Good
afternoon, it's Friday, September 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.
Now,
here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in the community this weekend.
The Buttonwood
Tree in Middletown tonight presents the father/son duo of Charles & Khalif
Neville bringing you music from the New Orleans tradition. Saturday
morning is the Aligned With Source Workshop, and there’s a Teen Open Mic
Saturday afternoon. Jazz pianist/composer Laszlo Gardony celebrates the release
of his new CD, “Serious Play,” Saturday night. Details @
buttonwood.org
New
Haven’s Café Nine Friday Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolte and Friends, along
with Buzz Gordo. The late show has The Upper Crust, appearing with Jenny Dee
& the Deelinquents. The Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is hosted
by the George Baker Band. Saturday night, Hilton Valentine and Big Fat Combo
take the stage. Sunday afternoon they present Lys Guillorn, The Right-Offs, and
more, followed later by Ceschi (sounds like Chess-Key) and Anonymous Inc, El
Malpais, and Polluter. Details @ cafenine.com
The Russell Library in Middletown presents
Jazz up Close Saturday at 1:30, with Brazilian percussionist Rogerio Boccato
and his eclectic quartet. And don’t forget, you can return overdue items all
month with no penalty. Details @ russelllibrary.org
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s the John Ginty Band with the blues. On Saturday, the Cobalt Rhythm Kings take the stage with West Coast blues, Chicago blues, and more. 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
Tonight
at Infinity Hartford its world music with Jesse Cook. Saturday’s headliner is
John Popper with alternative rock and blues. On Sunday, it’s more rock and pop with
Big Head Todd & The Monsters. Details @ infinityhall.com
The
4th Friday Swing and Blues Dance! comes to Vinnie’s Jump and Jive on
Main St. in Middletown tonight at 7:30 with music by Bruce Johnson and dance
lesssons at 7:30. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Also
tonight at MAC650 Gallery on Main St. in the North End of Middletown, artist,
Dutch the Dreamer, will host a listening party to merge music and aquatic art
as a glimpse into his debut album, Aquarium. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
At
the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore on Main St. in Middletown Saturday morning at
10:30 it’s The Cat in the Hat Story Time: Featuring Special Guest the Cat In
the Hat! Details @ wesleyanrjjulia.com/
Cherry
St. Station in Wallingford features a Back To School Birthday Bash all weekend
with Left Hand Backwards, Echoes In The Void, and more. And on Saturday
and Sunday they host the Falling Further Fest 2017, with a boatload of
performers. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
The
98th annual Durham Fair returns this week offering: midway rides; livestock; a
Discovery Center; the Farm Museum; crafts; food; and so much more. Music
entertainment today is the Meadows Brothers, CJ West and the Downtown Train,
Mixed Signals, and more. Saturday, it’s the Coginchaug High School Music
Department, Four Barrel Billy, and Sacred Fire. Sunday’s bill has the Locomotives,
Harbor Moon, and Alex Shillo. They headline the Brothers Osborne tonight, Pat
Benetar & Neil Giraldo on Saturday, and the USO Show Troupe on Sunday, when
they celebrate Military Appreciation Day. Details @ durhamfair.com
Farmers Markets are peaking now: Middletown’s North End Farmers Market is 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
run of Columbus, about two strangers
brought together in a small Midwestern city. Tonight they open Unleashed, about an unexpected encounter
with transformed animals. There is a one-time showing of Martha and Niki on Sunday afternoon, a film that covers the first
time ever two women became World Champions in Hip Hop dance. Details & screening times at realartways.org
Tonight and Saturday at Trinity
College’s Cinestudio in Hartford Lady
Macbeth, a 19th century take on Shakespeare’s tale of class and race is
showing. Sunday they begin a run of Who’s
Streets?, a documentary that captures “an important moment in our time, as
a new generation of political activism is born.” Details
and screening times at 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.
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.
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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