Monday 4-16-18 jive

Good evening, it's Monday, April 16^th. 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, with gassings and air strikes in the news, we turn our attention to peace. We'll talk to an author, musician and life coach who practices Buddhism at a Tibetan Buddhist temple in the woods of Redding, Conn., that draws practitioners, including Christians ,who come from all over the state and beyond, and then take a field trip there to talk to her teacher. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived later tomorrow night at www.reasonablycatholic.com, where I'll also post photos and a calendar of upcoming temple events.


Now here's a look at what's going on in our area this week:

 In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you Christopher Paul Stelling, James AM Downes, and SG Carlson. On Tuesday it’s Jason Eady and Jeff Przech.  The Quest takes the stage on Wednesday, and it’s the Elm City Folk Festival on Thursday. Friday’s Happy Hour features Off The Trax, and it’s Folk Festival Day 2 for the evening. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the event show brings you M.A.K.U. Soundsystem and Phat A$tronaut. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Dave Hogan & Friends, and they round out the weekend with Bush Tetras, La Tunda, and Gold Dime on Sunday night.  http://www.cafenine.com/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, it’s the Night of Smooth Jazz tonight with Rohn Lawrence & Friends. It’s Cookie Monsta on Thursday with multiple performers on the main stage and the Rainforest Room. On Friday they present Battle of the Bands.  www.toadsplace.com

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you the Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri. There’s Intentional & Empowering Yoga Tuesday afternoon, with Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. It’s Shaking the Tree, a Gong and Sound Meditation, on Thursday. On Friday there’s a special Benefit Event at Oak & Velvet on Johnson St. Enjoy Celtic rock with TEMPEST!, food, games and more. Proceeds benefit the Amazing Grace Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop, and there’s a Teen Open Mic at 3 pm. The evening show features The Painters with guest artists Warren Byrd & Saskia Laroo. Enjoy the April art exhibit, Internal and External Landscapes, featuring the photography of Don Logie. www.buttonwood.org

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens Wednesday. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday the Grammy-nominated John Primer Blues Band from Chicago takes the stage. Saturday’s headliner is the Alexis P Suter Band.. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Aviations, Circuitry, Sawce and more tonight starting at 7 pm. On Wednesday, it’s the Houston & The Dirty Rat US Tour Kick Off. On Friday they’ve got the Fox Nüz “Rocket to Korea” record release with a variety of performers. On Saturday, enjoy The Krays, The Abductors, Barfight Champs, and more. On Sunday they bring you New Years Revolution, Scamps, Honch, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts sponsors the world premiere performance of “One Sky” tonight at Crowell Concert Hall, performed by the Wesleyan University Orchestra. They host a colloquium with a “One Sky” Film Screening and Panel Discussion Tuesday at the Center for Film Studies. In their Artful Lunch Series, they sponsor Eiljah Huge on Wednesday at the Davison Art Center. Senior Thesis Exhibitions continue this week with a Reception at the Zilkha Gallery on Wednesday. Senior Recitals are happening as well at various venues. There’s a Thesis Theater Production on Sunday at CFA Courtyard with a performance of “(at)tend.” On Sunday they host a performance of Songs by Schubert, Ives, and Bruce at Crowell Concert Hall with Neely Bruce and baritone Christopher Grundy. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/

There’s a Community Poetry Share tonight at 7:30 pm at Nourishing Necessities in Hartford. Details at www.hartford.com/events/

The Russell Library in Middletown offers free blood pressure screenings Tuesday morning, and there’s Origami in the evening. Learn about Hygge (hoo-gah) for Springtime Wednesday evening at 6 pm. Enjoy Songs of Nat King Cole on Thursday at 7 pm with John Brighenti and Orice Jenkins. There’s a LinkedIn Workshop Friday morning, and at 4 pm they sponsor Poet’s Corner. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

Connecticut’s Old State House hosts Wesley Horton on Tuesday at noon who will speak on The Debates at the 1818 Constitutional Convention. There’s a Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G.Fox  Co. on Saturday with memorabilia from Hartford’s largest department store. Their exhibit tour of “That’s Weird” continues. Details at www.ctosh.org

The UConn Piano Project presents works for solo and two pianos by living American composers Tuesday at 6 pm at the main branch of the Hartford Public Library. Included are Wilson’s Sour Flowers, a piano cycle in the form of a fifteenth-century herbal guidebook, and Bolcom’s The Garden of Eden, a cycle of rags for two pianos. Details at www.hplct.org

