Good evening, it's Monday, May 28th. Memorial Day. Congratulations to the Wesleyan men's lacrosse team on winning the national championship! 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.
With just about a just under $10K left to
raise WESU still needs to hear from listeners who’ve either never made a donation
in support of the service we provide or who those who have yet to get around to
making their donation. Every donation matters and every dollar helps us get
closer to our goal. Please donate today online at www.wesufm.org/plege Thanks!
I’m Maria Johnson,
producer and host of 'Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith,' which this
summer, while Wesleyan is on break, airs every Tuesday, from 4 to right before
the Jive at Five. Tomorrow: Ireland proves itself reasonably Catholic! We talk to an Irish Catholic activist who was there for the historic recent vote respecting women and their consciences enough to allow legal access to abortion. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived later tomorrow night at www.reasonablycatholic.com
Now here's a look at some of what's going on in our area this week:
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings
you the Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Bill
Katz. Chi Balance class continues on Tuesday and Wednesday, and there’s also
Intentional & Empowering Yoga Tuesday afternoon. On Friday, Story City
Troupe takes the stage. The Aligned with Source workshop is on board Saturday
morning, and the Jen Allen Jazz Quartet performs in the evening. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic
Mondays presents a Ryan White Record Release Show, with James A.M. Downes,
Pinfinger, and more. On Tuesday it’s Wess Meets West, Snowpiler, the Refectory,
and Ourselves, Alone Calls.It’s another Words & Music special on Wednesday,
and on Thursday, there’s another Record Release show with John Gorka. Friday’s Happy
Hour features Lyn Malavolte, and the late show’s got Greyhounds and The Split
Coils. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, followed
by the late show with Strawberry Cheesesteak and Added Color. The Sunday Buzz
Matinee headlines The Carleans and Jeff Przech, and the evening show brings you
Arlen Roth, Jed Parish, and Jimmy Ward. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,
Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday.
The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s
Invitational. Comstock Station takes the stage with rock ‘n’ roll and blues on
Friday, and on Saturday it’s Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Middletown City Arts Advocates will
be assembling at Middletown City Hall on Tuesday May 29 @ 6pm for a peaceful
protest prior to the common council’s meeting when they will vote yes or no on
the future of the City’s position of full time Arts Administrator. Protestors
will wear attire that reflects the arts community they represent.
It’s Tuesday Night Metal at Cherry
Street Station in Wallingford starting at 7:30 pm with Kaos Reign, Soldiers Of
Solace, and more. On Friday they’ve got Imbröglio, Nuclear Unicorn, and others.
They sponsor Bacon Fest 4 on Saturday starting at 2 pm, with Kali Ma, Apostasy,
Xenosis, and much more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Russell Library in Middletown
hosts their Classic Mystery Book discussion Tuesday at 7 pm on “The Crow Trap”
by Ann Cleves. The Library Leadership and Management Association presents a
webinar on Wednesday at 2:30 pm, Assessing your Library Buildings. There’s a
Mother-Daughter Book Discussion Wednesday at 6 pm on “Wonder,” as part of the
One Book on the Riverbend series, and the Connecticut Poetry Society also meets
at that time. Their Jazz Up Close series continues Thursday at 7 pm with
guitarist/composer Amanda Monaco and her Pirkei Avot Project. Peter Standaart’s
Divine Enthusiasm project happens Saturday at 10:30 am, and the US Passport
Office will be there for you to obtain or renew a passport. At 11 am it’s Drag
Queen Story Hour in the children’s section, featuring Mia. Check the website
for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Mark your calendar for Reader's Theater's final play of the season, "Ben Butler," set during the Civil War but with a message about racism that's still needed today. The play, by Richard Strand, is full of wit, wordplay and wiliness, and, for extra fun, has Richard Kamins playing Maj. General Butler. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4, at the Durham Public Library, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 11, at Russell Library. Check the library websites for details.
Mark your calendar for Reader's Theater's final play of the season, "Ben Butler," set during the Civil War but with a message about racism that's still needed today. The play, by Richard Strand, is full of wit, wordplay and wiliness, and, for extra fun, has Richard Kamins playing Maj. General Butler. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 4, at the Durham Public Library, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 11, at Russell Library. Check the library websites for details.
The Greater Hartford Arts Council
sponsors Art on the Streets Tuesdays on Pratt Street in Hartford at 11:30 am.
