Tues 12-31-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, December 31^st, New Year’s Eve!  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 Ben Michael, Happy New Year from all of us here at WESU.

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. With under $9,000 in donations left to raise to meet our pledge drive goal, time is running out to close out this pledge drive before the stations’ 80^th anniversary year.  

Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge Every dollar counts and we really need to hear from you!

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

Tonight The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown hosts “Fire of Hope” a Peace Gathering, featuring Annaita Gandhy. The Story City Troupe takes the Buttonwood Tree stage on Friday, and The Aligned With Source workshop happens on Saturday morning, On Saturday afternoon there’s an Art Reception for the new exhibition, “Wildlife in the Tree,” by Elizabeth Ann McNalley. The Subliminals are on the roster Saturday night with instrumental jazz and groove. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, New Year’s Eve features Robin Banks and more with burlesque, live music, comedy, and drag. The Nine also presents a free event on New Year’s Day with A Tribute to Hank Williams. Split Silver takes the stage on Thursday, and Friday’s Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolti. Friday’s late show brings you Left on Scarlet Street, Green Light, and Rock Bottom. The Saturday Jazz Jam Session features Mike Coppola & Friends, followed by the late show with ReadyRockDee, Rowdy City, Dutch Shultz, and much more. The Sunday Buzz matinée headlines The Manchurians and The Sparkomatics, and they finish out the weekend with Blood Red/Blue, Jonas the Cloud, and All That We Are. www.cafenine.com

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford celebrates New Year’s Eve tonight, with Sally’s All-Star Band. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday, and on Friday you can catch the new “supergroup,” K-Jammz 2020. The Mighty Soul Drivers bring you the sounds of Memphis and more on Saturday night. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Up in Hartford, the 31^st annual First Night Hartford celebration is on the books with two fireworks shows in Bushnell Park, multi-cultural activities, live performances, and a Grand Procession that started at 2 pm. www.firstnighthartford.org The Arch Street Tavern hosts a Shakedown New Year’s Eve Celebration on tonight/Tuesday. Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues, where you can skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Center Church Hartford holds its 14^th annual “Messiah” Community Sing on Sunday at 4 pm. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

The State House in New Haven brings the year to a close tonight with a New Year’s Party. On Friday, the “We The Heroes Ball” returns for the second year, and on Saturday you can Party Out of Bounds 2020 with an 80’s/90’s Dance Party. www.statehousepresents.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds us of the 20^th annual New Year’s Eve Gala at the Wadsworth Mansion on Tuesday evening. The Mansion also holds a family-friendly Open House on Sunday with tours, carriage rides, music, and more. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Infinity Hall Norfolk brings the New Year in tonight Tuesday with pop and rock by NRBQ, including the option for a dinner with the show. At Infinity Hartford, the cast of Beatlemania takes the stage on Saturday night. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts a New Year’s Eve party on tonight (Tues) starting at 7 pm. There’s a Birthday Bash for Michelle on Friday with Uncomfortables, Price to Pay, Little Hands, and more, and on Saturday it’s the third installment of their The Earth is Doomed Show with FirstBourne, Matt Danger, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues runs of “Parasite,” a modern Korean fairy tale, “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl, and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks as you-know-who. Upcoming openings include “Honey Boy” and “Burning Cane.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio reopens this Thursday with “The Two Popes,” a film about secularity and scandal in the modern Vatican. They open a run of “Parasite” on Sunday. Full details at 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, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.

From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, blues to BeBop, novelty to New Romantic, Wonderland has a place for it. 

From 6-8pm Bill Revill brings us Acoustic Blender, offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

From 8-9 stay tuned for J-Cherry’s Voice of the City!

Beginning at 9pm, Franco will be in the house for his annual New Year’s Eve disco party featuring American and Italian dance hits from over the years, with a live count down just before midnight to bring in the new year.

at 2am we go Back Down the Bayou for 2hrs of swamp rock funk and soul and then Louisiana Barn Dance brings us an hour of Cajun and roots country sounds from Louisiana.

at 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!

At 4am we kick of four daytime public affairs block with BBC World Report followed by morning edition from NPR.

