Good evening, it's Tuesday November 28th. 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 Marianne O’Hare, Producer of Conversations on
HealthCare, heard Wednesdays at 4:30 on WESU, right before the Jive at Five. Now,
here's some of what's going on in our area this week:
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight you can catch a triple
bill featuring The Hooch, Mike Griffin, and Kvyn. There’s an early show
Wednesday with Natalie Tuttle, Ro, and Colgrove, followed later by a session of
Words & Music. Thursday’s bill has The Joiner Inners, Western Estates,
and Flight of Silence. Friday’s Happy Hour features Laura Dowding, followed by
a late show with Circus Delecti. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola
and Friends, and the late show is a Rock This Town Christmas Extravaganza. The
Sunday Buzz Matinee features Songbirds & Songwriters, and the late show
headlines Future States and Ports of Spain. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights you
can see Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B,
and soul classics. Wednesday night at Sally’s, their weekly Community Blues Jam
features Tim McDonald. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday at
Black-eyed Sally’s, you’re invited to a CD release party for Comstock Station. Saturday
brings the Northeast Blues Harmonica Showcase to The Sally’s Stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Wednesday morning, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers HulaZen
Yoga based on Hawaii’s oral traditions. You can enjoy jazz on Thursday night at
The Buttonwood with the Eric Mintel Quartet. Story City Troupe returns to
the Buttonwood Tree Friday night. The Aligned with Source workshop continues
Saturday morning, and Saturday night’s double bill features Eric Lee and Kim
Hoffman. There’s a reception Sunday afternoon at 3 for artist Kathleen Curran
Smits’ new exhibit, Change It Up. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday
mornings. www.buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven Wednesday, it’s Twice Is Nice:
An Evening with Deer Tick. Thursday’s headliner is Piegons Playing Ping Pong,
appearing with Flamingosis. Friday they bring you Shakedown playing the music of
the Grateful Dead and beyond. John
Spignesi Band, The Dilemma, and 8WALE open that show. There’s an Original
Saturday Night College Dance Party on Saturday. www.toadsplace.com
Wednesday at 5pm, The Middletown Commission on the Arts
hosts a Hip Hop Culture Slam at the Russell Library in Middletown. They
celebrate the end of National Novel Writing Month this Thursday evening at 6
pm. Grammy Award-winning drummer and composer Robby Ameen is at the library on
Saturday afternoon in the final performance of Noah Baerman’s Jazz up Close
series. www.russelllibrary.org
Wednesday evening, Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown
hosts, mystery writer Jeffrey L Diamond with his new book, “Live to Tape.” You
can bring the kids to their Santa Letter Writing Workshop on Saturday
morning. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you the
Mineva Brunettes split release show this Wednesday at 6 at their Main St
location. Enjoy the headliners, along with Forever Losing Sleep, Jared Knapik,
and more. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Women’s Committee of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford
opens its 44th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions this Wednesday
with Art After Dark: Night of Illumination. The event starts at 5 pm at their
Hartford location. Details at www.thewadsworth.org
The Center for the Arts at Wesleyan in Middletown hosts a
West African Drumming and Dance Concert this Friday at Crowell Concert Hall. On
Sunday, also at Crowell, enjoy Music from East Asia with their drumming
ensembles and the Chinese Music Ensemble. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
Manic Presents brings Mihali to The Ballroom at The Outer
Space in Hamden on Friday, appearing with Tim Palmieri. On Sunday, it’s Squeeze
and Wesley Stace at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven. www.manicpresents.com
Community Health Center in Middletown invites you to
Help-Portrait 2017 this Saturday at 9 am, offering you and your family free
holiday portraits. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you punk rock this
Saturday with Protective Member, West Rockers, Gamma Ghouls, and more. Details
at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
This weekend offers a couple of opportunities to catch Rani Arbo
Daisy Mayhem performing winter songs in concert, herein CT: FRIDAY they will perform
a free concert at the TAFT SCHOOL WALKER HALL in WATERTOWN CT at 7:00. http://www.taftschool.org/arts/concert-series
860-945-7777 and SATURDAY Rani Arbo
& Daisy Mayhem will perform in concert at the NORTHWEST PARK NATURE CENTER,
WINDSOR CT at 7:30 PM http://northwestpark.org/
860-347-2528
UConn Hartford Presents Guitarist Daniel Salazar in a
Special Evening of Spanish Guitar with Latin and World Rhythms tonight at Infinity
Hall Hartford. Infinity Hall brings Americana to their Norfolk stage with
Rusted Root Friday night who will then appear at Infinity Hartford on Saturday
at 8 pm. Back on their Hartford stage Friday night, its Kris Allen’s Something
About Christmas w/ MARIE MILLER. On Sunday, at Infinity Hatrtford, its GARY
HOEY AND HIS HO-HO HOEY CHRISTMAS SHOW. www.infinityhall.com
It’s the 15th Annual Fabulous Guitar Night at St.
John’s Coffehouse in New Haven this Saturday starting at 7 pm. Enjoy
performances by Ron Anthony, Judy Handler & Mark Levesque, Pamela
Means, and more at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 400 Humphrey Street. Call
203-675-3701 for information.
The annual Holiday Bazaar at the Wadsworth Mansion in
Middletown happens this Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. Enjoy lunch or beverages,
and shop for handmade items from artisan vendors. www.wadsworthmansion.com
The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a guided Nature
walk this Sunday at 10 am at the Highlawn Forest. Call 860-262-2788 for
details.
The Mark Twain House sponsors its 37th annual Friends
of the Mark Twain House and Museum House Tour this Sunday at 11 am in Hartford.
Proceeds benefit the restoration preservation, and education programs. Details
at www.marktwainhouse.org
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
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its held-over run of
“Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh,
through Thursday. They also continue “Human Flow,” a documentary of the human
migration and refugee crisis, through Friday. Weekend offerings include
“Brimstone and Glory,” celebrating a pyrotechnic festival in Tultepac, Mexico,
and “Equators,” a film about climate change in marginalized communities.
Screening details can be found at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The Unknown Girl,” a Belgian murder mystery, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Blade Runner 2049,” starring Ryan Gosling as a futuristic android. The Exhibition on Screen series returns for the Sunday matinee with “Canaletto & The Art of Venice.” 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:
Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Spilled Milk
with Charlotte offering assorted sounds right off the bedtime stories shelf!
From 6-8pm tonight,
it’s 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.
At 8pm, Its Voice of the city with J-Cherry for a spotlight
on the local art scene.
From 9-10pm it’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim
O'Brien-Blumenthal
At 10pm it’s Radio Writer's Salon with DJ Steven where
Wesleyan profs and student authors read their works, talk about the writing
process and conferences.
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 Yours Truly with DJ Balsamic 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 Spilled Milk with Charlotte, up next!
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