Good evening, it's Wednesday, January 29th. 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 and Boston Braves fan! Thanx for joining us!
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Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown 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 tonight/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,it's the Wednesday
Community Blues Jam with Tim McDonald, and Liviu’s Invitational comes your way
on Thursday. The Grammy-nominated Chicago blues legend Lurrie Bell takes the
stage on Friday night, and on Saturday you
can enjoy another session with Grayson Hugh & The Moon Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Up in Hartford, it’s Karaoke Night at The Russell. Tonight,
the Bruce Gregori Quartet leads Wednesday Jazz at The Half Door 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.
Middlesex Community College invites you to an opening
reception for two art exhibitions this evening/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/
At the Russell Library in Middletown, 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 attend
“Hidden Volumes” at noon time on Saturday at the Olin Library 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/
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, their Local
Author series continues this evening/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
On Thursday a the State House Cabaret in New Haven, 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 headline Rick Springfield at College Street
on Friday, and on Saturday they 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 tonight/Wednesday.
On Thursday they open “Ford vs 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 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 until midnight, stay tuned for Vinyl
Wednesday with MT Spen.
At Midnight, stick around for What the Funk with Jagged
Little Thrill
And at 1am, it's Ping Pong Pal
From 2 - 3, it's the Hour of Slack from Pacifica Radio
And from 3 to 4am, 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 at 5am.
Stay tuned each weekday, for the area’s most diverse mix of
public affairs from Pacifica, NPR, and independent sources.
As we do our best to close out our fall/winter pledge drive,
we ask that you reflect on how WESU has contributed to the quality of your
life. Does the service we provide keep you informed, entertained, or perhaps
even enlightened? Do we bring you content you cannot find elsewhere? As a
community radio station, these are our goals and we are glad to have your ear,
but there is no community radio without listener support. We need your
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online at www.wesufm.org/pledge And thanks!
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.
Thanx for listening, now stay tuned for the Latin Music
Hour!
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