Good evening, it's
Monday, April 23rd. 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. A week from tomorrow, on May 1st, we'll talk to Fr. Dick Rento, a truly wise, progressive-minded,80-something 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." 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. It could make some of us cranky Catholics think change is actually possible. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived later that night at www.reasonablycatholic.com
Now here's a look at what's going on in our area this week:
Now here's a look at what's going on in our area this week:
The
Hartt School of the University of Hartford offers a Chamber Music Showcase
tonight and Tuesday at 7 at Berkman Recital Hall on the university campus. They
also present Hartt Dances with the Hartt Orchestra Friday through Sunday, and a
performance by their Big Band Friday night. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
In New Haven, Café
Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you Bombadil, Juke Ross, and JIIM. Tuesday’s bill’s
got Mandala, Enigmas, and Tall Tale. It’s another Words & Music on
Wednesday, and on Thursday you can catch Sketch Tha Cataclysm, Kwanduit, and
The Forest Room. Friday’s Happy Hour features Sean Conlon, followed by the late
show with Marbin and Strawberry Cheesesteak. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is
with the George Baker Band, and there’s an Album Release Show later featuring
Old Self, appearing with The Karma Kids, Big Breakfast, and more. The Sunday
Buzz Matinee headlines Gina Sicilia, and they round out the weekend with the
George Lewis Band 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. On Tuesday, it’s Project/Object with the Music of Frank
Zappa. Thursday’s bill features Dancehall reggae sensation Mr. Vegas
and his Follah Da Leadah Tour. You can catch Badfish on Friday at Toads with a
Tribute to Sublime. Sunday’s show features What So Not and the Beautiful Things
World Tour. www.toadsplace.com
The Buttonwood Tree
in Middletown brings you the Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude
tonight with Bill Katz. There’s Intentional & Empowering Yoga on Tuesday
afternoon. The Middlesex Drum Circle meets Thursday night. On Friday, it’s
Eliot Lewis of MTV’s “Live From Daryl’s House” fame. On Saturday morning it’s
the Aligned with Source workshop, and the evening show brings you
comedian/storyteller/troubadour Don White. On Sunday night they host a
community sing-along to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
musical HAIR, in conjunction with ArtFarm, Oddfellows Playhouse, and the
Russell Library. Enjoy the April art exhibit, Internal and External Landscapes,
featuring the photography of Don Logie. www.buttonwood.org
THIS week
Wesleyan's Students for Justice in Palestine hosts 2018 Israeli Apartheid Week
with several events are open to the public. Tomorrow (Tues) they present the lecture: Teaching
Palestine with Dr. Abdulhadi from 4:30-6:30pm in Wesleyan’s Judd Hall room 116.
Wednesday they offer the talk: A Civil Offense? Criminalizing BDS from 4:30-6pm
at Downey House room 113, Friday’s
lecture is: Academic Life in Occupied Palestine from 12:15-1:30pm in
Fisk hall room 201
in the Global Studies Commons. For more info you can search “Wesleyan's
Students for Justice in Palestine” events on Facebook.
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s Jazz Mondays with the Rich Goldstein Quartet. 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 enjoy
blues and more with Kal David, Lauri Bono, and The Real Deal. On Saturday you
can catch Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. On Sunday five bands compete in
the CT Blues Society Band Challenge. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts Domenico Starnone & Jhumpa
Lahiri tonight at 7 pm who discuss their new novel, “Trick,” moderated by
Michael Reynolds. On Tuesday, there’s a poetry reading and book signing with
Stephanie Burt. On Thursday they host Sam Rosenfeld with “The Polarizers.” They
invite you to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, with storytelling
by 3 local children’s book authors including Jeff Cohen at 10:30,
C.W. Sparklet & Melissa-Sue John at 12:30 and at 2:30pm: Barbara Ciancimino and WESU’s own Bill Denert
reading from his children’s’ book series. Saturday evening, they hold an open
discussion for Philosophy Night. Register to connect with Connecticut Writing
Groups on Sunday at noon, and the Haddam Writers Group will share information
at 3 pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
At the Russell
Library in Middletown, in conjunction with the YMCA, there are free blood pressure
screenings Tuesday morning, and there’s a workshop in the evening for Money
Smart Week, Becoming a Master of Your Money. The Classic Mystery Book group
meets to discuss “The Killings at Badger’s Drift.” Also on Tuesday, the
Middlesex County Historical Society presents a talk, Architecture and the
American Diner: From Wagon-Wheels to Stainless Steel by executive director
Christopher Dobbs. On Wednesday, the Money Smart Week workshops continue with
Budgeting with Excel, and the Connecticut Poetry Society holds its monthly
meeting in the evening. Thursday’s
night’s workshop is From Millenials to Boomers: Financial Advice Built for the
Generations, and on Friday morning they sponsor How to Secure Funding from
Foundations with Judi Margolin. There’s also adult Coloring for Stress
Reduction on Friday morning, and Yoga in The Hubbard Room on Saturday morning. Check
the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan Center
for the Arts sponsors Senior Talks in the History of Art on Tuesday and
Thursday in Boger Hall, and a Reception for Senior Thesis Exhibitions happens
Wednesday at 4 pm at the Zilkha Gallery. The Korean Drumming and Creative Music
Ensemble performs Wednesday at World Music Hall. The University Collegium
Musicum Spring Concert happens Thursday at Memorial Chapel, and the Spring
Dance Concert performance, “Echo,” will be at the Cross Street Dance Studio on
Thursday and Friday. The Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble and Javanese Dance group
also performs Thursday at World Music Hall. You can hear the Wesleyan Jazz
Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Friday at Crowell Concert Hall. On Saturday, you
can celebrate 100 years of Thelonious Monk at Crowell Concert Hall with the
T.S. Monk Sextet. On Sunday, they present a Night of Music from China and
Taiwan performed by the Chinese Music Ensemble at World Music Hall. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
ArtFarm of
Middletown hosts an informational session for their new 2018 summer program,
the Generative Theater Institute Wednesday from 9 am to noon at their Highland
Avenue location. Learn about this exciting new offering for young women to
develop original performance work. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Middlesex Community
College in Middletown hosts a community discussion of “Wonder,” Intheir One Book
on the Riverbend series Wednesday at 12:30 pm on the Training Hill Rd. campus.
Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Manic Presents is
at the Space Ballroom in Hamden with Hawktail and Xavier Serrano on Wednesday,
and Nina Nesbitt and Whitney Woerz on Thursday. There’s an album release for
Wess Meets West on Friday, and on Saturday you can catch The Alternate Routes
and The Backyard Committee. They’re at the College Street Music Hall on Friday
with Matt and Ki, Tokyo Police Club, and Future Feats. www.manicpresents.com
The
indie rock band The Dangerous Summer performs at the Webster Underground in Hartford
Wednesday along with other special guests. They headline Sirenia on Saturday,
appearaing with Threat Signal, Valinor Excelsior, and more. On Sunday it’s Steel
Panther Sunset Strip, appearing with In The Red. Details at www.websertheater.com
At Infinity Hall in
Hartford it’s Jazzy Time with Linda Ransom and Friends on Wednesday. On Friday
they host Who’s Bad: The World’s Only Sanctioned Tribute to Michael Jackson. On Saturday, they bring you funk, Latin and
pop with An Evening with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall. www.infinityhall.com
The
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford is hosting special events Thursday
through Sunday in conjunction with the Hartford YWCA in their Stand Against
Racism event, including an evening with Claudine Rankine, author of “Citizen:
An American Lyric,” on Thursday. Details
at www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
The
Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts a talk by Susannah Heschel on
hate and extremism in the civil rights movement Thursday at 7 pm. Details at www.charteroakcenter.org
Artists
for World Peace presents The f Holes, a Wesleyan University string ensemble, in
their Music at the Hubbard House series this Thursday at 7:30 pm. Proceeds
benefit the Children of Peace Project and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry.
Details at www.artistsforworldpeace.org
Acclaimed
Master Fingerstyle guitarist, Tim Farrell, will give a free concert on Friday, April 27, 2018, 6:30 -7:15 in Middletown’s
South Church Sanctuary. Tim Farrell is
both an entertainer and a distinguished faculty member of The Conservatory in
Doylestown, PA. His Fingerstyle playing
and original compositions display an elegant simplicity that celebrates the
purity of the acoustic guitar. With thanks to Sue Birch for arranging his
performance at South Church.
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford sponsors their 37th annual Fine Art &Flowers fundraiser throughout the weekend, starting Friday. There’s an introduction to topiary lecture on Saturday at 2 pm. www.thewadsworth.org
The Mac 650 Gallery
& Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts MARI GETI, Moonhead, Girltype Behaviors
and more Thursday at 7 pm. On Friday at 7 pm there’s a reception for We Paint
Monsters, an art exhibit featuring Brennan Freemantle, Alberto Buktatoo, and
Brendon Savoy.Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
It’s Michele’s
Salsa Night Friday at the Hartford Ballroom starting at 7 pm. No experience necessary. www.hartfordballroom.com
Cherry St. Station
in Wallingford brings you hardcore and metal on Friday with Downward Spiral,
Vision Within, and more. On Saturday, it’s Agony Kings, Fragmented, So Much
Lost, and Down with Rent. Champs, and more. On Sunday you can catch Good Game,
In Angles, juo, and Hylda. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Connecticut
Gilbert & Sullivan Society sponsors a Memorial Concert on Saturday at First
Congregational Church in East Haddam at 2 pm to honor their late co-founder
Leighton Phraner. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Greater
Hartford Academy of the Arts presents the musical “A Chorus Line,” Saturday
night at 7:30 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
Baby
Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a
performance by the Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet . Details at www.hplct.org
Concora,
the Connecticut Choral Artists, presents a performance of Mozart’s Requiem
Sunday at 4 pm at St. James Episcopal Church in West Hartford. Details at www.concora.org
The
Middletown Performing Arts Center hosts the GM Chorale performing Giacomo
Carissimi’s Baroque oratorio Jepthe Sunday at 4 pm at the Center’s location at
Middletown High School. www.gmchorale.org
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Hostiles,” a Western about a Cavalry officer and a Cheyenne war chief. On Thursday they open “Annihilation,” a sci-fi film about five biologists in an Everglades-like jungle. The Sunday opening is “The Party,” a British drawing room comedy. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!
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Hartford’s Real Art
Ways continues “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. Also continuing is “The Greatest Showman,” a story inspired
by the life of PT Barnum. All run through Thursday. On Friday they open “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. Their
Film 101 series offering is the 1984 film, “Blood Simple.” Check the website
for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
The
Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford hosts a screening of “The Square,” a Swedish
comedy about an art museum curator, with an onstage discussion prior to the
film, on Wednesday at 6 pm. www.thewadsworth.org
Here's
the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”
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.
At 6 it’s
Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle
At 6:30
until 8pm stay tuned for Michael Benson’s 75% folk.
From
8-9:30pm tonight Stay tuned for Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin.
at
9:30pm, it’s Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan bringing listeners back
to the 1950s and 60s.
And 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 Weekly Ketchup wit DJ Oat Neal and DJ Opal.
at 2:30,
On This Day with DJ Celiac and Jamsterdam Explores what was musically and
historically significant on this day and listen to the #1 songs and fun facts
from past decades.
At 3:30
Spoiler Alert Radio 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!
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!
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