Good evening, it's Wednesday,
February 19th . 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!
Now here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown, Thursday’s offering is Shaking the Tree, a Gong Bath and Sound
Healing, and on Friday Rice Jenkins presents Centennial Cole: 100 Years of Nat
“King” Cole. The Aligned With Source workshop happens Saturday morning,
followed by All the Write Ways: A Workshop for Self-Expression at 1 pm.
Singer/songwriter Randy Moses brings
his House of Moses LIVE band to the Buttonwood on Saturday night, and on Sunday
there’s a Reiki Share at 2 pm. 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/Wednesday, it’s another session of Words and Music. Thursday’s bill
includes Dumlords, Haunted Continents, and Where The Wild Live. Friday’s Happy
Hour features Lynn Malavolti, and in the evening you can catch Grizzlor, TRVSS,
and Hylda. The Saturday Jazz Jam Session is led by the Café 9 All-Stars,
followed by the late show with Gutter Demons and Johnny Cab. The Sunday Buzz
matinée brings you Jeff Przech, Dennis Fancher, and more, and they round out
the weekend later with Olive Tiger, Rosu Lup, and Canyon. www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford,
it's the Wednesday Community Blues Jam with Tom Forst, and Liviu’s
Invitational comes your way on Thursday. On Friday they bring you pianist
Anthony Geraci and the Boston Blues All Stars, and it’s blues-based rock and
roll on Saturday with Mambo Sons. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Up in Hartford, it’s Karaoke
Night this evening/Wednesday at The Russell. Pratt Street hosts a pop-up pie
session on Thursday from noon to 4 pm to celebrate National Cherry Pie Day, and
Haley in the Water perform Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” at the Arch Street Tavern
in the evening. The seven-week indoor music series at City Place continues
Friday at noon with Brandt Taylor, and in the evening the Knox Greenhouse hosts
an Urban Greenhouse Party with craft beer and a silent auction.
You can catch The Natural Soul and
special guest Nikita Friday night at the Arch Street Tavern, and the Yard Goats
hold their 2020 auditions for a mascot Saturday afternoon at Dunkin’ Donuts
Park.
The Webster hosts Gabriel and the
Apocalypse, Jump the Fall, and more on Saturday night, and The Alchemystics and
Phat A$stonaut are at the Arch Street Tavern. The Wadsworth Atheneum holds a
Jazz Brunch on Sunday morning. Full details on all of these events can be found
at www.hartford.com/events/
Tonight/Wednesday at the State House
Cabaret in New Haven, it’s techno and EDM at their RAVE, with Phony
Villiain, Zaidokhi, Anteo Fabris, and more. Dooley-O presents a Back Room Party
on Thursday, and on Friday they bring you No Mind/ Tales of Joy, and Chris
Daly. They’re holding a Bloodroot Fundraiser Celebration on Saturday, and on
Sunday you’re invited to a CT Bellydance Salon with hosts Elisheva and Joy. www.statehousepresents.com
The Russell Library in Middletown
hosts Scrabble Wednesday at 5 pm, and on Thursday at 5 pm teens are invited to
help create a Black History Month Collage. At 7 pm, Nick Bellatoni presents
“Long Journeys Home,” a series of intergenerational stories of indigenous life,
and on Saturday morning Faith Jackson hosts a Black History Month event
including poetry, music, and special tributes. 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. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts and Culture
Office announces that the the CT Office of the Arts is holding a Teaching
Artist Workshop on Thursday at Oddfellow’s Playhouse, where Trenda Loftin will
speak on “Cultivating Equity & Inclusion.” Sounds and Scenarios, Pull the
Curtain, Long Autumn and more are performing at the MAC650 Gallery and Artist
Co-Op on Friday evening.
