Friday's Jive 12-22-17

Good evening, it's Friday, December 22nd, 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.

I hope you’ll support community radio at WESU with a donation today, during our annual Fall gone Winter pledge drive.  If you hear your favorite DJ on air asking for your support, why not pick up the phone and make a pledge when they ask for it? I wouldn’t count on someone else doing it for you. The reality is that WESU community pledge drives are only supported by 200-300 listeners and we need to hear from more of you. If you’re not already a supporter of WESU, please step up to the plate and help us continue to provide the service you depend on.

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

Tonight at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, it’s crucial roots Reggae Night with Don Minott. You can enjoy a perennial Buttonwood favorite, Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales performed by Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. Details @ buttonwood.org

You can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm at the Russell Library in Middletown. Details @ russelllibrary.org

The 4^th Friday Swing and Blues Dance hosted by JC Noble takes place beginning at 7:30pm at Vinnie’s Jump & Jive, Main St., Middletown. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

The Mattabesett Canoe Club at Harbor Park, Middletown is hosting a Feliz Navidad Dance Party with Latin and salsa music by DJ Edwin Alvarez. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

New Haven’s Café Nine Friday’s 5pm showcase features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash. Later Tony Trischka Presents: "Of A Winters Night" - A Holiday Show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the nighttime main event is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, Middletown’s own MC El-Vee, and more. Details @ cafenine.com

In Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show tonight, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville. Details @ toadsplace.com

The Hartford Jazz Society offers a comprehensive list, chock full of weekly events featuring jazz. Details @ hartfordjazzsociety.com   

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. Details @ infinityhall.com

Tonight Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas costume party, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

You can enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating the winter holidays. Santa is there today and Saturday. Details @ holidaylightfantasia.org  

You can skate every day for free at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details @ bushnellpark.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details @ chs.org

And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues an afternoon run of The Florida Project, about a family in a budget motel near Disney World and Loving Vincent is heldover for this weekend. Today they open The Departure, about a former punk turned Buddhist priest confronts what makes life worth living. Also opening tonight is Miss Kiet’s Children, a documentary sharing a teacher’s patience and dedication bearing fruit as a growing affectionate community. Details & screening times @ realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, all week including a Sunday matinée. Details & screening times @ cinestudio.org 

If you are looking for more information on the arts in Middletown, please visit the City's Facebook page at facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU and to be safe, it's best to check the WESU website for the up-to-date schedule.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 6:30pm, it'll be Wild Wild Live! with Babe and Beth expounding on that Wesleyan music scene.

And from 6:30-7pm catch 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 Sista Queen T - offering a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

Next up until 10pm, we take it From the Otherside with Rok-A-Dee where 60% of the show is love songs of different genre and the others Reggae Dancehall, R&B, and new artiste.    
                                                        
Then from 10 to 11:30pm it's Strickly Off the Head where DJ Cocomotion the Music Mixologist provides a live mixshow done on the fly or freestyle, with no pre-planned mixes or blends - R&B, old school, hip hop, rap and house.

Bridging the night to the morning hours, from 11:30pm to 12:30am you’ll have An A and a B with DJ N following the premise that every band has its hits - and a multitude of unknown, hidden gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek to highlight this dichotomy.

From 12:30pm until 3am Saturday we go into serious OVERDRIVE w/Clarence & Shantay Scott - offering the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music on the planet!

From 3 until 5am you are taken to Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, who has a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

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 Pacifica.

Staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6 to 7am 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, serving up a slice of Italy every Saturday morning. You don't have to speak Italian to taste it: just relax, listen, and enjoy!

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 the title track from Talking Drums' Some Day Catch Some Day Down, re-issued and re-mastered as a cd on the innova label in 2011. The original vinyl was released in 1987.

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

Is WESU as a source for information and entertainment in your life? Support the station with a donation? You can make that donation online at wesufm.org/pledge anytime. Thanks for listening!

