz. They move on to the Space
Ballroom in Hamden on Wednesday to bring you Stef Chura, French Vanilla, and
Steve Hartlett. On Sunday, Low Cut Connie and Jelani Sei take the Ballroom
stage. www.manicpresents.com
Wesleyan
University’s Center for the Arts invites you to learn about digital design with
Professor Christopher Chenier Tuesday at noon at the Ring Family Performing
Arts Hall. On Thursday, check out an evening of Creative Connections on
Thursday with a group of students and local creatives at Beckham Hall. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Infinity Hall in
Norfolk invites you to a free performance by the Heather Gillis Band on
Wednesday, and on Friday they feature the comedy of Paula Poundstone. On
Saturday, it’s the Cast of Beatlemania. Paula Poundstone moves to Infinity
Hartford on Saturday, and on Sunday, they bring you the fusion and jazz sounds
of Spyro Gyra. www.infinityhall.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office reminds you that the Music at the Mansion series continues this
Wednesday at the Wadsworth Mansion with a performance by the Hartford Jazz
Orchestra. Bring your own picnic meal or sample the food trucks. The Middletown
Stage Company holds a dinner dance and silent auction Saturday at Cantina Café
Ristorante. The Shoreline Arts Alliance holds a Woodstock @50 Celebration
Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm at Bishop’s Orchards Farm Market in Guilford. Enjoy
music, arts and crafts, food, family fun, and more. Details on these and other
events at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore sponsors
Bren Smith in conversation with Brian Lewis Thursday to discuss his new book,
“Eat Like a Fish.” They continue kids’ events this week, including a writing workshop
and Family Story Time. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds a Sounds of
Summer event on Friday with Half Dragon, along with a birthday bash for Dan’s
40th. The 3rd annual Summer Punx Fest happens Saturday
with Cry Havoc, The Lost Riots, Oh The Humanity!, and much more on two stages
starting at 3 pm. On Sunday, it’s the Memorial Concert for Ray Smith on Sunday,
featuring Murder Monday, Our Own Destruction, and Over the Line. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
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 about the Laurel Canyon music scene of the mid-60’s.
Both run through Thursday. On Friday they open “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I
Am,” a documentary about the writer featuring peers, critics, and colleagues,
and “Wild Rose,” a British musical drama about chasing stardom. Details and
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Woodstock:
3 Days of Peace & Music,” the uncut director’s version, through Wednesday.
It’s Out Film CT Queer Thursdays this week, and they’re screening “Just
Friends.” On Friday they open “The Souvenir,” a mystery that takes place during
the Thatcher years in Britain, and the Sunday National Theatre Live matinée is
a performance of “Hamlet” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Details and screening
times at http://www.cinestudio.org/
The Films on Foss Series on the
Wesleyan campus invites you to an outdoor screening of “The Princess and the
Frog” on Saturday st 8:30. https://www.filmsonfoss.com/
The Hartford Free Movies in the
Parks series presents “The Incredibles 2” Thursday in Keney Park. www.hartford.com/events/
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 6-8pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of
contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live
interviews.
At 8pm until 9:30, Chip Austin is in the air chair for
Unfocused Folk. Americana
music from Nashville and around the world including folk, acoustic country and
roots-rock from both emerging and veteran artists.
At 9:30pm, 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 11-12:30am, 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 12:30-1:30am, 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 4-5am 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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