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Culture Crawl 276 “Lifetime Learner”
Beverly Winkie’s husband Wallace spent his life pursuing knowledge and sharing that knowledge with his students, family and friends. His students memorialized his 20 years as a Drivers Ed instructor in a book called “Park It.” In his memory, the Wallace Winkie Foundation has created the Lifetime Learner Hall of Fame, honoring someone each year …
Culture Crawl 275 “May The Funk Be With You”
Dennis and Ken Duncan of The Funk Daddies reminisce about the music scene in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids over the past several decades, conjuring up memories of groups like Kabala and Akasha, and clubs including Maxwell’s and Polly’s Penthouse, on the way to talking about Funk Daddies and their show Aug. 16 at KCCK’s …
Culture Crawl 374 “Does It Sound Like We’re Married?”
Marquetta Senters and David Combs play the parents of a heart transplant donor in “Tin Woman,” running through August 26that the Old Creamery Theatre. The play shows how the family of the donor and the recipient of the heart come together, and what that encounter means to them. Full of both humor and drama, Old …
Culture Crawl 373: If You Audition, I’ll Order Pizza
Audio only this week, but you won’t want to miss our entertaining conversation with Corridor Blues Great Kevin Burt, who has only taken 20 years to become an overnight success. One of Iowa’s leading bluesman for years, the rest of the world learned of his prowess when he won the International Blues Challenge in Memphis …
We Remember John Shultz
We are saddened to learn of the passing of a great musician and friend, John Shultz. Music fans knew John as one of the region’s top keyboard players, in groups like The Beaker Brothers Band, The Moe Band, Big Fun, and his own John Shultz Organization. His final public performance was in March 2018 with …
Culture Crawl 372 “It Takes a (Czech) Village
The 2nd annual Czech Village Blues takes over the Lions Bridge in the historic Cedar Rapids neighborhood August 11th. Greg West and Michelle Churchill Bell tell Dennis Green that headliners include Bernard Allison, Vanja Sky, and Mike Zito, touring as the Ruf Records Blues Caravan. Also performing are Iowa based groups Shane Johnson’s Blue Train …
Culture Crawl 371 “Paul’s Leg Warmers and Headband”
We begin a special Culture Crawl series this week featuring the artists performing at KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars. First up are Gail and Paul Williams of “The Jazz Standard,” a new name for this group of musicians who have performed at Ramsey’s in Marion, First Friday Jazz, and around the community. Also in the …
Culture Crawl 370 “Definitely the Aquarium”
Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre Company – RHCR Theatre presents “Closer” Aug. 4-11. RHCR Artistic Director Kerry Covington steps into the four-person cast in this story of love and betrayal, and says there is a lot of room for the actors to interpret the characters. Katie Starks directs the show, and says that there …