Monday 01-01-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, January 1^st, and Happy New Year! 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 to those of you who helped us successfully wrap up our winter pledge drive! 

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown has their usual Empowering yoga on Tuesday afternoon, followed by Laughter Yoga in the evening. There’s Kanaha Yoga Wednesday morning. On Friday, Story City Troupe takes the stage. The Aligned with Source Workshop and Meditation is back on Saturday morning, and the Lost Acres String Band performs fiddle tunes, blues, swing and more on Saturday night. There’s a reception Sunday afternoon for the month-long exhibit, Mystic Collages, by featured artist Flo Bartosiak. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. www.buttonwood.org

At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Girls Who Code Club holds ongoing meetings every Wednesday at 6 pm. There’s a Vision Boards for Adults workshop on Friday morning. Check the website for more activities and offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Mindfulness Center hosts Mindfulness Meditation After Work every Wednesday at 6:15 pm at their Farmington Avenue location.  www.facebook.com/pg/hartfordmindfulnesscenter

In New Haven, Café Nine presents a Comedy Open Mic on Wednesday hosted by Dan rice. On Thursday, it’s Joe Miller & The Hipshakers, appearing along with Bronson Rock. Friday’s Happy Hour features The Buttondowns, and the late show is a Birthday Bash for Greg Sherrod, featuring his band, along with Laura Dowding, and Jon Thomas. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Mike Coppola and Friends, and the late show headlines Tier, and Every Branch. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is a Birthday Tribute to Elvis, and Sunday night you can catch The Irascibles, and Dust Hat. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, the Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesday with guest Peter Byron. It’s Liviu’s Invitational on Thursday, and on Friday it’s music, theater, and dance with Cruz Machine. Enjoy blues on Saturday with Black Snake Boots. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

                                                   

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts Harmony Woods Friday at 7 pm. On Saturday at the Mac, Ovlov, Kal Marks, Don Gero, and Bilge Rat take the stage. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford presents it’s the Earth Is Doomed Concert this Friday at 8 pm with Writing In The Skies, Destroyal, Matt Danger, and more. On Saturday, they host Brunettes, Destination Dimension, Doom Beach and more.  Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Infinity Hall brings you The Cast of Beatlemania on Friday at 8:30 pm. Enjoy pop and rock on Saturday with the Albert Lee Band. Revisit the glory days of music with The Sounds of Frank on Sunday, featuring John Cooper. www.infinityhall.com

The Middletown Stage Company holds auditions for Battle of the Acts this Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm at their Middletown location. Visit www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice for details.

At Toad’s Place in New Haven, there’s a Blacklight Glow Party on Saturday night, with plenty of action on the Main Stage and the Rainforest Room.  www.toadsplace.com

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their ongoing 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 “Brimstone and Glory,” about the National Pyrotechnic Festival in, Mexico, through Thursday. They also continue “Quest – A Portrait of an American Family,” a documentary about a North Philadlephia family and their community of hip-hop artists. Check the website for details and screening times for these and the weekend offerings at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is also screening “The Florida Project” through Saturday. On Sunday, they open “Faces Places,” a French documentary about a photographer and his giant portraits. 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 6pm 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

from 12:30-1:30am stay tuned for up front Soul with Sanguine fromage.

At 1:30 it’s spoiler alert radio.

from 2-3am RootsWorld Radio with Cliff Furnald takes you on a tour across borders and genres.

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.

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!