Thursday's Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday December 21st. 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., Thanx for tuning in! I’m sure you are probably getting tired of hearing us asking listeners for donations. Believe me, I too would love to have this pledge drive in the rear view mirror. However, you can’t simply wish the drive away! We actually need real donations from real WESU listeners to continue to operate.  If you listen to WESU enough to have a favorite show or to be critical of something you heard on air, then we need to hear from you. Have you ever won a ticket to a concert from WESU? Have you ever heard a new song or idea on WESU that resonated with you? Do you appreciate hearing about local bands and events on the radio?  If so, how’s about supporting this service with a donation today. We still need to raise over $15K by the year’s end and are counting on listener like you to give the gift of community radio this holiday season. Please donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge  

At the Russell Library in Middletown, this evening Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

This Friday at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, it’s crucial roots Reggae Night with Don Minott. You can enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales performed by Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine, tonight they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales. Friday’s 5pm showcase features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash. Later Friday night at Café Nine TONY TRISCHKA PRESENTS: "OF A WINTERS NIGHT" a HOLIDAY SHOW. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the Saturday night main event is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, Middletown’s own MC El-Vee, and more. . http://www.cafenine.com

Tonight up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville. www.toadsplace.com

This Friday, Friday Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas costume party, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

You can enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating the winter holidays. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their new exhibit, "That’s Weird", of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Homegrown with Rob DeRosa

Homegrown is the award winning (Best Radio Program 2016 Hartford Magazine/CT NOW) Connecticut Connected Music Show-playing Connecticut connected artists of multiple genres. Often treating the listeners to pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, the show also provides information about live shows in the area.

6:30-8pm

Imagine with Karen Stein

Peace through music! Listen to the best music from around the world and around the block!

8:00-9:30pm

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"

9:30-11pm

Crispix with Chris

From indie rock to folk to electronic and more, Chris picks whatever he's feeling this week to share with you.

11-midnight

The American Empire with Yours Truly, Tootse Mutant

An exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.

midnight-1am

Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks'n'Socks and MC McGee

Jazzalicious travels through the history of jazz by highlighting a different artist, sub-genre, or time period each week.

1-2am

(1, 3, 5) The Audible Underground with DJ Joshinvents

Come explore a variety of underground music by independent or relatively unknown artists from many genres, while occasionally discussing current events neglected by mainstream media!

(2, 4) Fake News with DJ Alias and DJ Nick at Night

An irreverent take on political punditry, provided by two guys who love the sound of their own voices.

2-3am

The Sonic Hour with DJ Jackson

Focus on indie rock, prog pop, power pop, indie pop, etc. Shows will compare music from a previous generation with their contemporaries.

3-4am

Otto Nation 

At 4‑5am We bring you the BBC World Report and we kick of weekdays with Morning Edition from NPR From 5‑9am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Thanks for joining us and Stay tuned for a stiff does of Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, up next.

Weds 12-20-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday December 20th. 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, Thanx for tuning in! I’m sure you are probably getting tired of hearing us asking listeners for donations. Believe me, I too would love to have this pledge drive in the rear view mirror. However, you can’t simply wish the drive away! We actually need real donations from real WESU listeners to continue to operate.  If you listen to WESU enough to have a favorite show or to be critical of something you heard on air, then we need to hear from you. Have you ever won a ticket to a concert from WESU? Have you ever heard a new song or idea on WESU that resonated with you? Do you appreciate hearing about local bands and events on the radio?  If so, how’s about supporting this service with a donation today. We still need to raise over $15K by the year’s end and are counting on listener like you to give the gift of community radio this holiday season. Please donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge  

At the Russell Library in Middletown, this evening/Wednesday, The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

This Friday at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, it’s crucial roots Reggae Night with Don Minott. You can enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales performed by Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine, tonight/Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales. Friday’s 5pm showcase features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash. Later Friday night at Café Nine TONY TRISCHKA PRESENTS: "OF A WINTERS NIGHT" a HOLIDAY SHOW. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the Saturday night main event is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, Middletown’s own MC El-Vee, and more. . http://www.cafenine.com

Tonight/Wednesday up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's the Weekly Community Blues Jam with Hash Brown, this week. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville. www.toadsplace.com

This Friday, Friday Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas costume party, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrating the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

You can enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating the winter holidays. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their new exhibit, "That’s Weird", of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for the Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

From 6 - 6:30 it’s Your Mind Matters with Helen Evrard, MD. We explore the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guests who study them, treat them, or are affected by them in any way.

