Good evening, it's Tuesday,
March 13th. 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 Ben Michael. Thanks
for joining us. Hopefully you are somewhere warm and cozy. Be safe out there,
if you are traveling or working!
Now here's a look at some of what's happening in our area this week: Keep in mind that most activities scheduled for tonight are likely cancelled due to the storm. I will list events as originally scheduled but advise you contact any venue before chancing a venture out, tonight.
Now here's a look at some of what's happening in our area this week: Keep in mind that most activities scheduled for tonight are likely cancelled due to the storm. I will list events as originally scheduled but advise you contact any venue before chancing a venture out, tonight.
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights,
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra takes the stage. please check with Sally’s to
make sure they will remain open tonight. . Wednesday’s Community Bllues Jam
happens Wednesday. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday the
Bruce Katz Band takes the stage. On Saturday, you can catch blues/rock with the
Sue Menhart Band. Showcase. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Cherry St. Station in
Wallingford has a show scheduled for tonight
featuring North by North, Hyperdriver, Aurelius, and Post-Modern Panic but
please check with the venue before heading out. On Friday, it’s Black Pyramid,
Witchkiss, Sperm Donor, and Undercliff. On Saturday it’s the St. Paddy’s Day
Punk Show. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
In New Haven, Café
Nine’s website does not indicate that they’ve cancelled tonight’s show with Kyle
Cook (of matchbox 20) and Seth Adam. Please
check with the venue before venturing out. Wednesday, at Café Nine, you can
catch Without Waves, Xenosis, and Glass Divide. Thursday’s headliners are Ces
Cru and G-Mo Skee. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Buttondowns., followed by
the late show with Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, and Daddy Long Legs.
Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late
show’s got Cyperna, Ultramantis Back, Intercourse, and Scalp the Pioneer. The
Sunday Buzz Matinee features Steve Mednick, Eddie Seville, and more, and the
late show is a Sex Beat Dance Party with DJ Kid Congo Powers. http://www.cafenine.com/
At Toad’s Place in New
Haven, tonight, Mat Kearney’s Crazytalk Tour, with Andrew Belle, and Filous are
scheduled to appear. Please check with Toads directly for cancellation
information. Friday night at Toad’s you can catch West End Blend, appearing with
Strange Machines and The Funky Dawgz Brass Band. On Saturday, it’s jazz and
reggae acoustic with Benjy Myaz: Up Close & Personal. www.toadsplace.com
The Russell Library in
Middletown is closed today due to the storm and all activities are cancelled
for the day and evening. The Girls Who Code series continues on Wednesday at 6 pm, and there’s a
nutritional workshop, Sugar, Sugar!, at 6:30 pm. The presentation, Essential
Oils 101, happens Thursday night. On Friday at 10:30 it’s Smart Searching: Internet
Research, Fact Checking, and Staying Safe, and the Poet’s Corner with Susan
Allison happens at 4 pm. On Saturday at 1:30 the Irish/New England band Céilí
performs. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of
all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Elizabeth Park Conservancy
opens their 2018 Garden Lecture Series Wednesday at the Pond House Café in West
Hartford, featuring Peggy Cornett who will speak on Preserving Plants from the
Past; Monticello’s Historic Landscape. Details at www.elizabethparkct.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia
Bookstore in Middletown hosts a Kids Event Wednesday at 6 pm, Just for Fun!
Come plant seeds in a lightbulb. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Brainard Library
and The Rockfall Foundation sponsor a lecture, Our Connecticut River: From Sea
to Source, Wednesday at 6:30 at the library location in Haddam, first in their
River Views lecture series. This event was rescheduled due to last week’s
storm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
You can 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/
The Rockfall
Foundation sponsors Meet Your Greens, presenting Lori Brown, Executive Director
of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, Thursday at the Baci Grill in
Cromwell at 5:30. Learn more about emerging environmental issues in the Lower
Connecticut River Valley. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
You can enjoy Gospel
and soul this Thursday at Infinity Hall in Hartford with Avery*Sunshine. It’s
country and pop on Friday with Lee Ann Womack. On Saturday, they present
Moondance, the Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Show. On Sunday at 1:30, you can
catch The Brubeck Brothers Quartet. www.infinityhall.com
This Friday at The Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown, The Dan Laparini Trio takes the stage offering Latin jazz, R&
B, and more. The Aligned with Source Workshop & Meditation
happens Saturday morning, at The Buttonwood and there’s a Teen Open Mic Saturday
afternoon. Saturday night it’s Lost Acres String Band. The International
Women’s Day art exhibit continues through the month, featuring various artists.
