Jive At Five

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

06-06-12 jive

Good evening, it's Wednesday, June 6th. This is the Jive at Five, WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Thanks for making WESU your listener supported source for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs and free-form community radio. I’m Ben Michael

Tonight the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown presents Conversations with Tlakaelel: 2012 Earth Changes, Myth and Reality. This Toltec Elder, teacher, heir and guardian of the oral tradition, is also an author and spiritual guide who has spent over 50 years teaching and researching the great ancestral cultures of the Americas. He will share insights about our role in 2012, the earth changes that are already happening, energy and how to work with it and see it, the importance of wisdom in the modern world, and the unity of world religions.

Thursday night brings Bob Gotta’s long standing acoustic Open Mic to the Buttonwood.

Friday night, The Brooklyn based harmony-driven power trio ”Apollo Run”, take the stage.

Saturday the buttonwood Tree offers a full line up of activities and events starting at 10:30 am as they participate in the CT Department of Tourism’s Annual Open House Day. Spiritual Workshops, live music, and an artist’s reception and gallery show are all in the works. The day culminates at the Buttonwood Tree with The NYC-based Danny Fox Trio playing genre-defying original music that lies somewhere between jazz , chamber music, and rock.

Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood Tree every Sunday. All ares welcome to the meal and invited to help prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.

Later on Sunday evening at the Buttonwood, “Coming to the mic” is an open mic filmed in its entirety to be aired on Comcast TV. It’s Produced and hosted by Ty Mapp, Sunday at 7:30 at the Buttonwood. More information about all Buttonwood events at www.buttonwood.org or 860.347.4957

Down in New Haven tonight at Cafe Nine you can catch Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, Slackeye Slim, and Filthy Still make for a night of aggressive, country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass, Delta blues, and New Orleans sounds. Thursday Chris Berardo and the Desperados w/ Al Raebuck play at Café Nine. Friday Night BURLESQUE-A-PADES takes the Café Nine stage. Café nine’s Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam will be hosted by Gary Grippo and Friends this week. Saturday Night brings the Ideat Village XII Fundraiser to Café nine featuring Sidewalk Dave, the Grimm Generation, Farewood and Bedroom Rehab Corporation. More online at www.cafenine.com

also happening tonight down in New Haven, its Toads Place’s weekly dubstep dance party. Thursday there’s a local Rock showcase on the main stage at Toads. While Justin Jones performs upstairs in Lily’s pad. SHAKEDOWN plays the Grateful DEAD & BEYOND at Toads place on Friday Night with Mushroom Cloud and Gigglejuice opening that show. Saturday night Unearth, This Is Hell, Vengeance, and Torment the Dreamer make for a night of loud Rock at Toads. More online at www.toadsplace.com

Tonight at Blackeyed Sally’s in Hartford, you can catch The PETER BYRON BLUES JAM. Friday Night Joey Spampinato, founding member of the legendary NRBQ is back on the stage with his bro! Saturday night, JOHN FRIES & THE HEAT. FEATURING MATT ZEINER celebrate the release of their new CD at Sally’s. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Here in Middletown Friday Night, Vinnie’s Jump and Jive presents their All Blues All Night Dance. More online at http://www.vinniesjumpandjive.com/

Tomorrow/ Thursday night marks the launch of the Thursday Night "Jazz on the River " series at Mattabesett Canoe Club in Middletown (formerly Harbor Park). The Legendary jazz drummer BERNARD "Pretty" PURDIE is appearing with vocalist Karen Frisk this Thurs. JUNE 7, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm Rain or Shine! For info and Reservations call 860-347-9999

Fresh off their athletic victories from the Special Olympics CT-Eastern Regional Games twenty two athletes from the Greater Middletown Special Olympics are set to compete at the Special Olympics Connecticut State Summer Games beginning on Friday June 8-10, 2012 hosted by Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven & the Hamden Hall School in Hamden. Nineteen Athletes from the GMSO will be competing in Track & Field events & three in Cycling events. For more info call SOCT at 1-800-443-6105 or visit www.soct.org

Saturday brings the 35th Anniversary Military vehicle show and flea market to the Chester fairgrounds from 8am-4pm. The event features Antique Military vehicles, a flea market, food on site, Military displays and more. www.comvec.org for info.

