Good evening,
it's Monday, August 26. This is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar
and rundown of nighttime programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown and
streaming live at wesufm.org. 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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1st,
3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of
the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, The
Buttonwood Tree holds its Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude
with Jacob Wiseman tonight at 7. On Friday, the El Trash Combo performs acoustic
Americana and blues rock, and on Saturday Robert Silverman/Bobo Lavorgna celebrate
50 years of friendship and musicianship with original and traditional jazz
& blues music. The marine mammal art show of Don Sineti opens on Sunday. More
information at www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic
Mondays brings you The Western Den, Minor Moon, and Lil Sluggers. On Tuesday
they’ve got Ecce Shnak, Strawberry Cheesesteak, and Crystal Clear. On
Wednesday, Words & Music, a monthly event full of local & touring
musicians, writers, poets, and comedians, is on the stage. On Thursday, they
have Gustaf, Ports of Spain, and SHY. Friday’s happy hour features Snake Hill
Blues, and Friday night, Decent News, The 30th of February, Set Fire To The
Hive, The Wavepeak, and A/8 are on the bill. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is with
Billy Cofrances, and in the evening they bring you Jacques Le Coque, Eddie
Golden III, and Tate and Sila. The Sunday Matinée has POSSM (Professors of
Sweet Sweet Music), Podunk Throwbacks, Anthony Ailing, and they finish out the
weekend with Shake 'N' Vibrate. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, Jazz Mondays features Jocelyn Pleasant
and The Lost Tribe tonight, and Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings
you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday. On Wednesday, it’s the Community Blues Jam with Tim McDonald. Liviu’s
Invitational comes your way on Thursday, and on Friday they present The
Redliners. It’s boogaloo, back alley, and blues on Saturday night with Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Russell Library in Middletown
has a Social Security workshop on Tuesday. On Wednesday, there’s a census
employment information session along with Scrabble Wednesday. Scrabble
Wednesday continues, and on Thursday you can network with other job seekers with
Bob Carlson and Christy Billings. Check the color-coded website calendar for
more events for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The
State House in New Haven holds an open mic session tonight hosted by Steve Rodgers
featuring Anne Marie Menta. On Thursday, it’s the world premiere screening of
Rock Lottery Documentary with live performances from Shame Penguin and The Thin
Skinnies. The Big Wave Fest with Bugatti203, Super Sonny, and more is on
Friday, and on Saturday, its BPM with music by Ike Abakah, Trey Moore, and Dave Phoenix. www.statehousepresents.com
Up
in Hartford, “A Monumental Man: The Art of James Batterson,” is Tuesday, 10 am,
at the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Wednesday's noontime Audio Feed features Krista
Baroni in Constitution Plaza. Boo-Yah’s Free Funk Wednesday is at the Arch
Street Tavern. Thursday's lunchtime music series features Zaaqqara at Pratt
Street. There's a tour of the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch on Thursday
at noon. On Friday at noon, the Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble performs at Old
State House. Fusion Fridays is at the Spectra Wired Cafe, and Chad
Browne-Springer is at Pratt Street. Friday night, it's Improv Comedy Night at
the Sea Tea Comedy Theater. On Saturday at noon, mystery writer L.A. Starks
gives a talk at the UConn Barnes & Noble. Later at 6, you can go on a
Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour at the Mark Twain House. The Red Rock Tavern has
Sensual Salsa Saturdays at 9. On Sunday, Sea Tea Comedy Theater has a Family
Show! All-Ages Comedy at 4. Details on these and many other events at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic
Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden on Wednesday with Surfer Blood and
The Natvral and on Friday with Richie Ramone, Tender Beats, The Lost Riots, and
White Thrash. At the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, they bring
you King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
ORB,
and Stonefield on Tuesday. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in Norfolk has New
Orleans soul with Neville Jacobs on Friday night. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s
Place in New Haven has another Black Light Glow Party with bands on two stages on
Friday. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry
Street Station in Wallingford brings you Stonecutters on Friday. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The
Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Masks and the
Monster is on stage tonight at the Oddfellows Playhouse. Tomorrow night,
improvisational music by Randomizer! is at Klekolo World Coffee at 7. The Clams
and DJ Kitty spin mid-century exotic music for a full night of Tikilounge at
Conspiracy on Friday. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The
Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore offers a Kindergarten Social tomorrow at 11 am and reflective
discussion during Philosophy Night at 6 on Saturday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema
off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s
Real Art Ways continues “Maiden,” a documentary of the first ever all-female
crew to enter a round-the-world yacht race, “The Farewell,” an uplifting tale
of a family saying goodbye to their dying grandmother, and “Mike Wallace Is
Here,” an unflinching look at the legendary reporter. On Friday, they open “Cold Case Hammarskjöld,”
a look at the place-crash death of a United Nations Secretary General, and “Honeyland,”
about the tensions between a Macedonian beekeeper and an itinerant family. Details
and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford continues “Yesterday,” about a struggling
musician who, through a reality-bending event, becomes famous for taking credit
for The Beatles’s songs. On Wednesday, they open “The Farewell,” an uplifting tale
of a family saying goodbye to their dying grandmother Details and screening times at http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From
classic bop to relevant new releases.
From 6-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of
contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live
interviews.
At 8 until 9:30 pm, Chip Austin is in the air chair for Unfocused
Folk. Americana music
from Nashville and around the world including folk, acoustic country and
roots-rock from both emerging and veteran artists.
At 9:30 pm, Jack Sullivan brings you Cruiser’s Radio Program.
Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot
of fun.
From 11-12:30 am, it’s Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z,
playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly
"Name That Tune" contest.
From 12:30-1:30 am, Matt the Cat keeps the oldies spotlight going
on Juke in the Back from Pacifica.
Next up at 1:30, Nutmeg Junction offers a new original-scripted
audio theater program celebrating the golden age of radio.
At 2 am, Roots World with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across
borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and
sometimes from right in your own backyard.
From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime
episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World
Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at
5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs
programming, visit our website wesufm.org.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for
a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of evening programming on WESU
Middletown!
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles
Henry coming up next.
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