Good evening, it's Wednesday, February 7th. 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 volunteer broadcasters bring you the best in
free-form programming.
I'm Ben Michael, Thanks for joining us. Here's a rundown of some
of what's happening in our area this week:
Keep in Mind todays’ weather has likely created some event
cancellations. Be sure to check with venues before venturing out this evening!
At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Girls Who Code
Club is schedule to holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 6 pm. Friday there’s
a computer workshop, Introduction to the Internet, at 10;30, and Paper Crafts
for Adults: 3D Masks at 11 am. At 6 pm Friday, Russell library presents an
opening reception for the art exhibition by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical
Journey: Voodoo, Slavery, Jazz.” The exhibit runs through March. On Saturday
morning you can explore French and Spanish language classes for kids.
Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages,
and for information on the current online auction fundraiser. www.russelllibrary.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Wednesday, its PNB
Rock and the Catch These Vibes tour, along with Lil Baby. Thursday’s headliner
is SZA. Sunday Toads presents Papadosio, and Aqueous. www.toadsplace.com
Tonight in Middletown at Vero Cucino Rustico, in the Tradewinds
Plaza, on Saybrook Rd, The Bus is scheduled to host an open mic with
festivities beginning around 8pm. 860-343-9413
to make sure this is still on despite the weather
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, tonight/Wednesday,
its PNB Rock and the Catch These Vibes tour, along with Lil Baby. Thursday’s
headliner is SZA. Sunday Toads presents Papadosio, and Aqueous. www.toadsplace.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown had scheduled
a Kids Upcycling Event tonight/Wednesday at 6 pm. Where kids can make
crystals in old jars. At 7pm Weds, they sponsor Jeffers Lennox presenting
“Homelands and Empires,” a historical work on indigenous people and imperial
forces during the eighteenth century. Please check with the bookstore before
heading out to their events tonight. On Thursday at 7, author Michael Benanav
presents “Himalaya Bound,” an immersive journey with nomadic water buffalo
herders. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight, at Café Nine they are
scheduled to present Haunted Summer, Pleasure Beach, and Laundry Day. Thursday’s
headliners are Nick Dimaria, Wired, The Lost Tribe, and the Dan Liparini
Trio. Friday, Café Nine’s 5pm Women in Music Happy Hour features
Stephanie Brown, Sara Witham, Denise Ortiz, and Vangie Durst. Friday night’s
late show at Cafe Nine features James Mauri and the Black River Stones,
Fiction, and Black River Union. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is
with Gary Grippo & Friends. Saturday night at The Nine, there’s a Record
Release Show for The Shellye Valauskas Experience and special guest Jon Auer.
The Sunday Buzz Matinee at Café Nine features The Furors, The Sawtelles, and
Jellyshirts, followed by a Sex Beat Dance Party with DJ Kid Congo Powers in the
evening. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, The weekly Wednesday
night Community Blues Jam is hosted by Ed Bradley. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on
Thursday, and on Friday it’s a Blues Hall of Fame Showcase. Saturday’s
headliner is Avenue Groove. blues on Saturday with the Chris Bergson
Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Thursday at 4:30,
at The Wesleyan Center for the Arts, The
Zilkha Gallery, there’s an opening reception for A New Subjectivity: Figurative
Painting After 2000, an exhibition celebrating paintings by women. Guided tours
of the exhibit happen on Saturday. On Friday at 8, at the CFA Theater, the
Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group premiers the new dance work,
Citizen. On Sunday, the West End String Quartet performs at Crowell Concert
Hall at 3 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
On Friday, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown,
Windborne presents Song of the Times, songs of people’s rights from the past
400 years. Saturday evening The Rosemary Minkler Trio returns to the stage with
pop and jazz. The NEAR and Far Storytellers featuring Joe Flood perform on
Sunday. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org
Friday night Manic Presents brings José González and
Bedouine to the College Street Music Hall . They’re back at Space Ballroom on
Sunday with Tiny Moving Parts, Mom Jeans, and Oso Oso. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall Hartford presents Al Di Meola on Thursday.
On Friday they’ve got Big Eyed Phish, a Dave Matthews Band Tribute band.
