Thurs 3-7-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, March 7^th. 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:

Tonight the Russell Street library hosts the ongoing the Veterans’ Writing Group, We Were There. This weekend brings another Friends of the Library Book Sale.  www.russelllibrary.org

Also h­­­ere in Middletown tonight, The Buttonwood Tree holds its long running Acoustic Open Mic night with Bob Gotta. On Friday, at The Buttonwood Tree, the Laszlo Gardony and Marco Pignataro duo takes the stage. Saturday the Aligned with Source personal development meditation and workshop happens in the morning. Saturday evening you can catch New Leaf Irish Band and Sunday, the Buttonwood tree finishes out the week with an International Women’s Day Art Reception. The #Balance for Better Women’s Art Show runs through the month of March! www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, there’s a Townes Van Zandt Tribute. Friday, Mike Hatfield plays the 5pm Café Nine Happy Hour set. Friday night Daniprobably, Lys Guillorn and Her Band and Mooncha take the Café Nine stage. Saturday afternoon Café nine’s weekly 4pm Jazz Jam Session with Gary Grippo and Friends. Saturday night Left on Scarlet Street shares a bill with One and Done and Stephanie Austin. On Sunday, Café Nine hosts a Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Party with Jovial Crew and in the evening it’s Póg Mo Thóin.http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, it’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday with special guests. On Friday night, the I.B.M. band takes the stage, and the N.E. Blues Harmonica showcase happens Saturday night. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the State House in New Haven, Junk Fed’s Pop Culture Bazaar brings you a Saturday Afternoon flea market featuring vendors of all kinds, and on Sunday it’s a local indie rock night with Joe Division, Dangerous Animals and Zero Years. https://statehousepresents.com/

Up in Hartford tonight, the Hartford Stage runs the play Detroit ’67 takes the Hartford Stage with a narrative about the race riots of 1967 through the story of two siblings. On Friday, Sea Tea Comedy Theater invites you to their improv comedy night. Also on Friday, BikeLIFE Build Nights invites you to help them build 100 bikes – all skill levels welcome! On Saturday morning, the Connecticut Historical Society hosts Silly Saturday with Dr. Seuss, a family program with Dr. Seuss related readings and crafts! The UConn Writing Center is also open from 12-4 to consult incomers on their projects. At the carriage theater throughout the weekend, you can catch showings of “A” Train, a play about a woman whose son is diagnosed with Autism. On Sunday, the Hartford Library continues its Baby Grand Jazz Series from 3-4.

Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Skating Rink is open on weekends. Details on these and other events at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Manic Presents brings Erin Costelo and Sarah Golley to The Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight. Friday night, you can catch Pinegrove and Another Michael on stage at The Space Ballroom. Tokyo Police Club and Dizzy are at the Space Ballroom on Saturday and at the College Street Music Hall Saturday night night it’s The Wall Live Extravaganza. www.manicpresents.com

Toad’s Place brings you an early show J.I.D. with Trap’n Hardo, Lou the Human, and Reason, on their Catch Me If You Can tour on Wednesday. On Thursday it’s Westside Gun / Conway / Benny the Butcher with The Red Baron and Friday at Toad’s Place is Talkpeck Soundsystem, celebrating the sounds of Talking Heads, Vulfpeck, and LCD Sound System. On Saturday the Legion of Jerry takes the stage, playing with the John Spignesi band and Dead Show.  www.toadsplace.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown hosts a variety of events this week including the opening of a Thesis Theater Production of “Action” by Sam Shephard which plays at The CFA Theater Saturday opens the 38th annual City of Middletown Public School Art exhibition in Wesleyans Zilkah Gallery, sponsored by the Middletown Board of Education, Middletown Public Schools Cultural www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

The Tower of Power 50th Anniversary tour stops at Infinity Hall Hartford tonight. Friday Night the Red Hot Chili Pipers take the Infinity Hartford stage. Saturday at Infinty Hartford brings Moondance, a tribute to Van Morrison. Friday night at Infinity Norfolk, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams takes the stage and you can catch Kat Edmonson. www.infinityhall.com

Saturday in Wallingford Cherry Street station presents a night of loud music with Murder Monday, One Ton Tommygun, As Misery Fades, and Dead Reflections.  Sunday evening brings Cherry St Station's Annual St. Paddy's Parade After-Party. https://www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues their run of “Rubén Blades is Not My Name,” about the legendary musician who brought Salsa to a world audience. Also continuing is the 2018 3x Oscar winning film “Roma”, which provides an intimate look at life in Mexico city in the 1970s as well as “Never Look Away,” a German film of love, war, and art spanning three eras. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues   “If Beale Street Could Talk”. Tonight, Cinestudio brings SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE to the screen. Full details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/

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

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for Homegrown with Robbie DeRosa. Homegrown is the award winning (Best Radio Program 2016 Hartford Magazine/CT NOW) Connecticut Connected Music Show-playing Connecticut connected artists of multiple genres. Often treating the listeners to pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, the show also provides information about live shows in the area.

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!

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