Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Tuesday 11-21-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday November 21st. 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.

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:


Tonight at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown its Crystal Bowl Sound Healing. Enjoy New England’s comedy rock band on Friday with The Coconuts. Saturday evening, it’s the Andrew Biagiarelli Trio, along with bluegrass performed by My Girl My Whiskey & Me. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday at 10:30. Enjoy their photography exhibit, Nature’s Wonders Art Show, through the month. www.buttonwood.org

At the Russell Library in Middletown, it’s a short week with an Origami workshop this evening. On Friday morning, there’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction. Check the website for events and offerings for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org


On Friday, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown invites you to bring the kids to their Santa Letter Writing Workshop.  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com


In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, they their bill feature The Forest Room, CJ Boyd, and The Singing Tesla Coils. On Wednesday it’s Dean Falcone’s Annual Thanksgiving Vomitorium.  Friday’s Women in Music Happy Hour features Vangie Durst, Alison Farrell and Kelly Kancyr. That’s followed by the 5th annual Black Friday Affair, headlining Sky Swamp Orange, appearing with Paranormal Adam, Drop Kick Pop, and more. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show features Ports of Spain, and Jake McKelvie & the Countertops. The Sunday Buzz Matinee has Frank Viele, George Morgio, and Eric Nassau, and they round out the weekend with the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, every Tuesday, you can see Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics. On Wednesday, it’s the Dead & Co. Jam Party featuring The Dead Show cover band. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday you can enjoy rock ‘n’ soul with Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Saturday’s headliner is Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/


At Toad’s Place in New Haven, tomorrow/Wednesday, it’s Deep Banaba Blackout, and Cabin Fever. Friday’s headliner is Chris Webby, appearing with Rook, Rageni, and more. www.toadsplace.com

Tonight / Tuesday, at the College Street Music Hall, Manic presents brings Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox to the stage and on Friday at College Street it’s Iliza Schlesinger live. Saturday at the Ballroom at the Outer space in Hamden, Manic Presents Start Making Sense. a Talking Heads Tribute. www.manicpresents.com



Cherry St. Station in Wallingford celebrates their Annual Thanksgiving Eve Bash on Weds. And their eighth annual Farquharson Fund event on Friday with a great lineup of heavy metal and loud rock bands to raise funds for the Scott Farquharson Music Scholarship. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall hosts a Thanksgiving buffet on Thursday with two settings. On Friday, you can enjoy bluegrass and folk with David Rawlings and his band at Infinity Hall Hartford. Singer/songwriter and soul artist Javier Colon takes the stage on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Wesleyan Potters in Middletown celebrates their 62nd annual Exhibit and Sale with an Opening Reception on Friday at 5 pm for their “Tools of the Trade” exhibit. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

You can skate for free seven days a week starting on Friday at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

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. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

On a somber note, this Sunday at 2pm at the Buttonwood Tree, there will be a memorial service to Remember, Honor, and Celebrate the life of Viso Ngozi Ãz-Ibo, Poet, family man, and host of Classik Az (sounds like Oz) which broadcast late-night on Saturdays for nearly a decade.  We will resurrect his voice through some of the most significant and powerful recordings he left behind from his WESU radio show and poetry performances. Calling all poets, especially those who knew Viso, please bring a poem or two to share. There will be opportunity for family, friends and acquaintances to share how much Viso meant to all of us and express ourselves in his honor through the spoken word he so dearly loved.  For those who are not able to physically join us, the gathering will be live streaming on Facebook! more at www.wesufm.org

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


Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, and “Jane,” a documentary about conservationist Jane Goodall, through Wednesday. They also continue “The Square,” a Scandanavian film about a museum curator’s existential crisis.  Weekend screenings and details can be found at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is screening “Victoria and Abdul,” about an unusual friendship of Queen Victoria, all week. National Theatre Live matinee is Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Now, here’s a rundown of our Tuesday night lineup on air here at WESU.
Right after the jive at Five stay tuned  nearly three hours of  Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways. Tonight, Connecticut guitarist extraordinaire, Dana Merritt will be live in the studio with Bill. Keeping with tradition, it’s likely you can count on Bill to include some version of the Holiday Classic, Alice’s Restaurant.
At 8pm, The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry offers a weekly dose of live and local Connecticut arts and music.

From 9-10pm it’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

At 10pm it’s Wes Sports and Beyond with DJ Steven featuring Sports Talk and interviews.
From 11-midnight stay tuned for Dumpster Dive with DJ Smelly featuring punk, art pop and D.I.Y coming from a garbage compactor near you.

At Midnight, it’s Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous
From 1-2am soup sounds with joseph features home recordings, lo-fi, concerts, field recordings, and esoterica.

Maximum Rock and Roll Radio takes over with an hour of loud rock and roll from 2-3am
at 3am M-Th this Fall season at 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  Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill up next!



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