Good evening, it's Wednesday, September 4th. 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 Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's
Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's
number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for joining us!
Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know
the North End Action Team will be hosting its sixteenth annual garden party and
fundraiser on Thursday at 5 at the Erin Street Community Garden. Wesleyan’s
annual MASH Festival is Friday at 3 featuring everything from a cappella
ensembles, DJs and ciphers, to student, faculty, and alumni music
groups.www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore offers a Reiki presentation
by Eileen Anderson on Sunday. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree has an Acoustic Open
Mic with Bob Gotta. The Story City Troupe is on stage Friday at 8. On Saturday
eve The Buttonwood, BadSlax Jazz presents their funky, swinging sound. The
marine mammal art show of Don Sineti continues through the month. More
information at www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight, they present Sarah Potenza, Lee-Ann Lovelace, and George
Lesiw on stage. Thursday, it's Brian Dolzani and the Seth Adam Band. Friday
Café nine’s weekly 5pm happy hour features Nicholas "Flats" Flatley,
and Friday night, there’s a fundraiser for Lou Cox of Channel 1 featuring The
Vultures, DJ LOKASH, and The Rastamones. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is with
Mike Coppola and Friends, and in the evening they bring you Fate, Thabisa, and
Streetlight Shakers. The Sunday Matinée has Happy Ending, daniprobably, and Dan
Greene, and they finish out the weekend with a Classic Cafe 9 Blues Jam with
the Tom Crivellone Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it’s the Wednesday
Community Blues Jam with Tommy Whalen. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on
Thursday, and on Friday, they present the Sarah Ashleigh Band. It’s eclectic
folk rock with the Marc Black Band on Saturday night. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
in Middletown at the Russell Library, Scrabble Wednesday
meets at 5pm. On Thursday at 5:30 there’s QPR/Narcan training. Swap Your Stuff:
Accessories Style happens at the end of the week with dropoff on Friday
starting at 1 and browsing starting at 10 am. The First Fridays book discussion
is at 7. Saturday has Eliminate the Sugar Craving at 9:30 and a Climate Action
Art event with Chispa.org in the afternoon. Check their calendar for details on
these and other events for all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Tonight/Wednesday at Sliders in Middletown, it's Open Mic
sponsored by The Bus. Festivities begin at 7:30 with The Bus performing and
afterwards it's anything goes when you fill out the sign-up sheet!
Tonight/Wednesday at 8:30 State St and Red Scroll records
present a night of loud rock with EYEHATEGOD, Come to Grief, Churchburn, and
Intercourse. On Thursday, Anthony Green with Anays takes the stage at 8, and on
Friday they have Field Day, The Redactions, and Kyle Trocolla and the
Strangers. On Saturday, their improvised music series continues with Multiplex
4. www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford, this evening/Wednesday, it’s Boo-Yah’s Free
Funk Wednesday at the Arch Street Tavern. Thursday's lunchtime music series
features Orice Jenkins at Pratt Street. There's a tour of the Soldiers &
Sailors Memorial Arch on Thursday at noon. On Friday, the Bushnell Park Beer
Garden is open from 4 to 8. On Saturday from 10 to noon, the Cedar Hill
Cemetery holds a mystery scavenger hunt.
The Hartbeat Music Festival, a free, day-long celebration of
local and regional music, is Saturday at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Guitar
Under the Stars with Daniel Salazar and his ensemble of international musicians
and symphony players is Saturday night in Bushnell Park. Details on these and
many other events at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden this
evening/Wednesday with The Love Gang Forever Tour 2019: Cold Hart and Horse
Head and on Thursday with Sammy Rae and The Friends. On Friday, Weyes Blood
takes the Space stage and The Sons & Heirs have a tribute to The Smiths on
Saturday. Ceremony is up on Sunday. At the College Street Music Hall in New
Haven, they bring you Phantogram on Wednesday, Welcome to the Night Vale on
Friday, and Leslie Jones on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in Norfolk has Loudon Wainwright III on Friday
night and Jane Monheit on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s Place in New Haven presents Snarky Puppy onstage Thursday,
and it’s another Blacklight Glow Party with bands on two stages on Friday. On
Saturday they’ve got The Original Saturday Night Dance Party. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you The Sadists,
A Beautiful War, Residual Self, A Matter Of Fact, and The 30th Of February on
Friday.
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts kicks off the
annual concert calendar with “Bach to School” in Memorial Chapel on Friday at
8. The Connecticut Flute Orchestra performs in Memorial Chapel on Sunday at 2.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Mike Wallace Is Here,”
offering an unflinching look at the legendary reporter. Also playing is
“Honeyland,” about the tensions between a Macedonian beekeeper and an itinerant
family, and "David Crosby: Remember My Name,” about the legendary musician
perhaps best known as a member of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Details and
screening times at
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The
Return of Martin Guere,” about a medieval villager who may or may not be who he
says he is, through Wednesday. They open “Los Reyes,” about teens and dogs in a
Chilean skateboarding park on Thursday. On Friday, they have an added late
showing of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” On Sunday they open “The Last Black Man
in San Francisco,” about a man who attempts to reclaim his childhood home, a
Victorian house in the Fillmore District. Details and screening times at
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.
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 The Warehouse with Mike Nyce features the best of underground house music, mixed
live for your listening pleasure.
we keep our electronic Dance music going from 9:30-11pm on
The Vault with DJ Anton Banks.
Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal,
tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Plus, exclusive music from international
artists.
From 11pm-midnight, 80 Years of WESU with DJ Cheshire Cat
presents a a wide-ranging showcase of the music and media that WESU staff and
alumni feel represents our 80 years of history.
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!
from 1-3am Gospel
Boogie with James Zurek offers secular exploration of up-tempo gospel music,
1945-1965.
At 3am, this summer
we'll be rebroadcasting the day's noon brodacst 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 and rundown of evening programming
on WESU Middletown!
Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music
Hour!
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