Good
evening, it's, Thursday May 17th and this is the Jive at Five,
WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on
88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Thanks for making WESU your listener supported source
for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs and free-form community
radio. I'm J-Cherry
producer and host of VOICE of the CITY airing on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesday
from 6:30 to 8PM Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture. Thanks for
tuning in.
Happenings
at the Buttonwood Tree’s this week, Friday night The Press Gang Band
blends their skill in traditional Irish music with their curiosity for other
styles. Saturday brings the 3rd Annual Music Festival at Halfinger Farms – to
Benefit the buttonwood Tree. This Year’s performers will pay homage to their
mothers and invite you to do the same! Bluegrass will set the stage. Live
animals, face-painting, dancing, and more. Featured artists include ANDY BUZZI,
CHARTER OAK BLUEGRASS BAND, POOR OLD SHINE, SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS AND
MORE! Additionally, there will be food from local eateries, with tours of the
farm and greenhouses. This event is free and open to the public!
Food Not
Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood Tree on Sundays. All
are welcome. Consider yourself invited to help us prepare vegetarian food at
the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am in preparation for the weekly
event. More can be found online at foodnotbombs.net
This Sunday
afternoon at 4pm The Buttonwood’s Monthly Poetry Potluck presents an
opportunity for enthusiasts to get together to share and discuss their favorite
poetry. More information about Buttonwood events is available online at www.buttonwood.org
Oddfellows
Playhouse on Washington Street in Middletown presents their closing
performances of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder this weekend.
Performances are Thursday - Saturday, at 7:30:pm. "Our
Town" is famed for daring both the actors and audience to interact in
order to weave the themes of family, marriage, death, and eternity into the
story of what was daily life. Tickets are available online at oddfellows.org
Thursday
night Brings Real Art Ways Monthly “Creative Cocktail Hour” which features
Steve Lambert's “Capitalism works for me! True/False Project”, an interactive
portable public art piece, which lets people have a say on Capitalism.
More online at www.realartways.org
This Friday brings
the Middlesex Community College 2012 Arts & Media Festival to Chatman Hall,
at MXCC 100 Training Hill Rd, Middletown. With a Reception starting at 6,
and Film And Multimedia Project Screenings Begin At 7 pm. For more
information call (860)
343-5800 or visit
The Russell
Knitters invite you to join them at the Russell Library in Middletown this
Saturday at 11:00 am to share your expertise and learn from other members. More
online at www.russelllibrary.org
Wesleyan
University’s Center for the Arts presents: Thesis Art Exhibitions at Zilkha
Gallery featuring the work of the Class of 2012's thesis students in the
Department of Art and Art History's Art Studio Program. The show features
drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media and
architecture and is curated by Professor of Art Tula Telfair. Gallery Hours are
Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4pm through Saturday, May 26, 2012 in the Ezra
and Cecile Zilkha Gallery. The exhibit is FREE and open to the Public. For more
information can be found online at wesleyan.edu/CFA
Sunday
afternoon at 4pm, The Greater Middletown Chorale presents "Come, Let Us
Sound With Melody!" A concert for spring - American Spirituals and Sacred
at the Second Congregational Church of New London United Church of
Christ. Tickets and info can be found online at gmchorale.org/ or
by calling 860 316 4854.
This
Sunday, The 5th Annual "Thank the Lake Day" at Lake Pocotopaug, Sears
Park, 68 North Main Street in East Hampton on Sunday May 20th from 1-5pm...a
Free Celebration of the Waters open to free and open to the public...featuring
the traditional Cheyenne flute and drum of Joseph Firecrow, the Gypsy Reggae of
Hannah's Field and the Spoken Word of Sympetalous...sponsored by Positively
Clean
Sunday also
brings Auditions for CT Gilbert & Sullivan performances for Trial By Jury
and H.M.S. Pinafore. AUDITIONS are at 7pm on Sunday & Tuesday, May
22, 7pm at The Church of the Holy Trinity, on Main Street in Middletown.
