Weds 5-1-19

Good evening, it's Wednesday, May 1st, 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.

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

Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree holds Simple Tai Chi with Mike McEwen this evening and Thursday at noon. The Buttonwood Tree's long running Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta happens on Thursday evening. The Story City Troupe takes the stage Friday night with tales about “Awkward Moments.” The 12th Annual Composers and Improvisors Festival takes place Saturday night, with special guests including jazz artist Joe Fonda. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, Fernandito Ferrer and Renée Goust take the stage tonight, and on Thursday they’ve got Eli Lev, S.G. Carlson, and Jared Knapik. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Shellye Valauskas Experience, followed by a Birthday Bash for Audra featuring Chaser Eight, The Lost Weekend, and Strange Neighbors. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and the late show’s got Dust Hat, Honch, and Jacques Le Coque. The Sunday Buzz Matinée Snughouse, and The Girls from Ruby Falls, and they finish up the weekend in the evening with Blush and Double Winter. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, this week's Wednesday Community Blues Jam features Tommy Whalen. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday with special guests. On Friday, the double bill includes Carl Ricci along with Neal Vitullio & The Vipers. Catch some blues Saturday night with Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

At the State House in New Haven tonight, it’s a book party with Dr. Venezia Michalsen, who presents “Mothering and Desistance in Re-Entry.” The State House brings you latin psychedelia, punk, and more on Thursday with Combo Chimbita and Phat A$tronaut. The theme is rock and experimental on Friday with Guerilla Toss, Crag Mask, Sean Henry, and Underwear. They headline Sister Willow on Saturday, bringing you Americana and more.  www.statehousepresents.com

At the Arch Street Tavern, BooYah! this evening features members of West End Blend and more, and they’ve got free reggae on Thursday with the Amandla Band. Eggy and Consider the Source are in the house on Friday, and you can enjoy a Star Wars-themed party on Saturday with One Time Weekend. At Little River Restoratives, The RapOet & Friends brings you Hip-Hop on Friday. On Saturday, the Butler McCook House and Garden hosts a Charter Oak & Coltsville Walking Tour, and it’s Sensual Salsa Saturdays at the Red Rock Tavern. The Hanging Hills Brewing Company brings you Americana Afternoons on Sunday. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts and Student choreographers present their Spring Dance Concert on Friday and Saturday at the Patricelli Theater. Other events at Wesleyan this week include a South Indian Music Student Recital this evening at World Music Hall. On Thursday, you can enjoy a performance by the Gamelan Ensemble and Javanese Dance Ensemble, or catch the Wesleyan Chamber Music Concert at Crowell Hall.  There’s a West African Music and Steelband Concert on Friday afternoon, and the University Orchestra performs Saturday evening at Crowell concert hall. On Sunday afternoon the Worlds of Dance Concert, is followed by the Chinese Music Ensemble Spring Concert in the evening. Details, times and locations at  www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

The Russell Library in Middletown holds its regular Scrabble Wednesday tonight at 5 pm. That's followed by a fly-fishing class and a Teen Paint session. On Thursday evening, Russell Library hosts  “Experience Hypnosis For Change.” The Library's First Fridays Book Group meets Friday evening at the RaMa LuNa Center for Yoga, to discuss “Tell Me More,” by Kelly Corrigan. There’s a “Planting and Growing” workshop for families on Saturday morning, and the Wesleyan String Ensemble performs at 11 a.m at the Library. Check the easy color-coded website calendar for more events and happenings for all ages.   www.russelllibrary.org

Toad’s Place brings you Drake Bell, Zak Leever, and Tears Fall Down this evening. On Friday, it’s Riders On the Storm, a Tribute to The Doors, along with Electric Lady Band, Uncle Moose, Just a Pipe Dream, and more.  www.toadsplace.com

Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces a free Family Craft Night Thursday at 5 pm in conjunction with their Screen-Free Week offerings. There’s more on Friday, with a Cupcakes, Cookies & Canvases Under the Sea session on Friday. The GM Chorale performs Bruckner’s Mass No. 2 on Sunday at 4 pm at the Middletown High School Performance Center.  Check the website for locations and times, along with details on more events happening this week.  www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Infinity Hall in Hartford brings you Songs of Hope and Conviction, a mixed music concert sponsored by Indivisible Connecticut and featuring The Shinolas, on Sunday. At Infinity Norfolk, you can hear electric blues rock with Popa Chubby on Friday, and on Saturday they bring you Eaglemania, the an Eagles Tribute band.  www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts a birthday party for Sarah on Friday with VOID, EGG, Imbroglio, Down with Rent, and more. On Saturday, it’s the Die Hipster Spring Fling, with Matt & The Marauders, The Screw-ups, VAMANOS, and more at Cherry Street. It’s stand-up comedy and live music on Sunday with their Brutally Funny: Cinco De Mayhem Edition. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Manic Presents is at the College Street Music Hall on Saturday, where they headline Johnny Marr, appearing with Yella Belly.  www.manicpresents.com

The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a Nature Walk on Saturday at 10 am at the Guida Farms Conservation Area. 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 “Amazing Grace,” an Aretha Franklin documentary with a never-before-seen performance of the anthem from 1972., through Thursday. On Friday they open “Rafiki,” a breakthrough Kenyan film about lesbian love. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Appollo 11,” a moon landing film with newly-discovered footage, through this evening. They’ve got Oscar-nominated short films this week, starting with Documentary on Thursday, Live Action on Friday, and Animation on Saturday. On Saturday evening they present the 8th Annual Trinity Film Festival with short films from undergraduates, and on Sunday they open a run of “Birds of Passage,” about conflict in the indigenous people of Colombia, the Wayúu. Full details and screening times will be at  http://www.cinestudio.org/

The French Film Group at the Russell Library in Middletown presents “Le hérisson,” a film about a young girl who makes an appointment with death, on Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. They also sponsor the North End Action Team in screening “Growing Cities,” a film about urban farming, on Friday at 3:30 p.m. www.russelllibrary.org

It’s LGBTQ Movie Night Thursday at the Tisane Euro-Asian Café. 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.

And from 6 to 6:30 it's 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  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  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.

And after Girls to The Front, stay tuned for  Motivation Nation with DJ MT SPEN at 1am. Get amped! 

From 2-3am, 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.