Good
evening, it's Wednesday, October 24th. This is the Jive at Five, our daily
community calendar and rundown of nighttime programmin g 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:
West
coast critically acclaimed downbeat RnB act, Ritual of of Mine will appear at
Café Nine with Phat Astronaut and Mooncha tonight/Wednesday. Thursday brings
singer-songwriters Chris Trapper and Seth Adam to The Nine. Friday night
brings THE HEMPSTEADYS' HALLOWEEN show to Café Nine where they will be PLAYING
THE HITS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN with Cenzo and Dagwood for a night of punk rock
and roll. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with George Baker. Saturday night’s
main event features Goodnight Blue Moon performing a special Halloween set. The
Sunday Buzz Matinee features country twang from Ray Scott wit Pat Stone and tHe
Dirty Boots and The Nine rounds out the weekend Sunday night with a performance
by Clark Beckham and Jim Wolf. http://www.cafenine.com/
Friday
at Toad’s Place, there’s a Halloween Glow party with 2 rooms and 7 DJs. There’s
another Sat night dance party at Toads and Sunday you can catch the return of
The Decedents to the Toad’s place stage along with Teen Bottle Rocket and “Ruth
Ruth” www.toadsplace.com
Up
in Hartford, the Black-Eyed Sally’s Community Blues Jam happens every
Wednesday, and on Thursday night’s you can catch Liviu’s Jazz Invitational with
special guests. The Blues project takes the Sally’s Stage this Friday and
Saturday brings an opportunity to catch Avenue Groove. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com
At
the Russell Library in Middletown, Scrabble Wednesday happens at 5 pm offering
an opportunity for folks aged 12 to 112 to exercise their brains!
Elizabeth Petry leads We were There, Writing your Military Experience a writing
workshop for vets on Thursday evening at the Library. Friday at 11am
Crafts for adults takes place at 11am and Saturday afternoon at 1:30 Resonant
Motion offers Jazz up close: Ike Sturm. Ike is a bandleader, composer and
recording artist and he is the jazz director at Saint Peter's Church in NYC.
Joining him will be guitarist Jesse Lewis and vibraphonist Chris Dingman. www.russelllibrary.org
At
the Space Ballroom in Hamden, tonight/Wednesday Manic presents: Aqueous and
Mungion. Friday, they’ve got Gratefully yours at the Ballroom and Saturday
night you can catch the Beach Avenue reunion show. Sunday Manic present comedy
at the Ballroom with Hari Konadabolu and Carmen Lagala. At The College St Music
Hall, Saturday night you can catch Wavves, Beach Fossils, and Kevin Krauter. Sunday
Manic Presents Hippo Campus along with The Districts at College St. www.manicpresents.com
Weds
Infinity Hall Hartford offers the Jazzy Times Fundraiser for the Greater
Hartford Jazz Fest this evening/Wednesday featuring Personal Touch and DJ Earl
B. Friday Phil Vassar takes the Unfintiy Hall Hartford Stage and
Saturday you can catch Quinn Sullivan, a young blues man mentored by some
living legends. Samantha Fish takes the Infinity Norfolk stage on Friday
night. You can catch Gaelic Storm at Infinity Norfolk on Saturday and Sunday
brings Flamenco Guitar master Ottmar Leibert and Luna Negara 5 to Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com
Here
in Middletown, Thursday night The Middlesex Drum Circle invites you to
bring a drum and meet them at the Buttonwood Tree. Friday night’ The Rock
Comedy group, the Coconuts return to the Buttonwood stage. Saturday night, Al
Copley – Jazz Pianist, arranger, and co-founder of “Roomful of Blues” – the
renowned Grammy nominated American jump band, brings his solo act to the The
Buttonwood Tree. www.buttonwood.org
Friday
night, The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown presents the Adventurous
string quartet ETHEL teams with GRAMMY Award-winning Taos Pueblo flutist and
Native American instrument maker Robert Mirabal to present The River. Also on
Friday night at the CFA: Visiting Assistant Professors Julie Mulvihill
and Joya Powell present Wrapped in Us, an evening of multidisciplinary,
visceral, risk-taking and performance, with a second showing on Saturday at
7pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry
Street Station offers more heavy duty rock and roll this week: Silica’s Genesis
tours takes the Cherry St stage on Thursday. Saturday brings the 10th Annual
IG!Fits Hallowen show with special guests. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
On
Saturday The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown offers Kids family story
time at 10:30 am. Saturday night is Philosophy night with an event starting at
6pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Now
here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
The
10th annual Middletown International Film Festival continues Tonight/Tuesday
with a screening of The 10th White Sun Nepal at Middlesex Community College’s
Chapman Hall, with special guest Speaker: Indra Karamcheti,
Professor of American Studies, at Wesleyan University. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Through
Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Kasama: Infinity,”
about the radical artwork of Yayoi Kusama. Also continuing at RAW is “I Am Not
a Witch,” a fable about a Zambian girl accused of witchcraft. “All About Nina,”
a tragicomedy about a female comedian continues through Thursday. Friday, Real
Art Ways will screen five films: including: Liyana, Sadie, The Great Buster: A
celebration, Monrovia Indiana, and The Wife. Details and screening
times at www.realartways.org
Through
Thursday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is now showing
BLACKKKLANSMAN, Spike Lee’s film telling the incredible true story of an
American hero. Friday, they open a run of Juliet Naked. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's
the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right
after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music
from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.
From
6 - 6:30 it's Exits with DJ Sensability. An interview program in which we delve
into stories of self-removal. How individuals respond to situations, big and
small that test their will.
At
6:30 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion. The original... and still the best
damn Techno mix on the radio!
From
8 - 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce. The best of underground house music
mixed live for your listening pleasure.
up
next at 9:30 stay tuned for Any Tempo with DJ Berk for 90 minutes of
heavy duty turntabilism featuring raga/jungle, drum and base, techno, and more
mixed live.
From
11 - midnight it's Dumpster Dive with DJ Smelly. Punk, art pop and diy coming
from a garbage compacter near you.
at
midnight stay tuned for Ladies Night With DJ Sense and DJ Jacobs
Fem
Gems and Jams comes your way from 1-2am
and
from 2 - 3am it's Maximum Rock and Roll followed by Noize in the Attice from 3
- 4.
The
BBC World News comes on at 4 followed by Morning Edition from NPR at 5.
That's
all for today's Jive at Five. Join us every weekday at 4:55pm for a daily
update of happenings in central CT!.
Thanx
for listening! Now stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour!
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