Monday 01-15-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, January 15^th. This is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Happy MLK Junior Day. 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. Thanks for joining us.

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts their usual Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri.  There’s Empowering Yoga on Tuesday afternoon, with Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. It’s Kanaha Yoga on Wednesday morning. On Thursday, they’ve got Shaking the Tree, a Gong and Sound Meditation. On Friday, enjoy blues, psychedelic guitar, and more with Shane Scarazzini & EightFingers. The Aligned with Source Workshop and Meditation happens on Saturday morning, and a Teen Open Mic at 3 pm. The evening show brings you Ringrose & Freeman, with Celtic offerings, fiddling, and more. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. Enjoy the art exhibit, Mystic Collages, by featured artist Flo Bartosiak, throughout the month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you The Sea The Sea, and This Frontier Needs Heros. On Tuesday, they headline Joey Sprinkles.  Wednesday brings another session of Words & Music. On Thursday, it’s The Quest, Jonsey, Shy, and more. Friday’s Happy Hour a Mike Damico Birthday Bash with Kriss Santala and Lonesome Billy Calash, followed by the late show with Goodnight Blue Moon, and Stefanie Austin and The Palomino Club. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show headlines Satanicide, appearing with The Zambonis and The Hymans. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is a St. Patrick’s Parade Fundraiser with John McMillan, and the evening show’s got Elison Jackson, Cape Coma, and Shakeout.. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays with the Oleg Butman Trio. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesday with guest Gene Donaldson. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday Loups Garou (Lu-Ga-Ru) takes the stage. It’s blues, R&B, soul, and more on Saturday with Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, Middlesex Hospital continues the Tobacco Cessation Workshop on Tuesday at 11 am, with Origami in the evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Mindfulness Center hosts Mindfulness Meditation After Work every Wednesday at 6:15 pm at their Farmington Avenue location.  www.facebook.com/pg/hartfordmindfulnesscenter

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford presents Maniacal Violator, Epilepsia, Epicdemia, and Heir of Fire on Thursday. On Saturday, it’s Winter Metal with Kaos Reign, Casting Shadows, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s Cosmic Dust Bunnies, Space Bacon, Airlooms and more on Friday. On Saturday, they headline Jacob Sartorius with the Left Me Hangin’ Rout, along with Zach Clayton, Hayden Summerall, and Luna Blaise. On Sunday, it’s Boombox with The Western Voodoo Tour. www.toadsplace.com

Infinity Hall brings you Changes in Latitude, America’s Premier Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show, on Friday. On Saturday, it’s Riders on the Storm, the Ultimate Doors Tribute Band. On Sunday you can catch The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue. www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts invites you to explore the Wesleyan Youth Gamelan Ensemble, with classes starting Saturday at noon at World Music Hall. Children ages 7 to 14 can learn the music of Indonesia. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Fred Carroll who presents The Collections, a display of his artistic comics and shares commentary on life, politic, and more, Saturday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Manic Presents brings Deerhoof, Palm, and Olivia Neutron-John to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden on Saturday. On Sunday, it’s the Milky Change: Blossom Tour, along with Lewis Capaldi, at The College Street Music Hall in New Haven. www.manicpresents.com

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. 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 Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “The Light of the Moon,” about a Latina architect in Brooklyn dealing with a sexual assault, through Thursday. Also continuing is “In the Fade (Aus Dem Nichts),” a German film about a mother who loses her child in a Neo-Nazi bomb attack. The weekend openings include “Django,” about a jazz guitarist in Nazi-occupied Paris, and “Rebels on Pointe,” a documentary about the drag group Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Loving Vincent,” an animated feature about the iconic artist, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Heat and Dust,” a restored James Ivory film about a woman’s trip to India to learn about her scandalous aunt. The Bolshoi Ballet matinee series on Sunday presents “Romeo and Juliet.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Now here’s a rundown of tonight’s program hereon WESU

Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry until 6pm.

At 6pm it's time for 75% Folk with Michael Benson for a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music. Occasional live interviews.

from 8-9:30pm  Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis offers the best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

at 9:30pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and more.

Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z takes over from 11-12:30am Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60's and 70's

from 12:30-1:30am stay tuned for up front Soul with Sanguine fromage.

At 1:30 it’s spoiler alert radio.

from 2-3am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across borders and genres.

and at 3am  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 Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry