Good evening, it's Wednesday November 8th. 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!
And I'm Donna Denert. Not a fan of baseball, but I still go to
some ballgames down in Washington where I read vintage books during the game!
Thanx for joining us!
Bill:
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight/Wednesday, it’s the
Tinklebelle’s Ladies Variety Show. Thursday’s double bill at Café Nine has
Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels, along with Jay Russell and the
Split Coils. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Sulls, and the late show
headlines Lucas Brode and Ourselves, Alone, appearing with Human Flourishing.
Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, and later it’s
The Proletariat, Stefan Christensen & Friends, and Construction Paper. The
Sunday Buzz Matinee features CH3, The Ratz, and Damn Broads, followed by a late
show with Sarah Lou Richards and Alec Delphenic. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday
Blues Jam with Gene Donaldson. On Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. Easy Baby
takes the stage on Friday, and on Saturday it’s Chicago’s blues legend Lurrie
Bell and his Stella Blues Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Donna:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on Friday, you can join The
BeeKeepers for an evening of original and cover songs that pay tribute to great
female artists at The Buttonwood. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens
Saturday morning, and in the evening it’s the Sharp 5 Jazz Ensemble. On Sunday,
the NEAR and Far Storytellers take the Buttonwood stage. The Hearing Voices network
meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org
Bill:
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, TONIGHT - it’s Hip Hop educator and
artist Blast-master KRS-ONE. Thursday Zach Deputy appears with The McLovins and
Sarah Blacker at Toad’s. On Friday, they bring you Jeff Pitchell’s “Legends
Live On!” with Michael Allman, Duane Betts, and Tyrone Vaughn. Sunday’s show is
Famous Dex. www.toadsplace.com
Donna:
At the Russell Library in Middletown tonight/Wednesday you’re
invited to discuss food and all its aspects with Jeff Hush, founder of Food
& Movement Therapy. On Thursday, explore WWI with genealogist Bryna
O’Sullivan in her workshop, Doughboys and Yeomanettes: Tracing Your World War
One Family History. The library is closed Friday through Sunday for the Veterans
Day holiday. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middlesex County Historical Society hosts a talk by editorial
cartoonist Bob Englehart, Poking Fun at Politics, on Wednesday at 7 at the
Senior and Community Center in Middletown. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts continues to celebrate Meredith
Monk this week, on Thursday, with Meredith Monk in Conversation with Judy
Hussie-Taylor at the Ring Hall. And on Sunday at Crowell Concert Hall, you can
enjoy Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble performing Cellular Songs. The Center
also sponsors Jürg Frey, Swiss composer and clarinetist, who will perform on
Thursday in Memorial Chapel with Ordinary Affects, a collective of
composer/performers from across New England. www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/
Bill:
On Thursday, Manic Presents Mark Mulcahy, appearing with The
Philistines Jr. at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden. Friday’s Manic
has The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die at The
Ballroom and on Saturday, it’s Knuckle Puck, appearing with Movements, With
Confidence, and Homesafe. On Sunday at College St Music Hall in New
HAven, they bring you Wax Tailor and Dirty Art Club. Thursday at College St
it’s Shawn Colvin and Her Band, with Larry Campbell with Teresa Williams.
Friday’s double bill features Iron & Wine, along with John Moreland. On
Saturday, it’s Slowdive, and Soccer Mommy. www.manicpresents.com
There’s an Art Show Fundraiser for the Connecticut Cycling
Advancement Program that supports youth cycle leagues on Thursday at 6 pm at
Pedal Power in Middletown. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Art New England Magazine hosts a party at the Joseloff Gallery in
West Hartford on Thursday at 6 pm to celebrate their current issue featuring
Destination: Greater Hartford. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
The Know Good Market holds its recurring street festival on
Thursday in Hartford, featuring food trucks, live music, and more. www.hartford.com/events/
Donna:
Steve Thornton, director of The Shoeleather Project, will discuss
his new book, “Wicked Hartford,” at the Hartford Public Library Thursday at 6
pm. Learn more about Hartford’s seedy underbelly past. www.hplct.org
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford invites you to enjoy “Roy G.
BV,” a visual representation of colors accompanied by music, Thursday at 6:30
pm. They’ve also got free admission this weekend in their Second Saturdays for
Families program. www.thewadsworth.org
Spectra Wired Café in Hartford hosts “Hartford Parallax,” an
exhibit of the photographs of Jack McConnell, Thursday through Sunday. www.hartford.com/events/
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Revolushn featuring
David Kendrick, this Thursday, appearing with Malcolm Tent and more. Friday’s
bill has Owl Maker, Undercliff, Red Mantis, Blackletter, and Nightbloom.
On Saturday it’s Danksgiving: Volume 4, a night of heavy rock. performers. It’s
punk rock Sunday this weekend with Cry Havoc!, The Damaged, Easy Killer, and
more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Bill:
Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you jazz with Acoustic Alchemy on
Thursday with The Wood Brothers. On Friday, singer/songwriter Johnathan Edward
celebrates his first 50 years in music with his friends. It’s bluegrass and
folk on Saturday with Leftover Salmon. On Sunday afternoon, enjoy Candid
Camera, and in the evening you can hear more bluegrass with The Lone Bellow and
The Wild Reeds. www.infinityhall.com
The GM Chorale opens its “Resounding Voices” season on Sunday at
the Middletown Performing Arts Center with Where the Earth Meets the Sky, a
program of choral music and poetry with help from the Middletown High School
Chorus. Details at www.gmchorale.org
Donna:
It’s Open Studio Hartford this Saturday and Sunday when you can
take a self-guided tour through its artistic neighborhoods and enjoy free
parking, refreshments, and more. Details at www.openstudiohartford.com
This Sunday First Church in MIDDLETOWN is hosting a special
INTERFAITH FESTIVAL OF GRATITUDE Potluck in appreciation of earth's bounty for
people of all faiths, and a celebration of our interfaith connections. This
Interfaith Dinner is on SUNDAY, November 12, from 5-8pm. 860-346-6657 or find
“First Church Middletown” on Facebook
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 continues the run “Loving Vincent,” a
painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, and “Jane,” a documentary
about conservationist Jane Goodall, through Thursday. On Friday they open “BPM
(Beats Per Minute),” a French film about AIDS activism in Paris in the
1990’s. Details & screening times at www.realartways.org
Bill:
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of
“Indivisible,” an Italian film about conjoined twin singers, through Wednesday.
Thursday’s OUTFilm CT Second Thursday’s movie is “Professor Marston and The
Wonder Woman,” about the unconventional women in the life of Wonder Woman’s
creator. On Friday they open “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,”
about the FBI man known as Deep Throat who leaked the Watergate scandal.
There’s also a “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” singalong on Friday. Check the
website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Now, here’s a rundown of our Tuesday night lineup on air here at
WESU:
The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin mustic 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.
Donna:
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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