Good evening,
it's Wednesday December 28th
and 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
Ben Michael Thanks for joining us.
Now, here's a
rundown of what's happening in our area this week:
Tonight
(Wednesday), down in New Haven at Café Nine, there’s an evening of Words & Music
tomorrow/Wednesday and Thursday brings the 5th annual holiday blow-out show
with Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez. Friday’s Happy Hour at 5 features The
Tommy’s, followed later by Savage World, Sperm Donor, and Cyperna.
Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session at 4 is with Billy Cofrances, after which they
finish out the year with the Great Gatsby New Year’s Eve Burlesque Cabaret. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at
Black-Eyed Sally’s, they present their long-running Community Blues Jam hosted
by Tim McDonald. On Thursday, house band The Po Boys is on deck. On
Friday their double bill features Gravitonik, with rock favorites, and Bonsai
Trees, an indie rock band from Glastonbury. Saturday’s New Year’s Eve
Celebration headlines The Mighty Soul Drivers. www.blackeyedsallys.com
Tonight
(Wednesday), Felly returns to Toad’s Place in New Haven, for an Encore
Performance. On Thursday they’ve got The White Panda, and Baasick and Friends.
On Friday it’s Badfish – 40 oz. to Xmas, along with Something Simple, Ian
Biggs, and Lucid Empire. Their Shakedown New Year’s Eve Extravaganza on
Saturday headlines Off the Dome and Skanktones. www.toadsplace.com
Mindfulness
After Work happens every Wednesday at the Hartford Mindfulness Center starting
at 6:15. Register at www.hartfordmindfulnesscenter.org
Manic
Productions brings the Funky Dawgzz Brass Band, along with Tracy Jo & The
Toads, to Bar in New Haven this evening (Wednesday). www.manicproductions.org
Middletown
Scottish country dancers offer classes for beginners & experienced dancers
at First Church on Court Street in Middletown, every Wednesday from 7 - 9:30p.
call Lucile Blanchard at 860-347-0278.
Thursday, Middletown’s
Poet Laureate Susan Allison holds Open Hours at Brew Baker’s Café in the North
End at 10 am.
The Hartford
Public Library hosts a Kwanzaa Festival 2016 this Thursday from noon to 5 pm at
the main location, featuring music, dancing, a soul food dinner, and more.
Details at www.hplct.org
Infinity Hall
in Hartford, presents comedian Landau Eugene Murphy Jr and the Home for the
Holidays Tour this Thursday at 8. Riders on the Storm, the Ultimate Doors Tribute
Band, is on deck for Friday. To close out your year they’ve got two
performances by Tower of Power on Saturday, both opened by Brian Dunne. Details
at www.infinityhall.com
At the
Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Friday at 8 it’s a new original Coconuts -
Comedy Rocks show. Saturday at 3 they host a program for peace and
spiritual renewal at the gazebo at Harbor Park, Middletown, led by Andrew Prue.
Details at http://buttonwood.org
First Night
Hartford is back for its 28th year of celebrations on Saturday with food,
music, museum tours and much more. Fireworks will pop at 6 pm and midnight.
Admission is free and the event is family-friendly. Full details are at www.firstnighthartford.org
The Polish
National Home’s Roaring Twenties New Year’s Eve Gala happens on Saturday at 8
pm at their Charter Oak Avenue location in historic Hartford. Enjoy dinner and
the music of the Mark Fusco Band. Details at www.PolishHomeCT.org
You can bring
in 2017 with a visit to the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown which hosts their
annual Open House on Sunday from 1-4 pm. Enjoy horse-drawn carriage rides,
refreshments, and music by Horizon Blue. Details at www.wadsworthmasion.com
You can view
the Holiday Light Fantasia in Goodwin Park in Hartford throughout the season. Proceeds
benefit Channel 3 Kids Camp. Details at www.holidaylightfantasia.org
The City of
Hartford’s seventh annual Winterfest continues through the month. Enjoy free
ice skating at Bushnell Park. Go to www.winterfesthartford.com
for details of these activities and more.
Now here's a
rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Through
Thursday, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues its run of “The Brand New
Testament,” a French comedy about a contemporary God and his family living in a
high-rise apartment in Brussels. They also continue “The Eagle Huntress,” a
documentary about a thirteen-year-old girl who becomes the first female in her
family to train for an eagle hunting festival in Mongolia. www.realartways.org.
The Russell
Library in Middletown is screening Pixar’s animated comedy-drama “Inside Out”
this Tuesday at 2 pm, with free popcorn and beverages. www.russelllibrary.org
Trinity
College’s Cinestudio is closed for the holidays and will reopen on January 4. www.cinestudio.org
Now here’s
what’s on the air tonight on WESU Middletown:
Right after the
Jive, Stay tuned for an hour conversation and music with Eric Kuhn.
Starting at 6pm,
it's (2,4) Think Twice Radio with Al Robinson. The undertaking of "Think
Twice Radio" is to reassert the "watchdog" role of the media by
ramping up coverage of Connecticut issues in a nonpartisan manner.
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Your Mind Matter with Helen Evrard, MD. We explore the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guest who study them, treat them, or are affected by them.
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Your Mind Matter with Helen Evrard, MD. We explore the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guest who study them, treat them, or are affected by them.
From 6:30 until 8 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion. The original and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!
Beginning at 8 and running until 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce. The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
At 9:30 it's The Vault with DJ Anton Banks, presenting listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.
And at 11pm, it's Midnight Pacifica. An hour of music from Radio Pacifica.
Then from midnight til 3 it's The Studio 54 Disco Mix with Franco .
From 3 - 4am it's The Hour of Slack from the Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry. The compendium of the best and newest from all SubGenius radio and stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage collage artists, plus the weirdest of the indie audio underground.
At 4am you can catch the BBC world report before we kick off tomorrow’s program with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.
That’s all for today’s Jive At Five. If you missed anything, you can find the script online at wesufm.org/jive. And 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.
Thanks for listening! Now stay tuned for an hour of good times and good tunes with Eric Kuhn.
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