Mon Jive 8-13-18

 

Good evening, it's Monday, August 13^th. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which this summer airs EVERY Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow: an interview with Robert Hudson, author of The Monk and the Record Player: Thomas Merton, Bob Dylan, and the Perilous Summer of 1966, which delves into the lives of two heroes of the Sixties counterculture when each was facing a crisis: the celibate monk was in love with a woman and the rock star was physically and emotionally on the brink of catastrophe. Can't listen live? Find the audio posted later tomorrow night at reasonablycatholic.com. 

Now, here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood Tree offers their Anything Goes Open Mic hosted by Ashley Hamel. There’s Gentle Yoga with Theresa Tuesday afternoon, and a Shaking the Tree Gong and Sound Meditation on Thursday. The Adler & Hearner Jazz Folk Duo takes the buttonwood Tree stage Thursday night, and the Cindy Lee Berryhill Trio will be in the house on Saturday with material from their new collection. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic Saturday afternoon at The Buttonwood. On Saturday evening you can catch jazz guitarist/songwriter Sean Clapis. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you Dylan Gardner, The Penniless Wild, and Bond Villain. The Blasters, and Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones will be in the house on Tuesday. On Wednesday at Café Nine you can catch Prophets of Addiction, Darn It All, and New Year’s Revolution. It’s The Number 9 Blacktops and The Shoutbacks at The Nine on Thursday. Friday’s Happy Hour features Jenny Parrott, and in the evening Manic Presents brings you hardcore O.G. rockers, Agent Orange, performing with Fea, and Easy Killer. Saturday Café Nine’s afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the Saturday night late show features Magic Dick & Shun Ng, with the Bouchard Brothers opening. The Café Nine Sunday Buzz Matinee features La Tunda, The Natch, and The Lamb Bombs, and they round out the weekend Sunday night with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/

Monday Night Jazz, a production of the Hartford Jazz Society, winds up tonight at 6 pm in Bushnell Park, with the rain venue at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church. Tonight’s headliner is the Helen Sung Quintet with the (re)Conception Project, appearing with the Sarah Hanahan Quintet. Details at www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays continues with the Sarah Hanahan Quartet. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. Enjoy funky blues and soul on Friday with Ray Morant’s Soul Tsunami. On Saturday, Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans takes the stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/  

The Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at the Arch Street Tavern in Hartford tonight at 8 pm. www.hartford.com/events/

The Russell Library in Middletown is screening the Miss Marple film “Murder Most Foul” Tuesday at 12:30 as part of their Class Mystery Series. The August session of the Girls Who Code workshop series starts Tuesday evening, and the Russell Readers will discuss “Harmony of the World” by Charles Baxter, this week. You can enjoy Scrabble Wednesday at 2 pm, and at 3 pm they hold Technology Drop-in Hours. The Fiddlers Workshop continues Wednesday evening at Russell Library. They sponsor a Book Discussion with the Author Thursday evening presenting Abby Fabiaschi with her debut novel, “I Liked My Life.” Assemblages from Natural Materials is the theme of Friday morning’s Crafts for Adults workshop. The Russell Library Girls Who Code program sponsors a Robotics Demonstration Saturday morning by the Mercy Tech Tigers, and there’s Yoga in the Courtyard too. Next Monday’s noontime Book Talk with a Walk will discuss “Tuesdays with Morrie,” and the Eat Right When Money is Tight nutrition series continues at 1 pm with Label Reading. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. The library sponsors the Summer Meal Service for kids Mon through Fri at 1 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

Riverfront Recapture sponsors a weekly contemporary dance class, Dance Current, Tuesdays at 6 pm at the Great River Park in East Hartford. 

