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Good evening, it's Wednesday, January 21st 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 JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture.
Here's what’s going on in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood in Middletown, tomorrow at 7 you can join the Middlesex Drum Circle, extra percussion instruments are available. Friday night at 7 they bring Bobtown – A Folk-Americana group to the Buttonwood stage. On Saturday at 4 there’s an Art Reception with Andrew Wallach to celebrate his artpiece “Evolution of the Revolution.” At 8 on Saturday, there’s a “Where’s Warren” 50th birthday solo concert with Hartford’s own Warren Byrd. 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. Next Monday morning at 10:30 the Hearing Voices Network meets. http://www.buttonwood.org
Tonight at the Russell Library in Middletown 7, Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz will present “The Influence of American Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Beatles.” The Veteran’s Writing Group also meets on Thursday. On Saturday at 10 a.m. there is a Preschool Information Fair for Middletown residents. http://www.russelllibrary.org
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight they bring you Paint Night with all materials provided. Friday night, it’s the Spiritual Rez reggae funk dance experience with Frank Viele at 9. On Saturday they’ve got Neal Vitullo & the Vipers. More at www.blackeyedsallys.com
Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, on Thursday they bring you the Bright Night 11: Electro Glow Party with a whole list of performers. Friday’s 8:30 offerings are Shakedown, Tyrone Shoelaces, and Carbonated Insight. On Sunday, Helium Brothers, and The Professors of Bluegrass take the Toad’s stage. www.toadsplace.com for more.
In Hartford, at Infinity Hall, on tonight they have Comedy Night starring Dan Naturman with Shaun Eli and Katherine Williams. On Friday they bring you the blues/funk favorite The Subdudes at 8. On Saturday they’ve got Voyage, The #1 “Journey” tribute band in the world. www.infinityhall.com.
This Saturday at 11 and 2 the Connecticut Historical society invites you to a Behind-the-Scenes Tour: The Downton Abbey Era in Connecticut. Enjoy a special tour of costumes and artifacts from the Edwardian era. http://www.chs.org
The Baby Grand Jazz Series is underway at the Hartford Public Library. This Sunday at 3 it’s the Tarantino/Terefenko Duo of piano and saxophone. http://www.hplct.org
You can still skate for free at the Winterfest Hartford rink in Bushnell Park, 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 “Antartica: A Year on Ice,” a documentary following the scientists, technicians and craftsmen who live year-round on the Antarctic continent, continues through Friday.
Also continuing is “The Overnighters,” an award-winning documentary about job seekers chasing the American Dream in the tiny oil boomtown of Williston, North Dakota. It also runs through Friday. On Saturday they open the run of the Italian thriller “Human Capital,” about unexpected the events that occur when two families from different economic backgrounds become entwined. Also opening is “Point and Shoot,” which won the Best Documentary award at the Tribeca Film Festival. It follows a timid man with OCD who leaves home and ends up filming the war in Libya until he was captured by Gaddafi’s forces. Both run through the weekend. www.realartways.com.
Also continuing is “The Overnighters,” an award-winning documentary about job seekers chasing the American Dream in the tiny oil boomtown of Williston, North Dakota. It also runs through Friday. On Saturday they open the run of the Italian thriller “Human Capital,” about unexpected the events that occur when two families from different economic backgrounds become entwined. Also opening is “Point and Shoot,” which won the Best Documentary award at the Tribeca Film Festival. It follows a timid man with OCD who leaves home and ends up filming the war in Libya until he was captured by Gaddafi’s forces. Both run through the weekend. www.realartways.com.
Tonight, Cinestudio at Trinity College will be screening “Birdman,” the Academy Award-nominated film starring Michael Keaton as a washed up superhero actor. It continues through Saturday. also tonight and Saturday they’re also showing “National Theatre Live’s Treasure Island,” a new stage adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic. On Sunday there’s a one-time screening of The Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake,” directed by Vincent Bataillon. More at http://www.cinestudio.org
Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:
right after the jive its Homegrown with Rob DeRosa
The best crop of Connecticut-connected music presented for a global audience.
6:30- 8PM Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill
8-9:30pm
Evening Jazz with Bill Denert
Where hearing is the best experience. A broad range of swing, be-bop, and avant garde as well as a sprinkling of new releases.
9:30-10:30pm
(1,3,5) Radio Obscura with Joe McCarthy and DJ Pete
It's like looking, but for your ears.
10:30-11:30
Multifarious
11:30-2:30 special programing
2:30 RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald
A musical tour across borders and genres
3:30-4am
The Divide and Conquer News Report with C.C. Arshagra
A Concept radio Arts Skit that was introduced to the public on 'The I Do Not Know Show' also produced, and hosted by C.C. Arshagra.
4-5am BBC World News
International news coverage from the famous British news network.
We begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5 a.m. with 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 atwww.wesufm.org/jive
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