Good evening, it's Thursday, May 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.
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The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown brings you The Middlesex Drum Circle on Thursday. On Friday, enjoy the Andres Collins Trio from Canada bringing you acoustic roots and more. The Aligned with Source workshop is on board Saturday morning, and singer/songwriter Andrew Biagiarelli performs Saturday night along with Someone You Can Xray. John Basinger performs the one-man play, “Lear Alone,” Sunday night. The multimedia exhibit by artist Geonna Kline runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org
Tonight in New Haven, Café Nine presents The Way Down Wanderers and The Alpaca Gnomes. Friday’s Happy Hour at Café Nine features The Gatehouse Band. Friday night’s late show includes Roosevelt Dime and The Let Loose. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, followed by the late show with Pinned and Sewtured presenting the Puppet Cabaret Variety Show. The Sunday Buzz Matinee brings back the George Baker Band, and they round out the weekend with a Sex Beat Dance Party Memorial Day Shinding with DJ Kid Congo Powers. http://www.cafenine.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on tonight, it’s Protohype with Stabby, including performers on the Main Stage and in the Rainforest Room. It’s the Memorial Day Battle of the Bands on Friday. www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s Liviu’s Invitational. Carl Ricci & 706 Union Avenue and Neal & The Vipers take the stage on Friday, and on Saturday it’s guitarist/songwriter Cosmos Sunshine. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
On Thursday at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford tonight you can catch S’efforcer, Inventure, Fateless, and more. Friday’s headliners include Down With Rent, Indoor Living, Zugzwang, and more. On Saturday you can catch The Schwifty Fiesta with Matt Danger, Epicdemia, and much, much more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Hartford Mindfulness Center offers Mindfulness Meditation After Work every Wednesday at 6:15 pm, and there’s a Sound Healing on Thursday. Their Refuge Recovery program happens Sunday evenings, all at their Farmington Avenue location. www.facebook.com/pg/hartfordmindfulnesscenter
The Russell Library in Middletown On Friday morning, there’s a workshop on Smart Searching: Internet Research, Fact Checking, and Staying Safe. There’s also adult Coloring for Stress Reduction at 11 am. Enjoy Yoga in the Courtyard Saturday morning. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Johan Center and The Rockfall Foundation invite you to a program on local trail and bike route projects tonight/Wednesday at 7 pm at the Dekoven House Community Center in Middletown. Share your thoughts on strategy and learn how to help. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Manic Presents On Saturday, you can catch Justin Townes Earle on his Solo Tour, appearing with Lilly Hiatt. www.manicpresents.com
The Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition invites you to another meeting about starting a food cooperative in Hartford this Thursday at 5:30 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Hartford Hot Several Brass Band performs at the Hanging Hills Tasting Room in Hartford this Thursday starting at 6 pm. Information at www.hartford.com/events/
It’s Michele’s Salsa Night this Friday at the Hartford Ballroom. www.hartfordballroom.com
Kal Marks, Crag Mask, and Let’s Get Invisible are at the MAC650 Artist Gallery Co-Op in Middletown Friday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
It’s the 4th Friday Sock Hop and Soul Dance at Vinnie’s Jump and Jive in Middletown starting at 7:30 pm. Start with a swing lesson, followed by the sock hop, blues, and soul. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can hear Foreigner’s Journey, the World’s #1 Tribute to Foreigner & Journey, on Friday. On Saturday, it’s rhythm ‘n’ blues with Keb’ Mo. The Infinity Hall Goslep Series continues on Sunday with Billy Powell & 1Church. www.infinityhall.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts the 2018 R&C WESeminar featuring Lisa Ko with her award-winning novel, “The Leavers,” Friday at 7:30 pm. It’s Philosophy Night on Saturday at 6 pm and you’re invited for a session of reflective discussion. Check the website for additional events, including readings and activities for kids. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts sponsors a Thesis Art Exhibition Saturday at 3:30 pm at the Zilkha Gallery on the Middletown campus. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
Hartford’s Proud, a youth development non-profit, sponsors their fourth annual Drill, Drum, and Dance Competition, Stomp the Violence, Saturday at 4 pm at the Dunkin Donuts Stadium in Hartford. www.hartford.com/events/
The 1st Annual CT House Music Festival happens this Sunday starting at 10 am in Bushnell Park in Hartford. Celebrate the weekend with house music DJ’s including WESU’s own Mike Nyce. www.hartford.com/events/
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “1945,” a film about Holocaust guilt in Hungary, and “Lives Well Lived,” the collected stories of people aged 75 to 100. Also continuing is “I Feel Pretty,” starring Amy Schumer as an insecure woman who believes she’s a supermodel after a head injury. On Friday they open “Isle of Dogs,” a stop-motion film by Wes Anderson, and “Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat.” Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues a run “Loveless,” a Russian film about the disappearance of an adolescent boy. On Thursday they open “Isle of Dogs,” and offer a one-day screening of “Eos: Vincent Van Gogh, A New Way of Seeing,” on Sunday. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU 88.1 FM
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for The Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.
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 It's The Vault with DJ Anton Banks, wrapping up our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight it's Mentaltown with El Vee.
At midnight to 1:30 it's Lyrics 2 Go with Doc Ish. A hip hop music comedy talk show that highlights upcoming artists.
And starting at 1:30 until 4am it's disco with Franco, playing all of those disco hits from the 70's and '80's.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes on board and we begin our broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
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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!
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