Wednesday 12-6-17 Jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday December 6th. 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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Now on to our community calendar:

At the Russell Library in Middletown, they kick off the Girls Who Code Club meetings tonight/Wednesday at 6 pm, for girl’s grades 6 through 12. Award-winning author William Mann will speak at 6pm tonight/Wednesday on his book, “The War of the Roosevelts.” The Friends Book Sale happens this weekend, starting on Friday. You’re invited to their Make An Ugly Sweater Day workshop Friday at 11 am. The award-winning Avery Ensemble performs chamber music on Saturday at 1:30 pm. www.russelllibrary.org

At the Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown, this evening you can catch the Wesleyan University Steelband Concert in Beckham Hall, while the Graduate Composers Concert takes place at the World Music Hall. John Cage’s Musicircus happens at Crowell concert hall on Thursday. Also on Thursday night, The Gamelan Ensembles performs in Concert at World Music Hall. The Winter Dance Concert, happens at the CFA Theater on Friday, or you can enjoy the Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble Concert at Crowell Friday night. Saturday at the Goldsmith Family Cinema, there’s a screening and discussion with artist and Wes alumni Amanda Palmer and filmmaker Michael Pope along with students from their Wesleyan course entitled “The Art of Doing,” Also on Saturday you can catch the Winter Dance Concert at CFA Theater.  Sunday, they wrap up this very busy week with the Worlds of Dance Concert at Crowell Concert Hall. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, there’s a Story Time and Gift Making Workshop tonight/Wednesday at 6 pm. Caryn Davis is at The bookstore on Thursday with “A Connecticut Christmas: Celebrating the Holidays in Classic New England Style.” It’s Holiday Story Time on Saturday morning featuring Corduroy The Bear. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Here in Middletown tonight, The Bus, hosts an open mic at Vero Cucino Rustico on Saybrook Rd. You’re bring your guitar, or your friends, or your friend's guitar. Festivities get under way eightish. 860-343-9413 for info.

In New Haven at Café Nine tonight, you can catch a Comedy Open Mic tomorrow/ Wednesday with Dan Rice. The Love-Birds and Zero Years take the Café stage on Thursday at Café Nine. Friday’s Happy Hour features Bronson Rock, followed by a late show with China Crisis, Reduction Plan, and Falconeer. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, and the late show Saturday night features Elison Jackson, Laundry Day, Grubby Little Hands, and Toyz. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features The Birdmen and The Tommy’s. http://www.cafenine.com/

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts its monthly Makers M’ART’ket Thursday at 6 pm featuring Marc Pettersen demonstrating green screen software. There’s a  Cassette Release Show for Sentiments’ “A Widow & A Forest Burning Down” on Friday. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

This Thursday at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Bob Gotta holds his monthly Acoustic Open Mic. There’s a double bill Friday night at the Buttonwood with Ashley Hamel and Orice Jenkins. The Aligned with Source workshop is back Saturday morning, and Saturday evening’s bill features the Ken Serio Jazz Trio. Sunday afternoon, it’s the NEAR and Far Storytellers. Change It Up, the art exhibit with the work of Kathleen Curran Smits, runs through the month. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings. www.buttonwood.org

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s,  It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday you ’re invited to celebrate with Vitamin B-3. Grayson Hugh & The Moon Hawks takes Sally’s stage on Saturday. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Manic Presents brings Tokyo Police Club and Vern Matz to The Ballroom at The Outer Space in Hamden on Thursday. At the Ballroom on Friday, it’s Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, along with Sad13.  They bring comedian Tig Notaro to the College Street Music Hall Sunday night. www.manicpresents.com

Infinity Hall Hartford brings indie rock to the stage on Thursday with The Empty Pockets. On Friday, it’s pop and R&B with Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals. On Saturday, Blood, Sweat & Tears returns to the Infinity stage. The Glenn Miller Orchestra performs on Sunday afternoon. www.infinityhall.com

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, on Friday, they headline CT’s very own heavy metal hometown heroes, Hatebreed, appearing with Dying Fetus, Code Orange, and Twitching Tongues. www.toadsplace.com

On Friday, Cherry St. Station in Wallingford they bring you Blanket Jackson, The Sparkomatics, and more. Their annual Tree Trimming Party starts on Saturday at 5 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Concert, From Tinseltown to Times Square, happens this weekend at the Wadsworth Athenaeum with performances Friday through Sunday. It’s also Second Saturdays for Families this weekend with free admission and special activities. Their Festival of Trees Traditions runs daily through the holiday season. Details at www.thewadsworth.org

You’re invited to Sip, Snack, & Shop, a holiday market at The Galleria Hair Studio on Highland Avenue in Middletown, Friday evening from 6:30 to 9 pm. WESU’s Your Mind Matters host Dr. Helen Evrard will be there with her book, “Positive Matters.” Call 860-344-9900 for details.

The Middletown High School Bands and Chorus holds an Open House this Saturday at 10 at the high school. Enjoy Christmas music and bring your presents for wrapping. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

Artists for World Peace holds its annual Market Place this Saturday, and inaugurates a Pop-Up Gallery with handmade gift items from Tanzania, Kenya, and Nepal. It’s at the deKoven House on Washington St., from 11 am to 4 pm. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

The Exchange Club of Middletown hosts its annual Holiday Evening of Harmony featuring acapella singers and songs of the season this Saturday at 1740 Randolph Rd. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

You can enjoy music and stories for mature audiences this Sunday at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown with Welcoming Light – Stories for a Dark December. Details at www.wadsworthmansion.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 details on hours and free skating lessons. Details at www.bushnellpark.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 has extended their held-over run of “Loving Vincent,” a painted animation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh, through Sunday. They also continue “Bill Nye: Science Guy” and “The Florida Project,” a poignant look at summer childhood. Weekend openings include “God’s Own Country,” a love story in the Yorkshire highlands, “The Breadwinner,” about an Afghani girl in search of her father, and Polish animated shorts. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues “2001; A Space Odyssey,” the 1968 classic projected in 70mm film, through Saturday. They screen National Theatre Live’s comedy, “Young Marx,” on Thursday and Sunday. “Easy A,” starring Emma Stone in a movie about ‘80’s teenage angst, is the Friday late show. Check the website for full schedule and screening times. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Now, here’s a rundown of our weds night lineup on air here at WESU.

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for he Latin Music Hour with Isabel. Latin music from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.

From 6 - 6:30 it’s Your Mind Matters with Helen Evrard, MD. We explore the brain conditions known as mental illness from a holistic viewpoint with guests who study them, treat them, or are affected by them in any way.


And from 6:30 -8 it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion.

The original... and still the best damn Techno mix on radio!


From 8 - 9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce.
The best of underground house music mixed live for your listening pleasure.


And starting at 9:30 and running until 11, it's The Vault with Anton Banks Presents listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house, and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.



From 11 -midnight it's Bitchin’. WESU's feminist radio hour packed with reporting on world events, conversations about resistance, personal narratives and eclectic music by women and queer artists


And at midnight it's Who Sampled? with Margilla Madman and Bebbs. A music show that plays songs that sample other songs.


From 1 - 2 am it's Kellex and Kleenog’s Radio Hour.



We will be providing irresistible talk show content, experimenting with music, and most importantly, having fun. Please join us on our quest to happiness.


From 2 - 3 it's Well into the Eighties with Daniel Crippin. Classic alternative music from WESU's extemsive vinyl archive paired with the best in new indie rock.


From 3 - 4 it's Democracy Now from pacifica/


The BBC World News comes on board at 4am followed at 5 with Morning Edition from NPR.

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!

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Now, stay tuned for The Latin Music hour with Isabel up next!