Good evening, it's Tuesday, 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 Marianne O’Hare producer of Conversation on HealthCare,
heard Wednesdays at 4:40pm, right before the Jive at Five.
Now. here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood tree 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
Tonight (Tues) here in Middletown at 7pm, The Wesleyan RJ
Julia Bookstore present a 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
In New Haven, tonight, Café Nine presents a triple bill
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, Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra comes your way Tuesday nights. 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, right about now (Tues)
at 5pm, you can catch the 2018 Nutmeg and Cookies Cornucopia Shout Out!,
offering an overview of this year’s Nutmeg Book award nominees and a samples of
the cookie recipes submitted. Registration is required. At 6:30 in
the library’s Hubbard room tomorrow, Catherine O’Rourke presents: Eat Your Way
to Optimal Health. And, at 7pm tonight, 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, Wednesday at 4pm in the Davison Art Center
room 100 you can catch A “Modern Woman’s Wit” with 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
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
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
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
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 7,000 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 Jive, stick around for spilled milk with
Charlotte.
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
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!
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