Good evening, it's Tuesday, October 2nd. 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:
Here in Middletown, Enjoy Laughter Yoga happens tonight, and on Thursday there’s an Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta. The Story City Troupe returns to the Buttonwood stage on Friday. The Aligned with Source workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the evening, they present jazz with the piano/flute duo of Lazlo Gardony and Christian Artmann. The Matisse Jazz Project performs Sunday nifhr. The Rosie Warren art exhibit runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight,
Café Nine brings Hosemen and Side Piece. Wednesday’s headliner is The
Artisanals, appearing with The High Divers. The Woggles and The Jackets take
the Café stage on Thursday. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Incorrigibles, and
Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is Mike Coppola and Friends. Saturday’s late show
brings you MDC, The Elected Officials, and The Deacons. The Sunday Buzz Matinee
hosts John D’Amato, and they round out the weekend in the evening with the
George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
At Toad’s Place in New
Haven Iration takes the stage on Thursday, along with Common Kings and
Katastro. On Friday, it’s a West End Blend Album Release Party, along with
performances by Bella’s Bartok and No Mind. www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul
classics tonight. The Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on
Thursday it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. The John D’Amato
Blues Band performs Friday night, and you can enjoy soul and more on Saturday with
Grayson Hugh & The Moon Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Russell Library in
Middletown holds a Microsoft Excel
workshop today on Managing Data Sets. The Racial Justice Book Group meets to
discuss “The Leavers” by Lisa Ko, and you’re invited to a celebration for the
Graustein Memorial Fund’s 25th anniversary at 5:30. Scrabble
Wednesday happens at 5 pm, followed by a presentation on Estate Planning
Basics. The Job and Career Center offers Resumé Reviews with Jeff Thierfeld at
4 pm. The First Friday Book Club meets offsite that day at the RaMa LuNa Center
for Yoga at 7 pm to discuss “I Liked My Life” by Abby Fabiashi. You can apply
for or renew a passport on Saturday from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Check the website for new hours, and for
details on more offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Middlesex Community
College in Middletown hosts a reception for the ongoing mixed media art exhibit
of recent works by Judith Randall DeGraffenried Tonight at 6 pm on the Training
Hill Rd campus. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
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 One World Market Concert Series brings music to you at
the Burr Mall on Prospect Street from 5-7:30 pm on Thursday. There’s live jazz
at the Spectra Wired Café on Friday at 5:30 pm. The Nick Di Maria Quartet
performs at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company on Friday at 7 pm. And on Sunday
the open reading series Syllable continues at Little River Restoratives in
Hartford at 7 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents brings you Chromeo and Steven A.
Clark at the College Street Music Hall on Thursday. They’re at the Space
Ballroom in Hamden all weekend, starting on Thursday with Swirlies, and
Landing. On Friday, it’s Start Making Sense with their Talking Heads Tribute.
Saturday’s headliner is Dressy Bessy, appearing with The Foresters. On Sunday,
it’s a Todd Rogers Benefit featuring The Pist, World Games, The Redactions, and
more. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in
Hartford presents you the Grammy Award-winner jazz quartet Manhattan Transfer
on Thursday. On Friday it’s Eaglemania, the world’s greatest Eagles tribute
band. Enjoy blues and pop on Saturday during An Evening with Madeleine
Peyroux. On Sunday, it’s folk rock with Sun Parade, The Penniless
Wild, and Moon Matrix. www.infinityhall.com
The Wesleyan Center for
the Arts in Middletown invites you to trans actor Becca Blackwelll’s one-person
show, They, Themselves and Schmerm, Friday at 10 pm at World Music Hall.
There’s a free guided tour for the Kahlil Robert Irving Exhibition on Saturday
at 1 pm at the Zilkha Gallery. A free concert of This Is It! The Complete Piano
Works of Neely Bruce: Part XVI, happens Sunday at 3 pm at Crowell Concert
Hall. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry Street Station
hosts the Return of Green Jello Friday at 7 pm, with performances by Flapjack
Attack, Goat Herder, and Over the Line. You can catch Dark Ritual, Denim
Panther, and Arcadia Forsaken on Saturday. They’re holding their second Flea
Market and Swap Meet Sunday beginning at 1 pm with live music, a raffle, and
more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Middletown Recreation
& Community Services invites you to their Drums Alive series starting
Thursday at 6:30 at the Spencer Middle School. Join a Cardio Drumming class
that combines music with movement. They sponsor a Recycled/Upcycled Sketchbooks
event Saturday at 1 pm at the Senior Center in Middletown. The Mac 650 Gallery
& Artist Co-Op in Middletown brings you The Most, Really From, Ports of
Spain, and Ourselves Alone on Thursday at 7 pm. They’ve got Death Bells, Narrow
Head, Reduction Plan, and Pleasure Beach on Friday, also at 7 pm. Artists for
World Peace and the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation hold a free Native Eye Clinic
for local natives and their families Saturday and Sunday in Norwich. Details
and registration information can be found at the City Arts Office Facebook
page.
