Good evening, it's Monday, November
4th. 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 hope you'll tune in.
Now here's some of what's happening
in our area this week:
The Buttonwood Tree in
Middletown holds an Anything Goes Open Mic tonight, hosted by the Terri and Rob
Duo. Mylène leads another Laughter Yoga session Tuesday evening, and on
Thursday there’s an Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta. It’s blues and bluegrass
on Friday with Rebecca Roudman and her band, Dirty Cello. The Aligned with
Source Workshop is on deck Saturday morning, and in the evening you can catch
the Frank Varela Jazz Trio. Celebrate the late Roy Lisker on Sunday afternoon in
a special event with music, refreshments, and more featuring Neely Bruce and John
Basinger. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic
Mondays headlines Korine and Fatal Film. On Tuesday it’s Crunk Witch, Hanuting
Titans, and Shy. Wednesday’s performers are The End of America, and the Oshima
Brothers. On Thursday they’ve got Bangcreek Puppies, O’K and the Night Crew,
and the Jeff Wickun Band. Friday’s Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolti, followed
by the late show with The Lucky 5 and Alexa Rose. Saturday’s Jazz Jam session
is with Gary Grippo, and in the evening, you can catch Big Sandy & His
Fly-Rite Boys and Soapbox Saints. The Sunday Buzz Matinée brings you Year of
the Fist and Warbats, and they finish out the weekend with the Freddy Deboe
Band. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State
House in New Haven hosts an Open Mic with Patrick Dalton tonight, and on
Wednesday they’ve got a Happy Hour Improv Comedy session featuring The
Regicides. On Thursday the New Haven music community comes together with the
Ric Ocasek Tribute, and on Friday it’s a night of Positive Vibes for the
Culture with a YKTV Hennesy Party. Lift returns to CT on Friday, appearing with
Fixation, Spellrunner, and more. Enjoy Surf Rock Night on Sunday with Serf
Blasters, 9th Wave, and The Clams. www.statehousepresents.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed
Sally’s, the Lawrence Clark Quartet is featured in their Jazz Mondays session
tonight. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul
classics, and more on Tuesday. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam is hosted by
Tommy Whalen, and on Thursday it’s Liviu’s Invitational. The Michael Cleary
Band takes Sally’s stage on Friday, and on Saturday singer/songwriter Grayson
Hugh and his band, The Moon Hawks, return with soul, roots rock, blues, and
more. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Hartford
Jazz Orchestra is at the Arch Street Tavern tonight, and there’s a Kizomba
Public Dance Session at Union Station. It’s Karaoke Night at The Russell on
Wednesday, and on Thursday it’s Off the Record Indie Night at Little River
Restoratives. Sensual Salsa Saturdays takes place at the Red Rock Tavern on that
day, and on Sunday the Isham-Terry House offers tours starting at noon. Full
details at www.hartford.com/events/
At the Russell Library in
Middletown, there’s an Open House Employment Information session on the 2020
census Wednesday at 4 pm, followed by Scrabble. The Connecticut Poetry Society
meets on Thursday evening to continue their Poets on Poetry series with
featured guest, Gwendolyn Brooks. The Friends of the Library Book Sale happens
on Friday and Saturday. The library is closed Sunday and Monday for the holiday.
