Good evening! It’s Wednesday, May 21st and 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. I'm Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's
Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's
number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for tuning in!
Congratulations, all you Wesleyan grads -- especially our
smart, talented WESU dj's! Keep in touch!
By the way, we’re in the midst of celebrating our
seventy-fifth year of Community radio that Matters and we just kicked off our
Spring Pledge drive. If you value the kind of unusual programming we provide,
we need your support. You can make your donation on our website, www.wesufm.org.
Thanks!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
The Middletown Symphonic Band will be performing an outdoor
patriotic music concert on Saturday at the Great River Park in East Hartford,
at 7 p.m. More details can be found at www.middletownsymphonicband.org
Tonight at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown you can catch
the documentary film "Happy", about the science and art of happiness.
On Friday at 8 p.m. Hartford’s Orice Jenkins Trio performs
with music ranging in scope from hip-hop to Beethoven. Saturday morning,
beginning at 7:45, it’s quigong (Chi Kung), tai chi, community yoga, and a
guided forgiveness meditation.
Saturday night at 8, The Buttonwood presents the Matabesset
String Collective, a 5-piece acoustic ensemble playing an eclectic mix in
string-band style.
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. Sunday
afternoon, WESU’s own J-Cherry invites you to celebrate the life of Tommy
Jakula Moses at 4 p.m. More at can be found at www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, it's the Blues Jam,
one of the longest running in New England,hosted by Tommy Whalen tonight.
Thursday evening brings the CT Blues Challenge to the
Sally’s stage, with bands competing to represent CT at the finals in Memphis.
Later on Thursday at 8:30, funk-rockers Jen Leigh and Superlove reunite for the
first time in ten years.
On Friday there’s multi-instrumentalist Eliot Lewis at 9, a
featured performer on VH1’s "Live at Daryl’s House." On Saturday at 9
they offer the Kortchmar/McDonald Band, featuring singer/songwriter Danny
"Kootch" Kortchmar. Other details at www.blackeyedsallys.com
.
Tonight, down in New Haven, Café Nine presents The Woggles
and the 509ers.
Thursday’s show features Yarn, and Seth Adams.
The holiday weekend starts off Friday with Lonesome Billy’s
Rockathon and BBQ beginning at 5, featuring TORQUE, Gary Heriot, and more.
Saturday afternoon’s jazz jam session starts at 4:30 with
the George Baker Band, and Saturday night Manic Productions offers Acid Mothers
Temple, Perhaps, and The Mountain Movers. On Sunday they’ll have a Bluegrass
Jam starting at 4, with Stacy Phillips. www.cafenine.com
This evening, at 7 p.m., The First Church on Court St. in
Middletown hosts the Middletown Scottish Dancers. Partners not necessary. Call
860-347-0278 for information. They also offer Argentine Tango classes on Friday
starting at 7:30 p.m. Teacher Jorge "Gem" Duras has information at
203-543-8099.
Manic Productions presents The Zambonis, and Jounce,
featuring Danny Tamberelli, at Bar in New Haven, on tonight. www.manicproductions.org.
Down at Toad’s Place in New Haven this week’s Jammin
Thursdays lineup includes The Backyard Committee, Branchwater, Mojo, The Mudd
Band, and Sun Dagger.
Their Memorial Day Meltdown, presented by Gorilla Music,
starts Friday at 6 p.m. and features the Bright Night EDM Glow Party, featuring
twenty different performers on two stages.
Saturday’s EDM Party Spring Glow 1 at 9 includes Mike
Skillz, stylite, Psylar, V1BES, Alex Panda, GBJ, Sith, and Basket Case.
On Sunday you can catch HardCore Rapper, Mobb Deep with
Opium Black, Political Animals, and more opening the shows. More at www.toadsplace.com
.
On Friday Middlesex Community College kicks off its 2014
Arts and Media Festival, with a reception and screenings starting at 6 p.m. The
number for that is 860-343-5806.
Also on Friday, Dave Downs hosts an open mic at The Nest,
129 Church St. in Middletown. As president and CEO of The Highly Unsuccessful
Songwriters Association, he invites songwriters to bring their worst songs to
perform, starting at 9 p.m. Details at 860-788-2736.
And also on Friday, The Greater Middletown Concert
Association sponsors Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at 7:30. The number to call for
info is 860-347-4887.
Spring Bird Walks happen every Saturday at 8 a.m. at The
Audubon Shop, 907 Boston Post Rd in Madison. The number to call is
203-245-9056.
The Middletown Commission for the Arts is now accepting
applications for the summer Kids Arts enrichment program for both local kids
and out-of- towners. The number is 860-638-4510 (MCA Office).
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the film "Finding Vivian
Maier," about a mysterious nanny who took over 100,000 photographs that
went unseen in her lifetime, continues through tomorrow. Also through tomorrow
you can catch "For a Woman," a French film about a woman’s discovery
of family secrets through old photographs and letters.
On Friday a new runs starts with another French film,
"Young and Beautiful," about a seventeen-year-old who returns from a
family holiday and starts working as a call girl.
Starting Friday also is "The Galapagos Affair: Satan
Came to Eden," a documentary about an unsolved murder that took place in
the 1930’s.
Saturday at 8 is Spectacle, when musicians gather for small
ensembles, ending in a collective performance by the entire group playing as
the Abstract Forest orchestra. Details at www.realartways.com.
Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, continues
the newly-restored 1952 classic, Orson Welles’ Othello, through tomorrow.
Friday begins a run of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes
Anderson’s comedy about a World War II era central European republic.
On Sunday at 2:30 there’s a one-time presentation of
National Theatre Live’s "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time," about a 15-year-old savant with a social disorder who solves
a neighborhood mystery. www.cinestudio.org.
Now, here’s a rundown of tonight’s programming on WESU, as
we set sail on a new summer schedule.
Right after the jive at Five from 5:05 - 6:00, stay tuned
for the Rockabilly Willy Memorial Show!
That's followed by 30minutes Mind Matters with Doctor E. The
show provides information and guest interviews on issues concerning mental
illness. The focus is exploring holistic therapies and stories of individual
achievement.
At 6:30,it’s Fusion Radio with James Fusion for 90 minutes
of techno from around the globe mixed live since 1992. It's a vinyl world!
And at 8:00, Mike Nyce slows it down a few Beats per minute
on The Warehouse. The best of underground house music, mixed live for your
listening pleasure.
From 9:30 to 11 features the Vault with DJ Anton Banks. One
the air since 1996! Anton presents listeners with the very latest in hard
techno, minimal, tech-house and leftfield mixed live each week. The program
regularly features exclusive music and mix sets from international producers
and DJs.
at 11pm It’s 75 Years of... For 75 years, WESU has broadcast
underground music and under-represented genres. During our 75th Anniversary,
this program will feature a different genre or theme each month, with songs
chosen by our listeners and staff.
At 12:30 it's an hour of Sussurus. Stop by and discover the
mysteries of obscure music that you can't find anywhere on most radio stations.
At 1:30 am it's and hour of Maximum Rock n' Roll Radio. A
weekly radio show featuring the best DIY punk, garage rock and hardcore from
the astounding, ever-growing Maximum Rock n' Roll collection!
From 2:30 to 4am, stay tuned for The Graveyard Shift with DJ
Otto Nation.
The BBC World News kicks on at 4am followed by Morning
Edition from NPR at 5am.
And 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 for listening! Stay tuned for the Rockabilly Willy
Memorial Show!
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