Monday 12-18-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday December 18th. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which is now in its fifth year. It airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday from 4 to right before the Jive at Five . Tomorrow: a visit with Christopher Doucot, a co-founder of Hartford’s Catholic Worker community and the co-author of a new book, No Innocent Bystanders: Becoming an Ally in the Struggle for Justice. Chris is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Yale Divinity School, and he teaches a sociology course at the University of Hartford called How to Change the World. With his co-author Shannon Craigo-Snell, he has written a primer for people interested in working for social justice, especially justice for our marginalized neighbors. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived tomorrow night at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Now here’s a look at some of what’s happening in our area this week:

 The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has the usual Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri.  Empowering yoga happens Tuesday afternoon, followed by Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. Friday, it’s Reggae Dance Night with Don Minott. Enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales with Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs though the month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s Manic Mondays with Owel, Northern Faces, and FURBS. Tuesday’s bill has Where’s Walden?, King Bongo, and See Me For Me. On Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales.

Friday’s Happy Hour features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash, followed by the late show, headlining the Of A Winters Night holiday show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the Geirge Baker Band, and the late show is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, El-Vee, and much more. . http://www.cafenine.com/

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby X-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, It’s Jazz Mondays tonight with the Jovan Alexandre Trio. a Donald Byrd Birthday Tribute. See Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. It’s the Community Blues Jam on Wednesday with Hash Brown. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

 There’s a Winterfest Carol Sing Tuesday at 5 pm at the UConn Hartford building. Details at www.winterfesthartford.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Origami Tuesday evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Carlos Danger, The Fairview, Perennial, and Waveform on Tuesday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this Wednesday. Wear your sweater and enter a raffle for a $50 gift card. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In Hartford, at the Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a rotating gang of special guests.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/ 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas  event Friday, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrting the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

Enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

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. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. 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 Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next! 

Good evening, it's Monday December 18th. 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.

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In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, it’s Manic Mondays with Owel, Northern Faces, and FURBS. Tuesday’s bill has Where’s Walden?, King Bongo, and See Me For Me. On Wednesday, it’s a Christmas Nightmare, with Light Upon Blight, Eugene Gallagher, and more. On Thursday they bring you Dangerous Animals, The Right Offs, The Lost Weekend, and Javier Canales.

Friday’s Happy Hour features Snake Hill Blues and holiday tunes from Hot Flash, followed by the late show, headlining the Of A Winters Night holiday show. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the Geirge Baker Band, and the late show is a Puerto Rico Relief Fund Raiser, featuring Jose Oyola, Energy, El-Vee, and much more. . http://www.cafenine.com/

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has the usual Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight with Rob & Terri.  Empowering yoga happens Tuesday afternoon, followed by Laughter Yoga and a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. Friday, it’s Reggae Dance Night with Don Minott. Enjoy A Child’s Christmas in wales with Peter Loffredo on Saturday. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs though the month. www.buttonwood.org

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, they host the John Valby XXX-Mas Show on Friday, and on Saturday, it’s a Holiday Jazz Spectacular with Rohn Lawrence, Jaye Rowe, and Trever Somerville.

.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, It’s Jazz Mondays tonight with the Jovan Alexandre Trio. a Donald Byrd Birthday Tribute. See Michael Palin's Other Orchestra get funky with their take on jazz, R&B, and soul classics on Tuesday. It’s the Community Blues Jam on Wednesday with Hash Brown. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday they’ve got Jake Kulak on board, with special guest Braiden Sunshine from “The Voice.” It’s XY Eli and friends on Saturday with a Holiday Extravaganza. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

 There’s a Winterfest Carol Sing Tuesday at 5 pm at the UConn Hartford building. Details at www.winterfesthartford.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Origami Tuesday evening. The Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem perform their holiday program, Wintersong, on Thursday at 7 pm. There’s Adult Coloring for Stress Reduction on Friday at 11:30 am, and you can Wrap a Gift on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Carlos Danger, The Fairview, Perennial, and Waveform on Tuesday at 7 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day this Wednesday. Wear your sweater and enter a raffle for a $50 gift card. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In Hartford, at the Arch Street Tavern, Boo-Yah Free Funk Wednesdays happens each week and is hosted is by members of West End Blend, Big Mean Sound Machine, and a rotating gang of special guests.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/booyahfreefunkfamily/ 

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford hosts a Nightmare B4 Xmas  event Friday, featuring Crucial Pain, Everybody Hates Me, and more. On Saturday it’s their CT PunX Xmas Xtravaganza with PUS, Savage World, Cry Havoc! and more. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot – An Evening Celebrting the Music of Billy Joel, Saturday evening at 8 pm. www.infinityhall.com

You can skate for free seven days a week at the Winterfest ice rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford near the Pump House. Check the website for free skating lessons from Champions Skating Center instructors. Details at www.bushnellpark.org

Enjoy the Holiday Light Fantasia through the season at Goodwin Park in Hartford, celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the New Year and more. Santa is there on Friday and Saturday. www.holidaylightfantasia.org

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. Or check out their new exhibit, That’s Weird, of strange objects connected to our state’s material culture, happening every Saturday. 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 Florida Project,” about a family in a budget motel near Disney World, and “Big Sonia,” about a Holocaust survivor being evicted from a Kansas City mall. Also continuing is “The Other Side of Hope,” a Finnish movie about the friendship between Syrian asylum seeker and a restaurant owner. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens the 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” all week including a Sunday matinée. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

Right after the jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry until 6pm. 

at 6:00 it's time for 75% Folk with Michael Benson for a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music. Occasional live interviews.

from 8-9:30pm  Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis offers the best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

at 9:30pm Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan offers Music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as LIVE requests, TV Trivia, and more.

Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z takes over from 11-12:30am Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60's and 70's

At 12:30  stay tuned for Upfront Soul from Pacifica and at 1:30 its time for spoiler alert radio.

From 2-3am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across borders and genres, introducing you to music from far flung places and sometimes from right in your own backyard.

and at 3am  we'll rebroadcast the day's noon-time run of Democracy Now! from Pacifica 

at 4am we bring you BBC's world report before we kick off our Tuesday morning programming with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

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That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!