Good evening, it's Tuesday, April 24th. 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 Marianne O’Hare, producer of Conversations on HealthCare,
heard Wednesdays at 4:30, right before the Jive at Five.
Here's some of 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, at Café Nine tonight you can catch Mandala,
Enigmas, and Tall Tale. It’s another evening of Words & Music on Wednesday,
and on Thursday you can catch Sketch The Cataclysm, Kwanduit, and The Forest
Room. Friday Café Nine’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 tonight you can catch, it’s
Project/Object playing the music of Frank Zappa featuring Zappa Band alumni
Napoleon Murphy Brock and Denny Walley. Thursday’s bill at Toads 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 Middlesex Drum Circle meets at the Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown brings 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 the Buttonwood Tree 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 that are open to the
public. At 4:30 today (Tues) they kicked
off the lecture: Teaching Palestine with Dr. Abdulhadi from in Wesleyan’s Judd
Hall room 116. This talk is scheduled to go through 6:30. 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 Michael Palin’s Other
Orchestra comes your way Tuesdays nights. 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 for an opportunity to represent CT in Memphis. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Tonight (Tues) The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown
hosts 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, this evening, 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 Library’s 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 spotlights The Wesleyan
Korean Drumming and Creative Music Ensembles 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.
Middlesex Community College in Middletown hosts a community
discussion of “Wonder,” In their One Book on the Riverbend series Wednesday at
12:30 pm on the Training Hill Rd. campus. Details for these events 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, night at 6:30 in Middletown’s South Church
Sanctuary. Tim Farrell is both an
entertainer and a distinguished faculty member of The Conservatory in
Doylestown, PA. 860-638-4510 for details.
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. https://www.facebook.com/mac650gallery/
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
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:”
Right after the Jive stick around for spilled milk with
Charlotte until 6pm
From 6-8pm it’s Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, offering
an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and
other music with a roots influence plus a concert listing at 7pm and frequent
concert and festival ticket giveaways.
At 8pm stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A
weekly spotlight of Connecticut arts and culture.
From 9-10pm it’s The Test Patterns Show
At 10 stick and stay for Universal Time Traversal with Hyphy
- Taking the "Oh Geez" out of the OGs.
From 11-midnight, tonight, it’s “Profile”, With Maile and
Sage for and an hour-long deep dive into an artist's life and career.
From midnight-1am
stay tuned for Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous
From 1-2am stay tuned for Women's Music, Women's Wisdom with
DJ Sensibility
At 2am it’s Fish and Chips, With DJ Chee, A music show
dedicated to British bands and artists.
Maxium Rock and Roll Radio Comes your way at 3am and you can
catch the BBC World Report at 4am.
We kick off our weekday program at 5am with Morning Edition
from NPR, followed by a diverse mix of talk radio from Pacifica and NPR
throughout the day.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, tune in each weekday at
4:55 for our rundown of local events and entertainment and our evening lineup
here on WESU Middletown.
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