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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