Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Wednesday 10-04-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday October 4th. 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 joining us!

Now here's some of what's going on in our area this week:
Tomorrow/Thursday at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you Bob Gotta’s Acoustic Open Mic. Story city Troupe takes the stage on Friday. On Saturday morning they host the Aligned With Source Workshop, and in the evening it’s a double bill with guitarists/composers Hiroya Tsukamoto and Dana Merritt, who bring along story-telling and poetry too. On Sunday afternoon it’s more stories from NEAR and Far Storytellers with Jim Harriman and Carolyn Stearns, including an Open Mic session. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. The month-long Art Show opens on Thursday, featuring the work of Bonnie Byrne LeMay.  http://buttonwood.org/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, this evening/Wednesday they sponsor World War I and America: A Centennial Discussion Series.  You can hear poetry Friday night as they present Laureates of Connecticut. Starting this month, the library once again offers Sunday hours from 1-4 pm. Check the website for details these and more ongoing events for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven at CafĂ© Nine tonight/Wednesday, you can catch Trashcan Sinatras with the All Night Acoustic Tour 2017. On Thursday they bring you Viva Le Vos, and Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps. Friday’s Happy Hour has Snake Hill Blues, followed later by an Opening Reception for Katro Storm’s new exhibition, “Commissions,” and music with the George Baker Band. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and the late show has The Real Kids, Daddy Long Legs, and Jacques Le Coque. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Wild Ponies and Anne Marie Menta, followed by a late show with Grace: Tribute to Jeff Buckley.  http://www.cafenine.com/


Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday community blues jam session featuring Ed Bradley this week. This Friday, it’s guitarist/singer Nick Schnebelen. On Saturday, its roots and more with Chris Bad News Barnes. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown, you can catch The French Connection  performing on Thursday, and a Jared Knapik Release Show on Saturday with NYR, In Response, and more. www.facebook.com/mac650gallery/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven Thursday, it’s Yheti and their Far from the Tree Tour, appearing with DMVU, Of the Trees, and more. On Friday it’s another Bright Night Glow Party. Sunday’s show brings you RDX, Yardyyy Cashflow, and more.  www.toadsplace.com


Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts several book signing events this week.  This evening/Wednesday, it’s stage designer David Hays with “Setting the Stage.” On Thursday, meet Connecticut’s long-time Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro with her new book “The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable.”  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Manic Presents brings Spafford and their 2017 Fall Tour to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden tonight/Wednesday. They’ve got Pinback and Savak at The Ballroon on Thursday, and Metz and Slow Death on Saturday. At Bar in New Haven, Manic Presents offers The PigPen Theatre Co and David Luning on tomorrow/Wednesday. At the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, they’ve got Best Coast and Frankie Cosmos on Thursday, and Broken Social Scene and Frightened Rabbit on Friday. Details at www.manicpresents.com

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

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/

Wesleyan University’s Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life presents Light of the Blind, a series of workshops, colloquia, and concert performances this week, Thursday through Saturday at various campus locations. The series highlights the healing power of music in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, and offers a forum for conversations between the American and Vietnamese-American communities. The series highlight is a concert of Xam Street Music on Saturday in Crowell Concert Hall. The Center for the Arts sponsors Abraham.In.Motion, returning to premier their new dance work, Dearest Home, on Friday and Saturday at CFA Theater. Full details of all events at  www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings contemporary jazz your way on Thursday with The Rippingtons.  On Friday it’s The Spirit of Johnny Cash featuring Harold Ford at Infinity Hartford and Saturday, it’s country rock with The Firefalls. At Infinity Norfolk you can catch An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood on Thursday night. Friday, it’s the David Bromberg Quintet at Infinity Norfolk and Saturday they’ve got Leo Kotke on stage.   www.infinityhall.com

The Harvest Supper, a community meal with music and auctions to benefit the Hands On Hartford food and nutrition assistance services, happens this Thursday. Details at www.handsonhartford.org

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford features Bathhouse Betty, Goat Herder, and more this Friday. On Saturday it’s the return of Damn Broads!, featuring The Deacons, Productive Member, and more all-female bands. On Sunday they bring you Kill Your Idols, Reason To Fight, and more. Full details at https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Middletown’s Recreation Division invites you to an outdoor hike at Higby Mountain this Saturday from 10 am to 1:30 pm. Due to the difficulty of the terrain, children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. E-mail Beth@HealingNatureCT.com for details and registration.

