Good evening, it's Thursday, October 3rd. 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. Thanx for joining us!
Here's what's happening in and around our area:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Bob Gotta hosts his long
running monthly Acoustic Open Mic, tonight. The Story City Troupe takes the
Buttonwood Tree stage Saturday evening, and the Aligned with Source Workshop
for Self-Awareness happens Saturday morning. Enjoy jazz with Karen Frisk and
her group on Saturday night. www.buttonwood.org
At the Russell Library in Middletown, you can learn about Top IRA Planning Mistakes
this evening, and on Friday there’s an offsite First Fridays Book Discussion at
RaMa LuNa Center for Yoga on Pam Jenoff’s “The Orphan’s Tale.” Marcia Witter
presents a Health Workshop Saturday morning on “Lack of Sleep,” and town School
Health Supervisor Mary Emerling holds training on emergencies at 1 pm, “Until
Help Arrives.” Consult the website calendar for more events geared to patrons
of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Tonight in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore hosts
NPR journalist Aarti Nemdev Shahani with her memoir, “Here We Are: American
Dreams, American Nightmares.” Kids’ events continue this week and include story
time and sessions on DNA and the human brain; check the website for
details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight /Thursday you can catch
Trey Tuck. The Nine’s weekly Friday 5pm Happy Hour live music set features Buzz
Gordo. The Friday night main event is the Ideat Village Rock Lottery Day 1. The
Weekly Café Nine 4pm Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Michael
Coppola. Saturday night brings Ideat Village Rock Lottery, Day 2. The Sunday
Buzz Matinée features Wild Ponies, and their Blues Jam with the George Lesiw
Band rounds out the weekend. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Thursdays you can
catch Liviu’s Invitational jazz jam. The Claudettes take Sally’s stage Friday
night with piano blues, rockabilly, punk and more. On Saturday, it’s Sally’s
presents rock and blues with Paul Nelson and his Band. Check the website for
details. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Also in Hartford, tonight, Little River Restoratives holds an
Off the Record Indie Night.
You can join a Historic Tour of Bushnell Park Saturday
morning at 10 am, or take the “When Disaster Strikes” tour at Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The Connecticut Historical Society holds a Fall harvest
event for kids Saturday as part of their Free First Saturday program.
RealArtWays holds an inaugural Connecticut Literary Festival
Saturday with panels, readings, food trucks and a book fair, and you’re also
invited to Colt Park to celebrate Night Fall, an outdoor performance
celebrating seasonal change with art, music, dance, puppets and more.
Catch sci-fi fusion with Consider the Source, performing at
the Arch Street Tavern Saturday night. Christ Church Cathedral hosts a
Centennial Cole event Sunday at 3 pm, celebrating 100 years of Nat King Cole
with Orice Jenkins, the Cuatro Puntos String Quartet, and the Music Moves
Hartford Street Choir. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents brings Luna to the Space on in Hamden tonight.
Tomorrow/Friday you can join Mates of State to celebrate the 20th anniversary
of their debut album. Manic headlines Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at The Space on
Saturday, appearing with Meatbodies, and Tate & Silas. www.manicpresents.com
Tonight Infinity Hall Norfolk brings you blues stalwarts The
Robert Cray Band, and on Friday indie singer/songwriter Greg Laswell takes the
stage. Sunday’s headliner at Infinity Norfolk is Davy Knowles with blues
guitar. You can enjoy the jazz of six-time Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon on
Friday at Infinity Hartford. www.infinityhall.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that
It’s Off The Record Indie Night Friday at Conspiracy in Middletown, and on
Saturday morning The Godfrey Memorial Library provides a Genealogy Research
Help session.
Middletown’s Art Walk begins on Saturday with a Climate
Action showcase at the Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op. The Recreation Division
holds a Breakfast Bingo on Saturday, and at noon there’s a Pumpkin Fest at Long
Lane Farm, hosted by Wesleyan’s College of the Environment, where you can enjoy
live music, farm tours, crafts, and more.
Middlesex Community College holds a fundraising Red Moon
Gala Saturday night with entertainment and refreshments, and you can bring the
kids to a Pumpkin Decorating event Sunday morning at Crystal Lake. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts presents the
Connecticut premier of “Paramodernities,” by choreographer Netta Yerushalmy on
Friday at the CFA Theater. ON Saturday they offer a Master Class movement
workshop at 11 am on Deconstructing Dance History with Choreographer Netta
Yerushlamy.
Jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates performs at the Russell House on
Sunday at 3 pm.
These events are free and open to the public. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts an Evening with
Tail Light Rebellion tonight/ Thursday. Friday, they bring you LHB, Inverter,
Texas Death Match, and more. You can catch a sneak preview of the new album by
Driftwood Soldier on Saturday, or enjoy Ulterior Motif, NYR, and more. On
Sunday they’ve got a fall Flea Market & Swap Meet. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Toad’s Place holds a Hyperglow Tour on Friday, and on Sunday
there’s an album release celebration of Busy Signal’s “Parts of the Puzzle.” www.toadsplace.com
The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a Nature Walk
Saturday morning at Higby Mountain. E-mail Beth@HealingNatureCT.com to
register.
The State House in New Haven brings the Rel Carter Culture
Tour, an artist showcase and workshop toothier space on Sunday. www.statehousepresents.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Linda Ronstadt: The
Sound of My Voice,” a celebration of the iconic vocal artist, and “Brittany
Runs a Marathon,” a comedic drama about a New York woman trying to improve her
life. Monos, a critically acclaimed survivalist saga set on a remote mountain
in Latin America opens Friday. www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford begins a run
of “Maiden,” the documentary of an all-female crew competing in the Whitbread
Round the World sailing race. Sunday’s
opening is the late Robert Altman’s “Nashville,” a restored version of this
1975 story blending music, politics, cultural satire, and more, with an
award-winning ensemble cast. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
The Spooky Popcorn film series starts this eve (Thursday) at
Constitution Plaza in Hartford with a screening of “Lost Boys” at 6:30 pm. 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 Homegrown with Rob
DeRosa. Voted “Best Radio show” 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, Karen Stein offers peace on air with her
show, Imagine, bringing you a soulful mix of music from around world.
From 8:00-10:0pm, stick around for Evening Jazz, with Bill
Denert for 90 minutes of straight ahead jazz with some adventurous offshoots!
From 9:30-11, we bring you books toujours with DJ Arctic
Penguin. Taking books to another level.
at 11 - midnight,
JAzzalicious Defniition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC Magee strives to expose
listeners to new artists, instruments, cultures, and genres that have been
influenced by traditional jazz music.
at midnight stay tuned for Middletown by Moonlight with DJ
Monsoon Moon for a tour of rare and obscure albums from around the globe.
From 1-2amLil Kugel presents isn’t life strange, offering a
cross genre mix of songs that epitomize our pasts, define our present selves,
and predict our futures.
at 2am stay tuned for the hour of slack from The Church of
the Sudgenius.
from 3-4am 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!
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!
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