The Strawberry Fields FEST 2012 in East Hampton's Village Centre is happening this Saturday, June 9^th. The event starts at 9am on the village green free yoga, everyone is welcome. Venders will be setting up along the sidewalks with crafts, food, and arts. Anyone interested in being a vender can sign up at 70 Main Coffeehouse and Art Gallery. There will be artist demonstrations, a strawberry wine and beer tasting, and music throughout the day including a performance from J-Cherry and the Strawberries and Giggle juice.

Here’s a quick rundown of cinema off the beaten path herein central CT this week.

Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, continues their annual Gay and Lesbian film festival through Saturday. Opening on Sunday at Cinestudio, National Theatre Live presents FRANKENSTEIN . Show schedules and descriptions can be found online at www.cinestudio.org

Real Art Ways in Hartford has extended their run of Marley through June 14. “Marley” celebrates the life and work of visionary reggae musician, Bob Marley. Tuesday through Thursday Real Art Ways presents “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts" which follows a pregnant technophile who’s uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip . Friday Real Art ways opens a run of Pink Ribbons, Inc. a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success. Friday also kicks off a weekends only run of: “Lovecraft, Whisperer in Darkness”, Written in 1931, H.P. Lovecraft's iconic genre-bending tale of suspense and alien terrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s. Real Art way has also booked “The Room” which has been dubbed as “The best terrible movie ever” for a series monthly late night screenings. Tickets, times, and more at www.realartways.org

Now stay tuned. Here's what's playing on WESU tonight:

Right after the Jive at Five,

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for The Needle Drop with Anthony Fantano for an hour of the latest and greatest in the world of independent rock, pop, electronic, and experimental music out there today.

From 6-6:30pm, it's Free Speech Radio News From The Pacifica Network
Your daily dose of alternative international news and reporting from the Pacifica Network.

At 6:30 and running until 8pm, it's Fusion Radio with James Fusion
Techno from around the globe mixed live since 1992. It's a vinyl world!

From 8 to 9:30pm it's The Warehouse with Mike Nyce
The best of underground house music, mixed live for your listening pleasure.

At 9:30, running until11pm it's The Vault with DJ Anton Banks
On the air since 1995! Presenting listeners with the very latest in underground electronica on vinyl format, so the music can be heard as it was intended. Regularly featuring exclusive sets from international producers and DJs.

11pm-12:30am
Midnight Munchies with DJ Gus Lo - The Below Ground Street music your ears have been craving.

12:30-1:30am
Search and Recover with DJ Cheshire Cat

1:30-4am Otto Nation

we begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

That’s all for today’s Jive at Five, if you didn’t get a chance to write down some of the information mentioned in our community calendar, the script is published online at www.wesufm.org/jive, and if you know of any events that you'd like to have announced on the Jive, send them to jive@wesufm.org

If you tune in to WESU for information and music that you can’t find elsewhere, then we are counting on you to help support the service you depend on.

Please take a moment to make a donation of any size online at www.wesufm.org, every dollar counts and we need to hear from you.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for an hour of Bliss....

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

06-05-12 jive

Good evening, it's Tuesday, June 5th. This is the Jive at Five, WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Thanks for making WESU your listener supported source for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs and free-form community radio. I’m Ben Michael

Down in New Haven tonight at Cafe Nine you can catch Joe Flood and special guest Luisa Piemontese. Later tonight at 10 pm Café nine presents Casey Gorman w/ Mike Brandon. Wednesday night : Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, Slackeye Slim, and Filthy Still make for a night of aggressive, country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass, Delta blues, and New Orleans sounds. Thursday Chris Berardo and the Desperados w/ Al Raebuck play at Café Nine. Friday Night BURLESQUE-A-PADES takes the Café Nine stage. Café nine’s Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam will be hosted by Gary Grippo and Friends this week. Saturday Night brings the Ideat Village XII Fundraiser to Café nine featuring Sidewalk Dave, the Grimm Generation, Farewood and Bedroom Rehab Corporation. More online at www.cafenine.com

Wednesday night the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown presents Conversations with Tlakaelel: 2012 Earth Changes, Myth and Reality. This Toltec Elder, teacher, heir and guardian of the oral tradition, is also an author and spiritual guide who has spent over 50 years teaching and researching the great ancestral cultures of the Americas. He will share insights about our role in 2012, the earth changes that are already happening, energy and how to work with it and see it, the importance of wisdom in the modern world, and the unity of world religions.

