Good evening, it's Monday, January 27th.
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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango,
heard every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon
songs of the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune
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Now here's some of what's happening in our area
this week:
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds an Anything
Goes Open Mic tonight, hosted by JD Wiseman. On Friday night,
singer/songwriters Anne Marie Menta and Lauren Agnelli appear in concert
together. The Aligned With Source workshop happens Saturday morning, followed
by the All the Write Ways Workshop with Briana Una McGuckin. It’s blues and
more in the evening with Songwriters in the Round, when Cathy Kreger and
Caroline Doctorow perform. You can view the current exhibition, “Wildlife in
the Tree” by Elizabeth Ann McNalley, throughout the month. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Blue Note Mondays
features the Brandon Terzakis Trio tonight. Avi Jacob is the headliner
tomorrow, appearing with Among the Acres and S.G. Carlson. On Wednesday you can
catch Sargasso, Dex Dreams, and Emil Beckford. The Mark Dipino Band, Cardboard
Dreamhouse, the Mike Brandon Band, and more are in the lineup for Thursday
night. Friday’s Happy Hour features Bruce and Loralee Crowder, and the late
show’s got The Worst, Alethea, and Killer Kin. The Saturday Jazz Jam Session is
led by Michael Coppola & Friends, followed by the Dirt Pile Family Band,
Major Stars, and Tongue Depressor. The Sunday Buzz matinée features Shandy
Lawson, Calvin Decutlass, and Mike Rivers this week. www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, their Jazz
Mondays feature is a Haneef N. Nelson Birthday Bash tonight. Michael Palin’s
Other Orchestra will bring you jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. The
Community Blues Jam on Wednesday is with Tim McDonald, and Liviu’s Invitational
comes your way on Thursday. The Grammy-nominated Chicago blues legend Lurrie
Bell takes the stage on Frida night, and on Saturday you can enjoy another session with Grayson Hugh
& The Moon Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Up in Hartford, the Public
Library offers Yoga for Success at 5:30 today, and Tainted, Inc. offers Salsa
and Bachata classes at 7 pm. Monday Night Jazz continues at the Arch Street
Tavern, and the Public Library offers a Health & Wellness Fair at their
Camp Hill branch Wednesday at 11 am. Center Church offers a Lunchtime
Meditation on Wednesday at noon, and it’s Karaoke Night at The Russell. The
Bruce Gregori Quartet leads Wednesday Jazz at The Half Door Wednesday evening
as well, followed by an open jam session. The AG Horns are at the Arch Street
Tavern for BooYah! Wednesdays this week. The Wadsworth Atheneum offers a
gallery talk on Thursday at noon for their new Noguchi exhibition “Sesshū,” and
in the evening the Public Library opens a two-part workshop on the Japanese Art
of Decluttering and Organizing at their Barbour Branch. YourParents performs
bass music at the Arch Street Tavern on Thursday night, and on Friday and
Saturday you can catch the comedy of Tracey Ashley at the Brew HaHa Comedy
Club. The Arch Street Tavern hosts Bearly Dead on Friday night, and Shadow of
Intent brings its Melancholy Winter Tour to The Webster on Saturday. The Polish
National Home hosts Krakow Karaoke on Saturday, and at Arch Street you can
catch Dissident with their Pearl Jam tribute. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office reminds you that the Shakespearean Acting and Writing Plays classes, as
well as the Circobatics class, continue this week at Oddfellow’s Playhouse. The
GM Chorale offers an open rehearsal and audition on Tuesday evening in
Cromwell. Middlesex Community College invites you to an opening reception for
two art exhibitions Wednesday at 6 pm in the Pegasus Gallery on campus. You can view Sydney Morris’ “Liquid Sky”
photography exhibit, and David Borawski’s multimedia exhibit, “Murder for a Jar
of Red Rum.” www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Russell Library in Middletown Job and Career
center offers a workshop Tuesday night on “Steering Your Way Through the New
Hiring Technologies.” The Racial Justice Book Group meets to discuss Nick
Bellatoni’s “The Long Journeys Home,” presented by the author. Scrabble
Wednesday is on the books at 5 pm, and on Thursday the Mystery! book group
meets to discuss “Hollywood Homicide” by Kellye Garrett. Consult the website
calendar for future events geared to all patrons, including help sessions for
people who are home-insecure, and both group and individual sessions from the
Job and Career Center. www.russelllibrary.org
Wesleyan
University’s Center for the Arts invites you to an opening reception for the
new Diane Simpson exhibition, “Cardboard-Plus, 1977-1980,” at the Zilkha Gallery
on Tuesday at 4:30 pm. “Hidden Volumes” will be performed at Olin Library on
Saturday at noon., and there’s a performance of “Living Tones” at 6 pm in the
Smith Reading Room. The Fred Simmons Duo performs on Sunday at 3 pm at The
Russell House. You can purchase tickets to the Connecticut premiere of “The
Sound of Science” performed by cellist Jeffrey Zeigler on Friday evening at
