Monday 11-5-18 Jive

Good evening, it’s Monday, November 5th! Election Day Eve! 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, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow, we mark the passing of another great man, Fr. Thomas Keating, a pioneer in the worldwide Christian contemplative prayer movement, by playing some audio of his teaching the practice. Then, something completely different: we'll devote the rest of the episode to the Seven Deadly Sins. Which is your favorite? Can't listen live? Find the audio posted later tomorrow night at reasonablycatholic.com.

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

Here in Middletown tonight, The Buttonwood Tree holds Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude, hosted by the Terri and Rob Duo. Tuesday at the Buttonwood Tree is Laughter Yoga, and on Wednesday you can catch an artist reception for Rosie Warren. Rosie’s art exhibit of abstracts will be on display throughout the month of November. On Thursday, Arlene Wow’s quartet Vagabond Bandido performs at the Buttonwood Tree, alongside a screening of a documentary that depicts her Cuban parent's arrival in the US in the mid 50's as well as the challenges the family faced with the unanswered question. Saturday morning at 10:30 is Aligned with Source: A Personal Development Workshop and Meditation, followed by Dr. Steve - The Twilight Zone Show in the evening. The Buttonwood rounds out the week on Sunday with Near and Far Storytellers “TELLebration!”  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven tonight, Café Nine brings Jounce with Marvelous Liars and the Right Offs. Tuesday, The Schizophonics take the Nine stage with Dust Hat, and Jim Lauderdale plays with Zephaniah Ohora on Wednesday. The 4onthefloor and Tigerman WOAH play Cafe Nine on Thursday. Mike Hatfield plays an early show on Friday evening, followed by Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys playing with Little Lesley and the Bloodshots at night. On Saturday is the Jazz Jam Session with Gary Grippo and Friends in the afternoon, followed by Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey playing with the Shellye Valuskas experience. The Manchurians and Anne Castellano & The Smoke perform Sunday afternoon, and Cafe Nine rounds out the week with a performance by Y La Bamba and Fernandito Ferrer.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, Sally’s starts off the week with a Jazz Mondays with the Tim Jones Quintet. On Tuesday, it’s Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, and on Wedneday, catch the Community Blues Jam with Ed Bradley. Livui’s Invitational happens Thursday, followed by a Friday performance by the Dylan Doyle band. On Saturday, the Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling comes to Sally’s. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Toad’s Place in New Haven hosts its weekly Night of Smooth Jazz with ROHN LAWRENCE & FRIENDS tonight. Thursday at Toad’s, One To Watch Presents: HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS with Oliver Tree, and Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts. On Friday it’s a Blacklight Glow Party with DJ Mortality and TreFyah in the main room and High Risk and NightimeBurnOut in the rainforest room. On Sunday, catch St. Lucia and Arkells.   www.toadsplace.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown tonight, there’s a community Q&A on Overuse Injuries and concussion research in the Hubbard Room at 6:30. On Wednesday at 4, the Library hosts career training programs offered to SNAP recipients, followed by Scrabble Wednesday and Family Game Night. In the Hubbard room at 6:30 on Wednesday, there’s Medicare Basics with Peter Leppones of Appella Capital. On Thursday, it’s the weekly meeting of We Were There: Writing Your Military Experiences. At the Stubborn Beauty Brewery in Middletown, the library hosts an offsite discussion of Educated by Tara Westover on Thursday at 6pm. On Saturday Morning, you can check out the library’s Free Yoga Workshop in the Hubbard room from 9am to 1pm.  www.russelllibrary.org

On Tuesday, the Wesleyan Center for the Arts invites you to Sung Poetry and Tea with Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies Ao Wang and Curator Stephen Morrell, at the college of east asian studies gallery at the mansfield freeman center. On Thursday at 11:50am, there will be a Javanese Dance Lecture Demonstration from Dr. Suharti in conjunction with a visit to Wesleyan of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X of the Kasultanan court of Yogyakarta. On Thursday evening, you can attend a public lecture by the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance on Engaging Traditional Arts in Contemporary Curatorial Practice at the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall. On Friday, enjoy the music and dance of Yogyakarta at the Crowell Concert Hall at 7:30 pm. There will be a guided tour of the Khalil Robert Irving exhibition in the Zhilka gallery at 1pm on Saturday, as well as a symposium on Enacting Ethnicity and Nationalism in Indonesian Performing Arts at 9am. At 2:30pm on Saturday, there will be a Wayang Golek Puppet Play in the World Music Hall. In this performance, Wesleyan Gamelan Ensemble teams up with Yogyakarta Court Puppeteer Ki Gondo Suharno and the Court of Yogyakarta gamelan group. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden Wednesday with a collab set from Uniform and The Body followed by a solo acoustic set from Ty Segall and William Tyler on Thursday. On Friday at The Space Ballroom, catch Cursive with Meat Wave and Campdogzz. At the College Street Music Hall, it’s The Wood Brothers with Nicole Atkins on Wednesday night, followed by Dweezil Zappa: Choice Cuts on Thursday. On Friday, Lucinda Williamsand her band Buick Six grace the music hall, before playing a set at the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com

At Infinity Hall Hartford, you can hear Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds on Thursday. On Friday, Infinity Hall hosts Jesse Collin Young in Hartford and Gregory Alan Isakov with Leif Vollebekk on Saturday. In Norfolk, you can hear Open Mic Night in the Bistro on Thursday, as well as Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams with Malcolm Holcombe in the main room on Friday. On Saturday, catch Celtica - Pipes Rock at Infinity Hall Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station brings a range of punk, hardcore, and ska this week as it  hosts the Benefit for the North East Oi Fest on Saturday. Raising money to bring bands to the Oi Fest, the benefit will be showcasing Cry Havoc, Easy Killer, Brix’n Mortar, On The Loose, So Long Liberty, and Olde Dogs. Details at https://www.facebook.com/groups/CherryStreetStationEvents/

Don’t forget Election day on Tuesday!

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. On Saturday and Sunday, there will be two special showings of “On Her Shoulders,” the story of a 23-year-old Yazidi genocide and ISIS sexual slavery survivor. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues its run of Michael Moore’s “Farenheit 11/9,” about the water crisis in Flint, MI this week. On Thursday, there’s a special showing of Best of 2018 Short Films. Reel Rock 13, a film showcasing different rock climbing practices worldwide, is up for a one-time showing on Saturday. On Sunday, this season’s Bolshoi Ballet brings La Sylphide live from Moscow! Cinestudio also opens a run of Black ‘47, Ireland’s first full length feature that takes place during the famine of 1845-50, following an army deserter on his quest for revenge against his family’s landowner. Check the website for times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

Tuesday, the Russell Library in Middletown kicks off DI-NOvember with a film screening of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

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.

until 6pm when its time for (1, 3,5 ) The Smorgasbord with DJ Cristina and DJ Chip Chap Delving into the world of local food, exploring everything from sustainability to where you can find the best bite!

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 (1,3,5) stay tuned for The Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis presenting the best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

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  (1, 3, 5) Kellogg and Opal's Radio Hour with DJ Kellogg and DJ Opal is a free form show that includes experimenting with music and talk, and know-­how about the thing of the day.

At 1:30 it’s East Asia Zoom in with DJ SGo and DJ Hugo

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! And don't forget to vote tomorrow!