Good evening, it's Friday, December 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.
Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Here in Middletown tonight, Story City Troupe returns to The Buttonwood Tree with a “Holidays” theme. The Aligned with Source workshop happens Saturday morning, and in the afternoon there’s a Vision Board workshop with Flo. Saturday evening enjoy unique sounds from Argentina with Joe Fonda and The Tri Continental Trio. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight, Café Nine’s Friday Happy Hour features Jordan Giangreco, followed by the evening show with Radio Jarocho ; Zenen Zeferino. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo & Friends, and on Saturday night you can catch Muck and the Mires, Palmyra Delran &The Doppel Gang, and the Pale Moon Gang. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features the Emily Duff Band along with Lys Guillorn and Her Band, and they finish out the weekend later with Hackedepicciotto, Eric Hubel, and Landing. http://www.cafenine.com/
Toad’s Place in New Haven headlines State Property, appearing with Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Peedi Crack, and more tonight. www.toadsplace.com
Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Blues guitarist Duke Robillard takes the stage tonight and it’s funk, rock, rhythm and more on Saturday with the Savage Brothers Band. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At the Russell Library in Middletown this afternoon you can donate items for their Swap Your Stuff: Holiday Style event. There’s an offsite First Fridays book discussion at RaMa Luna at 7 pm this evening to explore “Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares.” On Saturday morning you can browse the offerings for the holiday Swap Your Stuff, and at 1 pm Professor William Foster III will present African Americans in Children’s Literature. There’s a piano performance by Alex Nakhimovsky Sunday at 2 pm as part of their Immigrant Artists series. Check the website for the winter hours, and for details on more offerings for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom all week. Tonight they bring you Priests , Empath, and Psychic of Orange on Friday. They headline J Mascis on Sunday, appearing with Luluc. At the College Street Music Hall on Wednesday, you can enjoy Craig Ferguson and the Hobo Fabulous Tour. www.manicpresents.com
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts sponsors free events all week. Tonight, the Jazz Orchestra and Ensemble will take the stage in Crowell. Sound Systems, an electronics, percussion, and language performance, happens Saturday in World Music Hall. You can also reserve a free seat for the Thesis Theater production of No Replica, a sound performance in Crowell Concert Hall that runs Thursday through Saturday. Or purchase tickets for the West African Drumming and Dance Concert happening Saturday in Crowell. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/
At Infinity Hall Hartford you can enjoy Laurel Canyon, the Acoustic Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young tonight. They bring you Kashmir, the Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, on Saturday. At Infinity Norfolk tonight, it’s a Tribute to John Denver presented by Rocky Mountain Christmas with Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon. The Zac Brown Tribute Band is in the house on Saturday, and on Sunday, the Whiffenpoofs, Yale’s a capella group, takes the stage. www.infinityhall.com
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown holds Student Shopping Days today through Sunday and there will be discounts and refreshments with a student ID. Check the website for kids’ events that are happening throughout the week, including an ornament-making session. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know at the MAC 650 Gallery &Artist Co-op on Saturday you can catch Invalids, Ourselves Alone, Mineva, and The Refectory. The Wadsworth Mansion will hold their Morning with St. Nicholas Sunday starting at 10 am. Sophocles’ “Antigone,” performed by the Teen Repertory Company at the Oddfellows Playhouse, continues its weekend run starting this evening. The city’s Ice-Skating Rink at Harbor Park is open on Saturday, and The Recreation Division offers a DIY workshop on Tree Toppers at the Senior & Community Center. The Middlesex Music Academy on Main Street invites musicians to their Student Rock Band ensemble Saturday at 1 pm, where you can hone your skills of playing in a band. The Rockfall Foundation holds their annual Green Holiday Party on Sunday. Enjoy season food and beverages along with a silent auction. First Church Middletown invites you to their annual Candle Light Christmas at 4PM with a reception to follow. You can bring the family and enjoy Brunch with Santa & Mrs. Clause every Sunday before Christmas at the Lyman Orchards Homestead. And the 63rd annual Exhibit and Sale continues through December 9th at Wesleyan Potters in Middletown. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds a benefit show for Brendan Keefe this evening at 7 pm with Joetown, American Trash, Illface, and more. There’s a Tree Trimming & Ugly Sweater Party on Saturday, and on Sunday they’re holding a benefit show for the California fire victims, with performances by Bears Don’t Care, Honch, and more, along with raffles. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation
The Holiday Light Fantasia drive-through at Goodwin Park in Hartford is open, and there’s free ice skating in Bushnell Park seven days a week. www.hartford.com
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Tonight, Hartford’s Real Art Ways opens “Becoming Astrid,” a Scandanavian film about the author of the Pippi Longstocking books. Check the website for details of upcoming events and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford December 6th - today! - and the 9th, present opportunities to catch National Theater Live’s telecast of ANTONY & CLEOPATRA at Cinestudio. They are currently opening a run of The Wife, starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce. 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!
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