It’s Americana on Saturday with Shelby Lynne Allison & Allison Moorer and
there’s bluegrass and more on Sunday with The Ghost of Paul Revere and The
Penniless Wild. Infinity Norfolk presents Canadian power rock group The
Damn Truth, Thursday night. Friday night at Infintiy Norfolk you can catch The
Zolla Boys, Gracie Day & The Knights, and Auguste & Alden. Saturday
Mary Lambert’s Everybody is a Babe Tour stops at Infinity Hall
Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com
The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford hosts a Science
Straight Up cocktail hour Friday at 5:30 with the theme, Your Brain in Love.
Enjoy dance lessons, comedy, and the new butterfly exhibit, or examine a real
brain. Details at www.ctsciencecenter.org
This Friday The
MAC650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown presents live music with
Mandala, Hit Like a Girl, Spit-take, and Liv Lombardi & Queer Choir.
Details at https://www.facebook.com/mac650gallery/
Vinnie’s Jump and Jive in Middletown hosts a swing lesson
Friday night at 7:30 along with music by Java Groove, a big sound trio playing
swing, jazz, and ballads. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford presents Outside My Head,
Imbroglio, Disease Party, and Destination Dimension on Friday. On Saturday,
it’s Values, and Fateless, appearing with To Fear The Fall and The Devil
Inside. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The 6th annual Hartford Art Sled Derby is schedule for this
Saturday at 11 am at Elizabeth Park. Details at www.hartford.com/events
Sol Y Canto, a national Latin Ensemble, performs Saturday at
3 pm at the Middletown Performing Arts Auditorium at the Middletown High
School, sponsored by the Greater Middletown Concert Association. Details
at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library
Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by the John Kordalewski Trio. Details
at www.hplct.org
Trinity College brings Concora, an ensemble of Connecticut
choral artists, back this Sunday at 4 pm to perform Masses: Ancient and Modern
in the College Chapel. Details at www.concora.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Molly’s Game,” based on
the true story of an Olympic-class skier running an illegal poker scam, and
“Vazante,” a Portuguese historical film about a young woman forced to marry a
slave trader, through Thursday. Also Continuing is “British Arrows Awards,” a
celebration of innovative British advertising. There’s a one-time screening
tonight of “Above & Beyond: Giving Up the Day Job,” about a performance
group going acoustic. On Friday at Real Art Ways, they open “Faces, Places
(Visages, Villages)” a documentary about a French filmmaker and
photographer. They also open their annual Oscar Nominated Short Films
series over the weekend with Live Action and Animation. With additional
screenings of “Loving Vincent,” an animated celebration of Vincent Van Gogh,
over the weekend as well. Check the website for details and screening
times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The
Disaster Artist,” the story behind the so-called worst movie ever, “The Room.”
Thursday, there’s a one-time screening of “Freak Show,” the story of a
gender-bending outsider in a conservative high school. On Friday they open a
run of the 1942 classic love story, “Casablanca.” Check the website for full
schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Tonight The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is scheduled to
screen “The Rape of Recy Taylor,” about the gang rape of a young black girl in
1944 Alabama, Wednesday as part of their Shaping Social Change series. There’s
a pre-film reception at 6 pm. They also continue “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr
Story,” at various times. They also offer “No Date, No Time,” about a coroner
who examines the corpse of a young accident victim. Check the website for dates
and times. www.thewadsworth.org
Now, Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU
88.1 FM Middletown:
Keep in mind our schedule may vary tonight as some
broadcasters might not be able to make it to the station for their regularly
scheduled shift, due to travel conditions.
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 Captured
with DJ Aurah Explores the art of writing about other people.
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 The Vault with DJ Anton Banks wraps up
our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight dumpster dive with smelly and
yourstruly presents punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage compactor
near you.
At midnight THE TONIGHT SHOW with Balsamic and
Shlomo is a Late-Night talk show style show concerning pop culture,
politics and new music
From 1-2am Kellex and Kleenog’s Radio Hour keeps the fun going with experimental music and talk.
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.
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!
Stay tuned and be safe out there if you are on the roads!
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