Friday's Jive 11-28-14

Good evening, it's Friday, November 28th, 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, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming week nights and weekends. I'm Stephan Allison, host of River Valley Rhythms heard Thursdays at 4 pm here at WESU. Thanks for tuning in.

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For the latest in local arts and entertainment anytime you're not hearing it on our Jive, go to arts2GO.org – the City’s website for what’s going on and what’s to do with a highlight on the arts in Middletown. That's arts2GO.org

Now, here’s a rundown of some of what’s scheduled in the community this weekend.

Down in New Haven at Café Nine, tonight’s early show at 7:30 features cellist and singer Leyla McCalla, and at 10 you can catch the Late Show with Hank and Cupcakes, and Mission O. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session will be with Billy Cofrances at 4:30, followed at 9 by their Skansgivin’ Skaturday with The Hempsteadys, The Dialtones, and Llama T Ska. Sunday’s 3 p.m. Jam is with Stacy Phillips, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with The Cobalt Rhythm Kings. Visit cafenine.com

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight’s 9:00 show headlines Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Saturday night they bring you jazz with the Allegra Levy Band featuring Sean Clapis. Visit blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, this evening they bring Chris Webby and MarBar to the stage. Saturday’s 9pm show brings George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, along with Amy Lynn & The Gunshow. Visit toadsplace.com

Tonight at 8 at Infinity Hall in Hartford, they’ve got "The Weight" performing the music of THE BAND. On Saturday, Max Creek takes the stage, offering electric rock jam starting at 8. On Sunday, they offer Ryan Montbleau and Band, with special guest Jesse Dee, for a 7:30 show. Visit infinityhall.com

Tonight, the 29th Annual Holiday on Main Street festival begins in Middletown. The evening includes a tree lighting on the South Green at 6, the arrival of Santa by horse and carriage, the Middletown High School Marching Band performs, and the evening concludes with a tree lighting at Eli Cannon’s lighting at 8:15. Visit http://www.holidayonmain.com

Winterfest Hartford opens tonight and includes music, ice skating, and free photos with Santa. Visit http://www.hartford.com/winterfest

At The Buttonwood Tree here in Middletown, tonight at 8 you can hear the Omar Tamez Quartet play their unique blend of jazz and traditional Mexican music. On Saturday, the Buttonwood celebrates its new Steinway piano with a Musical Offering by Carolyn Halsted, playing Bach, Beethoven and more, at 7:30. Every Monday morning, the Hearing Voices Network meets at the Buttonwood at 10:30 a.m. "Beyond Visible," a meditative photographic exhibit by Emily Zeitlin and Scotty Giffen, continues through the week. Visit buttonwood.org

And on Sunday’s Food Not Bombs serves food outside The Buttonwood Tree around 1pm. All are welcome to enjoy the meal and to help prepare it beforehand, at First Church on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30am. You can learn more at foodnotbombs.net

And tonight the Holiday Light Fantasia opens in Hartford at Goodwin Park. Visit http://hartford.gov/parks/200-goodwin-park

Beginning right now and continuing until 8p, there’s an opening reception for a show of the paintings of David Schulz at Middletown Framing, 502 Main St. Visit http://www.arts2go.org

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of Citizenfour, Laura Poitras’ documentary of the events of the Edward Snowden security leak, continues. Also continuing is Diplomacy, a French drama about Hitler’s plan to destroy Paris in WWII. Opening tonight is BFFS, a female buddy comedy about posers in a weekend couples retreat. All continue through the weekend. On Saturday they’re showing the Internet Cat Video Festival, for cat lovers of all ages. On Sunday at 2 there’s a one time event, Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey, with the award-winning show Mark Twain Tonight and a post-film discussion with director Scott Teems. Visit the newly redesigned realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, tonight through Sunday you can see "Boyhood," a film that follows a boy in his journey from childhood to adulthood. On Sunday they open Rome, Open City, a restored ultra high definition version of the 1945 classic about Italian resistance fighters being hunted by the Gestapo, which continues through next week. Visit cinestudio.org.

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And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 6pm it’s
 Chocolate Cake with DJ Rob. An hour long musical sugar high. Power-pop plus Brit-pop and singer/songwriters from the 60's to today.

Coming in at 6 it's a half-hour with (1,3,5) Argus News Radio on the 1^st, 3^rd and 5^th Fridays of the month with campus and Middletown news, from our microphones to your ears and on the 2^nd and 4^th Fridays it's Ear-Candy with DJ Sick Nelden

where you hear the newest in Indie Rock, through the lens of pop and the absurd.

