Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Tues 7-2-19 Jive


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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