Jive At Five: February 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Weds 2-28-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, February 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 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!

Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight/Wednesday, you can catch another Words & Music event. On Thursday, Café Nine headlines The Quest. Friday, Café Nine’s Happy Hour show features Snake Hill Blues and Friday night’s main event features Black Snake Boots. On Saturday night, it’s Chaser Eight, Run Jenny, and Parkway South. Café Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee features Peter Mulvey and Lara Herscovitch, and they round out the weekend Sunday night with Look Vibrant.http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday community Blues Jam hosted by guest Tim McDonald. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they headline Lucky Peterson. On Saturday you can catch Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts sponsors These Theater productions Wednesday through Saturday at the Patricelli Theater. Performances include How I Learned to Drive and 99 Histories. Baritone Tom Buckner performs works for voice by Robert Ashley on Friday at Crowell Concert Hall. On Saturday at 1 pm, at the Russell House, there’s a discussion of Robert Ashley’s Life and Work. Also on Saturday, enjoy a Guided Exhibition Tour of A New Subjectivity: Figurative Painting after 2000, at the Zilkha Gallery. The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs a Children’s Concert and Musical Instrument Petting Zoo Saturday at 3 pm at Crowell Concert Hall. Robert Ashley’s new opera, Crash, will be performed at Crowell on Saturday at 8 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Girls Who Code series continues on tonight/Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s an Introduction to Computers workshop on Friday morning, and on Saturday at 1:30 it’s Performance 20/20, a performance by the Honors Chamber Music group from the Hartt School. On Sunday, the American Association of University Women sponsors a celebration of International Women’s Day, with discussions, special guests, and more. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz,” runs through March. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Passing It On: Traditional Arts Apprenticeships through March 10th. Enjoy photographs of artists, and learn more about the apprenticeship program. www.chs.org

Writing at Wesleyan welcomes you to join Visiting Writer Mary Gordon for a conversation Wednesday at 6 pm at the Russell House. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown sponsors a Kids’ Event on this evening/Wednesday at 6 pm, Make Book Totes. Register to make books into tote bags. At 7 pm, there’s a Women Playwrights’ Initiative: Passion, Power, Prose. On Thursday at 7 pm, Hilary Jacobs Hendel presents “It’s Not Always Depression,” and on Friday at 7 pm it’s Jamie Cat Callan with “Parisian Charm School.” On Sunday at noon, they invite writers to CT Writing Groups: Finding Critique Partners and Writing Groups. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford hosts artist, naturalist and writer James Prosek this evening/Wednesday at 5 pm for a discussion of art and nature. Admission is free. On the weekend, they present a Sunday Serenade concert in collaboration with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their special exhibition, Gorey’s Worlds. Details at www.thewadsworth.org

Story City Troupe takes the stage on Friday, here in Middletown at The Buttonwood Tree. The Aligned with Source Workshop & Meditation happens Saturday morning. Khalif Neville, son of New orleans jazz great Charles Neville, performs Saturday night at The Buttonwood Tree. On Sunday, the Buttonwood sponsors the 2nd annual Music for Giving Family Concert: A Tribute to Harry Chapin, to benefit LUNCH, the Local United Network to Combat Hunger, at First Church Middletown on Court St. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org

Artfarm and Oddfellow Playhouse in Middletown present Circophony’s production of “As You Wish,” a combination play/circus comedy performance, opening at the Playhouse on Thursday and running through March 10. For more information and tickets, visit www.oddfellows.org

Enjoy country, rock, and more from the American songbook at the Hog River Brewing Company in Hartford every Thursday starting at 7 pm. Hartford native Connor Zane Millican partners with local musicians to bring you Twang Thursdays. www.hartford.com/events/

Infinity Hall Hartford presents singer/songwriter David Archuleta on Thursday at 8 pm. On Friday, it’s Awaken – A Tribute to the Music of YES. On Saturday, it’s alternative and country rock with Lucero. On Sunday afternoon, enjoy UHart A Capella Groups and their indie rock supergroup, Jelani Sei. Pat Metheny plays Thursday and Friday nights with different lineups at Infinity Hall Norfolk this week and Saturday at Infinity Norfolk, you can catch ENTER THE HAGGIS W/ PIGEON KINGS. www.infinityhall.com

