Tuesday 7-16-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, July 16th. 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 Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!

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

The Buttonwood Tree hosts Laughter Yoga with Dawn on this evening/Tuesday , followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing with Lou Sorrentino. 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

Tuesday evening in New Haven, at Café Nine, they bring you Bassel & The Supernaturals, along with Dylan Connor. Wednesday is 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, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on tonight/Tuesday. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam features Ray Morant, and 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. There’s a full moon hike Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at Riverside Park. Riverfront Recapture offers a free fitness class at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza Tuesday evenings through August, and The Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia” continue Tuesday through Sunday at the Big Top. The Audio Feed series at Constitution Plaza features Pat Stone on Wednesday at noon, and you’re invited to Workout Wednesdays at the Old State House. In the evening Cedar Hill Cemetery offers a highlight tour. The Elizabeth Park summer Concert Series on Wednesday headlines Eight to the Bar, and it’s karaoke night at The Russell on Pratt St. The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music series continues on Thursday at noon with 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  hosts Irene Goldman-Price on Wednesday to discuss “Selected Poems of Edith Wharton.” 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. Scrabble Wednesday is on the calendar at 5 pm, and they open a six-week fiddle workshop at 6 pm. The Google Drive Workshop Wednesday evening is on wait-list status, and there’s an Eat Rite Workshop for Teens on BBQ Sides. 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 tonight/Tuesday with Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. They bring you Nick Kroll live on Thursday, appearing with Sam Jay. At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, they’ve got Covet, Vasudeva, and Holy Fawn on 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 Commission on the Arts opens their Summer Sounds Concert Series this evening/Tuesday  at Union Park on the South Green featuring the classic rock of Fun Factor. Bring chairs or blankets, check out the sponsored food truck, and enjoy the family fun. www.cityofmiddletown.com/Calendar

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces that the Citizens Bank 5K Summer Fun Run happens Wednesday starting at 5 pm. The Music at the Mansion series continues at the Wadsworth mansion, featuring CJ West and the Downtown Train. Bring your own picnic meal or sample the food trucks. There’s a Teaching Artists open session at Oddfellows Playhouse on Thursday at 4 pm, and 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 invites you to hear Americana and Western swing with The Quebe Sisters on Wednesday. On Thursday 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 you Hellitosis, Patterns of Decay, Acidhenge, and Machine Gun Mayhem on Wednesday. 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 Toyota 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 State House in New Haven is screening “Zerzura,” the first-ever Saharan Acid Western, on Tuesday. www.statehousepresents.com

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 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  Bill Revill comes on board with Acoustic Blender. 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