Good evening, it's Thursday, December 5th. 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.
At The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown this evening, Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta on Thursday. The Story City Troupe take the stage on Friday, and The Aligned with Source Workshop takes place Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon there’s an Artist’s Reception for the new mixed-media exhibition by Jenavieve Hawks, “Art of Paradise,” and in the evening you can catch jazz with Secondary Messengers. There are two performances of Dylan Thomas’ “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” on Sunday, featuring Peter Loffredo. www.buttonwood.org
Saturday at the Canoe Club there is a specail holiday concert to collect toys and coat fro children. Featuring the music of Cherry Sparks, Time of Day and Tier. show starts at 6PM, please bring a toy and or a warm coat to donate.
In New Haven, at Café Nine, they bring you Hillbilly Casino and Hambone Skinny. Friday’s 5pm happy hour live music set features DW Ditty. Friday night brings a Toys for Tots Fundraiser with Joey Wit and the Definition and the Shellye Valauskas Experience. Mike Coppola and Friends are featured at The nine’s Weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session, and then Frank Critelli hosts a Kaaterskill Music & Arts Fundraiser with Greenhouse, Bangcreek Puppies, and Fiction Saturday night. The Sunday Buzz Matinée features A Tribute to Amy Winehouse, and the Sunday evening show headlines The Buttondowns. www.cafenine.com
Up in Hartford, The Old State House holds their Holiday Shopping Fair now through Friday with handcrafted articles from local artisans. The Wadsworth Atheneum 46th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions continues through the season, and the Hartford Gay Men’s Chorus holiday performance of “Making Spirits Bright” takes place Friday through Sunday. The Arch Street Tavern hosts Creamery Station and Joon on Friday evening. On Saturday, the KNOW GOOD Market holds its annual Holiday Bazaar with season offerings, a gift bazaar, and live music. The Artspace Gallery invites you to their Art and Soul Hartford Holiday Market on Saturday with proceeds benefitting ECAD, Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities. The Ishan-Terry House holds Second Sunday Tours this weekend. 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, there’s another session of Liviu’s Invitational. Enjoy blues on Friday with the Chicago Dawgs, and on Saturday you can catch Gary Hoey’s Annual “Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Tour” with instrumental rock Christmas music. On Sunday you’re invited to the Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze Fundraiser event with a boogie and blues theme. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
Wesleyan’s Center for the Arts presents the John Cage’s Musi-circus will take place at Crowell on Thursday afternoon, and at 6 pm there’s a performance of “Inaction” at the Zilkha Gallery. The Youth Gamelan Concert is at World Music Hall Thursday evening, and there’s a guided tour of “Inaction” Saturday at the Zilkha. The Wesleyans Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble perform Saturday evening at Crowell. You can also purchase tickets to a Staged Reading of “Heartbreak County” Wednesday at the Ring Arts Hall, and the Winder Dance Concert, “Freedform” at the CFA Theater on Friday and Saturday. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
The Russell Library in Middletown tonight learn about Essential Oils at 6 pm. The Holiday Swap Your Stuff is on deck this week with a Drop-off session Friday afternoon and the swap-out on Saturday morning. The First Fridays Book Discussion takes place at the RaMa LuNa Center for Yoga with the focus on “Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown. Consult the website calendar for more events geared to all patrons, including help sessions for people who are home-insecure. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore, It’s Wesleyan Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day on Thursday with special discounts, and they’ve got more savings on Saturday and Sunday with Student Shopping Days. Their Textbook Buy-Back and Study Bag Giveaway continues all week. Kids’ events continue as well, including Family Story Time and Letters to Santa. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Manic Presents brings Mannequin Pussy, Kississippi, and Glambat to the Space Ballroom, and on Friday it’s the comedy of Brian Posehn, appearing with Gibran Saleem. Manic headlines Pile on Saturday at the Space, appearing with Calyx, Crag Mask, and The Fiction Kids. At the College Street Music Hall on Saturday, you can catch the She & Him Christmas party, along with Pete Lee. www.manicpresents.com
