Good evening, it's Monday, August 19th.
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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1st,
3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of
the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area
this week:
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts Laughter
Yoga with Dawn followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing tomorrow. The Middlesex
Drum Circle meets on Thursday evening, and on Friday the indie rock/power pop
band Lucy’s Neighbor takes the stage. The Mary Ellen Longergan Jazz Trio will
be in the house Saturday night. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays headlines
Didi, appearing with Hellrazor, and SAP. On Tuesday, Zombii, Houston & The
Dirty Rats, and El Escapado are on board, and they host a Comedy Open Mic on
Wednesday with Dan Rice. They’ve got Wild Yawp, Daniprobably, and Fiction Kids
on Thursday. Friday’s Happy Hour features DW Ditty, and the late show brings
you the jazz of Steve Davis. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is with the George
Baker Band, followed by a Grime, Grime Release Show with Jules Baxter,
Sotorios, Googie, and much more. The Sunday Buzz Matinée features Fiction and
Andrew Biagiarelli. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State House in New Haven holds
an Open Mic for artists tonight with Steve Rodgers, featuring Lighthouse.
They’ve got Coming Out Swinging! On Friday with Murder Monday and West Rockers.
It’s a Queen Moo Record Release on Sunday, along with performances by Old Self,
Laura Laura, and Horror Movie Marathon. www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, their Jazz
Mondays session features the Behn Gillece Quartet. Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday.
Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam is hosted by Peter Byron, and on Thursday it’s
Liviu’s Invitational. The 70’s Project takes you back to that decade on Friday
night, and on Saturday it’s another performance by a regional favorite, the
Mighty Soul Drivers. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The East Haddam Land Trust
invites you to celebrate its 40th anniversary at the Goodspeed Opera
House tonight starting at 6 pm. Enjoy an evening of music headlining “Musical
Bridges,” along with jam sessions, food and refreshments, and more. www.ehlt.org
Back in Hartford, The Hartford
Jazz Orchestra is at the Arch Street Tavern tonight. The Connecticut Historical
Society invites you to explore magic at the Family Adventure Days event,
Magical Museums, on Tuesday and Thursday. They host historian Barbara Beeching
on Wednesday at noon with her new book, “Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of
the Black Middle Class in Hartford.” The Audio Feed series at Constitution
Plaza brings you Keith Carini on Wednesday at noon, and it’s Karaoke Night at
The Russell in the evening. The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music series continues
on Thursday at noon with folk artist Steve Rodgers, and the Afro-Cuban band
Cimafunk performs at Real Art Ways in the evening. Rick Spencer and Locomotive
Shipwreck perform historical songs in the folk tradition at the Old State House
Friday at noon. The Bushnell Park Beer Garden is open Friday evening starting
at 4 pm, and Pratt Street holds a Hip Hop for the Homeless at 5:30, featuring
Bonzo, Sketch T.C, Joey Batts, and more. The Arch Street Tavern brings you
Creamery Station and Fiction on Friday, and the psychedelic cowpunk band, Moon
Matrix of the Lizard People, on Saturday. The Cedar Hill Cemetery sponsors a
Mushroom Walk Saturday morning at 10 am, and West Indian Girls Rock holds an
all-day white party, Blanc, in the evening at Heaven Skatepark. 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 and more at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents starts things off
at the College Street Music Hall on Tuesday with Hot Tuna and Dave Mason. On
Friday, it’s Comedy Bang Bang Live! With Scott Aukerman, Lauren Lapkus, and
more. On Saturday they headline Nick Frandiani, appearing with Beach Avenue and
Whatever We Are. At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, they feature Ex Hex and
Frankie and the Witch Fingers on Tuesday. Mark Mulcahy takes the stage on
Saturday, along with The Split Coils. On Sunday, it’s An Evening with Anthony
Fantano of The Needle Drop. www.manicpresents.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
hosts Jessica Francis on Tuesday, presenting her novel, “Rules for Visiting.”
