Good evening, it's Monday, February 22nd. 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 a diverse program of NPR, Pacifica,
independent and local public affairs. Each night and weekend WESU offers the
best in free-form community programming. I'm Ben Michael, thank you for joining
us!
Now here's a rundown of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree, Monday nights you can
participate in their weekly Anything Goes Open Mic. Also this evening is the
weekly Moments of Gratitude meditation at 8. Wednesday it’s an electric
gypsy tribal jazz funk show by The Grays. The Middlesex Drum Circle meets at
the Buttonwood on Thursday. Friday evening, Switch Factory takes the stage for
musical improvisation and down-home vocal harmonies. On Saturday, you can catch
a new class of Transitional Tai Chi, in the morning and the weekly Aligned with
Source guided meditation workshop right after. The Jolly Beggars bring a blend
of Celtic folk music and storytelling to the Buttonwood Saturday evening. www.buttonwood.org
Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight it’s and evening music show with
Glenn Roth with Seth Adam and Brian Dolzani. Tomorrow (Tuesday), Dan Baird
& Homemade Sin perform. Manic Productions presents David Ramierez and
Lucette on Wednesday. On Thursday, Jazz Haven presents the Jovan Alexandre
Quartet. Friday evening, you can catch Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster
Gentlemen for soulful and funky pop tunes. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday
afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band and later Saturday
night Manic Production and Café Nine present Greyhounds with Tracy Jo and the Toads.
The Sunday matinee features the band Snake Hill Blues playing a wide range of
blues standards with a rock edge while Sunday evening showcases Drag Bingo with
Robin Banks www.cafenine.com
Also in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight and every Monday you can
catch a Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends. Tomorrow
(Tuesday) The Alba Varden, featuring Todd Stoops of Octopus/RAQ and Jordan
Giangreco of Viral Sound/Steal Your Funk perform with Off the Dome and Just
Wingin It. Friday evening brings the Bright Night Winterfest 2 to Toad’s Place;
Ragepak, Daps, DJ I95, Gringo Loco and Jorce perform. Also Friday evening,
Afton Present the bands Get Your Bread University, Interstate Underground,
Lawnchair Pilots, Madman, Savage Panda and Yesteryear. www.toadsplace.com
Tomorrow (Tuesday), Pacific Standard Tavern in New Haven hosts the weekly show, Steal Your Funk: featuring Jordan Giangreco and Jen Durkins. Wednesday evening, Maradeen performs for a free show. The Donavan Brothers take the stage at the Pacific Standard Tavern on Friday. Saturday night, the bands Consider the Source, Mushroom Cloud, Polluter make for night of of Middle Eastern scales, psychedelics jams and hard rocking rhythm. www.pacificstandardtavern.com
Tomorrow (Tuesday), Manic Productions in New Haven present Potty Mouth with Stove, Spit-Take and Narcisister at The Space. Wednesday you can catch music from the band Teen, along with Katie Von Schleicher and The Sixth Ocean at BAR. On Thursday at the College Street Music Hall, Del McCoury and David Grisman perform with Professors of Bluegrass. www.manicproductions.org
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight's JAZZ MONDAYS is with the
Peter Greenfogel Group featuring Chris Casey, Stephen “King” Porte and Jonathan
Barber. Tomorrow (Tuesday) Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra gets funky and works
out new material. Wednesday brings the long running weekly Community Blues Jam
with Tim McDonald. On Friday, you can catch the Nick Moss Band originating form
Chicago for a show of traditional blues and progressive blues-rock. Saturday
evening, it’s Henricks plays Hendrix, a musical homage to Jimi Hendrix. www.blackeyedsallys.com
This entire week, the 5th Connecticut
Printmakers Invitational exhibition, Multiple Impressions continues showcasing various fine artists and
designers in Hartford. Starting today, artist Alina Gallo paints a life-sized
egg tempera mural directly on the walls of Real Art Ways. The mural depicts a
train station in Budapest where thousands of Syrian and Afghani refugees
were stranded in route to Germany during 2015. The mural is open through April.
