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Culture Crawl 699 “That’s The Guy Who Made It!”
The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival returns April 1 & 2 after the pandemic layoff, with the original slate of films from the cancelled 2020 festival. Documentaries on Iowa’s real-life Monuments Man, Collins Radio and the Apollo program will be screened along with a huge variety of short and feature-length films. Daily and all-festival passes, …
Culture Crawl 698 “Bring Down The Power Hammer”
“Niceties” is a play at Riverside Theatre tackling. among other topics, one that is in our daily headlines today, teaching issues of race in American history in the classroom. Jody Hovland, founding artistic director at Riverside, returns to the stage (which actually is a new stage, of course, in Riverside’s new venue), and acts opposite …
Culture Crawl 697 “Secret Problem”
Family Promise of Linn County support dozens of families each year who are homeless or in danger of losing their housing. “Joyful Noises” is an annual fundraiser that features just about the biggest variety of musical entertainment that you can imagine, from blues to bluegrass to barbershop. Saturday, March 26 at the Olympic Theater in …
Culture Crawl 696 “What Do These People Look Like From The Front?”
Lynne Rothrock and Janelle Lauer bring their “Divas” show to the Olympic SouthSide Theater, March 18 and 19. Lynne and Janelle have very different styles, Lynne performs a lot in the cabaret style, while Janelle sings a lot of rock and R&B. So the show represents a chance for the audience to see them in …
Culture Crawl 695 “Kanye & Kim, But in the 1830s”
Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa invokes Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll to explain the bizarre love story that is at the heart of Berlioz’s “Symphony Fantastique,” March 11 at the Paramount Theatre. As towering a work as that is, Tim thinks people are going to come away most impressed by a new piece for …
Guest Djs-2022
Students from area high school jazz programs join Dennis Green in studio for the first time since 2019! The students talk about music and play some of their favorite songs. To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel. Here is the schedule: March 29 – CCA: …
Culture Crawl 694 “Preserved As Its Own Self”
Culture Crawl 694 “Preserved As Its Own Self” The Gilded Pear Gallery is currently presenting not just one, but two artists in simultaneous solo shows. on the first floor, it’s UNI professor emeritus Crit Streed and “On The Verge.” It’s a two-pronged collection, comprised of Crit’s black and white drawings, and also a series of …
Culture Crawl 693 “Paint In A Three-Dimensional Form”
The Gilded Pear Gallery is currently presenting not just one, but two artists in simultaneous solo shows. In the 2nd floor gallery, it’s “Fiber Optics” from Kristina Fjellman. The Minneapolis-based artist tells us she enjoys how your perception of her airy, 3-dimensional sculptures can change based on light, viewing angle, and even air currents in …