Good evening, it's Thursday, May 3rd. 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.
Here's some of what's going on in our area this week:
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Thursday night at the Russell Library in Middletown, they host Susan R Waide who will present a Write Your Memoir workshop. There’s an Introduction to the Internet workshop on Friday morning. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Today you explore Javanese Gamelan and Dance, also at World Music Hall, and there’s a Chamber Music Concert as well at Crowell Concert Hall. On Friday there’s a Taiko drumming concert at Crowell hall. They open the play “Life is a Dream” on Friday at CFA Theater, with performances through the weekend. There’s a Senior Recital at the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall on Friday. On Saturday, the Wesleyan Concert Choir performs at Crowell Concert Hall, and the Worlds of Dance Concert happens there on Sunday. The University Orchestra celebrates the legacy of Leonard Bernstein on Sunday night at Crowell. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight/Nathaniel Hintz. Friday at 5pm, Café nine’s Weekly Wind Down Happy Hour features BURNING SENSATIONS. Friday night at Café Nine, you can catch Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, and ditch boys. Saturday afternoon’s weekly jazz Jam at Café nine will be hosted by Mike Copolla and friends. Saturday night you can catch The Freddy Deboe Band featuiring members of the Dap-Kings, the Sugarman 3, and The Extraordinaires Café Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee’s has Xavier Serrano and Shy, and they round out the weekend at the Sunday night late show with Lord Youth, Dust Hat, and Sarah Witham. http://www.cafenine.com/
Tonight/ the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta on Thursday, and on Friday they bring back Story City Troup. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop, and in the evening join their Cinco de Mayo Party to celebrate Time of Day’s new CD release. www.buttonwood.org
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, nn Thursday it’s Wolfgang Gartner with Mick & Miller and Xavior Varien. Friday’s headliner is Kung Fu, appearing with the Kazoo Crew Family Band. On Sunday in Lilly’s Pad, it’s Dial Drive, Cometa, and more. www.toadsplace.com
Tonight at the space ballroom Speedy Ortiz appears with Sammus and Zenizen on Thursday. Gratefully Yours is Friday’s headliner, and on Saturday at The Space Ballroom it’s Neil Hamburger and Major Entertainer. Mike H. Sloan takes the stage on Sunday. Manic presents comedian Mike Birbiglis at the College Street Music Hall on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests happens every Thursday at Sally’s. Friday enjoy the Peter Karp Band and Saturday you can hear the classic soul sounds of Memphis with the Mighty Soul Drivers. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Hartford Mindfulness Center offesr Mindfulness Meditation After Work every Wednesday at 6:15 pm, and their Refuge Recovery program happens Sunday evenings, all at their Farmington Avenue location. www.facebook.com/pg/hartfordmindfulnesscenter
The Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Ensemble performs Thursday and Friday at 7:30 at Millard Auditorium. The Hartt Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band perform at the Lincoln Theater on Saturday. Performance 20/20 will be at Berkman Recital Hall on Sunday, and the Spring Jazz Vocal Recital is at the Millard Auditorium. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
It’s Jazz Night at Lan Chi’s Vietnamese Restaurant in Middletown Thursday starting at 6 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown holds an opening reception for their new portrait exhibition, Retratos, by Brazilian artist Danielle Krieger, Thursday at 7 pm. On Friday they bring you Coma Cinema, Skating, and Waveform. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Cromwell Belden Public Library hosts Wonder Star Wars Day Friday at 4:30 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CromwellBeldenPublicLibrary/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts Guest Speaker Sam Drazin of Changing Perspectives to discuss “Wonder,” a book about someone with Treacher Collins syndrome, on Friday at 6 pm in conjunction with the One Book on the Riverbend series. In their Event Kids series, they sponsor Character Time with Froggy on Saturday, and Kim Smith’s “Back to the Future” on Sunday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
At Infinity Hall in Hartford on Friday you can catch Ms. Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton, a Rolling Stones singer featured in the Film 20 Feet From Stardom, making her Infinity Hall debut. On Saturday at Infinity Hall Hartford, it’s Ed Fast & Conga Bop with a Cinco De Mayo concert. Friday night at Infinity Hall Norfolk, you can catch Hayley Jane & The Primates w/ James Maddock. Saturday night it’s Robben Ford on stage at Infinity Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com
The Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus presents the New England premier of Two Boys Kissing at the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford Friday through Sunday. Details and tickets at www.hartfordgaymenschorus.com
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a May the 4th Be With You bash on Friday featuring Our Own Destruction, Fear the Masses, and more. It’s a Birthday Rock show on Saturday with Over the Line, My Hamartia, Left Hand Backwards, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown hosts a presentation Saturday at 9:30 am, Digitizing Connecticut’s Cemeteries: The Ed Laput Project. Learn about their searchable database of cemetery stones. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Connecticut Historical Society holds a free family program on Saturday at 10 am, Sailors, Ships, and Sperm Whales. Learn about the state’s maritime history, try knot-tying, and take part in a scavenger hunt. www.chs.org
Pharoah Bacon, Pyrxx Gang, DJ Chizzle and more are at the Webster Theater in Hartford on Saturday. On Sunday, they bring you Tyler Bryant &The Shakedown. www.webstertheater.com
Artists for World Peace presents its 2nd Interfaith Dialogue on Sunday, May 6th, from 2PM to 5PM, at the deKoven House, 27 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut. The first in a trilogy, this dialogue will present seven spiritual leaders from different faiths in an open dialogue that will focus on our similarities and differences through the rituals of birth and the coming of age. Also featured will be the International Peace Belt and the six-by-six Peace Wall. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.ArtistsforWorldpeace.org or call: (860) 301-9757.
The Middletown Recreation Division sponsors a guided Nature Hike Sunday at the Guida Farms Conservation Area starting at 10 am. Call 860-262-2788 for details.
The Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford hosts free poetry readings Sunday from 3 to 5 pm featuring Donna Fleischer and Leslie McGrath. There’s an open mic before the readings. www.charteroakcenter.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “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, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Hitler’s Hollywood,” a documentary that collages key films from the Nazi era. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues On Friday they screen the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Action Films. They hold the 7thannual Trinity Film Festival featuring work by undergraduate filmmakers on Saturday, and also screen the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Short Animated Films. They open “Leaning Into The Wind: Andy Goldsworthy” on Sunday. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Now, Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
5:05-6:30pm Homegrown with Rob DeRosa Connecticut Connected music presented for a global audience. Hey, It’s Homegrown...want some?
6:30-8pm Imagine with Karen Stein Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!
8-9:30pm Evening Jazz with Bill Denert A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. “Hearing is the best experience”
9:30-10:30pm Everything Now with Chris and Al From indie rock to folk to electronic and more, Chris and Al pick whatever they’re feeling each week to share with you.
10:30-11pm Spicy! Spicy! Hot! Hot! with Beizo Bish and Jew Chainzs Scalding hot takes on a new area of pop culture each week, featuring topical tracks and a variety of dynamic guests.
11pm-midnight The American Empire with Yours Truly, 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.
midnight-1am Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC McGee Jazzalicious travels through the history of jazz by highlighting 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.
(2,4) The Sonic Hour with DJ Jackson Focus on indie rock, prog pop, power pop, indie pop, etc.
Shows will compare music from a previous generation with their contemporaries.
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.
(2,4) Doin’ It For Yourself with DJ Chrystanthemum and DJ Baby Boy DJs Chrystanthemum and Baby Boy showcase the world of DIY, from backyard inventors to bedroom musicians.
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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