Good evening, it's Monday, September 23rd. 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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every
1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs
of the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I’ll be on this Sunday and
hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds their Anything Goes Open
Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Jacob Wiseman. The Middlesex Drum
Circle meets on Thursday evening, and you can hear the Ebin-Rose Trio and Local
Honey perform on Friday night. The Aligned with Source Workshop for
Self-Awareness happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Watercolors Class for
Youth and Teens in the afternoon. In the evening, you can enjoy acoustic
American folk-rock and pop by The Kennedys. There’s a Reiki Level 1 class on
Sunday, and you’re invited you to view their September exhibit, The Marine
Mammal Art of Don Sineti. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays brings you Nobide,
Polluter, and The Forest Room. On Tuesday you can catch Phat A$stonaut,
Cordoba, and Donnie Alexzander. It’s another session of Words & Music on
Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Jason D. Williams and the Nathaniel Hintz Trio.
Friday’s Happy Hour features Eric Lapenna, followed by the evening show with
Richard Barone and Glenn Mercer, appearing with Dan Greene. Saturday’s Jazz Jam
session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show headlines Akello
Jackie & Knobe Band, performing with the Southwind Social Club. The Sunday
Buzz Matinée features the Balkun Brothers, and they round out the weekend Jesse
Dayton, Mike Stinson, and the Nathaniel Hintz Trio for the evening show. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State House in New Haven brings you psych rock tonight with
Brant Bjork, Ecstatic Vision, and Pinto Graham. They host a Trivia Game Night
on Tuesday, and on Thursday it’s indie rock with Vundabar, And The Kids, Indigo
De Souza, and Sean Henry. It’s a Local Indie Showcase Night on Friday with
Jared Knapik, Jenny Geniuss, and Two Headed Girl, and on Saturday you can catch
Home Body, Bitchin Bajas, and Landing. www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, their Jazz Mondays session
features the Leela Cyr Quartet. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you
jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday. Wednesday’s Community Blues
Jam is hosted by Tim McDonald, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. You
can catch trombone with a conga beat on Friday with Trombeatz: A Caribbean
Thing, and it’s American roots on Saturday with Neal Vitullo & The Vipers. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Manic Presents is at the Space
Ballroom tonight with Boy Harsher, along with Olivia Neutron-John and Lasuje.
On Tuesday, they headline Kimya Sawson, appearing with Shellshag and Your Heart Breaks. On
Wednesday you can catch Com Truise, Photay, and Beshken, and on Friday they’ve
got Slaughter Beach, Dog, and Cave People. They headline Darlingside on
Saturday, appearing with Henry Jamison, and on Sunday it’s Mat Kerekes,
Shortly, and Teamonade. At the College Street Music Hall, they bring you
Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Illiterate Light on Friday. On Saturday, Claudio
Simonetti’s Goblin performs the live score to Deep Red. www.manicpresents.com
Back in Hartford, there’s a Kizomba Public Dance Session at Union
Station at 6 pm, and the Hartford Jazz Orchestra performs at the Arch Street
Tavern. Elizabeth Park hosts a free Rose Garden Tour Wednesday morning, and
it’s Karaoke Night at The Russell in the evening. The Pratt Street Lunchtime
Music Series continues on Thursday with hip-hop artist Tang Sauce, and
singer/songwriter Charlie Marie is at the Hog River Brewing Company in the
evening. Hog River hosts a coffee brewing competition Friday morning, and Band
of Steady Habits performs at the Old State House Farmer’s Market at noon. The
Nick Di Maria Quartet will be at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company Friday
evening. Trinity College hosts the 23rd Albert Schweitzer Organ
Festival Hartford this weekend, with concerts on Friday evening and Sunday
afternoon by organist Christopher Houlihan and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday events include organ and hymn playing competitions, and an evensong
concert. Veterans and military service members are invited to a rowing and
kayaking session Saturday morning at Riverside Park, and Cedar Hill Cemetery
sponsors a tour of notable physicians. There’s an Oktoberfest event at the
Bushnell Beer Garden Saturday afternoon, and it’s Sensual Salsa Saturday in the
evening at the Red Rock Tavern. View the fan collection Sunday afternoon at the
Isham-Terry House when they host a Downton Abbey Tea. Details on these and more
at www.hartford.com/events/
The Russell Library in Middletown sponsors a MARC community
resources presentation tonight at 6 pm. Learn about programs for persons with
intellectual or developmental disabilities, as well as volunteer opportunities.
