Good evening, it's Monday, January 14th.
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 Leith Johnson, Host of The
Light Fandango, heard every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday at 4pm, where you'll hear
uncommon songs of the 1960s and 70s from across genres. I hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, Ashley Hamel hosts the The Buttonwood Tree Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude. There’s a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Tuesday evening, and on Thursday at The Buttonwood, they bring you Shaking the Tree, a Gong and Sound Meditation. You’re invited to celebrate singer/songwriter Ashley Hamel’s CD release party and Open Jam on Friday for the release of her new wizard rock concept album. Patrons are encouraged to dress as a witch or wizard! There’s a Teen Open Mic at The Buttonwood Tree on Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening brings the 14th annual Composers and Improvisors Festival featuring Joe Fonda, Kevin Norton, and Taylor Ho Bynum. Poet and playwright William H Foster III takes the stage on Sunday to bring you “The Prodigals.” www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine, Manic presents
brings you Sun Parade, James Darling and the Nuclear Heartbreak, and S.G.
Carlson. Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters perform at The Nine on
Tuesday, appearing with Dogbite. There’s a Comedy Open Mic on Wednesday hosted
by Dan Rice and Shy, Fiction Kids, and
SAP are on the ticket for Thursday at Café Nine. The Friday 5pm Happy Hour showcase
features Vangie Durst, Lydia Arachnes, and Semaphora. The Friday night main
event at The features Wolf Harbor, Flight of Silence, and Dizzie Pocket. Café Nine’s
weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi &
Friends. Saturday night’s main event features Joey Wit and the Definition, Pale
Space, and Auguste & Alden. The Sunday Buzz Matinée brings you Sam Carlson,
Alex Burnet, Pat Dalton, and Danielle Capalbo, and the evening Blues Jam
features the George Lesiw Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s tonight’s
Jazz Monday event features the Leland Baker Group. On Tuesday, Michael Palin’s
Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more at Black-eyed
Sally’s. Wednesday’s weekly community Blues Jam features Peter Byron, and Thursday
night at Café nine, it’s Liviu’s International with special guests. Stax of
Soul, a band dedicated to the music and artists of the Stax record label, takes
the stage Friday night. Saturday night at Café nine there’s a fundraiser for
the South Park Inn Medical Clinic, featuring UConn Health’s house band The
Remedies, and more. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Hartford Public Library hosts
a free Chicago Style Steppin’ Dance Class tonight at 6 pm at the main branch
location. No experience necessary. There’s a Learning Circle for teens about
addiction Tuesday at 4:30 pm. Emery Austin Smith and Orice Jenkins perform
Sunday at 3 pm in their Baby Grand Jazz series. www.hplct.org
The Russell Library in Middletown hosts a Homeschool
Hub session Tuesday at 1 pm. Scrabble happens Wednesday at 5 pm, and on
Thursday the Job and Career Center offers Practice Interviews with Craig
Stowell starting at noon. Teens are invited to a Dear Martin session Friday
afternoon where they can write a letter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The
library will be closed Sunday and Monday for the King holiday. Visit the
website for kids’ events and details on offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Connecticut Science Center in
Hartford invites you to enjoy the Sock Skating Rink open daily throughout the
month. Connecticut’s Old State House sponsors a free talk on Connecticut
architecture at noon on Tuesday given by Christopher Wigren of the CT Trust for
Historic Preservation. Make Hartford holds a free Open House Wednesday at 6:30
pm. Tim McDonald plays blues on Thursday at the Spectra Wired Café starting at
5 pm. Enjoy more blues at 7 pm with Ramblin’ Dan Stevens at the Hog River
Brewing Company. Hartford Underground offers a Swing Dance session at the
Polish National Home of Hartford Thursday at 8 pm. Little River Restoratives
hosts an Off the Record Indie Night Thursday at 9:30 pm. The Hartford Ballroom
holds a Dance Social Friday at 8 pm for dancers of all levels. And Strange
Machines and Keepers of the Vibe perform at the Arch Street Tavern Saturday at
9 pm. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden
all week beginning Tuesday, with WHY? Plays Alopecia, and Tomberlin. On
Wednesday it’s Japanese Breakfast and Hand Habits. www.manicpresents.com
Toad’s Place hosts a Rockin’ in a Winter Wonderland
special on Thursday with performers on the Main Stage and Lilly’s Pad,
including Auguste and Alden, Baystate, Bond Villian, Dandelyin, and much more.
