Good afternoon, it's Monday, September 29th, 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, your station for NPR, Pacifica,
independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community
programming week nights and weekends.
I'm Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic:
Keeping the Faith, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to
right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow Wesleyan University President Michael
S. Roth blesses our show with a return visit, this time to discuss his new book
Beyond the University: Why Liberal
Education Matters. Also tomorrow, Commonweal critic Richard Alleva reviews
the new film Love is Strange, in
which a man is fired from his Catholic school job for marrying his longtime
partner. Can’t catch the show live? Find the audio archived at www.wesufm.org
or at www.reasonablycatholic.com.
Now, here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area
this week:
Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight’s show is Big Sandy
& His Fly-Rite Boys. Tomorrow is comedy night with Dan Rice and other
comics. Wednesday brings The Lost Riots to the Café Nine stage, along with Dear
Sirs, Rusty Things and Straight to VHS. Thursday, it’s Yarn, with the Lost
Bayou Ramblers. Then Friday brings Buzz Gordo’s Ski Lodge at 5, followed at 9
by Las Cafeteras, with Rick Reyes and Fernandito Ferrer. Saturday’s jazz jam
will be with Mike Coppola and Friends at 4:30, followed at 9 by The 3 Pack and
The Manchurians. Sunday afternoon, the Vultures, Thee Icepicks and Tsunamibots
perform at 3, followed at 8 by the Blues Boot Camp with Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com.
Also in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight brings A Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn
Lawrence & Friends. Thursday, it’s Lil Durk, with Gunemdown and DJ Rush.
And Friday, it’s Cherub, with Ghost Beach and Gibbz. www.toadsplace.com.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight’s Jazz Mondays
featured artist is vocalist Erica Bryan, backed by piano, bass and drums.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band,
works out new material. Wednesday’s blues jam is with Gene Donaldson. Then Thursday brings 7 Below, a Phish
Tribute, to the Sally’s stage. Friday, it’s Lee-Ann Lovelace & G Tree.
Saturday, it’s Mike Law and the Playboys. www.blackeyedsallys.com
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts hosts a number of events this
week starting tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4:30 p.m. with a panel discussion at the
Zilkha Gallery, featuring professors from various sciences who will explore and
discuss, from a scientific perspective, the new works created by Professor of
Art Tula Telfair in the exhibition A World of Dreams.
Wednesday at 2:30 in Memorial Chapel, there will be a
Masterclass led by Filippo Mariottini, from Rome , then he will perform on
Sunday at 4 at the chapel. The program is cosponsored by the American Guild of
Organists.
Thursday at 4:15, in Wesleyan’s Public Affairs Center,
author Eli Clifton presents Big Data Investigative Journalism: How Public
Documents and the Internet Helped Map the Islamophobia Industry.
Thursday and Friday at 8 at the CFA Theater, the Builders
Association presents Sontag: Reborn, the
Connecticut premiere of a synthesis of poetic video and sound about Susan
Sontag, an event that’s been described as “a spellbinding x-ray of a writer’s psyche.”
Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Russell House, the West End String
Quartet performs works by Shostakovich and Mozart. The West End String
Quartet features Wesleyan Private Lessons Teacher Jessica Meyer on violin, and
fellow Wesleyan chamber music instructors Sarah Washburn on violin, Anne Berry
on cello, and John Biatowas on viola.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7 p.m., Common Ground, the 6th Annual
Middletown International Film Festival, opens at Russell Library with the 2012 film Wadjda in which an enterprising Saudi girl signs on
for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining
funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her
interest. Russell Library has partnered with Middlesex Community College and
Wesleyan University to select and screen six acclaimed international films on
Tuesday evenings through November 4. www.russelllibrary.org
Wednesday, Middletown Scottish Country Dancers hold classes
for beginning and experienced dancers from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at First Church on
Court Street. Partners not necessary. Wear soft-soled shoes. For information,
call Lucile Blanchard at 860-347-0278
Manic Productions presents a number of shows at area venues
this week, starting Wednesday with Vacationer and Brick + Mortar at Bar in New
Haven. Friday, Balance and Composure
come to the Heirloom Arts Theater in Danbury.
Also on Friday, EMA and other bands will be at The Space in Hamden.
www.manicproductions.org
Friday, Wesleyan students are invited to compete in the
university’s Midnight Madness 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, from 10 pm to 3
a.m. at the Freeman Athletic Center fieldhouse. At stake: prizes and campus
bragging rights. Sponsored by Wesleyan Public Safety. The website is www.wesleyan.edu/athletics/intramurals/signup_form.html. More info by emailing pverrillo@wesleyan.edu.
Friday, a renovated Buttonwood Tree reopens with NYC-based
performing artist Zach Maxwell’s unique blend of hypnotic-spiritual grooves and
addictive pop hooks. Saturday’s performance is by Turkish jazz guitarist/composer
Sinan Bakir. www.buttonwood.org.