The Middlesex Chamber of Commerce hosts an Innovation Meet Up at their Middletown location on Thursday at 9:15 am featuring Marcus B Chung of Stitch Fix. The event includes tours of the Middletown Entrepreneurs Work Space, along with networking and idea exchange. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden this week with Adrianne Lenker and Henry Jamison on Thursday. On Saturday, it’s nothing,nowhere, Shinigami, Lil Lotus, and Jay Vee. www.manicpresents.com

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Darling Fitch: A Stranger Sound, a coming-of-age transgender show, Thursday at 8 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s a Springtime Spectacular on Friday with Him or Her, Prüf, and more. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Jimmy Junk Bird, Lobsterface, Nuclear Unicorn, and Goat Herder this Friday. On Saturday, it’s Hub City Stompers, 45 Adapters, The Abductors, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Friday night, at Real Art Ways in Hartford, Wesleyan Alum horn player, Taylor Ho Bynum will perform a new body of music working with a nine-piece ensemble of some of his closest collaborators, Titled Ambiguity Manifesto www.realartways.org

The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown hosts a Geneology Club workshop Saturday at 9:30 am featuring Kathy Gallaher to discuss Researching Your Irish Ancestors. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

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

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Jeff Fuller & Friends. Details at www.hplct.org

The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts a free poetry reading Sunday at 3 pm with an open mic before featured readers, including Faith Vicinanza and Timothy Cresswell. Details at www.charteroakcenter.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films series all week. Also continuing is “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War fable by Guillermo Del Toro, and “Lover for a Day,” a French love story. Weekend openings include “Tehran Taboo,” a rotoscope-animated drama about modern Iranian society, and “The Greatest Showman,” a musical celebrating the birth of show business. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Happy End,” a French film about a family scion seeking euthanasia, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “All The Money In The World,” about the kidnapping of J Paul Getty’s grandson. The Sunday matinée Bolshoi Ballet performance is “The Flames of Paris,” and the open a run of “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.” Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts a special screening of “Harvesting Stones: The Jewish Farmers of Eastern Connecticut,” Thursday at 7 pm, along with an exclusive Q&A with the filmmaker. www.charteroakcenter.org

Now here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the Jive at Five on Wednesdays its the Latin Music Hour with Isabel Calione Latin music from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

At 6pm it's Building Bridges from Pacifica.Covering the laborfront, broadly defined, both geographically and conceptually. We examine the issues that affect their everyday lives with a particular sensitivity towards human rights abuses, environmental concerns and the US drive for global domination.

From 6:30-8pm Fusion Radio with James Fusion presents a 90 minute techno mix.

At 8pm The Warehouse with Mike Nyce features underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.

From 9:30-11pm it's N.E. Tempo with DJ Berk. Dubstep, DnB, techno, ragga jungle breakbeats mixed live.

From 11-midnight dumpster dive with smelly and yourstruly presents punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage compactor near you.

At midnight it's TJI: This Just Inwith Baby Ruth and Willy J. Providing sountracks and reactios to the most eyepopping news stories of the week.

From 1-2am I'm Such a Pisces That it Hurts comes on with Scatterbrain. Music and astrology.

From 2-4am DJ Coroner’s Last Will and Testimony Haunts the Midnight airwaves with an eclectic mix of oneiric, experimental sounds. Ambient, noise, drone, poetry readings and more--sonic flotsam from the abandoned station.

At 4am, the BBC News comes on and at 5 we begin the broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR.

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!

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Tues 2-27-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, February 27^th. 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 on Wednesdays at 4:40, right before the Jive at Five.

Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Upward Hartford and the Connecticut Dance Alliance sponsor an Upward Dance event Tonight (Tuesday) at 7 pm at their Church Street location. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight, you can catch Tal National and Wet Tuna. There’s another Words & Music event on Wednesday at Café Nine. On Thursday, Café Nine headlines The Quest. Friday, Café Nine’s Happy Hour show features Snake Hill Blues and Friday night’s main event features Black Snake Boots. On Saturday night, it’s Chaser Eight, Run Jenny, and Parkway South. Café Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee features Peter Mulvey and Lara Herscovitch, and they round out the weekend Sunday night with Look Vibrant.http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesday with guest Tim McDonald. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they headline Lucky Peterson. On Saturday you can catch Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Girls Who Code series continues on Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s an Introduction to Computers workshop on Friday morning, and on Saturday at 1:30 it’s Performance 20/20, a performance by the Honors Chamber Music group from the Hartt School. On Sunday, the American Association of University Women sponsors a celebration of International Women’s Day, with discussions, special guests, and more. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz,” runs through March. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Passing It On: Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, open today (Tuesday) through March 10^th. Enjoy photographs of artists, and learn more about the apprenticeship program. www.chs.org