With over $8,000 in donations still needed before we can close out our Fall/winter pledge drive, we won’t be able to meet our goal before midnight unless we hear from quite a few more donors. If WESU has contributed to the quality of your life, please honor our 8 decade legacy of service with a contribution to keep WESU alive and well. No gift is too small or large. Every dollar counts.   Please make a generous year end donation online at wesufm.org/pledge.

Thanks and Happy New Year! I'll catch you in 2020! Stay tuned for Wonderland, up next.

Monday 12-30-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, December 30^th. 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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune in.

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge

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

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds an Anything Goes Open Mic tonight, hosted by Kyla. On New Year’s Eve they’re offering a “Fire of Hope” Peace Gathering, featuring Annaita Gandhy. The Story City Troupe takes the stage on Friday, and The Aligned With Source workshop happens on Saturday morning, On Saturday afternoon there’s an Art Reception for the new exhibition, “Wildlife in the Tree,” by Elizabeth Ann McNalley. The Subliminals are on the roster Saturday night with instrumental jazz and groove. www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays headlines Ports of Span, Snake Oil, Elison Jackson, and much more. New Year’s Eve features Robin Banks and more with burlesque, live music, comedy, and drag. You’re invited to a free event on New Year’s Day with A Tribute to Hank Williams. Split Silver takes the stage on Thursday, and Friday’s Happy Hour features Lynn Malavolti. Friday’s late show brings you Left on Scarlet Street, Green Light, and Rock Bottom. The Saturday Jazz Jam Session features Mike Coppola & Friends, followed by the late show with ReadyRockDee, Rowdy City, Dutch Shultz, and much more. The Sunday Buzz matinée headlines The Manchurians and The Sparkomatics, and they finish out the weekend with Blood Red/Blue, Jonas the Cloud, and All That We Are. www.cafenine.com

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, the Norton Quartet is featured in their Jazz Mondays series tonight and they celebrate New Year’s Eve with Sally’s All-Star Band tomorrow. Liviu’s Invitational comes your way on Thursday, and on Friday you can catch the new “supergroup,” K-Jammz 2020. The Mighty Soul Drivers bring you the sounds of Memphis and more on Saturday night. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

The Russell Library in Middletown hosts the Mystery! book group tonight at 7 to discuss “Murder for Christmas” by Francis Duncan. They’re closing early on Tuesday for the holiday, and reopen Thursday morning. Consult the website calendar for future events geared to all patrons, including help sessions for people who are home-insecure. www.russelllibrary.org

Toad’s Place hosts PNB Rock tonight. www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford, the 31^st annual First Night Hartford celebration is on the books with two fireworks shows in Bushnell Park, multi-cultural activities, live performances, and a Grand Procession starting at 2 pm. The dedicated website is www.firstnighthartford.org The Arch Street Tavern hosts a Shakedown New Year’s Eve Celebration on Tuesday. Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues, where you can skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Center Church Hartford holds its 14^th annual “Messiah” Community Sing on Sunday at 4 pm. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

The State House Cabaret in New Haven brings the year to a close on Tuesday with a New Year’s Party. On Friday, the We The Heroes Ball returns for the second year, and on Saturday you can Party Out of Bounds 2020 with an 80’s/90’s Dance Party. www.statehousepresents.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces the 20^th annual New Year’s Eve Gala at the Wadsworth Mansion on Tuesday evening. The Mansion also holds a family-friendly Open House on Sunday with tours, carriage rides, music, and more. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

Infinity Hall Norfolk celebrates the New Year on Tuesday with pop and rock by NRBQ, including the option for a dinner with the show. At Infinity Hartford, the cast of Beatlemania takes the stage on Saturday night. www.infinityhall.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts a New Year’s Eve party on Tuesday starting at 7 pm. There’s a Birthday Bash for Michelle on Friday with Uncomfortables, Price to Pay, Little Hands, and more, and on Saturday it’s the third installment of their The Earth is Doomed Show with FirstBourne, Matt Danger, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore continues their Kids Event series through the holidays with Family Story Time.  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues runs of “Parasite,” a modern Korean fairy tale, “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl, and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks as you-know-who. Upcoming openings include “Honey Boy” and “Burning Cane.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio reopens this Thursday with “The Two Popes,” a film about secularity and scandal in the modern Vatican. They open a run of “Parasite” on Sunday. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

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

Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From classic bop to relevant new releases.

