Thursday's Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, July 18th. 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 JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture., Thanx for tuning in! 

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

At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown 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

This  New Haven, at Café Nine, it's 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, it's 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/

On Friday, the State House in New Haven hosts 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 Connecticut Historical Society invites you to learn about the history of weather at Family Adventure Days: A Storm is Coming!, on Tuesday and Thursday. The Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia” continue  through Sunday at the Big Top. 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 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. 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 bringing you Nick Kroll live on Thursday, appearing with Sam Jay. At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, they’ve got Covet, Vasudeva, and Holy Fawn tonight/ 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 Arts & Culture Office 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 tonight 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 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 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/

On Friday evening, July 19th at 7:30, Lonesome Dave Downs cordially invites you to the official release of his new album "Remembering You" to benefit the American Music Therapy Association. This will be held at The Fox on the Green restaurant on 169 Bartlett St., Portland. Reservations encouraged. For more information, call 860-852-3339.

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 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, stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob DeRosa. Voted “Best Radio show” in the 2019 CTNOW Hartford reader’s poll,   Homegrown exclusively features Connecticut connected artists where listeners often enjoy pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, and information about live shows in the area.

From 6:30-8pm, stay tuned for Imagine Radio with Karen Stein – offering Peace through music, where you can hear great music from around the world and around the block!

From 8:00-10:0pm, it’s Evening Jazz with Bill Denert. A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. "Hearing is the best experience"

at 10pm Yowza with Connor Clockwise is always playing brand new rock n' roll and always full of surprises.

from 11-midnight Loxion Music Mix Show with M-Point offers a showcase of the newest and best of Southern African Electronica. 

at midnight stay tuned for Permanent Collection with Chris for an hour of Non-toxic. creative radio. 

From 1-2am its The Hour of Slack with Reverend Ivan Stang from the Church of the Subgenius

next up, at 2am Modern Jazz Today offers music from today’s jazz improvisational makers, standard’s arrangers and original composers

from 3-4am weeknights this summer, we are broadcasting our noontime edition of Democracy Now! from Pacifica. 

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!

Stay tuned for a stiff dose of homegrown with Robbie DeRosa, up next!