Good
evening, it's Monday, April 30th. 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.Tomorrow, a visit with
Fr. Dick Rento, a truly wise, progressive-minded,80-something-year-old priest
whose new book is It's Not Necessarily So: A Senior Priest Separates
Faith from Fiction and Makes Sense of Belief. Father Rento is one of
those rare clerics who believes most of the Church's rules are -- and I quote
-- "for the birds." In short, he’s the kind of priest Paul Ryan would
fire. We talked about all the hot button topics: abortion, the place in the
Church of women and gays and divorced and remarried Catholics, and even about
what actually happens during the consecration of the Eucharist at Mass. Not
long ago, Fr. Dick got called into the woodshed by his bishop. Tune in to learn
what happened. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived afterward at www.reasonablycatholic.com
Now here's some of
what's going on in our area this week:
In New Haven,
Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you Michael Nau & The Mighty Thread.
Tomorrow, it’s Drop Part, Instant Treeline, and Private Language. On Wednesday
it’s a Comedy Open Mic with Dan Rice. Amy Lavere and Will Sexton headline on
Thursday, appearing with Nathaniel Hintz. Friday’s late show has Dangerous
Animals, The Right Offs, and ditch boys. It’s the Brooklyn Superstar Soul
Freddy Deboe Band on Saturday, along with DJ B the T Jr. The Sunday Buzz
Matinee’s got Xavier Serrano and Shy, and they round out the weekend at the
late show with Lord Youth, Dust Hat, and Sarah Witham. http://www.cafenine.com/
At Toad’s Place in New
Haven, it’s the Night of Smooth Jazz tonight with Rohn Lawrence & Friends.
On Tuesday, you can catch Frankie Cosmos and Nadine. On Thursday it’s Wolfgang
Gartner with Mick & Miller and Xavior Varien. Friday’s headliner is Kung
Fu, appearing with the Kazoo Crew Family Band. On Sunday in Lilly’s Pad, it’s
Dial Drive, Cometa, and more. www.toadsplace.com
The Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown brings you the Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude
tonight with Kyla. There’s Intentional & Empowering Yoga on Tuesday
afternoon, with Laughter Yoga in the evening. On Wednesday Chicago folk artist
Andrew Calhoun takes the stage with special guest Hugh Blumenfeld. There’s an
Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta on Thursday, and on Friday they bring back
Story City Troup. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop,
and in the evening join their Cinco de Mayo Party to celebrate Time of Day’s
new CD release. www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays with a CD Release Party for Nick Biello.
Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra does jazz, soul, and classics on Tuesday, and
on Wednesday it’s their Community Blues Jam. Liviu’s Invitational happens every
Thursday, and on Friday enjoy the Peter Karp Band. You can hear the classic
soul sounds of Memphis on Saturday with the Mighty Soul Drivers. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Russell Library in
Middletown offers a lecture Tuesday night, Digital Marketing: Your Business’s
Online Presence. The Racial Justice Book Group also meets to discuss “Behold
the Dreamers” by Ibolo Mbue. There’s a Family Scavenger Hunt Wednesday morning,
and in the evening they’ll be screening the film “Wonder” as part of the One
Book on the Riverbend series. They host Susan R Waide Thursday evening who
presents a Write Your Memoir workshop. There’s an Introduction to the Internet
workshop on Friday morning. Check the website for more activities and offerings
for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan Center
for the Arts sponsors the University Steelband Concert Tuesday at Beckham Hall.
On Wednesday, there’s a South Indian Music Student Recital in World Music Hall.
On Thursday you explore Javanese Gamelan and Dance, also at World Music Hall,
and there’s a Chamber Music Concert as well at Crowell Concert Hall. On Friday
there’s a Takok drumming concert at Crowell. They open the play “Life is a
Dream” on Friday at CFA Theater, with performances through the weekend. There’s
a Senior Recital at the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall on Friday. On
Saturday, the Wesleyan Concert Choir performs at Crowell Concert Hall, and the
Worlds of Dance Concert happens there on Sunday. The University Orchestra
celebrates the legacy of Leonard Bernstein on Sunday night at Crowell. Details
at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
The Hartford
Mindfulness Center hosts Tai Chi Qigong Tuesdays at 5 pm. They also offer
Mindfulness Meditation After Work every Wednesday at 6:15 pm, and their Refuge
Recovery program happens Sunday evenings, all at their Farmington Avenue
location. www.facebook.com/pg/hartfordmindfulnesscenter
Learn African Kizomba
Dance, a fun, low impact activity, at The 224 in Hartford on Tuesday at 6 pm.
Details at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents is at
the Space Ballroom in Hamden all week, starting with Willy Mason, The
Horse-Eyed Men, and Seth Adam on Tuesday. It’s Sunflower Bean and Dream Wife on
Wednesday, and Speedy Ortiz on Thursday, appearing with Sammus and Zenizen.
