Mon 10-30-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday October 30th. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. As tmrw is Halloween, it's sadly appropriate to discuss something truly scary: the opiod crisis. We'll talk with Dr. Thomas Andrew, the subject of a recent New York Times piece headlined, “As Overdose Deaths Pile Up, a Medical Examiner Quits the Morgue." After 20 years' working with cadavers as New Hampshire's chief coroner, Dr. Thomas is turning his attention to the living. He’s about to enter the seminary to become a minister.  Can't listen live? Find the audio archived tomorrow night at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, they celebrate Manic Mondays with Twain, and Thomas Laydon. Tuesday’s Halloween Party has Sub-Urban, Dangerous Animals, Wolf Harbor, and On The Fritz. Wednesday’s headliner is The Woggles, appearing with Jeremy & The Harlequins, and Stupidity. On Thursday it’s Jj Thames & The Violet Revolt, and Black Snake Boots. Friday’s Happy Hour features Frank Critelli, and the bill for the late show includes Jonwayne, Danny Watts, Ceschi, and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and it’s a Black Noise Scam Reunion show later with Savage World and Cry Havoc. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features The Beekeepers and Robert C. Fullerton, followed by a late show with The Wild One and a Forever: Tom Petty Tribute Night.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays today with the Dana Lauren Quartet.  Every Tuesday, see Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. On Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. It’s dirty punk reggae on Friday with Danny Pease andthe Regulators, and on Saturday Poppa Chubby is back in town. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts their Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Kyla. It’s empowering yoga on Tuesday afternoon. Bob Gotta is back on Thursday for his Acoustic Open Mic. On Friday night it’s a special Tellabration with the Story City Troup. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and you can enjoy blues, jugband, rockabilly mix , and more Saturday evening with Washboard Slim & The Bluelights. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org

The Westfield Residents Association of Middletown invites you to a Meet The Candidates Forum tonight at 7 pm. Learn about candidates for the Board of Education and the Planning and Zoning Committee. Details at https://patch.com/connecticut/middletown-ct/meet-candidates-night

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they’ve got New Found Glory and Roam on Tuesday. On Thursday they headline Krewella, appearing with Sigma and Ragepak. The spotlight is on Kranium on Friday, and Sunday’s show has Dirty Heads, The Unlikely Candidates, and Tyrone’s Jacket.  www.toadsplace.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, they continue the ongoing Tobacco Cessation Workshop on Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, the Classic Mystery Book Discussion group explores “The Bishop Murder Case.” You can join an Author Talk on Thursday with Edward A Hagan, who presents “To Vietnam in Vain: Memoir of an Irish-American Intelligence Advisor 1969-1970.” Writers working on National Novel Writing Month are invited to stop in on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm to share their work. There’s another author talk on Sunday when Craig Grossi presents “Craig and Fred.” Enjoy their ongoing exhibit, Over the Top: Liberty and Victory Bond Posters from WWI, through the month.  www.russelllibrary.org

Performance 20/20, Hartt’s Honor Chamber Music Program, presents a free concert Tuesday at 8 pm at the Fuller Music Building on the University of Hartford Campus. www.harttweb.hartford/edu 

Manic Presents is at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden this week. They start with Tera Melos, Speedy Ortiz, and more on Wednesday. Thursday’s bill has Astronautalis, UZOO, and See All Hues. On Sunday, it’s Tune-Yards, and Miss Eaves. www.manicpresents.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts book signing events this week. On Wednesday, music legend Rick Berlin presents “The Paragraphs.” On Thursday, Matthew Chaves brings “Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy.” Wesleyan alumna and racism scholar Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum returns on Friday with her new book “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts a faculty panel discussion on Wednesday at Ring Performing Arts Hall in conjunction with the Davison Art Center exhibition Sasha Rudensky: Acts and Illusions. Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concerts start on Thursday and continue through Saturday. Full details at www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

In Hartford, at the Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a rotating gang of special guests.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/ 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts the Immolation Atonement Tour 2017 this Wednesday. On Friday it’s Amanda Jean’s F*%K Cancer Benefit with a variety of performers. It’s a birthday party for bartender Sarah with HONCH, Dead on a Friday, City Mouse, and more on Saturday. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

It’s Jazz Thursdays at Lan Chi Restaurant in Middletown this week with live music at 6:30 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you blues, folk, and soul on Thursday with The Wood Brothers. On Friday, it’s John Lodge of The Moody Blues with the 10,000 Light Years Tour. It’s blues rock on Saturday with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood. On Sunday you can enjoy cabaret jazz with the John Pizzarelli Trio. www.infinityhall.com

The Friends of the Wesleyan Library annual Book Sale happens this Saturday at the Olin Library on campus in Middletown. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Middletown Stage Company invites you to audition for their next production, “Footloose,” on Sunday from 10 am to 1 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The 6th annual Members Exhibit of the Art Guild of Middletown happens this Saturday at the Portland Library from 2-4 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Strange Ranger, Spit-take, The Foresters, and Dawson on Saturday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Hog River Brewing Company in Hartford hosts a dance performance by The Dance Collective this Saturday, celebrating female choreographers and dancers from across the nation. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Details at www.chs.org

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

The Middletown International Film Festival continues on Tuesday with a screening of “Difret,” an Ethiopian film about child abduction into marriage. It’s at Chapman Hall on the Middlesex Community College campus. Details at www.russelllibrary.org

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, and “Walk With Me,” a documentary about Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Jane,” a documentary about conservationist Jane Goodall.   Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Kedi,” a film about Istanbul street cats, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “mother!,” about the haunting results when a married couple encounters strange visitors. Check the website for full schedule and screening times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry until 6pm.

then it's time for The Roar in Politics with DJ Politico who Seeks to dissect the political landscape.

at 6:30 it's time for 75% Folk with Michael Benson for a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music. Occasional live interviews.

from 8-9:30pm  Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis offers the best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

at 9:30pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and more.

Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z takes over from 11-12:30am Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60's and 70's

from 12:30-1:30am lit-mus with DJ midnight milkshake and DJ mos def not features writing submissions and inspired songs

NARRATALK with Miri from 1:30-2am is the talk show about the various types of narratives. Each week, different storytelling techniques found in film, television, and literature will be explored.

RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald  takes you on a tour across borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and sometimes from right in your own backyard. from 2-3am

and at 3am M-Th this Fall season on WESU,  we'll rebroadcast the day's noon-time run of Democracy Now! from Pacifica

at 4am we bring you BBC's world report before we kick off our Tuesday morning programming with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up Next!