It’s Game Night Tuesday at 5 pm at the Hartford Public Library, and you’re invited to play your favorite board games. Along with Riverfront Recapture, they sponsor River Reads on Wednesday at noon at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. This week’s reading is from “Girls of a Tender Age: A Memoir,” by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith.  www.hplct.org

The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series continues Tuesday at noon with this week’s featured artist, 1974, and Thursday with a performance by Tekowa Lakica. The Audio Feed Music Series continues at Constitution Plaza in Hartford Wednesday at noon with an acoustic performance by Pat Stone. www.hartford.com/events/

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford invites you to their Salons at Lunch series Wednesday at noon. Enjoy facilitated conversations on social justice issues. In their Kids Will Change the World book club series on Saturday, they’ll discuss “Roll of thunder, Hear My Cry,” by Mildred D Taylor. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org

Cherry Street Station brings you Decent News, Glass Divide, Prey Upon and more on Wednesday at 7. On Thursday it’s Mobile Deathcamp, She Walks Without Legs, Disguise the Curse, and Piercing Immortality. Friday’s lineup includes Hiss the Villain, The 30^th of February, Thejudaobscure, and more. On Saturday you can catch Shadow, Kaos Reign, Locke, and Devil Inside. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Connecticut Historical Society continues their Outdoor Concert Series Thursday at 6 pm with bomba and plena music performed by Bomba Ashe. They offer a guided tour of their current exhibit, Facing War: Connecticut in World War I, Saturday at 2 pm. www.chs.org

Exhibition: Mia Brownell: Plate to Platelets - with an opportunity to meet the artist. Plus there will be a performance by KNMDK Dance Collective, combining EDM and jazz with West-African 

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds a variety of kids’ events this week, including Lunchtime Story Art. Check the website for details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you live music with Crag Mask, Floral Print, Truth Club, and Karate Party Thursday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Hartford Underground sponsors a swing dance throwdown Thursday at 8 pm at the Polish National Home of Hartford. Details at www.polishhomect.org

Republic at The Linden in Hartford hosts Samantha Hart this week in their Live Music Thursday series. www.hartford.com/events/

The Connecticut Old State House in Hartford continues its Summer Concert Series on Friday at noon with a performance by the Shiny Lapel Trio. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

Wesleyan Potters in Middletown invites you to a two-day workshop Saturday and Sunday, Articulating Form & Surface, with Justin Gerace. Details at www.wesleyanpotters.com

At Infinity Hall in Hartford it’s folk rock and world music on Saturday with Enter the Haggis.  www.infinityhall.com

The Pratt Street Salsa Socials happens this Friday in Hartford. It’s free, and all levels of dance are welcome. www.hartford.com/events/

And the Ballroom Social also happens at the Hartford Ballroom Friday at 8 pm. www.hartfordballcoom.com

The Nick Di Maria Quartet performs at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company in Hartford Friday at 7 pm. www.hanginghillsbrewery.com

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden on Saturday with singer/songwriter John Kadlecik. www.manicpresents.com

The Riverfront Dragon Boat & Asian Festival happens at Mortenson Riverfront Plaza Saturday at 8 am. Here, you can enjoy boat races, music, food and more to celebrate the Asian heritage. Also, Veterans and active military are invited to an Introduction to Rowing and Kayaking Saturday at 9:30 am at the Community Boathouse in Riverside Park in Hartford. www.riverfront.org

Now, here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Three Identical Strangers,” a documentary about identical triplets adopted out at birth, and “The Cakemaker,” about a young German baker’s relationship with an Israeli businessman. On Friday they open “Mountain,” a documentary of the human/mountain relationship. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues their Ingmar Bergman Centennial Festival this week with screenings of “Wild Strawberries,” “The Magician,” “The Seventh Seal,” and more. Check the website for all offerings and times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Free Movies in the Parks series continues at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford on Wednesday at 8 pm with a screening of “Thor Ragnarok.” www.hartford.com/events/

Movies Under Moonlight at Elizabeth Park in Hartford offers “A League of Their Own” Thursday at 8 pm. www.elizabethparkct.org  

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the jive at Five stick around for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry for an hour of classic bop.

at 6pm, stay tuned for Michael Benson’s 75% Folk featuring world music, blues, jazz and folk.

At 8:00 it’s time for Chip Austin’s Unfocused Folk bringing you new and familiar Americana from Nashville and beyond.

From 9:30pm-11pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan features Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and lot of fun.

And from 11-12:30am stay tuned for more Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z

Franco is in the house from 12:30-2:30am for a mix of Disco and dance floor hits from the 70’s and 80s.

After that things get weird with The Hour of Slack from The Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry. The compendium of ranters, media barrage collage artists, for an hour of weird indie audio underground.

from 3:30-4am its Spoiler Alert Radio featuring Conversations on the craft of filmmaking

at 4am we turn to the BBC World Report for world news headlines

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!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!