The Job and Career Center hosts Tina Kadish Tuesday evening with her workshop,
“Create a Growth Mindset.” There’s a Census Employment Information Session
Wednesday at 4 pm, followed by Scrabble Wednesday and a meeting of the
Connecticut Poetry Society. The library is closed Friday from 9 am to 1 pm for
staff development, and they host Yoga in the Hubbard Room Saturday morning.
Consult the website calendar for more events geared to patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore hosts Phil Buchanan on Tuesday in
conversation with Elysa Gordon, to discuss his new book, “Giving Done Right.”
Their lunch event on Wednesday is “Books on the Menu,” where you get the inside
scoop on store favorites, and in the evening they host a Local Author Program
on fiction with Cana Buckmir, L.M. Pampuro, and J.R. McCabe. On Thursday,
bookstore founder Roxanne Coady holds a conversation with Wesleyan President
Michael S. Roth to discuss “Safe Enough Spaces,” his manifesto on current
issues in higher education. Russian author Yuz Aleshkovsky speaks with Duffield
White and Susanne Fusso on Friday about his novels, “Nikolai Nikolaevich” and
“Camouflage.” It’s the monthly Philosphy Night on Saturday, and on Sunday
afternoon they host a session of the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club to discuss
“Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.” Kids’ events continue this week and include learning
Spanish, comic book making, and more. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that the Technical
Theater & Design class and Hip-Hop dance class for teens continue this week
at Oddfellows Playhouse. The Godfrey Memorial Library provides Research Help
sessions Friday at 9:30 am. The Brandon Terzakis Trio performs at Conspiracy
Friday night, and it’s EMO Night CT at the Mezzo Grille. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Infinity Hall
Hartford Norfolk brings you classic swing on Wednesday with Big Bad VooDoo. On
Friday, it’s alternative rock with The Samples, and on Sunday they host
singer/songwriter Howie Day. At Infinity Norfolk you can catch New Age and
progressive rock on Thursday with the California Guitar Trio, and they’ve got
blues, jazz, and more on Friday with Duke Robillard. Enjoy a folk concert on
Saturday with Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, and Friends, and on Sunday, they
bring you jazz with Sammy Miller & The Congregation. www.infinityhall.com
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts sponsors an Artist Talk
on Thursday at the Cross Street Dance Studio on The Choreography of
Rehabilitation: Disability and Race in Balanchine’s Agon. Pianist Paul Orgel
performs music From Bach to Bruce Saturday at 8 pm in Memorial Chapel. Both
events are free and open to the public. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Toad’s Place hosts The Midnight Hour
on Thursday with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge, Loren Oden, and much
more. It’s EMO Night Brooklyn on Friday. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts the Buster New England
Tour 2019 Friday night with Bullet Society, Devolve CT, VRSA, and more. On
Saturday, it’s Warcockapalooza V with Values, Archaic Decpitator, Stagger,
Apostasy, and much more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central
Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “Fiddler: A Miracle of
Miracles,” a documentary about the legacy of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Linda
Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” a celebration of the iconic vocal artist; and
“Say Amen, Somebody,” a documentary about the world of gospel music. All run
through Thursday. Upcoming openings include “Downton Abbey,” “Midnight
Traveler, and “Monos.” Details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford concludes the run of “Miles
Davis: Birth of the Cool,” the story of the man behind the horn, on Wednesday.
On Thursday they open Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood,” a
film about the turbulent ‘60’s. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinée is “One
Man, Two Guvnors,” a tribute to British comedy, and in the evening they open a
run of “Aquaréla,” a celebration of the beauty and power of water. Full details
at http://www.cinestudio.org
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry.
From classic bop to relevant new releases.
From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles
the actions of the left locally and across the country, to resist against our
current system and to create something newer, freer and more liberating for us
all.
From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of
contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live
interviews.
At 8 until 9:30 pm, Chip Austin is in the air chair for
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 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music
from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of
fun.
The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s
and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on
his weekly "Name That Tune" contest.
At 12:30 until 1:30 am it’s Influenza with DJ Jamsterdam and
DJ Celiac. Dig into the origins, relationships, and influences of contemporary
artists to expose how they found their
direction.
From 1:30-2:30am The Beatles: A Week in the Life with DJ
McKenzie tells the story of The Beatles, their contemporaries, and the artists
and songs that inspired them, a week at a time.
From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a
retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking: directors,
cinematographers, composers, writers, and animators from across the globe.
From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s
noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World
Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at
5am with Morning Edition from NPR.
For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public
affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55
for a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of evening programming on
WESU Middletown!
Thanks for listening. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with
Charles Henry coming up next.
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