Good evening, it's Wednesday, March 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 volunteers bring you the best in free-form
programming.
I’m Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening
Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number
1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week.
At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Girls Who Code
series continues this evening/Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s a LinkedIn Workshop
Friday morning, along with Paper Crafts for Adults: Papier Maché. On Saturday
morning, authors Frances Moulder and Juan Goglio will be there as part of the
ongoing Authors 06457 series. The Friends Book Sale happens Friday through
Sunday. The exhibit by Pierre Sylvaine, “Fantastical Journey: Voodoo, Slavery,
Jazz,” runs through the month. Check the website for more activities and
offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight (Wednesday), it’s a Comedy
Open Mic hosted by Dan Rice to Café Nine. On Thursday you can catch
performances but Amy Rigby, Shellye Valauskas & Dean Falcone.
Friday’s Happy Hour show features DW Ditty at 5pm. Friday night’s late show at
Café Nine features JJ Thames & The Violet Revolt, along with Slim
Francis. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Gary
Gripopo & Friends. Saturday evening its Grant-Lee Phillips, Phillip B
Price, and Frank Critelli. There’s a St. Patrick’s Day Parade Party on Sunday
with Jovial Crew. http://www.cafenine.com/
On Saturday, Manic Presents comedian Demetri Martin at
College St. At The Space Ballroom in Hamden Manic Presents The Low Anthem and
Mega Bog this evening/Wednesday, as well as Cro-Mags, Slavestate, Restraining
Order and Wolfhead for a loud rock show on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Thursday, it’s Liviu’s
Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they present The Blues Project, with a
mix of older styles. On Saturday it’s the Northeast Blues Harmonica Showcase. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Brainard Library and The Rockfall Foundation host a lecture,
Our Connecticut River: From Sea to Source, this evening/Wednesday at 6:30 at
the library location in Haddam, first in their River Views lecture series.
Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts local authors
Dan Blanchard, Michael Milardo, and Jason Romano this evening/Wednesday at 7
pm. Colleen Kelly Alexander will be there Saturday to discuss her memoir,
“Gratitude in Motion.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
On Thursday, here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree celebrates
International Women’s Day with an Art Reception in the evening, for their new
show spotlighting local women artists. The exhibit runs through the month. On
Friday, it’s gypsy reggae music with HannaH’s Field. The Aligned with Source
Workshop & Meditation happens Saturday morning, and the evening show brings
you world music from HEARD. The NEAR and Far Storytellers takes the stage
Sunday afternoon. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org
Infinity Hall Hartford presents singer/songwriter Brett Dennen’s
Let’s…Tour with Dean Lewis on Thursday. On Friday, it’s RUNA with Celtic roots
music. On Saturday, at Infinity Hartford you can catch comedian Colin Quinn’s
show: One in Every Crowd. On Sunday, it’s gospel and R & B with Avery
Sunshine. Thursday night Infinity Hall Norfolk presents Nashville
songwriter PHIL VASSAR. Americana icon John Sebastian takes the
Infinity Norfolk stage Friday night. Saturday at Infinity Norfolk you can catch
guitar man Eric Johnson with Original Band Members Tommy Taylor & Kyle
Brock plus Special Guest Arielle. www.infinityhall.com
At Toad’s Place in New Haven on Friday, they’ve got J Boog, Jesse
Royal, and Etana live on stage. On Sunday, they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
with Dicey Riley, Zoe Darrow performing Celtic rock. www.toadsplace.com
This Friday and Saturday Artfarm and Oddfellows Playhouse in
Middletown present Circophony’s production of “As You Wish,” a combination
play/circus comedy performance, at the Playhouse. They also continue auditions
for upcoming programs Wednesday. Visit the website for more information about
ongoing programs and future events. www.oddfellows.org
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Hiss the Villian,
Record Affair, 20th of Feb, and more on Friday. On Saturday, it’s the Prozacs,
Easy Killer, Crimespree, and more. On Sunday it’s the annual St. Paddy’s Parade
After-Party. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a guided nature walk
Saturday at 10 am at Long Hill Estate. Call 860-262-2788 for details.
The 47th Annual Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade happens
this Saturday starting at 11 am. Full details at www.irishamericanparade.com
The Wadsworth Atheneum hosts its monthly Second Saturdays for
Families this weekend with free admission, story-telling, music, and
more. Details at www.thewadsworth.org
The Greater Middletown Concert Association sponsors a performance
by The Modernistics: Song and Dance Songbook, Saturday at 7:30 at the High
School Performing Arts Center. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at
2 pm with a performance by The Jan Jungden Trio. Details at www.hplct.org
Alchemy, the vocal chamber ensemble of the Greater Middletowb
Chorale, presents a concert, We Shall Begin to Shine, Sunday at 4 pm at Orange
Congregational Church. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
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 through tomorrow/Thursday. Also continuing onscreen at Real Art
Ways is “The Shape of Water,” a Cold War fable by Guillermo Del Toro, as well
as “The Young Karl Marx,” a film about the birth of the early labor movement.
Loving Vincent is also enjoying an extended run. On Friday Real Art ways opens
“Oh Lucy,” in which a quite Japanese student is transformed through her perusal
of American language and culture. Check the website for details and
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Bombshell: The
Hedy Lamarr Story,” through this evening/Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Call
Me By Your Name,” a coming-of-age gay love story set in Italy. The National
Theatre Live Sunday matinée is a performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” They
open a run of “The Insult” on Sunday. Check the website for full schedule and
screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Thursday night, The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford opens “White
Sun,” a Nepalese film about village family quarrels, this week. Check the
website for more dates and screen times. www.thewadsworth.org
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour visits the Bushnell
Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford Saturday at 7 pm, featuring films
that explore the mountain world. You can also view a sensory-friendly screening
of Disney’s “Finding Dory” at the Center on Sunday at 2 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
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.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes on board and we begin our
broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
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!
Thanks for listening. Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour!
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