Friday's Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, July 26th. 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 Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. This Tuesday, two interviews with people who made a significant spiritual change in adulthood. The first is with Mike Thomas, who converted to Catholicism from Judaism and who is so committed to his new faith that he leads his chapter of a Catholic fraternal organization called the Catenians. Then the next interview is with the Richard DeBiasi, now a Christian minister. An Italian-American, he was raised Catholic but  now practices as a Messianic Jew; that is, a Jew who believes in Jesus. Both have interesting stories to tell. If you miss any of the episode or want to share it with friends, I’ll post it later tonight at reasonablycatholic.com. 

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

At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown this evening, you can catch reggae with the Epic Order Band. Tomorrow evening Prime RyB takes the stage, bringing you Americana, roots, soul, R& B, and much more. The retrospective of Barbara Newton Hahn’s oil-on-canvas works is on view all month. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, this evening's Happy Hour features Bruce & Loralee Crowder, and the late show’s got Joey Wit and The Definition, The Let Loose, and Julian Sherwood. Tomorrow's Jazz Jam session is with the George Baker Band, followed by Drunk Mums, Ryxno, and Honch. The Sunday Matinée brings Snughouse to the Stage, and they round out the weekend with The Avengers and Lushlife. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Gracie Curran & The Highfalutin Band comes your way tonight with blues and soul, and tomorrow they bring you the Franklin Brothers with a Steely Dan tribute. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 

The State House in New Haven brings you DJ Bobby D tomorrow with The Bobby Torello Band and Lucy’s Neighbor. www.statehousepresents.com

Back in Hartford, Hartford Prints! hosts their 6^th Hartford Handsome Party and Night Market tonight at 6 on Pratt St. with music, food, and more, and Cedar Hill Cemetery holds Music Among the Memorials with the folk/rock/blues duo, The Meadows Brothers. The Nick DiMaria Quartet is at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company tonight at 7.  The Hartford Mindfulness Center holds guided meditations every Monday at noon on Constitution Plaza, and check their website for free yoga and fitness classes, including bilingual offerings. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom all week, presenting Municipal Waste and Intercourse tonight, along with the new record release of Kidnapped. Stand-up comedian Pete Davidson will be at the Space tomorrow for a special two-show event. Manic is also at the College Street Music Hall in New Haven tonight with Kurt Vile and the Violators, appearing with J Mascis. They headline Kodaline tomorrow, along with performances by Jamie N Commons and Brett Cameron. www.manicpresents.com

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore it’s Philosophy Night tomorrow, and kids’ events continue this week. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Russell Library in Middletown reminds you to take part in the Adult Summer Reading program to win a downtown Middletown gift card with the next drawing on July 29^th. There’s Yoga on Saturday morning in two locations, and the Life Discoveries series for teens continues at 1 pm with “Solar and Wind Power.” If someone you know is home insecure, the library can help. Consult the website events for patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the The Middletown Recreation Division holds Friday Night Bingo this week at the Senior Center. The Old Lyme Midsummer Festival sponsors a free concert tonight with Nekita Waller at the Griswold Museum grounds. Oddfellows Playhouse presents a night of comedy with Carmen Lagala & The Tasty Chicks tomorrow at 7:30 pm. And Wesleyan Potters is offering a summer workshop, Embroidery for Child & Adult, Sunday at 1 pm with Caldia Mathison. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

At Infinity Hall Hartford New Orleans soul comes your way tomorrow with another free show featuring Neal Francis. www.infinityhall.com

At Toad’s Place it’s another Blacklight Glow Party tonight with performances on two stages. They’re holding a summer blast tomorrow with more two-stage music by Arcadia Forsaken, Shot Down, Alex Anthony, Double the Dial, and much more. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts The Missing Inc. Albümen Release Party tonight, and tomorrow it’s the Tri-State Thrasher with Graviton, Apostacy, Continuum, and more. Check the Facebook page for details. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways is still running “Pavarotti,” a documentary about the Voice, the Man, the Legend, and “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am,” a documentary about the iconic author. Also continuing is “The Other Story,” an Israeli film about family and secular/religious conflict, and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” an ode to friendship and family. Tonight  they open “Firecrackers,” about a dismantling friendship in a destitute Canadian town, and “Rojo,” an Argentinian crime thriller. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford 's National Theatre Live selection this week is “The Lehman Trilogy,” screening on Sunday. Tonight they open a restored version of the 1960 Stanley Kubrick classic, “Spartacus.” Details and screening at http://www.cinestudio.org/

Middletown Youth Services and Films on Foss in Middletown is screening “Black Panther” on the Wesleyan campus tomorrow at 7 pm. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Now here's what's on the air tonight on WESU. 

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for Right after the Jive, it’s Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll, inviting you to travel back in time to the 1940's and 1950's with a swinging upbeat show filled with big band, jazz, swing, and rockabilly.

From 7-9 pm, 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 9:00-10pm board the Train to Skaville with Brian Tomsic who brings out the best hits of the ska era of popular Jamaican music, as well as highly sought after obscure releases.

From 10- Midnight, stay tuned for Mentaltown with The Ultimate Emcee El Vee, presenting 2 hrs of Local Unsigned Hip Hop artists.

From 12:00-3am, stay tuned for Overdrive with Clarence and Shantay Scott. Praising God with a unique mix of urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music.

Rounding out the evening and swinging into the morning from 3-5am it’s Louisiana Barn Dance from Pacifica, and then we kick off our Saturday programming from 5-6 with BBC World Report. For a schedule of all of our programs, visit our website wesufm.org.

WESU depends on listener support from folks like you to keep the station going and we’re pleased to announce that we have just successfully wrapped up our spring pledge drive. To those of you who made a contribution, our sincere thanks.

That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend! Stay tuned for Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll Up next!