Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Tuesday 11-26-19 Jive


Good evening, it's Tuesday, November 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.

I'm Ben Michael, Thanks for tuning in!

Here's some of what's happening in our area this week:

In Middletown, The Wesleyan RJ Julia bookstore holds an Open Mic Night, tonight. Saturday evening it’s their monthly Philosophy Night. Kids’ events continue this week including a special Story Time with Janet Lawler. There’s a Teen NaNoWri Mo session on Wednesday at 6 pm. www.wesleyanrjjulia.com

Tonight at 6pm in Middletown, The Russell Library Job and Career Center sponsors Diane Lang’s workshop, “Stop Beating Yourself Up and Take Action.” Scrabble Wednesday is on the books before the holiday as well. On Saturday morning, Councilman Phil Pessina presents a read-aloud of “The Polar Express.” Consult the website calendar for more events, including sessions for those who are home-insecure, geared to patrons of all ages. www.russelllibrary.org

In New Haven, at Café Nine, tonight and tomorrow bring the return of Dean Falcone’s annual Vomitorium #23. Friday’s Happy Hour features the Harris Brothers Balkan Band, followed by a 10-year reunion show with Colvin, Over the Line, and Bad Lieutenants. Saturday’s afternoon Jazz Jam session is with Billy Cofrances, and Saturday evening its Shake ‘N’ Vibrate with DJ B the T Jr. You can catch Eric Nassau, Keith Carini, and George Morgio at the Café Nine Sunday Buzz Matinée, and they round out the holiday weekend with the Mark Dipino Band, Hi-Fi Radio, and Cody Bondra on stage Sunday night. www.cafenine.com


Tonight, The State House in New Haven hosts a Jam Session with Paul Bryant Hudson and Jeremiah Fuller. There’s a Homecoming Back Room Party on Wednesday with Dooley-O spinning hip-hop, funk, and more. Gypsy rock, circus punk and more take the stage on Friday with the return of Bella’s Bartok, performing along with Sean Henry at The State House. On Saturday, Creamery Station, the John Spignesi Band, and Friends of a Feather take the stage. They’re offering a Canadian hardcore matinée on Sunday with No Warning, Year of the Knife, Blind Justice, and more. www.statehousepresents.com

Up in Hartford at Black-Eyed Sally’s, Michael Palin’s Other Orchestra brings you jazz, R&B, soul classics, and more on Tuesday nights. Wednesday’s Community Blues Jam is hosted by Tim McDonald. Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez return with rock and soul on Friday, and on Saturday it’s R&B, rock, soul and more with Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood. On Sunday they bring you Southern Fried Sass, a Drag Brunch Eggsperience with Nedra Belle. http://www.blackeyedsallys.com/

Infinity Hall Hartford brings you blues and rock on Wednesday with Jeff Pevar and Scott Murawski’s “Guitarness.” You can hear more of the same on Friday with Quinn Sullivan, and on Saturday Beau Bolero takes the stage with their Steely Dan tribute. Infinity Norfolk brings you the Lespecial trio on Wednesday with two sets: acoustic and electric. They’re hosting a Thanksgiving Buffet on Thursday, and on Saturday you can catch Tusk: A Fleetwood Mac Experience. Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton is in the house on Sunday with Americana, folk, and more. www.infinityhall.com

Toad’s Place presents an Emo Night Thanksgiving Bash on Wednesday with Hunter Moran and Tom Cat. It’s their 10th anniversary Black Friday show this week with Jarren Benton, Lock Smith, Spose, and Mike Squires. Spring Heeled Jack USA is in the house Saturday to celebrate the 21st anniversary of “Song from Surburbia,” appearing with Pilfers, Tip the Van, and The Scotch Bonneets . www.toadsplace.com

Cherry Street Station in Wallingford brings you Bloodshot Hooligans and The Screw-Ups on Wednesday, Balkun on Saturday and Carried by Vi, Dirt, Soldiers of Solace, and Diabiolis on Sunday. www.facebook.com/CherryStreetStation/

Friday at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, you can catch Amsterdam’s Saskia Laroo and her jam group celebrating their new record release, “Trumpets Around the World.” The Aligned with Source Workshop is on for Saturday morning, and Saturday evening it’s Americana and folk with singer/songwriters Lisa Bastoni and Naomi Sommers. On Sunday afternoon, John Basinger presents Book XII (12) of Milton’s Paradise Lost, and in the evening the Slambovian Underground is in the house to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Buttonwood’s founding. www.buttonwood.org

