Good evening, it's Wednesday, May
16th. 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' Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best
experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for
joining us!
Here’s some of the entertaining and
cultural offerings happening in and around our region this week.
In New Haven tonight/Wednesday, Café
Nine presents Shilpa Ray, appearing with Hnry Flwer. There’s a Record Release
Show on Thursday for A/8 where you can catch you can catch Ulteria DJ Richard,
DJ tii 99, and more. Friday Café Nine’s Women in Music Happy Hour features
Sarah Witham and Joyce “The Voice ”Catalano. Friday night, Café nine presents
Ponybird and Todd Lewis Kramer. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is
with Billy Cofrances, and Saturday night H-Fi Radio, Reality Bomb, and Indoor
Living take the Stage at Café Nine. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features The
Manchurians and The Right Offs, and they round out the weekend Sunday evening
with Ralph White, Dan Greene, and Alexander. http://www.cafenine.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on
Thursday, it’s Cham, Serani, Cecile and Kiprich, and more. On Friday Flatbush
Zombies presents their See You in Hell Tour, appearing with Kirk Knight and
Nyck Caution. It’s another Original Saturday Night College Dance Party this
week, and on Sunday they’ve got Hey Nineteen, a Tribute to Steely Dan. www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, tonight, it’s their Wednesday Community Blues Jam. Liviu’s
Invitational happens every Thursday, and on Friday enjoy rock ‘n’ roll from the
50’s and 60’s with Four Barrel Billy. On Saturday it’s the New England Blues
Guitar Summit, and Sunday is the CT Blues Society Annual Band Challenge. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Americana singer/songwriter Jill
Sobule performs acoustic concerts in Mark Twain’s library tonight/ Wednesday at
the Mark Twain House in Hartford. Details at www.marktwainhouse.org
Manic Presents is at The Spaceland
Ballroom tonight/Wednesday. You can catch Magic Giant and Young Rising Sons.
Thursday Manic present Marco Benevento and Brian Larney at College St Music
Hall. www.manicpresents.com
At the Russell Library in
Middletown, there’s a lecture on Job Search in the Digital Age Thursday at 3
pm, and a workshop, Sharpen Your Networking and Interview Skills, Thursday
evening at 6 pm. Check the website for more activities and offerings for
patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
This Friday, The Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown welcomes the return of David Davis with Sax InThe City. On Saturday
morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop, and in the afternoon there’s a
Teen Open Mic. The Kennedys take the stage Saturday evening with acoustic folk
and pop. The multimedia exhibit by artist Geonna Kline runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org
The Greater Hartford Arts Council
holds an Effective Program Design Workshop Thursday at 9 am at its Pearl Street
location. Learn how to improving design can improve grant and sponsorship
success. www.letsgoarts.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford you can
hear blues and rock on Thursday with Doyle Bramhall II. On Friday it’s British
Progressive Rock with RENAISSANCE. On Sunday Indivisible Connecticut presents
Songs of Hope & Resolve with a host of performers. A portion of the
proceeds will benefit local action groups. Check the website for details.
Thursday at Infinity Norfolk you can catch Marty Stuart and his Fabulous
Superlatives - Way Out West Tour bringing Grammy award winning Country &
Bluegrass to the stage. Sunday bring The Secret Sisters with Brian Dunne to
perform Folk, Americana, and Country style music` www.infinityhall.com
Trivium, ’68, and Soldiers of Solace
are at the Webster Underground in Hartford Thursday. On Saturday, they bring
you Them Evils. www.webstertheater.com
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford
brings you Howling Giant, Owl Maker, and Gorge on Thursday. On Friday, it’s
Soldiers of Solace, Noxii Arena, Interchange, and more. You can catch Pus,
Wolfhead, Grey Cell and more on Saturday. On Sunday they’ve got a Flea Market
and Swap Meet starting at 1 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Connecticut’s Old State House will
feed you breakfast for free this Friday if you bike or walk in. Celebrate Bike
to Work Day starting at 7 am. Details at www.ctosh.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in
Middletown hosts author Gloria F Perry who presents “Playing Your Game,” A
Consequences Novel, in their Women in the NAACP lecture series on Saturday at 5
pm. Check the website for additional events, including readings and activities
for kids. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Hartford Public Library ArtWalk program
holds an Opening Reception Friday at 5:30 pm for its’ new exhibition Adam
Viens: Linguistics Beheld. It deals with the nature of language and visual
language in art. www.hplct.org
The Hartford Ballroom holds a dance
social on the third Friday of each month. Novices are welcome. www.hartfordballroom.com
The annual Arts and Media Festival
happens at Chapman Hall at Middlesex Community College in Middletown this
Friday at 6 pm. Enjoy media projects, art works, and mini-performances created
by students. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Godfrey Memorial Library in
Middletown sponsors a Writing Group Saturday at 9:30 am, Write Your Family
History. This group meets every 3rd Saturday of the month. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Hartford Department of
Recreation holds its annual Family Fun Fishing Derby Saturday at Godwin Park
staring at 9 am. Bring your own tackle and gear.
Bike the Park happens once a month
in Colt Park in Hartford May through October and starts this week at 10 am. A safety
talk and map are included. www.hartford.com/events/
Free History Tours of the Church of
the Good Shephard and Parish House, built by Samual Colt’s widow, happen this
Saturday in Hartford. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The KNOX Greenhouse in Hartford
kicks off the 2018 Green Team season in the greenhouse this Saturday with
planting and beautification projects and community outreach. www.knoxhartford.org
The Greater Middletown Concert
Association presents Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida” Saturday at 7:30 at the Middletown
High School Performance Center. www.greatermiddletownconcerts.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
“Hitler’s Hollywood,” a documentary that collages key films from the Nazi era,
“Claire’s Camera,” a French comedy about a schoolteacher in Cannes, and the
recent superhero release, “Black Panther.” On Friday they open “1945,” a film
about Holocaust guilt in Hungary, and “Lives Well Lived,” the collected stories
of people aged 75 to 100. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford continues a run “Ismael’s Ghosts,” a French about the return of a
filmmaker’s wife while he is shooting a movie. They open “Black Panther” on
Thursday, and “Loveless” next Sunday. 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 on
Wednesdays 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.
We are having a spring Pledge Drive
right now. As WESU’s 80th anniversary is approaching, here comes a great
opportunity to support this University-affiliated radio station. Since 1939,
WESU station has offered various programs, accompanied generations of students
and community members, and provided a platform for students to engage in
practical media work. You can help us keep running this station and better
benefit the whole community by donating through wesufm.org/pledge. We
appreciate every donation you might have to offer. Nothing is too small. Thank
you so much.
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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