Good evening, it's Wednesday, April
18th. 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 Bill Denert, producer and host
of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best
experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for
joining us!
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
In New Haven, at Café Nine
Tonight (Wednesday) the Quest take the stage, 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 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 the Wednesday Community Blues Jam. 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/
Tonight/(Weds) at Cherry St. Station
in Wallingford, it’s the Houston & The Dirty Rat US Tour Kick Off show. 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
hosts Eiljah Huge on this evening/Wednesday at the Davison Art Center and
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/
The Russell Library in Middletown
offers Origami this evening and you can learn about Hygge (hoo-gah) for
Springtime this evening/Wednesday 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
On Wednesday evening Wesleyan RJ
Julia Bookstore in Middletown 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
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
presents the Tremaine Lecture in Contemporary Art this evening/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 this evening/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,” 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 continues the Academy Award nominee “In the Fade,” a German terrorist
thriller, through tonight/
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 Jive at Five its the
Latin Music Hour with Isabel Calione Latin music from the 80s, 90s and early
2000s.
At 6pm Captured with DJ Aurah
Explores the art of writing about other people.
From 6:30-8pm Fusion Radio with
James Fusion presents a 90 minute techno mix.
At 8pm The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
features underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
From 9:30-11pm The Vault with
DJ Anton Banks wraps up our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight dumpster dive with
smelly and yourstruly presents punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage
compactor near you.
At midnight THE TONIGHT SHOW with
Balsamic and Shlomo is a Late-Night talk show style show concerning pop
culture, politics and new music
From 1-2am Kellex and Kleenog’s
Radio Hour keeps the fun going with experimental music and talk.
From 2-4am DJ Coroner’s Last Will
and Testimony Haunts the Midnight airwaves with an eclectic mix of oneiric,
experimental sounds. Ambient, noise, drone, poetry readings and more--sonic
flotsam from the abandoned station.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes
on board and we begin our broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
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!
Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned
for the Latin Music Hour!
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