The Middlesex Music
Academy in Middletown invites you to their monthly 4 Chord Fiesta Saturday at 4
pm at their Main St. location. The only rule for the jam is a four-chord
structure.
Middletown’s Recreation
Services invites you to a guided hike at Higby Mountain Saturday at 10 am with
Beth Lapin. E-mail Beth@HealingNatureCT.com to join.
The Middlesex County
Historical Society holds its 33rd annual Car Show and Flea
Market Sunday starting at 8:30 am at Palmer Field in Middletown where they
highlight a 1949 Ford Custom Convertible. And Middletown’s Recreation &
Community Services hosts a Pumpkin Decorating Event Sunday at 9:30 am at
Crystal Lake. The Connecticut Wood Carvers Association holds its monthly
meeting Sunday at 10 am at the Forest & Park Association Building in
Middlefield. WESU’s DJ Lord Lewis, the Velvet Knight and host of the Rumpus
Room, invites you to a Chllin’ BBQ Sunday at 4 pm at Conspiracy on Main St. in
Middletown. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
It’s Free First Saturday
at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, where you can tour their
ongoing exhibit Facing War: Connecticut in World War I. www.chs.org
Oddfellows Playhouse
Youth Theater in Middletown holds a Teen Talent Search Saturday at 7 pm that
includes cash prizes. Details at www.oddfellows.org.
Night Fall, an outdoor
community performance celebrating seasonal change, happens Saturday at 6 pm in
Pope Park in Hartford. Enjoy art, music, dance, and the giant puppets of artist
Anne Cubberly. www.popepark.org
Fair season continues
with the annual Portland Fair happening Friday through Sunday. Enjoy the
midway, the animals, a petting zoo, and more. You can catch a performance by
Jamie’s Junk Show on Friday night, and Dust Hat, Jeff Pitchell, or 8 to the Bar
on Saturday. On Sunday they’ve got Waylon & Willie with a True Outlaw
Tribute, and the Michael Cleary Band. Full details at www.portlandfair.com
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Tonight in Middletown, The Wesleyan Film Series shows the third film of the Hispanic Film Series, Cocote. In the film, Dominican filmmaker Nelson de Carlo de los Santos Arias explores the lurking violence, corruption, and class conflicts in his homeland through the tale of a gardener.
Tonight in Middletown, The Wesleyan Film Series shows the third film of the Hispanic Film Series, Cocote. In the film, Dominican filmmaker Nelson de Carlo de los Santos Arias explores the lurking violence, corruption, and class conflicts in his homeland through the tale of a gardener.
Hartford’s Real Art
Ways continues the run of “Madeline’s Madeline,” about blurred lines in a
physical theater troupe, and “Pick of the Litter,” a documentary following
puppies who become guide dogs for the blind, through Thursday. Friday’s
openings include “Museo,” about a museum heist in Mexico City, and “Rodents of
Unusual Size,” a documentary about swamp rats in Louisiana, which includes a
post-film discussion with Director Jeff Springer at Friday’s screening. Also
opening is “I Am Not a Witch,” a fable about a Zambian girl accused of
witchcraft. On Sunday there’s a one-time screening of “Shot,” a film about gun
violence, with a post film discussion with representatives from Unload, and For
Freedoms. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Blindspotting,” a story of friendship, race, and class set in Oakland, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Three Identical Strangers,” about the reunion of identical triplets separated at birth. The Japanese film “The Third Murder” opens on Sunday. Check the website for all offerings and times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
The 10th annual
Middletown International Film Festival starts This evening with a screening of
“The Insult,” a Lebanese film about war and its consequences, at the Russell
Library at 7 pm, and includes commentary by Wesleyan University’s Peter
Gottschalk, Professor of Religion.
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on
WESU 88.1 FM Middletown as we roll out our New Fall Program Season:
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. Singer/songwriter Slaid Cleaves will call in to chat with Bill on the program, tonight!
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
(1,3,5) The Audible Underground with DJ Joshinvents. Come explore a
variety of underground music by independent or relatively unknown artists from
many genres, while occasionally discussing current events neglected by
mainstream media!
from 11-midnight, stay tuned for Mixed Media
with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous. We consume. Then we talk about it.
at midnight (1,3,5) Al's Bum Reviews with DJ
In Da Wind and DJ Marjlin. A music show that searches for and reviews
narratives, musical themes, and general continuity of albums. The show selects
a collection of songs (on and off the album) to dig deeply into a new album
every week.
from 1-2am (1,3,5) Road Trip with DJ Vix.
Every show covers a different city, featuring new and rising artists from the
same hometown. No gas money required.
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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