Monday 8-20-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, August 20^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: What else? Pennsylvania. We talk to four angry, but not entirely surprised faithful Catholics about last week's news that church leaders in Pennsylvania covered up the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years. Even before this latest scandal, two of our guests voted with their feet and left the church; the two others are stubbornly hanging in. It's a yeasty episode that ends on a weirdly positive note.  Can't listen live? Find the audio posted later tomorrow night at the reasonablycatholic.com blog.

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

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds a Nightly Conversations event tonight at 7 pm, with the theme of talking to your kids about bullying. It’s Philosophy Night Saturday at 6 pm and you’re invited to join the discussion. Check the website for details, including their schedule of kids’ events. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Here in Middletown this evening, The Buttonwood Tree offers their Anything Goes Open Mic hosted by Rob & Terri. There’s Laughter Yoga with Dawn Tuesday followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing. On Wednesday at The Buttonwood Tree there’s an Artist Reception to celebrate their current exhibit of the photography of Ed Friedman. The Middlesex Drum Circle meets Thursday night at The Buttonwood. On Friday, The Bluegrass Characters will be in the house to celebrate a memorial for Stacy Phillips. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the evening you can enjoy acoustic jazz and gypsy jazz with Django’s Reserve. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you The Love Language, Moon Racer, and City Stdreets Country Roads, this evening. Wildeyes and Sarah Witham will be in the house at Café Nine on Tuesday. On Wednesday, at The Nine, it’s Balún, Mons Vi, and The Telle. Thursday’s headliner is Lyon Street Fire, appearing with The Let Loose. Friday, Café Nine’s 5pm Happy Hour showcase features Bronson Rock, and Friday evening Jazz Haven presents a Jazz Festival Week-after party with the Kelly Green Trio at Café Nine. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band.  Manic Presents brings you Gringo Star, Zero Year, and Mickey Blurr for the Saturday night show at The Nine. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Christian Marrone an d The 30^th of February, and Sunday evening’s show at Cafe Nine features Shake ‘n’ Vibrate with Reverend Beat-Man & Sister Nicole Izobel Garcia.  http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Jazz Mondays continues with the Cedric Mayfield Quartet Epitome performing this evening. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday nights at Sally’s. There’s a long running Community Blues Jam at Black-eyed Sally’s every Wednesday. Thursdays at Sally’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational welcomes special guests. Mambo Suns takes the Black-eyed Sally’s stage Friday night. Say Yeah! takes the stage on Saturday night. 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 City of Middletown Commission on the Arts Summer Sounds Concert Series continues this week with a performance by Random Concept tomorrow/Tuesday at 6:30 pm at Harbor Park in. Rain location is South Congregational Church.

The Russell Library in Middletown continues the August session of the Girls Who Code on Tuesday, and there’s an Origami workshop in the evening. Scrabble Wednesday happens each week at 2 pm, and they’re offering a Teen Painting Class on self-portraits on Thursday. There’s a Facebook Workshop on Friday morning, and they present Leonard Bernstein: An American Treasure 100^th Birthday Celebration on Saturday at 11 am.  Next Monday’s noontime Book Talk with a Walk will discuss “The Kite Runner.” 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, and that program ends this week. www.russelllibrary.org

The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series continues Tuesday at noon with this week’s featured artist, Orice Jenkins, and Thursday with a performance by The Shoutbacks. The Audio Feed Music Series continues at Constitution Plaza in Hartford Wednesday at noon with a performance by Seth Adam. 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. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org

The Hartford Public Library holds its River Reads event on Wednesday at noon at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. This week’s reading is from “Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” by Mark Twain. www.hplct.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven you can catch King Combs, Snowprah, and more on Wednesday. On Friday they’ve got Cosmic Dust Bunnies in a Benefit for Beckett, and in Lilly’s Pad it’s The Way Up Tour with Wesley Stromberg and Sebastian Olzanski. www.toadsplace.com

Riverfront Recapture sponsors a Songs of the Silver Screen event Wednesday at 8 pm at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. You’re invited to enjoy a free evening of music from your favorite films performed by the Over The Moon Theatre Company. www.riverfront.org

Manic Presents is at the College Street Music Hall on Wednesday with Toots and the Maytals, and Fishbone. They move over to the Space Ballroom in Hamden for the rest of the week, starting Thursday with Sweet Crude, and Greenhouse. On Friday it’s Slaughter Beach Dog, Thin Lips, and Queen Moo. On Sunday it’s Classic Deep Purple Live performed by Glenn Hughes. www.manicpresents.com

The Hartford Hot Several Brass Band performs with special guest You’re Not Listening at the Hanging Hills Tasting Room in Hartford Thursday at 6 pm. On Friday the Nick Di Maria Quartet will be in the house. www.hartford.com/events/

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 the Kenny Mehler Trio this week in their Live Music Thursday series. www.hartford.com/events/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can enjoy Big Sam’s Funky Nation with Funky Dawgz Brass Band on Thursday.  www.infinityhall.com

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

The Pratt Street Patio in Hartford presents a performance by the Hartford Steel Drum Symphony Friday at 6 pm. www.hartford.com/events/

Cherry Street Station brings you Forest Room, Lost Weekend, Spectral Fangs, and Burning Sensations on Friday. On Saturday, it’s a Lift EP Release Show along with appearances by Unforgiven, and Heal. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

It’s Michele’s Salsa Night Friday at 7 pm the Hartford Ballroom, and all levels are welcome. www.hartfordballroom.com

Wesleyan Potters in Middletown holds their Mildred Weiner Workshop Wednesday through Thursday featuring Richard Aerni, Five Days of Making, Glazing, and Firing Cone 10. Details at www.wesleyanpotters.com

The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown invites you to its annual Open Air Market & Festival Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Enjoy music, artisan vendors, carriage rides, and more, as well as performances by Juice Box, and CJ West and the Downtown Train. Full details at www.wadsworthmansion.com

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 “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda,” a documentary about this iconic Japanese film composer, and “Dark Money,” a documentary about the influence of untraceable corporate money on the US election process. 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 “Hour of the Wolf,” “Passion of Anna,” “Cries and Whispers,” and “The Magic Flute.” On Friday they open a run of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a film exploring the legacy of Fred Rogers. Check the website for all offerings and times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation sponsors its annual Movie Night Thursday at 7:30 pm with a screening of the classic Tracy/Hepburn film, “Without Love” on the cemetery grounds in Hartford. Rain date is Friday. www.cedarhillsfoundation.org

The Free Movies in the Parks series continues at Keney Park in Hartford Thursday with a screening of “Ready Player One.” On Friday, they’re showing “A Wrinkle in Time at the Charter Oak Landing. And on Sunday you can enjoy “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at Colt Park. Details at  www.hartford.com/events/

Middletown Youth Services and the Middletown Racial Justice Coalition sponsor a screening of the documentary “Circles” Thursday at 5:30 at the Middletown High School. The film follows the restorative justice journey of Hurricane Katrina survivor Eric Butler, and how it intersects with events in his own family. A discussion with Eric Butler follows the film. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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, Michael Benson  75% Folk features a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music until 8pm.

At 8:00 its time for The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis for 90 minutes of vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

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!

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!