Weds Jive 11-1-17

Good evening, it's Wednesday November 1st.  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! Thanx for tuning in!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

In New Haven tonight/Wednesday, Café Nine presents The Woggles, appearing with Jeremy & The Harlequins, and Stupidity. On 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 on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. It’s dirty punk reggae on Friday 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 on 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

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts a faculty panel discussion this evening/Wednesday at Ring Performing Arts Hall in conjunction with the Davison Art Center exhibition Sasha Rudensky: Acts and Illusions. Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concerts start on Thursday and continue through Saturday. Full details at www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

This evening/Wednesday, music legend Rick Berlin presents a talk about his book, “The Paragraphs.” At The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown. Thursday, Matthew Chaves talks about his book “Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy.” At Wesleyan RJ Julis Bookstore. 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/Wednesday, the Classic Mystery Book Discussion group explores “The Bishop Murder Case.” 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

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

Manic Presents brings Tera Melos, Speedy Ortiz, and more to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden tonight/Wednesday.  Thursday Manic’s bill at the Outer Space features Astronautalis, UZOO, and See All Hues. On Sunday, it’s Tune-Yards, and Miss Eaves. www.manicpresents.com
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts the Immolation Atonement Tour 2017 tonight/(Weds) . On Friday 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/

It’s Jazz Thursdays at Lan Chi Restaurant in Middletown this week with live music at 6:30 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Thursday, brings Bob Gotta’s long standing monthly Acoustic Open Mic to The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts their Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Kyla. It’s empowering yoga on Tuesday afternoon. On Friday night it’s a special Tellabration with the Story City Troup. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and you can enjoy blues, jugband, rockabilly mix , and more Saturday evening with Washboard Slim & The Bluelights. The Hearing Voices network meets on Monday mornings at 10:30. www.buttonwood.org

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

The Friends of the Wesleyan Library annual Book Sale happens this Saturday at the Olin Library on campus in Middletown. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The 6th annual Members Exhibit of the Art Guild of Middletown happens this Saturday at the Portland Library from 2-4 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Strange Ranger, Spit-take, The Foresters, and Dawson on Saturday at 7 pm. 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 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/
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 “Walk With Me,” a documentary about Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hahn, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Jane,” a documentary about conservationist Jane Goodall.   Details & screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight/Wednesday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Kedi,” a film about Istanbul street cats. On Thursday they open “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, stay tuned for he Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

From 6 - 6:30 it’s Your Mind Matters with Helen Evrard, MD. We explore the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guests who study them, treat them, or are affected by them in any way.


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 The Vault with Anton Banks Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.



From 11 -midnight it's Bitchin’. WESU's feminist radio hour packed with reporting on world events, conversations about resistance, personal narratives and eclectic music by women and queer artists


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 Kellex and Kleenog’s Radio Hour.



We will be providing irresistible talk show content, experimenting with music, and most importantly, having fun. Please join us on our quest to happiness.


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/


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