From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live interviews.

At 8 until 9:30 pm, it’s the Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of fun.

The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly "Name That Tune" contest.

At 12:30 until 1:30am it’s Cloggin the Noggin with DJ Oatneel. Every day is national something day. We clog your nog with facts and know-how about the thing of the day.

From 1:30-2:30am Prominent Profiles with DJ Elliot takes a look at an historic artist that has had a profound and lasting influence on popular culture and current artists.

From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the globe.

From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.

Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.

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. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry coming up next.

Fri, Dec. 27 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, December 27th, 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, thanks for joining us. Happy holidays!  

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge

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

Tonight at 8, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers Acoustic Pirate on stage. Their Aligned with Source workshop is tomorrow morning, and tomorrow evening, The Fake News Blues Band performs at The Buttonwood. This month’s art exhibit, “Art of Paradise.”  features Jenavieve Hawks’ mixed media works in www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, tonight, Café nine’s 5pm Live music happy hour is with Jay Russell. Killer Kin, Facekiss, Heavy Necker, and Althea take the stage tonight at 9. Tomorrow, the Café 9 All Stars appear at 4, followed by Garcia Peoples, Chris Forsythe, and Ryley Walker at 9. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is with The Birdmen, Seth Adam, and Frank Critelli and Sunday night you can catch Jamey St. Pierre, Brian Larney, and EJ Nash. www.cafenine.com

In Hartford tonight you can catch the Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Bushnell. Tomorrow The Mark Twain House offers a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour; and Baila Con Gusto's 3rd Annual Dance Gala spotlights the history of Parranda, a beautiful Puerto Rican holiday musical tradition; Also tomorrow night, The West Indian Social Club offers a Snow Flakes & Shadow Holiday Dance; and Sensual Salsa Saturdays happens at the Red Rock Tavern. Don’t forget that Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues as well, where you can ice skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, tonight, Ozzie Williams takes the Sally’s stage, and tomorrow, Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires perform. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Roomful of Blues tonight. Big Al Anderson & The Floor Models are at Inifinity Hall Norfolk tonight and Infinity Hartford tomorrow. www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore has family story time tomorrow morning, and tomorrow evening they host their monthly Philosophy Night. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Great Blue, Balcony and KRIS will perform live at La Boca in Middletown tomorrow night. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The State House in New Haven hosts a holiday backroom party with Dooly-O and crew tomorrow night. Sunday afternoon, they have the CT Bellydance Salon hosted by Elisheva and Joy. www.statehousepresents.com

Also in New Haven, Toad’s Place  welcomes the Dave East: Survival Tour. Quando Rondo plays at Toads tomorrow and Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime appears with Ballyhoo! and Crooked Coast on Sunday. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Matt’s Dog & Pony Show tonight with Light Upon Blight, Shame Penguin, Lost Weekend, and more. Tomorrow they bring you Gorge, Afghan Haze, False Gods, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues to offer the following films, “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale; “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl; “The Good Liar,”a thriller about a career con artist who meets a well-to-do widow online; and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a biopic about Mr. Rogers. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio will reopen with a screening of The Two Popes starting Jan 2. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for AJ Cool J. then ,
from 6:30 top 8:30, it's Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T, offering a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. In addition, she features health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.
That's followed at 8:30 by 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, and some new releases.
Then at 10 Loxion Music Mix with M-Point brings listeners a showcase of the newest and best of Southern African Electronica dance music.till 11.
Then it's Mentaltown with the Ultimate Emcee El Vee, for a dose of unsigned Local Hip Hop.
Then at midnight, it's Permanent Collection with Chris, offering an hour of non-toxic creative radio.
till 1:30 when Overdrive with Clarence and Shantay Scott bring a mix of contemporary and traditional urban gospel music till 3.
Then it's Back down the Bayou with Bill Boelens presenting an eclectic Louisiana and roots music show from the Banana Plantation in Baton Rouge.

