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Culture Crawl 875 “No Melody on the Lead Sheet”
Blake Shaw directs the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and CR Jazz in their first concert of the season. Special guest is Mike Giles, director of the jazz program at Iowa State. Each director talks a little about their school’s program as well as their plans for the Nov. 11 Kirkwood concert. Mike listens to an album …
Culture Crawl 874 “Guys, There’s a Song”
Family Folk Machine celebrates its tenth anniversary in concert Nov. 12 at the Englert Theatre. Along with some of the group’s favorite original and cover tunes from their decade of history, the concert will also a feature a brand-new song from first-time songwriter Janet Lessner. Janet and her husband, KCCK’s Craig Kessler, have only been …
Culture Crawl 872 “All That Jazz”
Kirkwood brings the iconic musical “Chicago” to the Ballantyne Auditorium stage Nov. 2-4. It’s a demanding show that has a rare release window for student productions. Ella Schmitz and Bobbi Scott portray femme fatales Velma and Roxie. They and Director Emma Kostiv talks about mounting this challenging show. Tickets at www.kirkwoodarts.simpletix.com. Subscribe to The Culture …
Culture Crawl 871 “Wine Generated”
TKM Productions brings “Girls’ Weekend” to the Amana Performing Arts Center Nov. 3-5. Des Moines playwright Karen Schaeffer has concocted a riotous farce that has already been performed all over the world. Tickets at www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com. Learn more about Karen and her work at www.facebook.com/karenschaefferplays. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …
Culture Crawl 870 “Geeky, Nerdy, and Awesome”
Tim Hankewich and Dennis Green have been working on a special program for Orchestra Iowa since last summer. Tim programming the music and Dennis writing an original script to accompany “Symphonic Sci-Fi” this Saturday. Musically, the show will feature your favorites from the biggest franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek, but Tim has also …
Culture Crawl 867 “The One That Sprouts from Bugs Bunny’s Chest”
Culture Crawl 867 “The One That Sprouts from Bugs Bunny’s Chest” The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society presents its annual orchid show and sale, “Orchids Are A Scream!” at the Elks Lodge in Cedar Rapids, October 28 and 29. 2023 is the tenth anniversary of the show. EIOS member Nile Dusdieker says orchid societies from all …
Culture Crawl 861 “Post-High” School Assignments
The Metro Marching Band Classic is your only chance to see all seven of the Cedar Rapids-area high school marching bands in one sitting. This year, the Classic will be held Oct. 9 at Linn-Mar Stadium. Gates open at 5:30pm, show at 6pm. Special guests will be the UNI Panther Marching Band. Rain date is …
Culture Crawl 859 “Study in Erasure”
Julia Jessen is the new Curator at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and the first two exhibits of her tenure are up now at the Museum. “World Lines” features the work of Adam Rake from Iowa City, and consists of work inspired by and jumping off from historical works. “Surprise!” came about from Julia’s …