thursday 8-9-18

Good evening, it's Thursday, August 9th. 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.

at the Russell Library in Middletown On Thursday evening you can learn more about Solo Travel with Nina Lesiga. Crafts for Adults happens Friday morning with Assemblages from Natural Materials. Next Monday at noon, they discuss “The Soloist” in their Book Talk with a Walk series, and their nutrition seminar, Eat Right When Money is Tight, continues at 1 pm with this week’s topics, Unit Pricing and Buying Seasonally. 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

at The Buttonwood Tree, The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and Saturday evening the acoustic duo Kuf Knotz and Christine Elise bring their Higher Grounds tour to the Buttonwood. The NEAR and Far Storytellers offer a workshop with Liz Gruber Sunday at 3 pm. www.buttonwood.org

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds a variety of kids’ events this week including “Mason Jar Science” and lunchtime story art programs. Check the website for details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In New Haven, café nine has got Leti Garza and Rick Reyes on Thursday.  Friday’s 5pm Happy Hour set features Frank Critelli. Friday night’s evening show features a triple bill with Craig Bell and Band, Jacques Le Coque, and The Furors.  Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends. Later, Saturday night, The Very Reverend, Ports of Spain, Tier, and Pleasure Beach share a Café Nine Bill. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Lloyd Cole and The Retrospective Rout, and Sunday’s late show rounds out the weekend with The Human Circuit, The Hound, and Tori Ciarcia. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. You can enjoy blues with the Sean Chambers Band at Black-eyed Sally’s on Friday, and on Saturday it’s the Cole Morson Band. Jamband meets dub reggae on Sunday night with the Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/  

Cherry Street Station In Wallingford hosts psychedelic rock on Friday with Crasis, When I Wake, Imbröglio, and more. The Sounds of Summer event happens Saturday at Cherry Street, starting at 3 pm with a big lineup including Unlucky Me, ThunderPhunk, Pinto Graham, and more. Sunday’s metal show includes A Fitting Revenge, Manifest, and Arcadia Forsaken. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Sunset Sounds Concert Series continues Today at 6 pm at the Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford with a performance by the Hartford Steel Symphony. They also invite you to Celebrate Japan Day on Saturday from noon to 4 pm. View Japanese artifacts, sample food along with music and dance demonstrations, and enjoy a kimono fashion show. www.ctlandmarks.org

The Connecticut Old State House in Hartford continues its Summer Concert Series on Friday at noon with a performance by Last Fair Deal. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford it’s classic rock on Friday with Orleans. On Saturday they’ve got Justin Hayward, guitarist and composer of the Moody Blues. Thursday night at Infinity Hall Norfolk, Scott Sharrad makes for a night of blues rock.  Entrain takes the Infinity Norfolk stage on Friday and Jeff Daniels with the Ben Daniels Band play Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Hartford Underground sponsors a swing dance throw-down Today at 8 pm at the Polish National Home of Hartford. Details at www.polishhomect.org ­

Manic Presents, On Friday,  headlines Jonah Matranga, appearing with The Pauses, The Foresters, and The Magnetic. www.manicpresents.com

The Greater Hartford West Indian Independence Celebration happens Saturday at 11 am at Bushnell Park. Offering an opportunity to enjoy a parade, live music, food, and more with musical performances by Mr Vegas, Gem Myers, Olatunji, Pretty Boy Floyd and many more plus DJ sound systems and dance performances. www.wiichartford.org

The Connecticut Historical Society offers a guided tour of their current exhibit, Facing War: Connecticut in World War I, Saturday at 2 pm. www.chs.org

The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford offers a free courtyard concert Saturday at 2 pm with a performance by Giacomo Gates. www.charteroakcenter.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 King,” a new Elvis documentary, through Thursday. On Friday they open “The Cakemaker,” about a young German baker’s relationship with an Israelie businessman. 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 screening of “The Silence,” “Winter Light,” “Shame,” and more. Their Out Fillm CT series continues on Thursday with “My Life with James Dean.” Check the website for all offerings and times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Free Movies in the Parks series contuse at Charter Oak Landing in Hartford Friday at 8 pm with a screening of “Leap!” www.hartford.com/events/

The free Films on Foss summer series continues with a screening of “The Goonies” on Foss Hill on the Wesleyan campus in Middletown Saturday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Right after the jive at Five  stick around for Homegrown with Robbie DeRosa playing Connecticut connected artists treating listeners to pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, and information about live shows in the area.

At 6:30, its Imagine with Karen Stein offering 90 minutes of Peace through music.

from 8:00-9:30pm  you can enjoy Evening Jazz with Bill Denert offering a broad range of swing, bebop and experimental sounds with a sprinkling of new releases, where "Hearing is the best experience"

at 9:30 Crispix with Chris features indie rock to folk to electronic and more, Chris picks whatever he’s feeling each week to share with you.

from 11-midnight Precious Metal with MC Monster Deconstructs ideas within metal culture. New, hot, and classic metal songs along with news from the metal community.

from midnight-2am Noize in the Attic with Greg Schmitt is 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 2-4am its All Mixed Up  from Pacifica for 2 hrs of great free form music connected to the week’s events.

at 4am its BBC World Report offering International news coverage fand 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!

Thanks for listening. Now stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob DeRosa up next.