Writing at Wesleyan welcomes you to join Visiting Writer Mary Gordon for a conversation Wednesday at 6 pm at the Russell House. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown sponsors a Kids’ Event on Wednesday at 6 pm, Make Book Totes. Register to make books into tote bags. At 7 pm, there’s a Women Playwrights’ Initiative: Passion, Power, Prose. On Thursday at 7 pm, Hilary Jacobs Hendel presents “It’s Not Always Depression,” and on Friday at 7 pm it’s Jamie Cat Callan with “Parisian Charm School.” On Sunday at noon, they invite writers to CT Writing Groups: Finding Critique Partners and Writing Groups. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The UConn Bookstore in Hartford hosts is first local author showcase Wednesday from 11 am to 3 pm at their Front Street location. Authors are available for meet & greet and to sign copies of their books. www.hartford.com/events/

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford hosts artist, naturalist and writer James Prosek Wednesday at 5 pm for a discussion of art and nature. Admission is free. On the weekend, they present a Sunday Serenade concert in collaboration with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra to celebrate their special exhibition, Gorey’s Worlds. Details at www.thewadsworth.org

Story City Troupe takes the stage on Friday, here in Middletown at The Buttonwood Tree. The Aligned with Source Workshop & Meditation happens Saturday morning. Khalif Neville, son of New orleans jazz great Charles Neville, performs Saturday night at The Buttonwood Tree. On Sunday, the Buttonwood sponsors the 2^nd annual Music for Giving Family Concert: A Tribute to Harry Chapin, to benefit LUNCH, the Local United Network to Combat Hunger, at First Church Middletown on Court St. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Darling Fitch: A Stranger Sound, a coming-of-age transgender show, Thursday at 8 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s a Springtime Spectacular on Friday with Him or Her, Prüf, and more. www.toadsplace.com

The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown hosts a Geneology Club workshop Saturday at 9:30 am featuring Kathy Gallaher to discuss Researching Your Irish Ancestors. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Jeff Fuller & Friends. Details at www.hplct.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the Jive, stick around for spilled milk with Charlotte until 6pm

From 6-8pm it’s Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music with a roots influence plus a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

At 8pm stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A weekly spotlight of Connecticut arts and culture.

From 9-10pm IT’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

At 10 stick and stay for Universal Time Traversal with Hyphy - Taking the "Oh Geez" out of the OGs.

From 11-midnight, tonight, it’s “Profile”, With Maile and Sage for and an hour-long deep dive into an artist's life and career.

From midnight-1am stay tuned for Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous

From 1-2am stay tuned for Women's Music, Women's Wisdom with DJ Sensibility

At 2am it’s Fish and Chips, With DJ Chee, A music show dedicated to British bands and artists.

Maxium Rock and Roll Radio Comes your way at 3am

and you can catch the BBC World Report at 4am.

We kick off our weekday program at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR, followed by a diverse mix of talk radio from Pacifica and NPR throughout the day.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, tune in each weekday at 4:55 for our rundown of local events and entertainment and our evening lineup here on WESU Middletown.

Find the script for this show, our current program schedule, a link to listen live, program archives and more, online at www.wesufm.org

Stay tuned for Spilled Milk with Charlotte, up next!

Monday, February 26, 2018

Mon 2-26-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, February 26^th. 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 Maria Johnson, pro ducer and host of "Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith," which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. A week from tomorrow: the questionable morality of drone warfare, and the Vatican's questionable refusal to let three women speak at an upcoming International Women's Day event in Rome. The women considered too scary to be heard are (gasp!) a former president of Ireland, the mother of a gay child, and a lesbian Catholic advocate from Uganda. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived later that night at www.reasonablycatholic.com

