Thursday 9-28-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday September 28th. 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 Ben Michael. Thanks for joining us! Now here's what's going on in our area this week:

Tonight here in Middletown, The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown kicks off their 41st annual Navaratri Festival, a celebration of the music, dance, and artistry of India. Tonight’s offerings include a Music Colloquium lecture, a film screening, and a concert of vocal music at Crowell Concert Hall. They continue on Friday with henna and chaat samplings plus music and dance at Crowell Hall. The festival winds up on Saturday with a Hindu ceremonial blessing ceremony and a final concert at Crowell. Full details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Tonight Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts the author lecture: Ethan Kleinberg, “Haunting History: For a Deconstructive Approach to the Past” at 7 pm. Tomorrow at Wesleyan RJ Julia you can catch Neil Maher, Apollo In the Age of Aquarius.  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Rockfall Foundation is holding An Evening with Henry David Thoreau this Thursday at the deKoven House Community Center in Middletown. Help celebrate the bicentennial of Thoreau’s birth with Richard Smith, historian and member of the Thoreau Society. Call 860-347-0340 for reservations and information.

At the Outer Space in Hamden tonight/Thursday, Manic Presents brings Yelle and Mission Zero, and Friday they’ve got The Russ Liquid Test and Marvel Years. It’s the Ballroom again on Saturday with Rainer Maria, Mates of State, and Selector Dub Narcotic, or you can catch The Growlers and Baby Shakes at the College Street Music Hall. Sunday’s Music Hall performers are Two Door Cinema Club, and Circa Waves. www.manicpresents.com

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, you can catch John Ferrara Seth Moutal, with a workshop before the performanc, starting at 7. Friday’s Women In Song Happy Hour at Café Nine features Allison Farrel and CB Sheehan. Friday night it’s a Puppet Cabaret with DJ Icebucket. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Billy Cofrances this week. Saturday night Café nine presents the Ideat Village Rock Lottery. The Sunday Buzz Matinee at The Nine features The Vibrators 40th Anniversary Tour. Sunday Night at Café Nine features Sex Beat with DJ Kid Congo Powers.  http://www.cafenine.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, tonight/Thursday, they headline Keller Wiliams. Friday, Toad’s features Shakedown playing the music of The(Grateful) Dead and Beyond. www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s tomorrow / Friday night its soulful guitar blues with Robert Frahm. On Saturday, it’s the blues/rock favorite, The Paul Nelson Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/





The Charter Oak Cultural Center holds an opening reception with the artist for the new exhibit “The Art of Protest: Photographs by Arienne Davey,” this eve /Thursday at their Hartford location.www.charteroakcenter.org

At Infinity Hall in Hartford, you can enjoy An Evening with Madeleine Peyroux tonight/Thursday. Friday, they offer indie rock and jazz fusion with Indian Ocean. Saturday’s headliner is Jonny Lang. On Sunday, it’s a social media and music festival tour - Digitour: Goodtimes. Wishbone Ash takes the Infinity Hall Norfolk stage, tonight. Tomorrow The High Kings Grace & Glory Tour 2017 takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage. Saturday, they’ve got the Rippingtons and Sunday brings Jeff Przech to the Infinity Hall Norfolk Bistro,   www.infinityhall.com

The Connecticut Forum presents “An Evening with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer” tonight at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. Attendees will receive a free copy of his book, “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities.”www.ctforum.org

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford features Cry Havoc, Sick Minds, Enziguri and more this Friday. On Saturday, they hold their final FN Fest to celebrate the close of FN Radio. On Sunday, it’s Beat the Doll and Matt Danger. Full details at https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Saturday morning, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you the Aligned With Source Workshop, and in the evening you can enjoy Ameranouche, bringing you Gypsy Flamenco Swing. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30.  http://buttonwood.org/

At Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Yoga in the Courtyard Saturday, and at 1 pm Sat. they host author/historian Marty Podskoch to discuss his new book, “Connecticut Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Supervised by WWI Officers.” Don’t forget, it’s the final week to return overdue items with no penalty. Check the website for details and more ongoing events for all ages.www.russelllibrary.org

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts holds a free Block Party this Saturday at their Hartford location. There’s music, food trucks, family events, salsa lessons,  backstage tours, and more.www.bushnell.org

The Middlesex County Historical Society hosts is 32nd Annual Car Show this Sunday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Palmer Field in Middletown. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/


The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Ava Luna, Jelani Sei, and Zanders this Sunday night at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Sunday afternoon Brings 2nd Annual Middletown March for Education Parade and Festival  to celebrate Families, Students Educators, and Community. The Parade begins at 3pm at Macdonough school and will head to Harbor Park where the festival begins and will continue until 7pm.  ALL are welcome because ALL children matter! For more information visit march for education dot org or call Executive Director Timothy Cooper at 203.522. 2511  

Many of Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are still in session. Most run through the end of October and offer opportunities to find home-grown goods and support local growers. Middletown’s long running market on the South Green is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 1 pm and Middletown’s North End Farmers Market is on Friday’s from 10 am to 2 pm. Cromwell’s market is on Fridays 4-7 pm; and Glastonbury’s market happens Wednesdays 4-7 pm, find more at www.ctnofa.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways ends their run of “Columbus,” tonight. This film is about two strangers brought together in a small Midwestern city. Through next Thursday, they continue the run of “Unleashed,” about an unexpected encounter with transformed animals. Tomorrow Real Art Ways opens run of Logan Lucky, and “School Life,” a documentary about the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Sunday brings a screening of “John Le Carré – An Evening with George Smiley,” the proceeds of which benefit Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

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Through Saturday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run “Detroit” a recreation of the 1967 Detroit riots. Sunday’s opening is “Dunkirk.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Now, stay tuned for a rundown of evening programming here on WESU!

Right after the Jive stick around for Homegrown, with Rob DeRosa the award winning  Music Show-playing Connecticut connected artists often treating the listeners to pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, the show also provides information about live shows in the area.

At 6:30 stay tuned for Imagine with Karen Stein, offering Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

From 8:00-9:30pm stick and stay with WESU for Evening Jazz with Bill Denert, providing A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. "Hearing is the best experience"

At 9:30 its Crispix with Chris From indie rock to folk to electronic and more, Chris picks whatever he's feeling this week to share with you.

From 11-midnight it’s The American Empire with, Tootse Mutant offering an exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.

From midnight-1am it’s Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks'n'Socks and MC McGee traveling through the history of jazz by highlighting a different artist, sub-genre, or time period each week.

Stay tuned from 1-2am for Fake News with DJ Alias and DJ Nick at Night who offer An irreverent take on political punditry, provided by two guys who love the sound of their own voices.

From 2-3am it’s the Sonic Hour with DJ Jackson with a focus on indie rock, prog pop, power pop, indie pop, etc. Shows will compare music from a previous generation with their contemporaries.

From 3-4am it’s Democracy Now! from Pacifica. 
 

At 4‑5am We bring you the BBC World Report and we kick of weekdays with Morning Edition from NPR From 5‑9am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Thanks for joining us and Stay tuned for a stiff does of Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, up next.