Good evening, it's Tuesday
January 10th. 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 from NPR and Pacifica, as well as independent and local public
affairs sources. Weeknights and weekends our student and community volunteers
bring you the best in free-form programming.
I'm Marianne O'Hare, producer of Conversation on Healthcare, heard on Tuesdays at 4pm. Thanks for joining us!
Now, here's a rundown
of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Russell Library
in Middletown, coming up at 5:45 pm today, the Job and Career Group Workshop oresents
“Create Balance & Relieve Anxiety” with Diane Lang. Find details of these
events and more for adults, kids, and families at www.russelllibrary.org
Tonight, down in New
Haven at Café Nine, Soul Conversion, Prologues, and Flames Ov The Fallen share
a bill. Wednesday’s bill includes Wes Swing, Olive Tiger, and Jay Sirianni. On
Thursday they bring you Wise Old Moon and Muddy Ruckus. Friday’s Happy Hour at
5 features Buzz Gordo, followed later by We Are Scientists and Straight To VHS,
brought to you by Manic Productions. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session at 4 is with
Gary Grippo & Friends, with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Fundraiser
happening later at 9 pm. The Sunday Buzz Matinee at 4 brings you An Afternoon
with Larry Kirwan of Black 47. www.cafenine.com
Manic Productions
brings Mat Kerekes, Elder Brother, The Flats, and Pinfinger to The Space in
Hamden tonight/Tuesday. Tomorrow/Wednesday, Manic Presents Mates of State and
The Sun Parade at Bar in New Haven. Saturday, they headline Deerhunter,
appearing with Palm, at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven. www.manicproductions.org
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra works
out new material. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam is with Tommy Whalen this
week. On Thursday, house band The Po Boys is on deck. On Friday, the Jeremy
Baum Trio brings you blues and soul-jazz from the ‘60’s. On Saturday,
guitarist/songwriter Tom “The Suit” Forst takes Sally’s stage. www.blackeyedsallys.com
The North End Action
Team of Middletown is showing their appreciation for the North End Community
this Wednesday at 6 pm at La Boca Restaurant on Main St. Enjoy free food,
games, raffles, and more. Details at the Arts2Go Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Hartford Public
Library hosts a Community Conversation and Public Allies Open Forum this
Wednesday at 6 pm at the Downtown Branch. Refreshments will be served. On
Thursday at 6 pm they celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday with a reading of
“The Raven,” followed by coffee and conversation. On Saturday at 1 pm there’s a
community conversation, Solidarity with Standing Rock, led by New England
Native artists and educators. The James Weidman Aperturistic Trio performs in
the Baby Grand Jazz Series on Sunday at 3 pm. www.hplct.org
Mindfulness After Work
happens every Wednesday at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15.
Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Wednesday night, one
of CT’s original Jam Bands, “The Bus,” hosts the Wednesday night open mic at
The Cypress Restaurant on South Main Street in Middletown. (860)346-3367
for details.
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 the Buttonwood Tree
in Middletown, Thursday at 8 pm it’s a double bill, with Jennifer Hill of
Murderous Chanteuse and Kierstin Sieser of The Tiny Ocean combining talents for
a night of Little Girls with Loud Mouths. Annaita Gandhy’s Aligned With Source
Workshop happens on Saturday at 10:30 am, with this week’s theme of Honoring
Your Unique Self. Acoustic folk comes your way Saturday night at 8 pm presented
by Seat Of Our Pants (SOOP). Details at http://buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New
Haven, on Thursday they’re present a night of jam bands with Keepers of the
Vibe, Viva la Hop, and Flowers N Kain. On Friday and Saturday it’s two days of
the Opus Blizzard B-Day Bash. Check the website for full details on who’s in
the lineup. www.toadsplace.com
The Art Guild of
Middletown starts off thier New Year at 7 pm on Thursday with a demonstration
of monotype printmaking by Nancy Whitcher at the Woodside Elementary School in
Cromwell. www.middletownartguild.org
At Infinity Hall in
Hartford, you can hear world music performed by Sierra Leone’s Refugee All
Stars Friday at 8 pm. On Saturday, it’s classic rock with Vanilla Fudge.
Details at www.infinityhall.com
The Eli Whitney Museum
in Hamden invites you to their classic American Flyer Trains exhibit this
Saturday and Sunday at their Whitney Avenue location. Admission is free. Come
run a train, or build a wooden train from a kit. Details and times at www.eliwhitney.org
Asylum Hill
Congregational Church, The Urban League of Greater Hartford, and the CT Center
for Nonviolence invite you to a film screening and discussion, “Get in the Way,
the Journey of John Lewis,” Sunday at 6:30 pm the church’s Hartford location.
Call 860-525-5696 for details.
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Through Thursday,
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its run of “The Eagle Huntress,” a
documentary about a thirteen-year-old girl who becomes the first female in her
family to train for an eagle hunting festival in Mongolia, through Thursday.
They’re also continuing “Nocturnal Animals,” Tom Ford’s romantic thriller about
a divorced couple discovering dark truths. The matinee screening on Thursday in
their Film 101 learning series is “Paths of Glory,” Stanley Kubrick’s 1957
classic anti-war movie about a WWI French hero on an impossible mission.
There’s a post-film discussion afterwards. There’s a matinee screening on
Friday of “Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness,” a virtual reality journey into
blindness based on the real-life experience of theologian John Hull. On Sunday
it’s the Connecticut Premier of “How to Build a Time Machine,” in their Science
on Screen series, featuring UConn physicist Dr. Ron Mallett and animator Rob
Niosi who collaborate to introduce you to the fourth dimension. There’s a
post-film Q&A with Dr. Mallett. www.realartways.org.
Trinity College’s
Cinestudio continues the run of “A Man Called Ove,” a bittersweet comedy from
Sweden about a lonely retiree forced to adjust to his new noisy neighbors,
through Wednesday. On Thursday they screen “Esteros,” in their Out Film CT
series, about the reunion of two childhood friends in their native Argentina.
On Friday and Saturday they offer “Nocturnal Animals,” Tom Fords romantic
thriller about a divorced couple and their secrets. Their National Theatre Live
matinee on Sunday is Harold Pinter’s “No Man’s Land.” They also open “The
Forest For the Trees,” a dark comedy from Germany about a young teacher whose
idealism leads to isolation and terror. www.cinestudio.org
Now here’s what’s on
the air tonight on WESU Middletown:
Right after the jive, stick around for three hours
of Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill presenting an eclectic selection of
new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a
roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival
ticket giveaways.
From 8-9pm The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry is a weekly
show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.
From 9-10pm stay tuned for Home Town Browns with DJ Ja Free
for an exploration of south Asian culture.
at 10pm Underdogs edge presents underground hip hop from
known and unknown artists alongside the lesser known tracks from the hit
makers.
From Midnight until 4am stay tuned for Franco’s Studio 54
mix of dance music from the 70’s and 80’s.
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, tune in each and every
weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the
air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University
since 1939.
The written form for what you've heard on today’s jive is
online at wesufm.org/jive
Thanks so much for listening – warm wishes for a happy and
safe holiday season.
Stay tuned now, for 3 hrs of Acoustic Blender with Bill
Revill
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