Good evening, it's Monday, January 5th,
and this is the Jive at Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of
night time programming here on WESU 88.1 FM 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, Tomorrow: on the day of NY Gov.
Mario Cuomo’s funeral, we hear the reminiscences of two people who knew him
well. Can’t listen live? Find the audio at www.reasonablycatholic.com.
Now here’s some of what’s going on in
our area this week:
Tonight at 7, at the Russell Library
in Middletown, the Reader’s Theater presents “The Belle of Amherst,” a
one-woman play about Emily Dickinson. On
Thursday at 7, the Veteran’s Writing Group will meet. http://www.russelllibrary.org
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown,
tonight is the Moments of Gratitude at 7:45, followed by the Anything Goes Open
Mic, hosted this week by WESU’s own J Cherry and Tim at 8. On Tuesday, there’s Laughter Yoga with Mylene
Poitras at 6, followed by a vegetarian potluck.
The Free At Last Players come to the Buttonwood on Thursday at 7. They’re a not-for-profit theater group
dedicated to dispelling misconceptions about mental illness. On Friday at 8, contemporary folk is
presented by Seat of Our Pants (SOOP), with an opening performance by Kali
Stoddard-Imari. On Saturday night, you
can catch Turkish-born jazz guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir. Sunday’s worship service at 10 is with
Reverend Ronnie Bantum, followed by Pastor Sandra Steele at 11. At 1 p.m., Food Not Bombs serves food in
front of the Buttonwood. Help prepare
the vegetarian meal at 11:30 at First Church on Court Street. http://www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight, at Cafe Nine,
they’ve got Elison Jackson and Clenn Thousand Blades at 9. On Tuesday, the Travis Moody Band takes the
stage at 8. Wednesday, it’s Goodnight
Moonshine featuring Molly Venter, along with Kristin Andreassen (Uncle Earl)
with Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers). On
Thursday, SLV and Olive Tiger take the Café Nine stage at 8. On Friday at 5, the Weekly Wind-down Happy
Hour features DJ Fast Eddy and DJ Dave Coon, followed at 9 by a Tribute To
Elvis show with a host of performers. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at
4:30 is with Gary Grippo & Friends, with the 8 p.m. show later featuring Jovial
Crew and The Amples for a St. Patrick’s Day Parade Fundraiser. Sunday at 3
brings the Die Hipster Records Showcase, and the Original Sunday Night Jam at 8
features the George Baker Band. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight
is Jazz Monday with featured artist Jazzkia (the Saskia Laroo Quartet). On
Tuesday, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band, works out new
material. Wednesday night’s Blues Jam is
with Ed Bradley this week. Friday night
they bring the Mike Crandall Band with Special Guests to the stage for a
Memphis Fundraiser. The Fundraiser continues on Saturday at 9 with The Boogie
Boys.More at www.blackeyedsallys.com
Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight
there’s the usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends in
Lilly’s Pad. On Thursday there’s a Local Rock Showcase starting at 6:30, with
The Elwoods, From the Depths, and much more.
On Friday, Big Jim Presents brings you Murray The Wheel’s CD Release
show, along with other performers.
Saturday night is the Bright Night 10: Electro Glow Party with a list of
performers. www.toadsplace.com for more.
You can tour the Wadsworth Mansion
in Middletown every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Details at http://www.wadsworthmansion.com
The Middletown Scottish Country
Dancers meet Wednesday at First Church on Court St. Partners not necessary. Call 860-347-0278 for details.
The Art Guild of Middletown presents a
demonstration by colored-pencil artist George Aresco this Thursday at the
Woodside Intermediate School in Cromwell.
http://www.middletownartguild.org
Up in Hartford, at Infinity Hall, on
Thursday there’s the Balkun Brothers CD Release Party with Special Guest West
End Blend at 8. On Friday, you can hear
blues and rock with Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters. On Saturday at 8, there’s Back in Black – the
AC/DC Tribute show. www.infinityhall.com.
On Saturday, the Friends of the
Davison Art Center at Wesleyan University sponsor a tour of the exhibition
“Goya – Order and Disorder” at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/ for more information, or call 860-685-3355.
The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival
happens this Saturday and Sunday at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in
Hartford. This Renaissance-period
festival celebrates the Christmas story and the arrival of the three kings, and
includes live music, dance, and drama. http://www.ahcc.org
You can skate for free at the
Winterfest Hartford rink in Bushnell Park all week long, thanks to the City of
Hartford and The iQuilt Partnership.
Free skate rentals are available.
http://www.hartford.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the
beaten track in Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford the run
of “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness,” a rare look inside the Japanese
animation Studio Ghibli with Director Hayao Miyazaki, continues through
Thursday. Also through Thursday, they’re
screening “Antartica: A Year on Ice,” a documentary
following the scientists, technicians and craftsmen who live year-round on the
Antarctic continent. On Friday, they
open a run of “The Great Invisible,” a documentary about the 2010 Deepwater
Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. www.realartways.com.
Cinestudio at Trinity College reopens
on Thursday with OutFilm CT’s sceening of “4 Moons,” a tour of gay men’s lives
in 21st century Mexico City, where secrets still have the power to
poison relationships. On Friday and
Saturday they’re showing “St. Vincent,” starring Bill Murray as a retiree
providing after school care for a stressed single mother. On Sunday they begin a run of “Whiplash,”
about a jazz drummer striving for greatness with a mentor that puts a drill
sergeant to shame. More at http://www.cinestudio.org
Now, here’s a look at tonight’s
programming on WESU 88.1 FM:
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