Good evening, it's Monday, January 21st. Martin Luther King Jr 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 Ben Michael. Thanks for joining us on this frigid
Monday. Our warmest wished those most affected by the stiff dose of winter
weather we experienced here in CT this past weekend. Good luck digging and
scraping out those of you who have yet to venture out. And Godspeed to the
technicians working hard to restore power to those without, ASAP.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, Terri and Rob host The Buttonwood Tree’s
weekly Monday night Open Mic. Thursday night brings the Middlesex Drum Circle
to the Buttonwood. Friday night you can catch Gary Oleyar’s Soft Jazz Violin. Saturday
from 7-10 pm at The Buttonwood you can learn to play the dulcimer and hear
about its history at this “string side up” workshop given by local musician and
singer/songwriter Carolyn Brodginski. (Dulcimers are provided for
participants.) Then stay for a concert afterwards to hear the many voices of
this original American instrument. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine, Manic Monday brings you a
triple bill featuring WHATEVER WE ARE Robbie Chemical, and Brian Larney. Tomorrow/Tues at The Nine you can catch queercore
punk and more with BITCH FIT, ALETHEA, & EVELYN GRAY. Wednesday at The Nine you can catch CT Rock with
Haunting Titans and Every Branch. Thursday at Café Nine AUDIO JANE, PORTRAIT
PARTY, and PRIVATE LANGUAGE share a bill. The Friday 5pm Happy Hour showcase
features Dittymack. The Friday night main event at The Nine features The
Fleshtones and Jacques LeCoque. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam
Session is Bill CoFrances. Saturday night’s main event is a Go Kat Go! Birthday
Bash! featuring the Rockabilly, psychobilly honky tonk sounds of SCREAMIN'
REBEL ANGELS. At 3pm on Sunday at Café nine
there’s a New Haven St Patrick’s Day Parade fundraiser with Jon McMillen. Sunday evening at The Nine it’s time to Shake
and Vibrate at 8pm. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight’s Jazz Monday
event features the The Shaun Flynn Quintet. 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 Tommy Whalen, and
Thursday night at Café nine, West Coast Blues legend, Junior Watson takes the
stage. Friday night Tim McDonald, Ray Morant, Neal Hatcher & Liviu Pop come
together as the Wells Band. Saturday night at Café nine you can catch rising
blues star VANESSA COLLIER and her BAND http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Thursday night, Here in Middletown, Russell Library Our new
state troubadour, Nekita Waller, celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. with an
evening concert featuring her five piece band. She will be singing songs of
motivation and inspiration in a classic soul style as a tribute to King. The
evening will include a Martin Luther King reading by actor Michael Scott.
Sunday At Russell Library, The Institute for Municipal and
Regional Policy (IMRP) at Central Connecticut State University will hold a
screenings/community conversations of Life on Parole in the Hubbard Room. The
panel will be led by Richard Frieder of IMRP and other special guests. www.russelllibrary.org
WSHU and Manic Presents bring Bob Woodward and Bill Curry to
the College St Music Hall, Tomorrow night (Tues). Wednesday Manic presents: Vacationer
(feat. Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line) & Sun Parade at The Space
Ballroom in Hamden. Saturday at The Space Ballroom they’ve got, Petal, Sir Babygirl, and Cave People and on
Sunday at The Ballroom you can catch a night of loud rock with Madball, Death
Before Dishonor, Palehorse, and Cast In Blood www.manicpresents.com
Friday at Toad’s Place in New Haven, there’s a BLACKLIGHT
GLOW PARTY featuring 10 DJs on 2 stages. www.toadsplace.com
Singer songwriter Alex2e shares his musical skills at
Klekolo world coffee in Middletown tomorrow. Tues, night. https://klekoloworldcoffee.com/
Thursday at Infinity Hall Norfolk, it’s open Mic night in
the Bistro. Friday brings acclaimed folk siner Dar Williams to the Infinity
Norfolk stage. Saturday they offer The Machine, a Pink Floyd experience. Sunday
session live feature Glenn Roth in the Infinity Hall Norfolk Bistro. Friday night at Infinity Hall Hartford, you
can catch Changes in Latitude a Jimmy Buffet Tribute. Jane Monheit performs Saturday
at Infinity Hartford and where you can catch the Sounds of Frank (Sinatra) on
Sunday afternoon. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presentsa tribple bill
of loud music on Saturday featuring The Sadists, The Number 19, and Bitch fit. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
At the start of every Spring semester at Wesleyan we come
together as a community to honor the civil rights legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. This year’s MLK Commemoration will be held on Wednesday,
January 23rd from 12:15 pm -1:15pm in Crowell Concert Hall, followed by a
reception in Beckham Hall. This year our
keynote speaker will be award-winning author and Associate Professor of
Educational Theory & Practice at the University of Georgia, Dr. Bettina
Love. Dr. Love is one of the field’s
most esteemed educational researchers in the area of Hip Hop education and is
the author of the book We Want To Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of
Educational Freedom (Beacon Press). The event is free and open to the public, https://www.wesleyan.edu
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues several films this week
including “Shoplifters,” a Golden Globe-nominated Japanese film about a family
of thieves and an abandoned child. Also comtinueing at RAW this week is: Free
Solo, a portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to
achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock …
the 3,000 ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope. The World Before Your Feet, a documentary
showing one man’s five-borough journey that stretches from the barbershops of
the Bronx to the forests of Staten Island, from the Statue of Liberty to Times
Square. Bathtubs Over Broadway, a documentary about the forgotten realm of
Broadway musicals with corporate product themes and storylines. www.realartways.org
Tonight and Tomorrow, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford continues “The Hate U Give,” about a poor black girl attending a
mostly white prep school, on Sunday, too. Wednesday Cinestudio begins a run of
the Roma, a luminous portrait of a family in Mexico City on the 1970’s. Full
details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/
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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