Friday's Jive 03-30-18

Good evening, it's Friday, March 30th, 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.

Here in Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood Tree will host Charter Oak Jazz featuring Brett Bottomley on Chapman Stick playing jazz standards and originals.  Saturday night, Plywood Cowboy offers new Americana music.  The Hearing Voices Network ­meets Monday morning. Details @ buttonwood.org

New Haven’s Café Nine hosts the Monthly Women in Music Happy Hour at 5 this afternoon spotlighting Lynn Malavolte, Shannon Mcmahon, and Donna Santala. Later, The Stash! Band takes the stage with opening act Ayrhill. The weekly Saturday afternoon jazz jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances at 4:30. Later, Wise Old Moon shares a bill with The Wolff Sisters. Details @ cafenine.com

In Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s a night of blues/rock/country with The Redliners. On Saturday you can catch the blues with The Mike Crandall Band featuring Mike Williams. This Sunday, Sally’s features a special Easter “Soul” brunch w/ Elsie & Tee. Featuring a Southern brunch menu and soulful jazz, r&b and gospel music. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com 

Saturday night at 6pm the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds their monthly discussion series of philosophy. Details @ wesleyanrjjulia.com

Saturday afternoon, The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is showing The Corpse Bride to complement their current exhibit, Gorey’s Worlds.  Sunday The Wadsworth presents an Easter Jazz Brunch with Sally Terrell and The Green Jazz Band. Details @ thewadsworth.org

At Infinity Hall Hartford tonight, Capricorn pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.  Saturday Delbert McClinton takes the stage.  Meanwhile tonight at Infinity Norfolk, Starman pays tribute to David Bowie. Details @ infinityhall.com

At The Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight Manic Presents has Beau Bolero and on Saturday night they’ve got Brandon Wardell and Jimmy Blair. Details @ manicpresents.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offers loud music tonight with Control Scheme, Hounds of Justice, Soul Conversion, and Iblissian. Saturday is another loud night featuring Medicated Savage, Disguise the Curse, Dead Reflections, Years Of Vengeance and Hero And The Horror. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

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 @ chs.org

And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues their run of Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, and keep the change through Thursday. Tonight 2 films open: The China Hustle, a Wall St heist story as well as Journey’s End, based on R.C. Sherriff’s celebrated 1928 play about life in the trenches during WWI. The new afternoon movie, Phantom Thread, is set in the fashion scene of post WWII London.   Saturday at 11am Their Film 101 series spotlights the 1955 French film noir Bob le Flambeur. Details & screening times @ realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues showing Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” through Saturday, which explores the media’s 1971 coverage of the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000 page secret history of the Vietnam War. On Sunday, considered among the top of Italian “spaghetti westerns”, The Great Silence begins a run. 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 DJ Balsamic & DJ Pig in the City 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.

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 12:30am 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.

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.

The written form for what you've heard on today’s Jive is online at wesufm.org/jive

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Thursday 3/29/18 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, March 29th.  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 for joining us!

Here's a rundown of some of what's happening in our area this week:

Tonight (Thursday), here in Middletown at The Wesleyan RJ Julia  Bookstore, NBA champion Ray Allen, will be in the house to sign his new book, “From the Outside” a reflection on his years on and off the court. Saturday night at 6pm, Their monthly discussion series broaches the theme of Philosophy. details at  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Manic Presents the Squirrel Nut Zippers with The Let Loose at the Space Ballroom in Hamden, tonight. Friday at the Ballroom you can catch Beau Bolero and on Saturday night they’ve got Brandon Wardell and Jimmy Blair.   www.manicpresents.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown,  this (Thursday) evening at Russell Library, from 6:30PM-7:45PM in The Hubbard Room its: Women Center Stage with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. The library will be closed Friday for “Good Friday”.    www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven, tonight, Café Nine presents HI-FI RADIO, THIS CRIMINAL SOUL, and the JEFF WICKUN BAND.  At 5pm Friday, the Monthly Women in Music Happy Hour spotlights LYNN MALAVOLTE, SHANNON MCMAHON, and DONNA SANTALA.  Later Friday night, THE STASH! BAND takes the stage with opening act Ayrhill. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon jazz jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances at 4:30.  Wise Old Moon  shares a bill with The Wolff Sisters.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Its Liviu Pop’s Jazz Invitational with special guests on Thursday evenings. Friday night, Sally’s presents a night of blues/rock/country with The Redliners. On Saturday you can catch the blues with The Mike Crandall Band featuring Mike Williams. This Sunday, Sally’s features a special Easter “Soul” brunch w/ Elsie & Tee. Featuring a Southern brunch menu and soulful jazz, r&b and gospel music.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Tonight (Thursday) at The Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, the Docent Council 50th Anniversary Lecture Series presents: James Meyer, curator at the National Gallery of Art, who will survey the work of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt in celebration of what would have been his 90th year. Admission is free and open to the public. Saturday afternoon, they show The Corpse Bride to complement their current exhibit, Gorey’s Worlds.  Sunday The Wadsworth presents an Easter Jazz Brunch with Sally Terrell and The Green Jazz Band. www.thewadsworth.org

