Good evening, it's Thursday, April 19th. 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.
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Now here's a look at what's going on in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, 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
The Russell Library in Middletown tonight 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
In New Haven, at Café Nine Tonight 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 Friday 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. Café Nine’s 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/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's tonight 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,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/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, 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 Wesleyan Center for the Arts 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/
at the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown 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
This week at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, you can catch The Messthetics, SAVAK, and Sunwatchers Thursday night. 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 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
at the Webster Underground in Hartford this evening Ja Rule. 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,” this evening/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 3rd 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.
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 tonight 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 Jive at Five, Homegrown with Rob DeRosa presents Connecticut Connected music for a global audience.
from 6:30-8pm Imagine with Karen Stein Peace through music from around the world and around the block!
at 8:00pm Evening Jazz with Bill Denert offers a broad range of swing, bebop and avante garde Jazz with a sprinkling of new releases.
from 9:30-10:30pm Chris M is in the house for an hour of free form radio filling in for Everything Now with Chris and Al.
at 10:30 Spicy! Spicy! Hot! Hot! with Beizo Bish and Jew Chainzs present Scalding hot takes on a new area of pop culture each week, featuring topical tracks and a variety of dynamic guests.
from 11pm-midnight The American Empire with, Tootse Mutants An exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.
At midnight Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC McGee takes you on a travel through the history of jazz, spotlighting a different artist, sub-genre, or time period each week.
1-2am (1,3,5) Road Trip with DJ G and Victoria Our show will feature local artists from different cities across the county. Each show will focus on one city and feature mostly alternative rock artists.
2-3am (1,3,5) Modern French Touch with Sam A look at France’s modern electro house scene, through the emergence of newly influential French touch labels.
3-4am The Hour of Slack from the Church of The Subgenius.
At 4am We bring you the BBC World Report and we kick of weekdays with Morning Edition from NPR From 5‑9am.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Thanks for joining us and Stay tuned for a stiff does of Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, up next.
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