At the tail end of WESU’s 80th anniversary year, WESU is struggling to wrap up our fall pledge drive, and we need your support. With $over $12K left to raise in community support before the end of 2019, we are depending on our listeners and supporters to make their annual year end contribution. We also need to hear from those of you who tune in regularly but have yet to become radioactive with a donation.  

The simple fact that you are listening means that you’ve chosen not to listen to any of the other listening options out there. Since you are tuned in, please taka minute to reflect on how WESU has contributed to the quality of your life. Does the service we provide keep you informed, entertained, or perhaps even enlightened? Do we bring you content you cannot find elsewhere? As a community radio station, these are our goals and we are glad to have your ear, but there is no community radio without listener support. We need your donation, no matter how big or how small, to keep the station going. See our thank you gifts and donate now online at wesufm.org/pledge. 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.

Stay tuned for AJ Cool J, up next!

Thurs 12/26/19 Jive

Good evening, it's Thursday, December 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 Ben Michael, thanks for joining us. Happy holidays!  

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge

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

Friday at 8, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown offers Acoustic Pirate on stage. Their Aligned with Source workshop is Saturday morning, and Saturday evening, The Fake News Blues Band performs at The Buttonwood. This month’s art exhibit, “Art of Paradise.”  features Jenavieve Hawks’ mixed media works in www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, tonight (Thurs) at Café Nine, you can catch some jazz with Tony Purrone Trio. Friday Café nine’s 5pm Live music happy hour is with Jay Russell. Killer Kin, Facekiss, Heavy Necker, and Althea take the stage Friday night at 9. On Saturday, the Café 9 All Stars appear at 4, followed by Garcia Peoples, Chris Forsythe, and Ryley Walker at 9. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is with The Birdmen, Seth Adam, and Frank Critelli and Sunday night you can catch Jamey St. Pierre, Brian Larney, and EJ Nash. www.cafenine.com

It’s Off the Record Indie Night at Little River Restoratives in Hartford tonight (Thursday) and you can catch the Hip Hop Nutcracker on Friday at the Bushnell. On Saturday The Mark Twain House offers a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour; Baila Con Gusto's 3rd Annual Dance Gala is spotlights the history of Parranda, a beautiful Puerto Rican holiday musical tradition; Also on Saturday night, The West Indian Social Club offers a Snow Flakes & Shadow Holiday Dance; and Sensual Salsa Saturdays happens at the Red Rock Tavern. Don’t forget that Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues as well, where you can ice skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, tonight/Thursday there’s another session of Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday, Ozzie Williams takes the Sally’s stage, and on Saturday, Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires perform. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Roomful of Blues on Friday. Big Al Anderson & The Floor Models are at Inifinity Hall Norfolk on Friday and Infinity Hartford on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore has family story time on Saturday morning and that evening they host their monthly Philosophy Night. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Great Blue, Balcony and KRIS will perform live at La Boca in Middletown on Saturday night. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The State House in New Haven hosts a holiday backroom party with Dooly-O and crew Saturday night. Sunday afternoon, they have the CT Bellydance Salon hosted by Elisheva and Joy. www.statehousepresents.com

Toad’s Place brings their Holiday Blacklight Glow Party with six bands on two stages on tonight. On Friday, they welcome the Dave East: Survival Tour. Quando Rondo plays at Toads on Saturday, and Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime appears with Ballyhoo! and Crooked Coast Sunday. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Matt’s Dog & Pony Show on Friday with Light Upon Blight, Shame Penguin, Lost Weekend, and more. On Saturday thry bring you Gorge, Afghan Haze, False Gods, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues to offer the following films, “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale; “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl; “The Good Liar,”a thriller about a career con artist who meets a well-to-do widow online; and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a biopic about Mr. Rogers. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio will reopen with a screening of Two Popes starting Jan 2. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

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

Right after the Jive, stay tuned for Homegrown with Rob DeRosa. Voted “Best Radio show” in the 2019 CTNOW Hartford reader’s poll,   Homegrown exclusively features Connecticut connected artists where listeners often enjoy pre-release material and in studio interviews with artists, and information about live shows in the area.

