Good evening, it's Tuesday,
August 28th. 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.
Thanks for joining
us! Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Russell Library in Middletown,
their Classic Mystery Book discussion group meets this (tues) evening to
explore “The Daughter of Time.” Check the website for more
activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Here in Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood Tree offers Gentle Yoga with Theresa. On Friday at The Buttonwood, you can enjoy jazz fused with blues, gospel, and soul performed by Deborah Davis and a Few Good Men. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and Saturday evening, B’s Bees, a high energy jazz group, takes the stage. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine, there’s
a Back to School Fundraiser for Family Centered Services with Daphne Lee
Martin, Linda Draper, and more. Wednesday’s headliner at Café Nine is Wayne
Hancock, appearing with Nathaniel Hintz. The David Mayfield Parade takes to the stage on Thursday at The Nine. Friday’s
Happy Hour features Laura Dowding, and Friday night The Plimsouls and Dust Hat
perform at Café Nine. On Saturday night, New Caracas and the Matt Knoegel Trio share
a bill. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on
Tuesday nights. The Black-Eyed Sally’s Community Blues Jam happens every
Wednesday and on Thursdays at Sally’s it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special
guests. Friday, singer/songwriter Aaron Norcross Jr takes the Black-Eyed Sally’s
stage and you can catch some Chicago blues on Saturday with Rockin’ Johnny Burgin.
http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
There’s another installation of the Arch
St Tavern’s Booyah Free Funk Wednesday event this week and you can catch funk rock fusion on Friday at 8:30 at Arch Street
with a performance by Zillawatt who shares the bill with Lush Hone and Quantum
Relic. On Saturday, they’ve got Bass Test featuring Levitation Jones &
G-Space. https://www.archstreettavern.com
Riverfront Recapture sponsors a weekly
contemporary dance class, Dance Current, Tuesdays at 6 pm at the Great River
Park in East Hartford.
Hartford’s Audio Feed Music Series
continues at Constitution Plaza Wednesday at noon with a performance by Jason
Ingriselli.
The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series in Hartford continues Thursday with a performance by Brian Dolzani.
The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series in Hartford continues Thursday with a performance by Brian Dolzani.
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.
The Pratt Street Patio in Hartford
brings you blues and rock on Friday at 5 pm with a performance by Jake
Kulak.
The Nick Di Maria Quartet performs at
the Hanging Hills Brewing Company in Hartford Friday at 7 pm.
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 continues
their River Reads event on Wednesday at noon at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza with
a reading from “As Brave As You” by Jason Reynolds. www.hplct.org
RJ Julia Booksellers and The Mark Twain
House present the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jacqueline
Woodson, at the Mark Twain House in Hartford Wednesday at 7 pm. She’ll present
her new book, “Harbor Me.” Details at www.marktwainhouse.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven it’s The
Comedy Party in Lilly’s Pad on Thursday, hosted by Taylor Grate. There’s a
Blacklight Glow Party on Friday, and on Sunday they headline Lil Baby and the
Harder Than Ever Tour, along with YK Osiris, City Girls, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom
in Hamden on Thursday with Wolf Parade and Witch Hair.www.manicpresents.com
Hartford Underground sponsors a swing
dance throw down Thursday at 8 pm at the Polish National Home of Hartford.
Details at www.polishhomect.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can
enjoy folk on Friday night during an Evening with Keller Williams. www.infinityhall.com
Wallingford’s Cherry Street Station holds
their CT Punkfest 2018 this weekend starting on Friday with Savage world,
Videodome, So Long Liberty, and much more. Day 2 happens Saturday and brings
PUS, The Benedicks, Flapjack Attack, and more to the stage. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Veterans and active military are
invited to a Rowing & Kayaking session Saturday at 9:30 am at the Community
Boathouse in Riverside Park in Hartford. www.riverfront.org
The Connecticut Historical Society
holds Free First Saturday this week starting at 10 am. Expore their ongoing WWI
exhibit or bring the kids for an interactive session about factory work for the
war movement.www.chs.org
It’s Agricultural fair season again in
Connecticut and the 107th Haddam Neck Fair happens this Friday
through Monday. Offering concessions, a carnival midway with rides and games, agricultural
competitions and displays, truck and tractor pulls, 4x4 demos and a ton of live
music. Friday night, local rockers Gatekeepers’ Band and Rock Landing take the
stage. Saturday’s lineup includes Goodnight Blue Moon, Ninth Wave, Someone You
Can XRay, and Tim Palmieri and Friends. On Sunday they’ve got Frank Critelli
and Friends, Belle of the Fall, 1974, and concludes with Shakedown, playing the
music of the Grateful Dead. www.haddamneckfair.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. Also continuing is “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda,” a
documentary about this iconic Japanese film composer, and “Mountain,” a
cinematic montage of the man-mountain relationship. They all run through
Thursday. On Friday they open “Memoir of War,” a French WWII drama of love and
loss, and “John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection,” a deep exploration of the
notorious tennis star and his craft. Check the website for details and
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” a film exploring the legacy of Fred Rogers, through Thursday. On Friday and Saturday they’re screening “First Reformed,” about an upstate New York minister dealing with a crisis of faith. On Sunday they open a run of the restored 1982 cult classic documentary, “The Atomic Café.” Check the website for all offerings and times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
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.
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 a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
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 a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
No comments:
Post a Comment