Down in Old Saybrook tonight, The Kate presents an evening with piano great George Winston. Tomorrow night (Friday) bonafide bluesman Sugaray Rayford takes the stage at The Kate.  Saturday night The Beehive Queen, Christine Ohlman with Rebel Montez and The Sin Sisters. www.thekate.org  

Tomorrow/Friday night, Here in Middletown at The Buttonwood Tree, Charter Oak Jazz ft. Brett Bottomley on Chapman Stick take the stage, performing jazz standards and originals.  Saturday night, Plywood Cowboy makes for a night of new Americana at The Buttonwood.  The Hearing Voices Network ­meets Monday morning. Through the end of March, you can catch the Buttonwood’s International Women’s Day Art Gallery show.  www.buttonwood.org

At Infinity Hall Hartford, Friday night, Capricorn pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.  Saturday Delbert McClinton takes the stage.  Friday at Infinity Hall Norfolk, Starman pays tribute to David Bowie.  Mike DelGuidice takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offers loud music this Friday with Control Scheme, Hounds of justice, Soul Conversion, and Iblissian. Saturday at Cherry St, you can catch another loud one featuring  Medicated Savage, Disguise the Curse, Dead Reflections, Years Of Vengeance and Hero And The Horror www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

The Middletown City Council will vote on the proposal to name the Performing Arts Center at MHS after long-time MHS Music Teacher & Band Director Santo Fragilio at it’s April 2, 2018 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Middletown City Hall. All interested residents along with Mr. Fragilio’s former students, colleagues and fellow musician are welcome to attend and show their support.   

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Tonight, Hartford’s Real Art Ways ends their run of Keep the Change wherein autistic actors play the roles of autistic characters. Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, continues through Sunday.  Friday night Real Art Ways opens 2 films: The China Hustle, a Wall St heist story and Journey’s End, based on R.C. Sherriff’s celebrated 1928 play about life in the trenches during WWI. Friday RAW begins a run of the new afternoon movie, Phantom Thread, set in the fashion scene of post WWII London.   Saturday at 11am Their Film 101 series spotlights the 1955 French film noire , Bob le Flambeur (1955) www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford begins a run of Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” which explores the medias 1971 coverage of the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000 page secret history of the Vietnam War.   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,  Homegrown with Rob DeRosa presents  Connecticut Connected music for a global audience.

from 6:30-8pm Imagine with Karen Stein Peace through music from around the world and around the block!

at 8:00pm Evening Jazz with Bill Denert offers a  broad range of swing, bebop and avante garde Jazz with a sprinkling of new releases.

from 9:30-10:30pm Chris M is in the house for an hour of free form radio filling in for Everything Now with Chris and Al.

at 10:30 Spicy! Spicy! Hot! Hot! with Beizo Bish and Jew Chainzs present Scalding hot takes on a new area of pop culture each week, featuring topical tracks and a variety of dynamic guests.

from 11pm-midnight The American Empire with, Tootse Mutants An exploration of the influence of American cultural imperialism on foreign music, such as Korean Hip-Hop, Japanese Jazz, and Peruvian Punk and so much more.

