Hello, it’s Monday, May 26th, Memorial Day!. Congratulations once again to the Wesleyan
Class of 2014. Safe travels today,
wherever you’re headed. 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.
By the way, we’re in the midst of celebrating our
seventy-fifth year of broadcasting, as well as 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 Buttonwood Tree in Middletown continues to offers
the paintings and photographs of Bill Revill in the exhibit “Down by the Sea,”
which ends on Thursday. Tonight at
8, the Anything Goes Open Mic is hosted by WESU’s own J-Cherry. Showcase
your talents in song, dance, or spoken word. On Friday at 8 they’ve got
“Not Without My Guitar, featuring Attila Vural and KALEIDOS. This Swiss innovative artist performs
acoustic numbers on guitar, some with up to fourteen strings. Saturday morning,
beginning at 7:45, it’s quigong (Chi Kung), tai chi, community yoga, and a
guided forgiveness meditation. Saturday night at 8, they offer Karen Fisk Jazz,
headlining Karen on vocals, with Kent Hewitt on piano, Brian Torff on bass, and
Rick Tortorini on drums. 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 evening at 7 the Great Make Believe
Improv Society brings their Improv Show. More at www.buttonwood.org
Tonight, down at Toad’s Place in New Haven, you can catch A
Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence and Friends in Lilly’s Pad. Wednesday
at 8 brings Kid Ink, MarBar, and Dublin. On Friday in Lilly’s Pad they’ve got E.T.A.;
Tall, White with Ransom; Grounded Atmosphere, and others starting at 6:30. At 8 on Friday there’s Beenie Man’s “Hottest
Man Alive” tour, along with Cee Gee, Jego Lethal, and Kantana. In
Lilly’s Pad on Saturday there’s Spring Glow 2, featuring DJ Knowledge, Soappy,
Joey Fedz, Tango, Schoder, Party Box, and Sentien. On Sunday at 8 they showcase Future - “The Honest Tour” - and Crime Family. More at www.toadsplace.com.
Also in New Haven, tonight at Café Nine there’s Drink
Deeply’s Memorial Day BBQ, featuring 3rd Generation Rip-Offs, Death Church,
Sean Conlon, and American’t at 6 p.m..
On Tuesday Manic Production presents Lower, along with Iron Hand, Birth of
Flower, and Deep Trouble. On Wednesday
their 99 Days of Flamenco on9 starts at 5 and features Ed Peccerillo. At 9 on Wednesday they follow with TV Freaks,
Estrogen Highs, and Worn Leather.
Thursday’s offering is Webb Wilder, along with DogBite. On Friday Oddball Presents! Brings you
Skanarchy Fest, along with Special Mystery Guests, The Hempsteadys, and The
Dialtones. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session
at 4:30 brings Billy Cofrances, and at 9 there’s the Circus Dilecti 12 Year
Anniversary Show, along with Dot Mitzvah, Craig Taylor, and Scarlett
Damnation. Sunday’s 8 p.m. show features
Blues Boot Camp with Greg, and Sherrod. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, Tuesday’s offering is
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece big-band, works out new
material. On Wednesday, the Blues Jam, one of the longest running in New
England, is hosted by Tim McDonald. And Thursday brings the CT Blues Challenge
to the Sally’s stage, with bands competing to represent CT at the finals in
Memphis. Thursday at 8 it’s Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble. Curley started on drums in his native
Louisiana, and went on to learn accordion, which he’ll showcase with the band. On Friday there’s Johnny Rawls , winner of
the Best Soul Blues Album title, a living Blues Award, for his album “Red
Cadillac.” On Saturday at 9 they offer Frank Viele, a singer/songwriter
in the independent rock genre, with selections that blend acoustic funk, alternative
pop, folk, and soul. Other details at www.blackeyedsallys.com .
On Wednesday at 9, Manic Productions brings you José Oyola
& the Astronauts, along with Violent Mae and Lion’s Teeth, at Bar in New
Haven.
