Good evening, it’s Friday, February 8th. 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 at The Buttonwood Tree, the TJ Thompson
Trio plays jazz and more tonight. The Aligned With Source Workshop happens
Saturday morning, and in the afternoon you’re invited to an Opening Reception
for the Cathy Valley art exhibit. Enjoy Americana, folk, and more on Saturday
night with double-bill headliners Don Sineti and Stan Sullivan. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, you can catch Zero Years,
appearing with Ports of Spain and Pearl Sugar. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is
with Garry Grippo & Friends, followed by the evening show with Tiny Ocean,
Oberon Rose, and Murderous Chanteuse. The Sunday Buzz Matinée brings you Pete
Mancini, Frank Critelli, and Brian Dolzani, and they round out the weekend
later with Zach Russack and Dumlords. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, you can catch
blues, country, and more on Friday with The Redliners, and on Saturday The
Cartells are in the house with jazz, swing, Motown and more; bring your dancing
shoes. The New England Winter Blues Festival happens at Sally’s on Sunday, starting
at 4 pm. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At he Russell Library in Middletown, Yoga in the Hubbard
Room comes your way Saturday morning. Open to all levels, come start off your
weekend with a deep stretch! Check the
website for details and for information on activities and events for all the
family. www.russelllibrary.org
Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces The Joe Bun
Keo art installation and exhibit, Silence Like Lasagna, is open at the
Middlesex Community College. And SAP, Grayling, Jared Knapik, and Carlos Danger
appear at the MAC 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op tonight at 7 pm. On Saturday,
the MAC hosts a record release event with Tier, Ryan White, and No Stranger.
The Recreation Division invites you to a Family Valentine’s Day event Saturday
at the Senior and Community Center where you can make valentines for senior
veterans and enjoy games and refreshments. They’ve also got workshops to make
wind chimes and sun catchers. The reschedule date for the Middletown Teen
Talent Search is this Saturday at Oddfellow’s Playhouse. There will be cash
prizes. And don’t forget that the Skating Rink is open on weekends. Details on
these and other events at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown sponsors The
premier performance of joyUsjustUS, an urban Latin dance experience with
CONTRA-TIEMPO, tonight at the CFA
Theater. There’s a memorial celebration on Saturday at The Russell House to
honor Jon Barlow and his legacy in music and the liberal arts, as well as a
guided exhibition tour of Audible Bacillus at the Zilkha Gallery. The third
annual Wesleyan FluteFest Concert happens Sunday evening at Crowell Concert
Hall. All events are free. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
It’s Second Saturdays for Families this week at the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Enjoy free admission, story-telling, music,
and more. And the Connecticut Historical Society invites you to a special
behind the scenes tour, “Love and Lust,” this Saturday. The Sarah Hanahan
Quintet performs at the Hartford Public Library on Sunday at 3 pm in their
ongoing Baby Grand Jazz series. The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford
invites you to enjoy the Sock Skating Rink open daily throughout the month Full
details at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden on
Saturday with Upstate and Belle of the Fall, and on Sunday you can catch
Dysrhythmia, Cleric, and Pyrrhon. On Saturday, they’ve also got The Wall Live
Extravaganza at the College Street Music Hall. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you blues and blues rock tonight
with Walter Trout and Eric Gales. Folk/rock legend Don McLean takes the stage
on Saturday. At Infinity Norfolk tonight, they bring you Al Jardine, a
founding member of The Beach Boys. Their Sunday Sessions live music in the
Bistro features Sweet Lorraine this week. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s Place brings you Trippie Redd and the Life’s a Trip
Tour, appearing with Lil Keed, Coi Leray, and Lil Duke tonight. On Friday they
host the Yale Black Solidarity Conference with Saweetie. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Skum City, Johnny
Cab, Honch, and Blastforme tonight at 8 pm. On Saturday you can catch Sickbay,
Savage World, Cast in Blood, and more. On Sunday they bring you Years Apart,
Crafter, Worlds Apart, and World Game. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
The State House in New Haven brings you roots, country and
more with Pat Stone and the Dirty Boots, Split Coils, and Roses Wild tonight.
Saturday, it’s Mountain Movers with Writhing Squares and Sparrow Steeple and
Sunday, catch new folk artists The Brother Brothers with Ian Fitzgerald and The
Proud Flesh.
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown invites you to
visit the website for all the Bookstore Event Kids’ sessions this week, with
topics including Book Play, Journalism, Getting to Know Your Brain, and
Special Story Time. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Jazz Affair with Trevor Davis performs melodic jazz on
Sunday at Angelico’s Lakehouse in East Hampton from 6 to 9 pm. www.angelicoslakehouse.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues ““Free Solo,” a documentary
about climbing El Capitan without a rope, and “The Invisibles,” a German
docudrama about four real-life Jews hiding in plain sight in WWII Berlin. Also
continuing is a special one-week showing of “The Original Laurel and Hardy
Restored,” featuring five shorts from the UCLA archives. They open their annual
Oscar-nominee short film series on Friday in categories including Animation,
Documentary, and Live Action. Check the website for details and screening
times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio holds a one-night screening of
“Boy Erased,” about a gay man sent to a conversion camp, tonight. On Friday
they open a run of “A Star is Born,” with Bradley Cooper and Lada Gaga.
Sunday’s matinée is “Young Picasso,” as part of their Exhibition On Screen
series, and in the evening they open a run of “Shoplifters,” a film about a
Japanese family’s solution to living in poverty. 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, stay tuned for Wild Wild Live! with
Babe and Beth. That Wesleyan music scene.
Next up from 6:00-6:30pm, it’s the Middletown Youth Radio
Project with DJ Itsjobro, DJ Juicebox, and DJ Livor Mortis, a weekly radio
program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in
the WESU neighborhood.
From 6:30-7pm, catch What’s In A Song? With Shiva. What's In
A Song takes you through a different musical culture or genre every show
through the lens of a single song.
From 7-8:30pm, it’s Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T.
A wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and
blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.
From 8:30-10pm it’s Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny
Doll. Travel back in time to the 1940's and 1950's with a swinging upbeat show
filled with big band, jazz, swing and rockabilly, and some new releases.
At 10 until 11:30pm, Chris brings you Permanent Collection.
Non-toxic.
Following Permanent Collection from 11:30pm-12:30am is An A
and a B with DJ N. Every band has its hits - and a multitude of unknown, hidden
gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek to highlight this dichotomy.
From 12:30-3am, check out OVERDRIVE with Clarence and
Shantay Scott. Praising God with the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and
traditional gospel music on the planet!
Rounding off the evening and swinging into the morning from
3-5am is Back Down the Bayou. Louisiana Barn Dance, Classic Country, Western Swing,
Hillbilly, Rockabilly, Americana Music.
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 have a great weekend!
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