Events this week include Postcard Design and a Dance jamboree with the
Caribbean American Dance Co. They’re back on Thursday at State House Square
with Small Paintings on Paper, Paint a Poem, and the House Band featuring Mike
Carabello. www.hartford.com/events/
The Pratt Street
Patio Lunchtime Music Series opens Thursday at noon with this week’s featured
artist, Jeff Burnham. www.hartford.com/events/
The Wonder Adult
Book Club meets at the Cromwell Belden Library Thursday at 6:30 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Upward Hartford
presents Synchronicity: Entrepreneurial Pursuits, an intergenerational
storyteller event, Thursday at their Church Street location. www.upwardhartford.com
The Harriet
Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford leads a discussion of “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond
at 5:30 pm in their Words That Changed The World Book Club series. www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
Business for
Downtown Hartford presents an evening of food and fun celebrating businesses on
Pratt Street Friday at 5:30 pm. Enjoy restaurant samples, live music, face
painting, and more. www.hartford.com/events/
At Toad’s Place in
New Haven, Cocoa Tea and the Step by Step Band appear on Thursday. On Friday,
it’s Manchester Orchestra, Vundabar, and Kevin Devine. All That Remains is the
headliner on Saturday, appearing with Eye on Attraction, Gears, Sinaro, and One
Day Waiting. www.toadsplace.com
Manic Presents is at the College
Street Music Hall on Thursday with Ilana Glazer, Petey Deabreau, and Shalewa
Sharpe. On Saturday they bring you Good Old War, Juke Ross, and The Penniless
Wild at the Space Ballroom in Hamden. www.manicpresents.com
Navy Gangs, Pet Fox, tagabow, and
more are at the MAC650 Artist Gallery Co-Op in Middletown Friday at 7 pm.
Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can
hear blues and roots with Taj Mahal on Friday. Their country and bluegrass
Backyard Music Series continues on Saturday with Plywood Cowboy, The Wool Hats,
and Pat Stone & the Dirty Boots. www.infinityhall.com
The 20th Annual
Connecticut Wood Carvers Association Show and Sale happens Saturday at the New
England Carousel Museum in Bristol starting at 10 am. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade
& Festival Del Coqui happens Saturday starting at 11 am in Hartford at
Bushnell Park. The full schedule can be found at www.hartfordprparade.com/
The Middlesex Music Academy in
Middletown invites you to their new Four Chord Fiesta Saturday at 4 pm. It’s an
open jam for all levels with the rule that no song can contain more than four
chords. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Middletown Stage Company holds
auditions for Summer Camp this Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm at the Middletown High
School Performance Center. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Connecticut Forest and Park
Association hosts CT Trails Weekend and offers a walking tour starting at the
Butler McCook House in Hartford Sunday at noon. Details at www.ctlandmarks.org/events/
The Charter Oak Reading Series
continues on Sunday with a free poetry reading at 3 pm. After the open mic,
featured readers are Joan Hofmann and Jon Surowiecki. www.charteroakcenter.org
Little River Restoratives in Hartford
continues it’s Syllable Reading Series Sunday at 6:30 with a poetry
extravaganza. www.hartford.com/events/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Lives
Well Lived,” the collected stories of people aged 75 to 100, and “Isle of
Dogs,” a stop-motion film by Wes Anderson, as well as “Boom for Real: The Late
Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat.” On Friday they open “The Guardians,” a
French film about loss and resilience in WWI, and “Becoming Who I Was,” about a
young boy’s trek to become a Tibetan monk. Saturday’s film is “Abe and Phil’s
Last Poker Game,” and includes a post-film Q&A with cast member Pamela
Dubin. On Sunday they screen “Mr. Gay Syria” in the 31st CT LGBT
Film Festival, with a post-film Talk-Back. Check the website for details and
screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “King of Hearts,” an ultra-HD restoration of the 1966 cult classic about a WWI soldier in a French village. The CT LGBT Film Festival runs through the weekend with “Ideal Home,” “After Louie,” “Anchor and Hope,” “My Best Friend,” “The Ring Thing,” “Snapshots,” and a Transgender Shorts Night. Check the website for times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
The Cromwell
Belden Library is screening “Up the Yangtze,” a Sundance documentary selection
that follows two Chinese boat workers and documents effects of the Three Gorges
dam, Wednesday at 2 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Here's the rundown of
tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”
Right after the jive at Five stick around for Afternoon Jazz
with Charles Henry for an hour of classic bop.
at 6pm, DJ Steve fills in for Michael Benson’s 75% Folk.
At 8:00 it’s time for Chip Austin’s Unfocused Folk bringing
you new and familiar Americana from Nashville and beyond.
From 9:30pm-11pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan
features Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia,
and lot of fun.
And from 11-12:30am stay tuned for more Hits of the 60s and
70s with Jimmy Z
Franco is in the house from 12:30-2:30am for a mix of Disco
and dance floor hits from the 70’s and 80s.
After that things get weird with The Hour of Slack from The
Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry. The compendium of ranters, media
barrage collage artists, for an hour of weird indie audio underground.
from 3:30-4am its Spoiler Alert Radio featuring
Conversations on the craft of filmmaking
at 4am we turn to the BBC World Report for world news
headlines.
With just about a month left until the end of our fiscal
year, WESU is still needs to hear from listeners like you who’ve either never
made a donation in support of the service we provide or who have yet to get
around to making their annual donation. With over $10,000 left to raise, every
donation matters and every dollar helps us get closer to our goal. Please
donate today online at www.wesufm.org/plege Thanks for
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!
Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up
next!
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