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown. The Buttonwood Tree hosts its weekly Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight, with Bill Katz. There’s Intentional & Empowering Yoga Tuesday afternoon. Story City Troupe takes the stage on Friday. The Aligned with Source Workshop & Meditation happens Saturday morning. Khalif Neville, son of jazz great Charles Neville, performs Saturday night. On Sunday, the Buttonwood sponsors the 2^nd annual Music for Giving Family Concert: A Tribute to Harry Chapin, to benefit LUNCH, the Local United Network to Combat Hunger, at First Church Middletown on Court St. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you Xylouris White and Trevor Healy. On Tuesday, at Café Nine, it’s Tal National and Wet Tuna. There’s another Words & Music event on Wednesday. On Thursday, Café Nine headlines The Quest. Friday Café Nine’s Happy Hour show features Snake Hill Blues and Friday night’s main event features Black Snake Boots. On Saturday night, it’s Chaser Eight, Run Jenny, and Parkway South. Café Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee features Peter Mulvey and Lara Herscovitch, and they round out the weekend Sunday night with Look Vibrant. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s Jazz Monday, with the Ryan Slatko Trio tonight. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesday with guest Tim McDonald. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they headline Lucky Peterson. On Saturday you can catch Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, you can get instructional help with your devices at their New Technology Workshop on Tuesday afternoon. The Girls Who Code series continues on Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s an Introduction to Computers workshop on Friday morning, and on Saturday at 1:30 it’s Performance 20/20, a performance by the Honors Chamber Music group from the Hartt School. On Sunday, the American Association of University Women sponsors a celebration of International Women’s Day, with discussions, special guests, and more. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz,” runs through March. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Passing It On: Traditional Arts Apprenticeships, Tuesday through Saturday through March 10^th. Enjoy photographs of artists, and learn more about the apprenticeship program. www.chs.org

You can Learn African Kizomba Dance, a fun, low impact activity, at The 224 in Hartford on Tuesday at 6 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

Upward Hartford and the Connecticut Dance Alliance sponsor an Upward Dance event Tuesday at 7 pm at their Church Street location. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

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

Writing at Wesleyan welcomes you to join Visiting Writer Mary Gordon for a conversation Wednesday at 6 pm at the Russell House. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Infinity Hall presents singer/songwriter David Archuleta on Thursday at 8 pm. On Friday, it’s Awaken – A Tribute to the Music of YES. On Saturday, it’s alternative and country rock with Lucero. On Sunday afternoon, enjoy UHart A Capella Groups and their indie rock supergroup, Jelani Sei. Pat Metheny plays Thursday and Friday nights with different lineups at Infinity Hall Norfolk this week and Saturday at Infinity Norfolk, you can catch ENTER THE HAGGIS W/ PIGEON KINGS. www.infinityhall.com

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Darling Fitch: A Stranger Sound, a coming-of-age transgender show, Thursday at 8 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s a Springtime Spectacular on Friday with Him or Her, Prüf, and more. www.toadsplace.com

Friday night, Wesleyan Alum horn player, Taylor Ho Bynum will perform a new body of music working with a nine-piece ensemble of some of his closest collaborators. Titled Ambiguity Manifesto, at Real Art Ways in Hartford. www.realartways.org

The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown hosts a Geneology Club workshop Saturday at 9:30 am featuring Kathy Gallaher to discuss Researching Your Irish Ancestors. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown offers a beginning ukulele class Saturday at noon. Details at www.facebook.com/CiryArtsOffice/

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Jeff Fuller & Friends. Details at www.hplct.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the The Jive at Five, stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry From classic bop to smooth contemporary sounds.

At 6 it’s Radical Radiowaves with DJ ORacle

At 6:30 until 8pm 75% Folk with Michael Benson presents Contemporary folk along with a mix of blues, jazz, world music and movie soundtracks. Lots of new music and occasional interviews.

From 8-9:30pm tonight Stay tuned for Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin.

From 9:30-11pm Jimmy Z fills in for Jack Sullivan on Cruiser’s Radio Program

And at 11pm it’s Hits of the 60’s and 70’s with Jimmy Z Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60’s and 70’s. Win a WESU mug on our weekly “Name That Tune” contest.

AT 12:30 lit-mus with DJ Chi and DJ baby ruth Explore the intersections of literature and music with anonymous submissions from students across the country.

Then at 1:30 check out Weekly Ketchup wit DJ Oat Neal and DJ Opal.

at 2:30, On This Day with DJ Celiac and Jamsterdam Explores what was musically and historically significant on this day and listen to the #1 songs and fun facts from past decades.

At 3:30 Spoiler Alert Radio Conversations on the craft of filmmaking.