And from 6:30 -8 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion.

The original... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!

From 8 - 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce.

The best of underground house music mixed live for your listening pleasure.

And starting at 9:30 and running until 11, it's The Vault with Anton Banks Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.

From 11pm-3am, it's three hours of your favorite disco and holiday hits from the 70's and 80's with Franco

From 3 - 4 we’ll rebroadcast today’s noontime episode of Democracy Now from Pacifica/

The BBC World News comes on board at 4am followed at 5 with Morning Edition from NPR.

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Help sustain community radio today by making a yearend tax deductible donation during our annual pledge drive! Donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also check out our great thank you gifts.  

Now, stay tuned for The Latin Music hour with Isabel up next!

Tuesday 12-19-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday December 19^th. 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 Marianne O’Hare, producer of Conversations on Healthcare, heard Wednesdays at 4pm, right before the Jive at Five.

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Origami tonight/Tuesday evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. This Friday, it’s crucial roots Reggae Night with Don Minott. You can enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales performed by Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. www.buttonwood.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Carlos Danger, The Fairview, Perennial, and Waveform on Tuesday at 7 pm. https://www.facebook.com/mac650gallery/

In New Haven at Café Nine, tonight’s bill features Where’s Walden?, King Bongo, and See Me For Me. On Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales. Friday’s Happy Hour set at 5pm,  features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash, followed by the late show, headlining the Of A Winters Night holiday show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the Geirge Baker Band, and the late show is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, El-Vee, and much more. . http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, on Tuesday nights you can see Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classic. The Weekly Community Blues Jam on Wednesday is with Hash Brown, this week. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this Wednesday, offering participants an opportunity to enter a raffle for a $50 gift card by wearing their ugly Christmas sweaters to the store. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas  event Friday, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrting the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

You can enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

From 5:05-8pm tonight,  it’s Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

At 8pm, The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry offers a weekly dose of live and local Connecticut arts and music.

From 9-10pm it’s The Test Patterns Show with Chaim O'Brien-Blumenthal

At 10pm it’s Wes Sports and Beyond with DJ Steven featuring Sports Talk and interviews.

From 11-midnight stay tuned for Dumpster Dive with DJ Smelly featuring punk, art pop and D.I.Y coming from a garbage compactor near you.

At Midnight, Franco is in the house for your favorite dance music from the 70s-80s.

Maximum Rock and Roll Radio takes over with an hour of loud rock and roll from 2-3am

at 3am M-Th this Fall season at WESU,  we'll rebroadcast the day's noon-time run of Democracy Now! from Pacifica

at 4am we bring you BBC's world report before we kick off our Tuesday morning programming with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

Help sustain community radio today by making a yearend tax deductible donation during our annual pledge drive! Donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also check out our great thank you gifts.  

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for an extended holiday break edition of acoustic Blender with Bill Revill!

Monday 12-18-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday December 18th. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which is now in its fifth year. It airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday from 4 to right before the Jive at Five . Tomorrow: a visit with Christopher Doucot, a co-founder of Hartford’s Catholic Worker community and the co-author of a new book, No Innocent Bystanders: Becoming an Ally in the Struggle for Justice. Chris is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Divinity School, and he teaches a sociology course at the University of Hartford called How to Change the World. With his co-author Shannon Craigo-Snell, he has written a primer for people interested in working for social justice, especially justice for our marginalized neighbors. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived tomorrow night at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Now here’s a look at some of what’s happening in our area this week:

 The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has the usual Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri.  Empowering yoga happens Tuesday afternoon, followed by Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. Friday, it’s Reggae Dance Night with Don Minott. Enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales with Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs though the month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s Manic Mondays with Owel, Northern Faces, and FURBS. Tuesday’s bill has Where’s Walden?, King Bongo, and See Me For Me. On Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales.

Friday’s Happy Hour features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash, followed by the late show, headlining the Of A Winters Night holiday show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the Geirge Baker Band, and the late show is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, El-Vee, and much more. . http://www.cafenine.com/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, It’s Jazz Mondays tonight with the Jovan Alexandre Trio. a Donald Byrd Birthday Tribute. See Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. It’s the Community Blues Jam on Wednesday with Hash Brown. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

 There’s a Winterfest Carol Sing Tuesday at 5 pm at the UConn Hartford building. Details at www.winterfesthartford.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Origami Tuesday evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Carlos Danger, The Fairview, Perennial, and Waveform on Tuesday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this Wednesday. Wear your sweater and enter a raffle for a $50 gift card. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In Hartford, at the Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a rotating gang of special guests.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/ 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas  event Friday, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrting the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

Enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next! 