Thursday night brings Bob Gotta’s long standing acoustic Open Mic to the Buttonwood.

Friday night, The Brooklyn based harmony-driven power trio ”Apollo Run”, take the stage.

Weds night down in New Haven brings Toads Place’s weekly dubstep dance party. Thursday there’s a local Rock showcase on the main stage at Toads. While Justin Jones performs upstairs in Lily’s pad. SHAKEDOWN plays the Grateful DEAD & BEYOND at Toads place on Friday Night with Mushroom Cloud and Gigglejuice opening that show. Saturday night Unearth, This Is Hell, Vengeance, and Torment the Dreamer make for a night of loud Rock at Toads. More online at www.toadsplace.com

Wednesday Night at Blackeyed Sally’s in Hartford you can catch The PETER BYRON BLUES JAM. Friday Night Joey Spampinato, founding member of the legendary NRBQ is back on the stage with his bro! Saturday night, JOHN FRIES & THE HEAT. FEATURING MATT ZEINER celebrate the release of their new CD at Sally’s. www.blackeyedsallys.com

Here in Middletown Friday Night, Vinnie’s Jump and Jive presents their All Blues All Night Dance. More online at http://www.vinniesjumpandjive.com/

This Thursday night marks the launch of the Thursday Night "Jazz on the River " series at Mattabesett Canoe Club in Middletown (formerly Harbor Park). The Legendary jazz drummer BERNARD "Pretty" PURDIE is appearing with vocalist Karen Frisk this Thurs. JUNE 7, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm Rain or Shine! For info and Reservations call 860-347-9999

Fresh off their athletic victories from the Special Olympics CT-Eastern Regional Games twenty two athletes from the Greater Middletown Special Olympics are set to compete at the Special Olympics Connecticut State Summer Games beginning on Friday June 8-10, 2012 hosted by Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven & the Hamden Hall School in Hamden. Nineteen Athletes from the GMSO will be competing in Track & Field events & three in Cycling events. For more info call SOCT at 1-800-443-6105 or visit www.soct.org

Here’s a quick rundown of cinema off the beaten path herein central CT this week.

Cinestudio, the Trinity College cinema in Hartford, presents their annual Gay and Lesbian film festival through Saturday. Opening on Sunday at Cinestudio, National Theatre Live presents FRANKENSTEIN . Show schedules and descriptions can be found online at www.cinestudio.org

Real Art Ways in Hartford has extended their run of Marley through 6/14. “Marley” celebrates the life and work of visionary reggae musician, Bob Marley. Tuesday through Thursday Real Art Ways presents “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts" which follows a pregnant technophile who’s uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip . Friday Real Art ways opens a run of Pink Ribbons, Inc. a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success. Friday also kicks off a weekends only run of: “Lovecraft, Whisperer in Darkness”, Written in 1931, H.P. Lovecraft's iconic genre-bending tale of suspense and alien terrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s. Real Art way has also booked “The Room” which has been dubbed as “The best terrible movie ever” for a series monthly late night screenings. Tickets, times, and more at www.realartways.org

Now stay tuned. Here's what's playing on WESU tonight:

Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for Finding Bliss: Words and Music with DJ Lauren “Bliss” Agnelli. This is a free form talk show about people who are following their hearts and living authentically. Today’s show will spotlight Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Patti Smith.

At 6pm we bring you 30 minutes of alternative news reporting from the Pacifica Network on Free Speech Radio News.

at 6:30 J-Cherry presents: Voice of the City for 90 minutes of live and local arts. Featuring in studio interviews and performances.

At 8:00 Its Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill for 2 hrs of acoustic roots and Americana music.

From 10-midnight it’s Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat whose got a song in his heart, a chemical imbalance in his head and a musical library at his fingers. From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it

From Midnight until 1:30 am it’s Back From Baltimore with Hannah Malloy, bringing each week new and old psychedelic, indie, rock, folk, alternative, lo-fi music and at least a few tunes from Baltimore's music scene.

