Good evening, it's Friday, October 11th. 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.
I'm Maria Johnson.
Now, here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
In New Haven at Café Nine tomorrow's Jazz Jam session is with Gary Grippo, followed later by Old Self & Nigel, Height Keech, Kwanduit, and more. The Sunday Buzz Matinée features John D’Amato, and a session with Jesse Gimbel rounds out the weekend. http://www.cafenine.com/
The State House in New Haven tonight features an 80’s/90’s Dance party with a focus on the ladies of the ‘80’s. Sunday afternoon it's Legends, Beats & Grooves featuring Turntable demos, lectures, and serious hip hop culture. www.statehousepresents.com
In Hartford, tomorrow Sensual Salsa Saturdays happens at the Red Rock Tavern at 9 pm. Full details on these events and more at www.hartford.com/events/
Also up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, the Joh D’Amato Blues Band takes the stage tonight and tomorrow you can catch the “King of the Hokum Blues,” Chris “Bad News” Barnes, along with Clarence Spady. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At the Space Ballroom, Manic Presents brings Earthless to the stage tonight. It’s stand-up comedy tomorrow with Brian Posehn. www.manicpresents.com
At the Russell Library in Middletown, the Friends Book Sale happens today and tomorrow. The library is closed next Monday for the federal holiday. Consult the website calendar for more events geared to patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to know that the Middletown Urban Farming Symposium takes place tomorrow and Sunday at the Exley Science Center on the Wesleyan Campus, where you can learn more about community gardening and environmental justice. Middletown’s Climate Action Art Walk continues tomorrow and Sunday with a Community Conversation, art exhibitions, and more. And the Recreation Division hosts a Cupcakes, Cookies & Canvases paint session tomorrow morning at the Senior & Community Center. You’re invited to the Connecticut Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s performance of the comic opera “Thespis” tomorrow and Sunday at the Middletown High School Performing Arts Center. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts continues its 43rd Navaratri Festival continues this evening with a performance of Vocal Music from South India. Tomorrow at 1 pm, there is a tour of Brendan Fernandes exhibition, “Inaction,” at the Zilkha Gallery, and at 4 pm Dr. Yashoda Thakore performs Courtesan Dance from South India at Crowell. Her performance is followed by a vegetarian feast, Bhojanam, at Beckham Hall, and in the evening you can see Grammy Award-nominated Amjad Ali Khan perform the Sarod Trilogy at Crowell Concert Hall. Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Back down in New Haven tonight, Toad’s Place hosts Max Creek, appearing with the John Spignesi Band. On Sunday you can catch Melvin Seals and JGB with special guest John Kadlecik. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you Live and Local tonight, a celebration of local performers including Crossing Rubicon, Found Piece, and more. There’s a Skalloween Party tomorrow with The Hempsteadys, Smittix, So Long Liberty, and J Wahlburg. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Back in Middletown, the Buttonwood Tree invites you to a CD Release Party tonight for singer/songwriter John Paradis and partner Mark Marindo’s “October Moon.” The Aligned with Source Workshop for Self-Awareness happens tomorrow morning. www.buttonwood.org
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Eaglemania, an Eagles Tribute Band, tonight. Tomorrow, Infinity Hartford features Pav Daharia and Feteh Doe. At Infinity Norfolk you can catch Stanley Jordan playing Jimi Hendrix tonight, and tomorrow it’s rock with Willie Nile. Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones takes the Norfolk stage on Sunday. www.infinityhall.com
WESU is excited to bring acclaimed Hip-Hop artist, producer, activist, and scholar, Akua Naru back to Wesleyan in celebration of WESU’s 80th anniversary on Monday at 4:30 pm in Wesleyan’s Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life. You’ll experience an intimate conversation facilitated by Clifton Watson (PhD), Director of Wesleyan’s Jewett Center for Community Partnerships. The event happens and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. It’s free and open to the public.
Sunday, The Cromwell Record Riot returns to The Red Lion Hotel in Cromwell with dozens of vendors from the northeast selling tons of records, cds, and music memorabilia. doors open from 9:30-3:30 https://www.recordriots.com/cromwell/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways' openings include “Midnight Traveler, and “Parasite.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford screens “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” about a modern woman who has everything but happiness. On Sunday they open a run of “Honeyland,” a documentary about bees. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
The Spooky Popcorn film series continues tonight with “The Lost Boys.” That's at 6:30 pm. www.hartford.com/events/
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
From 5:05-6:30pm stay tuned for Wild Wild Live! with DJ Celiac and DJ Opal. That Wesleyan music scene.
At 6:30 Middletown Youth Radio Project is a 30 minute weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.
Next, from 7-8:30pm Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T offers a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. In addition, she features health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.
at 8:30 Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll invites 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, and some new releases.
From 10-11pm Loxion Music Mix Show with M-Point brings listeners a showcase of the newest and best of Southern African Electronica dance music.
at 11pm stay tuned for Mentaltown with The Ultimate Emcee El Vee for a dose of unsigned Local Hip Hop.
at Midnight, Permanent Collection with Chris offers an hour of Non-toxic creative radio.
From 1:30-3am, OVERDRIVE with Clarence and Shantay Scott bring a mix of contemporary and traditional urban gospel music.
From 3-5am, Back Down the Bayou with Bill Boelens presents an eclectic Louisiana and roots music show from the Banana Plantation in Baton Rouge.
And finally, from 5-6am the BBC World Report offers International news coverage.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
Thanx for listening. Now, stay tuned for Wild Wild Live, up next!
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