This Saturday The Spiritualist Church of Love and Light presents a Fund Raising concert with Didgeridoo performer, Phil Shiva Jones from at 7pm at First Church of Christ, Congregational Church on Court Street in Middletown. more online at http://spiritualistchurchofloveandlight.org or https://www.facebook.com/Churchofloveandlight
Higganum Congregational Church hosts its annual Gladys Burr
Peck Memorial Concert this Sunday, hosting a visiting concert organist from
Spoleto, Italy. Filippo Mariottini will perform pipe organ music by
Mendelssohn, Frank, Brahms, Bach, Buxtehude, Frescobaldi, and Hindemith. This
takes place Sunday, October 5 at 4pm at Higganum Congregational Church, 23
Parsonage Rd. in Higganum. The concert is free and open to the public with a
free will offering.
On Saturday and Sunday, The Connecticut Gilbert &
Sullivan Society presents Gilbert & Sullivan's opera "The Gondoliers”
at Valley Regional High School in Deep River. http://ctgands.org/
On Sunday, the Middletown County Historical Society’s 29th
Annual Antique Car Show and Flea Market will feature a 1964 ½ Mustang , which
was introduced to the public at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, with more than
22,000 cars ordered the first day. The sticker price: $2,557. This year’s event
is at a new location, Palmer Field, adjacent to Washington Street in
Middletown. Car registration begins at 8:30 am and judging starts at 11:30 am
with trophies awarded at 2:30 pm. Although cars registered for judging must be
dated 1989 or older, there is no cut-off date for cars being placed in the car
corral. In case of rain, the show will be held Sunday, October 12. The
Middletown Sports Hall of Fame at Palmer Field will also be open to visitors
beginning at 10 am.
Based out of Middletown, Artists
for World Peace presents its fourth annual Broadway fundraiser, this Sunday
October 5th in NYC, featuring over one dozen Broadway performers
who will sing, dance, and tell stories to help children all over the world. The evening will begin at 9:00 PM in Joe's Pub, and will be
followed by a post-show party with the cast in The Public Theater's restaurant,
The Library. This is a rare opportunity to see Broadway performers in an
intimate club setting. Artists for World Peace is a
registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Artists for World Peace raises
funds through making art to support grass-roots organizations in communities
around the world. http://www.artistsforworldpeace.org/
The Hartford HodgePodge street fair and festival continues
through October 18 every Saturday from 11 to 4 at State House Square.
Visit www.hartfordhodgepodge.com
Connecticut’s summer farmer’s markets are winding down and
some have closed for the season but several are offering fall harvests. Check
www.ctnofa.org for the latest details.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, continuing are runs of “The
One I Love,” about a couple on a weekend romantic getaway that turns surreal,
and “Take Me to the River,” a celebration of award-winning Memphis and
Mississippi Delta musicians making a historic new album. Friday is the opening
of Wetlands, about 18-year-old Helen Memel, who, struggling with her parents’ divorce,
spends her time experimenting and breaking one social taboo after another. www.realartways.org
At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, “Frank,”
about a group of performers who take to the Irish countryside, continues
through tomorrow (Tuesday). Wednesday brings a one-time showing of Iranian
documentary films. Thursday brings a one-time showing of the thriller Eastern
Boys to Cinestudio. Friday and Saturday,
it’s Boyhood, chronicling the coming-of-age of a boy played by a single actor
filmed over 12 years. Then Sunday begins a run of A Letter to Momo, a delicate
hand-drawn film that will delight fans of anime, no matter their age. www.cinestudio.org.
Now here's a look at what's on WESU-FM tonight.
Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz
with Charles
Henry for an hour of classic jazz.
At 6 pm Join DJ stinky for the what's up at Wes.
from Middletown and Wesleyan, with a featured guest every
show.
From 6:30-8pm Michael Benson's 75% Folk brings 90 minutes of Americana.
That's followed by
The Rumpus Room for 90 minutes of contemporary and vintage Funk, soul, reggae and Afro and Latin dance floor
jams.
From 9:30-11 PM The Attention Deficit Disk Jockey with Lee
presents the music of yesterday's future today.
At 11pm stay tuned for 60 minutes of Sleep Paralysis with
Erin and Ethan
who'll be chatting
about dreams, floating on sounds, and poking around in the subconscious.
From midnight to 1am its' Your Turn with Rachel Day. During
which a guest will chronologically share songs that were fundamental in
shaping who they are.
From 1-1:30am join us
for How We Met The Mother with Mizael, a
show featuring the diverse music that is background to the story
of the television show, How I Met Your Mother.
At 1:30 check
out Meet Music with DJ Rami who aims to
introduce you to a new artist with each show to explore their work and
discuss their story.
From 2:30-3am #BasicBints with DJ Jui-C, DJ Kale Chip invite
you to discuss social identity in relation to pop culture and current
events through satire.
Maximum Rock and Roll Radio comes your way from 3-4am for a
weekly dose of DIY punk, garage rock, and hardcore from around the world.
The BBC world news service take over at 4am and Morning
Edition from NPR starts our broadcast day tomorrow at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five, tune in each and every
weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the
air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University
since 1939.
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