At Russell Library here in Middletown, the Job Group meets Thursday mornings for a chance to network with other job seekers and professionals. Veteran's Writing Group continues to meet every Thursday, and this week, author William H. Foster reads from his new book Proud to Be in the Service a history on African American military service during World War II. Saturday brings Says Who: A Steven Liskow Writing Workshop on character creation and screenwriting techniques. The last week of Tai Chi lessons is this Saturday and on Sunday, the Hip Hop Culture Slam comes to Russell Library. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Scottish Country Dancers meet every Wednesday at
First Church on Court St. Call 860-347-0278 for details.
On Wednesday, Wesleyan University Center for the Arts hosts the Artful Lunch Series with Professor of art History Peter Mark. Thursday, choreographer, writer and director Ralph Lemon presents Ceremonies Out of the Air. This Saturday you can check out the panel discussion, China’s Youth: Another Cultural Revolution Special. Also this Saturday it’s the Orchestra Children’s Concert and Musical Petting Zoo. Rounding out the weekend, This is It! The Complete Piano Works of Neely Bruce Part VIII performs for a Sunday afternoon show. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Here in Middletown, Thursday night, Music at the Hubbard House presents a One Concert/One Child house concert featuring Anna Mae, Eric Kuhn, and Yousry. The concert happens at 7:30 at 37 Ridge Road in Middletown. Seating is limited, for reservations contact rnastamail@aol.com.
This Sunday (February 28) at the Cypress Restaurant in
Now here's a rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central
Connecticut:
Up in Hartford at Real Art Ways, you can catch film Aferim!, a darkly funny comedy/period piece/Western set in 1835 Romania, with
showings through Thursday. Oscar Nominated Best Foreign Language Film: A
War also runs through
Thursday. The film Rams, a winner at the
Cannes Film Festival about two estranged brothers in Iceland reuniting to save
the family sheep opens Friday and runs through the weekend. www.realartways.org
Tonight and Tuesday Trinity College’s Cinestudio is showing the
recently restored Chimes at Midnight. Starting
Wednesday, it’s a showing of Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence. On Thursday, the National
Theater Live performs Shakespeare’s comedy, As
You Like It. www.cinestudio.org
Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU:
Right after the Jive at
Five, stay tuned for an hour of Afternoon Jazz with
Charles Henry.
From 6-6:30pm stick around
for Brass Tacks with Emmet Teran and Alec Shea presenting news
stories from around the world through interviews with experts and newsmakers on
topics not covered elsewhere.
From 6:30-8, it’s 75%
Folk with Michael Benson, offering contemporary folk along with a mix
of blues, jazz, world music and movie soundtracks.
At 8pm, Chip Austin hosts Unfocused
Folk, Americana music from Nashville and around the world including folk,
acoustic Country and roots-Rock from both emerging and veteran artists.
From 9:30-10:30pm, Scandinavian
Sounds with DJ Northern Lights discovers music old and new from a
variety of genres -Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland.
At 10:30, Romancipation with
Dr. Love and DJ Smooth who offer advice on dating and love. You can submit
questions to the experts at www.romancipation.org
Sleep Paralysis is on from 11-midnight with
Erin and Ethan, chatting about dreams, floating on sounds, and
poking around in the subconscious.
From 12-1am, it's Your
Turn with Rachel Day featuring a new guest each week.
1-2am features Third
Waves with Georgia O'Queef and Madam Ovary, a show of eclectic music
by queer and female artists, quirky commentary and a critical look at women in
the world's news.
From 2-4am it's Bubblegum with
DJ CHRIS playing authentic and beautiful pop music and exploring the highs and
lows in the genre. There is treasure in trash.
BBC World news comes your way
from at 4 and then we begin tomorrow’s broadcast day with Morning
Edition from NPR at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive
At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at
wesufm.org/jive. And tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 p.m. to hear about
what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at WESU 88.1 FM, a
community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.
Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz
with Charles Henry.
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