Good evening, it's Monday December 18th. 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.

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In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s Manic Mondays with Owel, Northern Faces, and FURBS. Tuesday’s bill has Where’s Walden?, King Bongo, and See Me For Me. On Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales.

Friday’s Happy Hour features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash, followed by the late show, headlining the Of A Winters Night holiday show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the Geirge Baker Band, and the late show is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, El-Vee, and much more. . http://www.cafenine.com/

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has the usual Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri.  Empowering yoga happens Tuesday afternoon, followed by Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. Friday, it’s Reggae Dance Night with Don Minott. Enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales with Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs though the month. www.buttonwood.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby XXX-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville.

.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, It’s Jazz Mondays tonight with the Jovan Alexandre Trio. a Donald Byrd Birthday Tribute. See Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. It’s the Community Blues Jam on Wednesday with Hash Brown. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

 There’s a Winterfest Carol Sing Tuesday at 5 pm at the UConn Hartford building. Details at www.winterfesthartford.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Origami Tuesday evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Carlos Danger, The Fairview, Perennial, and Waveform on Tuesday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this Wednesday. Wear your sweater and enter a raffle for a $50 gift card. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In Hartford, at the Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a rotating gang of special guests.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/ 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas  event Friday, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrting the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

Enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit, Visions/Revisions: The Print Transformed, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Printmaker’s Network of Southern New England. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. Details at www.chs.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues “The Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry until 6pm. 

at 6:00 it's time for 75% Folk with Michael Benson for a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music. Occasional live interviews.

from 8-9:30pm  Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis offers the best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

at 9:30pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and more.

Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z takes over from 11-12:30am Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60's and 70's

At 12:30  stay tuned for Upfront Soul from Pacifica and at 1:30 its time for spoiler alert radio.

From 2-3am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and sometimes from right in your own backyard.

and at 3am  we'll rebroadcast the day's noon-time run of Democracy Now! from Pacifica 

at 4am we bring you BBC's world report before we kick off our Tuesday morning programming with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

Help sustain community radio during our annual pledge drive, today by making a yearend tax deductible donation today! Donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also check out our great thank you gifts.   

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next! 

Friday's Jive 12-15-17

Good evening, it's Friday, December 15th, 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.

I hope you’ll support community radio at WESU with a donation today, during our annual Fall gone Winter pledge drive.  If you hear your favorite DJ on air asking for your support, why not pick up the phone and make a pledge when they ask for it? I wouldn’t count on someone else doing it for you. The reality is that WESU community pledge drives are only supported by 200-300 listeners and we need to hear from more of you. If you’re not already a supporter of WESU, please step up to the plate and help us continue to provide the service you depend on.

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

Tonight, singer/songwriters Kate Callahan and Kristen Graves take The Buttonwood Tree stage in Middletown. The Aligned with Source workshop is Saturday morning, and in the evening it’s Latin Jazz with Ed Fast and Conga-Bop. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. Details @ buttonwood.org

New Haven’s Café Nine Friday Happy Hour features DW Ditty, followed by a late show with The Shondes, Olive Tiger, and La Tunda. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show has Mephiskapheles, The Screw-Ups, and The Royal Swindle for a night of Punk Ska. On Sunday at 1 pm it’s the Golden Microphone Holiday Ramble and the late show is Sex Beat with DJ Kid Congo Powers. Details @ cafenine.com

In Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s the Jim Koeppel Band with blues, roots, and more. On Saturday night, you can catch Ray Morant’s Soul Tsunami. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight it’s their Great Holiday Spectacular, with Patry Bois, Donaher, and more. On Saturday it’s the Annual Toys for Tots show with Kung Fu, Pink Talking Fish and others. Details @ toadsplace.com

The Hartford Jazz Society offers a comprehensive list, chock full of weekly events featuring jazz. Details @ hartfordjazzsociety.com   