The BBC world Report comes your way at 4am and we begin our weekday program with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!

Friday, February 23, 2018

Friday's Jive 02-23-18

Good evening, it's Friday, February 23rd, and this is the Jive at Five - WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming week nights and weekends. I'm Stephan Allison, host of River Valley Rhythms heard Thursdays at 4 pm here at WESU. Thanks for tuning in.

Now, here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in the community this weekend.

Tonight at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, it’s the comedy show, Nutty by Nature, with The Coconuts. The Ken Serio Jazz Trio takes the stage Saturday night. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. On the walls for February is a collective art show, “Love is in the Air”, by local artists expressing their perception of love in a myriad of ways. Featured artists included: Flo Bartosiak, Mylène Claire Poitras, Marsha Borden, and Allison Plouse. Details @ buttonwood.org

At the Russell Library in Middletown, on Saturday morning there’s French and Spanish language classes for your kids. At 1:30 pm Saturday afternoon, the library sponsors a performance by The Harlem Quartet at First Church on Court Street. There’s Yoga in the Hubbard Room on Sunday at 2 pm. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvain, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz,” runs through March. Details @ russelllibrary.org

New Haven’s Café Nine Friday’s Happy Hour features Laura Dowding, at 5pm. The late show features The Hempsteadys, RYXNO, and On The Fritz. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show brings you Zero Years. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features The Crown Street Orchestra, and The Red Planet, followed by a late show with Gutter Demons and The Skeleton Bea. Details @ cafenine.com

In Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s the Adam Falcon Band. Saturday night it’st Sally’s debut of Say Yeah!! Details @ blackeyedsallys.com

Here in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Saturday at 2 pm, has Katherine and Caroline Brickley with Mom’s Choice Award-winner, “The Blossom Shoppe.” Details @ wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Hartford Jazz Society offers a comprehensive list, chock full of weekly events featuring jazz. Details @ hartfordjazzsociety.com

Infinity Hall Hartford presents the pianist Howard Jones Solo: Songs & Stories tonight. On Saturday, it’s country and folk rock with Jim Messina & POCO. At infinity Hall Norfolk Friday night it’s Green River a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band, Saturday night the Ryan Montbleau Band takes the stage and Sunday there’s live music in the Bistro w/ Steve Dedman. Details @ infinityhall.com

This evening at 8pm, at the Wesleyan Center for the Arts, Manual Cinema premiers Ada/Ava, with sound, music, and shadow puppets, at the CFA Theater. Guided tours of the new exhibit, A New Subjectivity: Figurative Painting After 2000, are offered at the Zilkha Gallery Saturday at 1 pm. On Sunday at 3 pm, This Is It! The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce: Part XIV (14), takes place at Crowell Concert Hall. Details @ wesleyan.edu/cfa

Manic Presents brings STRTFKR (sounds like Straight Faker) and Reptilians to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven tonight. Details @ manicpresents.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight it’s Shakedown playing the music of the (Grateful) Dead and Beyond, alongside Reggae Bones, and Four Six Stix. Meanwhile, it’s a CT’s Up Next Local Showcase in Lilly’s Pad. Details @ toadsplace.com

The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts an event with the cast of The Vagina Monologues on today at 5:30 pm. Enjoy music, refreshments and works on sale from local artisans before the show performance at 7:30. The show runs through the weekend. Details @ charteroakcenter.org

ConnectiKids is sponsoring a Paint Night Friday at 6:30 pm at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. Proceeds benefit programs for Hartford children. Details @ hartford.com/events

The KNOX Greenhouse in Hartford hosts an Urban Greenhouse Party tonight at 7 pm to benefit this local environmental organization. Details @ knoxhartford.org

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Ports of Spain, Kali Masi, Pleasure Beach, and Tier today at 6 pm. On Saturday, it’s Tranquility, Formerly Bodies, In Response, and more at 7 pm. Sunday, they bring you Yndi halda, Staghorn, Wess Meets West, and Mineva. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford holds its February METAL Mayhem tonight at 7:30 with My Hamartia, Frank Vaturina, and Pinebox. On Saturday, they sponsor the Virus of Ideals Album Fundraiser Show at 8 pm, with special guests Thunderforge, Dialith, and Khasm. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Haneef Nelson. Details @ hplct.org

