Good evening, it’s
Wednesday, January 30th. 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:
In New Haven, at Café
Nine tonight, it’s another session of Words & Music. On Thursday you can
enjoy Robert Gordon, and The Tommy’s. The Friday Happy Hour features Sean
Colon, and the late show has The Let Loose, Art of Huckleberry, and Southwind
Social Club. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends,
followed by the evening show with Gutter Demons and Diablogato. The Sunday Buzz
Matinée features the Tony Purrone Trio. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, the community Blues Jam features Tim McDonald, and
it’s Liviu’s International on Thursday with special guests. Rock Solid Alibi
takes the stage on Friday night to bring you straight-up rock n’ roll. Blues
and soul come your way on Saturday with the Slam Allen Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Russell Library in
Middletown holds their usual Scrabble session tonight at 5 pm, and on Thursday
evening there’s a Teen Volunteer Orientation session. It’s the First Fridays
Book Discussion this week, happening offsite at the RaMa Luna Center for Yoga
and Wellbeing. This month’s selection is “Super Better” by Jane McGonigal.
Mindfulness Meditation happens Saturday morning, and Rex the Dinobrarian will
be in the lobby to celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day. Check the
website for more events for all members of the family. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan Center
for the Arts in Middletown sponsors an Opening Reception at the East Asian
Studies Gallery for “Sound of Korea,” with video and photographs by artist
Young-Il Kim on Thursday. There’s a free Guided Exhibition Tour on Saturday at
the Zilkha Gallery for the ongoing exhibit, and on Sunday Elite Syncopation
performs “The Jazz Age Begins,” with historic American Music works, at The
Russell House. All events are free. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
How Bazaar in Hartford
invites you to visit Marquee, a temporary boutique featuring products by local
artisans, open through Saturday this week at their Whitney Street location.
Charlie Fisher is at Spectra Wired Café Thursday starting at 5 pm. The Hanging
Hills Brewery invites you to experience The Forest Room on Thursday; it’s a
music project with sonic vision. Or enjoy a performance by Gentle Temper at the
Hog River Brewing Company. Little River Restoratives hosts an Off the Record
Indie Night Thursday at 9:30 pm. The Polish National Home in Hartford holds a
night of comedy with Pierogies & Punchlines Friday at 7 pm. And the Sarah
Rose Trio performs at Hanging Hills on Friday, along with Frank Brocklehurst
& Blessings Divine. The Connecticut Historical Society sponsors a
Valentines & Love Letters kids’ event on Saturday at 10 am. The Sam Newsome
Quartet performs at the Hartford Public Library on Sunday at 3 pm in their
ongoing Baby Grand Jazz series. The Connecticut Science Center in Hartford
invites you to enjoy the Sock Skating Rink open daily throughout the month Full
details at www.hartford.com/events/
Manic Presents is at
the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight with Dustbowl Revival and Roanoke. At the
College Street Music Hall in New Haven, they bring you Umphrey’s McGee and
Robert Walter’s 20th Congress on Thursday. On Saturday, they’re back at
College Street with Walk the Moon, and Bear Hands. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in
Hartford brings you Arrival from Sweden, the Music of Abba, on Thursday. Enjoy
funk and soul on Friday with Zach Deputy and the Yankees. On Saturday, it’s Big
Eyed Phish – a Dave Matthews Band Tribute. Infinity Norfolk has got classic pop
on Thursday with Dana Fuchs, and it’s also Open Mic Night at The Bistro. On
Friday, they bring you Livingston Taylor along with Adam Ezra. Their Sunday
Sessions live music in the Bistro features Allysen Callery this week. www.infinityhall.com
Here in Middletown on
Friday, the Story City Troupe returns to the Buttonwood Tree to regale you with
stories themed around “An Ah-Ha Moment.” The Aligned With Source
Workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the evening the acoustic ensemble
group Django’s Reserve is in the house to bring you Gypsy jazz and
more. www.buttonwood.org
Middletown Arts &
Culture Office announces that the Spotlight on Ability Unified Theater presents
its production of One World, One Heart tonight through Friday evening this week
at the Keigwin Middle School. The Shoreline Arts Alliance’s Annual Mardi Gras
Gala and fundraiser takes place this Saturday at the Saybrook Point Inn and
Spa. And don’t forget that the Skating Rink in Harbor Park is open on weekends.