Dj Otto Nation is in the house with an eclectic mix of music after that until the BBC World News Service kicks on at 4AM and we begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

If you tune in to WESU for information and music that you can’t find elsewhere, then we are counting on you to help support the service you depend on.

Please take a moment to make a donation of any size online at www.wesufm.org, every dollar counts and we need to hear from you.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for an hour of Bliss....

Monday, June 4, 2012

06-04-12 jive

Good evening, it's Monday, June 4th. This is the Jive at Five, WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown. Thanks for making WESU your listener supported source for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs and free-form community radio. I’m Ben Michael

Here in Middletown Tonight and every Monday at 8:30, Vinnies Jump and Jive presents a FREE swing and blues practicum offering an opportunity to practice your dancing in a low-key and friendly setting. Friday night Vinnies presents their All Blues All Night Dance. More online at http://www.vinniesjumpandjive.com/

Every Monday night in Middletown, J-CHERRY hosts the ANYTHING GOES!” OPEN MIC WITH AT THE BUTTONWOOD TREE on Main Street. Signups begin at7:30pm. Performances start at 8:00pm.

Wednesday night the buttonwood Tree presents Conversations with Tlakaelel: 2012 Earth Changes, Myth and Reality. This Toltec Elder, teacher, heir and guardian of the oral tradition, is also an author and spiritual guide who has spent over 50 years teaching and researching the great ancestral cultures of the Americas. He will share insights about our role in 2012, the earth changes that are already happening, energy and how to work with it and see it, the importance of wisdom in the modern world, and the unity of world religions.

Thursday night brings Bob Gotta’s long standing acoustic Open Mic to the Buttonwood.

Friday night, The Brooklyn based harmony-driven power trio ”Apollo Run”, take the stage Friday Night.

Saturday the buttonwood Tree offers a full line up of activities and events starting at 10:30 am as they participate in the CT Department of Tourism’s Annual Open House Day. Spiritual Workshops, live music, and an artist’s reception and gallery show are all in the works. The day culminates at the Buttonwood Tree with The NYC-based Danny Fox Trio playing genre-defying original musical mix that lies somewhere between a jazz , chamber music, and rock.

Food Not Bombs shares food about 1 pm in front of the Buttonwood Tree every Sunday. All ares welcome and invited to help prepare vegetarian food at the First Church on 190 Court Street at 11:30 am.

Later on Sunday, “Coming to the mic” is an open mic that will be filmed in its entirety to be aired on Comcast TV. It’s Produced and hosted by Ty Mapp, Sunday at 7:30 at the Buttonwood. More information about all Buttonwood events at www.buttonwood.org or 860.347.4957

Tonight down in New Haven, Rohn Lawrence and Friends make smooth jazz on the lily pad stage. Weds is dubstep night, Thursday there’s a local Rock showcase on the main stage at Toads. While Justi Jones performs upstairs in Lily’s pad. SHAKEDOWN plays the DEAD & BEYOND at Toads. Mushroom Cloud and Gigglejuice open that show. Saturday night Unearth, This Is Hell, Vengeance, and Torment the Dreamer make for a night of loud Rock at Toads. More online at www.toadsplace.com

Also down in New Haven tonight at 7:30 pm you can catch the Harris Brothers Band Balkan Jam Session at Café Nine. At 10pm the Nine Presents an Acoustic Open Mic w/ Miss Kriss. Tuesday Night Café nine presents an early show at 7:30 with Joe Flood and special guest Luisa Piemontese. At 10 pm tomorrow Café nine presents Casey Gorman; w/ Mike Brandon. Wednesday night : Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, Slackeye Slim, and Filthy Still make for a night of aggressive, country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass, Delta blues, and New Orleans sounds. Thursday Chris Berardo and the Desperados w/ Al Raebuck play at Café Nine. Friday Night BURLESQUE-A-PADES takes the Café Nine stage. Café nine’s Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam will be hosted by Gary Grippos and Friends this week. Saturday Night brings the Ideat Village XII Fundraiser to Café nine featuring Sidewalk Dave, the Grimm Generation, Farewood and Bedroom Rehab Corporation. More online at www.cafenine.com

