Thursday, September 26, 2019

Fri, 9-27 Jive

Good evening, it's Friday, September 27th. 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.

Here in Middletown. Tomorrow, the Russell Library hosts Yoga in the Hubbard Room. Details at www.russelllibrary.org

This evening, The Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore in Middletown has Russian author Yuz Aleshkovsky speaking with Duffield White and Susanne Fusso about his novels, “Nikolai Nikolaevich” and “Camouflage.” It’s the monthly Philosophy Night tomorrow and on Sunday afternoon they host a session of the Well-Read Black Girl Book Club to discuss “Dear Haiti, Love Alaine.” www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight, the 5pm Live music happy Hour set features Eric Lapenna. And tonight's main event features Richard Barone and Glenn Mercer, appearing with Dan Greene. Café Nine’s weekly Saturday afternoon Jazz Jam session is with the George Baker Band, and the Saturday night late show headlines Akello Jackie & Knobe Band, performing with the Southwind Social Club. The Café nine Sunday Buzz Matinée features the Balkun Brothers, and they round out the weekend Jesse Dayton, Mike Stinson, and the Nathaniel Hintz Trio for their Sunday evening show. http://www.cafenine.com/  

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, tonight, you can catch trombone with a conga beat  with Trombeatz: A Caribbean Thing, and its Neal Vitullo & The Vipers tomorrow. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/ 


Tonight The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown presents the Ebin-Rose Trio and Local Honey .The Aligned with Source Workshop for Self-Awareness happens tomorrow morning at TH Buttonwood, and there’s a Youth and Teens Watercolor painting Class tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow evening, you can enjoy acoustic American folk-rock and pop by The Kennedys. You are invited you to view the September Art exhibit featuring, The Marine Mammal Art of Don Sineti. www.buttonwood.org


Tonight, Manic Presents brings Brian Wilson and The Zombies: Something Great From '68 Tour to The Palace Theater in Waterbury.  And at The College St Music Hall tonight, Nahko and Medicine for The People takes the stage along with Ayla Nereo. and tomorrow, Built to Spill take the College St stage. At The Space Ballroom tonight, you can catch Man Man with GRLwood and tomorrow at the Ballroom there’s a night of laughs with Matt Braunger and Dave Hintz.  www.manicpresents.com

Tonight, Infinity Hartford offers alternative rock with The Samples, and on Sunday they host singer/songwriter Howie Day. At Infinity Norfolk tonight there's blues, jazz, and more with Duke Robillard. Enjoy a folk concert tomorrow with Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, and Friends, and on Sunday, they bring you jazz with Sammy Miller & The Congregation. www.infinityhall.com


The Nick Di Maria Quartet will be at the Hanging Hills Brewing Company this evening. And Trinity College hosts the 23rd Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford this weekend. There’s an Oktoberfest event at the Bushnell Beer Garden tomorrow afternoon, and it’s Sensual Salsa Saturday in the evening at the Red Rock Tavern. View the fan collection Sunday afternoon at the Isham-Terry House when they host a Downton Abbey Tea. www.hartford.com/events/

Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts has pianist Paul Orgel performing music From Bach to Bruce tomorrow at 8 pm at Wesleyan’s Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

The Statehouse in New Haven presents a Local Indie Showcase Night tonight with Jared Knapik, Jenny Geniuss, and Two Headed Girl. Tomorrow at The Statehouse you can catch Home Body, Bitchin Bajas, and Landing. www.statehousepresents.com

The Middletown Arts & Culture Office reminds you that The Brandon Terzakis Trio performs at Conspiracy tonight, and it’s EMO Night CT at the Mezzo Grille. www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/

 It’s “EMO Night Brooklyn” on Friday at Toad's Place. www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford hosts the Buster New England Tour 2019 tonight with Bullet Society, Devolve CT, VRSA, and more. Tomorrow, it’s Warcockapalooza V with Values, Archaic Decapitator, Stagger, Apostasy, and much 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 “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles,” a documentary about the legacy of “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” a celebration of the iconic vocal artist; as well as “Say Amen, Somebody,” a documentary about the world of gospel music.  Also, tonight Real Art Ways opens a run of Brittany Runs a mile, about a 20 something New Yorker forced to come to terms with aging and health.  Upcoming openings include “Downton Abbey,” “Midnight Traveler, and “Monos.” Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Tonight, Trinity College’s Cinestudio in Hartford  presents “Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood,” a film about the turbulent ‘60’s. Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinée is “One Man, Two Guvnors,” a tribute to British comedy, and in the evening they open a run of “Aquaréla,” a celebration of the beauty and power of water. Full details at http://www.cinestudio.org

Here's a rundown of tonight’s lineup here on WESU 88.1 FM Middletown as we work our way through our, brand new fall season:

From 5:05-6:30pm stay tuned for Wild Wild Live! with DJ Celiac and DJ Opal. That Wesleyan music scene.

At 6:30 Middletown Youth Radio Project is a 30 minute weekly radio program featuring the thoughts, voices, creativity and talent of the kids in the WESU neighborhood.
Next, from 7-8:30pm Universal Sound Wave with Sista Queen T offers a wide range of music including African, reggae, gospel, R&B, Latin, and blues. In addition, she features health, nutrition, and stress reduction tips.

at 8:30  Grand Central Station with DJ Jenny Doll invites 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.

From 10-11pm Loxion Music Mix Show with M-Point brings listeners a showcase of the newest and best of Southern African Electronica dance music.

at 11pm stay tuned for Mentaltown with The Ultimate Emcee El Vee for a dose of unsigned Local Hip Hop.

at Midnight,  Permanent Collection with Chris offers an hour of Non-toxic creative radio.
From 1:30-3am, OVERDRIVE with Clarence and Shantay Scott bring a mix of contemporary and traditional urban gospel music.

From 3-5am, Back Down the Bayou with Bill Boelens presents an eclectic Louisiana and roots music show from the Banana Plantation in Baton Rouge.

And finally, from 5-6am the BBC World Report offers International news coverage.
That's all for today's Jive at Five. Join us weekdays at 4:55 for a daily rundown of area happenings and rundown of evening programming on WESU Middletown!
Thanx for listening. Now, stay tuned for Wild Wild Live, up next!

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