Friday, January 10, 2020

Fri 1-10-20 Jive


Good evening, it's Friday, January 10th. 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!  With over 80% of our funding goal met, and under $5k left to raise, the end of the WESU Winter pledge drive is finally coming into sight. If you tune in regularly then WESU must mean something to you. If you are in a position to help but haven't yet supported WESU with a donation, please give what you can and check out our great thank you gifts online www.wesufm.org/pledge   Every dollar counts and we need to hear from you!

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

At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown tonight, you can enjoy jazz standards, world music, and more with the acoustic ensemble Django’s Reserve. The Aligned With Source workshop happens tomorrow/Saturday morning, and on Saturday evening Sharkey and The Sparks take the Buttonwood Tree stage. There’s a Reiki Share with Eileen Anderson on Sunday and you can enjoy the new exhibition, “Wildlife in the Tree,” by Elizabeth Ann McNalley, throughout the month.  www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight, Cafe Nine’s 5pm Happy Hour live music showcase features Pat Dalton right about now.  The late show tonight at Café Nine features with Amy Rigby. The Nine’s Weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam Session is with Gary Grippo this week, and Saturday evening, Every Branch, Sentiments, and Addy Edwards share a bill. The Sunday Buzz matinée will be an 85th Birthday Tribute to Elvis, and they finish out the weekend Sunday evening with Honeysuckle and The Moon Shells. www.cafenine.com

At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, tonight, you can catch Ryan Hartt & The Blue Hearts, and on Saturday you can catch electric blues and classic rock with Jake Kulak and Lowdown, appearing with the Tom Forst Band.  http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

At the Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore, Bob Shea offers a Saturday Kids Event session, with his new book, “Who Wet My Pants?” Check the website for details.  www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

at Infinity Hall Hartford, The 80’s rock tribute band Mullett takes the stage on Saturday. At Infinity Norfolk, they bring back Eaglemania, the  Eagles Tribute Band, on Saturday. Check the website for details.  www.infinityhall.com

Up in Hartford, Winterfest Hartford continues, with free skating at the east end of Bushnell Park. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/

Toad’s Place in New Haven holds another Blacklight Glow Party tonight with DJs on two stages, and on Saturday they’ve got an Opus Birthday Blizzard Bash 2020 with EARTH, Dead by Wednesday, Black Tooth, and much more. www.toadsplace.com

The State House in New Haven brings you rock ‘n’ roll tonight with The Let Loose and The Grand Par. There’s a Capricorn 90’s Hip Hop Bash on Saturday featuring Masta Ace, Dinco D, Key West Experience, and more. It’s a Hardcore Matinée on Sunday afternoon with Blind Justice, Downfall, Rain of Salvation, and more. www.statehousepresents.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford holds a Bad Ass Rock and Roll Show tonight with Immolators, Haunting Titans, and O’K and the Night Crew. On Saturday you can catch Intercourse, Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean, World Game, and SITH. Sunday’s performers include Fateless, Fear the Masses, Carpathia, and Crossing Rubicon. 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, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starring Tom Hanks as you-know-who, and “Harriet,” based on the life of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. Also showing is Cunningham, a documentary tracing Merce Cunningham's artistic evolution over three decades as a struggling dancer to his emergence as one of the world's most visionary choreographers. Upcoming openings include “Honey Boy” and “Burning Cane.” Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio's offering a weekend run of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and their National Theatre Live matinée on Sunday is “Fleabag.” They start a run of “Pain and Glory,” about an aging director dealing with his doubts and physical ailments, on Sunday evening. 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 for an hour of dance hits followed at 6:30 by two hours of 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.

Then at 8:30 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, and some new releases.
 At 10, stay tuned for Train to Skaville presenting deep cuts from his collection of popular Jamaican music of the 60s and 70s 
Then at 11, Mentaltown with the Ultimate emcee El Vee comes on, offering a dose of unsigned Local Hip Hop.

At midnight, it's Permanent Collection with Chris for an hour of non-toxic creative radio followed by more creative use of sonic events on Deep Threes….

From 3 to 5 a.m., stay tuned for Back Down the Bayou with Bill Boelens. Presenting an eclectic Louisiana and roots music show from the Banana Plantation in Baton Rouge.

From 5 to 6, it's BBC World News, followed at 6 by the Celtic Cafe with Mark Gallagher, and at 7, Caffe Italia, with Francesco Fiumara from KSLU.

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!

We’re doing our best to wrap up the WESU Fall/Winter pledge drive. With our 80th anniversary year in the rearview mirror and under $5,000 left to raise before we can end this fundraising effort, we need to hear from WESU listeners who’ve yet to step up to the plate with a donation. As a community radio station, we are glad to have your attention but we also need you to understand that there can be 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 www.wesufm.org/pledge  thanks!
That’s all for today’s Jive at Five. Catch us each weekday at 4:55pm for this daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on WESU.
Thanx for listening, now stay tuned for dance party hits with AA Cool J up next.


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