Good evening, it's Monday, October 31st.
Happy Halloween!
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 radio
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I’m Maria Johnson….
Now, here's a rundown of what's
happening in our area this week:
Tonight, The Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown presents their weekly
Anything Goes Open Mic + Moments of Gratitude at 7:00 pm. On Tuesday it’s Laughter
Yoga at 6:30 pm. The Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta happens Thursday at 7 pm.
On Friday at 8 pm, classical pianist Carolyn Halsted performs works by Barber
and Chopin in addition to two original works, Nocturne in E flat, and
Labyrinth. Annaita Ghandy’s Aligned with Source
Workshop happens Saturday morning at 10:30, with this week’s theme of
“Attracting the Best in Life.” At 1 pm, the International Beat Poetry Festival
holds a Free Poets Collective with music and readings. The Jovan Alexandre Trio
performs hard-bob and post-bop at 8 pm. On Sunday, Steinway Artist Robin
Speilberg takes the piano at 3 pm, followed at 7 by comedy with the Make
Believe Society Improv Show. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings
at 10:30. Details at http://buttonwood.org
Tonight, down in New Haven at Café
Nine, they bring you Milksop: Unsung, Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre, and Xavier
Serrano. On Tuesday they headline Canyon, and Jason Gerrish. Wednesday’s bill
includes Some Kind of Nightmare, The Ratz, Zombii, and Bloodred Whiskey. On
Thursday it’s The Stunning, appearing along with Lines West. Friday they bring
you Wolf Harbor, On the Fritz, Gravity Senses, Strawberry Cheesesteak, and
Stalemate. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 showcases Mike Coppola and
Friends, followed later by Dangerous Animals, Baka Fana, and more. The Sunday Buzz
Matinee at 3 is a CD Release Show with Bronson Rock, and at 8 Café Nine brings
you The Helium Brothers and Phil Rosenthal. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,
tonight’s Jazz Mondays series features the Jovan Alexandre Trio. On Tuesday
nights, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works out new material on Sally’s stage.
On Wednesdays they present their long-running Community Blues Jam hosted by Ed
Bradley. On Thursday it’s Sally’s house band The Po’ Boys, with blues, rock,
and boogie-woogie. On Friday, The Mighty Soul Drivers brings you classic Soul. On
Saturday night the blues guitar virtuoso Jay Jesse Johnson takes Sally’s
stage. www.blackeyedsallys.com
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, tonight
it’s the GWAR Halloween Specular with Zombii, Revenge Against God, and a
costume contest. On Thursday they headline Young M.A. On Friday it’s another
Bright Night Glow Party and EDM College Dance Party with loads of performers. www.toadsplace.com
Manic Productions presents “Great
Good Fine OK”, Dreamers, and Mission Zero at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in
Hamden. On Wednesday, they bring Ryley Walker, Circuit des Yeux, and Kath Bloom
to Bar in New Haven. There’s a lot happening at the College Steet Music Hall,
starting Thursday, with Fred Armisen. On Friday you can catch Patton Oswalt and
Myq Kaplan. On Saturday, it’s Foals, Bear Hands, and Kiev. On Sunday, The Beach
Boys take the Music Hall Stage at 7 pm. http://www.manicproductions.org/
At the Russell Library in Middletown,
on Tuesday at 10 am there’s a Smoking Cessation Program in association with
Middlesex Hospital. At 6 pm they present Social Media and Your Job Search: The
Things You Just Can’t Ignore. The Veteran’s Writing Group meets every Thursday
evening. On Saturday at 10:30 there’s a workshop on Revolutionary War Genealogy
presented by the Wadsworth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution;
pre-registration is suggested. At 1:30the FaReLa piano/cello Duo presents an
Exotic Romanticism Concert. On Sunday at 2 pm there’s an Opening Reception in
collaboration with the Art Guild of Middletown for the art, prose, and poetry
exhibition that runs through the month. www.russelllibrary.org
Wesleyan’s Center
for the Arts holds an Opening Reception for “Flying Carpets” an exhibit of new
paintings by David Schorr, Tuesday at 4:30 at the Zilkha Gallery. At 9 pm
there’s a music recital, Happy Hybrid, by Tomek Arnold at World Music Hall. The
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert happens Thursday through Saturday at 8 pm at
the Patricelli ’92 Theater. On Friday, South African musician Derek Gripper
performs at Crowell Concert Hall. They’re sponsoring a tour of the NYC Grolier
Club Exhibit and Print Fair on Saturday. On Sunday, jazz guitarist Tony
Lombardozzi performs at The Russell House at 3 pm. Full details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Mindfulness After
Work happens every Wednesday at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at
6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Middletown’s Music Ambassador Old
Lonesome Dave hosts a Jack ‘n’ Jill Open Mic Wednesday at the Mezzo Grille on
Court St. at 7:30 pm. Tips and donations benefit the New Horizons Domestic
Violence Services. www.arts2go.org
Middletown Scottish country dancers
offer classes for beginners & experienced dancers at First Church on Court
Street in Middletown, Every Wednesday from 7-9:30p. Partners not
necessary but soft-soled shoes are! For information, call Lucile Blanchard at
860-347-0278.
