Tues 5-28-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, May 27^th, Memorial Day 2019. 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 Marianne O'Hare, producer of CHC Radio. 

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

In New Haven, at Café Nine, they bring you Sarah Louise and Tongue Depressor tonight (Tuesday). Cafe Nine's brings you a Words & Music event on Wednesday.  Thursday Cafe Nine headlines Tav Falco’s Panther Burns, appearing with Killer Kin. Friday’s 5pm Happy Hour set features Acoustic Soup with Al Raebuck and Steve Blanchard, followed by the late show with Mighty Tortuga, Carbon Based, Jonas, and more. Saturday’s weekly Jazz Jam session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, followed by Portrait Party, Mandala, Glambat, and more. The Sunday Matinée is a special Songwriter Series with Mark Mirando, Marc Douglas Berardo, and Richard Neal, and the late show features Boy Howdy & The Vomitorium All-Stars.  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 on Tuesday nights. Wednesday’s weekly Community Blues Jam features Tim McDonald, and Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday with special guests. You can catch Soul Tsunami with Sonia Morant on Friday night, and on Saturday they bring you the Amanda Fish Band with roots rock and soul. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

The State House in New Haven has got neo soul, psych pop, and more on tonight/Tuesday with Bels Atlas, and The Art of Huckleberry. Get down with Haitian on Wednesday with Haiti's RAM, appearing with Dr. Caterwaul’s. KITKA, a Swedish electronic pop duo, make their Elm City debut on Thursday, performing with T-Wreck and Underwear. Goodnight Moonshine with special guest Letitia VanSant take the stage on Friday, and they’ve got a Champions League Final event Saturday afternoon, followed by Indie night with Ports of Spain, The Right Offs, and more. The finish out the weekend with Blues N’ Brisket Sunday afternoon. www.statehousepresents.com

The Russell Library in Middletown sponsors a Job and Career workshop  this evening / Tuesday featuring Dr. Marcia LaReau with Part I of Forward Motion Negotiation. There’s also a session on Microsoft Excel: Introduction to Formulas and Functions and The Mystery Book Discussion group meets to explore “A Fatal Grace,” by Louise Penny.    Scrabble Wednesday is on the books at 5 pm, tomorrow and will be followed by a meeting of the Connecticut Poetry Society, and a Summer Teen Volunteer Orientation. Russell library hosts a community presentation on Thursday by Dr. Ruth Potee on Adolescent Substance Abuse and the Developing Brain. There are more Teen Volunteer Orientations on Saturday, and in the afternoon you can enjoy the next session of their Jazz Up Close series with vibraphonist and composer Joe Locke and his trio. Check the easy color-coded website calendar for more events and happenings for all ages.   www.russelllibrary.org

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts children’s author Leslea Newman on Wednesday with her new book, “Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Up in Hartford, the Hartford Underground sponsors Swing Dance Thursday at the Polish National Home. Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours happen at the Mark Twain House this weekend, and Sensual Salsa Saturdays continues at the Red Rock Tavern.  Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces that the eighth annual Middletown Music Festival happens this Friday through Sunday, co-sponsored by Middlesex Community College and taking place right on their campus. Enjoy the music, along with craft beer tasting, vendors, food, and more. The Recreation Division hosts a free Nature Walk and Scavenger Hunt for families Saturday morning at Crystal Lake. On Saturday night, Slingshot Dakota, Tier, and Perennial are at the MAC 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op. The GM Chorale brings its new concert, Alchemy: Come to the Music, to First Church in Glastonbury on Saturday, and to the United Congregational Church in Tolland on Sunday. Check the website for locations and times, along with details on more events happening this week.  www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Manic Presents is at the Wall Street Theater in Norwalk on Friday with The Musical Box: A Genesis Extravaganza. Or, you can catch Frank Iero and The Future Violents at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, appearing with Reggie and the Full Effect. On Saturday, they’re at the College Street Music Hall with India.Arie: The Worthy Tour, and Javier Colon. Don’t forget the option to get tickets without service charge if you buy in person at Redscroll Records in Wallingford. Check the website for details. www.manicpresents.com

Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree on Friday, you can catch the dumpster-folk duo, The Rough & Tumble. The wrap up the week on Saturday with solo jazz piano performed by David Eberly. www.buttonwood.org

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you electric guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen on Friday. On Saturday, it’s Tusk – the Ultimate Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. There’s fusion and Indian classical on Sunday with Bollywood Gharana. www.infinityhall.com

Toad’s Place brings you another Blacklight Glow Party on Friday featuring The Four Horsemen.  www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford features Down With Rent, Pivut, Scvm, and Communal Misery on Friday. It’s Bacon Fest 5 on Saturday with ten bands on two indoor/outdoor stages, a Bacon Recipe Contest, and more. Check the Facebook page for details. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Middletown Recreation Division sponsors a Nature Walk Saturday at 10 a.m. at Crystal Lake. Contact Beth@HealingNatureCT.com for details.

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Serengeti Rules,” a nature documentary about how to heal ecosystems, and “Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blanché,” a film detailing the life of the first female filmmaker. Also continuing is “Walking on Water,” a documentary about Christo’s latest art installation atop Italy’s Lake Iseo.  Friday’s opening is “The Biggest Little Farm,” a documentary about a California couple’s restoration of a 200-acre farm. The 32^nd Annual LGBTQ Film Festival offering on Saturday is a selection of eight shorts about young people coming out. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

At Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford the run of “War and Peace, Part 2,” a 1965 Russian production of the Tolstoy’s classic. They open the 32^nd Annual CT LBGTQ Festival on Friday with “Tell It to the Bees,” and continue screenings through the weekend. Full details about selections 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 as we wind our way through the first week of our new summer schedule.

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.

From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

From 6-8pm stay tuned for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for 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. On tonight’s show, master guitarist, Glen Roth stops the studio!

From 8-9pm, Its Voice of the City with J-Cherry for an hour of live and local arts, culture, and politics.

at 9 stay tuned for the The Test Patterns Show – if you dare!

If you are still listening at 10pm,  stick around for  The Natural World: Keeping In Tune with DJ MT SPEN for An hour of selections inspired by, influenced by, or representative of nature and its beauty.

from 11pm-1 am its All Mixed Up with Peter Bochan offering an eclectic mix of arts and information, featuring mood-driven music mixes and interviews with figures from the worlds of literature, film, television, theater, and the visual arts.

at 1am UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage for 2 hrs of funk, soul, and RnB on Up Front Soul from Sanguine Fromage from Pacifica.

from 3-4am weeknights this summer, WESU will be rebroadcasting our noontime episode of Democracy Now! 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.

As we work to build the momentum of the WESU Spring pledge drive, we need your help! WESU depends on listener support from folks like you to keep the station going and I hope we can count on your support to help keep WESU going for another 80 years! Donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge

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!