Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Tuesday 10-15-19 Jive


Good evening, it's Tuesday, October 15th. 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:
Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts MacArthur Fellow Cameron Rowland for an Artist Talk at the Ring Arts Hall on Tuesday, and there’s a performance of “Inaction” at the Zilkha Gallery. Both events are free. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa 

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds Laughter Yoga with Dawn this evening, followed by a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing with Lou Sorrentino. You can enjoy Shaking the Tree, a Gong and Sound Healing on Thursday. Friday the Buttonwood kicks off their 30th anniversary with their first-ever 30-hour Performance Marathon and fundraiser. For thirty hours at three locations Friday and Saturday, you enjoy live performances, refreshments, a silent auction, art displays, vintage photos and more. Friday’s performers include: House of Moses, Kate Rushin, Cathy Kreger, Kristen Graves, Kate Callahan, Lara Herscovitch and Ashley Hamel. Saturday’s events includes appearances by Buttonwood co-founder, Stephan Alison, Joe Flood, Laszlo Gardony, Brian O’Rourke, Bob Gotta, Carolyn Halsted, John BAsinger, Neely Bruce and Kitty Katherine. The events close out with a Gala event atop the Community Health Center.  www.buttonwood.org

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore hosts Neil Olson tonight/Tuesday in conversation with Brian Wraight to discuss his new mystery novel, “Before the Devil Fell.” Italian-American heritage is the topic on Thursday with authors Marco Rafalà and Juliet Grames presenting their new works. On Saturday afternoon Roberta Isleib speaks with Ang Pompano about his new mystery,” When It’s Time for Leaving.” Kids’ events continue this week and include story time and sessions on Spanish, acting, and a visit with Beth Vrabel on Wednesday about her new book, “The Humiliations of Pipi McGee.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that The Jonah Center for Earth and Art co-host a “Replace Our Trees” program Tuesday at Middletown’s Common Council Chambers this (Tuesday) evening. The Godfrey Memorial Library offers genealogy research help sessions on Wednesday. Middletown Works hosts a Conversation Circle for single parents at the Family Wellness Center on Thursday. The Recreation Division sponsors Friday Night Bingo at the Senior & Community Center, as well as Downtown Trick or Treat on Saturday, along with Fall Festival events on the South Green including a petting zoo, games, vendors, music, and more. The world jazz collective Heard performs on Saturday at the Buttonwood’s 30th anniversary celebration. The GM Chorale and First Congregational Church of Cheshire host a free performance of Soirées Musicales by the vocal chorale Alchemy on Saturday night. The Nick Di Maria Quartet performs live jazz at Conspiracy on Saturday, and on Sunday they hold a Royal Tea with the Queens event while collecting donations for Middletown food banks. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight, you can catch Parkers Tangent, Gardant, and Anthony Corps. There’s a Comedy Open Mic on Wednesday with Dan Rice, and on Thursday they bring you Tommy Sands. Friday, The Nine’s weekly Happy Hour live music set at 5pm, features Dittymack.  Friday night’s main event features Dale Watson and His Lonestars, and Roses Wild. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session is with Tony DioGuardi and Friends, and later they bring Rhett Miller and Elaina Kay to the Café stage. The Sunday Buzz Matinée features Auguste and Alden with Wallace & Sasso, and in the evening, it’s Avenir and The Outer Side. http://www.cafenine.com/  

The State House in New Haven hosts Mixtape Bingo on Tuesday with lots of digital tracks. They host Living Room Night on Wednesday with games, scary moves, and more. On Thursday, The State House presents a singer/songwriter showcase with host Marisol Credle, and on Friday you can catch Lightkeeper, Albino Redwood, Memory Celle, and more. It’s a Homecoming Show on Saturday at The State House featuring The Most, appearing with Standby, Nikita, and Elom. Sunday evening, The Quest Presents NRG (The Musical). www.statehousepresents.com

In Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery holds a Highlight Tour Wednesday morning, and its Karaoke Night at The Russell in the evening. The Hartford Fringe Festival opens on Thursday with ten days of theater, music, comedy and more performed by local and national artists at the Carriage House Theater. It’s Off the Record Indie Night on Thursday at Little River Restoratives. The GOAT Brew & Wine Fest happens Saturday afternoon at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, and there’s a Discover Hartford Scavenger Hunt at the Hanging Hills Brewery. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday nights. Wednesday, Sally’s weekly Community Blues Jam is hosted by Ed Bradley, and on Thursday Liviu’s Invitational take the Black-Eyed Sally’s stage. You can dance the night away on Friday with The Cartells, and on Saturday they’ve got the Hall High School Jazz Ensembles and a special guest band from Germany, performing with Grammy-nominated composer Pete McGuinness. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, Scrabble Wednesday is on at 5:00 pm, and the Veterans Writing Group meets Thursday afternoon. On Thursday evening the Connecticut Poetry Society presents a workshop, “Poets on Poetry,” with a focus on the 13th century Persian poet Rumi. The library will participate in Saturday morning’s Downtown Trick or Treat in the children’s section, and in the afternoon their “Jazz Up Close: Composition as Storytelling” series continues featuring drummer/composer Gerald Cleaver and his quartet. Consult the website calendar for more events geared to patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org



Thursday, Toad’s Place headlines hard-hitting Hip Hop MC Immortal Technique’s Middle Passage Tour, with support from with Chino XL, Poison Pen, and more. Friday, Toad’s presents the Earthgang Mirrorland Tour. www.toadsplace.com

Infinity Hall Norfolk hosts Karla Bonoff on Thursday and the Yonder Mountain String Band is in the house on Friday. You can enjoy jazz with Steve Tyrell on Saturday, and on Sunday and Southern rock with JJ Grey and his Front Porch Sessions. Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Broken Arrow, a Tribute to Neil Young on Friday, and on Sunday it’s jazz with the Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet, the West Hartford Jazz All Stars, and more for the Gifts of Music benefit concert to support music instruction in local schools. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds a psych/rock dance party Friday with Falconeer, Fiction, and Psychotic Reaction. On Saturday you can catch Murderer’s Row, Kyle Trocolla & The Strangers, and Matt & The Marauders. Sunday’s lineup includes Pathogenic, My Missing Half, and Vaulted. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Manic Presents brings In This Moment to the College Street Music Hall on Friday, and on Sunday they headline Thievery Corporation. At the Space Ballroom in Hamden, they bring you Altin Gün on Friday, and Cimorelli takes the stage on Saturday for a 1 pm matinée show. They round out the weekend at the Space on Sunday with Lust For Youth. www.manicpresents.com
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,” and “Aquarela,” a cinematic journey about the raw power of water. Also continuing is “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements,” a memoir about a deaf boy, his grandfather, and Beethoven. “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” about a young man with Down ’s syndrome with dreams of being a professional wrestler is also being screened. All run through Thursday. Future openings include “Midnight Traveler” and “Parasite.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Through Wednesday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues their run of “Honeyland,” a documentary about bees. On Thursday they open “Luce,” a psychological thriller about an adopted all-star high school athlete with a secret. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinée film is Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and they open a run of “Tel Aviv on Fire,” a comedy about a soap opera that eases Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

The Middletown International Film Festival continues on tonight at Chapman Hall on the Middlesex Community College campus with a screening of “I Am Not a Witch,” a Zambian film about a village girl accused of witchcraft. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.
From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

From 6-8pm Bill Revill brings us Acoustic Blender, offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

From 8-9 pm stay tuned for an hour of live and local arts and culture with J-Cherry on Voice of the City!

at 9pm, stay tuned for (1,3,5) Femme Gems and Jams with DJ Stevie Hick, spotlighting biographies of lesser known historical female figures by curating mixtape that she might jam to.

from 10-11pm (1, 3, 5) take a Road Trip to a different city each episode, with DJ G and DJ Vix, who cover new and rising artists all from the same hometown. No gas money required.

at 11pm Not Ur Mom’s Tunes with DJ Amoroso and DJ MT SPEN invite you join them for a plunge into a guest’s first musical influence: their mom. with new moms covered each week!

from midnight-1am What’s Goin’ On? with DJ Sam offers a deep dive into the career and their music of artists with songs that have under 1,000,000 plays.  

at 1 Passing Thru with DJ Slimbo Clean take a musical investigation into the spaces we inhabit and the ways we move through them-- down the street, across the country, and beyond

from 2-3am Louisiana Barn Dance brings us an hour of rootin tooting Cajun and roots country sounds from Louisiana.

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!


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