Good evening, it's Thursday, March 5th. 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 Bris Pisher, producer and host of Going
Deep: A Deeper Look, on every other Sunday night from midnight to 1:00am. Thanx
for joining us!
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on tonight, there’s an Acoustic
Open Mic with Bob Gotta. The Story City Group takes the stage tomorrow 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, catch a headlining set by Sinecera, a group
which harbors no affiliation to beloved television and film personality Michael
Cera. 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. All of the names I just said are real people. Find out more at 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 tonight, and tomorrow the Chris
Beard Blues Band headlines. 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 tonight, 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 at the State House Cabaret tonight it is indie rock night with
Big Fang, Ditch Boys, The Fiction Kids, and Addy Edward. Celebrate Women’s
History Month Friday with #BlackWomenInFuturity. There’s a special Record
Release show on Saturday with Space Camp, appearing with Crag Mask, 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
Today, the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts Jennifer Rosner
presenting her debut novel, “The Yellow Bird Sings.” 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, 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 at noon make sure to come out to another session
of Goat Yoga at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. Don’t forget your goat, you’ll look like
an idiot.
Bad Omens, Oh, Sleeper, and more are at the Webster Underground on Saturday
night, and at Tainted, Inc. there’s a Community Breathwork and Sound Healing.
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 at 6:30 pm.
The Mac650 Gallery and Artist Co-Op is hosting 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!
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 Tonight
and Friday at the Patricelli Theater. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
Russell Library in Middletown is hosting their First Fridays Book
Discussion 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 a blues 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 on Friday
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram plays blues rock. 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 Tonight. 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
At Trinity College’s Cinestudio tonight, catch “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 Home
grown with Rob DeRosa, the award winning CT connected music show featuring CT
connected bands, interviews, concert information and more!
At 6:30 Imagine Radio.
At 8 until 9:30 stay
tuned for Evening Jazz with Bill Denert featuring a mix of straight ahead and
boundary pushing jazz.
at 9:30 stick around
for Jazzalicious Definition with MC
Magee, DJ Stocks'n'socks who strive to expose
listeners to new artists, instruments, cultures, and genres that have been
influenced by traditional jazz music.
at 10:30 Storytime
with MT Spen comes your way to explore stories, both true and fictional through
guests, songs, prose, and journalism.
at 11pm, Butterfingers
specializes in Dropping funky tunes, one groovy slip at a time.
at midnight, This Just
In with DJ Baby Ruth Provides soundtracks and reactions to the most eye-popping
news stories of the week.
at 1am, Lil’ Kugel
brings you Isn’t Life Strange featuring songs of any and all genres that
epitomize our pasts, define our present selves, and predict our futures.
at 2am Louisiana Barn
Dance brings us an hour of rootin tootin Cajun sounds until 3am when we’ll
rebroadcast our noontime episode of Democracy Now! From Pacifica.
At 4am you can catch
the BBC World Report before we kick off our daytime public affairs block
featuring programming from NPR, Pacifica and independent sources. Find the full
schedule, archives, and a link to make a donation to WESU supporting the
service we provide online at www.wesufm.org/pledge
Thanks so much for
listening. You can catch the Jive at five daily community calendar and rundown
of night time programming at 4:55 daily M-F. I’m Bris Pisher, catch Going Deep
this Sunday at midnight, where I’ll be describing my chance encounter with a
bonobo in dissatisfying detail. Now,
Stay tuned for Homegrown with Robbie DeRosa up next!
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