Good evening, it's Monday, February 2nd, 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 Ben Michael. Good luck digging out from the nasty mix of now
rain and ice that our region has been hit with in the last 24 hours.
Here’s some of what’s going on in our area this week. Keep in mind that the weather has likely closed
many of tonight’s events. I’ll list what has been scheduled for the week but
with the current conditions and more snow in the forecast this week, you should
definitely check with any venue for cancellations before heading out.
Tonight’s anything goes open mic at the Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown, has been cancelled.
Tomorrow/ Tuesday, there’s Laughter Yoga at 6, followed by a vegetarian
potluck at the Buttonwood. Thursday’s
Open Mic is hosted by Bob Gotta this week.
On Friday at 7 they bring you Royal Guru Master Yastaban and the Royal
Yastaband, with special guest Dr. Apes.
The Aligned with Source workshop series with Annaita Gandhy continues
this Saturday at 10:30. This week’s theme is Laughter In Your Life. At 1 there’s a Free Poet’s Collective,
followed at 8 with traditional acoustic bluegrass featuring Charter Oak
Bluegrass. Sunday’s worship service at
10 is with Rev. Ronnie Bantum and at 11 with Pastor Sandra Steele. Food Not
Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree every Sunday at about 1 p.m. Help
prepare the meal at First Church on Court Street at 11:30. Sunday night the
Great Make Believe Improv Show happens at 7 p.m. Next Monday morning at 10:30 the Hearing
Voices Network meets. http://www.buttonwood.org.
In New Haven tonight, at Cafe Nine, you can catch Jazz with
Kevin St. James and Steve Donovan at 8. On Tuesday, Manic Productions brings
you Mo Lowda & The Humble, Forest & The Evergreens, and Elison
Jackson. On Wednesday, the Peter Karp
& Sue Foley Band takes the stage, along with Chris D’Amato. Thursday they bring you Toyz, If Jesus Had
Machine Guns, and King Panos. Friday’s eary show at 5pm features Buzz Gordo’s
Ski Lodge, followed at 9 by bill featuring Intercourse, Empty Vessels, Kings
and Liars, and Sperm Donor. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam session is with Mike
Coppola and Friends, and at 9 you can catch The Hempsteadys, The Screw-Ups,
Head with Wings, and Wasted Days. Sunday night’s Original Jam is with the
George Baker Band. http://www.cafenine.com
Also this week in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight it’s the
usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends in Lilly’s Pad. Tuesday
night it’s the Woah Tour, presented by Round2Crew, with Dylan Holland and
Alyssa Shouse. On Thursday they present,
along with RJ Julia Booksellers, Marky Ramone and his book “Punk Rock
Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone,” with
VIP seating beginning at 6 and a conversation with Toad’s Place President Brian
Phelps. Also on Thursday, there’s the Bright Night 12: Electro Glow Party. Friday’s featured artist is Kap Slap at 9,
and they also bring you Cosmic Dust Bunnies and others for a show at 8. On
Sunday at 9, Simon Posford presents Shpongletron 3.1, with Phutureprimitive. www.toadsplace.com has
the complete line-up.
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight is the usual Jazz
Mondays at 8. Tomorrow (Tuesday) brings Michael Palin's Other Orchestra, an
18-piece band working out new material. Wednesday’s Blues Jam is with Ed
Bradley. On deck for Friday is 7 Below
bringing you A Phish Tribute. The American roots band Eight to the Bar takes
the stage on Saturday at 9. www.blackeyedsallys.com for
more.
On Wednesday, Manic Productions brings you Semicircle (members
of Reptar), White Violet, and Spectral Fangs at Bar in New Haven. On Thursday they feature Into It. Over It. at
Center Church on the Green, also in New Haven. Saturday’s performers at The Ballroom at the
Outer Space in Hamden include Nick Thune, Ben Kronberg, and Kate Berlant. On Sunday at 3 they’ve got a Hundred Waters
Listening Party at The Outer Space in Hamden.
http://www.manicproductions.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, this Wednesday there’s Trivia
Night in the Bistro hosted by BaR Rated Trivia at 8. On Thursday, it’s the XG Extreme Guitar Tour
featuring Uli Roth, Vinnie Moore, and others at 8. You can hear some funk and R&B on Friday
with Robert Randolph and the Family Band.
On Saturday, funk and jazz come your way with Maceo Parker and special
guest Gedeon Luke & the People. On
Sunday it’s the Bob Marley Birthday Bash featuring Anita Antoinette, Jesse
Royal and more. All details at http://www.infinityhall.com
You can tour the Wadsworth Mansion 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.
