Good evening, it's Tuesday, February 19th. 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 Laughter Yoga with Dawn, and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing. Simple Tai Chi with Mike McEwen Laughter Yoga happens Wednesday evenings and Thursdays at noon. On Thursday night there’s a Gong Meditation by Andrew Prue. 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
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree holds Laughter Yoga with Dawn, and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing. Simple Tai Chi with Mike McEwen Laughter Yoga happens Wednesday evenings and Thursdays at noon. On Thursday night there’s a Gong Meditation by Andrew Prue. 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, they’ve got Sinecera and Evelyn Gray. It’s Words & Music again on Wednesday, and on Thursday you can catch James McFetridge Wilson, and Mystery and Man ners. Friday’s Happy Hour features Gary Heriot & Mike Damaco, and the late show headlines Heartscape Landbreak and Dreamtigers, appearing with The Magnetic. Saturday’s (weekly) Jazz Jam Session 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, and 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/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more this evening. Wednesday’s community Blues Jam features Tommy Whalen, and it’s Liviu’s International 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 create a personalized Family-opoly in their BoardGame workshop this afternoon. There’s an Introduction to Computers session Wednesday morning, and Scrabble Wednesday comes your way at 5 pm. Thursday evening you’re invited 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 wants you to know that the Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op hosts Sidney Gish, Squirrel Flower, and Boyscott this evening. It Looks Sad, Laur Laura, Waveform, and early lover of mankind will be at the Mac on Wednesday. You’re invited to a Chalk Painting Workshop at the Mezzo Grille on Thursday. 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 on Thursday evening at the Ring Performing Arts Hall. And Jin Hi Kim performs a komungo concert Thursday 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
The free Riverwood Poetry Series happens monthly at Real Art Ways in Hartford, starting tonight at 7pm. This month’s theme is In Good Time: Incarcerated Voices, featuring poetry by inmates at the maximum-security facility in Suffield. There’s an open mic before the readings. Charlie Fisher performs at the Acoustic Thursday session at the Spectra Wired Café this week. Little River Restoratives hosts an Off the Record Indie Night Thursday 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 Aaron Lee Tasjan at the Space Ballroom tonight, appearing with Seth Adam and Stefanie Austin. They bring Gang of Four and Spit-take to the Space on Wednesday, and on Friday it’s J Mascis, Luluc, and William Tyler. At the College Street Music Hall on Thursday, 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 on Thursday, 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,” Thursday 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 Thursday. 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
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “They Shall Not Grow Old,” a film that tells the story of WWI using restored archival footage, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “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 at Five, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm. DJ
Cheshire Cat says: I’ve got a song in my heart, a chemical imbalance in my head and a musical library at my fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.
From 6-8pm, catch Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill - an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways. Connecticut guitarist Steve Nystrup will be live on the show tonight and Bill will give away a pair of tickets to see the London African Gospel Choir performing their rendition of Paul Simon's "Graceland" at College Street Music Hall this Thursday.
From 8-9pm, it’s The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, a weekly show featuring live and local Connecticut arts and music.
After J-Cherry’s slot, it’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal until 10. To describe The Test Patterns Show would be an exercise in futility. The sound of things falling down the stairs.
From 10-11pm, DJ Joshinvents takes you to (1, 3, 5) The Audible Underground. 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!
11-Midnight, it’s Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous. We consume. Then we talk about it.
From Midnight-1am, catch (1, 3, 5) Al's Bum Reviews with DJ In Da Wind and DJ Marjlin. We deep dive into a different album every show and give them the stamp of approval or the cone of shame.
From 1-2am, there’s (1, 3, 5) Road Trip with DJ G and DJ Vix. Every show covers a different city, featuring new and rising artists all from the same hometown. No gas money required.
From 2-3am, tune in to (1, 3, 5) What’s Goin’ On? with Sam. Focus on an artist with songs under 1,000,000 plays and deep-dive on their career and their music. Also catch music reviews.
At 3am, stay tuned for 2 hrs of funk, soul, and RnB on Up Front Soul from Sanguine Fromage from Pacifica.
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 Edition from 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!
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