Good
afternoon, it's Friday, October 27th, 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.
Tonight, The
Buttonwood Tree in Middletown headlines The Painters. On Saturday morning it’s
the weekly Aligned With Source Workshop, followed by a Teen Open Mic at 3 pm.
Saturday evening brings the Dr. Steve Band Halloween Show for a night of fun with
games and prizes. On Sunday it’s a free CD Release Party for Time of Day and
the Dave Kopperman Band. Details
@ buttonwood.org
At
the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Yoga in the Courtyard on Saturday.
Stories of Helping Ghosts Move On happens Saturday afternoon in the Hubbard
Room. Details @ russelllibrary.org
New Haven’s Café Nine Friday Happy Hour brings you The Let Loose Band, and their Friday night party with costumes, prizes and more benefits the ACLU. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show headlines Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Larry Kirwan, followed by a late show with Surf Squad and Surfalicious Dudes. Details @ cafenine.com
In
Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s
blues-based rock ‘n’ roll with Mambo Sons. They headline Cruz Machine on
Saturday, and on Sunday it’s a special afternoon show with American/Israeli
singer/songwriter Lazer Lloyd. Details
@ blackeyedsallys.com
At
Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight it’s Horror Rockers – “GWAR” alongside Ghoul,
Doyle, and U.S. Bastards. Details @ toadsplace.com
The
Wesleyan Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception this today at
5 pm for UP IN ARMS, a multimedia group exhibition at Zilkha Gallery exploring
the social issues of gun ownership. Also today, the Grammy Award-winning vocal
project Roomful of Teeth comes to Crowell Concert Hall. On Sunday at 3 pm, they
celebrate Authentic Chinese Music and Dance at The Russell House. Details @ wesleyan.edu/cfa
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 Hall in Hartford it’s country and pop with Mary Chapin Carpenter.
On Saturday, the tribute band Eaglemania performs. On Sunday night you can
catch The Slambovian Circus of Dreams’ Halloween Costume Ball. Details @ infinityhall.com
You
can learn about Harriett Beecher Stowe’s involvement with the paranormal and
use a ghost hunting meter today and Saturday at Spirits at Stowe: An
Otherworldly Tour, at the Stowe house in Hartford. Details @ harrietbeecherstowecenter.org
The
Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford hosts a Hallowed History Lantern Tour Friday in
Hartford.
Cherry St. Station in Wallingford holds its CHUD’s Halloween Bash tonight at 8 pm. Saturday, it’s the 9th annual IG!Fits Halloween Show with special guests. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
On Saturday The
Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts an opening reception for
the new exhibit by KXR Art, “The Beginning,” at 7 pm. There’s live
entertainment. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Manic
Presents brings Dopapod and The Motet to the College Street Music Hall in New
Haven on Saturday. Details @ manicpresents.com
Stage Left Dance in Middletown celebrates Halloween Spirit Week with special events and offers, highlighted with Spooky Halloween Movie Night on Saturday at 5 with a chance to win the costume contest. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Stage Left Dance in Middletown celebrates Halloween Spirit Week with special events and offers, highlighted with Spooky Halloween Movie Night on Saturday at 5 with a chance to win the costume contest. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
The
Hartt Ocrhestra and Wind Ensemble present a free Halloween Concert for the
Greater Hartford Community this Saturday at Lincoln Theater.
Reservations required. Details @ hartford.com/events
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. Details at www.chs.org
Middlesex
Music Academy in Middletown announces a Beginner’s Ukulele Ensemble starting
this Saturday at 11 am. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Many
of Connecticut’s Farmers Markets are still in session through the end of
October. You can find out which ones at ctnofa.org
And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten
track in Central Connecticut:
Today, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues
the run of Loving Vincent, a
feature-length painted animation on Vincent Van Gogh. Screening Saturday &
Sunday afternoon is Walk With Me,
capturing the life of a monastic community. Details & screening times at realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in
Hartford tonight opens Logan Lucky,
about small-town West Virginia thieves. The
Rocky Horror Picture Show is the late show tonight. Sunday opens a run of Kedi, it’s all about the wild cats of
Istanbul. 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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