And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films series through March 1^st. Other films being screened this week include The Shape of Water, a Cold War fable by Guillermo Del Toro. The weekend openings are Saturday Lover For a Day, a French love story; and Sunday Water Warriors, a film about an anti-fracking group in Canada, followed by a Community Discussion. Details & screening times @ realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues a run of Downsizing and tonight’s Moonlight Movie is The Princess Bride, Rob Reiner’s 1987 big screen fairy tale. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinee is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Details & screening times @ cinestudio.org

If you are looking for more information on the arts in Middletown, please visit the City's Facebook page at facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU and to be safe, it's best to check the WESU website for the up-to-date schedule.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 6:30pm, it'll be Wild Wild Live! with DJ Balsamic & DJ Pig in the City expounding on that Wesleyan music scene.

And from 6:30-7pm catch the Middletown Youth Radio Project, a weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.

At 7 until 8:30pm we have the Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T - offering a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

Next up until 10pm, we take it From the Otherside with Rok-A-Dee where 60% of the show is love songs of different genre and the others Reggae Dancehall, R&B, and new artiste.

Then from 10 to 11:30pm it's Strickly Off the Head where DJ Cocomotion the Music Mixologist provides a live mixshow done on the fly or freestyle, with no pre-planned mixes or blends - R&B, old school, hip hop, rap and house.

Bridging the night to the morning hours, from 11:30pm to 12:30am you’ll have An A and a B with DJ N following the premise that every band has its hits - and a multitude of unknown, hidden gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek to highlight this dichotomy.

From 12:30am until 3am Saturday we go into serious OVERDRIVE w/Clarence & Shantay Scott - offering the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music on the planet!

From 3 until 5am you are taken to Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, who has a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

And we bring in the daylight from 5:00 to 6:00am with the BBC World News - a daily News roundup from the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Pacifica.

Staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6 to 7am it’s the Celtic Café with Pat Laffan and Mark Gallagher presenting traditional and contemporary music with a Celtic connection.

And now that the coffee’s hot enjoy Caffé Italia from 7:00 to 8:00am, serving up a slice of Italy every Saturday morning. You don't have to speak Italian to taste it: just relax, listen, and enjoy!

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five, tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Thursday's Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, February 22nd. 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 JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture., Thanx for tuning in!

Tonight at 7pm, Here in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore hosts Steven Parlato with the young adult book, “The Precious Dreadful.” And on Saturday at 2 pm, it’s Katherine and Caroline Brickley with Mom’s Choice Award-winner, “The Blossom Shoppe.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight brings Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday it’s the Adam Falcon Band. Saturday night at Sally’s you can check out Sally’s debut of-SAY YEAH!! http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight Jeffrey Lewis& Los Bolts, appearing with Candy Boys and Dust Hat. Friday’s Happy Hour features Laura Dowding, at 5pm. The Friday night late show features The Hempsteadys, RYXNO, and On The Fritz. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show brings you Zero Years. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features The Crown Street Orchestra, and The Red Planet, followed by a late show with Gutter Demons and The Skeleton Bea. http://www.cafenine.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, They’re screening a documentary, “Veterans of Color,” Thursday night. There’s a LinkedIn Workshop Friday morning, along with Adult Coloring for Stresss Reduction. On Saturday morning there’s French and Spanish language classes for your kids. At 1:30 pm Saturday afternoon, the library sponsors a performance by The Harlem Quartet at First Church on Court Street. There’s Yoga in the Hubbard Room on Sunday at 2 pm. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz,” runs through March. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, The Middlesex Drum Circle meets on Thursday. On Friday, at The Buttonwood Tree it’s the comedy show, Nutty by Nature, with The Coconuts. The Ken Serio Jazz Trio takes the stage Saturday night. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org

Right here in Middletown Friday evening at 8pm, at the Wesleyan Center for the Arts Manual Cinema premiers Ada/Ava, with sound, music, and shadow puppets, at the CFA Theater. Guided tours of the new exhibit, A New Subjectivity: Figurative Painting After 2000, are offered at the Zilkha Gallery Saturday at 1 pm. On Sunday at 3 pm, This Is It! The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce: Part XIV (14), takes place at Crowell Concert Hall. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Infinity Hall sponsors you rock on Thursday with Gin Blossoms: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of New Miserable Experience. On Friday it’s pianist Howard Jones Solo: Songs & Stories. On Saturday, it’s country and folk rock with Jim Messina & POCO at Infinity Hartford. At infinity Hall Norfolk Friday night it’s Green River a Credence Clearwater Revival tribute band, Saturday night the Ryan Montbleau Band takes the stage and Sunday at Infinity Norfolk, there’s live music in the Bistro w/ Steve Dedman.

