Good evening, it's Tuesday, July 9th. 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, Friday The Hearing Voices Network, meets
on Friday at 12:30 pm, and Friday 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. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Al Anderson plays a sold out
intimate show tonight. 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, 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/
Tonight, The State House in New Haven hosts they bring you
Yanga from the Afro-Latin independent music movement on the West Coast along
with along with Fernadito Ferrer. 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, 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 this (tues) 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 tonight
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
Thursday Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts invites
you, check out an evening of Creative Connections on 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
atwww.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 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 DJ
Cheshire cat sticks around to fill in for Acoustic Blender!
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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