At midnight Jazzalicious Definition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC McGee takes you on a travel through the history of jazz, spotlighting a different artist, sub-genre, or time period each week.

1-2am (1,3,5) Road Trip with DJ G and Victoria Our show will feature local artists from different cities across the county. Each show will focus on one city and feature mostly alternative rock artists.

2-3am (1,3,5) Modern French Touch with Sam A look at France’s modern electro house scene, through the emergence of newly influential French touch labels.

3-4am The Hour of Slack from the Church of The Subgenius.

At 4am We bring you the BBC World Report and we kick of weekdays with Morning Edition from NPR From 5‑9am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Thanks for joining us and Stay tuned for a stiff does of Homegrown with Rob DeRosa, up next.

Tuesday 3-27-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, March 26th.  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 Marianne O’Hare producer of Conversation on HealthCare, heard Wednesdays at 4:40pm, right before the Jive at Five.

Now. here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood tree will host an event for members to celebrate the installation of a new tile mosaic recently added to their entryway.   Friday night, Charter Oak Jazz ft. Brett Bottomley on Chapman Stick plays jazz standards and originals.  Saturday night, Plywood Cowboy makes for a night of new Americana at The Buttonwood.  The Hearing Voices Network ­meets Monday morning. Through the end of March, you can catch the Buttonwood’s International Women’s Day Art Gallery show.  www.buttonwood.org

Tonight (Tues) here in Middletown at 7pm, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore present a book lecture, by Paul Hensler, who will speak about his book, "The New Boys of Summer: Baseball’s Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties".  Wednesday brings an Easter themed kids event featuring egg painting and a read of a holiday book. Thursday, NBA champion Ray Allen, will be at the bookstore to sign his new book, “From the Outside” a reflection on his years on and off the court. Saturday night at 6pm, Their monthly discussion series broaches the theme of Philosophy. details at  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In New Haven, tonight, Café Nine presents a triple bill featuring ASHLEY HAMEL, ELIZABETH WYLD, and THAT VIRGINIA.  wed’s night at Café Nine , azz Haven and New Haven Jazz Festival Present the TONY PURRONE TRIO. Thursday night Café Nine presents HI-FI RADIO, THIS CRIMINAL SOUL, and the JEFF WICKUN BAND.  At 5pm Friday, the Monthly Women in Music Happy Hour spotlights LYNN MALAVOLTE, SHANNON MCMAHON, and DONNA SANTALA.  Later Friday night, THE STASH! BAND takes the stage with opening act Ayrhill. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon jazz jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances at 4:30.  Wise Old Moon  shares a bill with The Wolff Sisters.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday nights. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesdays. Its Liviu Pop’s Jazz Invitational on Thursday evenings with special guests tba. Friday night, Sally’s presents a night of blues/rock/country with The Redliners. On Saturday you can catch the blues with The Mike Crandall Band featuring Mike Williams. This Sunday, Sally’s features a special Easter “Soul” brunch w/ Elsie & Tee. Featuring a Southern brunch menu and soulful jazz, r&b and gospel music.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, right about now (Tues) at 5pm, you can catch the 2018 Nutmeg and Cookies Cornucopia Shout Out!, offering an overview of this year’s Nutmeg Book award nominees and a samples of the cookie recipes submitted.  Registration is required. At 6:30 in the library’s Hubbard room tomorrow, Catherine O’Rourke presents: Eat Your Way to Optimal Health. And, at 7pm tonight, the Classic Mystery book discussion group talks about “Still Life” by Louise Penny.  Thursday evening at Russell Library, from 6:30PM-7:45PM in The Hubbard Room its: Women Center Stage with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. The library will be closed Friday for “Good Friday”.    www.russelllibrary.org

At Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts,  Wednesday at 4pm in the Davison Art Center room 100 you can catch A “Modern Woman’s Wit” with costume designer/textile artist and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Cybele Moon and media artist Erica Larsen-Dockray.    Thursday at noon at the Mansfield Freeman Center you can catch the opening Reception and Gallery Talk for Lêna Bùi‘s contemporary Vietnamese art show: Proliferation. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

