Monday 03-26-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, March 26th.  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, producer 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, on April 3rd, an interview with the producer of a new film about a woman who sues the Catholic Church to be allowed to attend the seminary to become a priest. And Commonweal writer Richard Alleva will review the new multiplex feature, "Paul: Apostle of Christ." Can't listen live? Find the audio archived that night at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

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

Here in Middletown, tonight, the weekly Anything Goes Open Mic at The Buttonwood Tree will be hosted by Bill Katz. Tuesday night, The Buttonwood will host an event for members to celebrate the installation of a new tile mosaic recently added to their entryway.   Friday night Charter Oak Jazz ft. Brett Bottomley on Chapman Stick plays jazz standards and originals.  Saturday night, Plywood Cowboy makes for a night of new Americana at The Buttonwood.  The Hearing Voices Network ­meets Monday morning. Through the end of March, you can catch the Buttonwood’s International Women’s Day Art Gallery show.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you VOWWS, Reduction Plan, Pleasure Beach tonight. Tomorrow there’s a triple bull featuring ASHLEY HAMEL, ELIZABETH WYLD, and THAT VIRGINIA.  wed’s night at Café Nine , azz Haven and New Haven Jazz Festival Present the TONY PURRONE TRIO. Thursday night Café Nine presents HI-FI RADIO, THIS CRIMINAL SOUL, and the JEFF WICKUN BAND.  At 5pm Friday, the Monthly Women in Music Happy Hour spotlights LYNN MALAVOLTE, SHANNON MCMAHON, and DONNA SANTALA.  Later Friday night, THE STASH! BAND takes the stage with opening act Ayrhill. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon jazz jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances at 4:30.  Wise Old Moon  shares a bill with The Wolff Sisters.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight’s Jazz Monday event features the LAS VEGAS ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS JAZZ BAND. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesdays. Its Liviu Pop’s Jazz Invitational on Thursday evenings with special guests tba. Friday night, Sally’s presents a night of blues/rock/country with The Redliners. On Saturday you can catch the blues with The Mike Crandall Band featuring Mike Williams. This Sunday, Sally’s features a special Easter “Soul” brunch w/ Elsie & Tee. Featuring a Southern brunch menu and soulful jazz, r&b and gospel music.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, tomorrow (Tues) at 5pm, you can catch the 2018 Nutmeg and Cookies Cornucopia Shout Out!, offering an over view of this year’s Nutmeg Book award nominees and a samples of the cookie recipes submitted.  Registration is required. at 6:30 in the h8bbard room tomorrow, Catherine O’Rourke presents: Eat Your Way to Optimal Health with Catherine O'Rourke. at 7pm, there’s the Classic Mystery book discussion group talks about Still Life by Louise Penny.  Thursday evening at Russell Library from 6:30PM-7:45PM in The Hubbard Room its: Women Center Stage with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. The library will be closed Friday for “Good Friday”.    www.russelllibrary.org

At Wesleyan’s Center for the arts. Tonight you can catch a Graduate recital where Jordan Dykstra debuts a new evening-length composition for the contemporary music ensemble Ordinary Affects.  Tuesday and Wednesday at 4pm in the Davison Art Center room 100 you can catch A “Modern Woman’ Wit” between costume designer/textile artist and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Cybele Moon and media artist Erica Larsen-Dockray.    Thursday at noon at the Mansfield Freeman Center you can catch the opening Reception and Gallery Talk for Lêna Bùi‘s contemporary Vietnamese art show: Proliferation. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Thursday night at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, the Docent Council 50th Anniversary Lecture Series presents: James Meyer, curator at the National Gallery of Art, who will survey the work of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt in celebration of what would have been his 90th year. Admission is free and open to the public. Saturday afternoon, they show The Corpse Bride to complement their current exhibit, Gorey’s Worlds.  Sunday The Wadsworth presents an Easter Jazz Brunch with Sally Terrell and The Green Jazz Band. www.thewadsworth.org

Tomorrow (Tues) here in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown welcomes Pat Thomas who will discuss his new book, “Did it! From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary, who you just heard on radio Writer’s salon with Steve! Wed at 7pm, it’s another book lecture, by Paul Hensler, who will speak about his book, "The New Boys of Summer: Baseball’s Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties".  Wednesday brings an Easter themed kids event featuring egg painting and a read of a holiday book. Thursday, NBA champion Ray Allen, will be at the bookstore to sign his new book, “From the Outside” a reflection on his years on and off the court.  Saturday night at 6pm, Their monthly discussion series broaches the theme of Philosophy. details at  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

At Infinity Hall Hartford, this Wednesday at 5pm, The Urban Professionals Network (UPN) kicks off their third season of their intellectual Community Conversation Series with  “Black Panther - Life After Wakanda”. Friday night Capricorn pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.  Saturday Delbert McClinton takes the stage.  Friday at Infinity Norfolk, Starman pays tribute to David Bowie.  Mike DelGuidice takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Manic Presents is has the Dean Ween Group at The Space Ballroom in Hamden this Wednesday night. Thursday they’ve got the Squirrel Nut Zippers with The Let Loose at the Space Ballroom. Friday at the Ballroom you can catch Beau Bolero and on Saturday night they’ve got Brandon Wardell and Jimmy Blair.   www.manicpresents.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offers loud music this Friday with Control Scheme, Hounds of justice, Soul Conversion, and Iblissian. Saturday at Cherry St, you can catch another loud one featuring  Medicated Savage, Disguise the Curse, Dead Reflections, Years Of Vengeance and Hero And The Horror www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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 their run of Lady Bird, Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, and keep the change through Thursday. Tomorrow night their Science on Screen series offers Evlolution Organic, the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. Friday night Real Art Ways opens 2 films: The China Hustle, a Wall St heist story as well as Journey’s End, based on R.C. Sherriff’s celebrated 1928 play about life in the trenches during WWI. Friday RAW begins a run of the new afternoon movie, Phantom Thread, set in the fashion scene of post WWII London.   Saturday at 11am Their Film 101 series spotlights the 1955 French film noire Bob le Flambeur (1955) www.realartways.org

Through Weds Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues showing "Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool" a romantic comedy wherein an older woman captures the heart of a young man.  Thursday, Cinestudio presents a r un of Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” which explores the medias 1971 coverage of the Pentagon Papers, a 7000 page secret history of the Vietnam War.   http://www.cinestudio.org/

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 Jake fills in for Michael Benson’s 75% folk.

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

From 9:30-11pm, it’s Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan bringing listeners back to the 1950s and 60s.

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!