Good evening! It’s Tuesday, Feb. 18th. This is the Jive at Five – our daily
community calendar and rundown of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU
Middletown, your listener supported station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and
local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming weeknights
and weekends. I'm Marianne O’Hare producer
of Conversations on Heath Care, Wednesdays at 4:30pm.
Now for our rundown of some of what’s happening in our area
this week.
In light of the winter weather - we recommend checking with venues for cancellations
before heading out.
Tonight at the Buttonwood Tree on Main Street in Middletown,
brings Laughter Yoga with Marie Claire. Wednesday’s Family Film Night offering
at the Buttonwood is the documentary “Ryan’s Well,” an uplifting and
encouraging story for the whole family about
a young boy and his determination to bring fresh drinking water to an
African village. Friday at the
Buttonwood, there will be a CD release party for the acoustic duo BluesGrass.
Saturday morning brings quigong (chi kung), tai chi, community yoga and an
empowerment workshop. At 8 p.m
Saturday., the Dan DeChellis trio plays original jazz compositions. On Sundays,
Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood at 1 pm; all are welcome. You
are also invited to help prepare the meal beforehand at 11 am at First Church
Congregational on Court Street. At 3 on
Sunday afternoon, the 2014 CT Youth Poetry Slam Tryouts take place at the
Buttonwood Tree. Contestants must be between 13 and 19 years old to compete to
join the OneWordCT National Youth Poetry Slam Team. Details about all Buttonwood events at www.buttonwood.org.
Tonight at 7, the Middletown Historical Society presents the
Story of Cuban Underground Freedom Fighters. Author Victor Triay, the son of
Cuban exiles and a Middlesex Community College history professor, will speak
about how he came to write a series of books on the subject and his experience
of researching them. The program will take place in the Hubbard Room of the
Russell Library. Learn more information by calling the Historical Society at
860-346-0746.
Also tonight, at 8, the Wesleyan Center for the Arts
presents Trio Da Kali -- Traditional Music from Mali. That’s at CFA Hall, 287
Washington Terrace. Information can be found at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa or by calling 860-685-3355.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, on Tuesday night’s,
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band, works out new material.
Wednesday’s Blues Jam is with Tommy Whalen. Friday brings Jen Lowe and the
Sensitive Dudes. Saturday, Bob Margolis Blues Band & Friends take the
Sally’s stage. www.blackeyedsallys.com
Down in New Haven, at Café Nine tonight, Drink Deeply
presents Catalina Gonzalez, Ponybird, Sean O'Reilly, Ben Mikula, and Ben
Erickson. Wednesday, it’s The Royal Din, Shawn Taylor, and Wandering Roots.
Thursday, Manic Productions presents Two
Cow Garage, Canvas, and New Year's Revolution. The Friday happy hour at Café
Nine is with Victor Roland, followed at 9 by Atrina, Beasty, and New Turks.
Saturday’s Jazz Jam session at 4:30 is with the George Baker Band, followed at
8 by Mission O and The Simple Pleasure. Sunday’s Bluegrass Jam at 4 is with
Stacey Phillips, followed at 8 by the Original Sunday Night Jam with the Morris
Trent Band. www.cafenine.com
Tonight at The Space in Hamden, Manic Productions and The
Arc Agency Present: Reggie
and The Full Effect with opening acts Dads,
Pentimento, Night Owls Tomorrow Manic presents Cults and
Mood Rings
at The Space as well as a free show at Bar in New Haven featuring: Cheap Time, Estrogen
Highs, Narcisister, Worn Leather, and DJ SWAY.
www.manicproductions.org
Tomorrow/Wednesday at 2 p.m., The Arts Stakeholders Group
meets in the Hubbard Room of the Russell
Library in Middletown. This monthly meeting is open to any artist, arts organization,
creative business, concerned advocate,
etc. On the agenda: a continuing discussion of the statewide CreateHereNow
program, the state of the arts in Middletown, a
report by the artspace subcommittee, coordination of upcoming calendars
of events, public art in Middletown, the role of the Stakeholders, and more. If
you are not presently a "member" of the Arts Stakeholders Group and
are interested, please contact WESU's own Stephan Allison, City Arts
Office Coordinator (and ASG facilitator) by phone at 860.638.4510, or
preferably, by email at arts@middletownct.gov
to learn how to join in the discussion.
