I'm Ben Michael, Thanks
for joining us!
Here's some of what's
happening in our area this week:
Middletown Arts &
Culture Office wants you to know that the Skating Rink in Harbor Park is open
on weekends. Oddfellows Playhouse invites youth to their final round of
auditions tonight for their Circophony production of Circus Botanicus from 6-8
pm at the playhouse. Vinnie’s Jump and Jive invites you to check out their
Cardio Dance class on Wednesdays, or their new Cha-Cha class on Thursdays and
the Recreation Department starts Ballet Class for adults This Friday at 6 pm.
Check the website for full details, and for information on more upcoming events
and offerings. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At The Russell Library
in Middletown tonight, this evening brings Tween Trivia and the usual Scrabble Weds
event at 5 pm, plus a sign language session with Bob Carlson and Keith Vinci.
There’s a LinkedIn Workshop Thursday at 2 pm at Russell Library, and Thursday evening you can join their offsite
book discussion of “Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last
Hermit” at Stubborn Beauty Brewing. Russell Library host a U.S. Passport Fair
on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm in conjunction with the US Postal Service.
There’s Yoga in the Activity Room Sunday at 1 pm, followed by author Mike Reiss
at 2 pm, who presents “Springfield Confidential” as well as details about the
years he spent as head writer for “The Simpsons.” Visit the website
for kids’ events and details on offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
In New Haven, tonight
at Café Nine, there’s a double bill featuring “Youth XL” and “Fleurs”.
Thursday’s lineup at Café Nine includes Kolegi, Tiny Ocean, and Julie Friend.
The Café Nine 5pm Friday Happy Hour performance features Lyn Malavolte this
week and The Friday night main event features Sinnet, Dangerous Animals, Ports
of Spain, and Big Fang. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session
is with Garry Grippo & Friends and Saturday evening brings old School CT
hardcore troubadours, Murphy’s Law to the stage alongside and Savage World. The
Café Nine Sunday Buzz Matinée brings you The Lost Riots, Marko and the
Bruisers, and The 509ers. Sunday evening The Nine rounds out the weekend with
Bone Church, Hellhorse, Unloved, and Cast In Blood. http://www.cafenine.com
Thursday night in New
Haven, The Statehouse presents The Bobby T Band with special guests Ryan Newman
& Dominic Demonacco for a night of classic rock and good times. Friday
night there’s a Capricorn Classic B-Day Party featuring Grand Puba & Sa
plus more old school hip-hop heads making appearances. German techno-folk
savant Emperor X plays The State House in New Haven w/ Queen Moo and SPACE CAMP
Saturday night. https://statehousepresents.com/
Manic Presents brings
“Big Freedia” and “The Quest Presents” to the Space Ballroom in Hamden on
Thursday. On Friday, the Big Ups Farewell Tour headlines at the Space,
appearing with Ovlov, Lilit, and Hellrazor. At the College Street Music Hall in
New Haven, they bring you The Wall Live Extravaganza on Saturday. www.manicpresents.com
Toad’s Place holds New
Year’s Rockfest 2019 on Thursday with performances on the Main Stage and
Lilly’s Pad, including A Strange Utopia, Audio Contraband, Amphis, Double the
Dial, and much more. On Friday, The Englishtown Project will play two full sets
of Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Marshall Tucker. It’s
Opus’ Blizzard Birthday Bash on Saturday with a Metallica vs Megadeth All-Star
Jam on the Main Stage, along with Sky Swamp Orange, Dutty Winehouse, Fury and
more in Lilly’s Pad. Full details at www.toadsplace.com
Here in Middletown, The
Sharp 5 Jazz Ensemble takes the Buttonwood Tree stage Friday night
offering swing, Latin, bebop, blues, funk and more. You can enjoy the rhythm
and voice trio Indigo Soul on Saturday night. www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Friday at Sally’s you can enjoy the Albert Lee Band,
with special guests Atlas Gray. The Hartford/Springfield group Say Yeah! takes
Sally’s stage Saturday night, with music from Carlos Santana to Boz Scaggs, and
more. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com
Infinity Hall Hartford
brings you Riders on the Storm a Doors Tribute Band, on Friday. At Infinity
Norfolk, it’s folk rock on Friday with Penniless Wild & Moon Matrix of the
Lizard People. On Saturday you can hear The Spirit of Johnny Cash, and the live
music Sunday Sessional in the Bistro features Andy Styles. www.infinityhall.com
The Connecticut Science
Center in Hartford invites you to enjoy the Sock Skating Rink throughout the
month. The Charter Oak Cultural Center is holding open auditions for a speaking
part in “The Vagina Monologues” Tonight (Wednesday) and. The Connecticut
Historical Society invites you to check out their Busy Parents’ Short Story
Club Thursday at 10 am. Sarah Rose and Blessings Divine will perform Bossa
Nova, Brazilian Jazz and more at Spectra Wired Café in Hartford Thursday at 6
pm. Eggy and Swimmer both perform at the Arch Street Tavern Friday at 9 pm. You
can catch Joon and Six Fox Whiskey at Arch St on Saturday night. It’s Second
Saturday for Families this week at the Wadsworth Atheneum, with free admission,
music, and special events. www.hartford.com/events/
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
Cherry Street Station in
Wallingford presents Dissolve, Intercourse, FTE, Con Etiquette, and more on
Saturday starting at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
The Hartford Public
Library hosts the Simona Premazzi DreamTeam Trio Sunday at 3 pm in
their Baby Grand Jazz series. www.hplct.org
Now here's a rundown of
cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Tonight Hartford’s Real
Art Ways is scheduled to ends runs of two films “At Eternity’s Gate,” a biopic
of Vincent van Gogh, and “Free Solo,” a documentary about climbing the face of Yosemite’s
El Capitan without a rope. “The World
Before Your Feet,” a documentary about walking through all five boroughs of New
York City. and “Bathtubs Over Broadway,”
a film revealing Broadway-style musicals about America’s iconic corporations
are scheduled to close tomorrow. On
Friday Real Art Ways opens “Shoplifters,” a Golden Globe-nominated Japanese
film about a family of thieves and an abandoned child. Check the website for
details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s
Cinestudio in Hartford reopens this Sunday with a one-time screening of
Mozart’s opera, “Don Giovanni,” along with “Becoming Astrid,” a Swedish film
about author Astrid Lundgren, the creator of Pippi Longstocking. http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's tonight’s lineup
on air at 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 stay
tuned for Spoiler Alert Radio, offering a look from behind the scenes within
the film industry.
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 NE Tempo with DJ Berk for 90 minutes of heavy duty turntabilism
featuring raga/jungle, drum and base, techno, and more mixed live.
From 11 - 2am stay
tuned for Franco as he plays all of those disco hits from the 70's and 80's
And from 2 - 3am it's
Maximum Rock and Roll followed by Noize in the Attice from 3 - 4.
The BBC World report
broadcasts at 4am, 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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