Good evening, it's Thursday March 1st and 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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Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight 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 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, 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
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown tonight 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 this 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
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 tonight 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:
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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