Good evening, it's Tuesday, February 24th, 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 Marianne O’Hare producer of Conversations on Healthcare.
Here’s some of what’s going on in our area this week.
Tonight, at the
Russell Library in Middletown, The Middlesex County Historical Society
hosts author Elisabeth Petry for her talk, “Overcoming the Odds: Anna Louise
James and Ann Petry Gamble and Win,” at 6. The Connecticut Poetry Society
meets this Wednesday at 6. On Thursday, comic book historian Bill Foster
discusses the changing image of African Americans in comic books at 7.
The Veterans Writing Group meets on Thursday at 7. On Saturday,
Connecticut author Beth Lapin launches her latest novel “Caravan of Dreams” at
2 p.m., with a book signing after the talk. Visithttp://www.russelllibrary.org for
details and information on more community activities.
A panel discussion,
“Drawing the Line: Lessons From Charlie Hebdo” takes place this tonight
at 7:30 at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford. Details at http://www.charteroakcenter.org
In New Haven tonight,
at Cafe Nine, you can enjoy Grass Hound, and Catalina Gonzalez at 8, and
OCD: Moosh & Twist, and Ground Up at 9. On Wednesday at 5, it’s Kings
& Queens of East Rock. On Thursday, Manic Productions brings you And
The Kids, The Sun Parade, and Rudeyna. On Friday at 5, Victor Roland
takes the Café Nine stage, with Natalie Tuttle, Rusty Things, and Peter J Brail
following at 9. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam session is with The George
Baker Band, and at 9 you can catch MV & EE, Spectre Folk, and more.
Sunday afternoon brings you the Americana Songwriter Circle 3, followed by
Sunday night’s Blues Boot Camp with Greg Sherrod at 8. http://www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, On Tuesdays, Michael
Palins Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band, works out new material. Wednesday’s
Blues Jam is with Tim McDonald. Friday, enjoy the reggae/hip-hop fusion
group The Alchemystics, along with Danny Pease & the
Regulators. On deck for Saturday is Caravan Of Thieves, with a
blend of gypsy swing and popular music. www.blackeyedsallys.com for more.
At Wesleyan’s Center
for the Arts, tomorrow/Wednesday at 8, The Russell House series presents
poet Ron Padgett, with a reception and book signing following the
presentation. Thursday through Saturday they present the “Starfall”
thesis theater production by Grace Herman-Holland, with actor-audience
interactions and elements of Japanese Kabuki theater. On Friday and Saturday,
Sara Guernsey presents her thesis theater production “The Visiting Room,” based
on testimonials and interviews with five prison inmates. On Friday in
Crowell Concert Hall it’s the Connecticut premier of Tari Aceh! Music and Dance
from Northern Sumatra, with traditional Indonesian dancers. On Sunday,
they sponsor the Stanley Maxwell Quartet, playing original arrangements of jazz
at the Russell House. Details at http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa .
The Middletown Scottish Country Dancers meet Wednesday at
First Church on Court St. Partners not necessary. Call 860-347-0278
for details.
On Wednesday,
Manic Productions brings you the California X, Ovlov, and Dead Pines at Bar in
New Haven. On Friday they’ve got Yung Lean & Sad Boys at The Space in
Hamden. Saturday, they offer The Dodos, and Springtime Carnivore, also at
the Space in Hamden. Details at http://www.manicproductions.org
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford brings you Hugh
Howard in their Nook Farm Author Talk series, who will present “Houses of Civil
War America,” this Wednesday at 7 p.m. http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
Music at the Hubbard House presents a concert by
BluesGrass this Thursday at 7:30 at their Middletown location.