From 6:30-8pm, Karen Stein offers peace on air with her show, Imagine, bringing you a soulful mix of music from around world. 

at 8:00 stick around for Evening Jazz, with Bill Denert for 90 minutes of straight ahead jazz with some adventurous offshoots!

at 10pm tonight you can catch a special episode of wonderland offering a year end retrospective on artist we've lost in 2019.
  
catch upfront soul with Sanguine Fromage for an hr of funk and soul At 11pm,
at 2am we offer modern jazz today from pacifica.

from 3-4am we’ll rebroadcast our noontime edition of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.
And finally, rounding out the night from 4-5am is the BBC World Report offering International news coverage and we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

at 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!

At 4am we kick of four daytime public affairs block with BBC World Report followed by morning edition from NPR.

At the tail end of WESU’s 80th anniversary year, WESU is struggling to wrap up our fall pledge drive, and we need your support. With $over $12K left to raise in community support before the end of 2019, we are depending on our listeners and supporters to make their annual year end contribution. We also need to hear from those of you who tune in regularly but have yet to become radioactive with a donation.  

The simple fact that you are listening means that you’ve chosen not to listen to any of the other listening options out there. Since you are tuned in, please taka minute to reflect on how WESU has contributed to the quality of your life. Does the service we provide keep you informed, entertained, or perhaps even enlightened? Do we bring you content you cannot elsewhere? As a community radio station, these are our goals and we are glad to have your ear, but there is no community radio without listener support. We need your donation, no matter how big or how small, to keep the station going. See our thank you gifts and donate now online at wesufm.org/pledge. 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.

Stay tuned for a special holiday edition of River Valley Rhythms with Stephan Allison featuring the Late great Dr Roy Lisker.

Tues 12-24-19 jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, December 24th, Christmas eve and the 3rd night of Hanukah. 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 Ben Michael, thanks for joining us. Happy holidays!  

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge

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

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown reopens following the Christmas holiday offering Acoustic Pirate on Friday at 8. The Aligned with Source workshop is Saturday morning, and in the evening it’s the Fake News Blues Band. Enjoy this month’s art exhibit that features Jenavieve Hawks’ mixed media works in “Art of Paradise.”  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays headlines Sun Parade, Zebvlon, and SAP. lIt’s jazz on Thursday with the Tony Purrone Trio. Friday’s happy hour is with Jay Russell, and Killer Kin, Facekiss, Heavy Necker, and Althea take the stage that night at 9. On Saturday, the Café 9 All Stars appear at 4, followed by Garcia Peoples, Chris Forsythe, and Ryley Walker at 9. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is with The Birdmen, Seth Adam, and Frank Critelli and Sunday night you can catch Jamey St. Pierre, Brian Larney, and EJ Nash. www.cafenine.com

The Make Hartford Public Open House is on Christmas Day. It’s Off the Record Indie Night at Little River Restoratives on Thursday. Catch the Hip Hop Nutcracker on Friday at the Bushnell. On Saturday there’s lots to do: The Mark Twain House has a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour; Baila Con Gusto's 3rd Annual Dance Gala is focusing on the history of Parranda, a beautiful Puerto Rican musical tradition around the holidays; the West Indian Social Club has a Snow Flakes & Shadow Holiday Dance; and Sensual Salsa Saturdays happens at the Red Rock Tavern. Don’t forget that Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues, where you can skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, on Thursday there’s another session of Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday, Ozzie Williams takes the stage, and on Saturday, it’s Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Roomful of Blues on Friday. Big Al Anderson & The Floor Models are at Inifinity Hall Norfolk on Friday and Infinity Hartford on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore has family story time on Saturday morning and that evening they host their monthly Philosophy Night. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to theGodfrey Memorial Library offers genealogical research help on Friday morning. Great Blue, Balcony and KRIS will be at La Boca on Saturday night. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The State House in New Haven hosts a holiday backroom party with Dooly-O and crew Saturday night. Sunday afternoon, they have the CT Bellydance Salon hosted by Elisheva and Joy. www.statehousepresents.com

Toad’s Place brings their Holiday Blacklight Glow Party with six bands on two stages on Thursday. On Friday, they have Dave East: Survival Tour. Quando Rondo plays on Saturday, and Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime appears with Ballyhoo! and Crooked Coast. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Matt’s Dog & Pony Show on Friday with Light Upon Blight, Shame Penguin, Lost Weekend, and more. On Saturday thry bring you Gorge, Afghan Haze, False Gods, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues four films today, Tuesday, and Thursday, including “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale; “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl; “The Good Liar,”a thriller about a career con artist who meets a well-to-do widow online; and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a biopic about Mr. Rogers. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio will reopen with a screening of Two Popes starting Jan 2. Full details at 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, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.

