Monday 11-12-18 Jive

jive Good evening, it's Monday, November 12^th, Veteran’s Day! Thanks to all the Vets out there, and your families, for your service. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, a progressive minded public affairs show which airs every first, third, and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Next time, on Nov. 20th, even though the dust probably still won't have settled, we'll talk with Mark Silk, director of Trinity College's Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life, about what it all means. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived later that evening at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree holds its Anything Goes Open Mic tonight hosted by Ashley Hamel. They offer Gentle Yoga with Theresa Tuesday, and a Gong and Sound Meditation on Thursday. Joe Flood takes the stage on Friday with Songs and Stories Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue(s). The Aligned with Source workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic in the afternoon. Washboard Slim & The Blue Lights brings you blues, jugband and rockabilly Saturday night. Enjoy Rosie Warren’s art exhibit of abstracts throughout the month.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays headlines The Blow with their Energetic Strategies Tour, appearing with Glambat. Kolonien takes the stage on Tuesday, and on Wednesday it’s a Comedy Open Mic hosted by Dan Rice. They bring you Robyn Hitchcock on Thursday, and there’s a Record Release Show Friday with Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, appearing with Roses Wild. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show’s got Ideat Village Rock Lottery. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Richard Buckner and Ponybird, and they round out the weekend in the evening with The Culture Showcase. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Toad’s Place in New Haven hosts its usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends tonight. It’s a Blacklight Glow Party on Friday with Altered Reality and Panic on the Main Stage. They headline Zach deputy and the Yankees on Saturday, appearing with After Funk and Sarah Blacker.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s it’s Jazz Mondays tonight with the Joe Natale Quintet. Michael Palin’s Orchestra plays jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. The Community Blues with Gene Donaldson happens every Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with special guests. It’s blues all night on Friday with Bob Margolin, Tyler Morris  & Friends, and on Saturday you can hear Studebaker John & The Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight with the Haha Hamden Monthly Comedy Series, Featuring Howie Mason, Dan Kalwhite, Kate Clancy, and more. On Friday they headline Ripe, appearing with Joon. Saturday’s lineup includes Cute Is What We Aim For, Makeout, Minshara, and Brightside. And on Sunday it’s Speak Up Storytelling, with the theme of “Mischief.” They’re at the College Street Music Hall on Wednesday with I’m With Her: Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan, and The Brother Brothers, and on Friday with the Dark Star Orchestra: Recreating 5/5/77.  www.manicpresents.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds a Write-In tonight at 6 pm as part of National Novel Writing Month. Check the website for kids’ events that are happening throughout the week, including creating holiday ornaments and a pajama drive. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s a Tobacco Cessation program Tuesday morning in conjunction with Middlesex Hospital, and in the evening the Job and Career Center hosts a workshop with Diane Lang, Emotional Detox – Dealing with Negative People. The Russell Readers present “Brownies” by ZZ Packer Tuesday at 6:30. The State Education Resource Center will presents a workshop on Finding and Using Low-Cost/No-Cost Technologies on Wednesday at noon for families and students with disabilities and learning differences. Scrabble happens at 5 pm, and there’s a workshop on Social Security Explained Wednesday at 6:30 pm. On Friday morning they present Microsoft Word: Beyond the Basics. The Friends Book Sale happens Friday through Sunday. On Saturday afternoon you can enjoy Classical Harmonica with Jia-Yi He and his String Quartet. On Sunday afternoon the Readers Theater presents “Church and State” by Jason Odell Williams. Check the website for the winter hours, and for details on more offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

At Infinity Hall Hartford, they’ve got UConn Jazz: On the Road, on Tuesday. On Thursday, it’s blues/rock with An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood. On Friday you can catch Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” Tour with Sarah Lee Guthrie. Singer/Songwriter Shawn Colvin takes the stage on Saturday with Kerri Powers. You can enjoy funk and soul on Sunday with An Evening with Booker T. Jones. At Infinity Norfolk, it’s alternative rock and Americana with Carbon Leaf on Thursday. And You can catch the Chris Robinson Brotherhood there on Friday evening. They’ve got Haley Jane & The Primates on Saturday.  www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown invites you to free recital, Rags and Riches for the Harpsichord, at Memorial Chapel on Thursday at 6 pm. There’s a performance of “Mr Burns, a post-electric play,” Friday through Sunday at the CFA Theater. Enjoy a free guided tour of the Kahlil Robert Irving Exhibition at the Zilkha Gallery on Saturday at 1 pm. And the Wesleyan University Orchestra performs a free concert at Crowell Concert Hall Sunday at 3 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces the second “Art After Dark at the Mansion” event at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown on Tuesday at 6 pm, a Christmas Pain & Sip. The Middlesex County Historical Society holds its annual fundraiser at the Inn at Middletown Wednesday at 7 pm. Professor David Blight will discuss his book, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.” And the Community Foundation of Middlesex County holds a Pre-Holiday Fun and Friendraiser at Chester Marketplace on Thursday at 5:30 pm. Stroll the booths, enjoy a glass of wine and take a chance on door prizes to benefit the CFMC fund. The Middletown Recreation Department hosts Turkey Bingo for Everyone Friday at 5 pm at the Senior & Community Center. And the Student Rock Band meets at the Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown on Saturday at 1 pm. Bring your instrument and learn how to play your part in a band.   www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Cherry Street Station holds Danksgiving V Friday with Insano Vision, Over the Line, and Half Dragon. On Saturday, it’s Continuum, Necrosexual, Owl Maker, and Dialith. They celebrate the life of Eric Paradis on Sunday with Cyperna, One Ton Tommy Gun, and The Aberration. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Border,” a supernatural romantic thriller about a border guard with a special superpower, and “On Her Shoulders,” an award-winning documentary about 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad and the story of genocide in Iraq. There’s a one-time showing of “Brewmaster,” a love letter to beer, on Thursday night. On Friday they open “Searching for Ingmar Bergman,” a documentary of the famous Swedish director, and “Prospect,” a sci-fi film that takes place on an alien moon. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run of “Black ’47,” about the Irish famine of 1845, through Tuesday. On Wednesday and Friday they’re showing Steven Spielberg’s classic “Jurassic Park.” On Thursday they open a two-day run of “Blaze,” inspired by the songwriter who began the Texas outlaw music movement. “Degas – Passion for Perfection,” will be screened Sunday as part of their Exhibition On Screen series, and they also open “Wings of Desire,” a Wim Wenders film about war-scarred Berlin. Check the website for times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Russell Library in Middletown is screening “Veterans of Color” Thursday at 6:30 pm.

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the Jive stick around for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry for a well-rounded jazz show.

At 6:30 (2, 4) stay tuned for Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle which aims to chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

Next at 6:30 it’s 75% Folk with Michael Benson offering a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music.

Then from 8-9:30 (2,4) stay tuned for Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin presenting Americana music from Nashville and around the world from both emerging and veteran artists.

At 9:30pm pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers 90- minutes of music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and lot of fun.

from 11-12:30am its Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z, playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60's and 70's.

Next up at 12:30 (2, 4) Influenza with DJ Kauf Syrup and DJ Celiac, Digs into the origins, relationships, and influences of contemporary artists.

from 1:30-2:30am (2, 4) check out Cloggin the Noggin with DJ Ween and DJ Oatneel

who aims to clog your nog with facts and know-­how about the thing of the day.

from 2:30-3:30am  Roots World offers a spotlight of music from around the world.

at 3:30 Spoiler Alert Radio presents Conversations on the craft of filmmaking.

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!

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry up next!