At Infinity Hall
in Hartford, they’ve got the English progressive rock group renaissance on
Thursday. You can enjoy folk and rock on Friday with Aztec Two-Step and Brewer
& Shipley. It’s blues and rock on Saturday with Southside Johnny & The
Asbury Jukes, appearing with The Gary Douglas Band. The Olate Dogs, winners of
“America’s Got Talent,” come your way Sunday at 1 pm, followed by a late show
with award-winning jazz artist Madeleine Peyroux. www.infinityhall.com
The 17th
annual Connecticut Veterans’ Day Parade happens this Sunday in Hartford,
starting at 12:30 pm at the Capitol Building and making its way through
Bushnell Park. www.ctveteransparade.org
On Sunday at the
MAC650 Artspace in Middletown, there’s acoustic soul music by Elizabeth
Dellinger, Paul Bryant Hudson, Orice Jenkins and more at 8:30 pm, along with a local
artisan market. www.arts2go.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 “A Man Called Ove,” (ooh-veh), a Swedish film about an
isolated retiree whose life is changed by new neighbors. Also continuing is “Harry
& Snowman,” a true Cinderella story about the transformative relationship
between a Dutch immigrant and an Amish plow horse. Both runs through Thursday.
On Friday they open “Aquarius,” a Portuguese film about a widow fighting
developers who try to evict her from her home. It runs through the weekend. www.realartways.org.
Though Thursday, Trinity College’s
Cinestudio continues the run of “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” starring Natalie
Portman as the mother of celebrated Israeli author Amos Ox. On Friday they open
“Southside With You,” the story of the well-known first date in Chicago of a
community organizer and his law firm supervisor who became the first black
couple to occupy the White House. It runs through Saturday. Sunday’s matinee
offering is the Bolshoi Ballet production of Shostakovich’s “The Bright
Stream.” They also open “The Battle of Algiers,” a 4K restoration celebrating
the 50th anniversary of this Italian classic about Algeria’s war of
independence. www.cinestudio.org
Thursday night, Russell Library continues the 8th
annual Middletown International Film Festival, Common Ground, with a screening
of “The Second Mother,” a Brazilian film about class barriers that are
disrupted when a housekeeper’s daughter disappears, at 7 pm in the library’s
Hubbard Room. www.russelllibrary.org
Now here’s what’s on the air tonight
on WESU Middletown:
Right after the jive, we’ve got
Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, a well-rounded show for true jazz heads.
From 6-6:30 pm it’s Building Bridges,
a weekly labor report from Pacifica.
At 6:30 until 8 pm stay tuned for a
special Halloween episode of Back Down the Bayou, filling in for 75% Folk.
The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis takes
you from 8 to 9:30 pm, with the best in contemporary funk, soul, reggae, dub,
and African and Latin beats.
Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack
Sullivan is next from 9:30 to 10:30 pm, taking you back to the Doo-Wop and Rock
‘n’ Roll of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s.
Rhyme & Reason follows from 10:30
to 11:30 with DJ Riela and DJ Tanner, bringing you songs inspired by a poem,
highlighting local writers.
After that it’s The Weirding Way with
DJ Atriedes from 11:30 to 12:30, an exploration of sonic moods with an
indie/alternative focus.
At 12:30 am Green Tea Time with DJ
Ari G presents coffeehouse-style music paired with "green"
environmental news tidbits.
From 1:30-3 am it’s Connections with
DJ EKL & McSteamz, exploring the complexity of music and the music
production process.
Maximum Rock and Roll is next from 3
to 4 am, with the best in DIY punk garage rock, and hardcore.
BBC World News airs from 4 to 5 am,
and we get the day started at 5 with NPR’s Morning Edition.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five.
If you missed anything, you can find the written version online at
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