Thursday 11-02-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday November 2nd.  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, filling in for J-Cherry. Thanx for tuning in! Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concerts beginning tonight, Thursday and continuing through Saturday. Full details at www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

This evening/Thursday, at The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown Matthew Chaves talks about his book “Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy.”. Wesleyan alumna and racism scholar, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum returns to the bookstore on Friday with her new book “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?”www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, tonight 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

Right up Main ST, in Middletown It’s Jazz Thursdays at Lan Chi Restaurant  with live music at 6:30 pm.www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/ for info.

Tonight also brings Bob Gotta’s long standing monthly Acoustic Open Mic to The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown. Friday night it’s a special Tellabration with the Story City Troup at The Buttonwood Tree. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and you can enjoy blues, jugband, rockabilly  and more Saturday evening with Washboard Slim & The Bluelights. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven tonight/Thursday it’s J.J. 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 tonight/Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. It’s dirty punk reggae on tomorrow/Friday night with Danny Pease and the Regulators, and on Saturday Poppa Chubby is back in town.http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight/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 Outer Space in Hamden tonight, Manic Presents brings Astronautalis, UZOO, and See All Hues to the stage. On Sunday, it’s Tune-Yards, and Miss Eaves. www.manicpresents.com

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you blues, folk, and soul tonight 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

Friday, at Cherry St. Station in Wallingford, it’s Amanda Jean’s “F - Cancer” Benefit with a variety of performers. Friday night’s lineup at Cherry St Station features HONCH, Dead on a Friday, City Mouse, and more on Saturday. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/





The Friends of the Wesleyan Library annual Book Sale happens this Saturday at the Olin Library on campus in Middletown and The 6th annual Members Exhibit of the Art Guild of Middletown happens this Saturday at the Portland Library from 2-4 pm. --- The Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Strange Ranger, Spit-take, The Foresters, and Dawson on Saturday at 7 pm. AND 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/More about these listings at 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:

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

Tonight/Thursday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford opens “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/


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.