Good evening, it's Friday, January 24th. 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, coming out of retirement from Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith for this afternoon's Oscar roundup which began at 4 and will conclude after the Jive at Five till 5:30, thanks to the WESU Dance Party's lending us a half hour of its scheduled time. Be sure to tune in for our two critics' list of Oscar picks,
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Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
At the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, this evening, the Andrew Wilcox Trio takes the stage to bring you jazz standards, originals, and more. The Aligned With Source workshop happens tomorrow morning, followed by the All the Write Ways Workshop with Briana Una McGuckin. Enjoy jazz, funk, classics, and more tomorrow night with the Joe Belmont Experience. You can view the current exhibition, “Wildlife in the Tree,” by Elizabeth Ann McNalley, throughout the month. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven, at Café Nine, this evening's Happy Hour features DW Ditty, followed by the late show with Richard Lloyd and Witch Hair. Tomorrow's Saturday Jazz Jam Session is led by the Café 9 All-Stars this week, and the late show brings Lara Hope and The Arktones, along with the Televisionaries, to the stage. The Sunday Buzz matinée features John McMillen and Fiona Hill, and they finish out the weekend with The Syrd Brothers and Robert C Fullerton. www.cafenine.com
At Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford, you can catch American roots, rockabilly, and more tonight with Neal Vitullo & The Vipers, and it’s a Boogie Wonderland Dance Party tomorrow featuring R&B, funk, reggae, and more. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/
The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that the Shakespearean Acting and Writing Plays classes continue this week at Oddfellow’s Playhouse, and they open a Circobatics Class tomorrow morning, followed by a Teen Talent Search at 1 pm. Tomorrow afternoon the Rockfall Foundation celebrates its annual Holiday Party and Silent Auction with all proceeds benefitting environmental education and conservation in the lower Connecticut River. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
Up in Hartford, this evening, the Unitarian Society of Hartford presents Reggie Harris performing spirituals, roots, and originals at their Bloomfield Avenue location. City Steam Brewery hosts comedian Kevin Farley tonight and tomorrow. The Connecticut Historical Society sponsors a Behind-The-Scenes Tour tomorrow on The Fight for Women’s Suffrage in CT. There’s a CD release show for Portrait Party at the Arch Street Tavern tomorrow night, with special guests The Professors of Sweet Sweet Music. There’s a drag brunch at the Wadsworth Atheneum on Sunday featuring Tony DiPietro in “Babs Over Easy.” Full details on these and more at www.hartford.com/events/
The Russell Library in Middletown presents Yoga in the Hubbard Room on Sunday afternoon. Consult the website calendar for future events geared to all patrons, including help sessions for people who are home-insecure, and both group and individual sessions from the Job and Career Center. www.russelllibrary.org
The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown hosts another Philosophy Night tomorrow, and check the website for kid’s event programs including Family Story Time. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com
Tomorrow, Infinity Hall Hartford brings you Schism with special guest SpaceJunk. On Sunday take the family and catch the kids’ rock band, Imagination Movers. Infinity Norfolk hosts roots, surf, country and more with Albert Lee tonight. Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton takes the stage tomorrow with Americana and folk. www.infinityhall.com
The State House Cabaret in New Haven offers Dark Dance Debauchery tomorrow with Sanctuary, and on Sunday it’s the eclectic sounds of folk, electronica, and more with Julian Lynch, Dan Greene, and Camby. www.statehousepresents.com
Manic Presents is at the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight for two comedy sessions with Chris Distefano, appearing with Mike Suarez. They bring you J. Roddy Walston with A Single Dose of Strangeness tomorrow, along with Parker Gispert. At the College Street Music Hall tonight, you can catch Kashmir and their Led Zeppelin Show, and tomorrow it’s the Wherever Tour by Atmosphere, along with The Lioness, Nikki Jean, and more. www.manicpresents.com
Toad’s Place holds another Blacklight Glow Party tonight with performers on two stages, and tomorrow there’s another original Saturday Night College Dance Party. On Sunday they headline Quando Rondo, appearing with ACP Trigg and Less Talk More Money. www.toadsplace.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford is having a So Long Liberty B-day Bash tonight with Jake Fullington, Chaser Eight, Zombii, and more. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/
Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in central Connecticut:
Today, Hartford’s Real Art Ways continues screening the multiple Oscar nominated Korean film Parasite. Check the website for details and screening times. www.realartways.org
Trinity College’s Cinestudio opens a run of “The Aeronauts,” about a journey of exploration in the stratosphere,. Tonight there’s a one-time Moonlight Movies screening of “She’s the Man,” starring Amanda Bynes taking on her brother’s persona in a soccer final. They open “Harriet”, about the iconic leader of the Underground Railroad, on Sunday. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org
In Hartford, the Night Fall 2019 video will be screened for free tomororw evening at Christ Church Cathedral on Church street, along with refreshments and a prize raffle. Details at www.hartford.com/events
Here's the rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown:
Right after the Jive, stay tuned for the final half hour of the special Oscar roundup which began at 4, then from 5:30 to 6:30, 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.
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Now stay tuned for the concluding half hour of our Oscar roundup, when critics Rand Richards Cooper and Richard Alleva will present their picks for Best Picture and most of the other Oscars. If you missed the first part of the program, you can find in full at wesufm.org archives and posted later this evening at reasonablycatholic.com
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