Thursday 9-29-19 jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, August 28th. 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 Ben Michael. Thanks so much for joining us today!

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

At the Russell Library in Middletown, this evening / 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 Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Clams and DJ Kitty spin mid-century exotic music for a full night of Tiki-lounge at Conspiracy on Main St tomorrow/Friday.
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In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight/ Thursday, they present Gustaf, Ports of Spain, and SHY. Friday’s weekly 5pm live musical happy hour performance at The Nine, features Snake Hill Blues, and later Friday night, Decent News, The 30th of February, Set Fire To The Hive, The Wavepeak, and A/8 share a bill.
Café Nines weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances, and in Saturday night, they bring you Jacques Le Coque, Eddie Golden III, and Tate and Sila.  The Nine’s Sunday Matinée features 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, Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursdays, and on Friday Sally’s presents The Redliners.    It’s boogaloo and back alley blues on Saturday night with Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Tonight/ Thursday, The State House in New Haven presents the world premiere screening of the new film 2018 Rock Lottery – The 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

Here in Middletown, On Friday, the El Trash Combo performs acoustic Americana and blues rock at The Buttonwood Tree. Saturday Robert Silverman/Bobo Lavorgna celebrate 50 years of friendship and musicianship with original and traditional jazz & blues music at The Buttonwood. Don Sineti’s gallery show spotlights marine mammals and opens on Sunday. www.buttonwood.org

Up in Hartford, 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/

Friday, Manic Presents brings Richie Ramone, Tender Beats, The Lost Riots, and White Thrash to the Spaceland Ballroom in Hamden. 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.
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Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you Stonecutters on Friday.
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The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore offers a reflective discussion during Philosophy Night at 6 on Saturday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Along with the end of summer, CT offers many agricultural fairs across the state.  This weekend brings the Haddam Neck Fair to the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. With Traditional agricultural exhibits & contests, Tractor, Truck, and draft animal pulling competitions, a carnival midway, and tons of live music, the 109th Haddam Neck fair kicks off Friday evening and is open through Monday. Musical entertainment for this year includes, Rock Landing on Friday night. Saturday’s line up includes, DAPHNE LEE MARTIN, BELLE OF THE FALL, PONYBIRD, KERRI POWERS, JEFF BURNHAM & THE INSIDERS and SOMEONE YOU CAN XRAY. On Sunday at The Haddam Neck Fair you can catch live music by Frank Critelli and Friends, FRIENDS OF A FEATHER, Ninth Wave, and Shakedown! www.haddamneckfair.com

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

Tonight, Hartford’s Real Art Ways ends their run of “Maiden,” a documentary of the first ever all-female crew to enter a round-the-world yacht race, as well as “The Farewell,” an uplifting tale of a family saying goodbye to their dying grandmother, You can still catch “Mike Wallace Is Here,” offering an unflinching look at the legendary reporter.

On Friday, Real Art Ways opens “Cold Case Hammarskjöld,” offering a look at the  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 The Farewell,” an uplifting tale of a family saying goodbye to their dying grandmother. Sunday Cinestudio  presents a restored version of THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE a classic 1980s French film starring Gerard Depardieu. 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 Homegrown with Rob DeRosa. Voted “Best Radio Personality” in the 2019 CTNOW Hartford reader’s poll,   Homegrown exclusively features Connecticut connected artists where listeners often enjoy pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, and information about live shows in the area.

From 6:30-8pm, stay tuned for Imagine Radio with Karen Stein – offering Peace through music, where you can listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

From 8:00-10:0pm, stick around for Evening Jazz, with Bill Denert.

at 10pm Chrispix is back for an hour with some great indie rock

from 11-midnight stay tuned for Trance-Formational Listening featuring Ritual, composed and improvised music from around the world and other places.

at midnight stay tuned for Permanent Collection with Chris for an hour of Non-toxic. Creative radio.

From 1-2am its The Hour of Slack with Reverend Ivan Stang from the Church of the Subgenius

at 2am Modern Jazz Today offers music from today’s jazz improvisational makers, standard’s arrangers and original composers.

from 3-4am weeknights this summer, we are broadcasting our noontime edition 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.

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!

Stay tuned for a stiff dose of homegrown with Robbie DeRosa, up next!