Good evening, it's Thursday, December 27th. 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 joining us!
In recognition of and to encourage community support for
WESU, The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships at Wesleyan University is
now matching all donations dollar for dollar until we raise the money needed to
meet our goal and close out our winter pledge drive.
That means need you to help us raise the final $4500 dollars
needed to wrap up this pledge drive and close out our calendar year on good
footing.
Every dollar counts and we need to hear from you! If our
unique mix of programming keeps you coming back to WESU, please make a donation
today and double your contribution online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also see our great thank you
gifts or download a pledge form that you can send in the mail. And if you've
already donated, thanx!!
Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
In New Haven, tonight at Café Nine, Christine Ohlman &
Rebel Montez, take the stage along with The Bandidos. Café Nine’s 5pm Friday
Happy Hour set spotlights The Buttondowns, followed and the Friday night main
event features The Paul Collins Beat and The Right Offs. Café Nine’s weekly
Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Thomas Ice, and Saturday night
brings David Wax Museum, Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps, and
Brian Dunne to The nine. They round out the weekend on Sunday with the Seth
Adam Band and Still Rivers for the Matinée show, followed by the Classic Café
Nine Blues Jam with the George Lesiw Band Sunday evening. http://www.cafenine.com/
Also happening tonight in New Haven, The Statehouse offer a
mash-up of funk, 2nd line, jazz, blues, and soulful singing with support from
local world beat heroes featuring Nardy Boy with The Lost Tribe. Friday night
at The Statehouse you can catch a benefit for LEAP Inc with Call It Arson, with
Giles Corey, Planning For Burial, and Dirt Devil, raising money to increase education
opportunities for New Haven youth. https://statehousepresents.com/
In Middletown, tonight, The Buttonwood Tree hosts the
Middlesex Drum Circle. The Anne Marie Menta Band takes the Buttonwood Tree
stage Friday night, and Saturday morning’s weekly Aligned with Source Workshop
theme is Being The One & Many. Saturday evening you can enjoy jazz vocalist
Deborah Davis. www.buttonwood.org
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Liviu’s International
comes your way on Thursday with Petey Hop. Friday’s headliner is the blues/rock
guitarist Murray the Wheel, featuring vocalist Cheryl Tracy. You can
enjoy blues harp burner Dave Robbins on Saturday when Kosher Kid & The
Incredible Amplifires takes Sally’s stage. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Toad’s Place in New Haven headlines Lloyd Banks on Thursday,
and on Friday it’s Riders On The Storm, appearing with the Electric Lady Band,
Just a Pipe Dream, and more. On Saturday, you can catch Badfish: A
Tribute to Sublime, along with Roots of Creation and The Elovaters. www.toadsplace.com
The Russell Library in Middletown, there’s Crafts for Adults
on Friday morning, and in the afternoon you can enjoy a screening of the
animated film “Sergeant Stubby: An American Hero.” Yoga in the Hubbard Room
comes your way Saturday morning. Visit the website for kids’ events and details
on offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that
the Skating Rink in Harbor Park is open on this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
from 11 am to 3 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Tonight, Hartford Underground invites you to their Thursday
swing dance throwdown at the Polish National Home of Hartford. It’s Michele’s
Salsa Night on Friday at the Hartford Ballroom. The Nick De Maria Quartet
performs at the Hanging Hills Brewery on Friday. There’s also free ice skating
in Bushnell Park seven days a week. Champions Skating Center offers free
instructions on Saturdays. Details on these events and more at www.hartford.com
Friday 12/28 at 6pm at Perkatory Coffee Roasters in
Middletown you can catch The Cold East Sessions: An evening of vibrant folk
featuring Montana artist The Organism, and also featuring The Forest Room. Free
to the public. Perkatory Coffee Roasters is located at 725 Main St Unit 23,
Middletown, CT 06457 (adjacent to the Eli Canons parking lot )
perkatoryroasters.com for more info on upcoming events.
Infinity Hall Hartford brings pop/rock to the stage on
Friday with Big Al Anderson & The Floor Models, featuring Jim Chapdelanie,
Lorne Entress, and Paul Kochanski. Saturday, enjoy blues and rock with
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Julkes. At Infinity Norfolk, it’s Open Mic
Night in the bistro on Thursday, and you can catch the Big Al Anderson show on
Saturday in case you missed it in Hartford. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford presents Mourn the
Youth: Amanda Jean’s Birthday Bash this Friday with performances by Continuum,
Dark Ritual, Plague of Serpents, and Insano vision. On Saturdy you can catch
Jade Zero, Treebeard, and Hosemen. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown, there’s a
Story Time Kids’ Event on Saturday morning, and on in the evening you’re
invited to Philosophy Night. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:
Tonight, Hartford’s Real Art Ways ends teir run of
“Mirai,” an animated film of love by Mamoru Hosada. tey continue thier
run of “At Eternity’s Gate,” a biopic of Vincent van Gogh, along with a special
return engagement of Loving Vincent, the world’s first fully oil painted
feature film. Friday they open “The World Before Your Feet,” a documentary
about walking through all five boroughs of New York City. details of
upcoming events and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford is closed until
mid-January for the installation of new seats. Check the website for updates.
http://www.cinestudio.org/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM
Middletown:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob
DeRosa, The award winning Connecticut Connected Music Show, Playing Connecticut
connected artists of multiple genres ofen featuring pre-release material and
in-studio interviews with artists as well as information about live shows in
the area.
From 6 – 8:00 it's Imagine with Karen Stein. Offering Peace
through music where you can Listen to the best music from around the world and
around the block!
From 8 - 9:30 it's Evening Jazz with Bill Denert. A broad
range of swing, be bop and avante garde with a sprinkling of new releases,
where “Hearing is the best experience.”
And from 9:30PM-12:30AM Unique Chiffon is in the
house with a mix of roots and contemporary reggae mixed with RnB.
From 12:30AM-3AM Franco Liseo is in the house for his studio
54 disco mix of italian and american dance music frmo the 70s and 80s.
From 3-4 it’s the hour of slack, featuring Church of the
SubGenius radio and stage shows, bands, ranters, media barrage collage artists,
and selections from the indie audio underground created by various subgenii and
others.
The BBC World News comes on board at 4 followed by Morning
Edition from NPR at 5.
In recognition of and to encourage community support for
WESU, The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships at Wesleyan University is
now matching all donations dollar for dollar until we raise the money needed to
meet our goal and close out our winter pledge drive.
That means we are less than $5K away from closing this
pledge drive!
Every dollar counts and we need to hear from you! If our
unique mix of programming keeps you coming back to WESU, please make a donation
today and double your contribution online at www.wesufm.org/pledge where you can also see our great thank
you gifts or download a pledge form that you can send in the mail.
That's all for
today's Jive at Five. Join us every weekday at 4:55pm for a daily update of
happenings in central CT!
Thanx for listening! Now stay tuned for homegrown with Rob
DeRosa
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