Good evening, it's Wednesday, August 7th . 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:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, the hearing Voices Network with Jessica Miller happens Friday at 12:30 pm, and
Friday evening you can enjoy bluegrass with a Jewish twist performed by Nefesh
Mountain. HannaH’s Field brings you their hippie reggae folk on Saturday night.
www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine,
Wednesday’s double bill features The Legendary Shack Shakers and J.D.
Pinkus. Thursday you can catch Baby
Dynamite and the Annie Minogue Band and Friday Café Nine’ weekly 5pm Happy Hour
live music set features The Sawtelles. Friday night’s main event presents
Spoken Nerd, David Ramos, Zak G., and more. Saturday The Nine’s weekly 4pm
Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Gary Grippo &Friends. Saturday
night Sarah Borges &The Broken
Singles, appear with The Split Coils. There’s a Sunday noon fundraiser event
with Bait & Switch, and the Sunday Buzz Matinée features Anne Castellano
&The Smoke, and Audio Jane. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State House in New Haven presents a night of Afrobeat on Thursday with
Kaleta and the Super Yamba Band. It’s heavy metal on Friday with Sperm Donor,
T-Wreck, Videodome, and Hylda. Summerfest: Connecticut on Saturday at State
House features Jay Gwuapo, Traedakidd, Don Zio P, and more. www.statehousepresents.com
Back in Hartford, The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to explore
transportation in their new program, Wind, Wheels, and Water, on Thursday.
The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music series continues on Thursday at noon with
The Moon Shells, and at the Butler McCook House and Garden, the Sunset Sound
Concert Series continues with a performance by CT State Troubadour, Nekita
Waller as well as the opening of their new exhibition of art by Mark Patnode.
Keepers of the Vibe perform at the Old State House Farmer’s Market Friday
through Sunday.
The Bushnell Park Beer Garden is open Friday evening, and it’s sensual
salsa Saturdays at the Red Rock Tavern Saturday night.
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. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday Community Blues
Jam featuring Tommy Whalen, and on Thursday there’s a special appearance by
blues artist Lucky Peterson. Kat Riggins & Blues Revival take the stage on
Friday night, and you can enjoy the cover band Measured Soul on Saturday. Check
the website for details. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
On Friday Manic Presents brings you Howlin Rain, Garcia Peoples, and More
Klementines. On Saturday Manic Presents brings The Regrettes, appearing with
Hot Flash Heat Wave, and Mandala to the Space Ballroom with Tessa Violet and
Chloe Lilac taking the stage on Sunday. At the College Street Music Hall in New
Haven, Manic Presents brings The Mountain Goats and Daughter of Swords to the
stage on Friday.
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Thursday, Charles King will present
“Gods of the Upper Air,” a book about select pioneers of cultural anthropology.
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 final
drawing on August 12th .
The CT Beekeepers Association meets this evening at Russell Library. The
Job and Career Center offers a Bootcamp
workshop with Jan Melnik this evening on Insider’s Tips for Job Search and
Interviewing.
Scrabble Wednesday happens at 5 pm, and the Fiddle Workshop continues at 6
pm. Thursday brings you an off-site Books and Brews session at 6 pm at Stubborn
Beauty Brewing to discuss
“Harry’s Trees.” The Life Discoveries series for teens continues Saturday
at 1 pm with “Coding
and Digital Design.” www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office Details reminds you that the Music
at the Mansion series
concludes at the Wadsworth Mansion on Wednesday with a performance by CJ
West and the
Downtown Train. Details can be found at: www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At Infinity Hall Hartford you can hear blues with Tab Benoit
tonight/Wednesday, and on Saturday they’ve got singer/songwriter Howie Day,
with special guest Brian Jarvis. Infinity Norfolk brings you another free show
on Wednesday with blues rock performer Damon Fowler. Catch alternative rock
with a reggae beat on Saturday with Entrain. Visit the website for details.
Toad’s Place holds another Blacklight Glow Party on Friday with
performances on two stages. In Lilly’s Pad, it’s an Envy R Summer Fest with Ro
Bless, Young Picasso, Lil Anchor, and more.
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents a Relay for Life musical
benefit on Friday featuring Buzzard Canyon, Gorge, Crossing Rubicon, and Nomad and
on Sunday they open the Backyard Concert Series: Hard Rock Edition with Dirt,
Joe Stump, Renegade Cartel, and more. 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 offering “Pavarotti,” a documentary of
The Voice, The Man, The Legend, and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” an
ode to friendship and family.
Also continuing is “Yesterday,” about a world that never knew the Beatles,
and “In The Aisles,” a German film about a motley group of night workers in a
big box store. On Friday they open “Light of My Life,” Casey Affleck’s film
about a post-pandemic world, and “Maiden,” a documentary of the first ever
all-female crew to enter a round-the-world yacht race. Check the website for
details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues its 8 Kubricks series
with “Barry Lyndon,” a film about a British rogue seducing his way into British
aristocracy, through Wednesday. The Out Film CT Queer Thursdays offering this
month is the Elton John biopic, “Rocketman.” Kubrick resumes on Friday and Saturday
with the social satire “A Clockwork Orange,” and his 1999 film “Eyes Wide
Shut,” opens Sunday. Full details about selections and screening times will be
at
Hartford’s Free Movies in the Parks series continues on Wednesday with
“Annie” at Dunkin’
Donuts Park tonight/Wednesday at 8 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
Middletown Youth Services and Films on Foss in Middletown is screening “The
Goonies” Saturday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
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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