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that the Wesleyan Potters 64th annual Exhibit and Sale continues, with live music on Friday nights. A proportion of proceeds will benefit the work of Gilead Community Services. The Recreation Division of the City of Middletown holds an Evergreen Wreath Workshop Wednesday afternoon, a Clay Ornament session in the evening, and a Teacup Arrangement workshop on Thursday. Oddfellows Playhouse holds its Circophony Teen Circus Showcase on Friday, and it’s Off the Record Indie Night at Conspiracy. Vinnie’s Jump and Jive offers Free Pictures with Santa Saturday morning, and Community Health is holding free Help Portrait sessions with free hair and makeup on a first come/first served basis. The 34th annual Holiday on Main Street continues with Holiday Story Time at the Main Street Firehouse on Saturday. The Wadsworth Mansion holds its annual Holiday Bazaar on Sunday starting at 10 am. You can drop off new, unwrapped toys at the Recreation Division office for the 68th annual Bernie O’Rourke/Detroit Hunter Christmas Toy Drive, and also learn about how to apply for the program. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
WESU Presents our two remaining 80th anniversary event this week. Sunday Brings our grand-finale, The Free Form Jubilee, Celebrating 80 years of WESU with over 10 special guest dignitaries and performers paying tribute to WESU’s 8 decade legacy of community service! Performers include, Kate Rushin, Randy and Freddie Moses, Don Minott, Louise Murray, Rani Arbo and her family band as well as Noah Baerman and more! Suggested admission is a donation to the WESU Fall Pledge drive pf any size and or a nonperishable food item to be donated to the Amazing Grace food Pantry.
The State House in New Haven brings you Coi LeRay Live on Thursday and on Friday you can Catch worldly vibes with Tariku, Locobeach, and Los Cumpleaños. You can Party Out of Bounds on Friday at the State House’s Depeche Mode Tribute Night. Multiplex 6, the latest in their Improvised Music series, comes your way on Sunday with Joe Morris, Bob Gorry, Stephen Haynes, and much more. www.statehousepresents.com
Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Southern rock with the Marshall Tucker Band on Thursday. On Friday, the Fixx takes the stage with special guest Royston Langdon. Catch funk, jam, and more on Saturday with Max Creek, and on Sunday they bring you Terrapin: A Grateful Dead Experience. Infinity Norfolk headlines Davina and the Vagabonds on Thursday with New Orleans jazz and funk. It’s blues, funk, and R&B on Friday with The Subdudes. You can catch alternative rock and country on Saturday with Cracker. Visit the website for details. www.infinityhall.com
Toad’s Place hosts a Riders on the Storm night this Friday with the Electric Lady Band, Sprunge, Just a Pipe Dream, and more. It’s another Original Saturday Night College Dance Party on Saturday. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds its Joe’s Town Massacre 2019 Friday with Univited, VRSA, and Pinto Graham. You’re invited to their Tree Trimming & Ugly Sweater Party on Saturday. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues three films through Thursday, including “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale, “Pain and Glory,” about a film director’s reencounters in his declining years, and “Downton Abbey,” the movie version. “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s epic saga of organized crime in post-war America, runs through Thursday as well. Upcoming films include “Jojo Rabbit,” “Honey Boy,” and “Burning Cane.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues their run of “The Irishman” through Wednesday, and on Thursday they open a run of “Downton Abbey.” They’re screening “The Polar Express” in their Moonlight Movies series Friday night, and their Opera Sunday matinée is a performance of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” by the Royal Opera House. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
Rhythms of Life and Community Health host a film screening and Drum Circle Experience Thursday evening at the Health Center’s Middletown location. The “Rhythms of Life” documentary is about the healing power of drum circles and rhythm, and there’s also a post-film Director’s talk. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice
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.
From 8:00-9:30pm, stick around for Evening Jazz, with Bill Denert for 90 minutes of straight ahead jazz with some adventurous offshoots!
From 9:30-11, we bring you books toujours with DJ Arctic Penguin. Taking books to another level.
at 11 - midnight, JAzzalicious Defniition with DJ Stocks’n’Socks and MC Magee strives to expose listeners to new artists, instruments, cultures, and genres that have been influenced by traditional jazz music.
at midnight stay tuned for Middletown by Moonlight with DJ Monsoon Moon for a tour of rare and obscure albums from around the globe.
From 1-2amLil Kugel presents isn’t life strange, offering a cross genre mix of songs that epitomize our pasts, define our present selves, and predict our futures.
at 2am stay tuned for the hour of slack from The Church of the Sudgenius.
from 3-4am we are broadcasting 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.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings a rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
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