Good evening, it's Tuesday, November 6th
– Election day! 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 Charlotte Strange, a DJ at WESU and
co-host of Tuesday’s newest radio hour, Silk Sheets. Thanks for tuning in!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area
this week:
Here in Middletown tonight, The Buttonwood Tree
holds 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, The Schizophonics take the Café
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, 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 One To Watch Presents:
HOBO JOHNSON & THE LOVEMAKERS with Oliver Tree, and Jeffrey Lewis & Los
Bolts on Thursday. 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 the Library hosts
career training programs offered to SNAP recipients on Wednesday at 4, 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 Thursday at 11:50am, the Wesleyan Center for the
Arts invites you to 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. This lecture
will be 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 today!
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
Tonight, the Russell Library in Middletown kicks
off DI-NOvember with a film screening of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
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/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on
WESU 88.1 FM:
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.
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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