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.
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WESU with a donation today, during our annual Fall gone Winter pledge drive.
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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
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.
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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