The Prezence, a tribute to Led Zeppelin, takes the stage on Friday along with
Savile Row. On Saturday they headline Legion of Jerry, appearing with EGGY and
Dead Show. Sunday brings you King Tuff and The Infinite Smiles Tour, along with
Stonefield and Dust Hat. Full details at
www.toadsplace.com
Middletown Arts & Culture
Office that T-Rextasy, Sit-take, Two Headed Girl, and Polkadogs will perform at
the MAC 650 Gallery & Co-Op on Thursday evening. There’s a Family Fun Night
Friday at 6 pm at the Woodrow Wilson Middle School with food, bounce houses,
balloon artists, music and more. The City Recreation Division hosts a Royal Tea
Party for kids Saturday at 10 am, and there’s a Cupcakes Cookies and Canvasses
paint event at 10:30 am. Oddfellow’s Playhouse hosts a Teen Talent Search
Saturday at 7 pm. There are cash prizes. And the Skating Rink in Harbor Park is
open on weekends. Check the website for full details, and for information on
more upcoming events and offerings. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you funk and jazz with
Lettuce on Friday. On Saturday, enjoy blues and more with Ronnie Earl & The
Broadcasters. At Infinity Norfolk, it’s KICK, the INXS tribute band experience,
on Friday. They feature the Robert Lotrek Trio on Sunday in the Bistro. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents Rich
Tobin’s “(bleep) Cancer” Birthday Celebration Friday with No Honor Among
Thieves, VRSA, Soldiers of Solace, and Murder Monday. There’s a birthday
celebration on Saturday for Jeanne Anarchy and Knob, and you can catch Fear the
Masses, Stagger, Crossing Rubicon, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
in Middletown invites you to visit the website for ongoing events, including a
Family Story Time this week on Saturday morning. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown
announces that their Youth Gamelan Ensemble classes start this Saturday at 10
am. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Shoplifters,” a
Golden Globe-nominated Japanese film about a family of thieves and an abandoned
child, through Thursday. On Friday they open “Genesis 2.0,” a film about
efforts to bring the long-extinct woolly mammoth back to life. You’re invited
to a free Community Film Screening next Monday in celebration of Martin Luther
King Day. They offer three documentaries on the civil rights movement starting
at 11 am. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Becoming Astrid,” a Swedish film about author Astrid Lundgren, the creator of Pippi Longstocking, through Wednesday. Their Tuesday matinée this week is the National Theatre Live production of “The Tragedy of King Richard the Second.” On Thursday they open “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” starring Melissa McCarthy as a fading celebrity biographer who slips into deception and forgery. The Sunday matinée Bolshoi Ballet selection is “La Bayadere,” and they open “The Hate U Give,” about a poor black girl attending a mostly white prep school, on Sunday, too. Full details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/
The Tisane Euro-Asian Café hosts
an LGBTQ Movie Night Thursday at 11 pm at their Hartford location. And the
Wadsworth Atheneum is screening “From the Heart: The Paul Butterfield Story,”
Friday at 7 pm. It’s a documentary about the life of this legendary blues
harmonica player. Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford hosts a Night Fall movie
event Saturday at 6 pm. Watch video of the 2018 event and enjoy refreshments
and prizes along with a post-film discussion with Night Fall creators. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
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 6pm 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 Franco takes over for 3 hrs of
disco and dance music from the 70’s and 80s every Monday night over the
WESLEYAN winter break.
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!
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