Good evening, it's Wednesday, April
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 fan! Thanx for
tuning in!
Now, here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, it's the Wednesday Community Blues Jam. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on
Thursday, and on Friday the Ric Mysterie Band brings you jazz, blues, rock and
swing. Saturday’s headliner is Poppa Chubby. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s Place in New Haven, The
Yale Anti-Fling happens Thursday with Injury Reserve & Priests, Phat
A$tronaut, and more. On Friday they headline Nick Fradiani. www.toadsplace.com
Tonight/Wednesday in New Haven, Café
Nine offers Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, and The Three Buskateers. Thursday,
Café Nine headlines Richard Lloyd, appearing with The Outer Side. Friday’s 5pm
Happy Hour set features Snake Hill Blues, and later Friday night, Manic
Presents brings Caroline Rose and Henry Jamison to Café Nine. Saturday
afternoon Mik Coppola hosts the Nine’s weekly blues jam. Saturday night the Tet
Offensive plays the music of Nirvana. TCafe Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee presents
the Pierce Turner Duo, and the Sunday late show features Trio Da Kali and The
Lost Tribe. http://www.cafenine.com/
At The Russell Library in
Middletown,there’s an Introduction to the Internet workshop Friday morning, and
at 1 pm Friday, they’re screening “2001: A Space Odyssey,” to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the film. On Saturday morning, at Russell Library, the
Future Teachers Club of Middletown High School presents a Spring Program at 11
am, with crafts, stories, and hands-on projects. There are classes in Spanish
and French for children Saturday morning at the library too. The library is
closed Sundays starting this month; they’ll resume in the fall. Finally, mark
your calendar for the library's next Reader's Theater presentation,
"Doubt: a Parable," described as "an elegant and provocative
investigation of truth and consequences" and "a gripping mystery
tightly written." The dramatic reading is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday,
April 9, at Russell, and again at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 16, at the Durham
Library. Admission is free. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan Center for the Arts
sponsors “artzine: show and tell,” all week at the Olin Library, where you can
learn about the zine making process. The Opening Reception for the Senior
Thesis Visual Art at Exhibition Zilkha Gallery happens Wednesday. There’s also
a Reception for Sarah Welch, James Beard, and Arnaldo Rodriguez Bagué, artists
impacted by 2017 hurricanes, at the Olin Library today/Wednesday. Arnaldo
Rodriguez Bagué presents an Artist Talk on Thursday at Ring Family Performing
Arts Hall on Thursday in conjunction with the screening of his film, “The Last
Island on Earth.” The Dance Department honors Susan Lourie’s 40 years of
teaching at the CFA Theater on Saturday at 7 pm, and there’s a Senior Recital
at Crowell Concert Hall at 9 pm. The Noah Baerman Trio presents Jazz With
a Conscience on Sunday at 3 pm at the Russell House. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
The Friends of the Wesleyan Library
hosts an Open House on Wednesday at 4:30 pm at the Olin Library on campus,
featuring student-created artists’ books on the Environment. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Thursday night at The Buttonwood
Tree in Middletown its Bob Gotta’s long running monthly Acoustic Open Mic. The
Story City Troupe is at The Buttonwood Tree on Friday night. On Saturday
morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop, and the evening show features
the Julian Gerstin Jazz Sextet playing jazz with Caribbean and Balkan
influences. The Near and Far Storytellers performance on Sunday includes an
open mic session. www.buttonwood.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in
Middletown sponsors Michele Troy on Thursday at 7 pm, presenting “Strange Bird:
The Albatross Press and the Third Reich,” about a publishing house that entered
into an uneasy relationship with the Nazis to keep Anglo-American literature
alive under fascism.www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Costume & Textile Society of
the Wadsworth Atheneum offers an Art After Dark event at the ongoing exhibition
Gorey’s Worlds Thursday at 5 pm that includes live music, snacks, an art
activity, and a special screening of the 1979 movie classic, “Dracula.”
