Weds 10-25-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday October 25th. 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! 

Here's some of what's going on in our area this week:

At the Russell Library in Middletown, 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. Thursday’s workshop is Smart Searching: Internet Research, Fact Checking, and Staying Safe. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday morning, and Yoga in the Courtyard on Saturday. Stories of Helping Ghosts Move On happens Saturday afternoon in the Hubbard Room. Check the website for details on these and more ongoing events for all ages.www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight/Wednesday, it’s  another evening of Words& Music. Thursday you can enjoy Health & Beauty, Famous Laughs, Lea, and more. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Let Loose Band, and their Friday night party with costumes, prizes and more benefits the ACLU. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show headlines Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Larry Kirwan, followed by a late show with Surf Squad and Surfalicious Dudes.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight/Wednesday it’s the Wednesday community blues jam session featuring Tim McDonald, this week. Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational at Sally’s. On Friday its blues-based rock ‘n’ roll with Mambo Sons. They headline Cruz Machine on Saturday, and on Sunday it’s a special afternoon show with American/Israeli singer/songwriter Lazer Lloyd. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Thusday, Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offer a night of loud music with a NIHIL Kickoff Tour with City of Iron, Slave State, and Ore Miner. CHUD’s Halloween Bash happens on Friday at Cherry St Station and on Saturday, it’s the 9th annual IG!Fits Halloween Show with special guests. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

The Connecticut Science Center hosts a discussion, Conscious Artificial Intelligence? with Dr. Susan Schneider on Thursday at 6 pm at their Hartford location. Details at www.ctsciencecenter.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on Thursday you can catch “Ageless”, a New Mature Dance Party on the lily pad stage. On the Toad’s main stage Thursday night you can catch “Live Dead ’69” an all star band with members of The Dead, Rat Dog, The New Riders, and more!   On Friday at Toad’s they’ve got Horror Rockers – “GWAR” alongside Ghoul, Doyle, and U.S. Bastards. www.toadsplace.com

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings story to the stage with Speak Up Storytelling on Thursday, presenting “Secrets.” Its country and pop on Friday with Mary Chapin Carpenter. On Saturday, the tribute band Eaglemania performs. On Sunday night you can catch The Slambovian Circus of Dreams’ Halloween Costume Ball. Details at www.infinityhall.com  

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception this Friday at 5 pm for UP IN ARMS, a multimedia group exhibition at Zilkha Gallery exploring the social issues of gun ownership. Friday, the Grammy Award-winning vocal project Roomful of Teeth comes to Crowell Concert Hall. On Sunday at 3 pm, they celebrate Authentic Chinese Music and Dance at The Russell House.  Details at www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

Friday night, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown headlines The Painters. On Saturday morning it’s the weekly Aligned With Source Workshop, followed by a Teen Open Mic at 3 pm. Saturday evening brings the Dr. Steve Band Halloween Show to the Buttonwood for a night of fun with games and prizes. On Sunday it’s a free CD Release Party for Time of Day and the Dave Kopperman Band at The buttonwood Tree. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org

The Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford hosts a Hallowed History Lantern Tour Friday in Hartford.

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

Reservations required. www.cedarhillcemetery.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters is holding a Run for Kids’ Sake this Saturday morning at Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford. There’s activities, food, and fun for all ages. www.nbbbs.org

On Saturday The Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts an opening reception for the new exhibit by KXR Art, “The Beginning,” on Saturday at 7 pm. There’s live entertainment. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Manic Presents brings Dopapod and The Motet to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com

Stage Left Dance in Middletown celebrates Halloween Spirit Week with special events and offers, highlighted with Spooky Halloween Movie Night on Saturday at 5 with a chance to win the costume contest. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Hartt Ocrhestra and Wind Ensemble present a free Halloween Concert for the Greater Hartford Community this Saturday at Lincoln Theater. Reservations required. 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

Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown announces a Beginner’s Ukulele Ensemble starting this Saturday at 11 am. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Connecticut’s Farmers Markets wind down this month, but you can still enjoy home-grown goods and support local growers at several markets though the end of the month. Find out 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 tonight/Tuesday with a screening of “Rams,” an Icelandic film about two estranged brothers who reunite over animals. It’s at Chapman Hall on the Middlesex Community College campus. Details at www.russelllibrary.org

Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, and “Tulip Fever,” about an orphan in an unhappy marriage in 17th Century Amsterdam. Friday they open “Jane,” a documentary about Jane Goodall.  Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight/Wednesday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of a restored version of Luis Buñuel’s French classic, “Diary of a Chambermaid”. German director Peter Kahane will be in the house on Thursday for a one-time screening of “The Architects,” a portrait of life in Communist East Berlin. On Friday they open “Logan Lucky,” about small-town West Virginia thieves. Enjoy “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for a late Friday show. Check the website for full schedule and screening times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown what’s on the air tonight at WESU:

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for  The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

From 6 - 6:30 it's Think Twice Radio with Al Robinson.
The undertaking of "Think Twice Radio" is to reassert the "watchdog" role of the media by ramping up coverage of Connecticut issues in a non-partisan manner.

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 N.E. Tempo with DJ Berk.
Dubstep, DnB, techno, ragga jungle, breakbeats mixed live.

From 11 -midnight it's Genrebusters with Baby Ruth and Willy J. A music history show that dives into the rise and phenonemon of cult sub-genres of music like MOR, "slacker-rock", prog-funk and trap.

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 Unsure with Racha and SarBot. Each program we cover a different topic through various forms of sonic media, whether with lyrical to instrumental music, archival news and interviews, movie and TV clips.

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. Hosted by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! gives access to peopleand perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. media, including journalists, rasstoos leaders, activists, artists, academics and ordinatry people from around the world.

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