From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, blues to BeBop, novelty to New Romantic, Wonderland has a place for it. 

From 6-8pm Bill Revill brings us Acoustic Blender, offering an eclectic selection of new and older folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues and other music that has a roots influence with a concert listing at 7pm and frequent concert and festival ticket giveaways.

From 8-10, stay tuned for a unique mix of holiday music.

From 10 – midnight, its all mixed up with Peter Bochan  followed by 3 hrs of radio from Louisiana

starting with Back Down the Bayou for 2hrs of swamp rock funk and soul and then Louisiana Barn Dance brings us an hour of Cajun and roots country sounds from Louisiana.

at 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!

At 4am we kick of four daytime public affairs block with BBC World Report followed by morning edition from NPR.

We’re in the midst of our fall pledge drive, and we need your support. With $15,000 left to go and only two weeks left to raise it, we ask that you reflect on how WESU has contributed to the quality of your life. Does the service we provide keep you informed, entertained, or perhaps even enlightened? Do we bring you content you cannot elsewhere? As a community radio station, these are our goals and we are glad to have your ear, but there is no community radio without listener support. We need your donation, no matter how big or how small, to keep the station going. Donate now online at wesufm.org/pledge. And thanks!

Monday 12-23-19 Jive

Good evening, it's Monday, December 23^th. 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 Leith Johnson, host of The Light Fandango, heard every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday of the month at 4 pm, where you'll hear uncommon songs of the 1960s and 70s from across the musical genres. I hope you'll tune in.

It’s hard to believe WESU’s 80th anniversary year is almost behind us. Your donation during our holiday pledge drive helps preserve WESUs incredible 8 decade legacy of service and keeps community radio alive, here in central CT. Please consider giving the gift of WESU this holiday season! Make your year-end contribution and check out our great thank you gifts online at wesufm.org/pledge

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

The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown holds an Anything Goes Open Mic & Moments of Gratitude tonight, hosted by Jacob Wiseman. They’re closed for the Christmas holiday midweek and then bring on Acoustic Pirate on Friday at 8. The Aligned with Source workshop is Saturday morning, and in the evening it’s the Fake News Blues Band. Enjoy this month’s art exhibit that features Jenavieve Hawks’ mixed media works in “Art of Paradise.”  www.buttonwood.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, Manic Mondays headlines Sun Parade, Zebvlon, and SAP. lIt’s jazz on Thursday with the Tony Purrone Trio. Friday’s happy hour is with Jay Russell, and Killer Kin, Facekiss, Heavy Necker, and Althea take the stage that night at 9. On Saturday, the Café 9 All Stars appear at 4, followed by Garcia Peoples, Chris Forsythe, and Ryley Walker at 9. The Sunday Buzz Matinee is with The Birdmen, Seth Adam, and Frank Critelli and Sunday night you can catch Jamey St. Pierre, Brian Larney, and EJ Nash. www.cafenine.com

Up in Hartford, the TheaterWorks production of “Christmas On The Rocks” continues tonight and you can see “A Christmas Carol” at Hartford Stage through Saturday. The Make Hartford Public Open House is on Christmas Day. It’s Off the Record Indie Night at Little River Restoratives on Thursday. Catch the Hip Hop Nutcracker on Friday at the Bushnell. On Saturday there’s lots to do: The Mark Twain House has a Graveyard Shift Ghost Tour; Baila Con Gusto's 3rd Annual Dance Gala is focusing on the history of Parranda, a beautiful Puerto Rican musical tradition around the holidays; the West Indian Social Club has a Snow Flakes & Shadow Holiday Dance; and Sensual Salsa Saturdays happens at the Red Rock Tavern. Don’t forget that Winterfest Hartford at Bushnell Park continues, where you can skate for free seven days a week, or check out the Holiday Light Fantasia at Goodwin Park. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, the Chris Beaudry Quartet is featured in their Jazz Mondays series tonight. On Thursday there’s another session of Liviu’s Invitational. On Friday, Ozzie Williams takes the stage, and on Saturday, it’s Kosher Kid & The Incredible Amplifires. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Roomful of Blues on Friday. Big Al Anderson & The Floor Models are at Inifinity Hall Norfolk on Friday and Infinity Hartford on Saturday. www.infinityhall.com

