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Who’s Who in the KCCK Holiday Card?
We’ve had some requests for an “answer key” to KCCK’s Holiday Card this year. Here are names that go with the faces! Top Row: Phil Brown (Talking Pictures), Killian Ritland (Thursday Evenings), Dennis Green (General Manager) Michelle Collier (Development Director), Ron Adkins (Weekday Afternoons) 2nd Row: Bob Naujoks (Gentle Jazz), Bob Stewart (Weekday Mornings), Caleb …
Culture Crawl 884 “Here’s The Weird Thing We’re Doing This Year”
Culture Crawl 884 “Here’s The Weird Thing We’re Doing This Year” After inviting the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra to be Iowa Orchestra’s special guest for this year’s Holiday Spectacular, Tim Hankewich discovered that there are HARDLY ANY existing charts for symphony orchestra and jazz big band. Fortunately, the Orchestra has a secret weapon: Arranger Steve …
Culture Crawl 883 “We Don’t Fit in the Rehearsal Room”
Culture Crawl 883 “We Don’t Fit in the Rehearsal Room” The Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra celebrates its tenth anniversary this season, kicking off the celebration with a Winter Concert, Dec. 10 at 3pm in Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium. The orchestra is composed of students from Kirkwood and Coe Colleges, as well as a dedicated core of …
Culture Crawl 881 “My Favorite Event”
Lisa Barnes was a patron of the annual Holiday Thieves Market Fine Arts Show for years before she brought the event to Summer of the Arts. The Thieves Market features more than 85 fine artists Dec. 9 & 10 at the Hyatt Regency Expo Center in Coralville. Admission is free! Schedule and more info at …
Culture Crawl 880 “Jesus Put A What?
Carol Montag brings “A Carol Christmas” to CSPS on December 7. In the band will be former Iowan Bruce Millard (driving from Boston so he can bring the maximum amount of gear), along with Carol’s one-time guitar student Riley Thurm and Dillon Rairdin. Carol and Bruce have mined some vintage recordings for some unique holiday …
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 …