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.
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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.
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 1st. 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.
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