At Infinity Hall Hartford, this Wednesday at 5pm, The Urban Professionals Network (UPN) kicks off their third season of their intellectual Community Conversation Series with  “Black Panther - Life After Wakanda”. Friday night Capricorn pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.  Saturday Delbert McClinton takes the stage.  Friday at Infinity Norfolk, Starman pays tribute to David Bowie.  Mike DelGuidice takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Manic Presents is has the Dean Ween Group at The Space Ballroom in Hamden this Wednesday night. Thursday they’ve got the Squirrel Nut Zippers with The Let Loose at the Space Ballroom. Friday at the Ballroom you can catch Beau Bolero and on Saturday night they’ve got Brandon Wardell and Jimmy Blair.   www.manicpresents.com

Thursday night at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, the Docent Council 50th Anniversary Lecture Series presents: James Meyer, curator at the National Gallery of Art, who will survey the work of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt in celebration of what would have been his 90th year. Admission is free and open to the public. Saturday afternoon, they show The Corpse Bride to complement their current exhibit, Gorey’s Worlds.  Sunday The Wadsworth presents an Easter Jazz Brunch with Sally Terrell and The Green Jazz Band. www.thewadsworth.org

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offers loud music this Friday with Control Scheme, Hounds of justice, Soul Conversion, and Iblissian. Saturday at Cherry St, you can catch another loud one featuring  Medicated Savage, Disguise the Curse, Dead Reflections, Years Of Vengeance and Hero And The Horror www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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 their run of Lady Bird, Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, and keep the change through Thursday. Tomorrow night their Science on Screen series offers Evlolution Organic, the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. Friday night Real Art Ways opens 2 films: The China Hustle, a Wall St heist story as well as Journey’s End, based on R.C. Sherriff’s celebrated 1928 play about life in the trenches during WWI. Friday RAW begins a run of the new afternoon movie, Phantom Thread, set in the fashion scene of post WWII London.   Saturday at 11am Their Film 101 series spotlights the 1955 French film noire Bob le Flambeur (1955) www.realartways.org

Through Weds Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues showing "Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool" a romantic comedy wherein an older woman captures the heart of a young man.  Thursday, Cinestudio presents a r un of Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” which explores the medias 1971 coverage of the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000 page secret history of the Vietnam War.   http://www.cinestudio.org/

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

Right after the Jive, stick around for spilled milk with Charlotte.

From 6-8pm it’s Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill, offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music with a roots influence plus a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

At 8pm stay tuned for The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry, A weekly spotlight of Connecticut arts and culture.

From 9-10pm it’s The Test Patterns Show

At 10 stick and stay for Universal Time Traversal with Hyphy - Taking the "Oh Geez" out of the OGs.

From 11-midnight, tonight, it’s “Profile”, With Maile and Sage for and an hour-long deep dive into an artist's life and career.

From midnight-1am, stay tuned for Mixed Media with DJ Pig in the City and DJ Megnanimous

From 1-2am stay tuned for Women's Music, Women's Wisdom with DJ Sensibility

At 2am it’s Fish and Chips, With DJ Chee, A music show dedicated to British bands and artists.

Maxium Rock and Roll Radio Comes your way at 3am

and you can catch the BBC World Report at  4am.

We kick off our weekday program at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR, followed by a diverse mix of talk radio from Pacifica and NPR throughout the day.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, tune in each weekday at 4:55 for our rundown of local events and entertainment and our evening lineup here on WESU Middletown.

Find the script for this show, our current program schedule, a link to listen live, program archives and more, online at www.wesufm.org 

Stay tuned for Spilled Milk with Charlotte, up next!