Connecticut native Julia Tannenbaum will be there Wednesday with her new novel,
“Changing Ways.” On Thursday you can meet Steve Rushin, who discusses his new
memoir, “Nights in White Castle.” Enjoy a conversation on Sunday with Mindie
Barnett and Beth Wilson Parentice presenting books about taking charge of your
life. Next Monday they hold an Educators’ Night on How to Book and Host a
Successful Authors Event at your school. Kids’ events continue this week; check
the website for details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Russell Library in Middletown has Scrabble
Wednesday at 5 pm, followed by the ongoing Fiddle Workshop series. On Thursday,
they continue the Jazz Up Close series with clarinetist and composer Todd
Marcus and his quartet. Spend time with doers and crafters Friday morning at
Make Time for Making. On Saturday morning they host the Ryan Woods Autism
Foundation for a session on training parents in Individualized Education Plans
for 2020. If someone you know is home insecure, the library can help. Consult
the website calendar for more events for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office invites you to learn more about crystalline glazes at a Crystal Ball
Workshop sponsored by Wesleyan Potters this Wednesday through Sunday. The
Recreation Division holds a Home staging Seminar Wednesday at 7 pm. The Artists
for World Peace Wall will be in Milford Wednesday through Sunday at the MAC
Firehouse Gallery. The Brandon Terzakis Trio performs at Conspiracy on Friday
evening. And the Wadsworth Mansion holds their annual Open Air Market Sunday
from 10 am to 4 pm where you can enjoy artisan vendors, food, live music, and
much more. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Infinity Hall
Norfolk brings you another free show on Wednesday with psychedelic jam
performed by the Travers Brothership. Enjoy folk rock and surf rock on Thursday
with singer/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter. The Weight Band takes the stage
on Saturday to bring you pop and rock. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you
Automb, Mortifica, Undercliff, and Anarchy, Inc. on Wednesday. Their annual
Punkfest CT happens Friday through Sunday with performances by The Abductors,
The Deacons, Easy Killer, Chem-Trails, Nightfall, Cry Havoc!, Zombii, and much
more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Toad’s Place
holds a Summer Slamfest on Friday with performers on two stages, including
Anchor, Arkillus, The Grand Factor, Hatchet Hill, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Maiden,” a
documentary of the first ever all-female crew to enter a round-the-world yacht
race, and “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” through Thursday. Also continuing
is “Mike Wallace Is Here,” an unflinching look at the legendary reporter. On
Friday they open “Cold Case Hammarskjöd,” a film reexamining the plane crash
that killed the UN leader in 1961, and “Jay Myself,” about the New York
photographer Jay Maisel’s life in a Bowery bank building. Details and screening
times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford concludes its
Stanley Kubrick series with the unrestored version of “2001: A Space Odyssey,”
through Thursday. Next week they’ll open a run of “The Farewell,” an uplifting
tale about a dying Chinese grandmother. Details and screening times at http://www.cinestudio.org/
Hartford’s Free Movies in the
Parks series continues on Wednesday with “Captain Marvel” at Dunkin’ Donuts
park at 8 pm. The Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation holds its annual Movie Night
on Thursday with “On Golden Pond,” starring Katherine Hepburn. On Friday, “Avengers:
Infinity War” will be screened at the Mortensen Riverfront 8 pm, or you can see
“Moana” in Colt Park. www.hartford.com/events/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on
WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From
classic bop to relevant new releases.
From 6-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of
contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live
interviews.
At 8 until 9:30 pm, it’s the
Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul,
jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.
At 9:30 pm, Jack Sullivan brings you Cruiser’s Radio Program.
Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot
of fun.
From 11-12:30 am, it’s Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z,
playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly
"Name That Tune" contest.
From 12:30-1:30 am, Matt the Cat keeps the oldies spotlight going
on Juke in the Back from Pacifica.
Next up at 1:30, Nutmeg Junction offers a new original-scripted
audio theater program celebrating the golden age of radio.
At 2 am, Roots World with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across
borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and
sometimes from right in your own backyard.
From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime
episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World
Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at
5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs
programming, visit our website wesufm.org.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for
a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of evening programming on WESU
Middletown!
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles
Henry coming up next.
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