Friday 9-7-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, September 7th. 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, Thanx for tuning in!

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

Here in Middletown,  The Story City Troupe takes the stage tonight. The Aligned with Source Workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the evening you can enjoy singer/songwriter Kosi, accompanied by Sinan Bakir. There’s a reception Sunday evening at 6 pm for the September art exhibit of paintings by Janine Janaki.  www.buttonwood.org

Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts in Middletown welcomes in the new school year with the annual free Bach to School concert at Memorial Chapel on Friday at 6 pm. On Saturday, it’s The MASH, highlighting Wesleyan’s student music scene at various locations on campus. Check the website for full details.www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/ 

At the Russell Library in Middletown, The Friends of The Library Book Sale continues on Saturday, and on right now/Friday at 5 pm you’re invited to an After Hours film screening of “Step,” a documentary about step dancing, along with a live performance by Middletown’s Drill Nation drill team. There’s Jazz Up Close Saturday at 1:30 with a performance by tuba and euphonium virtuoso Joseph Daley, accompanied by Noah Baerman.  For more information visit www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine, you can catch Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds, along with Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. Saturday evening’s lineup at Café Nine features Paul Belbusti, Chris Bousquet, and Adam Matlock. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Pamela Means, and That Virginia, and they round out the weekend in the evening with Alecks, Seller, and Jared Knapik. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, the Restless Mountain Bluegrass Band takes the stage, and you can catch rock, soul, blues and more on Saturday night with Paul Toscano & Special Sauce.http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/  

Tonight also brings TGIF Jazz to the Spectra Wired Café in Hartford this Friday starting at 5:30 pm.

The Nick Di Maria Quartet performs at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company in Hartford Friday at 7 pm. The Arch Street Tavern in Hartford brings you the Watkins Glen Band on Friday at 9:30 with the music of the Allman Brothers, The Grateful Dead, and more. www.hartford.com/events/

tonight/Friday at Infinity Hall in Hartford, you can catch Completely Unchained, a Van Halen cover band.  Saturday night Infinity Hartford hosts a Pride fest after party. Infinty Norfolk presents Carolyn Wonderland w/ Mister Roper Friday night and Peter Wolf on Saturday.     Bernice Lewis  plays in the Bistro on Sunday afternoon andBrewer & Shipley take the Infinity Norfolk Stage Sunday eve  www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station holds a Hockomock Station Horror on tonight with Screams of Hockomock, Crypitus, Kayotik, and more. It’s Celery Fest 2018 on Saturday with Disease Party, Enceladus, and Fox Vibes. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The St. Jude Connecticut Network hosts their 25th annual Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. Join them for an all-day free Harvest Music Festival, hayrides and pony rides, food vendors, a silent auction, and craft beer and cider tasting. Enjoy performances by Presley & Taylor, Goldrush, Burbon Chaser, and more. Details at www.stjudenetwork.org

It’s Second Saturdays for Families again at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Enjoy story-telling, music, and more with free admission. www.thewadsworth.org

The Connecticut Historical Society invites you to their Behind-the-Scenes Tour Saturday at 11 am in Hartford. Learn about 300-plus years of wedding customs and traditions with their Something Old, Something New exhibit. www.chs.org

The Middletown Recreation Division sponsors and guided hike Saturday at 10 am at the Spiderweed Preserve. E-mail Beth@HealingNatureCT.com for details and registration.

The Lift Every Voice and Sing Gospel Festival and Fair happens Saturday starting at noon at Bushnell Park in Hartford. Enjoy local, regional, and national artists performing Gospel, jazz, Latin, and more.www.levasgospel.org

Pridefest 2018 happens in Hartford this Saturday from noon to 6 pm at Pratt Street. Enjoy local vendors, artists, and performers and music by Crystal Waters. www.hartford.com/events/

The first ever Heartbeat Music Festival happens Saturday at 1 pm at Mortensen Riverfront Plaza in Hartford. Enjoy local and regional music, food, activities and more along with performances by Phat Astronaut, Among the Acres, Audio Jane, and many more. www.riverfront.org

Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford holds a Mystery Scavenger Hunt this Saturday at 10 am. Compete for prizes against other teams. Details at www.cedarhillfoundation.org

The Mac 650 Gallery & Artist Co-Op in Middletown hosts a POSH Pop-Up on Saturday at 5 pm with unique local vendors and artisans. On Sunday, you can catch Zanders, Hodera, Mandancing, and Standby at 7 pm.  www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Also on Saturday, Down in New Haven at Edgerton Park, you can catch The CT Folks Festival featuring Folk, Roots Country, Bluegrass, Roots Rock, Blues, Jazz, Zydeco, World, Western Swing, Roots Gospel, Celtic, and more plus a focus on green living and family fun. The event is free and open to the public and features headline performers, Goodnight Blue Moon, Plywood Cowboys, and more https://ctfolk.com   

Ct Agricultural Fair season continues with the Wapping Fair At the South Windsor Fairgrounds and North Haven,  open now through Sunday. Enjoy the usual fair offerings with live music at both locations. You can hear The Screaming Eagles Band, the Al Fenton Big Band, Red No. 5, Maggey Blues, and more at Wapping, and Furious George, Bad Manners, No Excuses, and Diamond-One Hot Night and more at North Haven. Full details and links at www.ctagfairs.org

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

Tonight, Hartford’s Real Art Ways opens a run of “We the Animals,” a coming-of-age story about working-class Americans. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio is now showing “Hereditary,” a psychological horror flick. On Sunday they open “Woman Walks Ahead.” Check the website for all offerings and 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 stick around for Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll, who offers a mix of big band, jumping jazz, and rockabilly and more!

At 6:30 its time for the Universal Soundwave with Sistah Tee, offering 2 hrs of Reggae, RnB, and old school soul with a touch of Latin and African music plus health and wellness tips!

From 8:30-11:30 Its time for Strictly off the Head with DJ Cocomotion the music mixologist presenting a live mix show done on the fly with no prepared mixes or blends. Featuring classic hip hop and house and R&B.

then at 11:30 its Yowza with Connor Clockwize for an hour of Punk rock and fun

From 12:30 to 3am stay tuned for Overdrive with Mixmaster Clarence and The Real Shantay for a high energy mix of Christian gospel, hop hop, pop music.

At 3am stay tuned for Louisiana Barn Dance from Pacifica.

At 5am you can catch the BBC world Report before we kick of our Saturday morning program with The Celtic Café at 6am followed by Café Italia from 7-8.

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! Have a great holiday weekend and be safe out there, especially if you are on the roads!

Stay tuned for Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll up next!