Jive At Five: December 2014

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

12-31-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, Dec. 31st, and this is the Jive at Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here on WESU 88.1 FM 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!
If you value WESU as a source for information and entertainment in your life, how about supporting the station with a donation for our Annual Winter Holiday pledge drive. With your help we can make this our most successful fundraising effort, ever! With just under $1,000 left to raise before the end of 2014, every dollar counts. Now is the time to make that yearend tax deductible donation you have been putting off. Thanks so much to those of you who have already pitched in and many thanks to those of you who will take us through the final stage. You can make that donation online at www.wesufm.org/pledge

Now, here’s some of what’s going on in our area this week:

In New Haven tonight, Cafe Nine presents “The Great Gatsby” New Year’s Eve Burlesque Cabaret starting at 9. On New Year’s Day, they bring The Detroit Cobras and The Naked Heroes to the Café Nine stage. There’s an early show Friday at 5pm with, Solin, followed by a 9 p.m. show with Entierro, Space Orphans, and LaTunda. Saturday, Café Nine’s afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 will be hosted by Mike Coppola and Friends this week. Later at 9 p.m. Saturday night Café nine presents Sarcasmo, Old Self, Jules Baxter, Tommy V., Benn Grim, and Apollo Suns. On Sunday night their Blues Boot Camp will be hosted by Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com

First Night Hartford started today at 3pm. It’s a family-friendly, multicultural and alcohol-free New Year’s celebration with musicians, artists, performance groups and exhibits. There are fireworks at 6 p.m. and midnight in Bushnell Park, and much more. http://www.hartford.com/events

First Night Hartford includes an annual Kwanzaa celebration at Charter Oak Cultural Center from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn the seven principles of Kwanzaa through the artistry of story, song and dance. http://www.charteroakcenter.org

Up in Hartford tonight, Blackeyed Sally’s New Year’s Eve Blues Bash headlines the New England blues super-group Night Train. On Friday at 8:30, they bring you The Rib Rockers with Special Guests, presenting classic rock and soul. On Saturday at 9 there’s the Mighty Soul Drivers River City Slim’s B-Day bash. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, this evening, there’s a big Extravaganza with Shakedown, playing The Dead & Beyond, Deep, and Super Trance. On Friday they offer Bright Night 9: Electric Glow Party, with a host of acts to enjoy. Saturday, they bring Soulive and Remember September to the Toad’s stage. www.toadsplace.com for more.

In Hartford, at Infinity Hall, they’ve got monster horn band, Tower of Power for two shows tonight, New Year’s Eve, at 7 and 11 p.m. Friday night Infinity Hall Hartford presents Ted Vigil “Celebrating the Music of John Denver.” On Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter Javier Colon, Connecticut’s own winner of NBC’s “The Voice.” Special Guests Matt Cusson & Jeff Howard will also be featured. www.infinityhall.com.
There’s a Downton Abbey preview party this Friday at 7, sponsored by the Wesleyan Center for the Arts at the CFA Hall on The Wesleyan Campus. Seating is limited and registration is required. More at http://www.arts2go.org
The Holiday Light Fantasia remains open through the week at Goodwin Park in Hartford. It’s a two-mile drive-through a wonderland of holiday scenes and animations. www.hartford.gov

You can also skate for free at the Winterfest Hartford rink in Bushnell Park all week long, thanks to the City of Hartford and The iQuilt Partnership. Free skate rentals are available. http://www.hartford.com

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
At Real Art Ways in Hartford the run of “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” an unconventional biography of an Indian Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920’s, continues through tomorrow. Also continuing is “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” a Japanese tale of a young princess who enthralls all who encounter her, but who must ultimately face punishment for her crime.

They’re also screening “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” through tomorrow. It’s a documentary about the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966-1971. On Friday they open “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness,” a rare look inside the Japanese animation Studio Ghibli with Director Hayao Miyazaki. It runs through the weekend. Also running Friday through the weekend is “Antartica: A Year on Ice,” a documentary following the scientists, technicians and craftsmen who live year-round on the Antarctic continent. www.realartways.com.

