Friday 11-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday November 17^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 Ben Michael, Thanks so much for joining us! I hope you’ve had a great week so far.

Now here's a bit of what's happening in our area this week:

Tonight, at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown it’s a rock fusion with Someone You Can Xray, alongside the roots music of Brian May. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic Saturday afternoon. Saturday evening, you can enjoy acoustic folk with Seat of our Pants. On Sunday, John Basinger performs book nine of Paradise Lost, followed by a reception for the November photography art exhibition, Nature’s Wonders. The Hearing Voices Network meets Mondays at 10:30 am. www.buttonwood.org

At the Russell Library in Middletown, tomorrow/Saturday, writers can share their work for National Novel Writing Month from 10 am to 2 pm, and the Authors 06457 series presents Gloria Perry and Treamell Lawrence with their latest books. There’s Yoga in the Hubbard Room on Sunday. www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven at Café Nine right about now thier Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolte with DW Ditty, and the later tonight José Oyola & The Astronauts, Hnry Flwer, UZOO, and Klokwize share a bill. Saturday’s weekly afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and José Oyola returns in the to Cafe Nine tomorrow evening, along with Salt Cathedral, Tall Juan, and Ani Cordero. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Rob Lytle, Anne Castellano, Shesaidhesaid, and Dogbite, and they round out the weekend with Deke Dickerson and Nathaniel Hintz taking the stage Sunday night. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight, The Funky Dawgz Brass Band takes the stage.Tomorrow / Saturday it’s blues, Motown, and more with the Blue Devil Bluez. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Tonight Manic Presents takes offers This Will Destroy You, and Sannhet. At the College Street Music Hall. Tomorrow/Saturday it’s Silversun Pickups, and Minus The Bear. On Sunday Manic Presents brings Regina Spektor in a Special Solo Performance to The College St Music Hall. www.manicpresents.com

Through Saturday, The Wesleyan University Orchestra performs at Crowell Concert Hall. On Saturday, and on Sunday the Concert Choir presents their program at Crowell. www.wesleyan.edu.cfa/

On Saturday Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown and the Be Homeful project present Paddington Bear Story Time.  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com for details

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, On Sunday, they headline Hinder, and Josh Todd & The Conflict, appearing with Adelita’s Way and Wayland. www.toadsplace.com

Tonight Cherry St. Station in Wallingford brings you Orissa, Signals of Bedlam, and Black River Union. On Saturday it’s Jordan’s Fall F-word Festival II with a host of performers. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Tonight, Infinity Hall Hartford presents Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Saturday, it’s blues and funks with The Subdudes. There’s something for the kids on Sunday afternoon with Imagination Movers, and Sunday night you can catch Emily Saliers of The Indigo Girls with the Murmuration Nation Tour. www.infinityhall.com

The Connecticut Woodcarvers Association hosts a Bizarre Bazaar Holiday Craft Show this Saturday from 10 a to 4 pm at the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Saturday and Sunday The Vintage Players will premiere a brand new show by Carolyn Kirsch at Oddfellows playhouse in Middeltown. “So Bea it” is described as a quirky comedy with a heart of Gold and it stars Billy Johnstone, host of WESU’s own Broadway radio hour! Proceeds will benefit Oddfellow Playhouse Youth Theater co. www.oddfellows.org   

First Church Middletown hosts The Living Well, a free Community Wellness Fair for Relaxation and Recovery, on Saturday from 9 am to noon at their Court St location. Enjoy demonstrations and displays of modalities you can explore for healthier living. www.firstchurchmiddletown.org

Saturday evening here in Middletown, join WESU for Dinner and a show at our First Annual Free Form Feast and Festival, featuring over a dozen acts and an Italian buffet dinner – From Jazz and Americana to classical, word music, circus arts, comedy and more… there’s something for everyone. Our full lineup includes Old Lonesome Dave, Joe Flood, Noah Baerman, Bob Nasta, Frank Critelli, The Basukes, Slavei (sounds like slah-vay), Babe and Beth, Art Farm, Gag Reflex, Dana Merritt, Kelvin Young & Olivia Backal-Balik. General admission is just $25 -  and $10 for students. Purchase your tickets online at www.wesufm.org or visit the wesleyan box office.

The I-Park Foundation hosts a free Artists-In-Residence Open Studios event this Sunday at their East Haddam location. You’re invited to enjoy the art, music, refreshments, and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Middletown Recreation and Community Service Department sponsors an all-day Mindful Awareness workshop on Sunday at the Senior Center. Call 860-638-4500 for information.

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. 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 run “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, and “Jane,” a documentary about conservationist Jane Goodall. Tonight REAL Art Ways opens Winner Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival 2017, The Square.   Screening times and details can be found at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is showing “Brad’s Status,” about the overachieving trials of a screenwriter—turned director. On Sunday’s matinee is the Bolshoi Ballet’s production of “The Taming Of The Shrew.” website for full schedule and screening times.  http://www.cinestudio.org/

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 atwesufm.org/jive

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