Good evening, it's Wednesday, September 7th, and this is the
Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming, here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. By day, WESU offers talk programs featuring
NPR, Pacifica, and independent and local public affairs broadcasts. Weeknights
and weekends we bring you the best in free-form community programming.
I’m Ben Michael. Thanks for joining us!
Here’s a rundown of what's happening in our area this week:
Tonight, down in
New Haven at Café Nine, there’s a double record release show with two
headliners, Arc Iris, and Superhuman Happiness. Thursday brings Bim Skala Bim,
The Hempteadys, and Rude Boy George to the Café Nine stage. Friday’s Happy Hour
artist is Snake Hill Blues. Later Friday night, Café Nine presents Sun Dagger,
Rudeyna, and Head With Wings. Café Nine’s Saturday Afternoon Jazz Jam Session
is with Gary Grippo & Friends, this week. Saturday night’s line up at the
Nine features Craig Bell & His Band, Stefan Christensen & Friends, Worn
Leather, and Consolidated Plastics. "The Sunday Buzz" Matinee
headlines The Bandidos, along with The Tommy and Travis Moody. Gary Burr and
Mark Mirando come your way later Sunday night to round out the weekend. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Wednesday’s weekly
Community Blues Jam will be hosted by Ed Bradley this week. On Thursday, the
Balkun Brothers host a Rock-N-Roll Residency, with special guests each week.
Friday, you can hear hip hop, reggae, and more with The Alchemistics. On
Saturday, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez take the stage with rock n soul.www.blackeyedsallys.com
Tonight, Manic Productions brings Dinosaur Jr and Cloud
Nothings, to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven. Also on Wednesday,
Manic presents The Felice Brothers and Jake Xerxes Fussell at The Ballroom at
The Outer Space in Hamden. They’ve also got Cymbals Eat Guitars, Field Mouse,
and Spectral Fangs at Bar in New Haven on Wednesday night. They’ve got more at
the College Street Music Hall this weekend, with Twiddle headlining the Friday
and Saturday shows, and of Montreal and Ruby the Rabbitfoot appearing Sunday
evening. Full details athttp://www.manicproductions.org/
On Friday, in
Middletown, it’s the eleventh annual Composers and Improvisers Festival at The Buttonwood
Tree, featuring composer Joe Fonda and guitarist Mike Musillami, pianist Paul
Arslanian, and jazz tap dancer Brenda Bufalino. On Saturday morning Annaita
Ghandy’s Aligned with Source workshop happens at 10:30 am. Saturday night The
Kennedys, play roots, folk rock, and more at The Buttonwood. On Sunday,
fiddler/stepper April Verch brings North American roots music and stories to
the Buttonwood at 3, followed by a reading of Book 5 of Milton’s “Paradise
Lost” at 7 by John Basinger. Full details at http://buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Thursday’s featured artist is
Sammy Adams, appearing with Huey Mack, Indy, and Millyz. On Friday it’s
Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime, along with Ian Biggs & the Ruckus, Inosoul,
and On the Fritz. On Sunday they headline August Burns Red, appearing with
Erra, Silent Planet, and Make Them Suffer. www.toadsplace.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Veterans Writing
Group meets every Thursday at 7. On Saturday, they’ve got their Jazz Up Close
series at 2, featuring saxophonist Steve Wilson and his trio. Check the website
for more information on the new hours, as well as additional programs and
activities for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Art Guild of Middletown presents an Oil Painting
Demonstration by award-winning artist Shauna Shane this Thursday at 7 at the
Woodside Intermediate School in Cromwell. Full details atwww.arts2go.org
You’re invited to a night of music and poetry to benefit
Love146, a nonprofit dedicated to ending child trafficking, this Friday at
Sarah’s Coffee House in Hartford. Call 860-402-2393 for details.