Monday 03-26-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, March 26th.  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 airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. A week from tomorrow, on April 3rd, an interview with the producer of a new film about a woman who sues the Catholic Church to be allowed to attend the seminary to become a priest. And Commonweal writer Richard Alleva will review the new multiplex feature, "Paul: Apostle of Christ." Can't listen live? Find the audio archived that night at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

Here in Middletown, tonight, the weekly Anything Goes Open Mic at The Buttonwood Tree will be hosted by Bill Katz. Tuesday night, The Buttonwood will host an event for members to celebrate the installation of a new tile mosaic recently added to their entryway.   Friday night Charter Oak Jazz ft. Brett Bottomley on Chapman Stick plays jazz standards and originals.  Saturday night, Plywood Cowboy makes for a night of new Americana at The Buttonwood.  The Hearing Voices Network ­meets Monday morning. Through the end of March, you can catch the Buttonwood’s International Women’s Day Art Gallery show.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, Café Nine’s Manic Mondays brings you VOWWS, Reduction Plan, Pleasure Beach tonight. Tomorrow there’s a triple bull featuring ASHLEY HAMEL, ELIZABETH WYLD, and THAT VIRGINIA.  wed’s night at Café Nine , azz Haven and New Haven Jazz Festival Present the TONY PURRONE TRIO. Thursday night Café Nine presents HI-FI RADIO, THIS CRIMINAL SOUL, and the JEFF WICKUN BAND.  At 5pm Friday, the Monthly Women in Music Happy Hour spotlights LYNN MALAVOLTE, SHANNON MCMAHON, and DONNA SANTALA.  Later Friday night, THE STASH! BAND takes the stage with opening act Ayrhill. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon jazz jam will be hosted by Billy Cofrances at 4:30.  Wise Old Moon  shares a bill with The Wolff Sisters.  http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight’s Jazz Monday event features the LAS VEGAS ACADEMY OF THE PERFORMING ARTS JAZZ BAND. Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra comes your way Tuesday night. The Community Blues Jam happens on Wednesdays. Its Liviu Pop’s Jazz Invitational on Thursday evenings with special guests tba. Friday night, Sally’s presents a night of blues/rock/country with The Redliners. On Saturday you can catch the blues with The Mike Crandall Band featuring Mike Williams. This Sunday, Sally’s features a special Easter “Soul” brunch w/ Elsie & Tee. Featuring a Southern brunch menu and soulful jazz, r&b and gospel music.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Russell Library in Middletown, tomorrow (Tues) at 5pm, you can catch the 2018 Nutmeg and Cookies Cornucopia Shout Out!, offering an over view of this year’s Nutmeg Book award nominees and a samples of the cookie recipes submitted.  Registration is required. at 6:30 in the h8bbard room tomorrow, Catherine O’Rourke presents: Eat Your Way to Optimal Health with Catherine O'Rourke. at 7pm, there’s the Classic Mystery book discussion group talks about Still Life by Louise Penny.  Thursday evening at Russell Library from 6:30PM-7:45PM in The Hubbard Room its: Women Center Stage with the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame. The library will be closed Friday for “Good Friday”.    www.russelllibrary.org

At Wesleyan’s Center for the arts. Tonight you can catch a Graduate recital where Jordan Dykstra debuts a new evening-length composition for the contemporary music ensemble Ordinary Affects.  Tuesday and Wednesday at 4pm in the Davison Art Center room 100 you can catch A “Modern Woman’ Wit” between costume designer/textile artist and Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Cybele Moon and media artist Erica Larsen-Dockray.    Thursday at noon at the Mansfield Freeman Center you can catch the opening Reception and Gallery Talk for Lêna Bùi‘s contemporary Vietnamese art show: Proliferation. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Thursday night at The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, the Docent Council 50th Anniversary Lecture Series presents: James Meyer, curator at the National Gallery of Art, who will survey the work of conceptual artist Sol LeWitt in celebration of what would have been his 90th year. Admission is free and open to the public. Saturday afternoon, they show The Corpse Bride to complement their current exhibit, Gorey’s Worlds.  Sunday The Wadsworth presents an Easter Jazz Brunch with Sally Terrell and The Green Jazz Band. www.thewadsworth.org

