Weds 3-6-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, March 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.

I'm Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!

Thursday night at the Russell Library, there's the ongoing Veterans’ Writing Group, We Were There. This weekend brings another Friends of the Library Book Sale.  www.russelllibrary.org

Also h­­­ere in Middletown, at The Buttonwood Tree, Simple Tai Chi happens Wednesday evenings and Thursdays at noon at The Buttonwood and Thursday brings the 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/Wednesday  you can catch Bobby Long with Jared Knapik at Café Nine. On Thursday, 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/  

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 at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday community Blues Jam featuring Mark Nomad, and 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/

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 Thursday night. 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 this evening/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 opens today/Wednesday.  

This Saturday, the CFA Theater 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 This Thursday. 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.  Friday night at Infinity Norfolk, 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”. Thursday, 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 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!

Thanks for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour.