Good evening! It’s Tuesday, March 25th. This is the Jive at
Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here
on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and
local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming
weeknights and weekends. Thanks for
joining us.
Here’s a rundown of some of what’s happening in our area
this week.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, on Tuesdays, Michael
Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece “big band”, works out new material. Sally’s
long running weekly Wednesday night Blues Jam is hosted by Tim McDonald this
week. Friday night you can catch the country sounds of the Charlie Allen Band
at Sally’s. Saturday night Mark Mercier & the Big Yams make for an evening
of swampy New Orleans funk and soul. www.blackeyedsallys.com
Tonight Down in New Haven, at Café Nine tonight, there’s an
early 7pm show with Stacy Phillips and his Bluegrass Characters followed by a
9:30 pm curtain for a bill featuring The Winchester Local, Carly Howard, and
Xavier Serrano at Café Nine. Wednesday night you can catch a triple bill
featuring Planeside, Big Mark and the Double Barrells, and Kev King. Thursday
night Telecaster slinger Bill Kirchen plays a solo show. Greg Trooper opens
that one. Friday brings mountains of the Moon to the nine for an early 5pm
show. After that the nine is closed for a private party. Saturday’s afternoon Jazz Jam session at the
Nine will be hosted by Billy Cofrances this week. Saturday, you can catch a
free show featuring Ceschi, Louis Logic. Gregory Pepper and his problems, Ecid,
DJ Mo Niklz and more. Sunday brings a Bluegrass Jam with Stacey Phillips at 4
followed the The Sunday night Jam with the Cobalt Rhythm Kings by www.cafenine.com.
Tonight Manic Productions Presents: Typhoon, Lady
Lamb the Beekeeper, and Wild
Ones at the Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden. Wednesday night Manic presents DTCV
(ex-Guided by Voices) Spaceships,
and Oughts for a free show at BAR in New Haven. Manic
presents Dead
Rider (ex-US Maple), Florida=Death,
Space Orphans, and Phemale at the outer
Space Thursday night and Little Daylight, Terraplane Sun, and Flagship at the
space on Friday night. www.manicproductions.org
Wednesday at 7:00pm, The
Buddhist Film Festival continues at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown with The
documentary “Souls of Zen – Buddhism, Ancestors, and the 2011 Tsunami in
Japan”. Friday, there will be a Closing
Reception for the “Through Her Eyes” Collective Women’s Art Show from
4:30-6:30pm. Friday night Singer Songwriter, Kerri Powers celebrates the
release of her new CD.
Saturday morning at
the Buttonwood there'll be quigong (Chi Kung), tai chi, community yoga, and
more. Saturday afternoon at 1pm, the Free Poets Collective the International
Arts project, “Woman Scream” which has its origins in Dominican Republic and is
part of that country’s celebration for National Woman Month. Saturday evening
at 8 p.m. The Buttonwood presents a night of Jazz with Jen Allen and her
ensemble. 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. More at www.buttonwood.org
Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place Thursday night, there’s a
Dub-Step EDM party featuring over 8 DJs. Friday night Shakedown plays the
Grateful Dead and beyond at Toad’s. Sunday night, Dance Hall Reggae sensation,
Mr Vegas bring his new tour to the toad’s main stage www.toadsplace.com
This week brings the first of a few opportunities to
participate in WORKSHOPS that are part of Wesleyan’s Living in Song residency with
Members of the legendary vocal group, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Workshops begin
tonight and continue through Thursday from 7pm-9pm. this week and for the next three weeks! This culminates
with a free SHOWING Thursday April 17 at Crowell Concert Hall.
Thursday through Saturday Wesleyan University Center For the
Arts presents: The 28th conference of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in
the United States.
There are also several opportunities to experience Wesleyan
Senior Arts Thesis shows and performances this week. You can find details for
all of these events online at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
The CT Poetry Society Middletown Chapter holds its meetings
on the last Wednesday of every month. The meetings are open to the public and
take place at: 6 p.m. in The Russell Library’s Meeting Room 3 you can RSVP to
Pamela: pamela.cps@hotmail.com or
860.563.5761
Elisabeth Petry continues to lead The Veterans' Writing
Group at 7:00 pm on Thursdays in Meeting Room 2 at Russell Library www.russelllibrary.org
(860) 347-2528
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut: This week, Real Art Ways in Hartford, continues their run of “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me”, a documentary using rare archival footage and cinema verite to chronicle the life of the 87-year-old Broadway legend. Friday there will be a screening of Maiden Trip, telling the story of a 14 year old girl who sails around the world alone. This weekend Real Art Way’s begins a run of New York International Children's Film Festival Animated Shorts
Tonight, Cinestudio, The Trinity College cinema in Hartford,
concludes their run of the Belgian film Broken Circle Breakdown. Tomorrow/
Wednesday Cinestudio kicks off a run of American hustle. www.cinestudio.org.
And now here's a run down of tonight’s programming, here on WESU Middletown.
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 bring you entertainment industry news, deliver predictions, review new movies and shows, and interview industry professionals.
Todays show features an exclusive interview with actor, Bradley Whitford!
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, new-grass, 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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