Tonight in Hartford, at 7 pm you can catch the KING PHILIP MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMERFEST ALUMNI CONCERT at THE POND HOUSE CAFÉ Featuring: Jimmy Macbride & The King Philip Middle School Jazz Band at the Elizabeth Park Pond House. This is FREE and open to the public. (860) 233-8236, joe_ganci@whps.org

Also tonight in Hartford,The Charter Oak Cultural Center’s weekly event JAZZ MONDAYS at Black-eyed Sally's features Craig Hartley. www.hartfordjazzjam.com

Wednesday Night at Blackeyed Sally’s you can catch The PETER BYRON BLUES JAM. Friday Night Joey Spampinato, founding member of the legendary NRBQ is back on the stage with his bro! Saturday night, JOHN FRIES & THE HEAT. FEATURING MATT ZEINER celebrate the release of their new CD at Sally’s. www.blackeyedsallys.com

This Thursday night marks the launch of this season's Thursday Night "Jazz on the River " series at Mattabesett Canoe Club in Middletown. The Legendary jazz drummer BERNARD "Pretty" PURDIE is appearing with vocalist Karen Frisk this Thurs. JUNE 7, from 6:00 - 10:00 pm Rain or Shine! For info and Reservations call 860-347-9999

Fresh off their athletic victories from the Special Olympics CT-Eastern Regional Games twenty two athletes from the Greater Middletown Special Olympics are set to compete at the Special Olympics Connecticut State Summer Games beginning on Friday June 8-10, 2012 hosted by Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven & the Hamden Hall School in Hamden. Nineteen Athletes from the GMSO will be competing in Track & Field events & three in Cycling events. According to the Special Olympics CT website 2,361 athletes & partners, 600 coaches and 2900 volunteers will be on hand this weekend. SCSU will be the venues for track & field, aquatics, cycling, gymnastics and the housing of the athletes. The Hamden Hall School will be the site for traditional & unified sports of soccer & tennis. For more info call SOCT at 1-800-443-6105 or visit www.soct.org

That’s it for our community calendar. For the latest in local arts and entertainment beyond the Jive At Five, you can visit www.arts2GO.org – the City of Middletown’s new website for anyone interested in what’s going on in Middletown. You can access arts2GO.org for updated information.

Here’s a quick rundown of cinema off the beaten path herein central CT this week.

Real Art Ways in Hartford has extended their run of Marley through 6/14. “Marley” celebrates the life and work of visionary performer Bob Marley. Tuesday through Thursday Real Art Ways presents “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts" which follows a pregnant technophile who’s uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip to the source of her anxiety: her long-estranged mother living far away and off-the-grid. Friday Real Art ways opens a run of Pink Ribbons, Inc. a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause," becomes obfuscated by a shiny, pink story of success. Friday also kicks off a Weekends Only run of: “Lovecraft, Whisperer in Darkness”, Written in 1931, H.P. Lovecraft's iconic genre-bending tale of suspense and alien terrors is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s. Real Ary way has also booked “The Room” which has been dubbed as “The best terrible movie ever” for monthly late shows at Real Art Ways. Tickets, times, and more at www.realartways.org

Now stay tuned. Here's what's playing on WESU tonight as we kick off our Summer Program guide.
Right after the Jive at Five, stay tuned for an hour of straight up Jazz on Afternoon Jazz with Charles Henry during our weekday commercial free musical drive time programming.

At 6pm we bring you 30 minutes of alternative news reporting from the Pacifica Network on Free Speech Radio News.

6:30 it's Life is a Killer with Johnny Analog, Moving through the blues Diaspora featuring an eclectic mix of porch country blues and big city electric blues to jazz, R&B and soul.

at 8:00 Lord Lewis presents: the Rumpus Room for 90 minutes of schorching vintage and contemporary heavy funk, soul, club jazz, reggae, ska, afro and Latin dance floor grooves.

At 9:30 Tom Gatzen presents a 2 hr weekly does of loud and heavy music on Aaargh!!