Cinestudio at Trinity College is closed for the holidays, and will reopen on January 8th.
Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:

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 The Vault with DJ Anton Banks. On the air since 1996! The Vault presents listeners with the very latest in hard techno, minimal tech-house, and leftfield mixed live each week. Regularly featuring exclusive music and mix sets from international producers and DJs.

And from 1am til 4, Leith Johnson presents the News Years spectacular 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.

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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

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

12-30-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, Dec. 30th. This is the Jive at Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here on WESU 88.1 FM 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 Marianne O’Hare, producer of Conversations on Health care heard, here on WESU each Wednesday at 4:30pm.

If you value WESU as a source for information and entertainment in your life, how about supporting the station with a donation for our Annual Winter Holiday pledge drive. With your help we can make this our most successful fundraising effort, ever! With just under $1,000 left to raise before the end of 2014, every dollar counts. Now is the time to make that yearend tax deductible donation you have been putting off. Thanks so much to those of you who have already pitched in and many thanks to those of you who will take us through the final stage. You can make that donation online at www.wesufm.org/pledge

Now, here’s some of what’s going on in our area this week:

In New Haven tonight, Cafe Nine, presents their Words & Music show featuring SHADOW, Xavier Serrano, Craig Gilbert, Mike Pounds Photography, Daniel Eugene, Christoph Whitbeck, and Mykl Sivak. Topmorrow/Wednesday Café Nine presents “The Great Gatsby” New Year’s Eve Burlesque Cabaret starting at 9. On New Year’s Day, they bring The Detroit Cobras and The Naked Heroes to the Café Nine stage. There’s an early show Friday at 5pm with, Solin, followed by a 9 p.m. show with Entierro, Space Orphans, and LaTunda. Saturday, Café Nine’s afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 will be hosted by Mike Coppola and Friends this week. Later at 9 p.m. Saturday night Café nine presents Sarcasmo, Old Self, Jules Baxter, Tommy V., Benn Grim, and Apollo Suns. On Sunday night their Blues Boot Camp will be hosted by Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com

First Night Hartford starts this Wednesday at 3. It’s a family-friendly, multicultural and alcohol-free New Year’s celebration with musicians, artists, performance groups and exhibits. There are fireworks at 6 p.m. and midnight in Bushnell Park, and much more. http://www.hartford.com/events

Up in Hartford, tomorrow (Weds) Blackeyed Sally’s New Year’s Eve Blues Bash headlines the New England blues super-group Night Train. On Friday at 8:30, they bring you The Rib Rockers with Special Guests, presenting classic rock and soul. On Saturday at 9 there’s the Mighty Soul Drivers River City Slim’s B-Day bash. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, on New Year’s Eve there’s a big Extravaganza with Shakedown, playing The Dead & Beyond, Deep, and Super Trance. On Friday they offer Bright Night 9: Electric Glow Party, with a host of acts to enjoy. Saturday, they bring Soulive and Remember September to the Toad’s stage. www.toadsplace.com for more.

In Hartford, at Infinity Hall, they’ve got monster horn band, Tower of Power for two shows on New Year’s Eve, at 7 and 11 p.m. Friday night Infinity Hall Hartford presents Ted Vigil “Celebrating the Music of John Denver.” On Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter Javier Colon, Connecticut’s own winner of NBC’s “The Voice.” Special Guests Matt Cusson & Jeff Howard will also be featured. www.infinityhall.com.