Details at www.hartford.com/events/
Trinity College sponsors their 2018
Women Composers Forum Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at the Austin Arts Center on the
Hartford campus. The keynote speaker is Karen Cook. www.womencomposersfistivalhartford.com
Trinity also hosts the Cuatro Puntos
String Quartet Student Composers Workshop at the Center at 4 pm. The Quartet
performs at St. Patrick St. Anthony Church in Hartford at 7:30 pm. Details at www.hartford.com/events/
The Webster Underground in Hartford
brings American metalcore your way on Friday at 7 with Bur Your Dead, Since the
Flood, and more. Details at www.webstertheater.com
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford
presents The Pits, VRSA, and Crasis Friday at 8 pm. On Saturday it’s the
Agrippa93 CD Release Party, featuring Banth, Owl Maker, and more. Their Sunday
Punk Matinée starts at 5 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
At Infinity Hall in Hartford it’s
American roots and folk on Friday with Hot Tuna “Acoustic.” On Saturday, it’s
Completely Unchained a Tribute to Van Halen. Friday night at Infinity Hall
Norfolk, Dave Davies of The Kinks takes the stage on Saturday you can check Hal
Ketchum. On Sunday at Infinity Norfolk you can catch Ramblin' Dan Stevens at
6pm followed by Sierra Hull at 7:30. www.infinityhall.com
The skating rink at Harbor Park in
Middletown is now open on Saturdays and Sundays. Skate rentals and family
passes are available. Call the Recreation & Community Services department
for hours and full details. 860-638-4500.
This Friday in New Haven, from
noon-3pm, Vegan Animal Rights Advocates will protest Yale University's use of
animals in their labs for testing. Protesters will have signs and pass out
educational leaflets. They will meet at Amistad Park by one of the main labs
and walk to Congress and Cedar Streets, then to near the main entrance of Yale
hospital. You can search “Protest Yale Animal Labs” on facebook for details.
The Godfrey Memorial Library in
Middletown sponsors Using FamilySearch.org, a presentation on resources for
genealogy research, on Saturday at 9:30 am. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Studio at Billings Forge in
Hartford holds it’s monthly Winter Food Market Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.
Early shoppers can get a food voucher, and family activities are part of the
fun. www.hartford.com/events/
The Rockfall Foundation and the
Brainerd Library sponsor their second event in their series River Views: An
Appreciation of Our State’s Namesake Waterway, Saturday at 11 am at the library
in Haddam. The guest is from Christine’s Critters, an organization dedicated to
the rescue and rehabilitation of birds of prey and reptiles. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford
sponsors Fools For Love: A Musical Cabaret, Saturday at 7:30 pm, with proceeds
benefitting Night Fall, an artistic community. There’s a pre-show reception at
6 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
The Middletown Recreation Department
offers an early Earth Day hike at Hubbard Brook Preserve Sunday at 10 am. Call
860-638-4500 for details or to register.
Baby Grand Jazz continues at the
Hartford Public Library Sunday at 2 pm with a performance by Jazzkia. Details
at www.hplct.org
Now here's a rundown of cinema off
the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Through Thursday, Hartford’s Real
Art Ways continues their runs of “The China Hustle,” a film about international
stocks fraud, and “Journey’s End,” a WWI drama. Also continuing through
Thursday is their afternoon movie, “Phantom Thread,” a drama about a British
fashion designer in Post WWII London. Through Sunday Real Art Ways continues
their run of Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy. On Friday they open
“Outside In,” a love story about an ex-con and his former high school teacher. Check
the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Though tonight/Wednesday, Trinity
College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “The Great Silence,” a 4K
restoration of the 1968 classic spaghetti Western. Thursday Cinestudio opens a
their run of “Phantom Thread,”. On Sunday they open their annual April in Paris
Film Festival, with a variety of offerings. Check the website for full
schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/
The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford
is screening the 1979 version of “Dracula” Thursday at 8 pm. You can see
“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” Saturday at 2 pm in their
family film series in conjunction with the Gorey’s Worlds exhibit. They screen
“Frank vs God” on Sunday as part of their Interfaith Film Series. Check the
website for dates and times. www.thewadsworth.org
Here's the rundown of tonight’s
lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the Jive at Five on
Wednesdays its the Latin Music Hour with Isabel Calione Latin music from the
80s, 90s and early 2000s.
At 6pm Captured with DJ Aurah
Explores the art of writing about other people.
From 6:30-8pm Fusion Radio with
James Fusion presents a 90 minute techno mix.
At 8pm The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
features underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
From 9:30-11pm The Vault with
DJ Anton Banks wraps up our electronic dance music block.
From 11-midnight dumpster dive with
smelly and yourstruly presents punk, art pop and diy coming from a garbage
compactor near you.
At midnight THE TONIGHT SHOW with
Balsamic and Shlomo is a Late-Night talk show style show concerning pop
culture, politics and new music
From 1-2am Kellex and Kleenog’s
Radio Hour keeps the fun going with experimental music and talk.
From 2-4am DJ Coroner’s Last Will
and Testimony Haunts the Midnight airwaves with an eclectic mix of oneiric,
experimental sounds. Ambient, noise, drone, poetry readings and more--sonic
flotsam from the abandoned station.
And at 4am, the BBC World News comes
on board and we begin our broadcast day with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
That's all for today's Jive at Five.
Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of
evening programming on WESU Middletown!
Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned
for the Latin Music Hour!
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