Sunday, March 8, 2020

Monday 3/9/20 Jive


Good evening, it's Monday, March 9th. This is the Jive at Five, o ur 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 Maria Johnson.

Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds an Anything Goes Open Mic tonight, hosted by Ashley Hamel. The genre-ending band South for Winter performs on Thursday night, and on Friday you rock with blues roots with Parker’s Tangent. The Aligned With Source workshop happens Saturday morning, followed by All the Write Ways: A Workshop for Self-Expression at 1 pm. Erin Earth and Cazz takes the stage Saturday night with New Orleans-style music. There’s a Reiki Level 2 class on Sunday, and 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 CafĂ© Nine, Blue Note Mondays features the Konrad Dziemian Trio, and tomorrow you can catch The Mastersons and Bonnie Whitmore. Couchsleepers, Ports of Spain, and Among the Acres takes the stage on Wednesday, and on Thursday they bring you Juicebox Batter. Friday’s Happy Hour features Outlaw Unofficial Non-Sanctioned St. Pat’s Parade Hooley, and in the evening they’ve got Service Dog, Every Branch, and Pulsr.The Saturday Jazz Jam Session is led by Gary Grippo, followed by the late show with Fate and Dose the Well. Sunday morning it’s the St. Patricks Day Parade Party with The Jovial Crew, and they round out the weekend with the George Lesiw Band Sunday night. www.cafenine.com

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, Michael Palin’s Orchestra is on hand Tuesday night and Liviu’s Invitational with a special guest comes your way on Thursday. On Friday, Bobby T’s Allstars play and on Saturday they’ve got Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Up in Hartford at 6 tonight, the weekly Kizomba Public Dance Session happens at Union Station, and from 8 to 10, the Hartford Jazz Orchestra will play at Arch Street Tavern. Tomorrow (Tues) at 10 a.m., there’s the spring Greenhouse show at Elizabeth Park, continuing all week, and at 11:30 there’s a gardening workshop series at the Hartford Public Library Park branch. At 5:30, there’s an electronics and Digital Fab Meetup, for anyone interested in electronics, 3D printers, computer programming, the internet of things, robotics, etc Check the MakerspaceCT website for details.  And at 7, it’s Wellness Night, focusing on Joyful Collage, in the atrium of the Hartford Public Library downtown branch. Wednesday, there’s a Knitting for Everyone Workshop from 1 to 2 at the Hartford Public Library Park branch. Thursday, enjoy Brains & Brews Trivia at City Steam Brewery, starting at 7 . And at 7, Twang Thursdays presents Honeysuckle at Hog River Brewing Co, 1429 Park St. On Friday, chase away the Winter Blues with singer/songwriter Kelly English from noon to 1 in the lobby of City Place 1, 185 Asylum St, and at 5:30, on the third floor of the Hartford Public Library downtown branch, there will be an opening reception for Lost in Color, an exhibition of black and white Hartford street photography by Erik Williams. And from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes place. Details at http://www.hartford.com/events

At the Wesleyan/RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown Tuesday, at 7 p.m., Terence Hawkins discusses his new sci-fi novel American Neolithic. Inspired by current events, readers enter a world where America has become a Police State, drones are always watching, and the Bill of Rights has been tossed aside for new amendments. On Wednesday at 6 p.m., readers in grade 7 and higher are invited to join WESteen Readers for a monthly event featuring food and conversation about books. Also on Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., author Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo visits to discuss her second middle-grade novel A Galaxy of Sea Stars, about family, loyalty, and the hard choices we face in the name of friendship. On Thursday at 7 p.m., author Chad C. Betz will discuss "Late Bloomer: It’s Not Too Late To Succeed!" There will be another family story time on Saturday at 10:30.  More at wesleyanrjjulia.com/events

