Good evening, it's Thursday December 15th. 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 JCherry producer and host of VOICE of the CITY,Tuesday from 8-9PM, Showcasing live and local music, arts, and culture.
Thanks so much to the WESU friends, family, and listeners who came together to raise the $20,000 needed to balance to books this season and keep WESU on air. If you didnt get a chance to contribute yet, never fear, donations beyond our goal for the Fall drive will help to keep our Spring Pledge drive as short as possible.
Now, here's a rundown of what's happening in our area this week:
Tonight at 7pm, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown presents Shaking the Tree Gong & Sound Meditation with Andrew. Friday’s double bill includes R & B artist Jim Shepley, appearing with Brian May. Saturday morning it’s Annaita Gandhy’s Aligned With Source workshop at 10:30 am, with this week’s theme of “Your Gifts.” At 1 pm there’s a Holiday Ornament Decorating event sponsored by Middletown’s Park & Rec Dept. At 8 pm it’s An Allen Family Christmas with jazz renditions of your holiday favorites. There are two performances Sunday, at 3 and 7 pm, of Dylan Thomas’ classic “A Christmas in Wales,” brought to you by Connecticut Heritage Productions and featuring Peter Loffredo. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings at 10:30. Details at http://buttonwood.org
Tonight at cafe nine Witch Hair, Dead Painters, and JFK. Friday’s Happy Hour features Tommy Doomsday, followed later by a Xmas Extravaganza featuring Shellye Valauskas, Experience, The Linemen, and Abbie Barrett. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show headlines Space Cadets, appearing with Todd Lewis Kramer. On Sunday at noon they’ve got A Country Christmas featuring The Hickups, followed by the Sunday Buzz Matinee at 4, Café Nine’s holiday party with The Cobalt Rhythm Kings and their 20th Anniversary Jam. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s Sally’s house band The Po’ Boys, with blues, rock, and boogie-woogie. On Friday, they bring you the Ras Spectiv Band, celebrating the music of Bob Marley and more. On Saturday, there’s reggae funk with The Spiritual Rez. www.blackeyedsallys.com
On Thursday at Toad’s Place in New Haven, tonight it’s grammy Award-winning Morgan Heritage and their “Back To Basics” Promo Tour. On Friday they sponsor the Marion Meadows Holiday Show, benefitting Project Music. On Saturday they headline Deadphish Orchestra, and Talking Dreads. www.toadsplace.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, on Thursday at 6pm, bring your kids in to a Candy Sushi workshop. The Veterans Writing Group also meets on Thursday. Middletown’s Poet Laureate Susan Allison holds a Poet’s Corner on Friday at 1 pm. On Sunday there’s a Historic Sewing Circle at 1 pm for sewers, tailors, costumers, and designers. Find details of these events and more at www.russelllibrary.org
At Infinity Hall in Hartford, it’s Christmas with the Celts this Thursday at 8 pm. Enjoy the jazz and rock offerings of Blood Sweat and Tears on Friday. On Saturday, it’s Kashmir, the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute Band. www.infinityhall.com
The Hartt School Community Division’s annual production of The Nutcracker happens this Friday through Sunday at the Millard Auditorium at the University of Hartford. Full details at www.hartord.edu/nutcracker
The Artists Collective in Hartford presents its annual pre-Kwanzaa and Christmas celebration on Saturday from 2-5 pm with ensemble performances, vendors, and presentations. Info at www.artistscollective.org
Connecticut Landmarks presents Victorian Christmas tours this Saturday and Sunday at the Butler-McCook House in Hartford. www.ctlandmarks.org
There’s a Jazz Brunch with the Gwenath Douglas Trio this Sunday at 10:30 am at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford. www.thewadsworth.org
You can enjoy 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, or visit Santa’s workshop and get your photo taken on Saturday from noon to 3 pm. 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 “Deconstructing the Beatles: The White Album,” a multimedia look at the creation of this iconic music. They also continue “Little Sister,” a dark comedy about a young nun who revisits her childhood home. www.realartways.org.
Though Thursday, Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues the run of “Elevator To The Gallows,” a 4K ultra high def restoration of Louis Malle’s debut film about a woman planning the murder of her gangster husband. On Thursday and Saturday, they’ve got matinees of National Theatre Live’s performance of Harold Pinter’s “No Man’s Land.” Friday and Saturday’s evening movie is “Baraka,” an exploration of spiritual expression from 24 countries. They’re screening the Bolshoi Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcraker” for a Sunday matinee, and continue traditional holiday offerings Sunday afternoon with “It’s a Wonderful Life.” www.cinestudio.org
Now here’s what’s on the air tonight on WESU Middletown:Now here’s what’s on the air tonight on WESU Middletown:
5:05-6:30pm
Homegrown with Rob DeRosa
Connecticut Connected music presented for a global audience. Hey, It's Homegrown...want some?
6:30-8pm
Imagine with Karen Stein
Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!
8-9:30pm
Evening Jazz with Bill Denert
A broad range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases. "Hearing is the best experience"
9:30-10pm
Your English is good with Mizael Robledo
An exploration of the contextual experiences of people who learned English as a second language, with music in the guests' native tongue.
10-11pm
UnderCover with Ali & Ben
Bridging genres and generations, UnderCover explores the concept of inspiration through imitation.
11-12am
The American Empire
Join our Lady, Dj Tootse Mutant on an exploration of the influence of American Imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.
12-2am
The Greatest Sounds Under The Sun with Sir Bruce
Old School R&B.
2-4am
DJ coroner's last will & testimony
Haunting the midnight airwaves with an eclectic mix of oneiric, experimental sounds. Ambient, noise, drone, footwork, art pop, poetry readings and more.
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!
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