Thursday's Jive

Today's Jive was produced by,

J-Cherry... producer and host of, 'VOICE of the CITY'

 Airing on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown

Tuesdays from 8-9PM

Live and local... This ain't no commercial radio!

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Good evening! It’s Thursday, Nov. 28th, Happy Thanksgiving!  this is the Jive at Five - our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming weeknights and weekends.  I'm J-Cherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY, Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture. Thanks for joining us! 

Now for our rundown of some of what’s happening in our area this week.

Most venues are closed for Thanksgiving, have a safe and happy holiday!

Things kick into swing on Black Friday right here in Middletown

 The City’s Holiday on Main Street festivities kick off at 4:00 pm Friday, starting at Union Park, the South Green with Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. More online atwww.arts2go.org
 
Also here in Middletown Friday night, Sez Zion takes the stage at Scatz Restaurant and Jazz Lounge, on Main Street Ext.  Saturday night Talented vocalist Rahsaan Langley takes the Scatz stage. www.scatzrestaurantandlounge.com.

Here in Middletown, at the Buttonwood Tree, Friday The Middletown High School Art Club will be exhibiting its third student sponsored gallery show at The Buttonwood Tree during the month of November. The show, led by Senior Angela Byrd, will display an array of student art work celebrating Middletown High School. The opening event is Friday evening from @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. Saturday morning kicks off with Tai Chi and community yoga. Saturday night Jazz vocalist Mary Ellen Lonergan will be performing songs from the Great American Songbook and Standards. Alex Nakimovsky will be joining her on piano while Phil Bowler plays bass.  On Sundays, Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood at 1 pm, as Rumpus, an invitation to express the rhythm inside you, takes place inside. All are welcome. You are also invited to help prepare the vegetarian meal beforehand at 11 am at First Church Congregational on Court Street. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 John Basinger performs from Book 11 of Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. Books will be provided to follow along with. www.buttonwood.org

The Middletown Symphonic Band will be performing a Christmas Concert at the First Congregational Church in Wallingford, CT on Sunday at 2:00 PM. The church is located at 23 South Main Street in Wallingford. Admission is free. Additional information about the Middletown Symphonic Band and its schedule of holiday concerts is available at www.artstogo.org 

Vocalist Nekita Waller performs at the Mattabesett Canoe Club at Harbor Park in Middletown on Sundays at 7pm. http://mattabesettcanoeclub.com

Down in New Haven at Toad’s Place, The “Sizzla” scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled until further notice. Tickets refundable at point of service.  Friday night Chris Webby returns to Toads. .www.toadsplace.com. 

Also in New Haven, at Café Nine, Friday night Steve Broderick and The 100 Watt Suns take the stage with James Mauri Four andChaser Eight opening the show.  Cafe Nine’s Saturday afternoon’s weekly Jazz Jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances. Saturday night Five in the Chamber and the Amanda Gregg / Chris Wuerth Duo duo make for a night of roots and bluegrass music at The Nine. Sunday Night brings Blues Boot Camp with Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com.

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, Saturday night, the Mike Crandall Band  plays the blues at Sally’s. www.blackeyedsallys.com.

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Real Art Ways in Hartford, RAW is closed for tonight for Thanksgiving.  Friday night Real Art Ways opens, the documentary “Muscle Shoals” telling the story of the unlikely breeding ground for some of the most creative music in American history. The Film Motel Life, based on the popular novel by Willy Vlautin, also opens on Friday night. Learn more at realartways.org.

Tonight at Cinestudio, The Trinity College cinema in Hartford,  Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine staring Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin opens Wednesday night and continues through Saturday, including tonight Thanksgiving day.  cinestudio.org is the source for more information.

And now here’s a rundown of tonight’s programming on WESU.

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for: 

5:05-6pm

Homegrown with Rob DeRosa

Voted #2 Radio Show – Hartford Advocate “Best Of” Poll 2013

The best crop of Connecticut-connected music presented for a global audience.

6-6:30pm

Free Speech Radio News

Your daily dose of alternative international news and reporting from the Pacifica Network.

6:30-8pm

Total Praise with Minister Latrecia

Your Thursday night Gospel music connection! A diverse and inspirational blend of contemporary gospel music to uplift your spirit!

8-9:30pm

Evening Jazz with Bill Denert

Where hearing is the best experience. A broad range of swing, be-bop, and avant garde as well as a sprinkling of new releases.

9:30-10:30pm

(1,3,5) UnderCover with Rebecca Seidel

Bridging genres and generations, UnderCover explores the concept of inspiration through imitation.

(2,4) The Turnup and Other Roots with DJ Zing and DJ Ping

Carrots, songs, beets, poems, beats, stories and yams

10:30-11:30pm

(1,3,5) The Hip-Hop Kitchen with Alex and Jake

Welcome to hip hop kitchen where you’ll hear african, jazzy, soulful, upbeat hip hop and rap mixed with food news, recipes, reviews, tips, tricks, fun facts. basically food to eat while you listen.

(2,4) Public Affairs with DJ Vegetable

Each episode DJ Vegetable sits down with a pair to talk about their relationship, how they know each other and what they are doing in Middletown. We might even listen to some of their favorite music, or have them pick out a new release.

11:30-12:30am

(1,3,5) Underdogs Edge with DJ Malik1Fam

The Underdogs Edge will feature local hip hop artists across the region with tracks from mainstream artists normally not played on the radio.

(2,4) Live From The Paris Hotel with Atomizer Blue

A mercurial mixture of pop music and poetry, cavorting the ley lines of the human voice. Step outside the Dr. Luke degeneration into the magnificent streets of the city where the ravings of mad poets and mods dissipate into a smoky rain spilling down on an ocean of umbrellas.

12:30-1:30am

(1,3,5) Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome? with Ethan

Gram Parsons, the fast-living godfather of country rock n' roll, had a radical vision of the music that originated in the country of his roots. Country, soul, fuzzed-out rock; to him it didn't matter, it was all the music of cosmic America. This show will explore the music Parsons made, loved, listened to, and influenced, from the Louvin Brothers to Natural Child.

(2,4) Coachillin’ with DJ Anabeezy

The best of the bands that have played at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

1:30-2:30am

(1,3,5) The British are Coming with DJ Babelfish

Featuring music from the British Invasion to the present, each show will focus on one British city or region, mixing genre and time period.

(2,4) Pop! Goes My Heart with Ian

Sad pop songs with a different title-based theme every show, with a focus on experimental pop, chamber pop, and Kate Bush.

2:30-4am

(1,3,5) The Menagerie with Omardaslayer and Tree Paths

Chaos Based weekly genre generation. Also, fun hosts.

(2,4) Diecast with DJ DatAnark and Ser Platypus

Diecast features an element of spontaneity. Your favorite DJs, Ser Platypus and DJ Dat Anark, have compiled playlists from a variety of different genres. On air, we'll conduct a die-toss, and let fate decide what we'll be sonically entertaining you with each show. Special focus will be brought to skating and anti-authoritarian culture.

4-5am

BBC World News

International news coverage from the famous British news network.

We begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5 a.m. 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 tojive@wesufm.org If you tune in to WESU for information and music that you can’t find elsewhere, then we are counting on you to help support the service you depend on. Please take a moment to make a donation of any size online at. Music www.wesufm.org, every dollar counts and we need to hear from you. Stay tuned for Home Grown with Rob DeRosa