Good evening, it's Wednesday, February 6th. 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, there’s an
Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta on Thursday, and the TJ Thompson Trio plays
jazz and more at the Buttonwood on Friday. 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 Big Fang,
Keesh/Phoebe, and Fleurs. On stage Thursday are Strawberry Cheesesteak, Pious
Mantis, and In Full Effect. The Friday headliner is 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’s community
Blues Jam features Gene Donaldson, and it’s Liviu’s International on Thursday
with special guests. 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/
The Russell Library in Middletown hosts Scrabble at 5 pm
tonight, followed by a Family Game Night at 7 pm. There’s an offsite book
discussion Thursday at Stubborn Beauty Brewery to talk about “Small Hours” by
Jennifer Kitches. Yoga in the Hubbard Room comes your way Saturday morning.
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 there’s an Opening Reception Thursday on
campus. And SAP, Grayling, Jared Knapik, and Carlos Danger appear at the MAC
650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op Friday 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/
Widely acclaimed local brass band The Funky Dawgs bring you
two free shows this week. Yesterday they played an all ages gig at Manchester
High School and tonight they play a 21+ gig at BAR New Haven.
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown sponsors an
Opening Reception for the exhibit “Bestiary” Thursday at the Davison Art
Center. The premier performance of joyUsjustUS, an urban Latin dance experience
with CONTRA-TIEMPO, happens Friday 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
Seth Adams performs at Spectra Wired Café’s Acoustic
Thursdays event this week. There’s a Pasos & Connections Latin dance class
Thursday at the Hartford Public Library, as well as an opening reception for
the Hartford Hip-Hop exhibition. Little River Restoratives hosts an Off the
Record Indie Night Thursday at 9:30 pm. 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
Thursday with Tim Reynolds & TR3. Upstate and Belle of the Fall take the
Space stage on Saturday, 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 reminds you it’s No Fee Wednesday
this week. They’ve got blues and blues rock on Friday with Walter Trout and
Eric Gales. Folk/rock legend Don McLean takes the stage on Saturday. At
Infinity Norfolk, it’s Open Mic in the Bistro on Thursday, and on Friday 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 on Thursday. 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 Friday 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 this
Friday. 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:
The Rockfall Foundation hosts a screening of “Growing
Cities,” a documentary about urban farming, tonight at 7 pm at the Goldsmith
Family Cinema on the Wesleyan campus as part of their ongoing Environmental
Film Series. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
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 in Hartford continues “Mary
Queen of Scots,” a film about the 16th century rivalry between Queen Mary and
Queen Elizabeth, through tonight. There’s a one-night screening of “Boy
Erased,” about a gay man sent to a conversion camp, on Thursday. 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/
The Russell Library in Middletown is screening “I Know a
Man. . . Ashley Bryan” this evening at 6 pm. It’s a film about a children’s
book author and WWII veteran who’s life work is inspired by his African
heritage. www.russelllibrary.org
It’s LGBTQ Movie Night at the Tisane Euro-Asian Café in
Hartford Thursday night. www.hartford.com/events
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour
with Isabel Calione, Latin music from the 80's 90's and early 2000s.
At 6 until 6:30 (1, 3, 5) is Spoiler Alert Radio – conversations
on the craft of filmmaking.
From 6:30-8pm, it’s Fusion Radio with James Fusion. The
original ... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!
From 8-9:30, it’s The Warehouse with Mike Nyce - The best of
underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
At 9:30 until 11pm (1,3,5) DJ Anton Banks brings you The
Vault. Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house,
and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.
11-midnight, catch (1, 3, 5) dumpster dive with smelly and
yours truly. punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage compactor near you.
From Midnight-1, it’s (1, 3, 5) Girls to the Front with
Aurora. Showcasing up-and-coming women artists, writers, and producers and
women of music history who broke into the industry and paved the way for future
generations.
After Girls to The Front, stay tuned for (1, 3, 5)
Motivation Nation with DJ MT SPEN at 1am. Get amped! Join us for chill tunes,
good vibes, and positive affirmations and quotes.
From 2-3am (1, 3, 5), it’s The Bin with DJ Cool'd Coulee.
Take a dive into the trash bin of aural history- a chill, eclectic survey of
forgotten music from around the world
From 3-4am is Noize in the Attic, Where Your Past Comes Back
To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut it’s hard rock fix of classic Heavy Metal as
well as the latest from the genre!
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!
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