Fri 1-4-18 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, January 4^th. This is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here at 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 Leith Johnson, Host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th Sunday at 4pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of the 1960s and 70s from across genres. I hope you'll tune in.

Thanks to the WESU listeners who value community radio during our biennial pledge drives. Without each and every donation we received, our unique mix of talk and free form community radio really wouldn’t be possible. 

Now, here's some of what's happening in our area during this first weekend of 2019.

Scheduled to start at 5pm at Perkatory Coffee Roasters in Middletown, Providence based artist and CT native Jeremy Schilling will be hosting the opening for the new exhibit “The Overview Effect”. This event is 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 ) www.perkatoryroasters.com   for more info on upcoming events.

also In Middletown, tonight (Friday), Story City Troupe presents a program called “Storytellers Choice”. Saturday evening you can catch the Bad Slax Jazz Quartet. www.buttonwood.org

Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Skating Rink in Harbor Park is open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

In New Haven, Café Nine the 5pm Friday Happy Hour brings LONESOME BILLY'S NEW YEAR ROCK-A-THON. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with MIKE COPPOLA AND FRIENDS and Saturday night at Café Nine, BAG presents Culture showcase featuring Tenzoten, Twin Bodega, Tazz, Legacy Rose and more. Sunday’s afternoon at 3pm,  AIM Productions, Cafe Nine and CygnusRadio.com present "The Sunday Buzz" Matinee LOCAPALOOZA 5 - PREVIEW WITH THE PODUNK THROWBACKS AND SISTER FUNK. Sunday night there’s more music at The Nine with PEARL SUGAR, Sinecera, and Xavier Serrano. http://www.cafenine.com

Also happening in New Haven tonight, at The Statehouse, Falconeer, Stereo Off, Dj Darkglobe, & Dj Brancatt make for a night of Synth pop, electro rock, and 80s dance jams at The Statehouse and Saturday at you can catch Underground System, with Chad Browne-Springer. Pete Greco hosts a Sunday afternoon gathering of Blues n’ Brisket. https://statehousepresents.com/

At Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight in Hartford, you can catch DIANE BLUE- FEAT.  NEAL VITULLO.  Saturday night you can catch The FRANKLIN BROTHERS - STEELY DAN TRIBUTE http://www.blackeyedsallys.com

Tonight (Fri), Infinity Hall - Norfolk presents a night of Americana with Driftwood. The Adam Ezra group performs at Infinity Norfolk on Saturday. Saturday, at Infinity Hartford, you can catch the cast of Beatlemania. www.infinityhall.com

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues screening “At Eternity’s Gate,” is a biopic of Vincent van Gogh, also about Van Gogh as well as “The World Before Your Feet,” a documentary about walking through all five boroughs of New York City. Today, Real Art Ways opens the National Geographic Documentary, Free Solo, a portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the 3,000 ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope.  Also opening at Real Art Ways this weekend is, Bathtubs Over Broadway, a documentary where Steve Young tracks down rare records and explores the lost corporate musical theater genre. Check the website for 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 at Five stick around for special winter break coverage by Karen Stein, host of our Thursday program, Imagine Radio. Karen will be on air until 7 when it’s time for

 at 7pm, the Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T offers a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, r&b, latin, and blues. Plus health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

from 8:30-10 Grand Central Station (1.3.5) with DJ Jeny Doll – travel back in time to the 1940s and 50s with a swinging upbeat show filled with big band jazz, swing, and rockabilly, and some new releases.

From 10 - 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 3  OVERDRIVE with Clarence and Shantay Scott. present a unique mix of contemporary and traditional Christian raise music.

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. Thanks for joining us – stay tuned Weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of night time programming and a glimpse of some of the cultural and entertaining event options in our region.  Thanks so much to those of you who helped us complete another successful winter pledge drive!

Stay tuned for 3 hours of music from around the world and around the block, with Karen Stein, up next!