Gratefully Yours is Friday’s headliner, and on Saturday it’s Neil Hamburger and
Major Entertainer Mike H. Sloan takes the stage on Sunday. They’re at the
College Street Music Hall on Saturday with Mike Birbiglis: The New
One. www.manicpresents.com
The Elizabeth Park
Conservancy in Hartford closes out their Garden Lecture series Wednesday at the
Pond House Café, featuring keynote speaker Charlotte Moss. Details at www.elizabethparkct.org
The University of
Hartford’s Foot in the Door presents “Unclaimed Property,” the music of Donald
Grantham, Wednesday at 7:30 at the Lincoln Theater in West Hartford. The
Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Ensemble performs Thursday and Friday at 7:30
at Millard Auditorium. The Hartt Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band perform
at the Lincoln Theater on Saturday. Performance 20/20 will be at Berkman
Recital Hall on Sunday, and the Spring Jazz Vocal Recital is at the Millard
Auditorium. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
In Hartford, at the
Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is
hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a
rotating gang of special guests. https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/
It’s Jazz Night at Lan
Chi’s Vietnamese Restaurant in Middletown Thursday starting at 6 pm. Details
at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Mac 650 Gallery
& Artist Co-Op in Middletown holds an opening reception for their new
portrait exhibition, Retratos, by Brazilian artist Danielle Krieger, Thursday
at 7 pm. On Friday they bring you Coma Cinema, Skating, and Waveform. TDetails
at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The event is free, but
tickets are required. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Cromwell Belden
Public Library hosts Wonder Star Wars Day Friday at 4:30 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CromwellBeldenPublicLibrary/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia
Bookstore in Middletown hosts Guest Speaker Sam Drazin of Changing Perspectives
to discuss “Wonder,” a book about someone with Treacher Collins syndrome, on
Friday at 6 pm in conjunction with the One Book on the Riverbend series. In
their Event Kids series, they sponsor Character Time with Froggy on Saturday,
and Kim Smith’s “Back to the Future” on Sunday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
At Infinity Hall in
Hartford it’s Fee Free First Wednesday this week. Purchase tickets without a
facility fee. On Friday you can catch Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, a
Rolling Stones singer making her Infinity Hall debut. On Saturday it’s Ed Fast
& Conga Bop with a Cinco De Mayo concert. www.infinityhall.com
The Greater Hartford
Academy of the Arts presents “A Chorus Line” this Friday and Saturday at their
Washington Street location. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Hartford Gay Men’s
Chorus presents the New England premier of Two Boys Kissing at the Aetna
Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford Friday through Sunday. Details
and tickets at www.hartfordgaymenschorus.com
Cherry St.
Station in Wallingford hosts a May the 4th Be With You bash on
Friday with our Own Destruction, Fear the Masses, and more. It’s a Birthday
Rock show on Saturday with Over the Line, My Hamartia, Left Hand Backwards, and
more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Godfrey Memorial
Library in Middletown hosts a presentation Saturday at 9:30 am, Digitizing
Connecticut’s Cemeteries: The Ed Laput Project. Learn about their searchable
database of cemetery stones. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Connecticut
Historical Society holds a free family program on Saturday at 10 am, Sailors,
Ships, and Sperm Whales. Learn about the state’s maritime history, try
knot-tying, and take part in a scavenger hunt. www.chs.org
Pharoah Bacon, Pyrxx
Gang, DJ Chizzle and more are at the Webster Theater in Hartford on Saturday.
On Sunday, they bring you Tyler Bryant &The Shakedown. www.webstertheater.com
Artists for World
Peace presents its 2nd Interfaith Dialogue on Sunday, May 6th, from 2PM to 5PM,
at the deKoven House, 27 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut. The
first in a trilogy, this dialogue will present seven spiritual leaders from
different faiths in an open dialogue that will focus on our similarities and
differences through the rituals of birth and the coming of age. Also featured
will be the International Peace Belt and the six-by-six Peace Wall. The event is free and open to the public. For
more information visit www.ArtistsforWorldpeace.org or call: (860) 301-9757.
The Middletown
Recreation Division sponsors a guided Nature Hike Sunday at the Guida Farms
Conservation Area starting at 10 am. Call 860-262-2788 for details.
Bushnell Park in
Hartford hosts a Princess Tea on Sunday from 1 to 3 pm at the Park Carousel.
Details at www.bushnellpark.org
The Charter Oak
Cultural Center in Hartford hosts free poetry readings Sunday from 3 to 5 pm
featuring Donna Fleischer and Leslie McGrath. There’s an open mic before the
readings. www.charteroakcenter.org
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art
Ways continues “Little Pink House,” a film about a woman fighting eminent
domain in New London, and “Zama,” a South American film about colonialism and
one man’s destiny, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Hitler’s Hollywood,”
a documentary that collages key films from the Nazi era. Check the website for
details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The Party,” a British drawing room comedy, through Wednesday. On Friday they screen the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Action Films. They hold the 7thannual Trinity Film Festival featuring work by undergraduate filmmakers on Saturday, and also screen the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Animated Films. They open “Leaning Into The Wind: Andy Goldsworthy” on Sunday. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's
the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”
Right after the
Jive, it's Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry.
At 6, it's the Roar in
Politics with DJ Politico
Then from 6:30 to 8,
it's 75% Folk with Michael Benson.
From 8-9:30pm tonight
The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis brings the best in vintage and contemporary
funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.
From 9:30-11pm
Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers Music from the 1950s &
1960’s as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and lot of fun.
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
Experiential Music with DJ Electroguru for a A holistic study of works that
have either recently emerged or have changed the course of music in culture and
society.
From 2:30-3:30am Windy
City Sounds with DJ Moore Life and MC Carthy ake An episodic look at different
eras/genres of the Chicago Music scene, with conversation on the artists and
songs from two Chicago natives.
At 3:30 Spoiler Alert
Radio offers 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.
We are having a spring
Pledge Drive right now. As WESU’s 80th anniversary is
approaching, here comes a great opportunity to support this
University-affiliated radio station. Since 1939, WESU station has offered
various programs, accompanied generations of students and community members,
and provided a platform for students to engage in practical media work. You can
help us keep running this station and better benefit the whole community by
donating through wesufm.org/pledge. We appreciate every
donation you might have to offer. Nothing is too small. Thank you so much.
That’s all for today’s
Jive at Five, Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!
