Good evening, it's Wednesday
, March 4th, 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, Thanks
for joining us. With bad weather in the
forecast, please check ahead with any venue before heading out in search of the
events listed in our calendar. With that said, here’s what’s scheduled
for the week.
Tonight (Wednesday) at 8, Writing at Wesleyan
in Middletown presents author Caryl Phillips, reading from his latest novel, “The Lost Child,” as part
of the Russell House Writing Series. A book signing and reception
follows. http://www.arts2go.org
The Middletown Scottish Country Dancers meet on
Wednesday nights at First Church on
Court St. Partners not necessary. Call 860-347-0278 for details.
Tonight at 6pmThe Hartford Public Library presents a panel discussion, Charlie Hebdo
and the Four Freedoms: Global and Local Implications, at the
downtown library’s History Center. Their Baby Grand Jazz series continues this
Sunday at 3 p.m. with guest artist Matt DeChamplain. http://www.hplct.org
Tonight (Wednesday), at Bar in New Haven, Manic Productions presents AMFMS, Jacques Le
Coque, and Pools are A+Ice. On Saturday, at the Space in Hamden,
Manic presents Gladshot, The Zambonis, and others for a 7:15 show. http://www.manicproductions.org
Also in New Haven tonight, Cafe Nine presents An Historic, Jacket Thor, and Entrance To
Trains at 9. Thursday they headline Brizzlor, appearing with
Intercourse, Bardus, and No Way. On Friday at 5, there’s an Opening
Reception and party for “It’s a Black & White World,” the Photos of John
Lawler. Friday night’s performers include The Hymans, Shock Pistols,
and Bomber. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam session is with Mike Coppola and
Friends. At 8 they bring you Protest Karaoke, celebrating with
Artspace the exhibition “Vertical Reach.” The 10 p.m. headliner is
Lea. Sunday afternoon brings you The Excitement Gang and others at
3, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with the George Baker Band at
8. http://www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight’s
weekly Blues Jam is with Ray Morant. On Friday it’s the return of rock and roll favorites
The Mambo Sons, with special guest Jack Sonni, “the other guitarist in Dire Straits,”
at 8. On Saturday night, the Kortchmar/McDonald Band takes the stage at
9. www.blackeyedsallys.com for more.
Toorrow/ Thursday at 5:30 pm, The Mark Twain House offers “An Evening with
Nell Bernstein,” with a discussion of the American juvenile justice
system. www.marktwainhouse.org
Here in Middletown at the Russell Library, The
Veterans Writing Group meets on Thursday at 7. On Sunday at 1:30, they
sponsor “Introduction to Reiki” with Hillary Gauvreau. http://www.russelllibrary.org for
details and information on more community activities.
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Thursday
brings their longstanding monthly
acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta. On Friday, the Ehud Ettan Trio
performs jazz at 8. The Aligned with Source workshop series with Annaita Gandhy
continues this Saturday at 10:30. This week’s theme is Choose Your
Expression. There’s a free Poets Collective Open Mic at
1. Saturday night at 8, the Buttonwood brings you saxophonist and vocalist
Kendra Emery, along with Lisa Dowling and music for the upright bass. 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. Celebrate International Women’s Day at 4 at the opening
reception for The Wonder of Women art exhibit, which runs through March and
features a variety of women artists. Next Monday morning at 10:30
the Hearing Voices Network meets. http://www.buttonwood.org
Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tomorrow/
Thursday you can catcg DJ
BL3ND, along with DNNYD and Mex-Em. On Friday at 7 it’s the final
show of Hostage Calm, with a variety of performers, brought to you in
association with the ARC Agency. Saturday’s feature is Bright Night
15: Electro Glow party at 9:30. www.toadsplace.comhas
the complete line-up.
