Good evening, it's Tuesday, February
25th. 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!
Here's some of what's happening in
our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown
on Thursday, The Middlesex Drum Circle meets, and on Friday you can enjoy
jazz and classic rock with The Modern Riggs. The Aligned With Source workshop
happens Saturday morning, followed by All the Write Ways: A Workshop for
Self-Expression at 1 pm.
David Houston takes the stage on
Friday with “Leap Night,” an evening of poetic riddles and music. You can view
the current exhibition throughout the month that includes the photography of
Ryan Martin Callanan and Heather Cohn. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine
tonight/Tuesday, you can catch EJ Nash, Brian Larney, and Samantha Preis. Mike
Lemme takes the stage on Wednesday, along with Robbie Bernstein and Carter
Morgan, and on Thursday they bring you Wesley Stace with A Tribute to John
Wesley, along with Robert Lloyd and Joe Flood.
Friday’s Happy Hour features Rob
Obie, and in the evening they’ve got Jake McKelvie & The Countertops, Shy,
The New Neighbors, and more.
The Saturday Jazz Jam Session is led
by Billy Cofrances, followed by the late show with Chaser Eight, Trashing
Violet, and Bad Bad Stereo. They celebrate the life of Ross Hallen at Sunday
Buzz matinée with Lost Generation, Last Supper, and more, and then round out
the weekend later with the Porch Party Mamas and Arelan Wow. www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford,
they’re celebrating Fat Tuesday with a Mardi Gras Party, and on Wednesday The
Community Blues Jam is with Tim McDonald. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way
on Thursday, and on Friday they sponsor a fundraiser for the UConn Foundation
with The Remedies Band. Enjoy a Records Release show on Saturday with the blues
and rock of Tom Forst. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Also up in Hartford, there’s a
Kizomba Public Dance session tonight/Tuesday at Union Station. Soul Warriors
offers a weekly Soul Grit session this evening/Tuesday at their Arbor Street
Headquarters, and Center Church continues their Lunchtime Meditation on
Wednesday at noon.
The Mark Twain House brings local
author Ethan Rutherford to their West End Wednesdays series with short story
and novel readings, and it’s Karaoke Night at The Russell.
The Bruce Gregori Quartet performs
at The Half Door also. On Thursday, Matthew Dicks presents his new novel,
“Twenty-One Truths About Love,” at the Mark Twain House, and Paul Spratt brings
his comedy to Funny Bone in Manchester.
The indoor music series at City
Place continues Friday at noon with Zaaqqara, and in the evening Smoove L
appears at the Webster Underground.
The Brew HaHa Comedy Club presents
Michael Somerville on Friday and Saturday, and the Arch Street Tavern hosts
Mikey Carubba, Sam Kininger, and Beau Sasser.
You can catch more comedy on
Saturday with Eddie Griffin at Funny Bone, and Mauve Lloyd presents a Dual
Album Tribute to Pink Floyd at the Arch Street Tavern. G Herbo brings his PTSD
Tour to The Webster on Sunday night. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in
Middletown sponsors Paul Vidich tonight with his newest novel, “The Coldest
Warrior.” They’re holding an Open Mic night tonight/Tuesday, as well as their
monthly Philosophy Night on Saturday. The Light Up Your Mind! program continues
through the week, and check the website for Kids’ Event programs, including
their new read-aloud Chapters Book Club and a special Story Time event on
Saturday with guest, Cat in the Hat. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Manic Presents is at the College
Street Music Hall in New Haven tonight/Tuesday with Drive-By Truckers and
Buffalo Nichols. For the rest of the week they’re at the Space Ballroom in
Hamden, starting with Summer Salt, Okey Dokey, and Breakup Shoes on Wednesday.
They headline The Breakfast on
Friday, and on Saturday you can enjoy comedy with Trump vs Bernie: The Debate!,
featuring Anthony Atamanuik and James Adomian. As always, you can purchase
tickets with no box office fee at Redscroll Records in Wallingford. www.manicpresents.com
The State House Cabaret in New Haven
holds their usual Open Mic Night tonight/Tuesday with Patrick Dalton, and
there’s an all-out jam session on Thursday where you can create and connect.
It’s Metal Core Masters on Friday night with The Acacia Strain, Rotting Out,
and more. The Olympics take the stage on Saturday along with The Vultures,
Garbage Barge, and FlapJack Attack.
The Middletown Arts & Culture
Office wants you to know that the CT Office of the Arts is holding another
Teaching Artist Workshop tonight/Tuesday at Oddfellow’s Playhouse, where Alice
Quaresma will speak on “What Makes Mentorship Work?”
The Connecticut Poetry Society holds
a Poets on Poetry event at the Hartford Public Library on Saturday, where Nancy
Clarke Otter will discuss poet Jo Harjo.
