Friday 10-26-18 Jive

Good evening, it’s Friday, October 26th. 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.

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Now here’s some of what’s happening in and around our area this week:

This evening brings THE HEMPSTEADYS' HALLOWEEN show to Café Nine where they will be PLAYING THE HITS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN with Cenzo and Dagwood for a night of punk rock and roll. Saturday’s Jazz Jam Session is with George Baker. Saturday night’s main event features Goodnight Blue Moon performing a special Halloween set. The Sunday Buzz Matinee features country twang from Ray Scott wit Pat Stone and tHe Dirty Boots and The Nine rounds out the weekend Sunday night with a performance by Clark Beckham and Jim Wolf. http://www.cafenine.com/   

Tonight at Toad’s Place, there’s a Halloween Glow party with 2 rooms and 7 DJs. There’s another Sat night dance party at Toads and Sunday you can catch the return of The Decedents to the Toad’s place stage along with Teen Bottle Rocket and “Ruth Ruth”  www.toadsplace.com

Up in Hartford, Black-Eyed Sally’s hosts The Blues Project tonight, and Saturday brings an opportunity to catch Avenue Groove. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com

At the Russell Library in Middletown, Saturday afternoon at 1:30 Resonant Motion offers Jazz up close: Ike Sturm. Ike is a bandleader, composer and recording artist and he is the jazz director at Saint Peter's Church in NYC. Joining him will be guitarist Jesse Lewis and vibraphonist Chris Dingman. www.russelllibrary.org

At the Space Ballroom in Hamden tonight, they’ve got Gratefully yours at the Ballroom and Saturday night you can catch the Beach Avenue reunion show. Sunday Manic present comedy at the Ballroom with Hari Konadabolu and Carmen Lagala. At The College St Music Hall, Saturday night you can catch Wavves, Beach Fossils, and Kevin Krauter. Sunday Manic Presents Hippo Campus along with The Districts at College St.  www.manicpresents.com

Phil Vassar takes the Infintiy Hall Hartford Stage this evening and Saturday you can catch Quinn Sullivan, a young blues man mentored by some living legends.  Samantha Fish takes the Infinity Norfolk stage tonight. You can catch Gaelic Storm at Infinity Norfolk on Saturday and Sunday brings Flamenco Guitar master Ottmar Leibert and Luna Negara 5 to Norfolk. www.infinityhall.com

Back in Middletown tonight, The Rock Comedy group, the Coconuts return to the Buttonwood stage. Saturday night, Al Copley – Jazz Pianist, arranger, and co-founder of “Roomful of Blues” – the renowned Grammy nominated American jump band, brings his solo act to the The Buttonwood Tree.  www.buttonwood.org

The Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown presents the Adventurous string quartet ETHEL, teaming with GRAMMY Award-winning Taos Pueblo flutist and Native American instrument maker Robert Mirabal this evening to present The River. Also on Friday  night at the CFA: Visiting Assistant Professors Julie Mulvihill and Joya Powell present Wrapped in Us, an evening of multidisciplinary, visceral, risk-taking and performance, with a second showing on Saturday at 7pm.    www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

Cherry Street Station offers more heavy duty rock and roll this week: Saturday brings the 10th Annual IG!Fits Hallowen show with special guests. Details at www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation

On Saturday The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown offers Kids family story time at 10:30 am. Saturday night is Philosophy night with an event starting at 6pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central Connecticut:

Tonight, Real Art Ways will screen five films: including: Liyana, an animated film about an original African tale created by orphaned children in Swaziland, and Sadie, a story about a teenager who uses war strategies to sabotage her mother's relationship with a new man while her father is away serving in the military. Also screening tonight is The Great Buster: A celebration, a documentary exploring the legendary life and career of actor, filmmaker and comic genius Buster Keaton, Monrovia Indiana, a documentary about the town of the same name in the American Midwest, and The Wife - a film crossing decades to tell the story of married writers Joe and Joan Castleman, beginning right as Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his work.  Details and screening times at www.realartways.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 feature Grand Central Station (1.3.5) with DJ Jeny Doll – travel back in time to the 1940s and 50s with a swinging upbeat show filled with big band jazz, swing, and rockabilly, and some new releases.

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!

Now stay tuend for Wild! Wild! Live! with Beth and Babe up next!