Good
evening, it's Tuesday, July 2nd -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 Ben Michael,
Thanks for joining us.
Here's some of what's
happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, Thursday
night at The Buttonwood Tree Bob Gotta hosts his long running Acoustic Open Mic.
The Hearing Voices Network meets on Friday at 12:30 pm, and Friday evening, the
Story City Troupe takes the stage. You can enjoy folk artist Letitia Van Sant
on Saturday 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
In New Haven, at Café
Nine, tonight/Tuesday, you can catch Sadistik, Elucid, Dope Knife, and more.
There’s a special Independence Day Dance Off & Soul Shakedown on Wednesday
with Shake ‘N’ Vibrate. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Tommys, followed by
the late show with Big Fang, The Grand Par, and Dangerous Animals. Saturday’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/
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B,
soul classics, and more on Tuesday nights. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way
on Thursday, and on Friday they present the Rich Badowski Blues Band. It’s
roots, rhythm, and blues on Saturday night with Ozzie Williams. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Up in Hartford,
Riverfront Recapture offers a free fitness class at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza
Tuesday evenings through August. Rose garden tours at Bushnell Park continue on
Wednesday mornings. The Audio Feed series at Constitution Plaza sponsors Kelly
English Wednesday at noon. The Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia”
continue Tuesday through Sunday under the Big Top at Riverfront Plaza. The
Elizabeth Park summer concert series continues Wednesday with a performance by
the Goza Latin Band at 6:30 pm. The Bushnell Park Beer Garden opens Friday at 4
pm, 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/
The Wesleyan University
Center for the Arts presents New Haven’s experimental soul ensemble, Phat A$tronaut, performing live in the CFA
Courtyard Wednesday at 7 pm. This event is free and open to the public. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
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 15th. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts
& Culture Office wants you to know that the Music at the Mansion series
opens this Wednesday at the Wadsworth Mansion with a performance by Shaded
Soul. Bring your own picnic meal or sample the food trucks. The Recreation
Division holds a free yoga class Wednesday at 4:30 and preregistration is
encouraged. There’s a guided nature walk at the Middletown Nature Garden
Saturday 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/
Down in New Haven, The
State House holss a Puro Tayta Shanti album listening session on Wednesday with
a tropical music afterparty. Sessa performs Brazilian pop at State House on
Friday, appearing with Alexander. They’ve got an 80’s/90’s alternative dance
party on Friday 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
Manic Presents is at the
Space Ballroom in Hamden on Wednesday with The War and Treaty, appearing with
Philippe Bronchtein. At the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk on Sunday they bring
you The Allman Betts Band.www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in Norfolk
invites you to a free show on Wednesday with lespecial, a jam band with a
signature blend of “heavy future groove.” www.infinityhall.com
Wednesday Toad’s Place
in New Haven brings you Roots Reggae super-star Mykal Rose backed by the legendary
Sly & Robbie rhythm section on performing their Summer Groove Tour. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in
Wallingford holds The Archetype Concert on Friday with Framework, Matt Danger,
Imbrogliö, and more. On Saturday, 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. Both run through Thursday. On Friday
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
Trinity College’s
Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Shadow,” a Chinese Game of Thrones-type film
about three ancient kingdoms at war, through Thursday. On Friday they open
“Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” the uncut director’s version, in
celebration of Cinestudio’s 50th anniversary season. Details
and screening times athttp://www.cinestudio.org/
The Hartford Free Movies
in the Parks series continues with “The NeverEnding Story” Friday 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
at Five, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.
From krautrock to
post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland
has a place for it.
From 6-8pm Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for an
eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other
music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent
concert and festival ticket giveaways.
From 8-9pm, Its Voice
of the City with J-Cherry for an hour of live and local arts, culture, and
politics.
at 9 stay tuned for
the The Test Patterns Show – if you dare!
At 10pm, stick around
for The Natural World: Keeping In Tune
with DJ MT SPEN for An hour of selections inspired by, influenced by, or
representative of nature and its beauty.
from 11pm-1 am its All
Mixed Up with Peter Bochan offering an eclectic mix of arts and information,
featuring mood-driven music mixes and interviews with figures from the worlds
of literature, film, television, theater, and the visual arts.
at 1am UpFront Soul
with Sanguine Fromage for 2 hrs of funk, soul, and RnB on Up Front Soul from
Sanguine Fromage from Pacifica.
from 3-4am weeknights
this summer, WESU will be rebroadcasting our noontime episode of Democracy Now!
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
Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, up next
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