Good evening, it’s Friday, October 12th. 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 tuning in!
Here's a rundown of some of what's happening in and around our listening area throughout the weekend:
Right here in Middletown, The Friends of
Russell Library Booksale offers an opportunity to support the library and pick
up a few new books in the process and they are open until 6pm this eve! The
sale continues Saturday from 9am-2pm, and Sunday from 1pm-5pm, www.russelllibrary.org
Here in Middletown, Wesleyan University's
Center for the Arts has been hosting their 42nd annual Navaratri Festival of
Indian Music and Dance this. The festival continues this evening when Vocalist
and Adjunct Associate Professor of Music B. Bala-subrahn-maniyan takes the
Crowell Concert Hall stage at 8:00pm for a concert of the Vocal Music of South
India accompanied by percussion and violin. Saturday night, Gayathri
Venka-tarag-havan performs at the Crowell Concert Hall at 8pm as a part of the
Navaratri Festival, with the Hindu Ceremony Saraswati Puja led by A.V.
Srini-vasan at the World Music Hall at 11am on Sunday morning. Sunday at 3pm, dancer,
Mythili Prakash comes to the Crowell Concert Hall to make her Connecticut debut.www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Tonight at 8pm, The Buttonwood Tree presents
the Shaman Wisdom Group. On Saturday mornings, The Buttonwood Tree hosts
Aligned With Source: A Personal Development Workshop at 10:30am. There’s a
Fundraiser for the Connecticut based non-profit organization Cat Tales Saturday
evening at The Buttonwood. On Sunday, the buttonwood tree invites storytellers
to participate in the Near and Far Storytelling workshop. www.buttonwood.org
In New Haven tonight, right about
now, Café Nine’s Weekly Wind Down Happy
Hour features Laura Dowding for a 5pm set. Later tonight night, The Black
Lillies perform with the Meadows Brothers at The Nine. On Saturday, Café Nine
hosts a free Jazz Jam Session with Gary Grippo and Friends in the afternoon.
Saturday night Go Kat Go! And Café Nine co-present Southern culture on the
skids with the woolly bushmen On Sunday, The Sunday Buzz Matinee From Cygnus
Radio rounds out the week with the Mario Pavone Vertical Quintet, followed by a
show from Lighthouse on Sunday night. http://www.cafenine.com/
Up in Hartford tonight, Eliza Neals and
the Narcotics take the Black Eyed Sally's stage and Saturday Evening, you can
catch the George T. Gregory Band, and Jam For Jimmy – a Musical Tribute to sax
master Jimmy Biggins on Sunday.www.blackeyedsallys.com/
At Toad’s
Place in New Haven, tonight, Atmosphere plays with deM atlas, The Lioness, and DJ
Keezy. www.toadsplace.com/
Tonight, Manic Presents has SuicideGirls:Blackheart Burlesque performing
at the college street music hall stage tonight. Titus Andronicus and Summer
Cannibals will be at the Space Ballroom tonight. Saturday night the TTNG:
Animals 10th Anniversary Tour will appear at The Space Ballroom
along with Prince Daddy & The Hyena and The Kraken Quartet on Saturday
evening. www.manicpresents.com
Infinity Hall in Hartford presents Tommy
Emmanuel tonight. Saturday night at Infinity Hartford, Jonathan Edwards takes
the stage. Infinity Norfolk hosts the Blues Caravan 2018 with Mike Zito, Ally
Venable and Bernard Allison tonight. Saturday at Infinity Norfolk it’s more
blues with Jeff Pitchell’s Legends featuring Michael Allman and More. Sunday,
Infinity Norfolk hosts Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers, followed by Acoustic
Alchemy.www.infinityhall.com
Lyman Orchards, collaborating with Arthur
Murray Dance Centers, invites you to learn to dance at the Corn Maze this Saturday at
11am. On October 13 and 14 the Connecticut Gilbert &; Sullivan Society will
bring to the stage everyone’s favorite comic opera, The Mikado, playing at the
modern Valley Regional Performing Arts Center in Deep River, Connecticut.
Artists for World Peace hosts their second
Interfaith Dialogue of a Trilogy, this Sunday from 2-5pm in the
DeKoven House Community Room, here in Middletown. The event includes speakers
from different faiths as well as a Peace Wall consisting of hundreds of
canvases supporting the current Native Eyes project.
Last but not Least, this Sunday brings the WESU Fall 2018 Community record fair to Wesleyans' Fayerweather Beckham Hall. This annual event features dozens of vendors selling records, cassettes, CDs, T-shirts, and other music memorabilia. As always, The WESU Record fair is free and open to the public from 11am to 4pm with an opportunity for early-birds to beat the crowd from 10-11am for a $5 admission. www.wesufmorg
Now, here's a rundown of cinema off the
beaten track in Central Connecticut:
Real Art Ways continues its run of
“Museo,” about a museum heist in Mexico City, and ““Pick of The Litter,” an IFC
documentary following a litter of puppies from the moment they’re born and
begin their quest to become guide dogs for the blind.
Opening tonight at Real Art Ways in
Hartford is: 306 Hollywood – a magical realist documentary of two siblings who
undertake an archaeological excavation of their late grandmother’s house. www.realartways.org
Tonight, Trinity College's Cinestudio opens
a run of The Puzzle, a
closely observed portrait of Agnes, who has reached her early 40s without ever
venturing far from home, things begin to change in a quietly dramatic fashion
when Agnes receives a jigsaw puzzle as a birthday gift and experiences the
heady thrill of not only doing something she enjoys, but being very, very good
at it. 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
Wild Wild Live! With Babe and Beth. That Wesleyan music scene.
At
6:30, it’s the Middletown Youth Radio Project, a weekly radio program featuring
the thoughts, voices, creativity, and talent of the kids in the WESU
neighborhood.
from
7-8:30 it’s the Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T – a wide range of music
including African, reggae, gospel, r&b, latin, and blues. Plus health,
nutrition, and stress reduction tips.
8:30-10
features Permanent Collection with Chris. My own collection; rescued from the
trash and plucked from the web.
Until
11:30, DJ Cocomotion and the Music Mixologist present Strictly Off the Head. A
live mixshow done on the fly or freestyle, no pre planned playlist mixes or
blends. R&B, old school, hip hop, rap, and house.
from
11:30-12:30 it’s an A and a B with DJ N. Every band has its hits – and a
multitude of unknown, hidden gems. Songs played per band (70s-2000s rock) seek
to highlight this dichotomy.
From
12:30 -3 we have OVERDRIVE with Clarence and Shantay Scott. Praising God with
the best urban contemporary, hip hop, and traditional gospel music on the
planet!
Rounding
out the night from 3-5 am it’s Louisiana Barn dance with classic country,
western swing, hillbilly, rockabilly, and Americana music.
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!
Thanks
for listening. Now stay tuned for Wild Wild Live! With Babe and Beth next.
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