There’s a Downton Abbey preview party this Friday at 7, sponsored by the Wesleyan Center for the Arts at the CFA Hall on The Wesleyan Campus. Seating is limited and registration is required. More at http://www.arts2go.org

The Holiday Light Fantasia remains open through the week at Goodwin Park in Hartford. It’s a two-mile drive-through a wonderland of holiday scenes and animations. www.hartford.gov

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford the run of “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” an unconventional biography of an Indian Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920’s, continues through Thursday. Also continuing is “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” a Japanese tale of a young princess who enthralls all who encounter her, but who must ultimately face punishment for her crime. They’re also screening “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” through Thursday. It’s a documentary about the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966-1971. On Friday they open “The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness,” a rare look inside the Japanese animation Studio Ghibli with Director Hayao Miyazaki. It runs through the weekend. Also running Friday through the weekend is “Antartica: A Year on Ice,” a documentary following the scientists, technicians and craftsmen who live year-round on the Antarctic continent. www.realartways.com.

Cinestudio at Trinity College is closed for the holidays, and will reopen on January 8th.

Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for: Three hours of Roots and American music with Bill Revill’s Acoustic Blender. Bill features a thorough concert listing of events in our area and will also give away a pair of tickets for an upcoming Red Molly concert on tonight’s show.

At 8pm its time for Voice of the City with J-Cherry for an hour of live local arts and culture with in studio interviews and live performances.

At 9pm, DJ’ Cheshire Cat offers an extended edition for Wonderland, for a free form musical romp that cover a wide spectrum from grunge to garage, prog to punk and everything in between.

At Midnight, DJ Lokash presents a retro Freestyle dance mix set. That’s followed by a documentary on the legendary Reggae icon, Bob Marley. At 2AM stay tuned for another radio documentary.

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

For expanded details on what you've heard today, the jive is available online athttp://www.wesufm.org/jive

Monday, December 29, 2014

12-29-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, Dec. 29th. This is the Jive at Five – our daily community calendar and rundown of night time programming here on WESU 88.1 FM 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of "Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith," which is airing these days, during Wesleyan's winter break, every Tuesday from 4 to 4:55 p.m. Tomorrow: the year in review. The best clips from a rich year in progressive Catholicism, with Pope Francis, of course, leading the way. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived for two weeks at www.wesufm.org or forever at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

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

In New Haven tonight, Cafe Nine, presents a double bill featuring Eric Sommer and Chris D’Amato for an 8pm show. Tomorrow/ Tuesday, Café Nine presents the Words & Music show featuring SHADOW, Xavier Serrano, Craig Gilbert, Mike Pounds Photography, Daniel Eugene, Christoph Whitbeck, and Mykl Sivak. On Wednesday Café Nine presents “The Great Gatsby” New Year’s Eve Burlesque Cabaret starting at 9. On New Year’s Day, they bring The Detroit Cobras and The Naked Heroes to the Café Nine stage. There’s an early show Friday at 5pm with, Solin, followed by a 9 p.m. show with Entierro, Space Orphans, and LaTunda. Saturday, Café Nine’s afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 will be hosted by Mike Coppola and Friends this week. Later at 9 p.m. Saturday night Café nine presents Sarcasmo, Old Self, Jules Baxter, Tommy V., Benn Grim, and Apollo Suns. On Sunday night their Blues Boot Camp will be hosted by Greg Sherrod. www.cafenine.com

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s, tonight you can catch The Hartford Jazz Societies’ weekly Jazz Monday event, with tonight’s featured artist the Emmett Goods Quintet. Wednesday night’s New Year’s Eve Blues Bash headlines the New England blues super-group Night Train. On Friday at 8:30, they bring you The Rib Rockers with Special Guests, presenting classic rock and soul. On Saturday at 9 there’s the Mighty Soul Drivers River City Slim’s B-Day bash. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight there’s the usual Night of Smooth Jazz with Rohn Lawrence & Friends in Lilly’s Pad. On New Year’s Eve there’s a big Extravaganza with Shakedown, playing The Dead & Beyond, Deep, and Super Trance. On Friday they offer Bright Night 9: Electric Glow Party, with a host of acts to enjoy. Saturday, they bring Soulive and Remember September to the Toad’s stage. www.toadsplace.com for more.