Then from 6:30 to 7pm listen to the Middletown Youth Radio Project - A weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.

At 7 until 8:30pm we have the Universal Sound Wave with Sistah Tee - 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.

Next up until 10pm, we take it
 From the Otherside with 
Rok-A-Dee - The Voice of Hartford, including local artists from Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He also features upcoming artists performing Caribbean R & B, Soca and international music.

Then at 10pm we go 
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.

At Midnight until 3am Saturday we go into OVERDRIVE with Clarence Scott and Shantay Scott - offering Urban Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Traditional gospel music.

At 3, it's Bassment Beats with DJ LOKASH, celebrating its 10^th year of bringing you the latest in aboveground & underground hip-hop mixed live; followed by his New World Show, with the best in Global Bass mixed live til 4. Baila coño!

Sing Out! Radio Magazine with Tom Druckenmiller comes on at 4 until 5am with a weekly, hour-long “magazine format” program, featuring interviews in addition to “live” and recorded traditional folk musics.

And we bring in the daylight from 5:00 to 6:00am with the 
BBC World News 
- a daily News roundup from the British Broadcasting Corporation

And staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6:00 to 7:00am it’s
 the Celtic Café
 with Pat Laffan and Mark Gallagher presenting traditional and contemporary music with a Celtic connection.

And now that the coffee’s hot enjoy Caffé Italia from 7:00 to 8:00am 
with Francesco Fiumara, the former host of WESU's own WESParla 
 - A weekly roundup of news, music and memories from Italy.

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five, tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

The Music behind today’s Jive At Five is from the Anthony Braxton Quartet, 8 Standards (Wesleyan) 2001, featuring Anthony Braxton, Kevin O'Neil, Andy Eulau, and Kevin Norton. The selection is Nuages and it's out on Barking Hoop Records.

The written form for what you've heard on today’s jive is online at wesufm.org/jive

And if you value WESU as a source for information and entertainment in your life, how about supporting the station with a donation? You can make that donation online at wesufm.org anytime. Thanks for listening!

11-26-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, November 26th, and this is the Jive at Five – Our daily community calendar and run down 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 week-nights and weekends.

I'm Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals fan! Thanx for tuning in!

Here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week:

Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight, it's Dean Falcone’s 18th Annual Thanksgiving Vomitorium, with a special tribute to the Kinks. Friday’s early show at 7:30 features cellist and singer Leyla McCalla, and at 10 you can catch the Late Show with Hank and Cupcakes, and Mission O. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session will be with Billy Cofrances at 4:30, followed at 9 by their Skansgivin’ Skaturday with The Hempsteadys, The Dialtones, and Llama T Ska. Sunday’s 3 p.m. Jam is with Stacy Phillips, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with The Cobalt Rhythm Kings. www.cafenine.com.

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, it's the Wednesday night blues jam be hosted by Tim McDonald this week. Friday night’s 9:00 show headlines Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Saturday they bring you jazz with the Allegra Levy Band featuring Sean Clapis. 8. www.blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, this evening's annual Thanksgiving Eve Show features Deep Banana Blackout. On Friday they bring Chris Webby and MarBar to the stage. Saturday’s at 9:00 show brings you George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, along with Amy Lynn & The Gunshow.. www.toadsplace.com.

Connecticut’s own NRBQ takes the stage tonight at 8 At Infinity Hall in Hartford,. On Friday they’ve got "The Weight" performing the music of THE BAND at their 8:00 show. On Saturday, Max Creek takes the Infinity stage, offering electric rock jam starting at 8. On Sunday, they offer Ryan Montbleau and Band, with special guest Jesse Dee, for a 7:30 show. www.infinityhall.com

Also tonight, the Middletown Scottish Country Dancers hold classes for beginning and experienced dancers from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at First Church on Court Street. Partners not necessary. Wear soft-soled shoes. For information, call Lucile Blanchard at 860-347-0278

On Friday, the 29th Annual Holiday on Main Street festival takes place in Middletown, starting with a Holiday Train Exhibit at 11 at Amato’s Toy & Hobby. There’s an Open House at the Mansfield House at 2, food, hot chocolate, and hayrides, and a carol sing. The Middletown High School Marching Band performs, and the evening concludes with a tree lighting on the South Green at 6, with a second lighting at Eli Cannon’s lighting at 8:15 and the arrival of Santa by horse and carriage. http://www.holidayonmain.com

Winterfest Hartford opens Friday at 4:30, and includes music, ice skating, and free photos with Santa. http://www.hartford.com/winterfest

At the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, on Friday at 8 you can hear the Omar Tamez Quartet play their unique blend of jazz and traditional Mexican music. On Saturday, the Buttonwood celebrates its new Steinway piano with a Musical Offering by Carolyn Halsted, playing Bach, Beethoven and more, at 7:30. Every Monday morning, the Hearing Voices Network meets at the Buttonwood at 10:30 a.m. "Beyond Visible," a meditative photographic exhibit by Emily Zeitlin and Scotty Giffen, continues through the week. www.buttonwood.org

On Sunday’s Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree around 1pm. All are welcome to enjoy the meal and to help prepare it, beforehand, at First Church on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30am. You can learn more at: www.foodnotbombs.net\

And on Friday the Holiday Light Fantasia opens in Hartford at Goodwin Park. http://hartford.gov/parks/200-goodwin-park

On Friday there’s a show of the paintings of David Schulz at Middletown Framing, 502 Main St. A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. http://www.arts2go.org

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of "Citizenfour," Laura Poitras’ documentary of the events of the Edward Snowden security leak, continues through tonight. Also continuing is "Diplomacy," a French drama about Hitler’s plan to destroy Paris in WWII.

Real Art Ways is closed for Thanksgiving. On Friday they start a run of "Pelican Dreams," Emmy-Award-winner Judy Irving’s documentary that follows a California brown pelican from an arrest on the Golden Gate Bridge to care at a rehabilitation facility. Also opening is "BFFs," a female buddy comedy about posers in a weekend couples retreat. Both continue through the weekend. On Saturday they’re showing the Internet Cat Video Festival, for cat lovers of all ages. On Sunday at 2 there’s a one time event, "Holbook/Twain: An American Odyssey," with the award-winning show "Mark Twain Tonight" and a post-film discussion with Director Scott Teems. www.realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, tonight through Sunday you can see "Boyhood," a film that follows a boy in his journey from childhood to adulthood. On Sunday they open "Rome, Open City," a restored ultra high def version of the 1945 classic about Italian resistance fighters being hunted by the Gestapo, which continues through next week. www.cinestudio.org.

Now here's a rundown of what's on air on WESU-FM tonight:

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for: The Explorer’s Hour with Pickup Sticks for an exploration into the realm of indie rock and roll.

From 6-6:30, it's Mind Matters with Helen Evrard, M.D. The show provides information and guest interviews on issues concerning mental illness (brain disease). The focus is exploring holistic therapies and stories of individual achievement.

At 6:30-8pm it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion. Techno from around the globe mixed live since 1992. It's a vinyl world!

And from 8-9:30pm, it's The Warehouse with Mike NyceThe best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.

Starting at 9:30 it's N.E. Tempo with DJ Berk. Serious turntablism - Dubstep, DnB, techno, ragga jungle, breakbeats mixed live.

And from 11-12am it's Missteps with Djmsal. MISSTEPS is a monthly club night, FM radio show, and up-and-coming record label run by friends, DJs, and fellow producers – Djmsal & Guy Fridge. Dedicated to the underground, MISSTEPS seeks to bring attention to forward-thinking, cutting-edge club music from around the world. All rights reserved. All wrongs reversed.

At 12-1:30am it's 75 Years Of… For 75 years, WESU has broadcast underground music and under-represented genres. During our 75th Anniversary, this program will feature a different genre or theme each month, with songs chosen by our listeners and staff!

From 1:30 to 2:30am stay tuned for Biz Marquee with DJ Co

le. Come join DJ Cole for some hip-hop and movie talk. The show features an eclectic mix of contemporary and old school hip-hop, ending with a discussion about films featuring rap artists and music created by those artists.

And at 2:30-4am it's In the Mix with WillTech. "In the Mix" aims to bring the best in trance, house, and deep house to the Wesleyan and Middletown community.

The BBC world news kicks on at 4 and we start tomorrow’s broadcast day 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

2014 Marks 75 years of Alternative music, Public Affairs, and community service for WESU. Look for information on special programming and events online at www.wesufm.org

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for The Explorer's Hour with DJ Pickup Sticks!

Thursday's Jive

Today's Jive was produced by,

JCherry... 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!

www.jcherrypresents.com

Good evening, it's Thursday, November 27th, and this is the Jive at Five – Our daily community calendar and run down 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 week-nights and weekends. I'm JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture. From all of here at WESU we wish you a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday! 