Memorial Chapel. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
The Wesleyan RJ
Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds an Open Mic Night on Tuesday, where you can
read, sing, perform, or present. Their Local Author series continues Wednesday
with Ioanna Opidee and her new book, “Waking Slow.” They host Jeffrey Colvin on
Sunday afternoon, presenting “Africaville.” The Light Up Your Mind! program continues
through the week, and check the website for Kids’ Event programs including
Family Story Time. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The State House Cabaret in New
Haven invites all musical, word and visual artists to an Open Mic Night on
Tuesday with Patrick Dalton. On Thursday, the Modern Love Collective brings you
a Dance Party, and on Friday you’re invited to an OOO UUU Wanna Rap? Networking
Event with special guest Yvng Swag. On Saturday, they bring you Nikhil P
Yerawadekar, Low Mentality, and the Fo. www.statehousepresents.com
Manic Presents is
at the College Street Music Hall on Tuesday with Grace Potter and Devon Gilfillian.
They headline Rick Springfield at College Street on Friday, and on Saturday are
pleased to bring you Lettuce, and the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. At the Space
Ballroom in Hamden, they’ve got the Seratones, Thabisa, and Fernanda and the
Ephemeral on Friday. www.manicpresents.com
Toad’s Place brings
you Rockin’ in a Winter Wonderland on Thursday with performers on the Main
Stage as well as Lily’s Pad. www.toadsplace.com
Infinity Hall Norfolk
brings you blues and rock on Friday with Jack Broadbent. On Saturday, you can
catch Broken Arrow, a Tribute to Neil Young, It’s all rock on Saturday night
when Infinity Hartford brings The Smithereens to the stage with guest vocalist
Robin Wilson. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts a Punk Rock
celebration Friday with In The Distance, Devolve, Residual Self, and more. Enjoy
their Winter’s Eve on Saturday with spiked cocoa and cider, and on Sunday it’s
“Stupor Bowl” 2020 with pot luck offerings to enjoy while watching the game. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The Middetown
Recreation Division is sponsoring a guided walk along the Connecticut River
Sunday at 10 am. E-mail Beth@BethLapin.com to
register.
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track
in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues runs of “Parasite,”
a modern Korean fairy tale, “Cunningham,” about the legendary choreographer, “What
She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,” a look at the The New Yorker movie critic, and
“The Song of Names,” the story of a Polish-Jewish prodigy in WWII Europe. Their
annual screenings of Oscar nominee shorts begin on Friday with Animation, Live
Action, and Documentary. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity
College’s Cinestudio continues their run of “Harriet”, about the iconic leader
of the Underground Railroad, through Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Ford v
Ferrari,” about the Ford’s efforts to build a car to win the 24 Hours at
LeMans. Sunday’s opening is “Dark Waters,” about an attorney who uncovers a
corporate crime with major environmental impact. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on
WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with
Charles Henry. From classic bop to relevant new releases.
From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle
chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.
From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson
offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with
occasional live interviews.
At 8 until 9:30 pm, Chip Austin is in the air
chair for Unfocused Folk. Americana music from Nashville and around the world
including folk, acoustic country and roots-rock from both emerging and veteran
artists.
From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show
brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV
trivia, and lot of fun.
The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits
of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Enjoy special
features and little known facts about the music and artists.
From 12:30 to 1:30am Prominent Profiles with DJ
Elliot takes a look at an historic artist that has had a profound and lasting
influence on popular culture and current artists.
From 1:30-2:30am The Beatles: A Week in the
Life with DJ McKenzie tells the story of The Beatles, their contemporaries, and
the artists and songs that inspired them.
From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides
a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the
globe.
From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of
the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is
the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each
weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
For a complete schedule of all our free-form
and public affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us
weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of
evening programming on WESU Middletown!
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Afternoon
Jazz with Charles Henry coming up next.
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