Good evening, it's Wednesday, September 25th. 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 Ben Michael,. Thanks for joining us. Here's some of
what's happening in our area, this week:
Right about now, here in Middletown, it’s time for The Russell Library’s Scrabble Wednesday
weekly gathering, followed by a meeting of the Connecticut Poetry Society. The
library is closed Friday from 9 am to 1 pm for staff development, and they host
Yoga in the Hubbard Room Saturday morning. www.russelllibrary.org
This evening, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown’s
Local Author Program features Cana Buckmir, L.M. Pampuro, and J.R. McCabe. On
Thursday, bookstore founder Roxanne Coady holds a conversation with Wesleyan
President Michael S. Roth to discuss “Safe Enough Spaces,” his manifesto on
current issues in higher education. Russian author Yuz Aleshkovsky speaks with
Duffield White and Susanne Fusso on Friday about his novels, “Nikolai
Nikolaevich” and “Camouflage.” It’s the monthly Philosphy Night on Saturday,
and on Sunday afternoon they host a session of the Well-Read Black Girl Book
Club to discuss “Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.” Kids’ events continue this week and
include learning Spanish, comic book
making, and more. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
In New Haven, at Café
Nine, tonight/Wednesday brings their monthly event, Words & Music.
Tomorrow/Thursday Jason D. Williams and the Nathaniel Hintz Trio
take the stage at Café Nine. Friday’s 5pm Live music happy Hour set features
Eric Lapenna. Their Friday night main event features Richard Barone and Glenn
Mercer, appearing with Dan Greene. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz
Jam session is with the George Baker Band, and the Saturday night late show
headlines Akello Jackie & Knobe Band, performing with the Southwind Social
Club. The Café nine Sunday Buzz Matinée features the Balkun Brothers, and they
round out the weekend Jesse Dayton, Mike Stinson, and the Nathaniel Hintz Trio
for their Sunday evening show. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight, their weekly Wednesday night Community Blues Jam is hosted
by Tim McDonald, and on Thursday its Liviu’s Invitational with Special guests.
You can catch trombone with a conga beat on Friday with Trombeatz: A Caribbean
Thing, and its Neal Vitullo & The Vipers on Saturday. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
On Thursday evening, The
Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts Middlesex Drum Circle .The Ebin-Rose Trio
and Local Honey perform on Friday night. The Aligned with Source Workshop for
Self-Awareness happens Saturday morning at TH Buttonwood, and there’s a Youth
and Teens Watercolor painting Class Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, you
can enjoy acoustic American folk-rock and pop by The Kennedys. You are invited
you to view the September Art exhibit featuring, The Marine Mammal Art of Don
Sineti. www.buttonwood.org
FISTFUL OF JOKES, PREMIER CONCERTS, AND MANIC PRESENTS:
Comedian Hannibal
Buress at The College St Music Hall in New Haven, tonight (Wednesday). Thursday night at College St, brings a live
presentation of The Moth
Mainstage. Over in Hamden at The Spaceland Ballroom Thursday night, Premier
Concerts and Manic Presents bring Justin Townes Earle and Jesse Malin to
the stage. Friday, they bring Brian
Wilson and The Zombies: Something Great From '68 Tour to The Palace
Theater in Waterbury. Back at The College St Music Hall on Friday,
Nahko and Medicine for The People takes the stage along with Ayla Nereo. and on
Saturday, Built to Spill take the College St stage. At The Space Ballroom on
Friday, you can catch Man Man with GRLwood and on Sat at the Ballroom
there’s a night of laughs with Matt Braunger and Dave Hintz. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall Hartford Hartford brings you classic swing tonight
with Big Bad VooDoo Daddy. On Friday, Infinity Hartford offers alternative rock
with The Samples, and on Sunday they host singer/songwriter Howie Day. At
Infinity Norfolk you can catch New Age and progressive rock on Thursday with
the California Guitar Trio, and they’ve got blues, jazz, and more on Friday
with Duke Robillard. Enjoy a folk concert on Saturday with Mary Gauthier,
Gretchen Peters, and Friends, and on Sunday, they bring you jazz with Sammy
Miller & The Congregation. www.infinityhall.com
In Hartford, The Pratt Street Lunchtime Music Series
continues on Thursday with hip-hop
artist Tang Sauce, and singer/songwriter Charlie Marie is at the Hog River
Brewing Company in the evening. Hog River hosts a coffee brewing competition
Friday morning, and Band of Steady Habits performs at the Old State House
Farmer’s Market Friday at noon. The Nick Di Maria Quartet will be at the
Hanging Hills Brewing Company Friday evening. Trinity College hosts the 23rd Albert
Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford this weekend. There’s an Oktoberfest event
at the Bushnell Beer Garden Saturday afternoon, and it’s Sensual Salsa Saturday
in the evening at the Red Rock Tavern. View the fan collection Sunday afternoon
at the Isham-Terry House when they host a Downton Abbey Tea. www.hartford.com/events/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts sponsors an Artist
Talk on Thursday at the Cross Street Dance Studio called: The
Choreography of Rehabilitation: Disability and Race in Balanchine’s Agon.
