Friday's Jive 08-18-17

Good afternoon, it's Friday,August 18th, 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.

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

At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown tonight there’s a fundraiser for the White Raven Archives project, featuring shape note singer/scholar Gabriel Kastelle and the music of the Brothertown Indian Nation. Also appearing is guitarist R.D. King. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned With Source Workshop, and at 3 pm, it’s a Teen Open Mic for performers ages 12-18. There’s Texas Folk Saturday night with Adler & Hearne. Details @ buttonwood.org

Tonight in Middletown at MAC650 Gallery, 650 Main St., there’s a fashion art exhibition opening featuring the clothing sculptural works of Kelley Griffin, beginning at 7pm. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

Tonight New Haven’s Café Nine Happy Hour is with Bronson Rock, followed by the night show headlining Still I Rise, The 34’s, Mystic Seahorse, and Saline. Saturday, Café Nine’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends. Saturday’s late show features Marshall Crenshaw Y Los Straitjackets, along with Sarah Borges. Café Nine’s Sunday Buzz Matinee brings you Kristen Ford, Kyla P., and Olive Tiger. They round out the weekend with Nikki Hill and Sandy Connely Sunday evening. Details @ cafenine.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight they headline Sza (sounds like Sizza), appearing with Smino (sounds like Smeeno) and Ravyn Lenae. Details @  toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s a special visit with Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton, who sings with his slide guitar and makes gumbo for all to share. On Saturday, it’s blues, rock, and country with The Redliners. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com

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

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Chuggernaut, Outside My Head, Imbroglio, and Control Scheme tonight. They celebrate Jake’s Dirty 30 on Saturday with Two Man Advantage, Cry Havoc! and more. On Sunday, it’s Damn Broads, Productive Member, Alouth, and Easy Killer. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

At Infinity Hall in Hartford tonight it’s classic pop with The Chicago Experience. You can catch more pop/rock classics on Saturday with the Little River Band. Infinity Norfolk presents Entrain tonight. Details @ infinityhall.com

You can enjoy dancing, music, Asian food and more this Saturday at the Dragon Boat& Asian Festival from 8 am – 4 pm at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. Details at www.riverfront.org

The Trinibago Cultural Explorers present the sixth annual Middletown Trinidad Style Carnival this Sunday at Harbor Park in Middletown, featuring General Grant and De Post Man plus steel bands, dancers and more. Call 860-818-0678 for more info.

Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are open. Enjoy home-grown goods and support local growers. Open now are: Middletown’s North End Farmers Market on Friday’s from 10am to 2pm, as well as Middletown’s long running market on the South Green on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 1pm. Cromwell’s market is on Fridays 4-7 pm; Durham, Thursdays 3-6 pm; and Glastonbury, Wednesdays 4-7pm, Plainville Fridays 3-6 pm, and Berlin Saturdays, 9-1 pm. Details @ ctnofa.org

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the showing of Lost in Paris, a comedic story of finding love in the City of Lights, on Saturday & Sunday afternoon. Also in the early afternoons through Aug. 24^th they’re showing My Cousin Rachel. The late afternoon movie through Aug. 24 is Beatriz at Dinner, starring Salma Hayek as an immigrant who collides with a billionaire. Tonight they open The Last Dalai Lama? a documentary about the future of a spiritual leader in the Buddhist tradition. There’s a post-film Q & A with director Mickey Lemle on opening night. Details & screening times at realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues its run of 7 Beauties: The Films of Lina Wertmüller series through Aug. 24. Tonight it’s All Screwed Up, Saturday – Swept Away, Sunday – 7 Beauties is the matinee while The Seduction of Mimi is the evening showing. Details and screening times at cinestudio.org 

The Hartford Free Movies in the Parks series brings you “Moana” this Friday at Keney Park. And on Sunday, it’s “Goonies,” in Colt Park. Details & screening times @ hartford.com/events

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 7pm, it'll be Free Talk Radio with Al Robinson and Deni addressing news, politics, entertainment & weather and featuring listeners’ call-ins.

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

From 11:30pm until 2am Saturday we go into serious OVERDRIVE w/Clarence & Shantay Scott - offering Urban Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Traditional gospel music.

From 2 until 4am 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.

The Hour of Slack from The Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry covers the hour from 4 to 5am with a compendium of the best and newest from all SubGenius radio & stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage collage artists, plus the weirdest of the indie audio underground.

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

And 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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