www.infinityhall.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on Friday, it’s Shakedown playing the music of the (Grateful) Dead and Beyond, alongside Reggae Bones, and Four Six Stix. It’s a CT’s Up Next Local Showcase on Friday in Lilly’s Pad. www.toadsplace.com

The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts an event with the cast of The Vagina Monologues on Friday at 5:30 pm. Enjoy music, refreshments and works on sale from local artisans before the show performance at 7:30. The show runs through the weekend. www.charteroakcenter.org

ConnectiKids is sponsoring a Paint Night Friday at 6:30 pm at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford. Proceeds benefit programs for Hartford children. www.hartford.com/events

The KNOX Greenhouse in Hartford hosts an Urban Greenhouse Party Friday at 7 pm to benefit this local environmental organization. Details at www.knoxhartford.org

Manic Presents brings STRFKR (sounds like Straight Faker) and Reptilians to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Friday. www.manicpresents.com

The MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Ports of Spain, Kali Masi, Pleasure Beach, and Tier on Friday at 6 pm. On Saturday, it’s Tranquility, Formerly Bodies, In Response, and more at 7 pm. Sunday, they bring you Yndi halda, Staghorn, Wess Meets West, and Mineva. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford holds its February METAL Mayhem Friday at 7:30 with My Hamartia, Frank Vaturina, and Pinebox. On Saturday, they sponsor the Virus of Ideals Album Fundraiser Show at 8 pm, with special guests Thunderforge, Dialith, and Khasm. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Haneef Nelson. Details at www.hplct.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films series through March 1^st. Other films being screened this week include “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War fable by Guillermo Del Toro and “The Breadwinner,” an animated production, about life in Afghanistan. “The Insult,” a French film about tension in Beirut, ends its run tonight. The weekend openings are “Lover For a Day,” a French love story. “Water Warriors,” a film about an anti-fracking group in Canada, will be screened on Sunday, followed by a Community Discussion. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford ends their run of “The Sacrifice,” a 4K Ultra HD restoration of a film about nuclear war. Tomorrow they kick off a run of Downsizing and Friday’s Moonlight Movie is “The Princess Bride,” Rob Reiner’s 1987 big screen fairy tale. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinee is “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” 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:

Now, Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

5:05-6:30pm Homegrown with Rob DeRosa Connecticut Connected music presented for a global audience. Hey, It’s Homegrown...want some?

6:30-8pm Imagine with Karen Stein Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

8-9:30pm Evening Jazz with Bill Denert A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. “Hearing is the best experience”

9:30-10:30pm Everything Now with Chris and Al From indie rock to folk to electronic and more, Chris and Al pick whatever they’re feeling each week to share with you.

10:30-11pm Spicy! Spicy! Hot! Hot! with Beizo Bish and Jew Chainzs Scalding hot takes on a new area of pop culture each week, featuring topical tracks and a variety of dynamic guests.

11pm-midnight The American Empire with Yours Truly, Tootse Mutants An exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.

midnight-1am Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC McGee Jazzalicious travels through the history of jazz by highlighting a different artist, sub-genre, or time period each week.

1-2am (1,3,5) Road Trip with DJ G and Victoria Our show will feature local artists from different cities across the county. Each show will focus on one city and feature mostly alternative rock artists.

(2,4) The Sonic Hour with DJ Jackson Focus on indie rock, prog pop, power pop, indie pop, etc.

Shows will compare music from a previous generation with their contemporaries.

2-3am (1,3,5) Modern French Touch with Sam A look at France’s modern electro house scene, through the emergence of newly influential French touch labels.

(2,4) Doin’ It For Yourself with DJ Chrystanthemum and DJ Baby Boy DJs Chrystanthemum and Baby Boy showcase the world of DIY, from backyard inventors to bedroom musicians.

3-4am The Hour of Slack from the Church of The Subgenius.

At 4am We bring you the BBC World Report and we kick of weekdays with Morning Edition from NPR From 5‑9am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Thanks for joining us and Stay tuned for a stiff does of Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, up next.