Good evening, it's Wednesday June
20th. 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 going on
in our area this week:
In New Haven at Café Nine
tonight/Wednesday the bill has Dr. Caerwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps,
Laundry Day, Lunch Duchess, and Kendra Dawsey. On Thursday there’s a Record
Release Show with The Sea The Sea, appearing with Josiah Johnson and Planes on
Paper. Friday’s Happy Hour features Sean Conlon, and the late show’s got
Javier & Los DishDogs, The Lost Weekend, and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam
Session is with the George Baker Band, followed by the late show with Miriam
& Nobody’s Babies and Gotham Rockets . The Sunday Matinée brings you Amont
The Acres and Belle of the Fall. http://www.cafenine.com/
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings
you Chi Balance class this evening/Wednesday. It’s International Make Music Day
on Thursday, and you’re invited to celebrate with Bob Gotta and friends from
noon to 5 pm. In the evening, there’s a Gong and Sound Meditation. The BadSlax
Jazz Quartet takes the stage Friday night. The Aligned with Source Workshop
happens Saturday morning, and the Sharp 5 Jazz Ensemble performs Saturday
night. The collage and watercolor exhibit by Candice Weigle-Spier that runs
through the month. www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s
Liviu’s Invitational. It’s the award-winning West Hartford teen band Gravitonik
on Friday, and on Saturday they celebrate the 19th annual Black-Eyed & Bluesfest
starting at 3 pm in Bushnell Park. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Greater Hartford Arts Council
sponsors Events this week including Paint a Poem, a poetry Open Mic, and
Impressions Printmaking. They’re back on Thursday at State House Square with
collaborative tapestry, a Caribbean dance jamboree, and house band music
with Mike Carabello. www.hartford.com/events/
Friday at the College Street Music
Hall, Manic Presents offers a triple bill featuring The Neighbourhood, HEALTH,
and Field Medic. On Saturday, the Hamden Academy of Dance & Music presents
its 16th Annual Recital: Birth of a Nation. At Space Ballroom in Hamden they’ve
got mewithoutYou and Tigers Jaw on Wednesday, and they celebrate Make Music Day
New Haven on Thursday at both venues. Details on the website. www.manicpresents.com
The Russell Library in Middletown
celebrates Make Music Day on Thursday with a variety of activities, culminating
in an evening event, Clara’s Journey: Why Our Piano Goes to the Woods. There’s
a Microsoft Word workshop Friday morning, and Crafts for Adults at 11 am. They
offer Yoga in the Hubbard Room and a Medical Massage on Saturday. Check the
website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
in Middletown, they host investigative journalists Jeff Benedict & Armen
Keteyian Wednesday with their biography, “Tiger Woods.” They host the
Connecticut Tap Collaborative on Thursday morning to celebrate Make Music Day,
and songwriter Cash Lane Slim performs Americana and more in the evening. Check
out their events for kids on Saturday, and on Sunday Connecticut Writing Groups
hold a Meet UP from noon to 2 pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
At Infinity Hall in Hartford it’s
Jazzy Time tonight/ Wednesday with the Sez Zion Jazz Band. On Friday, XEB
performs the best of Third Eye Blind with Stocklyn. It’s roots rock and
restless mountain bluegrass on Saturday with the Adam Ezra Group. Infinity Hall
Norfolk features Quinn Sullivan - Young blues guitar master, Thursday night.
Its classic Rock with the Outlaws Friday night at Infinity Hall Norfolk.
Saturday, at Infinity Norfolk it's Robert Earl Keen for a night of Folk,
Country, Rock, & Bluegrass. Sunday, Guitarist, Glen Roth take the stage.
www.infinityhall.com
You can hear local musicians perform
every Wednesday night from 9:30 pm to close at The Half Door in Hartford.
