Good evening, it's Thursday, September 19th. 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 Ben Michael, Thanks for joining us.
Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Tonight in New Haven at Café Nine, Southern Culture on the
Skids and Lara Hope’s Gold Hope Duo take the stage. Friday, Café Nine’s weekly
5pm live music Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolte, and the Friday Night late
show features you Lex the Lexicon Artist, Super Smack, Ashley Hamel, and
DonutShoes.
Saturday The Nine’s Weekly afternoon Jazz Jam session is
with Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Saturday night, The Bobby Lees, Warbats, and
Zero Years take the stage. The Sunday Buzz Matinée features Divided Heaven, The
Sawtelles, and more, and they round out the weekend with The Safes and Dagwood
for the evening show. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State House in New Haven, presents rock, soul, and blues
tonight/Thursday with The Let Loose along with Joey Wit & The Definition.
Los Wembler’s de Iquitos brings Peruvian cumbia from the Amazon to The
Statehouse on Saturday, and on Sunday you can hear heavy sludge and doom metal
with Fistula, Grizzlor, and Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean. www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Thursday nights
Liviu’s Invitational brings special guest to the stage. Sally’s holds their
annual Northeast Blues Harmonica Showcase on Friday night, and on Saturday at
Sally’s you can catch Washboard Slim & The Bluelights. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Also in Hartford, Cedar Hill Cemetery holds a Stargazing
event this evening. The Meadows Brothers are at the Hog River Brewing Company tonight.
Books on Pratt, an author street fair with live music, poetry, and special
guests, happens Friday starting at 11:30 am. Last Fair Deal performs at the CT
Old State House Farmer’s Market on Friday at noon, and there’s a Halfway to St.
Patrick’s Day Party in the evening on Pratt Street. The Arbor Arts Center, home
to local artists and artisans, holds an Open House Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm,
and the city hosts a 90’s Bar Crawl later in the day. Full details on these and more at www.hartford.com/events/
Friday, Manic Presents brings Slaughter Beach, Dog, and Cave
People to the Space Ballroom in Hamden. They headline Darlingside on Saturday,
appearing with Henry Jamison, and on Sunday Manic presents breings Mat Kerekes,
Shortly, and Teamonade to the Space Ballroom. At the College Street Music Hall,
Manic brings 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
At The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, you can enjoy a Gong
and Sound Meditation tonight/Thursday, and on Friday, at The Butonwood Tree,
the traditional Irish trio, New Leaf holds a CD Release Party. The Buttonwood
hosts a Teen Open Mic Saturday afternoon, and in the evening it’s Hola Pops!,
an Afro-Cuban trio with a night of originals and a tribute to Louis Armstrong.
There’s a Reiki Level 1 class on Sunday, and the Buttonwood invites you to
enjoy their September exhibit, The Marine Mammal Art of Don Sineti. www.buttonwood.org
Tonight in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore hosts
Sarah Townsend who’ll discus her memoir, “Setting the Wire,” with Sara McCrea.
On Saturday afternoon, Stephan Allison, Host of WESU’s “River Valley Rhythms”,
will present “be full,” the last book of poetry by Middletown’s innaugural Poet
Laureate, the late Susan Allison, with special guests. Kids’ events continue
this week and include a paint workshop, comic book making, and more. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces reminds
us that the Community Foundation of Middlesex County hosts Every Little Beat
Helps Saturday at 1 pm at the Celtic Cavern in Middletown, where you can enjoy
music by the PBA Pipes & Drums and help support local musicians. The Nick
DiMaria Quartet is at Conspiracy this Saturday. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
The Russell Library in Middletown wants you to know that Their
Veterans Writing Group meets at the North Branford Library tonight (this week),
and on Saturday the Russell Library hosts a Lunch and Learn: homebuyer workshop
in conjunction with Liberty Bank: Know Before You Go House-Hunting. www.russelllibrary.org
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts presents A
Conversation with performance artist Taylor Mac Friday at 6 pm at Memorial
Chapel. You can purchase tickets for the Regional Dance Development Initiative
that takes place Saturday at 10 am at the Cross Street Dance Studio.
And at 5 pm, you’re invited to a special Queer Cocktail Hour
at Conspiracy on Main St in Middletown, that happens before the Connecticut
premier of “Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music” at the CFA
Theater at 7:30 pm. There’s a free performance by Grammy Award-winning flutist
Rhonda Larson, “Winds of the World,” Sunday at 3 pm at the Russell House. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts AR-15 and Cikada tonight.
Friday, you can catch Zombii, Static
Nerves, Cherry Pop, and Jake Fullington. It’s a Rock Show for your Soul on
Saturday with Uzi Jacuzzi, Dance Cancer, Sciencefight, and more. Sunday brings
you the Lovebug Fest: An Evening of Comedy, Music, & Fun including a raffle
and a hot dog-eating contest. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Toad’s Place brings you Pop Smoke, Don Zio P, Lorii Woods,
and more tonight/Thursday. On Friday, the DMX 20th Anniversary Tour hits the
stage at Toad’s. www.toadsplace.com
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 vocalist.
Upcoming openings include “Say Amen, Somebody,” “Downton Abbey,” and “Jay Myself.”
Details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College's Cinestudio opens a run of
“Midsommar,” a Director’s Cut version of this Swedish film about a New Pagan
commune celebrating ancient rituals.
“Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” opens on Sunday. Full
details at http://www.cinestudio.org/
Hartford’s Free Movies in the Parks series ends tonight with
a screening of ““Captain Marvel”, at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. www.hartford.com/events/
Here's a rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown as we work our way through our, brand new fall season:
Right after the Jive,
stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob DeRosa. Voted “Best Radio Personality” in the
2019 CTNOW Hartford reader’s poll, Homegrown exclusively
features Connecticut connected artists where listeners often enjoy pre-release
material and in studio interviews with artists, and information about live
shows in the area.
From 6:30-8pm, Bill
Denert Fills in for Karen Stein.
From 8:00-10:0pm,
stick around for Evening Jazz, with Bill Denert.
From 9:30-11, ist
books toujours with DJ Arctic Penguin.
From 11 - midnight, JAzzalicious Defniition brings out
the funky stuff.
at midnight stay tuned
for Middletown by Moonlight.
From 1-2amLil Kugel
presents isn’t life strange.
at 2am stay tuned for the
hour of slack.
from 3-4am we are
broadcasting our noontime edition of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
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 Edition from 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!
Stay tuned for a stiff
dose of homegrown with Robbie DeRosa, up next!
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