Good evening, it's Wednesday, July 31st. 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!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, there's an Acoustic
Open Mic with Bob Gotta Thursday evening. The Hearing Voices Network appears
Friday afternoon, and that evening, the Story City Troupe takes on the theme,
“An Ah-Ha Moment.” Eliot Lewis, independent artist and multi-instrumentalist,
takes the stage on Saturday. www.buttonwood.org
Music On The River continues its free concert series held on
the lawn of the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. Next Monday, it’s
Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez. The concerts start at 6:30. http://www.easthaddam.org/Music-on-the-River/
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Words & Music performs this
evening/Wednesday, and on Thursday they headline L & E: The Duo and
Ab-Sidian. Friday’s Happy Hour features Paddy & Coe, and the late show’s
got Murphy's Law and So Long Liberty. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is with Mike
Coppola and Friends, followed by Tal National and Southwind Social Club that
night. The Sunday Matinée brings The Furors, Lys Guillorn and Her Band, and
Forest Harlow to the stage, and they round out the weekend with The Dollyrots
and The Pink Spiders on Sunday night. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday
community blues jam featuring Tim McDonald, and Liviu’s Invitational comes your
way on Thursday. Ed Fast & Conga Bop comes your way Friday night with Afro
Cuban inspired music, and on Saturday they bring you Bobby T’s All Stars. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The State House in New Haven brings you avant-garde rock
tonight/Wednesday with Horse Lords, with Editrix and Wess Meets West. On Saturday
the 80s/90s dance party returns with Party Out Of Bounds – Cure Night and on
Monday it's open mic night hosted by Steve Rodgers, featuring Ron Anthony. www.statehousepresents.com
Back in Hartford, the Connecticut Historical Society explores the underground railroad with Family
Adventure Days: Escape to Freedom Thursday.
The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music series continues on
Thursday at noon with Canyon, and it’s Off the Record Indie Night at Little
River Restoratives later that night. The Bushnell Park Beer Garden is open
Friday and The Taste of the Caribbean & Jerk Festival will be held Saturday
with food, music, and more at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. On Sunday, it's the
Taste of Hartford and Sea Tea Improv's all-ages comedy show. The Hartford
Mindfulness Center holds guided meditations every Monday at noon on
Constitution Plaza, and check their website for free yoga and fitness classes,
including bilingual offerings. Full details on these and many more events at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents has The Flaming Lips and Particle Kid at the
College Street Music Hall this evening/Wednesday and Swearin', Mike Krol, and
Laundry Day at the Space Ballroom on Sunday. www.manicpresents.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore's annual Where's Waldo
Middletown Scavenger Hunt culminates today/Wednesday with a grand celebration
at 6:30 pm.Waldo will make a guest appearance and pose for photos and sign
autographs, and there will be coloring and activity sheets, ice cream, and
maybe even a Waldo parade. 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 final drawing on Aug. 12th. Scrabble
Wednesday is on the calendar at 5 pm, the Fiddle Workshop continues at 6 pm. If
someone you know is home insecure, the library can help. Consult the website
events for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know
that the Music at the Mansion series continues this evening/Wednesday at the
Wadsworth mansion featuring the Middletown Symphonic Band. On Saturday, there's
a nature walk on the Mattabesset River Trail and the The Rockfall Foundation
environmentalist community is holding a Crystal Lake hike and picnic. The Black
Rock Funk All-stars perform at La Boca
resturant Saturday night. Details on these events and others at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At Infinity Hall Hartford you can hear electronica, jam, and
soul this evening/Wednesday with Litz for free. On Friday, the Carpenters are
remembered with "We've Only Just Begun." At Infinity Norfolk, Pink
Talking Fish performs the music of Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish on
Friday. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s Place has another Blacklight Glow Party on Friday
with performances on two stages. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts I, Conqueror,
Seconds from Disaster, Anarchy, Inc., and Crypitus on Friday. Check the
Facebook page for details. 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 “Toni Morrison: The
Pieces I Am,” a documentary about the iconic author. Also continuing is “The
Last Black Man in San Francisco,” an ode to friendship and family, and
"Rojo,” an Argentinian crime thriller. On Thursday, they have a one-day
screening of "Eye on Video: 2019 Film Showcase," a presentation of
the work of 15 high schoolers from the Greater Hartford area who created
original short films in just six weeks. On Friday, they open "Tel Aviv on
Fire," about a intern on a Palestinian soap opera. Details and screening
times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s
Cinestudio in Hartford is showing "Paths of Glory" on tonight/Wednesday
and Thursday, "Lolita" on Friday and Saturday, and "Barry
Lyndon" starting on Sunday. Their National Theatre Live selection this
week is the Royal Opera House performance of “Faust." Details and
screening at http://www.cinestudio.org/
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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