Good evening, it's Tuesday, August 21st. 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.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds
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 Laughter Yoga with Dawn followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing today. 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 has Wildeyes and Sarah Witham 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 and The 30th 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, 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 City of Middletown Commission on the Arts Summer Sounds
Concert Series continues this week with a performance by Random Concept Today
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 100th 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 on Thursday has 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, stay tuned for an hour of Free
Form music on Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat who proclaims a song in his
heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers.
From 6-8pm stay tuned for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill
for an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues
and other music with a roots influence. Plus, a concert listing at 7pm and
frequent ticket giveaways.
at 8pm stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A
weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.
From 9-10pm The Test Patterns Show – invited you to enjoy
“The sound of things falling down the stairs.” and audio oddities!
at 10pm stay tuned for Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks
n’ Socks and MC McGee who’ll travel through the history of jazz highlighting
artist subtitles, and genres each week.
11-midnight Amateur Hour A self-proclaimed music-listening
“amateur” educates herself through exploring new releases.
at Midnight stay tuned for the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour
and from 1-3am Up Front Soul features 2 hrs of Funk, soul,
and jazz, with sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and hip-hop.
from 3-4am its Maximum Rock and Roll Radio.
BBC World Report comes your way at 5am.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at
4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and our evening lineup on WESU
Middletown!
stick around and go down the Rabbit hole with DJ Cheshire
Cat on Wonderland, up next!
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