Monday 10-16-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday October 16^th. 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. Tomorrow: an interview with another Maria Johnson. She's a Catholic blogger and the author of My Badass Book of Saints, which you might think means she's an unorthodox Catholic. You would be wrong. Tune in to hear her gracefully field a slew of my snarky questions. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived afterward at www.reasonablycatholic.com

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you its weekly Open Mic and Moments of Gratitude hosted by Rob Terri tonight. There’s empowering yoga on Tuesday afternoon, with Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. Friday night, you can enjoy the George Washington Carver Project with Avery Sharpe & Kris Allen, an original musical piece to honor the great scientist. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned With Source Workshop, and in the evening you can catch an acoustic folk pop show with The Kennedys. On Sunday at 3 there’s a reception for the current art exhibition by contemporary impressionist painter Bonnie Byrne LeMan. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, they celebrate Manic Mondays with Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends, along with The Sun Parade. Tuesday’s bill has Dead Rider, Timeghost, and more. They’ve got an early show on Wednesday with Goodnight Moonshine, followed by evening fare with Avmus, Neuropora, Tick Hive, and Parlay Droner. On Thursday you can enjoy Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls, and The Meadows Brothers. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Buttondowns, followed by a late show with Luke Elliot and Danny Henry. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show headlines Ed Cherry. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features John D’Amato, followed later by a blues jam with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays today with the Shawnn Monteiro Quartet. Every Tuesday, see Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. Wednesday's community blues jam session features Tommy Whalen this week. On Thursday it’s multipercussionist Ed Mann w/ the Other Orchestra.Enjoy hip hop, reggae, dub, and soul on Friday with The Alchemystics. On Saturday, the headliner is the John D’Amato Blues Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s the usual Night of Smooth Jazz tonight with Rohn Lawrence & Friends. Tuesday’s headliner is Living Colour. Friday’s show with Amin and Towkio includes a VIP Meet & Greet package. www.toadsplace.com

Infinity Hall in Hartford hosts the UConn Ensemble in Residence program tonight with free admission to their signature program, Sublime Strings. On Saturday it’s another Backyard Music Series, with funky blues and jam rock performed by Creamery Station, Eggy, and The Mushroom Cloud.  Enjoy blues, gospel and more on Sunday with Melvin Seals and JGB. theirwww.infinityhall.com

The University of Hartford Chamber Music Ensemble presents free concerts today and Tuesday at 7 pm at the Millard Auditorium on their Hartford campus. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Readers Theater presents “Third” by Wendy Wasserstein tonight. There’s also an Action Together CT meeting featuring several candidates for public office.  There’s a Tobacco Cessation Workshop on Tuesday morning, and Origami in the evening. Their World War I discussion series continues each Wednesday through the month. Veterans, families, and the public are invited to join at the Middletown Senior Center at 10 am, or at 7 pm at the library. The Middlesex Historical Society hosts Robert Hubbard Wednesday night who will speak on the Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam. On Saturday the Karkowska Sisters Duo performs with chamber music, stories, and comedy. The Historic Sewing Circle will be creating historical garments in the lobby Sunday from 1-4 pm. Check the website for details on these and more ongoing events for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

Manic Presents brings Grails and Landing to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it’s Blind Pilot and Charlie Cunningham, also at The Ballroom. On Friday they’ve got The Front Bottoms, Basement, and Bad Bad Hats at The College Street Music Hall in New Haven. They’re back at The Ballroom on Saturday with Sinkane, and The Kominas.  www.manicpresents.com

Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts several book signing events this week. On Tuesday, meet Sophronia Scott who presents her new novel, “Unforgivable Love.” On Wednesday it’s award-winning psychologist Dr. John Bargh with “Before You Know It.” There’s also a skeleton-themed Maker Lab for kids on Wednesday. David Howard is in on Thursday with his true crime caper, “Chasing Phil.” The Hillary Clinton book signing event on Saturday is sold out. Full info at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts sponsors a graduate recital by Dave Scanlon at The Russell House on Tuesday at 8 pm. On Thursday, there’s an Introduction to Songwork at World Music Hall in conjunction with the Judaica project at 4:40, followed at 8 pm by the Judaica Lecture, Performance, and Video Screenings at the Ring Family Hall. Details at www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

Middlesex Community College opens their exhibit of Public Project models, an outdoor exhibit, on Wednesday. It runs through the month at the Middletown campus. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

There’s free yoga at Bushnell park on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm. www.hartford.com/events/

YWCA celebrates its Week Without Violence with a Community Matters conversation this Wednesday at 6 pm at their Hartford location. The featured speaker is Dr. Dorothy Martin-Neville, and there’s a book signing and presentation with Susan M Omilian who presents her new work, “Awaken: The Awakening of the Human Spirit on a Healing Journey.” State Troubadour Kate Callahan will perform. Details at www.ywcahartford.org

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/ 

The new UConn Barnes & Noble Book Store in Hartford hosts a book signing this Thursday at 5 in Hartford, featuring Chip McCabe presenting his new book, “100 Things to Do in Hartford Before You Die.” www.hartford.com/events 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford holds it annual Halloween Bash and Costume Party this Friday at 8 pm. Saturday’s bill includes Cockpunch!, Intercourse, Lift, Kidnapped, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Flying Particles perform live music accompaniment to the original silent version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this Friday at the DeKoven House in Middletown, hosted by Artists for World Peace. Details and tickets at www.artistsforworldpeace.ort

Learn about Harriett Beecher Stowe’s involvement with the paranormal and use a ghost hunting meter this Friday and Saturday at Spirits at Stowe: An Otherworldly Tour, at the Stowe house in Hartford. Details at www.harriettbeecherstowecenter.org

Alchemy, the region’s newest vocal chamber ensemble, continues its debut season on Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell with their performance, “We Shall Begin to Shine.” www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Naturally Dogs and Cats in Hartford sponsors a Halloween Scavenger Hunt & Pooch Parade this Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their Behind-the-Scenes Tour: CHS Gets Creepy, this Saturday at 11 am. Learn about vampires, corpses, and death portraits. www.chs.org

The CT Science Center in Hartford hosts Bridge Wars as part of their Women in Science: Saturday Science series. Project Engineer Nancy Rolfe helps you build a small-scale bridge and test its strength. Their Spooktacular Science Weekend happens on Saturday and

Sunday as well.  www.ctsciencecenter.org

The Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Mineva, huo, Ourselves Alone and more this Saturday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are still in session. Enjoy 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:

The Middletown International Film Festival continues on Tuesday with a screening of “The Salesman,” an Iranian film about a woman’s search for her assailant. It’s at the Wesleyan Center for Film Studies. Details at www.russelllibrary.org

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Wind River,” a thriller about a murder on a Native American reservation, and “Lucky,” about the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation, about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Brigsby Bear,” a dark comedy about a TV bear, through Thursday . “Wind River” will be screened on Saturday and Sunday, a story of a death in the Wyoming tundra. Sunday’s matinée is the Bolshoi Ballet performance of “Le Corsaire,” and in the evening they open a restored version of Luis Buñuel’s French classic, “Diary of a Chambermaid.”  Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of our line-up on the first third & fifth Mondays during our new Fall Program season here at WESU:

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!