Good evening, it's Thursday October 19th. 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 JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture.
at the Russell Library in Middletown 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
Tonight, Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in MiddletownDavid Howard appears on with his true crime caper, “Chasing Phil.” The Hillary Clinton book signing event on Saturday is sold out. Full info at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Manic Presents 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
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight you can enjoy Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls, and The Meadows Brothers. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Buttondowns, followed by the Friday night late show show with Luke Elliot and Danny Henry. Saturday’s weekly afternoonJazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Saturday night Café Nine headlines Ed Cherry. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features John D’Amato, followed later Sunday even by a blues jam with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Friday with The Alchemystics and Saturday’s headliner is the John D’Amato Blues Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
today Thursday, The Wesleyan Center for the Arts offers an Introduction to Songwork at The 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/
The new UConn Barnes & Noble Book Store in Hartford hosts a book signing tomorrow/ 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
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
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Friday’s show with Amin and Towkio includes a VIP Meet & Greet package. www.toadsplace.com
Friday night, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers the George Washington Carver Project with Avery Sharpe & Kris Allen, presenting 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
Alchemy, 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/
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/
You can 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
Saturday, Infinity Hall in Hartford hosts 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 (Jerry Garcia Band). Thursday night, Kathy Matthea’s “Acostic Living Room” Tour stops by Infinity Norfolks, Saturday Albert Cummings takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage. www.infinityhall.com
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/
You are invited to a free Jazz & Poetry Concert, featuring Nat Reeves State of Emergency with Kate Rushin, poet, on Sunday afternoon, October 22 from 4-6pm, at South Congregational Church, 242 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT. This event kicks off The 2017-2018 Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series. Donations accepted. For more info: http://southchurchgranby.org/connect/music/bruce-porter-memorial-music-series or call: (860) 653-7289
Many of Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are still in session through the end of October. You can find out which ones at www.ctnofa.org
Now, here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Tonight , Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of their current afternoon movie, “Wind River,” a thriller about a murder on a Native American reservation, also screening through Thursday is “Lucky,” about the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist. Friday, they open “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation, about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. The afternoon Movie starting Friday is Tulip fever. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford kicks off their run of “Wind River”. 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/
Now, here’s a rundown of WESU evening programming tonight!
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.
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