Wesleyan Potters on South Main St in Middletown is
presenting, through the rest of this week, “Black and White: a
Member’sShow.” And on Friday at 6 is the 7th annual Bowlapalooza, their
fundraiser where ticket holders select handcrafted art and enjoy refreshments
and entertainment. This year features
folk artist Kent Aldrich, and the Irish band Coel Go Maidin, with crowd toe
tapping and dancing. www.wesleyanpotters.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Baby Rhyme
Time on Wednesday at 1:30, where kids under one year of age can come for
rhymes, songs, and finger play. On
Thursday, author Elizabeth Petry leads the Veterans Writers Group at 7 p.m. On
Friday at 4, kids from six to twelve are welcome to attend the Lego Builder’s
Club. Details about all events at www.russelllibrary.org.
The Middletown Chapter of the Connecticut Poetry Society
meets this Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Russell Library. Call 860-563-5761 for information.
(This is not on the Russell calendar)
At the Wallingford Library on Tuesday, naturalist John Root
presents a program on our region’s songbirds at 6:30 p.m. On Friday at 6, their Friday Night Flicks
series offers The Hobbit: The Desolation
of Smaug. Information at 203-265-6754.
Wadsworth Mansion tours continue every Wednesday at 2
p.m. More info at 860-347-1064.
Also on Wednesday, at 7 p.m., 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.
On Friday, Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown offers the
teen voices Open Workshop at 6 p.m. (this
is on arts2go but not oddfellows website).
On Saturday, at 1 p.m., there’s a Shadow Puppetry family workshop. (This is on oddfellows website but not
arts2go). More at www.oddfellows.org.
At Middlesex Community College the 2014 Arts and Media
Festival continues, showcasing films and multimedia projects by MxCC
students. 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.
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 Thursday. Also through Thursday,
they’re showing “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” a documentary about
an unsolved murder that took place in the 1930’s. On Wednesday at 7:30
there’s “Other People’s Stories,” a live event where people tell stories that
other people told them. On Thursday at 7
there’s a panel discussion led by local artist Sharon Louden, author of “Living
and Sustaining a Creative Life,” sponsored by the Connecticut at Work
Initiative of Connecticut Humanities, and the Greater Hartford Arts Council. On
Friday a new runs starts with the French film, “Young and Beautiful,” about a
seventeen-year-old who returns from a family holiday and starts working as a
call girl, and “The Retrieval,” a Civil War era film about a young boy working
with bounty hunters who are pursuing runaway slaves. These films run through
Sunday. Details at www.realartways.com.
Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, continues it’s
run of “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
through Thursday, Wes Anderson’s comedy about a World War II era central
European republic. On Friday they open the 27th annual Connecticut LGBT
Film Festival with the 2014 Eric Schaeffer comedy “Boy Meets Girl” at 7:30, followed
by a Gala Reception. On Saturday the Festival continues with three films: “To Be Takei,” a documentary that follows
George Takei of Star Trek fame; “The Way
He Looks,” a Portuguese film about a blind teenager trying to lead an independent
life; and “Tom at the Farm,” Canadian director Xavier
Dolan’s dark drama about family secrets.
On Sunday they’re showing the 2013 retrospective documentary “Gore
Vidal: The United States of Amnesia,”
followed by the Finnish film “Open up to Me,” about a transgender woman dealing
with the hidden prejudices of her new life.
www.cinestudio.org.
Now, here’s a rundown of tonight’s programming on WESU, as we set sail on a new
summer schedule.
5:05‑6pm Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry
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6‑8pm
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75% Folk with Michael Benson
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9:30‑11:30pm
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11:30pm‑2am
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2‑2:30am
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Bassment Beats with DJ LOKASH
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2:30‑3am
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New World Show with DJ LOKASH
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3‑4am
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4‑5am BBC World News
5‑10am Morning Edition from NPR
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 from WESU. Look for information on special programming
and events online at www.wesufm.org.
Thanks! Now stay tuned for Charles Henry.
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