Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Weds 7-10-19 jive


Good evening, it's Wednesday, July 10th. 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 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!

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

Here in Middletown at the Buttonwood Tree, 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 tonight/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, it's the Wednesday Community Blues Jam featuring Peter Bryon, 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/

At the State House in New Haven, 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 Cirque du Soleil performances of “Luzia” continue  through Sunday at the Big Top. 
The Elizabeth Park summer concert series continues this evening/ 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/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, Scrabble Wednesday 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 tonight/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 tonight/ 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 evening/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 at www.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, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour with Isabel Calione, Latin music from the 80's 90's and early 2000s.

from 6-6:30pm stay tuned for Growing Greener with Tom Christopher for 30 minutes of Gardening tips from leading experts in sustainable gardening practices.

at 6:30 stay tuned  for Fusion Radio with James Fusion for 90 minutes of techno mixed live!

from 8-9:30 The Warehouse with Mike Nyce features  the best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.

we keep our electronic Dance music going from 9:30-11pm on The Vault with DJ Anton Banks.
Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Plus, exclusive music from international artists.

From 11pm-midnight, 80 Years of WESU with DJ Cheshire Cat presents a a wide-ranging showcase of the music and media that WESU staff and alumni feel represents our 80 years of history.

at Midnight, stick around for Noize in the Attic, Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut it’s hard rock fix of classic Heavy Metal as well as the latest from the genre!

from 1-3am  Gospel Boogie with James Zurek offers secular exploration of up-tempo gospel music, 1945-1965.

 At 3am, this summer we'll be rebroadcasting the day's noon brodacst 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!

Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour! 

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