The annual Night Fall celebration takes place this Saturday from 2 to 9 pm at Bushnell Park in Hartford. It features artists, performers, and more providing enjoyment and fun for the entire family. www.bushnellpark.org

The WESU Fall Community Record Fair happens this Sunday October 8th from 11am - 4pm at Wesleyan’s Fayerweather-Beckham Hall, 55 Wyllys Ave Middletown, CT 06457. The event features dozens of record dealers from across the northeast, selling tens of thousands of new & used records CDs, cassettes, music memorabilia & more. Plus there will be WESU gear for sale and as always.... WESU DJs will be spinning vinyl sets, all day long! It is free to attend but for $5, early birds can gain admission between 10-11am and beat the crowd. WESU Community Record Fairs are biennial fundraising events that WESU depends on to help pay the bills.  We hope to see you there! You can also donate your old records to WESU to support the station.  www.wesufm.org for more information.

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

Middletown's WESTFIELD COMMUNITY CARNIVAL kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday.  Located behind the Westfield Fire Department on Smith st,  The FREE carnival offers family fun and musical entertainment with rides and games, craft and food vendors, and musical entertainment by CJ West and The Downtown Train, Prelude band, and the Middletown Symphonic band. www.WestfieldCarnival.com


This weekend also brings the PORTLAND AGRICULTURAL FAIR, which runs Friday through Sunday on the Exchange Club Grounds just over the river from Middletown on Rt.17A. Highlights include Truck and tractor pulls with a mud ditch run as well as animal husbandry and other agricultural exhibits and a music stage and a fireworks display Sat night! Music highlights include Eight to the Bar, Old Schooll Revue, Mixed Signals, and the Great Hill Mountain Band. Details at www.portlandfair.com .

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


The Middletown International Film Series  continues each Tuesday through the month. See their website: www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/ for more details

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run “Unleashed,” about an unexpected encounter with transformed animals, and “School Life,” a documentary about the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Also continuing is “Logan Lucky,” about brothers who plan a robbery at a legendary motor speedway. They all run through Thursday. On Friday they open “The Nile Hilton Incident,” an Egyptian movie about a murder in Cairo, and “Walk With Me,” a peek inside the Zen Buddhist monastery of Thich Naht Hahn. “Ex Libris: New York Public Library,” opens Sunday. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Dunkirk,” about Allied forces trapped by the Germans in WWII, through the week. On Sunday they open a restored version of  1979 Russian science fiction classic, “Stalker.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/


Now, here’s a rundown of WESU evening programming tonight!
The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin mustic from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

From 6 - 6:30 it’s 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 in any way.


And from 6:30 -8 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion.

The original... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!


From 8 - 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce.
The best of underground house music mixed live for your listening pleasure.


And starting at 9:30 and running until 11, it's The Vault with Anton Banks Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.



From 11 -midnight it's Bitchin’. WESU's feminist radio hour packed with reporting on world events, conversations about resistance, personal narratives and eclectic music by women and queer artists


And at midnight it's Who Sampled? with Margilla Madman and Bebbs. A music show that plays songs that sample other songs.


From 1 - 2 am it's Kellex and Kleenog’s Radio Hour.



We will be providing irresistible talk show content, experimenting with music, and most importantly, having fun. Please join us on our quest to happiness.


From 2 - 3 it's Well into the Eighties with Daniel Crippin. Classic alternative music from WESU's extemsive vinyl archive paired with the best in new indie rock.


From 3 - 4 it's Democracy Now from pacifica/


The BBC World News comes on board at 4am followed at 5 with Morning Edition from NPR.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Tune in to WESU each and every weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about what’s going on in the community, and on the air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned for The Latin Music Hour

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