Proceeds benefit the Artists for World Peace “Children of Peace,” along
with the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Info at http://www.artistsforworldpeace.org
At the Buttonwood
Tree in Middletown, The Middlesex Drum Circle meets on Thursday at 7; bring
your own, or use one from the onsite collection. On Friday, celebrate
Chinese New Year with traditional music by Ming Zhu, poetry by Lara Peng, and
more. The Aligned with Source workshop series with Annaita Gandhy
continues this Saturday at 10:30. This week’s theme is Balancing Your
Life. Enjoy jazz with guitarist Dan Arcamone and friends Saturday night
at 8. 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. At 2:30, enjoy the Connecticut National Youth Poetry Slam Team
tryouts, followed by comedy with the Great Make Believe Improv Show at 7.
The Wonder of Women art exhibit opens on Sunday and features a variety of women
artists. Next Monday morning at 10:30 the Hearing Voices Network meets. http://www.buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in
New Haven on Thursday it’s Bright Night 14: Electro Glow Party, with music
on two stages. On Friday at 9:30 Partynextdoor takes the stage.www.toadsplace.com has the complete
line-up.
At Infinity Hall - Hartford,
On Thursday, pop star Mary Lambert takes the Infinity stage at 8.
Friday’s headliner is “The New Queen of Soul” and Broadway star Bettye Lavette
at 8. On Saturday it’s Comedy Night: Battle of the Sexes, bringing you
headliner stand-up comics from late night TV. On Sunday three-time Grammy
winner and roots music storyteller Keb’ Mo’ takes the Infinity stage at 7:30.
All details athttp://www.infinityhall.com
The Hartford Public Library presents “Hartford Renaissance:
Celebrating the Art of Romare Bearden,” this Saturday from 9 to 12 a.m. in
honor of Black History Month. There are panel and group discussions, and a
performance by The Iron Poets. Register at the library website.
Their Baby Grand Jazz series continues this Sunday at 3 p.m. with guest artist
Laszlo Gardony. http://www.hplct.org
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
“Northern Borders,” the story of a young boy sent to live on his grandparents’
farm in Kingdom County, Vermont in 1956, through Thursday. Also
continuing is “Timbuktu,” a story of a cattle herder and his family who live
near this ancient city that is now ruled by religious Jihadist
extremists. Improv’d Cinema happens this Thursday at 8, when Sea Tea
Improv does the voiceover for the audience choice from five bad films.
This week they’ll open a run of “Magician: The Astonishing Live and Work
of Orson Welles,” in honor of the eve of his centenary. Check website for
dates and times. www.realartways.com.
At Trinity College’s Cinestudio, the run of “The Passionate
Thief,” a restored 1960 Italian classic about a seductive starlet who hooks up
with a con man to pull off a robbery at a lavish party, continues through
Thursday. On Friday and Saturday they’re screening “Foxcatcher,” starring
Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo, based on the true story of a
DuPont heir who invites two struggling wrestlers to his farm for
training. On Sunday they open a run of the 1956 John Ford film “The
Searches,” starring John Wayne and Natalie Wood, restored in Technicolor.
It was voted number 12 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American
Films of All Time. www.cinestudio.org.
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
From 6-6:30pm its The Movement, DJ Aiss’ and DJ Dani’s guide
to All Black Everything
At 6:30 its time for 90 minuites of Acoustic Blender with
Bill Revill featuring Folk, bluegrass, singer-songwriter, Americana, real
country, all roots oriented music with concert listings at 7pm and
frequent ticket giveaways.
From 8-9pm its The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry for a
weekly dose of live and local Connecticut arts and music.
From 9-10:30pm stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire
Cat.
At 10:30-11:30pm Tess and Isabel bring you the
Feminist Power Hour
Then at 11:30 tonight it’s The Wily Windy Moors with Ian
McCarthy for an hour of Pop or pop-adjacent tunes to get you revved up for bed.
From 12:30-1:30am catch the Hot Tune Time Machine with the
Kaiser and DJ LT
From 1:30-2:30amstay tuned for The Blast Zone with Baggins
and the G-O who will journey, drill, grab, sing, and banter thier way through
the wild world of sports.
At 2:30 its Occupy Radio from Pacifica, An extended
conversation about the issues which gave rise to the Occupy Movement.
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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