From 11:30 - 1:00 Anvil Isle presents a musical monsoon of alternative rock, blues, dream, funk, hard rock, indie, punk, reggae, surf, and world music inviting you to bury your feet in the sand and hear the waves come crashing through your speakers.

From 1-3:00 Psychedelic Rick presents the late night Summer Concert Series featuring live concerts in their full glory. For tonight’s concert, Rick presents: the late great Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble recorded in the summer of 2004.

From 3-4am Maximum Rock and Roll Radio features an hour of international loud rock and punk.

The BBC World News Service kicks on at 4AM and we begin tomorrow's broadcast at 5am with Morning Edition from NPR.

If you tune in to WESU for information and music that you can’t find elsewhere, then we are counting on you to help support the service you depend on.

Please take a moment to make a donation of any size online at www.wesufm.org, every dollar counts and we need to hear from you.

Thanks for listening and stay tuned for an hour of commercial free jazz with Charles Henry.

Friday, June 1, 2012

Friday 6-1-12 Jive

Good afternoon. It's Friday, June 1st, and this is the Jive at Five, WESU's Daily community calendar and run down of night time programming here on 88.1 FM WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and local public affairs by day and the best in free-form community programming week nights and weekends. I'm Stephan Allison, host of River Valley Rhythms heard Thursdays at 4 pm here at WESU. Thanks for tuning in.

For the latest in local arts and entertainment anytime you're not hearing it on our Jive, go to arts2GO.org – the City’s website for what’s going on and what’s to do with a highlight on the arts in Middletown. That's arts2GO.org

Here's a rundown of some of what’s happening in our area:

Tonight here in Middletown, The Buttonwood Tree presents Cece & Ruth and the Birch Creek Band for a night of harmony, history & humor: in a program featuring Celtic & American ballads. Saturday night Katie Pearlman and Cathy Kreger will perform music from their new CDs at The Buttonwood. Katie Pearlman's new “Girls Like Us” is a concept album of songs about women, based on true stories from the book Note to Self, by Andrea Buchanan. On Sundays Food not Bombs shares food in front of The Buttonwood Tree at 1 pm. All are welcome and invited to partake, and help prepare the food at 11:30 am at First Church on Court Street in Middletown. Learn more about Buttonwood Tree events at www.buttonwood.org

Tonight down in New Haven Café Nine WNHU's "T in the Afternoon" presents The Inaugural Underground Music Experience", featuring performances by Fifth Nation, Gabriel Brunot, Political Animals, Joey Ruckus, Denise Artista Conquistadora, and WhiteCheddar. Saturday’s Afternoon Jazz Jam at Café Nine will be hosted by the Mike Coppola Trio this week. Saturday Night Manic Productions presents Marissa Nadler; Faces on Film; and Lys Guillorn. Sunday brings Roxy Perry’s Roadhouse Jam to The Nine. More can be found online at cafenine.com

Tonight in Hartford, Dub Apocalypse takes the Sully’s Pub stage. Saturday Night Sully’s presents Hearts and Thieves w/All in Blind. More can be found online at sullyspub.com

Tonight, at Toads Place in New Haven Victor Wooten performs. The B. Willie Smith Band and The Cobalt Rhythm Kings perform at Toads on Saturday night. Sunday there is a fundraising event called “Friends of Freddy B”. More can be found online at toadsplace.com

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays a free show at Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den tonight at 8pm. For more information, go to mohegansun.com

The Russell Knitters are an enthusiastic group of knitters who are willing to share ideas and expertise. They invite you to join them this Saturday at 11am at the Russell Library. No registration is required. Check out russelllibrary.org for all the details.

The Middletown Symphonic Band presents their Annual Spring Concert at South Congregational Church on Pleasant St in Middletown Saturday afternoon at 2pm.

Saturday evening at 7pm, Artists for World Peace present their third International Celebration of Peace, “Dance for Peace” at The Charter Oak Cultural Center, in Hartford. Dance for Peace will feature dancers and musicians from seven New York, Canadian, and Connecticut dance companies, plus an artisan marketplace and hors d'oeuvres. Proceeds will buy a corn grinding machine for a community group in Tanzania to feed hundreds of people and provide income to an orphanage center. Tickets and info online at artistsforworldpeace.org

Here in Middletown Saturday evening at 8pm, The Mattabasset Canoe club presents an evening of traditional and contemporary Irish folk music featuring Mick O’Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Shamen O'Reilly) at 8pm.

