Fri, Aug 30 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, Aug. 30th. This is the Jive at Five, our daily community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown and streaming live at wesufm.org. 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, the final episode of which will air this Tuesday from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. I'm taking a hiatus from radio to get some unfinished projects done and hope to be back by next fall or sooner, with an arts-and-culture-themed program. Thanks to everyone who made doing Reasonably Catholic so enriching for me these last seven years. Special thanks to WESU general manager Ben Michael for his technical help, for eggs from his happy hens, and especially for his friendship. Thanks to everyone who suggested show ideas, and to the guests, many of whom appeared on the show as the result of those suggestions. We had fun. Finally to my husband Leith Johnson for the show's theme music, for still more technical help, and for his constant encouragement and reassurance. Thanks finally to you, if you listened and especially if you didn't listen but donated to the station anyway. Till we meet again, a big hug!

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

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Clams and DJ Kitty spin mid-century exotic music for a full night of Tiki-lounge at Conspiracy on Main St tonight.
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In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight's weekly 5pm live musical happy hour performance at The Nine, features Snake Hill Blues, and later tonight, Decent News, The 30th of February, Set Fire To The Hive, The Wavepeak, and A/8 share a bill.
Café Nines weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session tomorrow is with Billy Cofrances, and tomorrow night, they bring you Jacques Le Coque, Eddie Golden III, and Tate and Sila.  The Nine’s Sunday Matinée features POSSM (Professors of Sweet Sweet Music), Podunk Throwbacks, Anthony Ailing, and they finish out the weekend with Shake 'N' Vibrate. http://www.cafenine.com/

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, it's The Redliners tonight.    It’s boogaloo and back alley blues tomorrow night with Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The State House in New Haven presents The Big Wave Fest with Bugatti203, Super Sonny, and more tonight, and tomorrow, it's BPM with music by Ike Abakah, Trey Moore, and Dave Phoenix. www.statehousepresents.com

Here in Middletown, tonight, the El Trash Combo performs acoustic Americana and blues rock at The Buttonwood Tree. Tomorrow Robert Silverman/Bobo Lavorgna celebrate 50 years of friendship and musicianship with original and traditional jazz & blues music at The Buttonwood. Don Sineti’s gallery show spotlights marine mammals and opens on Sunday. www.buttonwood.org

Up in Hartford, Fusion Fridays is at the Spectra Wired Cafe, and Chad Browne-Springer is at Pratt Street. Also tonight, it's Improv Comedy Night at the Sea Tea Comedy Theater. Tomorrow at noon, mystery writer L.A. Starks gives a talk at the UConn Barnes & Noble. Later at 6, you can go on a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour at the Mark Twain House. The Red Rock Tavern has Sensual Salsa Saturdays at 9. On Sunday, Sea Tea Comedy Theater has a Family Show! All-Ages Comedy at 4. Details on these and many other events at www.hartford.com/events/

Tonight, Manic Presents brings Richie Ramone, Tender Beats, The Lost Riots, and White Thrash to the Spaceland Ballroom in Hamden. www.manicpresents.com

Infinity Hall in Norfolk has New Orleans soul with Neville Jacobs tonight. www.infinityhall.com

Toad’s Place in New Haven has another Black Light Glow Party with bands on two stages tonight.
www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you Stonecutters tonight.
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The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore offers a reflective discussion during Philosophy Night at 6 tomorrow. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Along with the end of summer, CT offers many agricultural fairs across the state.  This weekend brings the Haddam Neck Fair to the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds. With Traditional agricultural exhibits & contests, Tractor, Truck, and draft animal pulling competitions, a carnival midway, and tons of live music, the 109th Haddam Neck fair kicks off this evening and is open through Monday. Musical entertainment for this year includes, Rock Landing on Friday night. Tomorrow's line up includes DAPHNE LEE MARTIN, BELLE OF THE FALL, PONYBIRD, KERRI POWERS, JEFF BURNHAM & THE INSIDERS and SOMEONE YOU CAN XRAY. On Sunday at The Haddam Neck Fair you can catch live music by Frank Critelli and Friends, FRIENDS OF A FEATHER, Ninth Wave, and Shakedown! www.haddamneckfair.com

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

At Hartford’s Real Art Ways you can catch “Mike Wallace Is Here,” offering an unflinching look at the legendary reporter. Also playing is “Honeyland,” about the tensions between a Macedonian beekeeper and an itinerant family, and "David Crosbie: Remember My Name." Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford continues "The Farewell,” an uplifting tale of a family saying goodbye to their dying grandmother. Sunday Cinestudio  presents a restored version of THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE a classic 1980s French film starring Gerard Depardieu. http://www.cinestudio.org/

Now here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:

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!