On Tuesday at 2 p.m. you can take a guided tour of two current exhibits at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, (Re)Building Hartford: A City Captured by Richard Willing, and Hartford Seen: Photographs by Pablo Delano. www.chs.org

Also in Hartford, at Infinity Hall, they’ve got monster horn band, Tower of Power for two shows on New Year’s Eve, at 7 and 11 p.m. Friday night Infinity Hall Hartford presents Ted Vigil “Celebrating the Music of John Denver.” On Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter Javier Colon, Connecticut’s own winner of NBC’s “The Voice.” Special Guests Matt Cusson & Jeff Howard will also also featured. www.infinityhall.com.

First Night Hartford starts this Wednesday at 3. It’s a family-friendly, multicultural and alcohol-free New Year’s celebration with musicians, artists, performance groups and exhibits. There are fireworks at 6 p.m. and midnight in Bushnell Park, and much more. http://www.hartford.com/events

Join the Downton Abbey preview party this Friday at 7, sponsored by the Wesleyan Center for the Arts at CFA Hall. Seating is limited and registration is required. More at http://www.arts2go.org

The Holiday Light Fantasia remains open through the week at Goodwin Park in Hartford. It’s a two-mile drive-through a wonderland of holiday scenes and animations. www.hartford.gov

You can skate for free at the Winterfest Hartford rink in Bushnell Park all week long, thanks to the City of Hartford and The iQuilt Partnership. Free skate rentals are available. http://www.hartford.com

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

Cinestudio at Trinity College is closed for the holidays, and will reopen on January 8th.

Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry for an hour of classic jazz.

At 6 p.m. there's a special 30 minute session with Classic Az and the "The Girls".

at 6:30 you get 90 minutes of Americana with Chip Austen, filling in for Michael Benson's 75% Folk.

That's followed by The Rumpus Room at 8:00pm for 90 minutes of contemporary and vintage funk, soul, reggae and Afro and Latin dance floor jams.

From 9:30- Midnight. The Attention Deficit Disk Jockey with Lee presents the music of yesterday's future today.

At midnght, Rick Reaction has prepared a special radio documentary.

From 2:30-3 a.m. it’s #BasicBints with DJ Jui-C and DJ Kale Chip, who invite you to discuss social identity in relation to pop culture and current events through satire.

Maximum Rock and Roll Radio comes your way from 3-4 a.m. for a weekly dose of DIY punk, garage rock, and hardcore from around the world.

The BBC world news service takes over at 4 a.m., and Morning Edition from NPR starts our broadcast day tomorrow at 5.

For expanded details on what you've heard today, the jive is available online athttp://www.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 for our Annual Winter Holiday pledge drive. With your help we can make this our most successful fundraising effort, ever! With just over $1,500 left to raise before the end of 2014, every dollar counts. Now is the time to make that yearend tax deductible donation you have been putting off. Thanks so much to those of you who have already pitched in and many thanks to those of you who will take us through the final stage.

You can make that donation online at www.wesufm.org/pledge Thanks for listening! Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz Charles Henry.

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

12-24-14 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, December 26th. 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 joining us.

Now here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week. The schedule is a bit thin due to the some holiday happening this week.

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown is closed until January 4^th.

In New Haven tonight, at Cafe reopen Friday for a 5pm performance by the Nick Dimaria Quartet. Later at 9 by Milksop:Unsing, Wasted Days, Rudeyna, and Jacket Thor share a bill. Tomorrrow/ Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 features Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Later at 9 Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez, and the George Baker Band take the Café nine Stage. On Sunday at 3 they feature Thee Icepicks and Ninth Wave, with their 8 p.m. Original Sunday Night Jam with the Morris Trent Band. www.cafenine.com

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s tonight you can catch John Mayock & the Homesteaders, bringing you edgy roots-rock for an 8:00 show. Tomorrow/Saturday they bring Misty Blues to the stage, featuring lead singer and founder Gina Coleman. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight brings dirty John Valby’s annual XXX-Mas Show. Saturday you can catch Badfish with a Tribute to Sublime, along with Something Simple, Shrub, and Ian Biggs. www.toadsplace.com for more.