Livingston Taylor performs Saturday at First Congregational Church of Madison. Tickets and info can be found at fccmadison.org/music

The Higher Ground Coffee House at 70 Main Street, East Hampton has their weekly open mic starting at 8PM. Saturday evening at Higher Grounds it's local live music.

Now, here’s what’s happening in the world of Cinema off the beaten path here in Central CT.

“Small, Beautifully Moving Parts" opens this evening at Real Art Ways in Hartford as their early show. This film follows a pregnant technophile who’s uncertainties about motherhood trigger an impulsive road trip to the source of her anxiety: her long-estranged mother living far away and off-the-grid. Real Art Ways is also showing the new documentary film "Marley" from Academy Award winning director Kevin Macdonald. “Marley” celebrates the life and work of visionary performer and world icon Bob Marley. It's the later of the two shows. More can be found online at realartways.org

Cinestudio, The Trinity College Cinema in Hartford presents the 9 day 25^th Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival beginning this evening and running through Saturday, June 9. Check the web at cinestudio.org for the complete schedule.

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And now let’s take a look at tonight’s programming on WESU.

Right after the Jive At Five from 5:05 to 6:00pm it’s  The Brittle Diameter  w/Josh Sharp -  A varied blend of brand new and time honored independent music, presented in a mixtape aesthetic. Continuity and cohesion are the watchwords here.

From 6:00 to 6:30pm  it’s Free Speech Radio News from The Pacifica Network - An independently produced half hour daily national and international radio news program focusing on peace and social justice issues in the US and around the world. FSRN is collectively run by its workers and reporters.

At 6:30, until 8pm we have the Universal Sound Wave with Sistah Tee - Informing listeners about local and global issues with health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips, featuring a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues.

Next up until 10pm, we take it  From the Otherside with  Rok-A-Dee - The Voice of Hartford, featuring local artists from Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Spotlighting Caribbean R & B, Soca and international music.

From 10 until Midnight, take in  the sounds of Rumba en el Patio  with Michael - Classic Salsa for the dancers, Afro-Latin Big Band for the discerning ear. Join us as we adventure through the history of Musica Latina!

At Midnight until 1:30am Saturday it’s  N.E. Tempo with  DJ Berk - Serious turntablism - Dubstep, DnB, techno, ragga jungle, breakbeats mixed live.

At 1:30am we go  In the Master Bedroom, Under the Bed with  Dope Dave  until 3am - Celebrating conscious hip-hop and its offshoots & influences. Acrobatic emcees and down-tempo poets mix it up over varied oceans of sound.

At 3, to 4am it's the Bassment Beats with DJ Lokash – the Real Hip-Hop is over here.

Then, we bring you  Sing Out!  from 4 to 5am, on a mission to preserve and support the cultural diversity and heritage of all traditional and contemporary folk musics, and to encourage making folk music a part of our everyday lives.

And we bring in the daylight from 5:00 to 6:00am with the  BBC World News  - a daily News roundup from the British Broadcasting Corporation

And staying on the other side of the big pond, from 6:00 to 7:00am it’s  the Celtic Café  - Traditional and contemporary music with a Celtic connection.

And now that the coffee’s hot enjoy Caffe Italia from 7:00 to 8:00am  with Francesco Fiumara  - A weekly roundup of news, music and memories from Italy.

That’s all for today’s Jive At Five, tune in each and every weekday at 4:55 pm to hear about what’s going on in the community and on the air right here at 88.1 FM WESU, a community service of Wesleyan University since 1939.

The Music behind today’s Jive At Five is from Kevin Norton’s Metaphor Quartet, a CD entitled Not Only In That Golden Tree . . . featuring (the late) Wilber Morris, Masahiko Kono, Hitomi Tono’Oka and Kevin Norton, the selection “not drunk, but stunned” and it’s out on clean feed records.

If you didn’t get a chance to write down some information for an event mentioned in our jive at five –we’ve published the script for today’s jive online at jiveat5.blogspot.com

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