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Culture Crawl 708 “100%”
Culture Crawl 708 “100%” All of the students who graduated last year from the programs of the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success have gone on to post-high school study, two of them at Princeton, the first Academy students to matriculate to an Ivy League school. The Academy’s fundraising gala will be May 12 at …
Sax Players’ Kids Play Trombone – Liberty Guest DJs 2022
2022 has been a big year for the Liberty High School music program, with a trip to the national Jazz Educators Network conference and the school’s first trip to Iowa Jazz Championships. Tyson, Killian, and Christian from Liberty High School tell tales and play a very tasty hour of music on Iowa’s Jazz Station. View …
Culture Crawl 707 “Math Jokes”
Ron Clark directs the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play “Proof” April 14-17 at Kirkwood Community College. Ron and actor Travis Cooper dissect this unique and emotional play. April 14, 15, 16 at 7:30, and April 17 at 2pm in Ballantyne Auditorium. Tickets available at the door.
Jazz Used To Give Me A Headache – City Guest DJs 22
Maya Bennett, Manny Kaine, and Kento Yahashiri from City High join us as guest DJs, fresh from a performance at Jazz Championships, where the City High Jazz Ensemble made the finals. They talk about some other band trips they took this year, and spin some great tunes! Maya, Manny, and Kento’s Playlist.
Different Every Time – Prairie Guest DJs 22
Eli Copeland, Brett Ehler, and Max Quanrud from Prairie Jazz I spin some memorable jazz band tunes and talk about their year. Eli, Brett, and Max’s Playlist
Culture Crawl 704 “That Sounds Terrifying! Sure, I’ll Try It”
Jennifer Fawcett, an Ontario native who spent several years living in Iowa City. Her plays, such as “Apples in Winter” have been performed multiple times in the Corridor. She has just published her first novel. “Beneath The Stairs” is a literary horror novel, that is to say, it’s scary, but also is driven by its …
Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers”
Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers” Jim Miller is the new Interim Executive Director at CSPS Hall, the original driver behind the wildly popular New Bohemia neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. CSPS is returning to a full performance schedule, with theatre art exhibits, Pints & Politics, a screening of the award-winning Collins Radio Space …
Culture Crawl 705 “Not All Concerts Are Created Equal”
Orchestra Iowa Board Member Anne Harris Carter joins Tim Hankewich and Dennis Green to discuss what Tim says may be the most important concert Orchestra Iowa has ever performed. “Seven Words of the Unarmed,” composed by Joel Thompson, brings to life the last words of seven Black men who were killed by police or an …