Tonight, Manic Productions presents Stephen Kellogg and Ben Fields to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden.www.manicproductions.com.

Back up in Hartford, at Infinity Hall, on tonight you can catch The Cast of Beatlemania. Tomorrow/ Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter and Grammy nominee Johan Osborne, with special guest Jeff Leblanc. On Sunday, they’ve got Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel. www.infinityhall.com.

On Saturday, you can take a guided tour of two exhibits at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. Learn more about (Re)Buuilding Hartford: A City Captred by Richard Willing, and Hartford Seen: Photographs by Pablo Delano. www.chs.org

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford On tonight and tomorrow they’re screening “National Gallery,” Frederick Wiseman’s film that takes you behind the scenes of this famous London museum. On Friday a run of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” opens. It’s a documentary about the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966-1971. There’s a opening night discussion with Director Mary Dore on Friday after the film, which runs through the weekend. www.realartways.com.

Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, is closed and will reopen on Thursday Jan 8^th.

www.cinestudio.org.

Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 7pm Karen Stein is in the air chair and ask that you help her imagine peace through music

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 hisNew 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!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

12-23-14 jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, December 23rd. 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.Thanks for joining us.

Now, here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week. The schedule is a bit thin due to the upcoming holiday.

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown is closed until January 4th.

In New Haven tonight, at Cafe Nine, tonight there’s the Burlesque-A-Pades Christmas Shimmy with special guests. Café Nine reopens Friday at 5 with the Nick Dimaria Quartet, followed at 9 by Milksop:Unsung, Wasted Days, Rudeyna, and Jacket Thor. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 features Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Later Saturday night Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez headlines a show with the George Baker Band opening. On Sunday at 3 at Café nine you can catch Thee Icepicks and Ninth Wave. The Sunday Night Jam features The Morris Trent Band. www.cafenine.com

There’s a Special Christmas Eve Show: with Stacy Phillips and His Bluegrass Characters tomorrow night (Weds) at The Outer Space - in Hamden, CT. Show starts at 7:30 http://theouterspace.net

Manic Productions presents Stephen Kellogg and Ben Fields at The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden on Friday.www.manicproductions.com.

Tomorrow/Wednesday and Saturday, you can take a guided tour of two exhibits at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. Learn more about (Re)Buuilding Hartford: A City Captred by Richard Willing, and Hartford Seen: Photographs by Pablo Delano. www.chs.org

The Holiday Light Fantasia is open through the week at Goodwin Park in Hartford. It’s a two-mile drive-through wonderland of holiday scenes and animations. www.hartford.gov

Blackeyed Sally’s reopens on Friday with John Mayock & the Homesteaders, bringing you edgy roots-rock for an 8:00 show. On Saturday they bring Misty Blues to the stage, featuring lead singer and founder Gina Coleman. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, Friday night brings Dirty John Valby’s annual XXX-Mas Show. Saturday you can catch Badfish doing a Tribute to Sublime, along with Something Simple, Shrub, and Ian Biggs. www.toadsplace.com for more.

Back up in Hartford, at Infinity Hall, on Friday they bring you The Cast of Beatlemania. On Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter and Grammy nominee Joan Osborne, with special guest Jeff Leblanc. On Sunday, Infinity Hall Hartford presents Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot for an Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel. www.infinityhall.com.

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford the run of “Awake: The Life of Yogananda,” an unconventional biography of an Indian Swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920’s, continues through Wednesday. Also continuing is “The Tale of Princess Kaguya,” a Japanese tale of a young princess who enthralls all who encounter her, but who must ultimately face punishment for her crime. On Friday and Saturday they’re screening “National Gallery,” Frederick Wiseman’s film that takes you behind the scenes of this famous London museum. On Friday a run of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” opens. It’s a documentary about the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966-1971. There’s an opening night discussion with Director Mary Dore on Friday after the film, which runs through the weekend. www.realartways.com.

At Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, they’re showing the 1946 Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday). Details are atwww.cinestudio.org.

Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM:

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for

An early and extended edition of Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for 3 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. Tonight Cheshire Cat takes us all the way to Midnight when we kick off 3 hrs old time Christmas radio programming.

At 3am our program manager has programmed a special late night treat.

The BBC World News takes over at 4 and we start tomorrow’s broadcast day at 5 a.m. with Morning Edition from NPR.

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

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.

With the end of WESU’s 75th anniversary year and their annual winter holiday pledge drive in sight, Wesleyan University’s Office of Academic Affairs is currently offering a dollar for dollar match of donations up to a total of $4,000. With your help, WESU can take full advantage of this opportunity and thrust their pledge drive into the end zone!

General Manager Ben Michael says “The matching gift from Wesleyan’s Office of academic affairs is unprecedented for WESU, and is a huge help as we bring our most challenging fundraising effort, ever, to a successful end.” “Meeting our goal for this year’s winter pledge drive will enable WESU to replace the 17 year old audio mixing console in our air studio, after nearly half a million hours of continuous service.”

Community support is essential to covering daily operations at WESU. Donations can be made online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also view examples of limited edition WESU 75th anniversary thank you gifts. Donations can also be sent directly to: WESU Radio 45 Broad St 2nd floor Middletown, CT 06457.

Stay tuned for Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill!

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

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Good evening, it's Thursday, December 25th. 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 us here at WESU have a happy and safe holiday!

Now here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this week. The schedule is a bit thin doe to the some holiday happening this week.

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown is closed until January 4^th.

In New Haven tonight, at Cafe Nine is closed. They reopen Friday at 5 with the Nick Dimaria Quartet, followed at 9 by Milksop:Unsing, Wasted Days, Rudeyna, and Jacket Thor. Saturday afternoon’s Jazz Jam Session at 4:30 features Tony Dioguardi & Friends, followed at 9 by Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez, and the George Baker Band. On Sunday at 3 they feature Thee Icepicks and Ninth Wave, with their 8 p.m. Original Sunday Night Jam with the Morris Trent Band. www.cafenine.com

Up in Hartford, at Blackeyed Sally’s They’re closed Tuesday through Thursday for the holiday. On Friday, they reopen with John Mayock & the Homesteaders, bringing you edgy roots-rock for an 8:00 show. On Saturday they bring Misty Blues to the stage, featuring lead singer and founder Gina Coleman. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, Friday they bring you John Valby and XXX-Mas Show. Saturday you can catch Badfish with a Tribute to Sublime, along with Something Simple, Shrub, and Ian Biggs. www.toadsplace.com for more.

Back up in Hartford, at Infinity Hall, on Friday they bring you The Cast of Beatlemania. On Saturday you can hear singer/songwriter and Grammy nominee Johan Osborne, with special guest Jeff Leblanc. On Sunday, they’ve got Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel. www.infinityhall.com.

This week, Manic Productions brings you Stephen Kellogg and Ben Fields to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden on Friday.www.manicproductions.com.

The Holiday Light Fantasia is open through the week at Goodwin Park in Hartford. It’s a two-mile drive-through wonderland of holiday scenes and animations. www.hartford.gov

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

At Real Art Ways in Hartford On Friday and Saturday they’re screening “National Gallery,” Frederick Wiseman’s film that takes you behind the scenes of this famous London museum. On Friday a run of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” opens. It’s a documentary about the women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966-1971. There’s a opening night discussion with Director Mary Dore on Friday after the film, which runs through the weekend. www.realartways.com.

At Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, they’re showing the 1946 Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring James Stewart and Donna Reed, tonight through Wednesday. Details are at www.cinestudio.org.

Now, here’s a look at tonight’s programming on WESU 88.1 FM: