Good evening, it's Thursday May 24th 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.
Here in Middletown, tonight, at the Buttonwood Tree acclaimed
Jazz pianist, composer, and educator, Noah Baerman returns to the Buttonwood
Tree to celebrated the release of his seventh album. “Turtle Steps.” For this
performance he will be playing some new music with some old friends.
Friday night, Amalgamated Muck
returns to the Buttonwood tree in celebration of their new CD. Since playing
shows together in Small Town Concert Series and joining musical forces, the
melodic amalgamation of Lauren Agnelli with Matthew Male, Brian Wolfe, Rose
Bengston and Rodney Maxwell has become more than just some pretty mucking
about. Amalgamated Muck
enjoys performing a mix of traditional and original Americana – roots, country,
and folk music with rock & blues influences.
Saturday Night the Riverwood Poetry
series returns to the buttonwood tree with a Memorial Day Commemoration by Lisa
Siedlarz and Michael Lepore. An open mic follows the main event and poets
are invited to honor the memory of those who gave their lives in our
nation’s service. Admission is free though donations gratefully accepted.
Donations of non-perishable foods will also be accepted for Amazing Grace Food
Pantry, Middletown. To learn more about Riverwood Poetry Series, Inc., visit www.riverwoodpoetry.org.
Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood
Tree every Sunday. All are welcome and invited to help prepare the food at the
First Church of Christ on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30 am.
Later on Sunday, “Coming to the mic” is an open mic that will be
filmed in its entirety to be aired on Comcast TV. More information about all
Buttonwood events at www.buttonwood.org
or 860.347.4957
Tonight down in New Haven, Mitch Beatz Entertainment presents:
THE OFFICIAL JADAKISS BIRTHDAY BASH at Toad’s Place. Friday CHRIS WEBBY’s "There
Goes The Neighborhood Tour" Featuring M.A.R., and AREA stops at Toads.
Saturday Night Toad’s place presents REGGAE SPRINGFEST 2012 on
the Main stage featuring, All Good Feel Good Collective, Balcony, The Green
Line, Mitigue, I Anbassa, and King Charlton. Also on Saturday on the Toads Lily
pad stage, AFTON PRESENTS 7 local bands and artists. Sunday Night Brings
The Toad’s Place Annual Memorial Day Funk Fest featuring the Terryl Lee Band,
Mystic Force, Soul Squad, Mr. Council, and Funkinachea. More online at www.toadsplace.com
Friday night in Hartford, Real Art Ways presents an evening of
live music at 8pm by Eric Ross, who will perform on piano, guitar, synthesizer
and Theremin. Compositions include elements of jazz, classic, serial, and avant
garde. Mary Ross's videos, projected in performance, are organized, arranged
and edited to his music. More online at www.realartways.com
Now here’s a brief rundown Cinema off the beaten path in central
CT.
Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, kicks off a
run of the new Iranian film, “A Separation”, winner of the Academy Award for
Best Foreign Film. The film offers a fascinating look at a middle class couple
in Iran who are contemplating divorce. Sunday Cinestudio will begin showing a
new 35 mm print of Terence Davies’ “The Long Day Closes”. Tickets and
more at cinestudio.org
Tonight Real Art Ways in Hartford is showing
"Delicacy", the new French drama about life, loss, and love. Friday
Night, Real Art Ways opens a run of the new documentary on the late king of
Reggae Music, Bob Marley. From Academy Award winning director Kevin
Macdonald, “Marley” celebrates the life and work of visionary performer and
icon Bob Marley. Tickets, times, and more at www.realartways.org
That’s it for our community calendar. For the latest in
Middletown arts and entertainment beyond the Jive At Five, you can visit
www.arts2GO.org – the City of Middletown’s new website for anyone interested in
what’s going on in Middletown.
Now
stay tuned. Here's what's playing on WESU tonight. Right after the Jive
at Five, stay tuned for it's Homegrown with Rob DeRosa – The best crop of Connecticut-connected music presented for a global audience.
6-6:30pm
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.
6:30-8pm
Total Praise with Minister Latrecia - A diverse and
inspirational blend of contemporary Christian gospel music to uplift your
spirit! Get your Praise on!
8-10pm
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.
10-11pm Art Projects with Aaron Berger
11:00 - 12:30 Alphabet Soup with DJ Blaze- 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.
12:30 to 4AM Itso-ezee with DJ Otto Nation providing an eclectic mix of
new releases from the WESU music library
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
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www.wesufm.org, every dollar counts and we need to hear from you. Tonight's jive music was written and recorded by, Edmund James Wood from the album While I Sleep
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