On Friday at 8, Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts opens the
concert season with the annual Bach to School organ concert at Memorial Hall,
featuring the work of Maurice Duruflé. You’re invited to register your child for
the Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble, with classes starting this Saturday at 10
am in World Music Hall. Details atwww.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/
Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown holds its annual fall Open
House this Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm. Meet the teaching artists, enjoy arts
activities like puppet making and mural design, and learn more about their full
array of fall programs. Details at www.oddfellows.org
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford has its monthly Second
Saturdays for Families this week from 10 am – 1 pm. Free admission includes
story-telling, music, and more. www.thewadsworth.org
The second annual Hartford Pridefest and parade happens this
Saturday from noon to 5 pm in Bushnell Park. Details atwww.hartfordpride.com
The free Sunset Sounds Concert Series concludes this
Saturday starting at 5:30 at the Butler-McCook House in Hartford. Enjoy a
PopUp Art Show sponsored by Artists Supporting Artists, and jazz music by
featured artist Richard McGhee & The Rahstet. www.ctlandmarks.org
The Middletown Symphonic Band closes out its summer series
this Saturday with a concert at 7 pm at Great River Park in East
Hartford. Rain date is Sunday. www.arts2go.org
On Saturday, Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents
Warcockapalooza II, featuring nine hours of music starting at 3:30. You can
find Cherry Street Station on Facebook, or call (203) 265-2902 for info. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
This weekend also brings The Hebron Harvest Fair, to Hebron CT -
Thursday through Sunday (September 8-11).
This major agricultural fair is packed with fun and entertainment
including livestock shows, a midway, exhibits, a small-animal barn, arts and
crafts, food booths, a demolition derby and continuous stage entertainment. http://www.hebronharvestfair.org/
The North Haven
Fair also happens this weekend from Thursday through Sunday, (September
8-11) for more family fun. https://northhaven-fair.com
Here in Middletown you can you can support local farmers and get nutritious home-grown goods on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the long running market at the South Green on Old Church Street from 8am-1pm. On Fridays, The Middletown North End farmers market happens on Main Street outside Its Only Natural Market. For times and dates, as well as info on the many more in our area you can visit www.ctnofa.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run
of “My King (Mon Roi)”, a film about a woman who examines a turbulent
relationship after a skiing accident. Also continuing is “Life, Animated,” a
true story about a family discovery that Disney animated films will help them
communicate with their troubled son. Both run through Thursday. On Friday
they open “Unlocking the Cage,” a documentary about the animal rights lawyer Steven
Wise as he seeks to transform animals from “things” to “persons” with legal
protections. www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio ends their run of
‘Heironymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil,” a Dutch film that explores the depth
of this artist’s legacy as they celebrate the 500th anniversary of his
death. Opening tomorrow/Thursday is a run of “Little Men,” a story of the
family drama that surrounds two teenagers in contemporary Brooklyn. It runs
through Saturday. On Sunday they open “The Lobster,” starring Colin
Farrell in a dystopian comedy about singles who turn into animals if they don’t
find a mate by a deadline. Details and screening times at www.cinestudio.org
The Hartford Free Summer Movies series brings you “Bee
Movie” starring Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger this Friday evening at
Riverfront Park. Details at www.riverfront/org
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
From 6-6:30pmstay tuned for Your Mind Matters with Dr. Helen Evrard, MD, exploring the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guests who study them, treat them, or are affected by them.
From 6:30-8pm its Fusion Radio with James Fusion - for a 90 minute live techno mix.
At 8m Mike Nyce keeps the beat going with his 90 minute live mix of deep underground house music on The Warehouse .
From 9:30-11pm it's the vault with DJ Anton Banks, presenting listeners withthe latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from internationals artists.
At 11pm , it's The New Music Show with DJ Christ Figure. Spinning promotional copies sent into the station and my secret stash from labels.
From 1-3am, stay tuned for Back Down the Bayou a Louisiana and roots music show featuring Baton Rouge Blues, New Orleans funk, indigenous jazz and a whole lot more.
At 3 am it’s time for The Hour of Slack from The Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry
The compendium of the best and newest from all SubGenius radio & stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage collage artists, plus the weirdest of the indie audio underground.
At 4am you can catch the BBC world report before we kick off tomorrow’s program with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And 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.
Thanks for listening!
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