PERFORMANCES September 14-16 at the Performing Arts Center at MHS. For info
call 800-866-1606 or visit ctgands.org
Now here’s a
rundown of some of what’s happening outside the main stream of Cinema in
central CT
Tonight
through Saturday, Cinestudio in Hartford, celebrates the 45th anniversary of
The Classic Film, “The Graduate” starring Dustin Hoffman about a recent
graduate of an elite East Coast College who refuses to settle for his
preplanned future. Sunday Cinestudio Kicks off a run of “In Darkness”
which is based on the true story of a Polish petty thief and sanitation worker,
and the disparate group of Jews hiding in the sewers who must rely on him for
protection during World War II. Showtimes and tickets can be found at
cinestudio.org
At Real Art
Ways in Hartford, tonight, you can see "We Have A Pope" the story of
Melville, a cardinal who suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope.
Thursday
Night Real Art Ways Presents multiple screenings of “A Great Day in Harlem”,
This documentary features interviews of many of the Jazz musicians in a famous
photograph taken back in 1939 discussing the day the photograph was taken, and
showing film footage of that day by Milt Hinton and his wife.
Friday Real
Art Ways begins a run of "Delicacy" the new French Drama about life,
loss, and love. Saturday you can catch “How to Grow a Band”, a film about Chris
Thile, of the Band Nickel Creek and his plans to move forward following his
failed marriage and the dissolution of the Band. For more information and
tickets, visit realartways.org
That’s it for
our community calendar. For the latest in local arts and entertainment beyond
the Jive At Five, go to arts2GO.org – the City of Middletown’s new website for
anyone interested in what’s going on in Middletown. You can access arts2GO.org
for updated information.
Stick around
for what's playing on WESU tonight:
Right after
the Jive at Five it's Homegrown with Rob DeRosa – The best crop of
Connecticut-connected music presented for a global audience.
6-6:30: Free
Speech Radio News From The Pacifica Network - An independently produced half
hour daily national and international radio news program focusing on peace and
social justice issues in the US and around the world. FSRN is collectively run
by its workers and reporter.
6:30-8:00: Total
Praise with Minister Latrecia - A diverse and inspirational blend of
contemporary Christian gospel music to uplift your spirit! Get your Praise on!
8-9:30: Evening
Jazz with Bill Denert – Where hearing is the best experience. A broad
range of swing, be-bop, and avant garde as well as a sprinkling of new
releases.
9:30-10:30: Bridging
the Gap with JBrent - Exploring how music has changed forms through the years,
and the links that tie together seemingly disparate genres such as blues and
rap, or funk and Krautrock.
at 10:30 it’s Alphabet
Soup with DJ Blaze- is an An anti-genre, request-based show where we randomly
select a letter from the alphabet, and play bands, or artists, whose names
start with that letter.
From 1:00-2:00am Songs
Without Words with Jacob Feder - is an eclectic assortment of
instrumental music from all genres and generations.
From 2:00-3:00am
Undercover with DJ Becca – who says The best covers take original tracks
and transform them into their own creations. Bridging genres, musical styles,
and time, Undercover explores the concept of inspiration through imitation.
From 3-4am Sunspot loops
with Rick Reaction Forces us to listen to music without the hype.
The BBC
World News Service kicks on at 4AM and we begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5am
with Morning Edition from NPR. That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, if you
didn’t get a chance to write down some of the information mentioned in our
community calendar, the script is published online at www.wesufm.org/jive, and
if you know of any events that you'd like to have announced on the Jive, send
them to jive@wesufm.org
If you tune in to WESU for
information and music that you can’t find elsewhere, then we are counting on
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need to hear from you.Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Home Grown with
Rob Derosa.
Today's jive was produced and edited by J-Cherry
www.jcherrypresents.com
Today's jive was produced and edited by J-Cherry
www.jcherrypresents.com
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