Tuesday 5-22-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, May 22nd. 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 pm Right before the jive at Five. Here's a bit of what's going on in our area this week:

Tonight in New Haven, Café Nine offers live music with Youth in a Roman Field and Olive Tiger. Wednesday is the Tinklebelle’s Ladies Variety Show at Café Nine. On Thursday you can catch 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, tonight it’s the Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends in Lilly’s Pad. They’ve got Basement, Citizen, Pronoun and Souvenirs on Tuesday. On Thursday, 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

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

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,  on Tuesdays, Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday 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/

There’s a Community Poetry Share tonight at Nourishing Necessities in Hartford at 7:30 pm. www.hartford.com/events/

The Hartford Mindfulness Center hosts Tai Chi Qigong Tuesdays at 5 pm. They also offer 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 sponsors a discussion of “Wonder,” in their One Book on the Riverbend series Wednesday at 6 pm. 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 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/

Artists for World Peace brings you CT State Troubadour Kate Callahan Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the Hubbard House in Middletown as part of their One Concert-One Child series. Proceeds benefit the Children of Peace Project and the Amazing Grace food pantry. Details at www.artistsforworldpeace.org

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom on Wednesday with Keep Flying, Say What You Will, and Sunday Morning. 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 4^th 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 1^st 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/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup as we kick off our new Summer program here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:”

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/

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! 

Right after The jive at Five stay tuned for an hour of Free Form music on Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat who’s got a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers.

From 6-8pm stay tuned for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with 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 show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.

from 9-10pm its The Test Patterns Show – who’s host describes the program as: “The sound of things falling down the stairs.”

at 10pm stay tuned for Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks n’ Socks and MC McGee who’ll travel through the history of jazz highlighting artist  subtitles, and genres each week.

11-midnight

Amateur Hour A self-proclaimed music-listening “amateur” educates herself through exploring new releases.

at Midnight stay tuned for the Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour

and from 1-3am Up Front Soul features 2 hrs of Funk, soul, and jazz, with sprinklings of R&B, gospel, and hip-hop.

from 3-4am stay tuned for Maximum Rock and Roll Radio.

BBC World Report comes your way at 5am.

With just over 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/pledge 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!