Infinity Hall Hartford brings the music of Led Zeppelin with Kashmir on Saturday. On Saturday at their Norfolk venue they present Tex Mex legends, Los Lobos. Sunday they feature Jay Ungar, Molly Mason & The Family Band. Details @ infinityhall.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts A Very Crossing Xmas tonight at 7:30, benefitting Toys for Tots. On Saturday, it’s A Very Cherry Christmas with Kayotik, Left Hand Backwards, and more. Enjoy Buzzard Canyon, 2 Parts Dead, and Pinto Graham on Saturday. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

Manic Presents brings Guided By Voices to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden Saturday night. Details @ manicpresents.com

The Community Health Center of Middletown hosts a Holiday Party today from 4 to 7 pm. With family fun and an opportunity to get a picture with Santa plus seasonal treats and family activities. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, Holiday Story Time continues on Saturday morning featuring The Grinch. Details @ wesleyanrjjulia.com

You can enjoy The Nutcracker Suite & Spicy performed by the CONNetic Dance ensemble this today through Sunday at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford. The Festival of Trees & Traditions also continues daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Details @ thewadsworth.org

Artists for World Peace and Annie Sailer Dance hold a 6X6 for Peace Pop-up this Saturday at 11 am at Erector Square in New Haven. All proceeds benefit the Native Eyes Project, providing free eye care to Native Americans. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

The Greater Middletown Chorale’s annual A Festival of Carols takes place this Saturday at First Congregational Church of Cheshire at 5 pm. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

District Night happens at Theater Works in Hartford this Saturday from 5 to 8 pm. offering free music, crafts, and more. Details @ theaterworkshartford.org

The Middletown Art Academy hosts a Family Holiday Art Workshop Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

The Middletown Symphonic Band holds its Annual Holiday Concert Sunday at South Congregational Church in Middletown at 2 pm. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

The Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown hosts A Morning with St. Nicholas this Sunday at 10 am. Enjoy brunch and a photo shoot. Details @ wadsworthmansion.com

You can enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there today and Saturday. Details @ holidaylightfantasia.org  

You can skate every day for free at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Details @ bushnellpark.org

And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues an afternoon run of The Florida Project, about a family in a budget motel near Disney World and Loving Vincent is heldover for this weekend. Today they open Big Sonia, about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also opening tonight is The Other Side of Hope, about an unlikely friendship between a Syrian asylum seeker and a Finnish restaurant owner. Details & screening times @ realartways.org

Tonight Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford opens Novitiate, a movie of rebellion and conflict in a 1960’s convent in Tennessee. Enjoy The Bolshoi Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at the Sunday matinée followed by the film Baraka. Details & screening times @ cinestudio.org 

If you are looking for more information on the arts in Middletown, please visit the City's Facebook page at facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU and to be safe, it's best to check the WESU website for the up-to-date schedule.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 6:30pm, it'll be Wild Wild Live! with Babe and Beth expounding on that Wesleyan music scene.

And from 6:30-7pm catch 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 Sista Queen T - offering a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

Next up until 10pm, we take it From the Otherside with Rok-A-Dee where 60% of the show is love songs of different genre and the others Reggae Dancehall, R&B, and new artiste.    
                                                        
Then from 10 to 11:30pm it's Strickly Off the Head where DJ Cocomotion the Music Mixologist provides a live mixshow done on the fly or freestyle, with no pre-planned mixes or blends - R&B, old school, hip hop, rap and house.

Bridging the night to the morning hours, from 11:30pm to 12:30am you’ll have An A and a B with DJ N following the premise that every band has its hits - and a multitude of unknown, hidden gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek to highlight this dichotomy.

From 12:30pm until 3am Saturday we go into serious OVERDRIVE w/Clarence & Shantay Scott - offering the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music on the planet!

From 3 until 5am you are taken to Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat, who has a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it.

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 Pacifica.

Staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6 to 7am 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, serving up a slice of Italy every Saturday morning. You don't have to speak Italian to taste it: just relax, listen, and enjoy!

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 the title track from Talking Drums' Some Day Catch Some Day Down, re-issued and re-mastered as a cd on the innova label in 2011. The original vinyl was released in 1987.

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