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Culture Crawl 351 “Just a Couple of Loud Talkers”
Eric Hansen, radio personality at KZIA and board member with the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA), brings his radio voice to the Culture Crawl to talk about the upcoming ICCA Members Mixer on May 23. He also mentions a few of the many cool events going on over the next week. See hundreds of events …
Celebrating Our Donors
KCCK celebrated our most generous and faithful donors at a special dinner held May 16 at the KCCK studios. We recognized those who have donated for 20, 25, and 30 consecutive years. Special recognition went to the members of the KCCK “Future Fund,” who have remembered KCCK in their will or estate plan. They each …
Culture Crawl 350 “Just Without The Bridges”
Revival Theatre Company presents the musical “The Bridges of Madison County,” May 31- June 2. Director Brian Glick and Christina Farrell, who plays Francesca, talk about the unique solution the production has to staging this show, in which the Iowa countryside and the titular bridges near Winterset play such an important part, in the round …
Culture Crawl 349 “Kept Me From Getting Stuffed Into Lockers”
Orchestra Iowa brings the Beatles to life in a way that never happened during the years the Fab Four was actually together in “Classical Mystery Tour,” May 19. The Beatles never performed live with an orchestra, even though many of their most famous songs, like “Penny Lane,” “A Day in the Live,” and many others, …
Culture Crawl 348 “Not Dead Yet”
The History Center presents the latest in its “Famous Last Words” series, a roast that takes the form of the eulogy at a mock funeral of the roast-ee. On June 2, Dale Todd, Cedar Rapids City Council member and Linn County’s best-known Springsteen is the subject. History Center director Jason Wright promises a hilarious night, …
Culture Crawl 347 “No Lawn Chairs on the Tower Crane”
Construction in the Ped Mall this summer has forced the Friday Night Concert Series to move to Iowa Avenue, so don’t be alarmed if you are heading to your traditional spot, and there’s a giant earth-moving vehicle in the way. As usual, the series begins with a twin bill featuring the City and West High …
KCCK Job Opening – Office Manager
May 1, 2018 KCCK-FM, the award-winning jazz radio station licensed to Kirkwood Community College, has a rare opening for an Office Manager. This person will coordinate the traffic, billing and bookkeeping functions of the radio station. This individual will assist in managing the donor database, and be an important part of the leadership team of …
Culture Crawl 346 “The Crème de Menthe Variation”
No rest for Orchestra Iowa, as they follow up the recent Emanuel Ax residency with a concert featuring another pianist, Van Cliburn silver medalist Joyce Yang, playing a Rachmaninoff piece dubbed “The Crème de Menthe Variation.” You’ll have to watch to learn why! It’s a full program of Russian music (Tim dubs it “Putin Palooza”), …