Details at www.thehalfdoorhfd.com
You can tour the Onrust, a replica
of a seventeenth century Dutch sailboat, at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in
Hartford, this week, from Thursday through Sunday. Tour the boat, take a cruise
on the river, or enjoy free dockside adtivities. Details at www.riverfront.org
The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime
Music Series continues Thursday at noon with this week’s featured artist, Jeff
Przech. www.hartford.com/events/
The Know Good Market happens every
Thursday at 5 pm on Bartholomew Avenue in Hartford. Enjoy local produce, food
trucks, live music and more. www.hartford.com/events/
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford
invites you to check out their new outdoor sculptural installations Thursday
from 3-7 pm. Enjoy artist and model interviews, a slow-moving light machine,
and more. www.thewadsworth.org
The MAC650 Gallery & Artist
Collective in Middletown brings you Pleasure Beach, Dagwood, Pale Space, and
more on Thursday to celebrate Make Music Day. Wreath, Snowpiler, Des Millions,
and others will be in the house on Sunday. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Upward Hartford sponsors Food Trucks
and Music every Friday from noon to 2 pm at the Stilts Building Plaza, with
this week’s featured performers, Among The Acres. They also invite you to a
CitiCare Hackathon Challenge Friday through Sunday at their Church Street
location. Bring your ideas to address the issue of youth bystanders to gun
violence as part of the Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Pratt Street Plaza in Hartford
offers an evening of free music and improv Friday from 5-7 pm, featuring The
Professors of Sweet Sweet Music. www.hartford.com/events/
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford
has an EP Release show Friday with Piercing Immortality, appearing with Casting
Shadows, Our Own Destruction, and Enemy of Reason. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
It’s Michele’s Salsa Night at the
Hartford Ballroom this Friday at 7 pm. All levels of dance welcome. www.hartfordbalroom.com/
At Vinnie’s Jump and Jive in
Middletown you can learn the Lindy Hop in the second annual Gby Cook Workshop
on Friday and Saturday. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
If you’re a veteran or military
service member you can learn about kayaking or rowing Saturday at 9:30 am at
Riverside Park in Hartford courtesy of the Connecticut Adaptive Rowing Program
and Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The fourth annual Greater Hartford
Latino Fest takes place Saturday starting at noon at the Church of the Good
Shepherd on Wyllys Avenue. Enjoy music, food, and more while celebrating the
region’s Latino heritage. www.hartfordlatinofest.com
It’s CT Historic Garden Day on
Sunday and the Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford invites you to tour
the Weidenmann Garden installed in 1865. Details at www.ctlandmarks.org
At the Middlesex Music Academy in
Middletown, it’s Summer Music Camp 80’s Week next week, along with the
Songwriting 101 Summer Class. Learn more at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
“The Gospel According to André,” a fashion documentary about André Leon Tally,
and “The Desert Bride,” a South American romance. Also continuing is “Final Portrait,”
a story about the friendship between a writer and an artist. Opening Friday are
“Summer 1993,” a Spanish film about grief and memory, and “The Most Unknown,” a
documentary about science and discovery. Check the website for details and
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford continues the run of “A Quiet Place,” a horror film about
silence, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Tully,” a film exploring a
mother-nanny relationship. On Sunday they screen “I Claude Monet,” a film about
the artist using his own words. Check the website for offerings and times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
It’s Movies Under Moonlight Thursday
at Elizabeth Park in Hartford. This month’s feature is “What About Bob?” www.elizabethparkct.org
Here’s a rundown of our new Tuesday
night Summer Program lineup here on WESU Middletown.
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for
The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early
2000's.
From 6:30-8pm Fusion Radio with
James Fusion presents a 90 minute techno mix.
At 8pm The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
features underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
From 9:30-11pm It's The Vault
with DJ Anton Banks, wrapping up our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight it's Mentaltown
with El Vee.
At midnight to 1:30 it's Lyrics 2 Go
with Doc Ish. A hip hop music comedy talk show that highlights upcoming
artists.
And starting at 1:30 until 4am it's
the Italian Hour with Franco.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes
on board and we begin our broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
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That's all for today's Jive at Five.
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