At Middlesex Community College’s Founders Hall tomorrow/Wednesday,
from 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a reception for Karen Bartone’s “Tondo Art: An
Intimate Exhibition of Miniature Paintings,” which employ the traditional round
panel format and the Italian Renaissance combination of oil paint and gold
leaf. There will also be a reception, in Chapman Hall, for Perry Obee’s
“Stacked Space,” featuring paintings of precariously stacked books and other
objects. Details about both shows and their receptions can be had by calling
860-343-5806 or by emailing curator Matthew Weber at mweber@mxcc.edu.
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Wednesday, it’s Zach Deputy
and Big Something. Friday brings Winter White, featuring Tommy Two Times and Joey Fedz. Friday, Afton
presents Keeping Company, Aye-Jay, Negative Three, Foxes in Sockses, Orice
Jenkins, Cheem, MyOhMy!, Eli Cannon, and J-$wag General. Sunday, Toad’s Place,
in association with Manic Productions, brings “Into It. Over It”, along with “The
World is a Beautiful Place”, “A Great
Big Pile of Leaves”, “Old Gray”, and “Ovlov”. www.toadsplace.com
On Thursday at 7 p.m., the Art Guild of Middletown will
offer a rescheduled demonstration by Keiji Shinohara, a master of Sumi-E Art
(Japanese brush painting) and printmaker. The event will be held at The
Middlefield Federated Church in Middlefield. More information by emailing Eva
Dykas, at evagdykas@gmail.com or by calling 860.508.4852.
At 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, back by popular demand
after its sold-out January run, Circus in Wonderland will be performed at the
Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington St., Middletown. This fast-paced,
45-minute show is performed by the talented teens of Circophony, a
collaboration between the Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater and Artfarm. Circus in Wonderland explores the magical
world of Alice in Wonderland through the joy and spectacle of circus, with
juggling, unicycling, clowning, and acrobatic feats. More information is
available by emailing info@artfarm.org or
by calling the Oddfellows Playhouse at (860) 347-6143.
Now here's a rundown of some cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
At RealArtWays in Hartford, Oscar-nominated shorts
programming – both live action and animated – continues through the end of the
month. Also, tonight, tomorrow (Wednesday), it’s The Girls in the Band, about
unsung female jazz artists of the ‘30s and ‘40s. Friday brings Best Offer, a
mystery starring Geoffrey Rush. And Saturday brings a one-time showing of How
to Die in Oregon, about physician-assisted suicide. www.realartways.com
At Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, Rebel
Without a Cause continues through tomorrow. On Wednesday, Mandela: Long Walk to
Freedom opens and runs through Saturday. Sunday, Visitors, by the director of
the Koyaaniqatsi trilogy, with music by Philip Glass, opens for a three-day
run. www.cinestudio.org .
And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU:
Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Explorers Hour
with DJ Pickup Sticks for an hour of indie pop rock and experimental music.
At 6pm, stay tuned for The Production Report with Kiley and Allis, who will report some entertainment industry news, deliver predictions, review new movies and shows, and interview industry professionals.
Bill Revill is in the chair for a 90 minutes of Americana roots music on Acoustic Blender at 6:30
J-Cherry and the Strawberry’s host an hour of live local arts and entertainment from 8-9pm.
At 9pm DJ Cheshire Cat offers presents a free form music show called, Wonderland.
At 10:30-catch This Southbound Train with Mary Barrett for bluegrass,
newgrass, and other acoustic sounds.
At 11:30pm Young & Restless with DJ Sleepy Girl asks:
You know what the Midwest is? Plunge in
dressless, young and reckless, shun the feckless. Run and catch this dumb and fretless
fun-filled funk that’s swung with less stress.
Hold your questions: only yeses. Come and get it.
At 12:30am Theme
Party with Peninz and Stormin’ Norman is a radio show centered on a specific
idea, time period, region, or subgenre every week.
At 1:30 Excursions on
a Wobbly Rail with DJ Shoelace, DJ Sandwich, and $pace Cadet will discuss a
person/animal/phenomenon/historical event and play music tangentially related
to the subject.
From 2:30-3:30 Carpe Noctem with “DJ Struggles” and “DJ
Animal Ad” is where music meets the real world. The program will present a
variety of music accompanied by commentary on related social affairs (both
historical and contemporary).
From 3:30-4am its How We Met the Mother with Mizael Robledo
features the diverse music that is background to the story of the television
show, How I Met Your Mother.
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
2014 marks 75 years of alternative music, public affairs,
and community service for WESU. Look for information on special programming and
events online at www.wesufm.org
Thanks!
Now stay tuned for Explorer’s hour with Pickup Sticks!
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