Friday 11-16-18 Jive!

Good evening, it's Friday, November 16th! 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.

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

Here in Middletown, Joe Flood takes the Buttonwood Tree stage tonight with Songs and Stories Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue(s). The Aligned with Source workshop happens Saturday morning, and there’s a Teen Open Mic in the afternoon. Washboard Slim & The Blue Lights brings you blues, jugband and rockabilly Saturday night. Enjoy Rosie Warren’s art exhibit of abstracts throughout the month.  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven at Café Nine, there’s a Record Release Show tonight with Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, appearing with Roses Wild. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends, and the late show’s got Ideat Village Rock Lottery. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features Richard Buckner and Ponybird, and they round out the weekend in the evening with The Culture Showcase. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Toad’s Place in New Haven hosts a Blacklight Glow Party tonight with Altered Reality and Panic on the Main Stage. They headline Zach deputy and the Yankees on Saturday, appearing with After Funk and Sarah Blacker.  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s tonight, it’s blues all night with Bob Margolin, Tyler Morris & Friends, and on Saturday you can hear Studebaker John & The Hawks. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight, headlining Ripe, appearing with Joon. Saturday’s lineup includes Cute Is What We Aim For, Makeout, Minshara, and Brightside. And on Sunday it’s Speak Up Storytelling, with the theme of “Mischief.” They’re at the College Street Music Hall tonight with the Dark Star Orchestra: Recreating 5/5/77.  www.manicpresents.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown The Friends Book Sale starts today and continues through Sunday. On Saturday afternoon you can enjoy Classical Harmonica with Jia-Yi He and his String Quartet. On Sunday afternoon the Readers Theater presents “Church and State” by Jason Odell Williams. Check the website for the winter hours, and for details on more offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

At Infinity Hall Hartford tonight, you can catch Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” Tour with Sarah Lee Guthrie. Singer/Songwriter Shawn Colvin takes the stage on Saturday with Kerri Powers. You can enjoy funk and soul on Sunday with An Evening with Booker T. Jones. At Infinity Norfolk, you can catch the Chris Robinson Brotherhood this evening. They’ve got Haley Jane & The Primates on Saturday.  www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown invites you to a performance of “Mr Burns, a post-electric play,” tonight through Sunday at the CFA Theater. Enjoy a free guided tour of the Kahlil Robert Irving Exhibition at the Zilkha Gallery on Saturday at 1 pm. And the Wesleyan University Orchestra performs a free concert at Crowell Concert Hall Sunday at 3 pm. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

On the Middletown Arts and Culture Calendar this week, the Middletown Recreation Department hosts Turkey Bingo for Everyone Friday at 5 pm at the Senior & Community Center. And the Student Rock Band meets at the Middlesex Music Academy in Middletown on Saturday at 1 pm. Bring your instrument and learn how to play your part in a band.   www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Cherry Street Station holds Danksgiving V tonight with Insano Vision, Over the Line, and Half Dragon. On Saturday, it’s Continuum, Necrosexual, Owl Maker, and Dialith. They celebrate the life of Eric Paradis on Sunday with Cyperna, One Ton Tommy Gun, and The Aberration. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues the run of “Border,” a supernatural romantic thriller about a border guard with a special superpower, and “On Her Shoulders,” an award-winning documentary about 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad and the story of genocide in Iraq. There’s a one-time showing of “Brewmaster,” a love letter to beer, tonight. On Friday they open “Searching for Ingmar Bergman,” a documentary of the famous Swedish director, and “Prospect,” a sci-fi film that takes place on an alien moon. Check the website for details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio hosts a showing Steven Spielberg’s classic “Jurassic Park.” “Degas – Passion for Perfection,” will be screened Sunday as part of their Exhibition On Screen series, and they also open “Wings of Desire,” a Wim Wenders film about war-scarred Berlin. Check the website for 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 Wild Wild Live! With Babe and Beth. That Wesleyan music scene.

At 6:30, it’s the Middletown Youth Radio Project, a weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity, and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.

from 7-8:30 it’s the Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T – a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, r&b, latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

8:30-10 features Permanent Collection with Chris. Non-toxic.

Until 11:30, DJ Cocomotion and the Music Mixologist present Strictly Off the Head. A live mixshow done on the fly or freestyle, no pre planned playlist mixes or blends. R&B, old school, hip hop, rap, and house.

from 11:30-12:30 it’s an A and a B with DJ N. 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 12:30 -3 we have OVERDRIVE with Clarence and Shantay Scott. Praising God with the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music on the planet!

Rounding out the night from 3-5 am it’s Louisiana Barn dance with classic country, western swing, hillbilly, rockabilly, and Americana music.

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 tuend for Wild! Wild! Live! with Beth and Babe up next!