Good evening, it's Wednesday, March 4th. 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 on Thursday, there’s an Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta. The Story City Group takes the stage on Friday night, and the Aligned With Source workshop happens Saturday morning. All the Write Ways: A Workshop for Self-Expression continues Saturday afternoon, and in the evening you can enjoy acoustic originals and more with Luke Hendon and The Django Music Collective. They sponsor a reception on Sunday afternoon for the March art exhibit, #EachforEqual, a collection honoring International Women’s Day. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, there’s another Comedy Open Mic tonight/Wednesday hosted by Dan Rice, and on Thursday they headline Sinecera. Friday’s Happy Hour features DW Ditty, followed by the late show with The Yawpers and Elison Jackson. The Saturday Jazz Jam Session is led by Michael Coppola & Friends, and the evening show brings you the Freddy Deboe Band and DJB the T Jr. The Sunday Buzz matinée features Daphne Lee Martin and Shandy Lawson, and they round out the weekend later with The Western Den and Olivia Barton. www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, it’s the Community Blues Jam with Tommy Whalen. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday, and on Friday they headline the Chris Beard Blues Band. You can enjoy R&B, funk, dance music and more on Saturday night with Avenue Groove. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At the Space Ballroom on Friday, Manic Presents brings The Way I Am, Project Kate, and Chris Grosso. On Saturday, they bring you OM, and Wovenhand. At the College Street Music Hall in New Haven, it’s Silversun Pickups and The New Regime on Tuesday. On Thursday, it’s An Evening with Al Franken. As always, you can purchase tickets with no box office fee at Redscroll Records in Wallingford. www.manicpresents.com
In New Haven, enjoy world beat and more at the State House Cabaret tonight/Wednesday with Headroom and 75 Dollar Bill. It’s indie rock night on Thursday with Big Fang, Ditch Boys, The Fiction Kids, and Addy Edward. Celebrate Women’s History Month n Friday with #BackWomenInFuturity. There’s a special Record Release show on Saturday with Space Camp, appearing with Crag ask, Salt People, and more. Joe Morris and Bob Gorry curate an afternoon of experimental jazz on Sunday at Multiplex 7 starting at 1 pm. www.statehousepresents.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts Jennifer Rosner presenings her debut novel, “The Yellow Bird Sings,” on Thursday. The Light Up Your Mind! program continues through the week, and check the website for Kids’ Event programs, including a WESTeen Readers Jr. session and a celebration of “The Paper Bag Princess.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Up in Hartford, it’s Karaoke Night at The Russell this evening/Wednesday, and The Bruce Gregori Quartet performs at The Half Door. The Elizabeth Park Conservancy opens its Spring Greenhouse Show on Friday morning. The show is free, and continues through March 13th.
The indoor music series at City Place continues Friday at noon with The Skipping Stones, and in the evening Cam’ron brings their Purple Haze 2 Tour to The Webster. Enjoy Pierogies and Punchlines at the Polish National Home of Hartford Friday night with the comedy of Marty Caproni.
The Arch Street Tavern hosts The New Mosaic and Chad B. Springer on Friday evening. The Connecticut Historical Society presents Silly Saturday with Dr. Seuss on Saturday morning, and there’s another session of Goat Yoga at Dunkin’ Donuts Park.
Bad Omens, Oh, Sleeper, and more are at the Webster Underground on Saturday night, and there’s a Community Breathwork and Sound Healing at Tainted, Inc.
Runaway Gin presents a Tribute to Phish Saturday at the Arch Street Tavern. Christ Church Cathedral brings you Klezmer Dreams on Sunday afternoon with music for string quartet and clarinet, and in the evening you can hear Spite, Varials, and more at the Webster Underground. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company is holding auditions for their production of “Romeo and Juliet” today and Thursday at 6:30 pm.
The Mac650 Gallery and Artist Co-Op is hosting Your Diary, Snowpiler, Gullet and more tonight/Wednesday, and you can catch Squirrel Flower, Cedric Noel, and Shy on Friday. They’ve got Queen Moo, Bravely, and more on Saturday evening.
Actors from MARC will present “The Wizard of Oz” on Friday morning at Oddfellows Playhouse. The Godfrey Memorial Library Genealogy Club sponsors a workshop Saturday morning on How to Research Early American Ancestors. Check the FB page for details. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts sponsors free events this week, and tonight you can hear their Toneburst Laptop and Electronic Arts Ensemble perform new works at the Ring Arts Hall at 8 pm.
The 39th annual Middletown Public Schools Art Exhibition holds its Opening Reception on Saturday at the Zilkha Gallery. The works will be on view until March 15th. You can also purchase tickets for the Thesis Theater Production of “Phoebe in Winter,” by Jen Silverman, with performances Wednesday through Friday at the Patricelli Theater. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
At the Russell Library in Middletown it’s Scrabble Wednesday at 5 pm.
Their First Fridays Book Discussion takes place offsite on Friday evening at the RaMa LuNa Center for Yoga, with this month’s selection being “Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth Letts. Enjoy the reunion performance by The Hot Flashes, a trio of female vocalists, on Sunday afternoon, where you can hear bluegrass, folk, and more backed by members of the Stillwaters band. Consult the website calendar for future events geared to all patrons, including special offerings from the Job and Career Center. www.russelllibrary.org
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you rock by the Moody Blues’ John Lodge tonight/Wednesday. On Thursday, they’ve got blues and jam with Melvin Seals & JGB. The Dublin City Ramblers bring you Celtic favorites on Friday, and on Saturday Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters offer blues and blues rock. Jim Messina takes the stage on Sunday with rock and folk. At Infinity Norfolk, Waylone Payne brings you country and rock on Wednesday, and on Friday Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays blues rock. Jim Messina will be there on Saturday night. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you Sanguisugabobb, Vomit Forth, Mourned, and more on Friday. On Saturday, you can catch Lament, Fear the Masses, Dread These Days, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Toad’s Place presents Saved by the 90’s on Friday with DJ I Nine Five. There’s another College Glow Party on Saturday with performers on the Main Stage and in the Rainforest Room. www.toadsplace.com
The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a guided Nature Walk on Sunday at Long Hill Estate. E-mail Beth@BethLapin.com for details.
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 “The Cordillera of Dreams,” a Chilean documentary that blends historical memory, political trauma, and geography. Also continuing is “Cat Video Fest 2020,” All run through Thursday. Friday’s opening is “Portrait of A Lady on Fire,” a story of forbidden love in 18th Century France. Check the website for details and times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues the run of “Beanpole,” a Russian film about post-WWII Leningrad, through tonight/Wednesday. On Thursday they open “Little Women,” directed by Greta Gerwig. Their Exhibition on Screen series continues on Sunday with two matinée screenings of “Lucian Freud- A Self-Portrait,” and in the evening they open a run of “Mephisto,” a restoration of this 1981 classic set in the Berlin of the Third Reich. 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. 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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