Good
evening, it’s Tuesday, September 25th. 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 Mariann O'Hare, producer of Conversations
on Healthcare, heard Wednesdays at 4:30 PM right before the Jive at Five.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree offers Gentle Yoga with Theresa tonight, and on Thursday the Middlesex Drum Circle meets. Violinist and singer/songwriter Deni Bonet takes the stage on Friday evening, and on Saturday you can enjoy eclectic offerings from The Mattabesset String Collective, a 5-piece acoustic ensemble. Enjoy the art exhibit of paintings by Janine Janaki through the month. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight,
Café Nine hosts headliner Eric Lindell, and tomorrow you can catch Jeremy &
The Harlequins, Soraia, and Dust Hat. Les Bof! And The Zanbonis are on Thursday
night’s bill. Friday’s Happy Hour features DW Ditty, followed by a performance
by Hal Ketchum. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Billy Cofrances, and the
late show’s got Supersuckers and The Redactions. The Sunday Buzz Matinee has
got The Suitcase Junket and Belle of the Fall, and they round out the weekend
in the evening with a Culture Showcase featuring GQ The Prince, Mellow Sav, and
more. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul
classics this evening. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on
Thursday it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. It’s straight-up
rock ‘n’ roll on Friday with Rock Solid Alibi, and on Saturday you can catch
blues guitarist Chris Ruest. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Manic Presents brings you Aziz Ansari tonight at
the College Street Music Hall, with an early show where he’ll work out new
material. It’s Sister Hazel and Elizabeth & the Catapult on Thursday at the
Wall Street Theater in Norwalk. They’re at the Space Ballroom in Hamden all
weekend, starting on Friday with The Shacks and Mandala. On Saturday it’s Bully
and Pet Fox, and on Sunday you can catch George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’
Pardners, and Ron Artis II & The Truth. www.manicpresents.com
The Russell Library in
Middletown celebrates National Voter Registration today and invites you to come
in and register. They host a Career Workshop in the evening, LinkedIn Tips with
Dr. Marcia LaReau. There’s also a Google Docs Workshop, Orgami, and a book
discussion with the Classic Mystery group to explore “Death Comes to Pemberly”
by P.D. James. Scrabble is on board Wednesday evening, and the
Connecticut Poetry Society meets at 7 pm. Christine Pittsley of the WWI Centennial
Commemoration Project will share the story of her trip to France to commemorate
the war efforts of the 102nd Infantry Division, including Sgt.
Stubby. The Mriachi Band “Los Trovadores de America” perform Thursday night as
part of their Immigrant Artist series. Crafts for Adults Friday morning
explores Creating New Things from Old. Next Monday’s noontime Book Talk with a
Walk subject is “The Wonder of Birds,” by Jim Robbins. Check the website for
more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Wesleyan University’s
Center for the Arts in Middletown invites you to a free performance by
Reidemeister Move this evening at 8 pm at World Music Hall. There’s an Opening
Reception Wednesday at 4:30 at the Zilkha Gallery for multimedia artist Kahlil
Robert Irving’s new exhibition, and they offer guided tours on Saturday. On
Sunday, Kitchen Ceilí and friends performs traditional music from Ireland,
England, and South Asia at the Russell House at 3 pm. Check the website for
full details. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
Goodwill of Western and
Northern Connecticut sponsors a free career expo, Get Hired Hartford, tomorrow
at the Convention Center from 11 am to 3 pm. Get a free LinkedIn photo and talk
to employers and coaches. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
Wesleyan RJ Julia
Bookstore in Middletown hosts their bimonthly WES Teen Readers event Wednesday
at 6 pm. On Thursday at 6:30 Joyce Maynard presents her new memoir “The Best of
Us.” Philosophy Night happens on Saturday at 6 pm with a discussion of relative
morality. Check the website for kids’ events. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Artists for World Peace
invites you to take part in the Peace Walls exhibition at the Salomon Arts
Gallery in Tribeca, NYC, this week. The opening reception is Wednesday at 6 pm,
and you can enjoy live painting and music throughout the exhibit. Proceeds
benefit the Native Eyes program which brings free eye care to Native Americans.
Details at www.artistsforworldpeace.org
At Toad’s Place in New
Haven you can catch Life of Agony, Silvertomb, and Videodome on Wednesday.
Whethan will be on stage Thursday with the Life of a Wallflower Tour, along
with Manila Killa and Andrew Luce. Lilly’s Pad hosts a Comedy Party on Friday
hosted by Taylor Grate, or you can catch Shakedown, The Dead and Beyond,
Unfinished Business, and more on the main stage. www.toadsplace.com
Jazz Wednesdays is
happening this week at the Spectra Wired Café in Hartford with a performance by
Guitarist/vocalist Myke Ross. www.hartford.com/events/
The Arch Street Tavern
in Hartford invites you to Boo-Yah’s Free Funk Wednesday with members of West
End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and more. The Pratt Street Patio Lunchtime Music Series continues in
Hartford at noon on Thursday with a performance by The Magnetic. The One
World Market Concert Series brings music to you at the Burr Mall on Prospect
Street from 5-7:30 pm on Thursday. The brass band You’re Not Listening performs
at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company in Hartford Thursday at 6 pm. The Nick Di
Maria Quartet performs there on Friday at 7 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
The Middlesex Community
College in Middletown holds a nonprofit Candidates Forum Thursday at 8 am on
campus. Attendees can learn candidates’ positions, and advocate for nonprofit
services. www.Bit.ly/nonprofitcandidateforum
The City of Middletown
sponsors a Career Fair at 11 am Thursday, specifically for hiring at the city’s
new FedEx ground facility. Preregistration is required. Call
860-346-8695.
