Good evening, it's Friday, March 6th. 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.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown on tonight, The Story City Group takes the stage 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 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. Find out more at www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, it’s the Community Blues Jam with Tommy Whalen. 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, Manic Presents brings The Way I Am, Project Kate, and Chris Grosso. On Saturday, they bring you OM, and Wovenhand. www.manicpresents.com
In New Haven at the State House Cabaret, Celebrate Women’s History Month 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
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, 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 this 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.
Bad Omens, Oh, Sleeper, and more are at the Webster Underground on tonight, 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 Mac650 Gallery and Artist Co-Op is hosting Squirrel Flower, Cedric Noel, and Shy. 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 a performance tonight 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,” There is an opening of “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, the 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 until 6pm, it’s Wild Wild Live! with DJ Celiac and DJ Opal. That Wesleyan music scene.
From 6 to 6:30, the Middletown Youth Radio Project with DJ Itsjobro, DJ Juicebox and DJ Stocks'n'socks features the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.
From 6:30-8pm the Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T has a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.
From 8-9:30 pm, it’s Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll. Travel back in time to the 1940's and 1950's with a swinging upbeat show filled with big band, jazz, swing and rockabilly, and some new releases.
At 9:30 until 10:30 Loxion Music Mix Show with M-Point presents A showcase of the newest and best of Southern African Electronica.
From 10:30pm-11:30pm, Mentaltown with The Ultimate Emcee El Vee serves up Local Hip Hop. Unsigned.
And then at 11:30pm it’s time for Permanent Collection with Chris Non-toxic.
At 1 until 2am, Rust with Sinbad discusses affairs of the Wesleyan and Middletown community.
From 2-4am, Back Down the Bayou with Bill Boelens takes you to the Banana Plantation in Baton Rouge for an eclectic mix of Louisiana and roots music.
And then at 4 it’s a rebroadcast of the day’s Democracy Now! From Pacifica.
Find the full schedule, archives, and a link to make a donation to WESU supporting the service we provide online at www.wesufm.org/
Thanks so much for listening. You can catch the Jive at Five community calendar and rundown of night time programming at 4:55 M-F.
I'm Lulu Largent, the PR director of WESU. Thanks for listening to the jive. Now, stay tuned for that Wesleyan music scene on Wild Wild Live, up next!
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