Here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week:

On Friday, the 29th Annual Holiday on Main Street festival takes place in Middletown, starting with a Holiday Train Exhibit at 11 at Amato’s Toy & Hobby.  There’s an Open House at the Mansfield House at 2, food, hot chocolate, and hayrides, and a carol sing. The Middletown High School Marching Band performs, and the evening concludes with a tree lighting on the South Green at 6, with a second lighting at Eli Cannon’s lighting at 8:15 and the arrival of Santa by horse and carriage. http://www.holidayonmain.com

Winterfest Hartford opens Friday at 4:30, and includes music, ice skating, and free photos with Santa.  http://www.hartford.com/winterfest

At the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, On Friday at 8 you can hear the Omar Tamez Quartet play their unique blend of jazz and traditional Mexican music.  On Saturday, the Buttonwood celebrates its new Steinway piano with a Musical Offering by Carolyn Halsted, playing Bach, Beethoven and more, at 7:30. Every Monday morning, the Hearing Voices Network meets at the Buttonwood at 10:30 a.m.  “Beyond Visible,” a meditative photographic exhibit by Emily Zeitlin and Scotty Giffen, continues through the week.  www.buttonwood.org

On Sunday’s Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree around 1pm. All are welcome to enjoy the meal and to help prepare it, beforehand, at First Church on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30am. You can learn more at: www.foodnotbombs.net

On Friday there’s a show of the paintings of David Schulz at Middletown Framing, 502 Main St.  A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m.  http://www.arts2go.org

Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight Friday’s early show at 7:30 features cellist and singer Leyla McCalla, and at 10 you can catch the Late Show with Hank and Cupcakes, and Mission O.  Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session will be with Billy Cofrances at 4:30, followed at 9 by their Skansgivin’ Skaturday with The Hempsteadys, The Dialtones, and Llama T Ska.   Sunday’s 3 p.m. Jam is with Stacy Phillips, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with The Cobalt Rhythm Kings.  www.cafenine.com.

 

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, on Tuesdays  Friday night’s 9:00 show headlines Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Saturday they bring you jazz with the Allegra Levy Band featuring Sean Clapis. 8. www.blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, On Friday they bring Chris Webby and MarBar to the stage.  Saturday’s at 9:00 show brings you George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, along with Amy Lynn & The Gunshow..   www.toadsplace.com.

At Infinity Hall in Hartford on Friday they’ve got “The Weight” performing the music of THE BAND at their 8:00 show.  On Saturday, Max Creek takes the Infinity stage, offering electric rock jam starting at 8.  On Sunday, they offer Ryan Montbleau and Band, with special guest Jesse Dee, for a 7:30 show.www.infinityhall.com

And on Friday the Holiday Light Fantasia opens in Hartford at Goodwin Park. http://hartford.gov/parks/200-goodwin-park

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

 At Real Art Ways in Hartford, They’re closed on Thanksgiving.  On Friday they start a run of “Pelican Dreams,” Emmy-Award-winner Judy Irving’s documentary that follows a California brown pelican from an arrest on the Golden Gate Bridge to care at a rehabilitation facility.  Also opening is “BFFs,” a female buddy comedy about posers in a weekend couples retreat.  Both continue through the weekend. On Saturday they’re showing the Internet Cat Video Festival, for cat lovers of all ages. On Sunday at 2 there’s a one time event, “Holbook/Twain: An American Odyssey,” with the award-winning show “Mark Twain Tonight” and a post-film discussion with Director Scott Teems. www.realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, Wednesday through Sunday you can see “Boyhood,” a film that follows a boy in his journey from childhood to adulthood. On Sunday they open “Rome, Open City,” a restored ultra high def version of the 1945 classic about Italian resistance fighters being hunted by the Gestapo, which continues through next week. www.cinestudio.org.

Now here's a rundown of what's on air on WESU-FM tonight:

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for:

Homegrown with Rob DeRosa

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

6-6:30pm

Words with Abigail Shneyder

Features spoken word artists with weekly performances and interviews.

                                               

6:30-8pm      

(1,3,5) The Witching Hour with Lily Myers        

I will play contemporary American music from female artists, in a range of genres including folk, folk-rock, pop, indie, and experimental; anything that feels new and innovative, with an emphasis on strong female vocals, poetic lyricism, and an otherworldly quality.  