Hartford Underground
sponsors a swing dance throwdown Thursday at 8 pm at the Polish National Home
of Hartford. Details at www.polishhomect.org
Infinity Hall in
Hartford presents Starman – A Tribute to David Bowie, on Friday. You can enjoy
Pop Country for All Ages on Sunday with Tegan Marie. www.infinityhall.com
The Mac 650 Gallery
& Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you Ovlov, Lady Pills, Dead Tooth, and
Spit-take Friday at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
It’s Michele’s Salsa
Night Friday at 7 pm at the Hartford Ballroom, and all levels are
welcome. www.hartfordballroom.com
Cherry Street Station
hosts a Ladies of Metal night Friday at 8 pm featuring Age of Embers, The Haunting
Titans, and more. It’s Warcockapalooza4 on Saturday with Nasty Disaster,
Apostasy, Contiuum, and much more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Friends of the
Wesleyan Library invite you to their Annual Book Sale Saturday from 10 am-4 pm
at the Olin Library on campus. Inventory includes both popular and academic
books.
The Middlesex Community
College Foundation invites you to their Red Moon Gala Saturday at 7 pm at the
Training Hill campus. Enjoy food, wine and beer tasting, auctions and more, all
to benefit the foundation. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Two authors appear at
the Mark Twain House in Hartford this weekend to celebrate writers Weekend.
Gary Shteyngart, author of bestseller “Absurdistan,” will speak Saturday at 7
pm, and Jodi Picoult will read from her upcoming book, “A Spark of Light,”
Sunday at 7 pm. www.marktwainhouse,org
Fair season continues
with the 99th annual Durham Fair Thursday through Sunday. Enjoy
the usual fair offerings as well as tons of live music. The Green Stage hosts
Plywood Cowboy, The Aquatudes, Rockslide, Bend in the River, and more. A
sampling of acts on Center Stage includes Sister Funk, Jackson Hill, Still I
Rise, Kings of Karma, and Four Barrel Billy. On the Main Stage they bring you
folk-rock legend Melissa Etheridge on Friday, country breakthrough artist
Scotty McCreery on Saturday, and the USO Show Troupe on Sunday to celebrate
Military Appreciation Day. Full details at www.durhamfair.com
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Tonight in Middletown, the Wesleyan Film Studies Department continues its Hispanic film series with a showing of “Zama” at 8pm in the Goldsmith Family Cinema. Directed by Lucrecia Martel, the New York Times has called Zama “a cinematic marvel that brilliantly tackles colonialism in the new world.”
Tonight in Middletown, the Wesleyan Film Studies Department continues its Hispanic film series with a showing of “Zama” at 8pm in the Goldsmith Family Cinema. Directed by Lucrecia Martel, the New York Times has called Zama “a cinematic marvel that brilliantly tackles colonialism in the new world.”
Hartford’s Real Art
Ways continues the run of “Foreign Body,” a film about the Tunisian revolution,
and “Zoo,” about saving a young elephant from a Belfast Zoo slaughter, through
Thursday. Also continuing are “Bel Canto,” about a guerrilla takeover of a
private party of artists, and “Bisbee ’17,” a documentary about immigrant
miners deported from Australia. Opening Friday are “Madeline’s Madeline,” about
blurred lines in a physical theater troupe, and “Museo,” about a museum heist
in Mexico City. On Sunday they screen “Strangers on the Earth,” about a cellist
making the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, and sponsor a post-film reception in
conjunction with Concora’s Friends of Bach Committee. Check the website for
details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “RBG, a biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open a run of “Sorry to Bother You,” a dystopian sci-fi comedy. It runs through Saturday. The National Theatre Live production of “King Lear” screens on Thursday and Sunday, and they’ll open a run of “Blindspotting” Sunday evening. Check the website for all offerings and 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 stick around for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat
From krautrock to
post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog,
Wonderland has a place
for it.
from 6-8pm Acoustic
Blender with Bill Revill offers An eclectic selection of new and older
folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music with a roots
influence plus a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival
ticket giveaways.
at 8pm The
Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry is a weekly show featuring live and
local Connecticut arts and music.
from 9-10pm The
Test Patterns Show brings you The sound of things falling
down the stairs.
at 10pm (2,
4) Silk Sheets with Charlotte and Roach Girl offers Sweetest
slumber party of the year, no cotton or dirty looks allowed.
from 11-midnight, stay
tuned for Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ
Megnanimous W
at midnight (2,
4) The Holland Tunnel with DJ Goosegg presents Hidden gems and
sleeper hits from New York and New Jersey artists, new and old.
from 1-2am (2,
4) Musical Theme Score with Miri offers Musical themes in your
favorite classic and underrated films, along with a discussion of how they
affect the film’s narrative.
from 2-4am stay tuned
for Upfront Soul with Sanguine fromage from Pacifica.
That’s all for today’s
jive at five stick around to go into the rabbit hole with DJ Cheshire Cat up
next on Wonderland!
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