Consult the website calendar for more events, including sessions for those who
are home-insecure, all geared to patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan
RJ Julia bookstore kicks off National Novel Writing Month with a Weekly
Write-In tonight at 6 pm. Tuesday’s Local Author Bookstore Event features
YA/Fantasy writers, including Mandi Lynn, M. Wednesday, and Grant Miller. Tom
Seigel is in the house on Thursday with his new novel, “The Astronaut’s Son.” Kids’
events continue this week, including Story Time and Cardinal Kids, as well as a
celebration of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book on Tuesday afternoon. Check
the website for details. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Free events
this week sponsored by Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts begin on
Tuesday with a conversation with the Taylor Mac costume designer Machine Dazzle
at the Ring Performing Arts Hall. Performer/composer Alex Dea presents
Compositions: The Secret of Overtones, Wednesday at World Music Hall. On
Thursday, there’s a panel discussion titled Talk It Out: The Laramie Project –
Centering Queer Voices: Documenting Trauma and Resilience, at the Downey House
Lounge, as well as a talk by poet and cultural critic Lewis Hyde at the Zilkha
Gallery. Performances of Inaction occur at the Zilkha Gallery on Friday, and on
Saturday they offer tours of the exhibition. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Manic
Presents brings Beach Slang, Mandala, and Mamma’s Boy to the Space Ballroom on
Tuesday. Jake “The Snake” Roberts will be there on Wednesday with his Dirty
Details Tour. Jason Hawk Harris takes the Front Room stage on Thursday,
appearing with Stefanie Clark Harris, and on Friday, Death Threat brings their
Last Dayz 20th Anniversary show, along with Billy Club Sandwich, World
Demise, and more. They headline Intercourse at The Space on Saturday, appearing
with Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, and Gorge. Ani Defranco, along with
Gracie and Rachel, comes to the College Street Music Hall on Friday, and
there’s Morning Show Saturday with Laurie Berkner and her Greatest Hits Solo
Tour. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity
Hall Norfolk hosts an acoustic evening with folk and country artist John Hiatt
on Tuesday. It’s funk and Southern rock on Thursday with Trigger Hippy, and on
Saturday enjoy bagpipes and more with Celtica and their Pipes Rock tour. At
Infinity Hartford, Peter Wolf starts off a blues and rock weekend on Thursday,
followed on Friday by Dana Fuchs, and ending on Saturday with Southside Johnny
& The Asbury Jukes. You can catch more blues and Southern rock on Sunday
with the North Mississippi Allstars and their Up and Rolling tour. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s
Place presents The Interrupters, Skinny Lister, and Sharp/Shock on Thursday. On
Friday they headline Legion of Jerry, appearing with the Kazoo Crew Family
Band, The Core, and more. On Sunday, Ghostemane takes the stage with their
Hiadica Tour, along with 2Teeth, Horus the Astroneer, and ParvO. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in
Wallingford brings you Fleurs, Ditch Boys, Dangerous Animals, and The New
Neighbors on Friday. They present The Defilement of the Northeast Metal Scene
on Saturday with The Missing Inc., Disparager, Glass Divide, and more. On Sunday
you can catch The Problem Addicts, Rushmore, and Scooped Up. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The
Middletown Arts & Culture Office invites you to a premier performance of
“New Every Morning” by the GM Chorale Sunday at 4 pm at the Middletown High
School Performing Arts Center. This work is by Connecticut composer Peter
Niedmann, and there’s a pre-concert discussion at 3:15 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Now here's a rundown of cinema
off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
The Rockfall Foundation sponsors
a screening of “Ice on Fire” at 7 pm tonight as part of their ongoing
Environmental Film series. It’s showing at the Middlesex Community College
campus in Middletown, and there will be a facilitated post-film discussion. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” a celebration of the iconic vocal
artist; the documentary “Fantastic Fungi”; and “Where’s My Roy Cohn,” about the
political power broker who influenced Trump, through Thursday. Future openings
include “Midnight Traveler” and “Parasite.”Details and screening times at www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues
their run of “Another Day of Life,” about the anarchy of warfare based on a
Polish journalist’s memoir of Angola, through Wednesday. The matinée offering
for Thursday and Sunday is the National Theatre Live performance of “Hansard,”
a devastating portrait of the governing class. There’s a one-day screening of
“Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game” on Thursday night, and on Friday they open a
run of “Mr. Klein,” an ultra-HD restoration of this French psychological
thriller set during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
The
Middletown International Film Festival continues on Tuesday at the Russell
Library with a screening of “Summer,” a Spanish film about a six-year-old
orphan reacting to her new home in the mountains. There’s a post-film
discussion with Professor Olga Sendra Ferrer. www.russelllibrary.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.
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, it’s
the Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk,
soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.
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 1:30am it’s
Cloggin the Noggin with DJ Oatneel. Every day is national something day. We
clog your nog with facts and know-how about the thing of the day.
From 1:30-2:30am Prominent
Profiles with DJ Elliot takes a look at an historic artist that has had a
profound and lasting influence on popular culture and current artists.
From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert
Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking 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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