Good evening, it's
Wednesday, February 1st. 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 Bill Denert, producer and host of
Thursday night’s Evening Jazz where “hearing is the best experience” and
Connecticut’s number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for tuning in!
Now, here's a rundown of what's going
down in our area this week as we ease into our new Spring program season:
Thursday night at the Buttonwood
Tree, there’s an Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm, and
Rick Silberberg in "A Re -Visible Man," running February 2 - February
26. Friday evening features Story City Troupe, modeled after The Moth. Saturday
at the Buttonwood brings you Aligned with Source: An Interactive Workshop &
Meditation hosted by Annaita Gandhy. On Saturday night, don’t miss the Daniel
Meron Trio, presenting music from their newly released album Sky Begins.
Find more info at http://buttonwood.org
Tonight/Wednesday, down at Café Nine
in New there’s a COMEDY OPEN MIC HOSTED BY DAN RICE, another free event. On
Thursday, Jazz Haven Presents NICK DIMARIA WIRED, RECESS BUREAU and the LIZ
DELLINGER TRIO. This Friday’s Weekly Wind Down Happy Hour showcases LYNN
MALAVOLTE & DW DITTY. Also on Friday, prepare for an eclectic evening of
jazz fusion and progressive rock with MID ATLANTIC TITLE, UNCONCIOUS
DISTURBANCE, THE RIGHT OFFS and DR. MARTINO. Saturday February 4th, catch JAZZ JAM WITH MIKE
COPPOLA AND FRIENDS, as well as PORTS OF SPAIN, JAKE MCKELVIE & THE
COUNTERTOPS, Pleasure Beach and Thecolororange later on in the evening. On
Sunday, Cygnus Radio & The Sunday Buzz Matinee present: CRISTINA HARRIS and
the KIERSTIN JOY PUPKOWSKI BAND. Sunday also features the Rockabilly
Folk-Fusion sounds of DO IT FOR YOUR HEROES.
For more info, visit www.cafenine.com
(Wednesday) Also down in New Haven,
Toad’s brings you 6 MORE WEEKS OF local ROCK! Featuring 5 Below Zero, Chad
Messier and the Old Souls, Crosby, A Dangerous Style, Fifth Street, Haris Shah,
Low Pagoda, The Rising Tide, Screamin Eagle Band, Static Charmer, Still I Rise
and Twiin Souls. On Friday, don’t miss Toad’s final event of the week, the
Bright Night glow party, featuring a lineup of DJs and rockin original artists.
Find more info at www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,
it’s the Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam hosted by Ed Bradley this week. This
Thursday come hear Sally’s house band-The Po Boys. Featuring some of the best
musicians in the area. Friday the 3rd, catch EASY BABY’s smooth
bluesy sounds. On Saturday, psychedelic groove masters FRESH PAINT show off
their boogie tunes.
Get more information at www.blackeyedsallys.com
At the Russell Library this Friday
it’s We Read, You Play at the Russell Library in Middletown. Visit www.russelllibrary.org for
more information.
Mindfulness After Work happens every
Wednesday at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Tonight/Wednesday, Manic Productions
presents #FREEMUSICWEDNESDAYS at Bar in New Haven, this week featuring Dominic
(Lithuania, DRGN KING), Norwegian Arms and Grass Stains. Groove to some
soul-pop on Friday with Lawrence, then stay on for the Funky Dawgz Brass Band
and Great Blue.
www.manicproductions.org 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.
This evening/Wednesday, The Outer
Space in Hamden hosts the SeeS and Lukas Graham.
You can find the full weekend roundup
on Cherry Street Station listings at https://www.reverbnation.com/venue/cherrystreetstation or
find them on Facebook.
On February 1st,Wesleyan’s Center for the
Arts presents The Old Northern Capital—Beijing, with talks from Curator Lucia
Wang. Also on the first is a singing workshop in the World Music Hall. Further,
as part of the University Lecture series, Lars Jan will give a lecture about
his recent performance work, The Institute of Memory. Thursday features
"Adilei" Ensemble Concert: Georgian Traditional Music. Senior thesis
projects and performances run through the weekend.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways has extended
their run of Neruda, a lavishly-mounted reimagining of the Nobel
Prize-winning poet’s pursuit into political exile, starring Gael García
Bernal. Both Neruda and Things to Come, detailing a professor’s journey
through her husband’s abandonment, run through the 2nd. On screen Friday is Tanna,
a film set in the south pacific that explores its native tribes. Details &
screening times at realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford is showing Fire at Sea Monday and Tuesday, and Doctor Strange, which
will run through the end of the week. On February 5th, see Swan Lake and the Tree
of Wooden Clogs.
Info online at cinestudio.org
Now here’s what’s
on the air tonight on WESU:
5:05-6pm
(1,3,5) Women’s Music, Women’s Wisdom
with DJ Sense and DJ Sensibility
The work of female musicians whose
lyrics aren’t focused on desiring attention from others.
6-6:30pm
(1,3,5) Your Mind Matters with Helen
Evrard MD
We explore the brain conditions known
as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guests who study them, treat
them, or are affected by them.
6:30-8pm
Fusion Radio with James Fusion
The original ... and still the best
damn Techno mix on radio!
8-9:30pm
The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
The best of underground house music,
mixed live for your listening pleasure.
9:30-11pm
(1,3,5) The Vault with DJ Anton Banks
Presents listeners with the latest in
hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive
music from international artists.
(1,3,5) The Karl Marx Social Hour
Each episode hosts DJ Fat Marco and
DJ Ninjoo Pinjoo pick a story, social event, or historical event and then play
music that they think relates.
Midnight-1am
(1,3,5) Some Typa Way
Join DJ’s Crystal Beth and Shlomo as
they provide you with music that stirs a specific mood within each of us.
1-2am
(1,3,5) Dumpster Dive with GIRL FIERI and
yourstruly
Offbeat DIY, punk and indie
2-3am
(1,3,5) Paradise Airwaves with Plushie
Avenger
A show dedicated to LGBTQ+ music
genres (disco, house, queercore/punk, etc.), queer-themed songs, and music by
LGBTQ+ artists.
3-4am
An A and a B with DJ N
Every band has its hits - and a
multitude of unknown, hidden gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek
to highlight this dichotomy.
The BBC World News airs til 5 am and
we start the day at 5 with NPR’s Morning Edition.
And stay tuned weekdays for new morning lineup!
At 9am its Rising up with Sonali from Pacifica
That's followed by NPRs 1A with Joshua Johnson
At 11am (Monday Through Thursday) Stay tuned for the newest edition to our Morning talk show line-up, Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod from Pacifica.
Of Course at noon every weekday, its our guiding light of truth and justice in journalism, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. Find the rest of our amazing Spring program schedule, a live audio stream, program archives, the script for today's Jive, a donation link and much more online at www.wesufm.org
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