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts offers an Artist Talk in CFA Hall
this Thursday at 5:30 with dancer/choreographer Eiko Otake and photographer William
Johnston, who discuss their collaborative exhibition “A Body in Fukushima.” A walking tour of the exhibit follows the
talk. At 8 on Thursday, they bring
author Daniel Handler to Memorial Chapel for the Russell House Prose and Poetry
Series. Best known for his Lemony
Snicket series, he’ll be reading from new work.
On Friday and Saturday, Montreal’s Companie Marie Chouinard performs two
new dance works in the CFA Theater at 8.
On Sunday at 3, finger guitarist Stephen Bennett presents original
compositions of the Beatles, Ennio Morricone, and Elmer Bernstein in The
Russell House. Details at http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa.
At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Veteran’s Writing
Group meets on Thursday at 7. Visit http://www.russelllibrary.org for
details and for information on more community activities.
Honoring Black History Month, the Hartford Public Library
presents “Nonviolence in a Time of Civil Unrest: A Conversation with Legendary Civil Rights
Leader Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr.,” this Thursday at 5:30 at the downtown
library. http://www.hplct.org
Thursday is the opening reception of “Ear Candy,” an earring
show at Wesleyan Potters Gallery/Shop, and features bluegrass music by
Arrowhead. There are one-of-a-kind
earrings from twenty-six jewelers, and the show runs through March 15. The Gallery is located at 350 S. Main St.,
Middletown. http://www.arts2go.org
On Saturday at 10 a.m. bring your kids to make special
Valentine’s Day cards at Hartford Prints, located at 42 ½ Pratt St. Glitter, glue, and paper are supplied. More at http://www.hartfordprints.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central
Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford, they continue their run of the
2015 Oscar Shorts, offering you three sets to choose from including Animated,
and Live Action, which run through February 22nd, and two
Documentary series which run through the end of this week. Their Speak Up series of live story-telling
happens this Saturday at 8, under the theme of “Office Space.” Full details at www.realartways.com.
At Trinity College’s Cinestudio, the run of “The Babadook”
continues tonight and tomorrow. This
Australian thriller involves a young widow and her eight-year-old son who start
reading a pop-up book with unexpected results.
On Wednesday they open “Top Five,” written and directed by, and
starring, Chris Rock, about a comedic actor who wants to make a serious film
but ends up disappointing his fans. It
runs through Saturday. On Sunday they bring
back “Ida,” a Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Film, about a Polish novice
in a nunnery who discovers her family is Jewish, and takes a trip with her aunt
to discover the truth about her parents.
www.cinestudio.org.
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry follows the jive from 5 to
6. With classic hop to smooth
contemporary sounds, it’s a well-rounded jazz show for true jazz heads.
From
6 to 6:30 it’s Radio Curious from Pacifica, bringing you interviews on a
curiously wide array of topics concerning life and ideas.
75%
Folk with Michael Benson follows from 6:30 to 8, bringing you contemporary folk
and acoustic music with side orders of blues, jazz, world, pop, movie
soundtracks, readings and occasional live interviews.
From
8 to 9:30 it’s Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis, with the best in vintage and
contemporary heavy funk, soul, club jazz, reggae, ska, afro and Latin dance
floor grooves.
The
Attention Deficit Disk Jockey with Lee follows from 9:30 to 11, bringing you
the music of yesterday’s future today
Sleep
Paralysis with Erin and Ethan comes your way from 11 to midnight. They’ll be chatting about dreams, floating on
sounds, and poking around in the subconscious.
At
midnight it’s Your Turn with Rachel Day.
In each episode, a different guest comes on and chronologically shares
and explains the songs that have been instrumental in shaping who they
are.
From
1 to 2 a.m. we bring you Meet Music with DJ Rami. Buckle up and tune in to meet
a new artist with each show! Explore artists' backgrounds, influences, and
personal stories.
Next
is All Mixed Up from Pacifica, airing until 3 a.m. It’s an eclectic mix of arts and information,
featuring mood-driven music mixes and interviews.
We
follow that with Maximum Rock and Roll Radio until 4, followed by BBC World
News from 4 to 5 a.m., bringing you international news coverage from the famous
British news network. Morning Edition
from NPR comes your way at 5.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. Tune in each and every
weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the
air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University
since 1939.
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You can make that donation online at http://www.wesufm.org anytime. Thanks for listening! Now stay tuned for Charles
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