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, this Thursday you can catch a night of Americana and Texas
swing with Asleep At The Wheel with The Quebe Sisters. Friday,
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, with Special Guest West End Blend take
the Infinity Hall Hartford stage. . On Saturday at 8 you can enjoy
Juno Award-winner Jesse Smith and his nuevo flamingo music. On Sunday at 7:30
they bring you Mike & the Mechanics, with Special Guest Daryl
Stuermer. http://www.infinityhall.com
The Wesleyan Center
for the Arts host a variety of events, beginning with a senior music recital
this Thursday in Memoial Chapel by Ben Zucker, performing “Poetics in
Motion.” Their Dance Masters two-day immersion in contemporary dance
series happens this weekend, with a Choreographers Conversation on Saturday at
12 at the Exley Science Center. The series’ Master Classes happen Saturday and
Sunday with multiple teachers at a variety of locations. The Opening
Reception for the Middletown Public Schools Art Exhibition happens Saturday at
5, at the Zilkha Gallery on Washington Terrace. It’s cosponsored by the
Middletown Board of Education and the Middletown Public Schools Cultural
Council. Details at http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa.
On Thursday, Middlesex
Community College History Professor Victor Triay will read from his historical
novel, “On Freedom’s Shores,” at 7 p.m. at Founder’s Hall. His work
chronicles a family saga after the Castro takeover of Cuba in the 1960’s. http://www.arts2go.org
The Iktus percussion
ensemble performs this Friday at 7:30 at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in
Hartford. They’ll offer compositions from the Women Composers
Festival of Hartford international score competition. The Alpaca
String Quartet performs music of local women composers on Saturday at
7:30. http://www.charteroakcenter.org
This Saturday (and next
Monday), Middletown’s ARTFARM is conducting public auditions for their
Shakespeare in the Grove production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Middlesex
Community College. Visit http://www.arts2go.org for details.
As a reminder, with
bad weather in the forecast, please check ahead with any venue before heading
out in search of the events listed in our calendar.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten
track in Central Connecticut:
There will be silent
films with live organ music this Saturday at 7 at First Church in Middletown,
to benefit the Northeast Regional Convention of the American Guild of
Organists. Music director Shari Lucas introduces the history of film
accompaniment, and then provides organ music for two silent films, the 1923
classics “It’s a Gift,” and “Safety Last!” http://www.arts2go.org
At Real Art Ways in
Hartford, they continue their run of “Citizen Four,” the 2015 Oscar-winning
documentary of the Edward Snowden story, through Thursday. Also running
is “Magician: The Astonishing Live and Work of Orson Welles,”
in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birthday. On Friday Real Art
Ways opens a run of “Queen and Country,” follow-up to John Boorman’s “Hope and
Glory,” the saga of two British mates now starting basic training in the 1950’s
during the Korean War. Also opening is the French coming of age film
“Girlhood,” about three free-spirited girls as they explore a gang
lifestyle. www.realartways.org.
At Trinity College’s
Cinestudio, their run of the 1956 John Ford film “The Searchers,” starring John
Wayne and Natalie Wood, continues through Thursday. They offer a
sneak preview of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about rape culture on
college campuses, this Wednesday and Sunday only. Both screenings include a
discussion with producer Amy Ziering following the film. On Thursday
through Saturday they’re showing “Wild,” starring Reese Witherspoon, based on
the gritty memoir by Cheryl Strayed about her hike on the Pacific Coast
Trail. On Sunday at 12:55 they’re showing “The Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo
and Juliet.” Sunday night starts a run of the Oscar-winning
“Whiplash,” chronicling the issues faced by a young student drummer who
encounters a worse-than-drill-sergeant teacher. www.cinestudio.org.
Now here's what's on
the air tonight on WESU:
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned
for: The Explorer’s Hour with Pickup Sticks for an exploration into the realm
of indie rock and roll.
From 6-6:30, it's Mind
Matters with Helen Evrard, M.D. The show provides information and guest
interviews on issues concerning mental illness. The focus is exploring holistic
therapies and stories of individual achievement.
And from 8-9:30pm, it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce for The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure. Starting at 9:30 it's The Vault with DJ Anton Banks presenting listeners with the very latest in hard techno, minimal tech-house, and left-field mixed live each week. at 11pm the electronic dance mix continues with Missteps with Nicholas Msall
at midnight stay
tuned for Romancipation with Dr. Love and DJ Smooth a late night
30 minute talk show.
at 1:30 stay tuned
for Revive the Cassettes (1,3,5) with DJ Annie
at 2:30 stay
tuned for some jazz on full moon hacksaw followed by indigenous in music from
the Pacifica network.
The BBC world news
kicks on at 4 and we start tomorrow’s broadcast day at 5am with Morning Edition
from NPR.
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
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