Thurs 2-21-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, February 21st. 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, The Buttonwood Tree holds a Gong Meditation by Andrew Prue tonight. The Sarah Hanahan Jazz Quartet takes the stage Friday evening. The Aligned With Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and the Other Favorites performance in the evening is sold out.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight, James McFetridge Wilson shares a bill with Mystery and Manners. Friday’s 5pm Happy Hour set features Gary Heriot & Mike Damaco while Friday's late show headlines Heartscape Landbreak and Dreamtigers, appearing with The Magnetic. Saturday’s (weekly) Jazz Jam Session at Cafe Nine is with Billy Cofrances this week and Polluter, Ourselves Alone, and Lucas Brode are on stage Saturday night. The Cafe Nine Sunday Buzz Matinée brings you Osog with Brian Larney and the Town Hall, and they finish out the weekend with Shake ‘n’ Vibrate, with special guest Todd*O*Phonic Todd.  http://www.cafenine.com/  

At the State House in New Haven tonight, you can catch Ryxno, Sean Henry, and Eddie Golden III. On Friday they bring you hints of Colombian folklore, psychadelic-rock, and Caribbean grooves with M.A.K.U. Soundsystem with Prince Royal. On Saturday, they bring you local talent with Thabisa, and Jahan Nostra & Southwind Social Club. https://statehousepresents.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s it’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday with special guests. On Friday night, singer/songwriter John Nemeth brings you electric blues and soul, and you can catch more electric blues on Saturday with Monster Mike Welch & Friends. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

The Russell Library in Middletown invites you to a presentation of Connecticut 169 Club, Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut. There’s a Make Time for Making workshop Friday morning, and on Saturday morning the Racial Justice Coalition holds a free Book Giveaway. On Saturday afternoon the Readers Theater performs “Ben Butler,” a play combining Civil War and racial injustice themes. Check the Event Calendar website for more events and happenings for all patrons, now color-coded by age group for easy browsing.   www.russelllibrary.org

Middletown Arts & Culture Office invites you to a Chalk Painting Workshop at the Mezzo Grille this evening. 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 hosts The Assembly’s performance “Seagullmachine,” a mash-up of Shakespeare, Chekov and more this evening at the Ring Performing Arts Hall. And Jin Hi Kim performs a komungo concert tonight at the Freeman Center. There’s a guided exhibition tour of Audible Bacillus on Saturday at the Zilkha Gallery. On Sunday, Angelina Gadeliya presents Music of Shadows and Light, a performance of piano works, at The Russell House. All events are free. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Charlie Fisher performs at the Acoustic Thursday session at the Spectra Wired Café tonight. Little River Restoratives hosts an Off the Record Indie Night tonight at 9:30 pm. All are welcome Friday to the Ballroom Social at the Hartford Ballroom on Friday. The Nick Di Maria 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 headlines J Mascis, Luluc, and William Tyler tomorrow night. At the College Street Music Hall tonight, it’s Paul Simon’s “Graceland” performed by the London African Gospel Choir, and you can catch Deerhunter and Mary Lattimore at College Street on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings jazz guitarist Al DiMeola to the stage on Friday. On Saturday, Speak Up Storyteling presents “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.” You can catch The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue on Sunday. At Infinity Norfolk, it’s Open Mic in the Bistro tonight, and on Friday they bring you singer/songwriter Will Evans. It’s Doobie Others, a Doobie Brothers tribute band, on Saturday. Their Sunday Sessions live music in the Bistro features Jeff Blaney this week. www.infinityhall.com

Toad’s Place brings Rock Away the Winter Blues on Friday with performers on two stages. On Sunday they headline Aaron Carter, appearing with Matt Corman, Whatever We Are, and Alec Chambers. swww.toadsplace.com 

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Five Bands—Five Bucks on Friday night with The Sawtelles, The Lost Weekend, and more. On Saturday you can catch Cry Havoc, Fragmented, Forward Assault, and Olde Dogs. You’re invited to Brutally Funny on Sunday night as they host a night of comedy and metal, featuring comedians Peter Angelo and Kate Clancy and heavy jams from SCVM. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown sponsors Jacqueline Raposo, presenting “The Me, Without: A Year Exploring Habit, Healing, and Happiness,” this evening. On Friday you can meet Elena Mannes, author of “Soul Dog: A Journey into the Spiritual Life of Animals.” It’s Philosophy Night on Saturday. Check the website for all the Bookstore Event Kids’ sessions this week, including a Local Author presentation on Sunday at 2 pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues their annual Oscar-nominee short film series, along with “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” a full-length Oscar-nominee documentary about two young black men in Alabama. They’re also showing “Minding the Gap,” about three young men bonding to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. All run through Tonight. On Friday they open “Rubén Blades is Not My Name,” about the legendary musician who brought Salsa to a world audience, and “Roma,” a movie of domestic strife and social hierarchy in Mexico City. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford opens “The Favorite,” a comedy of manners about rivalry and love in Queen Anne’s 17th century court. A new, 4K ultraHD restoration of “The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice” opens Sunday. Full details and screening times will be at  http://www.cinestudio.org/

The Russell Library is screening episodes from the French TV series “Un Village Français,” a drama about German occupation in WWII, Sunday at 1 pm. There’s a post-film discussion with James Taylor. www.russelllibrary.org

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the Jive, Bill Revill of our Tuesday night Folk show, Acoustic Blender, fills in for Rob DeRosa's Homegrown 

From 6:30-8pm, catch Imagine with Karen Stein - Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

From 8:00-9:30pm, it’s Evening Jazz with Bill Denert. A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. "Hearing is the best experience"

9:30-10pm

After Evening Jazz, Beizo Bish and Jew Chains bring you (1, 3, 5) Spicy! Spicy! Hot! Hot! - Scalding hot takes on a new area of pop culture each week, featuring topical tracks and a variety of dynamic guests.

From 10-11pm, it’s The American Empire with Yours Truly, Tootse Mutant: an exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.

11-midnight is (1, 3, 5) Books Toujours with DJ Arctic Penguin. Books Toujours is forever and only about books. Fiction, non-fiction, and roman à clef, we discuss them all with guests each show.

From Midnight-1am, tune in for (1, 3, 5) Yowza with Connor Clockwise. Always playing brand new rock n' roll, always full of surprises.

Following Yowza from 1-2am is (1, 3, 5) Middletown by Moonlight with DJ Monsoon Moon - A tour of the rare and obscure best albums from around the globe that you wish you had known

before.

From 2-3am, catch (1, 3, 5) Isn’t Life Strange with Lil Kugel - Songs of any and all genres that epitomize our pasts, define our present selves, and predict our futures.

From 3-4am, it’s 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

And finally, 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 Editionfrom 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!