Good evening,
it's Friday, January 12th, 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 at The
Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, you can enjoy the folk duo, The Promise is Hope.
The Aligned with Source Workshop and Meditation happens Saturday morning. The
rhythm and voice trio, Indigo Soul, takes the Buttonwood Tree stage Saturday
afternoon. On Sunday evening it’s the NEAR and Far Storytellers, and The
Hearing Voices Network meets Monday mornings. All Month you can enjoy the
art exhibit, Mystic Collages, by featured artist Flo Bartosiak. Details @ buttonwood.org
The
Russell Library in Middletown is closed on Sunday and Monday for the Martin
Luther King holiday. Details @ russelllibrary.org
The 2nd Friday Swing
and Blues Dance hosted by JC Noble takes place beginning at 7:30pm at Vinnie’s
Jump & Jive, Main St., Middletown. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
The Mac 650 Gallery
& Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Fat Randy on Saturday. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
New
Haven’s Café Nine Friday
5pm Happy Hour performance features Lynn Malavolte, and the night’s main event
features The Refectory, Hylda, Sullust, and Stone Titan. Saturday’s weekly
afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, and the late show
headlines Will Dailey, appearing with Ayrhill. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is a
Songwriter Series with Chris Berardo and more, and the evening show is Sex Beat
with DJ Kid Congo Powers.Details
@ cafenine.com
In
Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight they have singer/songwriter Pat O’Shea
and his band. It’s blues and more on Saturday with Kosher Kid & The
Incredible Amplifires. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com
At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight, it’s
Riders On The Storm, The Electric Lady Band, Little Us, and more. And on the
Lilly’s Pad stage you can catch the Too Far Promo Show. They’ve got Opus’
Blizzard B-Day Bash on Saturday featuring Fatal Portrait, Earth, and Jasta,
along with Metal Karaoke and Soldiers of Solace in Lilly’s Pad. Details @ toadsplace.com
The Hartford
Jazz Society offers a comprehensive list, chock full of weekly events featuring
jazz. Details @ hartfordjazzsociety.com
Infinity
Hall brings you Americana, country and more with Neko Case tonight, appearing
with Mt. Joy. On Saturday, they’ve got Satisfaction, a Rolling Stones Tribute
Band. Details @ infinityhall.com
Cherry
St. Station in Wallingford hosts Brandon Mabry’s Birthday Bash on Saturday with
Slip & Fall, Matt and the Marauders, Honch, and more. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
Manic
Presents is at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven this weekend. Tonight,
it’s Guster, Mates of State, and The Zambonis, and on Saturday you can catch
Rebelution, Raging Fyah, and DJ Mackle. Details @ manicpresents.com
At
the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, the NAACP Youth Committee
presents a workshop for high school students, Writing the College Essay,
Saturday at 9 am. They’re hosting a CT Writing Groups Meetup on Sunday at noon,
for writers looking for critique partners, writing groups, and beta readers.
Details @ wesleyanrjjulia.com
The
Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown offers ukulele classes for both beginners
and intermediates on Saturdays, led by Karen Hogg. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
Artists
for World Peace brings their 6X6 PEACE Wall to Bethany this Saturday from 1 to
4 pm at the Clark Memorial Library. Artists are invited to create a canvas, or
come to purchase one. Proceeds support the Native Eyes Project. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
It’s
Second Saturdays for Families this week at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford,
offering free admission, music, and more. Details @ thewadsworth.org
Congregation
Adath Israel in Middletown hosts “A Jewish A Cappella Concert – Elephants &
Towels” featuring the groups Magevet and Shir Appeal on Sunday at 1pm at the
synagogue at 8 Broad St. The event is free and open to the public. Details @
860.346.4709
The
Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing exhibit of strange
objects connected to our state’s material culture, That’s Weird, happening
every Saturday. Details @ chs.org
And, here's our 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 Loving
Vincent is the weekend matinee. The other matinee feature is Battle of the Sexes, the tennis battle
between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King. Opening today at 5:15 is In the Fade (Aus Dem Nichts), a German
film about a mother who loses her child in a neo-Nazi bomb attack. Details & screening times @ realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is
screening “Murder on the Orient Express” tonight and Saturday, with an all-star
cast including Penelope Cruz and Dame Judi Dench. On Sunday they reprise
“Loving Vincent,” an animated feature about the iconic artist. 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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