Check the website for full details, and for information on more upcoming events
and offerings. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Toad’s Place hosts a
Blacklight Glow Party this Friday. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station
in Wallingford presents The Muckrakers, Destination Dimension, Say What You
Will and more this Friday. On Saturday, it’s West Rockers, The Screw-Ups, The
Redactions, and Pull It Together. They hold a Stupor Bowl on Sunday with lots
of specials and a potluck food station. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
The Wesleyan RJ Julia
Bookstore in Middletown invites you to visit the website for ongoing events,
including a Family Story Time this week on Saturday morning. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Artfarm in Middletown
announces the Public Premier of “Circus for a Fragile Planet” this Saturday
with matinée and evening performances at Oddfellows Playhouse. Information
at www.art-farm.org
The Middletown
Recreation Division sponsors a guided walk on the Connecticut River at 10 am
Sunday starting at Harbor Park. E-mail beth@HealingNatureCT.com for
registration and details.
Now here's a rundown
of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art
Ways continues “Shoplifters,” a Golden Globe-nominated Japanese film about a
family of thieves and an abandoned child, and “Genesis 2.0,” a film about
efforts to bring the long-extinct woolly mammoth back to life. They also
continue “The World Before Your Feet,” on man’s documentary about walking the
five boroughs of New York City, and “Free Solo,” a documentary about climbing
El Capitan without a rope. On Friday they open “The Invisibles,” a German
docudrama about four real-life Jews hiding in plain sight in WWII Berlin. Check
the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “Maria By Callas,” a biopic of the iconic opera singer’s life story, through tonight. On Thursday they open “Mary Queen of Scots,” a film about the 16th century rivalry between Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The National Theatre Live matinée performance this week is “I’m Not Running,” a contemporary political drama by David Hare. Full details and screening times will be at http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's the rundown of
tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown as we welcome students back
from winter break and kick off our brand New “SPRING” Program season:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour
with Isabel Calione, Latin music from the 80's 90's and early 2000s.
At 6 until 6:30 (1, 3, 5) is Spoiler Alert Radio – conversations
on the craft of filmmaking.
From 6:30-8pm, it’s Fusion
Radio with James Fusion. The original ... and still the best damn Techno
mix on radio!
From 8-9:30, it’s The
Warehouse with Mike Nyce - The best of underground house music, mixed live
for your listening pleasure.
At 9:30 until 11pm (1,3,5) DJ Anton Banks brings you The Vault. Presents listeners with the
latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring
exclusive music from international artists.
11-midnight, catch (1, 3, 5) dumpster dive with smelly and yours truly. punk, art pop and diy
coming from a garbage compactor near you.
From Midnight-1, it’s (1,
3, 5) Girls to the Front with
Aurora. Showcasing up-and-coming women artists, writers, and producers and
women of music history who broke into the industry and paved the way for future
generations.
After Girls to The Front, stay tuned for (1, 3, 5) Motivation Nation with DJ MT
SPEN at 1am. Get amped! Join us for chill tunes, good vibes, and positive
affirmations and quotes.
From 2-3am (1, 3, 5), it’s The Bin with DJ Cool'd Coulee.
Take a dive into the trash bin of aural history- a chill, eclectic survey of
forgotten music from around the world
From 3-4am is Noize
in the Attic, Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut
it’s hard rock fix of classic Heavy Metal as well as the latest from the genre!
And
finally, rounding out the night from 4-5am is the BBC World
Report offering International news coverage and we kick off each
weekday at 5am with Morning Editionfrom NPR.
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!
Thanks for listening!
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