The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org
On Saturday, at the Mac650 Gallery &
Artist Co-Op in Middletown, you can catch live music with Palehound, Violent
Mae, and Glambat. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Manic Presents is at
the Space Ballroom in Hamden on Friday with Coast Modern and Foreign Air.
They’re back again on Saturday with Spring Heeled Jack, Sgt. Scagnetti, and
Nova Cloud. They’re also at the College Street Music Hall on Friday with the
Migue;: War & Leisure Tour, SiR, and Nonchalant Savant. . www.manicpresents.com
The skating rink at
Harbor Park in Middletown is now open on Saturdays and Sundays. Skate rentals
and family passes are available. Call the Recreation & Community Services
department for hours and full details. 860-638-4500.
The Wesleyan Center
for the Arts hosts the Opening Reception for the Middletown Public Schools Art
Exhibition Saturday at 5 pm at the Zilkha Gallergy. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
The Godfrey Library
hosts two events this Saturday at their Middletown location. They’re sponsoring
a writing group at 9:30 am, Write Your Family History, and hold a joint meeting
at 7 pm with the Connecticut Society of Genealogists. You’re invited to learn
more about their Family History Center. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Wadsworth Atheneum
in Hartford presents Incarnations, an exclusive dance performance shown in
conjunction with the exhibition Gorey’s World, this Saturday at 2 pm. They hold
a St. Patrick’s Day Brunch on Sunday. Details at www.thewadsworth.org
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
The Pond House Café in
at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford hosts their 21st annual Women’s Craft
Celebration Saturday starting at 9 pm. Enjoy viewing handcrafted items from
women artists. Details at www.hartford.com/evens
Baby Grand Jazz
continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by
The Hot Club of New England. Details at www.hplct.org
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art
Ways is closed today due to the storm. “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War fable
by Guillermo Del Toro, and “The Young Karl Marx,” a film about the birth of the
early labor movement, are on screen through Thursday. Also ending tis run on
Thursday is “Oh Lucy!” a Japanese film about a woman with an identity crisis.
On Friday they open “Goldstone,” about clashing cultures in an Australian
mining outpost, and “Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy,” a continuation
of an artist’s travelogue. Friday Real Art Ways also opens a run of Lady Bird
as their afternoon movie through March 22nd. Their Film 101 Series
continues on Sunday with a screening of the 1956 film noir move, “The Killing,”
which includes a post-film discussion. Check the website for details
and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The Insult,” a film about culture clash in modern Beirut, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Darkest Hour,” a film about Winston Churchill, that runs through Saturday. Sunday’s opening is “No Stone Unturned,” an Alex Gibney documentary about religious conflict in Northern Ireland. Check the website for full schedule and screening times and consider calling the box office to check for weather cancellations. http://www.cinestudio.org/
The Wadsworth Atheneum
in Hartford is screening “Life and Nothing More” Wednesday at 7 pm as part of
their Shaping Social Change Series. There’s a pre-film reception at 6
pm. On Sunday at 2 pm, you can see “Viceroy’s House,” presented in
their Interfaith Film Series. Check the website for dates and
times. www.thewadsworth.org
Here's the rundown of
tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”
Bear in Mind that our program
is subject to change tonight due to traveling conditions.
Right after the Jive
if he can get here, it’s a 3 hr snow storm spring break edition of 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 on Tuesday’s it’s
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 with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal – tonight’s show offers a
spotlight on the music of the Calliope
At 10 Stephen Marshall
is scheduled to fill in for an hour of free form radio.
And then from 11pm to
2am Franco is scheduled to be in the house for a mix of amarican and Italian dance
hits from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
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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