Also in Middletown, at the Russell Library, the Twos are Terrific: Group A meets from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tues) in the activity room. Later, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Job and Career Workshop meets in the Hubbard Room.  Also tomorrow, at 6:30, the Russell Readers will discuss”Double Birthday” by Willa Cather from the collection The Best American Short Stories of the Century. On Wednesday morning at 10, Preschool Power Story Time happens for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers. Siblings welcome! No registration required, but space is limited to the first 40 who arrive.  Scrabble Wednesday happens at 5 p.m. Also on Wednesday at 5, it’s Slime Science, for kids in grades 2 to 5. Baby Rhyme Time happens at 10 am on Thursday. And the Russell Library Job Group also meets at 10. Later on Thursday, at 6 p.m., Books and Brews meets offsite at Stubborn Beauty Brewing to discuss Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Also on Thursday, from 6 to 9 p.m., the library is offering a preview of its Friday-Saturday-Sunday Wicked Big Book Sale. On Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. you can have your resume looked over by a certified resume reviewer. Call for an appointment: 860-347-2520. Also on Friday, from 4 to 5:30, teens are invited to explore their life goals by creating a Vision Board. Finally, need a new or renewed passport? On Saturday  from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., there’ll be a Passport Fair, courtesy of the library and the US Postal Service. Details on all these activities at www.russelllibrary.org

Manic Presents is at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Wednesday with Bonnie "Prince" Billy with Emmett Kelly and Jonathan Richman with Tommy Larkins. They’re at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, starting on Wednesday with Kyle Kinane’s sold-out early show and a late show; check for ticket availability. They continue at the Space with Aquanet on Thursday and Oso Oso, Prince Daddy & the Hyena, Just Friends, and Sincere Engineer on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com

The State House in New Haven holds their usual Open Mic Night on Tuesday with Patrick Dalton, and there’s Blacklight Glow Party Featuring Nikita, Falconeer, and Forest Room on Thursday. On Friday, it’s Surf Night with Ninth Wave, Renegade Lounge, The Clams, and the Aquatudes. The Pist, WARXGAMES, Chem-Trails, Nightmare Solution, and World Game take the stage on Saturday, and you can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday with Mickey Rickshaw, Chousand, and more on Sunday afternoon. www.statehousepresents.com

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you The Soul Rebels on Wednesday and Stop Making Sense, a tribute to the Talking Heads, on Friday. At Infinity Norfolk, you can catch Gary Hoey on Thursday, Dana Fuchs on Friday, and Roomful of Blues on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Intercourse, Scavengers, Grizzlor, and Deadsong on Friday and on Saturday they’ve got Down With Rent, Killer Kin, Horns Of Ormus, Inner Vista, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Toad’s Place has Emo Night on Thursday. On Friday, they’ve got Riders on the Storm, a tribute to The Doors, and bands on two stages. On Saturday, it’s Bear Grillz, Phiso, and more, and on Sunday, they headline Slip Marley. www.toadsplace.com

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways is showing “Portrait of a lady on Fire,” about a forbidden affair between an 18th century aristocrat and a painter commissioned to paint her portrait, through Thursday. Check their website for show times and this weekend’s screenings. www.realartways.org
 
Trinity College’s Cinestudio has “Mephisto,” about a struggling actor who wins fame in pre-WWII Berlin playing Mephistopheles, through Wednesday. On Thursday, they’re showing “And Then We Danced,” a passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, and on Friday and Saturday, they’re showing “Just Mercy,” the true story of a lawyer who represents two men on Death Row: one innocent, and one guilty. On Sunday, they open a run of “Clemency,” about a Death Row prison matron who is cracking under the horrors of her job. Sunday evening, there’s a single presentation of the Royal Opera House’s “La Boheme.” 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, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From classic bop to relevant new releases.

From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live interviews.

At 8 until 9:30 pm, Chip Austin is in the air chair for Unfocused Folk. Americana music from Nashville and around the world including folk, acoustic country and roots-rock from both emerging and veteran artists.

From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of fun.

The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Enjoy special features and little known facts about the music and artists.

From 12:30 to 1:30am Prominent Profiles with DJ Elliot takes a look at an historic artist that has had a profound and lasting influence on popular culture and current artists.

From 1:30-2:30am The Beatles: A Week in the Life with DJ McKenzie tells the story of The Beatles, their contemporaries, and the artists and songs that inspired them.

From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the globe.

From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.

Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

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 Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry coming up next.


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