The Oddfellows Playhouse Youth
Theater holds a New Plays Festival on Saturday from 1-9 pm. Actors are needed,
so call 860-347-6143 to learn more. Check the FB page for details. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the
Arts sponsors free events this week, and continues the sound exhibition of
Beethoven’s 9 th symphony daily at the Olin Library. The Ad Hoc Bach collective
presents Bach cantatas on Thursday at Memorial Chapel. The French 75 Dixieland
Jazz Band performs Sunday afternoon at The Russell House. You’re invited to
purchase tickets for Beethoven’s 250 th Birthday Bash Friday evening at Crowell
Concert Hall that includes a mix of traditional and experimental tributes.
Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in
Middletown sponsors Jeffrey Diamond this evening/Wednesday in their Local
Author series with his new thriller, “Live to the Network.” Also today/
Wednesday, Richie Jackson presents his memoir, “Gay Like Me,” in conversation
with Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein. They sponsor author Deepak Chopra on
Thursday at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, who’ll discuss his latest, “The
Nature of Reality.” Lisa G Samia is featured on Sunday afternoon with her
collection, “The Nameless and the Faceless of the Civil War.” 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 Family Story
Time.
Manic Presents is at the Space
Ballroom tonight/ Wednesday with Longwave and The Philistines, Jr. They
headline Mike Doughty for his Winter Tour 2020 on Thursday, appearing with Baby
Men. Bambara and Maxband take the stage on Friday night, and on Saturday
they’ve got Carbon Based, Bonsai Trees, Cinema Stare, and Quinn. Chris Redd is
the headliner on Sunday. At the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Marc
Maron brings his Hey, There’s More Tour to the region on Saturday, appearing
with Dean Delray. As always, you can purchase tickets with no box office fee at
Redscroll Records in Wallingford. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you
blues, funk, and jazz on Thursday with Jake Shimaburkuro. On Friday, it’s more
blues and rock with Los Lobos, and on Saturday you can hear Moondance, the
Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute band. Richard Marx is in the house on Sunday with
An Acoustic Evening of Love Songs. Check the website for details. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford
hosts Forced Reality, Yellow Stitches, Mindforce, and more on Friday. On
Saturday you can catch Malignancy, Dissolve, Sickbay, Hells Teeth, and more.
Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Toad’s Place brings you PNB Rock on
Friday with Christian Royce, Rook, JOATA, and more. Check the website for
details. 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 this year’s Oscar nominee shorts in the categories of Animation
and Live Action, and also continue the Oscar-winning film, “Parasite,” through
Thursday. Also continuing is “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes,” about the woman
who studied African wildlife before Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey. Upcoming
openings include “Sleepwalk With Me.” Check the website for details and times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio
continues the run of “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” a restoration of this 1949
black comedy about a serial killer aspiring to become a Duke, through Friday.
Their Thursday matinée is National Theatre Live’s performance of “Cyrano de
Bergerac.” You’re invited their 50 th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday to
enjoy free screenings of “Yellow Submarine” and “Alice’s Restaurant,” along
with refreshments and a costume contest. Their Bolshoi Ballet matinée on Sunday
is a performance of “Swan Lake,” and in the evening theyopen a run of
“Parasite.” Full details at 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. Latin music from the 80’s, 90’s
and early 2000’s.
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 11, it's
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.
At 11, it's an hour of Vinyl
Wednesday with MT Spen. Snap, crackle, pop. The needle drops. Listen to the
forgotten, obscure, fun, live, and groovy -- all on vinyl.
From midnight to 1am it's What the
Funk with Jagged Little Thrill. Exploring George Clinton’s concept of “the
Funk,” as it appears across genres and generations.
And starting at 1, stay tuned for
Ping Pong Pal. Tunes that spin, bounce, and bang with a little piece of
writing!
At 2am it's the Hour of Slack from
Pacifica. Reverend Ivan Stang presents his own commentary, along with recorded
material from all SubGenius radio and stage shows, bands, ranters, media
barrage collage artists, and selections from the indie audio underground
created by various SubGenii and others
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 the 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
the Latin Music Hour with Isabel!
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