The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore has family story time on Saturday morning and that evening they host their monthly Philosophy Night. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office wants you to theGodfrey Memorial Library offers genealogical research help on Friday morning. Great Blue, Balcony and KRIS will be at La Boca on Saturday night. Details at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

The State House Cabaret in New Haven hosts a holiday backroom party with Dooly-O and crew Saturdaynight. Sunday afternoon, they have the CT Bellydance Salon hosted by Elisheva and Joy. www.statehousepresents.com

Toad’s Place brings their Holiday Blacklight Glow Party with six bands on two stages on Thursday. On Friday, they have Dave East: Survival Tour. Quando Rondo plays on Saturday, and Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime appears with Ballyhoo! and Crooked Coast. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts Matt’s Dog & Pony Show on Friday with Light Upon Blight, Shame Penguin, Lost Weekend, and more. On Saturday thry bring you Gorge, Afghan Haze, False Gods, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues four films today, Tuesday, and Thursday, including “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale; “Jojo Rabbit,” a WWII satire about a lonely German boy whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl; “The Good Liar,”a thriller about a career con artist who meets a well-to-do widow online; and “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” a biopic about Mr. Rogers. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues their run of “It’s a Wonderful Life” tonight and tomorrow afternoon. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

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

Right after the jive, it’s Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry. From classic bop to relevant new releases.

From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live interviews.

At 8 until 9:30 pm, Chip Austin is in the air chair for Unfocused Folk. Americana music from Nashville and around the world including folk, acoustic country and roots-rock from both emerging and veteran artists.

From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of fun.

The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly "Name That Tune" contest.

At 12:30 until 1:30 am it’s Influenza with DJ Jamsterdam and DJ Celiac. Dig into the origins, relationships, and influences of contemporary artists to expose how they found their direction.

From 1:30-2:30am The Beatles: A Week in the Life with DJ McKenzie tells the story of The Beatles, their contemporaries, and the artists and songs that inspired them.

From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the globe.

From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.

Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.

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. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry

From 6-6:30pm Radical Radiowaves with DJ Oracle chronicles the actions of the left locally and across the country.

From 6:30-8 pm, 75% Folk with Michael Benson offers a mix of contemporary folk, blues, jazz and acoustic music, along with occasional live interviews.

At 8 until 9:30 pm, it’s the Rumpus Room with Lord Lewis. The best in vintage and contemporary funk, soul, jazz, reggae, dub, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

From 9:30 to 11 pm, The Jack Sullivan Show brings you music from the 1950s & 1960's as well as live requests, TV trivia, and lot of fun.

The oldies continue from 11-12:30 am, with Hits of the 60s and 70s with Jimmy Z playing Billboard Hot 100 hits. Win a WESU beverage mug on his weekly "Name That Tune" contest.

At 12:30 until 1:30am it’s Cloggin the Noggin with DJ Oatneel. Every day is national something day. We clog your nog with facts and know-how about the thing of the day.

From 1:30-2:30am Prominent Profiles with DJ Elliot takes a look at an historic artist that has had a profound and lasting influence on popular culture and current artists.

From 2:30-3:00am, Spoiler Alert Radio provides a retrospective look at independent artists in filmmaking from across the globe.

From 3-4 am, stay tuned for a rebroadcast of the day’s noontime episode of Democracy Now! from Pacifica.

Finally, rounding out the night from 4-5 am is the BBC World Report with international news coverage and then we kick off each weekday at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

For a complete schedule of all our free-form and public affairs programming, visit our website wesufm.org.

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. Stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry coming up next.