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown sponsors Kate Greathead on Tuesday with her new book, “Laura & Emma.” On Wednesday evening they host Vera Schwarcz with “In the Crook of the Rock.” On Friday you can meet Dahlia Schweitzer who presents “Going Viral: Zombies, Viruses, and the End of the World.”  Visit the website to learn more about the Kids Events happening many days during the week. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

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. On Tuesday, it’s Built to Spill, Rituals of Mind, and Least Best Beast. On Thursday, you can catch The Messthetics, SAVAK, and Sunwatchers. They’ve got Acid Mothers Temple, Yoo Doo Right, and Pangalactic on Friday. Enjoy Lydia, Kalimur, and Wayward City on Saturday, and on Sunday it’s Cults and QTY. They also bring Twiddle and The Breakfast to the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Friday. www.manicpresents.com

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford presents the Tremaine Lecture in Contemporary Art Wednesday at 5 pm. Admission is free, and they feature performance artist Mierle Laderman Ulekes who will discuss her site-specific work and MATRIX exhibition. On Thursday they sponsor Ulysses Grant Dietz of the Newark Museum, speaking on Beauty, Money, and Power: The Transformation of Taste in America’s Gilded Age. On Saturday at 10 am, they continue their Encounters series with a conversation on Interfaith Conflict. By popular demand, the Irish group We Banjo 3 performs Saturday at 7:30 pm. Details at www.thewadsworth.org

RiffRaff is performing at the Webster Underground in Hartford Wednesday at 6:30, along with Johnny Haze, XDeath, and more. Ja Rule performs on Thursday. Boston Manor, Free Throw, and more will be in the house on Saturday. Details at www.websertheater.com

The Friends of the Wesleyan Library host an author reading featuring Amy Bloom with her new historical novel, “White Houses,” Wednesday at 7 pm at the Olin Library. Undergraduate Research Prizes will also be awarded. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford hosts Poetry as Activism: “Citizen” by Claudia Rankine, a conversation about poetry and more as part of Hartford’s Big Read event, Thursday at 5 pm. Alternatively, you can join the discussion of the same work at the Charter Oak Center in Hartford at 7 pm. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org and www.charteroakcenter.org

At Infinity Hall in Hartford it’s disco and funk on Thursday with Turkuaz. On Friday they bring you Carl Palmer’s: Emerson, Lake & Palmer Legacy. On Saturday, enjoy country, folk, and rock with Todd Sider, appearing with Rorey Carroll. On Sunday, Dweezil Zappa appears with his Choice Cuts World Tour 2018.  www.infinityhall.com

Tino Malone, an acoustic duo, performs live at The Republic at the Linden in Hartford Thursday at 8:30. Learn more at www.republicct.com

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Watermedown, lowercaseLullaby, and more Friday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown hosts a Writing Group workshop Saturday at 9:30, Write Your Family History. The workshop happens every 3^rd Saturday of the month. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The KNOX team in Hartford invites volunteers to join the Greater Hartford Green Team Saturday at 9 am at the KNOX Greenhouse. Transplant seedlings and connect with the green community. Details at www.knoxhartford.org

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.

Celebrate Earth Day Sunday at Elizabeth Park in Hartford starting at 11 am. Enjoy a Sacred Space opening ceremony, yoga, meditations, and more. www.elizabethparkct.org  

It’s the annual Daffodil Day Sunday at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown. This free event includes docent tours, family activities, music, comedy, and more. Details at www.wadswowrthmansion.com

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Noah Baerman’s Trio 149 . Details at www.hplct.org

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Ismael’s Ghosts,” a multilayered narrative about personal relationships, and “The Party,” a British comedy with verbal fireworks. Also continuing is “Foxtrot,” an Israeli film about the losses of war. All run through Thursday. Their Science on Screen offering on Tuesday is “Fast, Cheap and Out of Control,” with a post-film discussion by Trinity College Biology Professor Kent Dunlap. On Friday they open “Back to Burgundy,” a French film about three siblings uniting to save a family vineyard, and “Ramen Heads,” a Japanese film about the rise of the ramen empire. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the Academy Award nominee “In the Fade,” a German terrorist thriller, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open Academy Award winner “A Fantastic Woman,” a Chilean drama about a transgender woman. On Sunday they open “Hostiles.” 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 The Jive at Five, stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry-  From classic bop to smooth contemporary sounds.

At 6 8pm Chris M fills in with 2 hrs of Free From radio.

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.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!