(2,4) Imagine with Karen Stein

Peace through music! Mostly world music, blended with music from the US and music from down the road.

           

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) Radio Obscura with Joe McCarthy and DJ Pete 

It's like looking, but for your ears.  

(2,4) Good Times: Radio Plays with MKC, Omardaslayer, djspecialk 

Comedic Radio Plays and Good Conversation.

10:30-11:30pm       

(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) Multifarious with DJ Bard, DJ Sunny D

Tune in while your venerable hosts argue relentlessly about who has the better taste in music.

11:30-12:30am        

(1,3,5) MidniteMunchiez with DJ gusLo

Grab your sweets/treats and listen.                      

((2,4) Free Association with DJ Robin Hood

Traveling through the past half-century (and beyond!) of popular music through song-by-song associations, from lyrical similarities to historical connections to the occasional Freudian slip.

12:30-1:30am          

(1,3,5) The Chillin Factory with Noah G., DJ So Fresh So Clean

Quality hip hop analysis and dissection invariably favoring and promoting music which provides the best human interpretation for the Platonic form of "chill."

(2,4) The British Are Coming with DJ Babelfish           

Each show will focus on bands or artists from one British region or city. With a purely geographical organization, no show is limited

1:30-2:30am

(1,3,5) Cinemusic with DJ Iceray  

Each show explores two movies with a short review of each and a playlist of music related to each movie.           

(2,4) Earwash with Le DJ   

Clean out your ears with grimy punk and tour the 70's musical explosion. Leather jackets, 2 minutes songs, and downstrokes.

2:30-3:30am

RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald

A musical tour across borders and genres

3:30-4am

The Divide and Conquer News Report with C.C.  Arshagra

A Concept radio Arts Skit that was introduced to the public on 'The I Do Not Know Show' also produced, and hosted by C.C. Arshagra. 

 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.

And 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 atwww.wesufm.org/jive

2014 Marks 75 years of Alternative music, Public Affairs, and community service for WESU. Look for information on special programming and events online at www.wesufm.org

11-25-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, November 25th, and this is the Jive at Five – Our daily community calendar and run down 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 week-nights and weekends. I’m Ben Michael, Thanks for listening.

Here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week:

Down in New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight Isabel Stover takes the stage at 8. On Wednesday, they offer Dean Falcone’s 18th Annual Thanksgiving Vomitorium, with a special tribute to the Kinks. Friday’s early show at 7:30 features cellist and singer Leyla McCalla, and at 10 you can catch the Late Show with Hank and Cupcakes, and Mission O.  Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session will be with Billy Cofrances at 4:30, followed at 9 by their Skansgivin’ Skaturday with The Hempsteadys, The Dialtones, and Llama T Ska.   Sunday’s 3 p.m. Jam is with Stacy Phillips, followed by The Original Sunday Night Jam with The Cobalt Rhythm Kings.  www.cafenine.com.

 

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, on Tuesdays Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra, an 18-piece band, works out new material on the Black-eyed Sally’s Stage. Sally’s longstanding Wednesday night blues jam will be hosted by Tim McDonald this week.  Friday night’s 9:00 show headlines Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Saturday they bring you jazz with the Allegra Levy Band featuring Sean Clapis. 8. www.blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, Tomorrow/Wednesday’s Annual Thanksgiving Eve Show features Deep Banana Blackout.  On Friday they bring Chris Webby and MarBar to the stage.  Saturday’s at 9:00 show brings you George Clinton Parliament Funkadelic, along with Amy Lynn & The Gunshow..   www.toadsplace.com.

Connecticut’s own NRBQ takes the stage tomorrow/Wednesday at 8 At Infinity Hall in Hartford,. On Friday they’ve got “The Weight” performing the music of THE BAND at their 8:00 show.  On Saturday, Max Creek takes the Infinity stage, offering electric rock jam starting at 8.  On Sunday, they offer Ryan Montbleau and Band, with special guest Jesse Dee, for a 7:30 show. www.infinityhall.com

also tomorrow/Wednesday, Middletown Scottish Country Dancers hold classes for beginning and experienced dancers from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at First Church on Court Street. Partners not necessary. Wear soft-soled shoes. For information, call Lucile Blanchard at 860-347-0278

On Friday, the 29th Annual Holiday on Main Street festival takes place in Middletown, starting with a Holiday Train Exhibit at 11 at Amato’s Toy & Hobby.  There’s an Open House at the Mansfield House at 2, food, hot chocolate, and hayrides, and a carol sing. The Middletown High School Marching Band performs, and the evening concludes with a tree lighting on the South Green at 6, with a second lighting at Eli Cannon’s lighting at 8:15 and the arrival of Santa by horse and carriage.  http://www.holidayonmain.com

