Good evening, it's Tuesday, October 23rd. This is the Jive
at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programmin g
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 and Host of Conversations on Healthcare,
heard Wednesdays at 4:30 pm, right before the Jive. Now here's some of what's happening in our
area this week:
From the City of Middletown Arts office Facebook page: Frank
Breen performs at Klekolo on Court Street here in Middletown, tonight. https://www.facebook.com/pg/CityArtsOffice/events/
In New Haven, tonight /Tuesday you can catch blues and roots
musician, Sue Foley at Café Nine. Bob Crelin opens the show. West coast
critically acclaimed downbeat RnB act, Ritual of of Mine will appear at Café
Nine with Phat Astronaut and Mooncha Wednesday night. Thursday brings
singer-songwriters Chris Trapper and Seth Adam to The Nine. Friday
night brings THE HEMPSTEADYS' HALLOWEEN show to Café Nine where they will be
PLAYING THE HITS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN with Cenzo and Dagwood for a night of
punk rock and roll. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with George Baker. Saturday night’s
main event features Goodnight Blue Moon performing a special Halloween set. The
Sunday Buzz Matinee features country twang from Ray Scott wit Pat Stone and tHe
Dirty Boots and The Nine rounds out the weekend Sunday night with a performance
by Clark Beckham and Jim Wolf. http://www.cafenine.com/
Tonight, at Toad’s place in New Haven. Tomorrow Smantha Fish
and Remember September take the stage. Friday at Toad’s there’s a
Halloween Glow party with 2 rooms and 7 DJs. There’s another Sat night dance
party at Toads and Sunday you can catch the return of The Decedents to the
Toad’s place stage along with Teen Bottle Rocket and “Ruth Ruth” www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s “Other
Orchestra” plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday nights. The
Black-Eyed Sally’s Community Blues Jam happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday
night’s you can catch Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. The Blues
project takes the Sally’s Stage this Friday and Saturday brings an opportunity
to catch Avenue Groove. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, Scrabble Wednesday
happens at 5 pm offering an opportunity for folks aged 12 to 112 to exercise
their brains! Elizabeth Petry leads We were There, Writing your
Military Experience a writing workshop for vets on Thursday evening at the
Library. Friday at 11am Crafts for adults takes place at 11am and
Saturday afternoon at 1:30 Resonant Motion offers Jazz up close: Ike Sturm. Ike
is a bandleader, composer and recording artist and he is the jazz director at Saint
Peter's Church in NYC. Joining him will be guitarist Jesse Lewis and
vibraphonist Chris Dingman. www.russelllibrary.org
At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, Wednesday Manic presents:
Aqueous and Mungion. Friday, they’ve got Gratefully yours at the Ballroom and
Saturday night you can catch the Beach Avenue reunion show. Sunday Manic
present comedy at the Ballroom with Hari Konadabolu and Carmen Lagala. At The
College St Music Hall, Saturday night you can catch Wavves, Beach Fossils, and
Kevin Krauter. Sunday Manic Presents Hippo Campus along with The Districts at
College St. www.manicpresents.com
Weds Infinity Hall Hartford offers the Jazzy Times
Fundraiser for the Greater Hartford Jazz Fest on Wednesday featuring Personal
Touch and DJ Earl B. Friday Phil Vassar takes the Unfintiy
Hall Hartford Stage and Saturday you can catch Quinn Sullivan, a young blues
man mentored by some living legends. Samantha Fish takes the
Infinity Norfolk stage on Friday night. You can catch Gaelic Storm at Infinity
Norfolk on Saturday and Sunday brings Flamenco Guitar master Ottmar Leibert and
Luna Negara 5 to Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com
Here in Middletown, Thursday night The Middlesex Drum Circle
and invites you to bring a drum and meet them at the Buttonwood Tree. Friday
night’ The Rock Comedy group, the Coconuts return to the Buttonwood stage.
Saturday night, Al Copley – Jazz Pianist, arranger, and co-founder of “Roomful
of Blues” – the renowned Grammy nominated American jump band, brings his solo
act to the The Buttonwood Tree. www.buttonwood.org
Friday night, The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown
presents the Adventurous string quartet ETHEL teams with GRAMMY Award-winning
Taos Pueblo flutist and Native American instrument maker Robert Mirabal to
present The River. Also on Friday night at the CFA: Visiting
Assistant Professors Julie Mulvihill and Joya Powell present Wrapped in Us, an
evening of multidisciplinary, visceral, risk-taking and performance, with a
second showing on Saturday at 7pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry Street Station offers more heavy duty rock and roll
this week: Silica’s Genesis tours takes the Cherry St stage on Thursday.
Saturday brings the 10th Annual IG!Fits Hallowen show with special
guests. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
On Saturday The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown
offers Kids family story time at 10:30 am. Saturday night is Philosophy night
with an event starting at 6pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
The 10th annual Middletown International Film Festival
continues Tonight/Tuesday with a screening of The 10th White Sun Nepal at
Middlesex Community College’s Chapman Hall, with special
guest Speaker: Indra Karamcheti, Professor of American Studies, at
Wesleyan University. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run
of “Kasama: Infinity,” about the radical artwork of Yayoi Kusama. Also
continuing at RAW is “I Am Not a Witch,” a fable about a Zambian girl accused
of witchcraft. “All About Nina,” a tragicomedy about a female comedian
continues through Thursday. Friday, Real Art Ways will screen five films:
including: Liyana, Sadie, The Great Buster: A celebration, Monrovia Indiana,
and The Wife. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Through Thursday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford
is now showing BLACKKKLANSMAN, Spike Lee’s film telling the incredible true
story of an American hero. Friday, they open a run of Juliet
Naked. 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. During tonight’s episode of Acoustic
Blender, Blues legend Rory Block will
call in to the show.
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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