5/4 JIVE

Good evening, it’s Friday May 4th, and this is the Jive at Five, WESU’s Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Thanks for making WESU your listener supported source for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs and free-form community radio. I’m Justin, WESU’s intern.Thanks for tuning in.

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This year’s thesis students in Wesleyan’s Department of Art and Art History’s Art Studio Program are invited to select a single work from their Senior Thesis Exhibition for a year-end showcase of drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media and architecture curated by Professor of Art Tula Telfair. The Thesis art show is on display through  May 26 in the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, open Thur-Sunday, noon-4pm

Introductory and Advanced students perform the thunderous and exhilarating rhythms of Japanese Taiko drumming. Several dynamic styles will be showcased, demonstrating both traditional and contemporary Taiko repertoire. At 7pm tonight in Crowell Concert Hall

tomorrow at 9pm in the Memorial Chapel, the Wesleyan University Collegium Musicum performs Funeral Music from Tudor and Stuart England under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Jane Alden.

The Wesleyan Korean Drumming Ensemble showcases the dynamic mixture of traditional drumming and dance, Sunday night at 7 in the World Music Hall.

The Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble, in collaboration with the Wesleyan Orchestra and Chorus, will present works associated with the classic Chinese novel “Dream of the Red Chamber”, and music in various regional style in Crowell Concert Hall on Sunday at 8.

As part of Wesleyan’s Annual “Spring Dance” show, Student choreographers present works created after a full year of dance composition studies, tonight and tomorrow at 8 at the Patricelli ’92 Theater. Featuring new works by Eleonore Bayles, Kim Ladd, Naya Samuel, Jiovani Robles, Emily Weitzman, and Sally Williams.

You can find more information about all arts events at Wesleyan University online at Wesleyan.edu/cfa

Here in Middletown, tonight, at The Buttonwood Tree on main street, Drummer Art Lillard and his trio will play jazz standards, show tunes, swing tunes, bossa nova, and blues, as well as some originals.
Saturday afternoon at the Buttonwood, the piano students of Joe Riff’s music perform a recital at 2:30. Through the month of May, Telephone Portraits will be on display. A photograpy exhibit  by Michael Arafeh of Coffeehouse Recording Studio will be on display. Sunday, the Buttonwood Tree presents religious services with “Solid Rock Ministries”,  and Rev. Ronnie Bantum from 10am – 11am and then Worship with Pastor Sandra Steele from 11am to noon. Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood. all welcome, and consider yourself invited to help prepare vegetarian food beforehand at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am. For more information about all Buttonwood events, go to buttonwood.org

Tomorrow, from 11am to 1, The Russell Knitters gather to share ideas and expertise at Russell Library in Middletown. You are invited to bring your knitting projects, questions, and expertise. No registration is required. www.russelllibrary.org  for information about other classes and clubs the library has to offer.

The Sanctuary at Shepherds Field in East Haddam hosts its third Annual Karmic Relief fund raising event this Saturday, featuring Comic Hypnotist Dan Larosa, live jazz music, and a silent auction of special works of art by well-known artists and holistic practitioners, as well as food and drink. To buy tickets or to find out more, you can call the Sanctuary at (860) 319-1134 or visit their website at oursanctuary.org

Bridge Street Live in Collinsville presents comedian Pete Lee tonight, a show of guitar music on Saturday night, and a jazz performance by the Noah Preminger Quartet on Sunday night. Check out 41bridgestreet.com for more or call (860)693-9762

Now, here’s a brief rundown of cinema off the beaten path in central CT this week.

At Cinestudio, the Trinity College Cinema in Hartford is showing “JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME” which chronicles a day of unexpected adventures for a 30-year-old slacker, who only intended to pick up some wood glue for his mother (Susan Sarandon). More online at cinestudio.org

Real Art Ways in Hartford offers screenings of two documentaries this week. “EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS” follows the renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adrià as he works with his culinary team to develop a new menu for his restaurant. Tonight’s showing will be preceded by a special molecular bar and food demonstration with local restaurants at 6 PM.
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye is an intimate portrait of performance artist and musician Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and his other half and collaborator, Lady Jaye, as they undergo a series of plastic surgeries for their “Pandrogyne” project. More info can be found online at realartways.org

Now here’s what’s playing tonight on WESU 88.1FM in Middletown,

Right after the jive, its The Brittle Diameter with Joshua Sharp
Brand new and time honored independent music, presented in a mixtape aesthetic. Continuity and cohesion are the watchwords here.

from 6 to 6:30
Free Speech Radio News From The Pacifica Network
Your daily dose of alternative international news and reporting from the Pacifica Network.

Friday, 6:30-7pm
The Middletown Youth Radio Project with MYRP
A weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.

Friday, 7-8:30pm
Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T
Informing listeners about local and global issues with health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips, featuring a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues.

Friday, 8:30-10pm
From The Otherside with Rok-A-Dee
The Voice of Hartford, including local artists that from Connecticut, New York, Massachussetts and Rhode Island. Also features upcoming artists performing Caribbean R & B, Soca and International music.

Friday, 10-11:30pm
Rumba en el Patio with Michael
Classic Salsa for the dancers, Afro-Latin Big Band for the discerning ear. Join us as we adventure through the history of Musica Latina!

Friday, 11:30pm-1am
N.E. Tempo with DJ Berk
Serious turntablism – Dubstep, DnB, techno, ragga jungle, breakbeats mixed live.

Saturday, 1-3am
In the Master Bedroom, Under the Bed with Dope Dave
Celebrating conscious hip-hop and its offshoots & influences. Acrobatic emcees and down-tempo poets mix it up over varied oceans of sound

Saturday, 3-4am
Bassment Beats with DJ Lokash
The Real Hip Hop is over here.

Saturday, 4-5am
Sing Out!
Contemporary folk musics, and to encourage making folk music a part of our everyday lives.
The BBC World News Service kicks on at 4AM and we begin tomorrow’s broadcast at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, if you didn’t get a chance to write down some of the information mentioned in our community calendar, the script is published online at www.wesufm.org/
jive, and if you know of any events that you’d like to have announced on the Jive, send them to jive@wesufm.org

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