Pianist Paul Orgel performs music From Bach to Bruce Saturday at 8 pm at
Wesleyan’s Memorial Chapel. Both events are free and open to the public. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Thursday night, The
State House in New Haven spotlights indie rock with Vundabar, And The Kids,
Indigo De Souza, and Sean Henry. The Statehouse presents a Local Indie Showcase
Night on Friday with Jared Knapik, Jenny Geniuss, and Two Headed Girl. On
Saturday at The Statehouse you can catch Home Body, Bitchin Bajas, and
Landing. www.statehousepresents.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that
The Brandon Terzakis Trio performs at Conspiracy Friday night, and it’s EMO
Night CT at the Mezzo Grille. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Toad’s Place hosts The Midnight Hour on Thursday with Ali
Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge, Loren Oden, and much more. It’s “EMO Night
Brooklyn” on Friday. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts the Buster New
England Tour 2019 Friday night with Bullet Society, Devolve CT, VRSA, and more.
On Saturday, it’s Warcockapalooza V with Values, Archaic Decapitator, Stagger,
Apostasy, and much more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Fiddler: A Miracle of
Miracles,” a documentary about the legacy of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Linda
Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” a celebration of the iconic vocal artist; as
well as “Say Amen, Somebody,” a documentary about the world of gospel music. Friday Real Art Ways opens a run of Brittany Runs
a mile, about a 20 something New Yorker forced to come to terms with ageing and
health. Upcoming openings include
“Downton Abbey,” “Midnight Traveler, and “Monos.” Details and screening times
at www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford concludes
their run of “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” . Tomorrow/Thursday they open
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood,” a film about the turbulent
‘60’s. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinée is “One Man, Two Guvnors,” a
tribute to British comedy, and in the evening they open a run of “Aquaréla,” a
celebration of the beauty and power of water. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
Right after The Jive at Five, stick around for The Latin
Music Hour with Isabel.
from 6-6:30pm stay tuned for Growing Greener with Tom
Christopher for 30 minutes of Gardening tips from leading experts in
sustainable gardening practices.
At 6:30, stay tuned for Fusion Radio with James Fusion
for 90 minutes of techno mixed live!
From 8-9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce featuring the
best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
And starting at 9:30, stay tuned for a half hour of Look
What I Made, with Jersey Shore. An exploration into the various creators on
Wesleyan's Campus.
From 10pm-to 11, it's Windy City Sounds with McCarthy and
Moore Life presenting an episodic look at different eras and genres of Chicago
music.
Starting at 11 stay tuned for Splitting Hairs with Shake and
Bake and McKenzie. A humorous musical discussion show dedicated to analyzing
the lyrics of popular songs.
At Midnight, stick around for 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!
at 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore
presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!
At 4am we kick of four daytime public affairs block with BBC
World Report followed by morning edition from NPR.
Stay tuned each weekday, for the area’s most diverse mix of
public affairs from Pacifica, NPR, and independent sources.
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Catch us each weekday
at 4:55pm for this daily community calendar and run down of night time
programming here on WESU Middletown, one of the nation’s first student owned
and operated radio stations, celebrating 80 years of community service in 2019!
Stay tuned for a special 3hr edition of Acoustic Blender
with Bill Revill, up next!
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