The Wadsworth Mansion holds its 20th
annual Wedding Show on Sunday at 11 am, and at 4 pm the GM Chorale’s Alchemy
ensemble presents “Soirée Musicales” at the Bethany Lutheran Church in
Cromwell. Check the FB page for details. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the
Arts sponsors free events this week, starting with an Artist Talk this
evening/Tuesday at the Mansfield Freeman Center by Tabaimo, on her upcoming
multimedia work, “Fruits borne out of rust.”
Millie Kapp and Matt Shalzi perform
their commissioned piece at the Zilkha Gallery tonight/Tuesday as well.
There’s a Senior Recital on Friday
at the Ring Family Hall, and a symposium there on Saturday featuring the work
of the Institute for Curatorial Practice in Performance.
The University’s Orchestra presents
their seventh annual Children’s Concert and Musical Petting Zoo at Crowell
Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon. You’re invited to purchase tickets for the
weekend premier performances of “Fruits borne out of rust,” a multimedia work
by Tabaimo and her choreographer, Maki Morishita. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
The Russell Library in Middletown
hosts Scrabble Wednesday at 5 pm, and welcomes the Mystery! book club on
Thursday night to discuss “Hollywood Homicide” by Kellye Garrett. There’s Yoga
in the Hubbard room on Saturday morning. Consult the website calendar for
future events geared to all patrons, including special offerings from the Job
and Career Center. Enjoy the exhibit of paintings by Enox Shabazz that feature
African-American and Biblical themes throughout the month.
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you
blues and rock on Thursday with Charlie Musselwhite. On Friday, it’s Wanted
D.O.A., the world’s #1 Bon Jovi Tribute Band. At Infinity Norfolk, you can
catch folksinger Hayes Carll on Friday, and enjoy Americana, folk, and more on
Saturday with Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford
hosts Ryan Patrick White, Manu, Manifestation, and more on Thursday. On Friday
you can catch A Judgmental Swarm of Bees, Designated Hitter, and more, and on
Saturday it’s The Day That Should Not Be with Paragnosis, Cryptius, My Missing
Half, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Artists for World Piece sponsors
musician/artist Michael Pestel in their One Concert-One Child series on
Thursday at The Hubbard House in Middletown. Proceeds benefit their Children of
Peace Project and the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. www.artistsforworldpeace.org
Toad’s Place holds another
Blacklight Glow Party on Friday with performers on two stages. On Sunday, they
headline Tarrus Riley. www.toadsplace.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
screenings of the Oscar-winning film, “Parasite,” and “The Woman Who Loves
Giraffes,” about the woman who studied African wildlife before Jane Goodall and
Dian Fossey. You can also see “The Tobacconist,” about a young boy seeking
advice from Sigmund Freud in pre-WWII Vienna, and “The Cordillera of Dreams,” a
Chilean documentary that blends historical memory, political trauma, and
geography. All run through Thursday. Upcoming openings include “Sleepwalk With
Me.” Check the website for details and times. www.realartways.org
The Bushnell Center for
Performing Arts in Hartford holds a free screening of “Ralph Breaks the
Internet” on Sunday afternoon. Reservations are requested. www.hartford.com/events/
Trinity College’s Cinestudio
continues the run of “Parasite” through Wednesday. They open “Knives Out” on
Thursday, a mystery about the super-rich. Sunday’s National Theatre Live
matinée is a modern adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” and they open a run of
“Beanpole,” a Russian film about post-WWII Leningrad, Sunday afternoon. 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, stay
tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm. From krautrock to
post-rock, grunge to garage, blues to BeBop, novelty to New Romantic,
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.
And starting at 8pm, stay tuned for
Roll Over Beethoven. Who knows classical composers who aren't cis white men?
The favorites--Bach, Mozart, Beethoven--surely get eliminated. R.O.B. is
dedicated to making the equally profound sounds of marginalized and modern
composers known.
At 10, it's an hour of Windy City
Sounds. An episodic look at different eras and genres of the Chicago music
scene.
from 11 to midnight it's The Guest
List. Come along with DJ Lukey G and his weekly guest on a journey of
playlist curation based on a weekly theme: a color, a movie, a mood, you name
it!
And from midnight to 1 it's State of
the Union. A talk show about liminal spaces and other shared interests.
at 1 it's Word on the Street,
exploring the link between language and music, picking a meaningful word from
the week and seeing how it can inspire a musical path.
Note to Self comes on board at 2am
with Celiac. Letters to self -- past, present, or future. A place for people to
get creative with their thoughts, their hopes and dreams. Even the boring ones.
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
at 5am.
Stay tuned each weekday, for the
area’s most diverse mix of public affairs from Pacifica, NPR, and independent
sources.
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
Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat.
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