Good evening, it's Wednesday, January 1st, and a brand new year! 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 Bill Denert, producer and host of Thursday night's Evening Jazz where "hearing is the best experience" and Connecticut's number 1 Washington Nationals and Boston Braves fan! Thanx for joining us!
2019 was an incredible year for WESU! 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! Every donation, no matter how small or large, is heartily appreciated! Make your donation count by keeping community radio on the air at wesufm.org/pledge.
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Now here's some of what's happening in our area this week:
Friday at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown the Story City Troupe takes the Buttonwood Tree stage 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, Café Nine, 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, 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/
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 14th annual “Messiah” Community Sing on Sunday at 4 pm. Full details at www.hartford.com/events/
On Friday, the State House in New Haven presents the “We The Heroes Ball” 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 that the Wadsworth Mansion holds a family-friendly Open House on Sunday with tours, carriage rides, music, and more. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/
At Infinity Hartford, the cast of Beatlemania takes the stage on Saturday night. www.infinityhall.com
Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts 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, stick around for The Latin Music Hour with Isabel.
From 6-6:30pm stay tuned for Growing Greener with Tom Christopher for 30 minutes of Gardening tips from leading experts in sustainable gardening practices.
At 6:30, stay tuned for Fusion Radio with James Fusion for 90 minutes of techno mixed live!
From 8-9:30 it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce featuring the best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.
And starting at 9:30 til 11pm, stay tuned for The Vault with DJ Anton Banks. Presenting listeners with the latest in hard techno, minimal, tech-house and leftfield mixed live. Featuring exclusive music from international artists.
And starting at 11 until midnight, stay tuned for automated music to round out your holiday.
At Midnight, stick around for Maximum Rock and Roll Radio.
And at 1am, it's Noize in the Attic, where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You. Serving Connecticut it’s hard rock fix of classic Heavy Metal as well as the latest from the genre!
At 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!
At 4am we kick off our daytime public affairs block with BBC World Report followed by morning edition from NPR at 5am.
Stay tuned each weekday, for the area’s most diverse mix of public affairs from Pacifica, NPR, and independent sources.
As we do our best to close out our fall gone winter pledge drive, 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 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. Donate online at www.wesufm.org/pledge And 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 the Latin Music Hour!
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