Good evening, it's Thursday, November 15th!
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.
Now here's some of
what's happening in our area this week:
Here
in Middletown, Joe Flood takes the Buttonwood Tree 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 tonight, Café Nine brings you Robyn Hitchcock , 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 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 tonight, 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 on Friday, headlining 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 tonight
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
At
the Russell Library in Middletown On Friday morning, catch 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 tonight, 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 tonight. 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 this evening 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
On
the Middletown Arts and Culture Calendar this week, the Community Foundation of
Middlesex County holds a Pre-Holiday Fun and Friendraiser at Chester
Marketplace on tonight at 5:30 pm. You can still make it over! 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:
Tonight at 6:30, the Russell Library
in Middletown hosts a showing of Veterans of Color.
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, tonight. 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
Tonight,
Trinity College’s Cinestudio opens a two-day run of “Blaze,” inspired by the
songwriter who began the Texas outlaw music movement. On Friday, there’s a
showing Steven Spielberg’s classic “Jurassic Park.” “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/
Here's the rundown of
tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the jive at
Five stick around for Homegrown with Robbie DeRosa playing Connecticut
connected artists treating listeners to pre-release material and in studio
interviews with artists, and information about live shows in the area.
At 6:30, its Imagine with Karen Stein offering 90 minutes of Peace through music.
from 8:00-9:30pm you can enjoy Evening Jazz with Bill Denert offering a broad range of swing, bebop and experimental sounds with a sprinkling of new releases, where "Hearing is the best experience"
at 9:30 Let's Get Quizzical with DJ Crybaby and MC Megastar brings you a radio talk show that features two hosts trying to confound their guests - and each other - through trivia.
From 10-11pm it's The
American Empire with Yours Truly, Tootse Mutants - an exploration of the
influence of american cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean
Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, Peruvian Punk, and so much more.
Until midnight is This
Just In with dj willy j, providing soundtracks and reactions to the most
eye-popping news stories of the week.
From midnight to 1, it's
Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks'n'Socks and MC McGee. Jazzalicious
travels through the history of jazz by highlighting a different artist,
sub-genre, or time period of each week.
From 1-2am, DJ Jackson
brings you the sonic hour - focusing on indie rock, prog pop, power pop, indie
pop, etcetera. The show will compare music from a previous generation with its
contemporaries.
Playing until 3 is What
The Funk with DJ Jagged Little Thrill and DJ Amoroso, exploring George Clinton's
concept of "the Funk," as it appears across genres and
generations.
From 3-4am is the Hour
Of Slack: Reverend Ivan Stang presents his own commentary, along with recorded
material from all SubGenius radio and stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage
collage artists, and selections from the indie audio underground created by
various SubGenii and others.
Rounding out the night
from 4-5am is the BBC World Report offering International news coverage
and we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
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. Now stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob DeRosa up next.
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