Good evening, it's Wednesday, January 10th. 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 joining us!
At the Russell Library in Middletown, this evening the Girls
Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s Paper
Crafts for Adults on Friday at 11:30, featuring Paper Sculpture. The library is
closed on Sunday and Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Check the
website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
In New Haven, tonight/Wednesday at Café Nine they headline the
Kevin Saint James Band appearing with Gatehouse Music. On Thursday at Café
nine, it’s Mark Daniel & The Free Radicals, Daniela Cardillo, and Passing
Strange. Friday’s 5pm Happy Hour performance features Lynn Malavolte, and the
Friday night main event features The Refectory, Hylda, Sullust, and Stone
Titan. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo &
Friends, and the Saturday late show headlines Will Dailey, appearing with
Ayrhill. The Sunday Buzz Matinee at Café Nine is a Songwriter Series with Chris
Berardo and more, and the evening show is Sex Beat with DJ Kid Congo Powers. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the weekly Wednesday
Community Blues Jam at Black-eyed Sally’s with guest Ed Bradley. It’s Liviu’s Invitational
on Thursday, and on Friday singer/songwriter Pat O’Shea and his band take the
stage. It’s blues and more on Saturday with Kosher Kid & The Incredible
Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
On Friday at The Buttonwood in Middletown, you can enjoy the folk
duo, The Promise is Hope. The Aligned with Source Workshop and Meditation
happens on Saturday morning. The rhythm and voice trio, Indigo Soul, takes the
Buttonwood Tree stage Saturday afternoon. The NEAR and Far Storytellers are at
the Buttonwood Sunday evening, and The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday
mornings. All Month you can enjoy the art exhibit, Mystic Collages, by
featured artist Flo Bartosiak. www.buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven on Friday, it’s Riders On The Storm,
The Electric Lady Band, Little Us, and more. On the Lilly’s Pad stage Friday
night you can catch the Too Far Promo Show. They’ve got Opus’ Blizzard B-Day
Bash on Saturday featuring Fatal Portrait, EARTH, and JASTA, along with Metal
Karaoke and Soldiers of Solace in Lilly’s Pad. www.toadsplace.com
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
The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Edgar
Clinks, Eddie Golden III, Lady Queen Paradise, and Queer Choir on Thursday at 7
pm. Fat Randy appears at the MAC on Saturday. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Infinity Hall brings you Americana, country and more with Neko
Case on Friday, appearing with Mt. Joy. On Saturday, they’ve got Satisfaction,
a Rolling Stones Tribute Band. www.infinityhall.com
Manic Presents is at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven
this weekend. On Friday, it’s Guster, Mates of State, and The Zambonis, and on
Saturday you can catch Rebelution, Raging Fyah, and DJ Mackle. www.manicpresents.com
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, the NAACP Youth
Committee presents a workshop for high school students, Writing the College
Essay, Saturday at 9 am. They’re hosting a CT Writing Groups Meetup on Sunday
at noon, for writers looking for critique partners, writing groups, and beta
readers. Details at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown offers ukulele classes
for both beginners and intermediates on Saturdays, led by Karen Hogg. Details
at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Artists for World Peace brings their 6X6 PEACE Wall to Bethany
this Saturday from 1 to 4 pm at the Clark Memorial Library. Artists are invited
to create a canvas, or come to purchase one. Proceeds support the Native Eyes
Project. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
It’s Second Saturdays for Families this week at the Wadsworth
Atheneum in Hartford, offering free admission, music, and more. www.thewadsworth.org
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
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts Brandon Mabry’s Birthday
Bash on Saturday with Slip & Fall, Matt and the Marauders, Honch, and more.
Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
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.
The afternoon movie is “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” about a perfect family
encountering a past secret. On Friday they open “In the Fade (Aus Dem Nichts),”
a German film about a mother who loses her child in a Neo-Nazi bomb attack. The
weekend opening is “Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming,”
an animated film about a Canadian poet performing in Iran. Check the website
for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Faces Places,”
a French documentary about a photographer and his giant portrait, through
tonight/Wednesday. Thursday’s CT OutFilm series offering is “God’s Own
Country.” They’re screening “Murder on the Orient Express” on Friday and
Saturday, with an all-star cast including Penelope Cruz and Dame Judi Dench. On
Sunday they reprise “Loving Vincent,” an animated feature about the iconic
artist. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Now, here’s a rundown of our Wednesday night lineup on air here at
WESU:
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 more music with Stephen Marshall and from
midnight to 3am, stay tuned for Franco, who brings you all of those disco hits
from the 1970's and 80's!
From 3 - 4 we’ll rebroadcast today’s noontime episode of Democracy
Now from Pacifica
And at 4am we bring you the BBC's world report before we kick off
our Wednesday 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!
Thanx for listening! Now, stay tuned for The Latin Music hour with
Isabel up next!
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