Good evening, it's Monday, November 10th, and this is the Jive
at Five – Our 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 Ben Michael, Thanks for joining us.
Here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this
week:
At the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, tonight there’s the
usual Moments of Gratitude at 7:45, followed by the Anything Goes Open Mic at
8, hosted, this week, by Alan Bradley. On
Friday the Ebin-Rose Trio with Ravens in the Wood takes the stage at 8 p.m. The “Aligned
With Source” workshop, led by Annaita Ghandy, continues on Saturday morning at
10:30, with this week’s theme being “Your Health in Your Hands.” On Saturday at
7 they’re opening a photographic exhibit by Emily Zeitlin and Scotty
Giffen. There’s an artist’s reception that
includes a meditative experience with healing music.
On Sunday’s Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood
Tree around 1pm. All are welcome to enjoy the meal and to help prepare it at
First Church on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30am. You can learn more at: www.foodnotbombs.net
Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight they’ve got Chris
Arnott’s “Get To The Point” at 8. On
Tuesday, Cocktail Slippers, and The Connection, take the stage at 9:30. On Wednesday, you can hear Supersuckers,
Lushlife, and Sonic Supercharger 66. Thursday’s
show headlines Run Boy Run, along with Wise Old Moon. Friday at 5 you can catch an early set with
Mark Rogers & Mary Byrne, followed at 9 by J. Robbins, Johan Matranga, and
others. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session will be with Tony Dioguardi & Friends
at 4:30, followed at 9 by the Record Release Show headlining Joe Fletcher,
along with Proud Flesh, and Finn. Sunday’s 4:00 event is Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art
School, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with The Langley Project at 8. www.cafenine.com.
Also in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight’s Smooth Jazz
with Rohn Lawrence & Friends will be on the Lilly’s Pad stage. On Tuesday,
they’ve got American Authors, along with The Mowglie’s, and Oh Honey. Thursday, they bring The Revivalists, and Red
Wanting Blue to the Toad’s stage.
Friday’s show headlines Mimosa, along with Dr. Jeep and GIG i.c., while
in Lilly’s Pad they present a variety of performers for a 6:30 event. Sunday’s 9:00 show is their 2014 Reggae
Extravaganza featuring Ft. Wayne Wonder, and others. www.toadsplace.com.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, the Hartford Jazz
Societies’ weekly “Jazz Monday” event features Jonathan Barber’s Birthday Bash
tonight. On Tuesday’s Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band, works
out new material on the Black-eyed Sally’s Stage. Sally’s longstanding Wednesday
night blues jam will be hosted by Brandt Taylor this week. Friday night’s
9:00 show headlines the blues performer Victor Wainwright. Saturday’s offering
is the Northeast Blues Harmonica Showcase, featuring regional and national
Blues Harmonica talent. www.blackeyedsallys.com
Tonight Manic Productions presents Tera Melos and others at The
Space in Hamden at 7:30, followed by Sloan at The Ballroom at The Outer Space
at 9. On Tuesday, The Ataris headlines the show at The Space. On Wednesday, they bring The Singles, Chaser
Eight, and The Danbury Lie to the stage at Bar in New Haven. On Sunday, You Won’t, and Golden Bloom,
perform at The Outer Space in Hamden at 8:30. www.manicproductions.org
On Tuesday, the Center for the Arts at Wesleyan presents graduate
student Dina Maccabee’s Self-Same Sounds, showcasing new vocal compositions and
the student vocal group The Mixolydians, at 9 p.m. at World Music Hall. Their
production of the Tony Award-winning “In The Heights, ” a musical about New
York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, opens on Wednesday and runs through
Sunday at the Center for the Arts Theater.
The Prose and Poetry series continues on Wednesday with Pulitzer
Prize-winning writer Paul Harding at The Russell House at 8 p.m. On Thursday, a roundtable discussion,
“Poster, Propaganda, and the American Experience,” is occurring at 6 p.m. at
the Center for the Arts Hall.
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, there’s a Wine Dinner on Tuesday
in the Bistro, cosponsored by Trinchero Family Estates. On Wednesday you can catch the Big Easy
sounds of New Orleans Suspects, and Glen David Andrews, at 8. Thursday night they offer you Eclectic
Guitars heroes: Eric Johnson and Mike Stern, for an 8 p.m. show. On Friday, iconic
folk musician Arlo Guthrie takes the stage at 8 p.m. On Sunday, the legendary
jazz innovators Spyro Gyra performs at 7:30, marking their milestone 40th
anniversary year. www.infinityhall.com
At
the Russell Library in Middletown, this month’s book discussion on Wednesday at
7 continues with Henry James’ “Portrait of a Lady” and Edith Wharton’s “The
House of Mirth.” The Veteran’s Writing
Group meets on Thursday at 7. On Saturday at 2, the internationally acclaimed
Donald Sinta Saxophone Quartet performs in the Hubbard Room. http://www.russelllibrary.org
Oddfellow’s Playhouse in Middletown holds a Community
Conversation this Wednesday at 7, the first in its series of open public
meetings “Charting the Next 40 Years.” http://www.arts2go.org
At the Hartford Public Library, their Veterans Art Exhibit
“Soldier’s Heart” opening reception is this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. On Thursday
at 5:30 they bring award-winning urban designer and author Doug Suisman to the
library to discuss “A Tale of Two Cities:
Hartford (1965) and Hartford (2015).”