Tomorrow (Tues) here in Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown welcomes Pat Thomas who will discuss his new book, “Did it! From Yippie to Yuppie: Jerry Rubin, An American Revolutionary, who you just heard on radio Writer’s salon with Steve! Wed at 7pm, it’s another book lecture, by Paul Hensler, who will speak about his book, "The New Boys of Summer: Baseball’s Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties".  Wednesday brings an Easter themed kids event featuring egg painting and a read of a holiday book. Thursday, NBA champion Ray Allen, will be at the bookstore to sign his new book, “From the Outside” a reflection on his years on and off the court.  Saturday night at 6pm, Their monthly discussion series broaches the theme of Philosophy. details at  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

At Infinity Hall Hartford, this Wednesday at 5pm, The Urban Professionals Network (UPN) kicks off their third season of their intellectual Community Conversation Series with  “Black Panther - Life After Wakanda”. Friday night Capricorn pays tribute to The Allman Brothers Band.  Saturday Delbert McClinton takes the stage.  Friday at Infinity Norfolk, Starman pays tribute to David Bowie.  Mike DelGuidice takes the infinity Hall Norfolk stage Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

Manic Presents is has the Dean Ween Group at The Space Ballroom in Hamden this Wednesday night. Thursday they’ve got the Squirrel Nut Zippers with The Let Loose at the Space Ballroom. Friday at the Ballroom you can catch Beau Bolero and on Saturday night they’ve got Brandon Wardell and Jimmy Blair.   www.manicpresents.com

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford offers loud music this Friday with Control Scheme, Hounds of justice, Soul Conversion, and Iblissian. Saturday at Cherry St, you can catch another loud one featuring  Medicated Savage, Disguise the Curse, Dead Reflections, Years Of Vengeance and Hero And The Horror www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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 their run of Lady Bird, Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, and keep the change through Thursday. Tomorrow night their Science on Screen series offers Evlolution Organic, the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. Friday night Real Art Ways opens 2 films: The China Hustle, a Wall St heist story as well as Journey’s End, based on R.C. Sherriff’s celebrated 1928 play about life in the trenches during WWI. Friday RAW begins a run of the new afternoon movie, Phantom Thread, set in the fashion scene of post WWII London.   Saturday at 11am Their Film 101 series spotlights the 1955 French film noire Bob le Flambeur (1955) www.realartways.org

Through Weds Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues showing "Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool" a romantic comedy wherein an older woman captures the heart of a young man.  Thursday, Cinestudio presents a r un of Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” which explores the medias 1971 coverage of the Pentagon Papers, a 7000 page secret history of the Vietnam War.   http://www.cinestudio.org/

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

Right after the The Jive at Five, stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry From classic bop to smooth contemporary sounds.

At 6 it’s Radical Radiowaves with DJ ORacle

At 6:30 until 8pm Jake fills in for Michael Benson’s 75% folk.

From 8-9:30pm tonight Stay tuned for Unfocused Folk with Chip Austin.

From 9:30-11pm, it’s Cruiser’s Radio Program with Jack Sullivan bringing listeners back to the 1950s and 60s.

And at 11pm it’s Hits of the 60’s and 70’s with Jimmy Z Playing billboard hot 100 hits of the 60’s and 70’s. Win a WESU mug on our weekly “Name That Tune” contest.

AT 12:30 lit-mus with DJ Chi and DJ baby ruth Explore the intersections of literature and music with anonymous submissions from students across the country.

Then at 1:30 check out Weekly Ketchup wit DJ Oat Neal and DJ Opal.

at 2:30, On This Day with DJ Celiac and Jamsterdam Explores what was musically and historically significant on this day and listen to the #1 songs and fun facts from past decades.

At 3:30 Spoiler Alert Radio Conversations on the craft of filmmaking.

The BBC world Report comes your way at 4am and we begin our weekday program with Morning Edition from NPR at 5am.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, Now stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry, up next!

Friday's Jive 03-23-18

Good evening, it's Friday, March 23rd, 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.