Manic Presents brings Vintage Trouble and Hollis Brown to the Space Ballroom in Hamden, on Friday, and on Sunday you can catch Presence CT with their Led Zeppelin tribute. www.manicpresents.com


There’s a Kizomba Public Dance Session at Union Station in Hartford tonight, and the Hartford Jazz Orchestra is at the Arch Street Tavern. You can chat about your art or technology projects and take a tour at the Make Hartford Open House on Wednesday evening. It’s Karaoke Night at The Russell on Wednesday. The Wadsworth Atheneum opens their 46th annual Festival of Trees & Traditions on Friday morning where you can view specially decorated trees, purchase a tree or wreath, and shop for holiday items, with proceeds benefitting museum programs. Winterfest Hartford also opens Friday morning at Bushnell Park where you can skate for free seven days a week. The Hanging Hills Brewing Company sponsors a Barrelled and Dark Bear Festival Friday evening, and the Nick Di Maria Quartet will be in the house. The Mark Twain House continues Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours over the weekend, and Sensual Salsa Saturdays takes place at the Red Rock Tavern. The Arch Street Tavern hosts Lespecial with Tales of Joy on Saturday evening as well, and on Sunday afternoon you can enjoy a Victorian Holiday Tea at the Isham-Terry House. Details on these and more at www.hartford.com/events/


The Middletown Arts & Culture Office announces that the Wesleyan Potters 64th annual exhibit and sale opens Friday and features live music by the Sawtelles. A portion of proceeds will benefit the work of Gilead Community Services.  The City of Middletown 34th annual Holiday on Main Street series of events starts on Friday and Saturday with tree lightings, wagon rides, free photos with Santa, and more. Their website is www.holidayonmain.com. And remember that you can drop off new, unwrapped toys at the Recreation Division office for the 68th annual Bernie O’Rourke/Detroit Hunter Christmas Toy Drive, and also learn about how to apply for the program. Details on all this and more at www.facebook.com/CityArtsOffice/


The Middletown Recreation Division hosts a guided nature walk at Highlawn Forest on Sunday at 10 am. E-mail Beth@HealingNatureCT.com for details and registration.

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

Hartford’s Real Art Ways is showing “Parasite,” a pitch-black modern Korean fairytale, “Pain and Glory,” about a film director’s reencounters in his declining years, and “Downton Abbey,” the movie version, through Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, they open “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s epic saga of organized crime in post-war America. Details and screening times at www.realartways.org

Trinity College’s Cinestudio continues their run of “The Lighthouse,” about two men operating an isolated lighthouse in the 19th century, through Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, they open the “The Irishman.” Sunday’s National Theatre Live matinée is Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter,” and in the evening they open “Pain and Glory.” 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, stay tuned for Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat from 5:05-6pm.

From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog, Wonderland has a place for it. 

From 6-8pm Bill Revill brings us Acoustic Blender. On tonight’s program, Bill welcomes a live call-in interview with Singer Claudia Schmidt. Bill will also keep a thanksgiving tradition alive by playing Arlo Guthrie’s famed classic Alice’s Restaurant in its entirety on tonight’s program.

From 8-9 pm stay tuned for an hour of live and local arts and culture with J-Cherry on Voice of the City!

at 9pm, stay tuned for (1,3,5) Femme Gems and Jams with DJ Stevie Hick, spotlighting biographies of lesser known historical female figures by curating mixtape that she might jam to.

from 10-11pm (1, 3, 5) take a Road Trip to a different city each episode, with DJ G and DJ Vix, who cover new and rising artists all from the same hometown. No gas money required.

at 11pm Not Ur Mom’s Tunes with DJ Amoroso and DJ MT SPEN invite you join them for a plunge into a guest’s first musical influence: their mom. with new moms covered each week!

from midnight-1am What’s Goin’ On? with DJ Sam offers a deep dive into the career and their music of artists with songs that have under 1,000,000 plays.  

at 1 Passing Thru with DJ Slimbo Clean take a musical investigation into the spaces we inhabit and the ways we move through them-- down the street, across the country, and beyond

from 2-3am Louisiana Barn Dance brings us an hour of rootin tooting Cajun and roots country sounds from Louisiana.

at 3am third shift listeners can catch an encore presentation of our noontime broadcast of Democracy Now!

At 4am we kick of four daytime public affairs block with BBC World Report followed by morning edition from NPR.

Stay tuned each weekday, for the area’s most diverse mix of public affairs from Pacifica, NPR, and independent sources.

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 Middletown, one of the nation’s first student owned and operated radio stations, celebrating 80 years of community service in 2019!


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