On Sunday, there’s a reading and workshop with Connecticut poet Marilyn
Nelson at 2 p.m. http://www.hplct.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
Guided tours of the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown happen every
Wednesday at 2 p.m. www.wadsworthmansion.com
There’s
an open Jam Session this Wednesday starting at 7:30 at the Cypress Grill in
Middletown, hosted by Trevor Davis and others. Amps, drums and keyboard are
provided. http://www.arts2go.org
On Thursday, the Middlesex County Historical Society hosts
author Donald Williams, who will speak about his book “Prudence Crandall’s
Legacy: The Fight For Equality in the 1830’s,” at 7 p.m. at Congregation Adath
Israel in Middletown. http://www.arts2go.org
On
Friday, Middlesex Community College presents a free concert at 7 featuring the
Canadian folk band Ritchie Parrish Ritchie (RPR) at Chapman Hall. Details at http://www.arts2go.org
This Sunday, WESU’s Mind Matters host Dr.
Helen Evrard will be at the Astrological Society of Connecticut’s New Age Fair
in Wethersfield with her book, “Positive Matters: Words, Quotations, and Stories to Heal and
Inspire,” and Positive Pulls. www.facebook.com/wordifference
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “Last Days in
Vietnam,” Rory Kennedy’s documentary about the chaotic final days of the
Vietnam War, continues through Thursday. Also continuing is “Glen
Campbell: It’ll Be Me,” the documentary
of this legendry singer’s final tour after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. On Thursday at 7 they continue their
Improvisations music series with a variety of featured guests. On Friday they start of run of “Citizen
Four,” Laura Poitras’ documentary of the events of the Edward Snowden security
leak. It runs through Sunday. www.realartways.org
At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, the run of
the crime drama “The Drop,” starring James Gandolfini, continues tonight and
Tuesday. Their 2014 EROS Film Festival
begins on Wednesday, with a different screening each night. Wednesday’s film is “Kinky Boots,” the film
that inspired the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. On Thursday they’re showing “BFF’S.” On Friday’s with a 7 p.m. screening of “Boy
Meets Girl,” followed at 9 by “Eat With Me.”
Saturday’s 3 p.m. film is the documentary “Out In The Night,” followed
by “Appropriate Behavior” at 7, and “I Feel Like Disco” at 9. The series closes on Sunday at 3 with the
documentary “Matt Shepard Is A Friend Of Mine.”
Sunday night they begin a run of “Pride,” a film about a group of gay
activists who support striking mineworkers in England in 1984. www.cinestudio.org.
Now here's a rundown of what's on air on WESU-FM tonight:
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Afternoon
Jazz with Charles Henry.
At 6:00 p.m. stay tuned for Radio Curious from
Pacifica.
That’s followed at 6:30 by Michael Benson’s 75 %
Folk, a mix of folk, blues, movie soundtracks, and interviews and more.
At 8:00 p.m. there’s Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin, giving you
Americana music from Nashville and around the country including Folk, acoustic
Country, and roots-Rock.
From 9:30-11 p.m. The Attention Deficit Disk
Jockey with Lee brings you the music of yesterday’s future today.
Following that at 11 p.m. it’s Songs Without Words with
Jacob Feder, offering an eclectic mix of instrumental tunes from jazz to folk
to electronic and back again.
At midnight stay tuned for Feminist Power Hour with
Tess and Isabel who will discuss feminist issues, rant, and play some
music to fight the patriarchy!
From 1-1:30 a.m. it’s How We Met The Mother with
Mizael, exploring the diverse music that's the background to the story of the
television show, How I Met Your Mother.
From 1:30-2:30 a.m. catch The Reformatorium with
DJ E-fly, who’ll pick apart the synthetic process of sampling composition and
remixing, working from the bottom up!
Then from 2:30-3 a.m. #BasicBints with DJ Jui-C and DJ
Kale Chip will use satire to discuss social identity in relation to pop culture
and current events. Satire's another word for couture, right?
After that, Maximum Rock and Roll Radio comes your way
from 3-4 a.m.
The BBC World News takes over at 4 and we start tomorrow’s
broadcast day at 5 a.m. with Morning Edition from NPR.
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