At The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown the Radial Points Ensemble brings you music and poetry tonight. On Saturday morning it’s the Aligned with Source workshop, and the evening show features the May Erlewine Duo. John Basinger brings Book X (10) of Milton’s Paradise Lost alive on Sunday afternoon. The International Women’s Day art exhibit continues through the month, featuring various artists. The Hearing Voices Network meets Monday morning. Details @ buttonwood.org

New Haven’s Café Nine tonight features n EP Release Show with An Historic, The Lost Tribe, and Sam Moth. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with the George Baker Band, and the late show’s got The Hymans, The Lost Riots, and more. , For the Sunday Buzz Matinee they’ve got a Local Bands Show, and the late show brings you That 1 Guy, Detroit Rebellion, and Scott Helland. Details @ cafenine.com

In Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight it’s Danny Pease and the Regulators. Saturday’s headliner is the Nick Moss Band from Chicago. Details @ blackeyedsallys.com 

Infinity Hall Hartford tonight presents c blues rock with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. It’s funk, jazz, jam and more on Saturday with WOLF! Featuring Scott Metzger. Enjoy more funk and jazz on Sunday with Lettuce. Details @ infinityhall.com

The skating rink at Harbor Park in Middletown is open on Saturdays and Sundays. Skate rentals and family passes are available. Call the Recreation & Community Services department for hours and full details. 860-638-4500.

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight with Icon For Hire, Makeout, Courage My Love, and Cometa. On Saturday they headline The Felice Brothers, appearing with The Backyard Committee. On Sunday they’re at the College Street Music Hall with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and KGD. Details @ manicpresents.com

Elizabeth Park in Hartford holds a greenhouse bulb and plant sale this Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm. www.elizabethparkct.org

There’s a Local and Independent Author Event Sunday afternoon at Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown featuring Dan Blanchard, Michael Milardo, and Jason Romano. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com  

At Toad’s Place in New Haven tonight Shakedown plays the music of The Dead and Beyond, and more. There’s an Original Saturday Night College Dance Party, and Sunday they bring you Turnover, Summer Salt, and Pronoun. Details @ toadsplace.com

Mac650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown is hosting the 6th annual CT World Water Day Art show Saturday at 3 pm. Enjoy work from the 4th graders of Macdonough School. Saturday evening you can catch Brightside, Top Nachos, Hellrazor, and Lea. Details @ facebook.com/CityArtsOffice

Cherry St. Station in Wallingford tonight brings you a Night of Progressive Rock and metal. On Saturday, it’s Cortez, Insano Vision, Subutai, and Downward Spiral. Details @ facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

Baby Grand Jazz continues at the Hartford Public Library Sunday at 3 pm with a performance by Triodata=MX+1. Details @ hplct.org

The Unitarian Society of Hartford presents Canadian singer/songwriter JP Cormier tonight at 8 pm at their Bloomfield Avenue location. Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford sponsors a performance of Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion performed by Concora Sunday at 4:00 pm. Details @ hartford.com/events

Puerto Rican musician and activist Ron Brown appears in concert Saturday Night at 8:30 as part of the 8th annual Latino and Native American Film Festival at the Adanti Student Center Theater at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. The festival runs through Wednesday. Details @ southernct.edu/special/lanaff/

In celebration of its 350th Year, First Church in Middletown invites you to a series of conversations about the congregations’ history Sunday. Historian and writer Dione Longley will lead conversations on the early history of First Church in the context of Middletown as a developing, New World society. Call 860-685-8712 for info

And, here's our rundown of cinema, off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues their afternoon movie, Lady Bird, about conflicts in a mother/daughter relationship plus Leaning into the Wind: Andy Goldsworthy, a continuation of an artist’s travelogue. Opening tonight is Claire’s Camera, a French comedy about photographers in Cannes; plus Keep the Change, a romantic comedy about a filmmaker with autism.  Details & screening times @ realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues The Shape of Water, an Oscar-winning film about a mysterious creature from the Amazon. Their National Theatre Live series continues this week with Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” On Sunday they open Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. Details & screening times @ cinestudio.org 

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford is screening Coraline in conjunction with the Gorey’s Worlds exhibit. They screen Run Boy, Run, presented in their Interfaith Film Series Sunday. Details & screening times @ thewadsworth.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 DJ Balsamic & DJ Pig in the City 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.

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 12:30am 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.

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.

The written form for what you've heard on today’s Jive is online at wesufm.org/jive

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