Good evening, it's Wednesday, October 2nd. 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 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 what's happening in and around our area:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Bob Gotta hosts his
monthly Acoustic Open Mic on Thursday. 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, Scrabble Wednesday
starts at 5 pm; at 6 pm there’s a presentation providing information on
Medicare Open Enrollment. You can learn about Top IRA Planning Mistakes at a
presentation Thursday 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
In New Haven, at Café Nine tonight/Wednesday, there's Dwight
& Nicole and on Thursday you can catch Trey Tuck. The Nine’s weekly Friday
Happy Hour live music set features Buzz Gordo. The Friday night main event is
the Ideat Village Rock Lottery Day 1. The Weekly 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, it's the Wednesday weekly Community Blues Jam hosted
by Tommy Whalen, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. 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/
Back in Hartford, there's Karaoke Night at The Russell in
this evening/Wednesday. Little River Restoratives holds an Off the Record Indie
Night on Thursday.
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 is at the Space Ballroom tonight/Wednesday
with Bay Faction, and they bring Luna to the Space on Thursday. On Friday you
can join Mates of State to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album.
They headline Psychedelic Porn Crumpets at The Space on Saturday, appearing
with Meatbodies, and Tate & Silas. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall Norfolk brings you blues and more with Blues
Rocker, Jimmie Vaughan this evening/Wednesday. On Thursday, there’s more blues at infinity Norfolk with the Robert
Cray Band, and on Friday indie singer/songwriter Greg Laswell takes the stage with
his folk/rock offerings. Sunday’s headliner 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 Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore holds a WESteen Readers
meeting tonight/Wednesday where teens can enjoy refreshments and talk about
books. On Thursday they host 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
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 sponsors an
Opening Reception this evening/Wednesday at the Zilkha Gallery for “Inaction,”
a sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes, followed
by a dance performance.
There are guided tours Saturday at 1 pm. Wesleyan Composers
will hold a concert at World Music Hall at 9 pm. Choreographer Netta Yerushlamy
holds a Master Class movement workshop Saturday at 11 am on Deconstructing
Dance History. Jazz vocalist Giacomo Gates performs at the Russell House on
Sunday at 3 pm.
These events are free and open to the public. They also
invite you purchase tickets to the Connecticut premier of “Paramodernities,” by
choreographer Netta Yerushalmy on Friday at the CFA Theater. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts an Evening with
Tail Light Rebellion on Thursday. On 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. to the stage 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. Both run through Thursday. Upcoming openings include “Downton Abbey,”
“Midnight Traveler, and “Monos.” Check the website for details and screening
times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues the run
of “Aquaréla,” a celebration of the beauty and power of water, through
tonight/Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Maiden,” a 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 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 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 til 11pm, stay tuned for The Vault with
DJ Anton Banks. Presenting listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal,
tech-house and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from
international artists.
And 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 off our 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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