Winterfest Hartford opens Friday at 4:30, and includes music, ice skating, and free photos with Santa.  http://www.hartford.com/winterfest

At the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, On Friday at 8 you can hear the Omar Tamez Quartet play their unique blend of jazz and traditional Mexican music.  On Saturday, the Buttonwood celebrates its new Steinway piano with a Musical Offering by Carolyn Halsted, playing Bach, Beethoven and more, at 7:30. Every Monday morning, the Hearing Voices Network meets at the Buttonwood at 10:30 a.m.  “Beyond Visible,” a meditative photographic exhibit by Emily Zeitlin and Scotty Giffen, continues through the week.  www.buttonwood.org

On Sunday’s Food Not Bombs serves food outside the Buttonwood Tree around 1pm. All are welcome to enjoy the meal and to help prepare it, beforehand, at First Church on Court Street in Middletown at 11:30am. You can learn more at: www.foodnotbombs.net

And on Friday the Holiday Light Fantasia opens in Hartford at Goodwin Park.  http://hartford.gov/parks/200-goodwin-park

On Friday there’s a show of the paintings of David Schulz at Middletown Framing, 502 Main St.  A reception will be held from 5-8 p.m.  http://www.arts2go.org

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

 At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’ documentary of the events of the Edward Snowden security leak, continues through Wednesday.  Also continuing is “Diplomacy,” a French drama about Hitler’s plan to destroy Paris in WWII. They’re closed on Thanksgiving.  On Friday they start a run of “Pelican Dreams,” Emmy-Award-winner Judy Irving’s documentary that follows a California brown pelican from an arrest on the Golden Gate Bridge to care at a rehabilitation facility.  Also opening is “BFFs,” a female buddy comedy about posers in a weekend couples retreat.  Both continue through the weekend. On Saturday they’re showing the Internet Cat Video Festival, for cat lovers of all ages. On Sunday at 2 there’s a one time event, “Holbook/Twain: An American Odyssey,” with the award-winning show “Mark Twain Tonight” and a post-film discussion with Director Scott Teems. www.realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, the run of “The Blue Room,” a French crime drama based on the novel by Georges Simenon, continues through Tuesday.  Wednesday through Sunday you can see “Boyhood,” a film that follows a boy in his journey from childhood to adulthood. On Sunday they open “Rome, Open City,” a restored ultra high def version of the 1945 classic about Italian resistance fighters being hunted by the Gestapo, which continues through next week.  www.cinestudio.org.

Now here's a rundown of what's on air on WESU-FM tonight:

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for:

Wild Wild Live with Rachie and Hibiki for a peak into the live music scene at Wesleyan. 

At 6:00 it’s Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for 2 hrs of Americana, country, folk, bluegrass, and other music that has a roots influence, Plus a comprehensive concert listing at 7pm, live guests on occasion and ticket giveaways too!

From 8-9pm it’s The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, for a weekly show featuring area artists and musicians of all genres.

 At 9pm it’s Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat a free form music show offering a wide range of music from krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog.

                       

From 10:30-11:30pm tonight, Galactic Thematics embark on a cosmic musical odyssey that transgresses the hermetic bounds of genre itself. 

From 11:30-12:30am The Wily Windy Moors with Ian McCarthy  presents pop or pop-adjacent tunes to get you revved up for bed, with a different title-based theme every week

After that at 12:30, Cryfest with Orlando Gloom invites you to take a stroll down this trail of musical tears with some of the most melancholy and grim, yet cathartic songs from across the decades.

At 1:30 Phantom Transmissions with DJ Scarecrow for Spoken Word, Poetry, Prose and Rap over Fluid Beats.

 From 2:30-3:30am It’s the The Blast Zone with Baggins and the G-O inviting you to step into The Blast Zone for bantering about sports and interviewing student athletes.

      

 From 3:30-4am it’s The Graveyard Shift with DJ Otto Nation an eclectic mix of music from the WESU library.

 The BBC world news kicks on at 4 and we start tomorrow’s broadcast day 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 where you’ll also find our live internet stream, program archives, and our program schedule as well as news and information about WESU’s 75th anniversary. Atwww.wesufm.org,  you can also make a donation I support of WESU

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for Wild Wild Live with Rachie and Hibiki.