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Culture Crawl 621 “Not Just Singers in Boxes”
Family Folk Machine presents its third online mini concert, “One Planet,” premiering March 21 at 3pm. Selections range from ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” to the world premiere of an original song about species loss. Jean Littlejohn and Gayla Drake say that Family Folk Machine’s pivot to online and streamed rehearsals and performances has kept the …
Culture Crawl 620 “The Clock is Ticking”
What began as a wish by Deb Bowen to preserve the stories of Holocaust survivors by connecting them with young people has become a series of more than 90 books.
Where’s Bob?
KCCK program director and morning personality Bob Stewart is recuperating at home after hip replacement surgery in February. In the interim, Ron Adkins has slid into the morning slot, and Saul Lubaroff is handling afternoons. “Things are going well,” Bob says. “A little less pain every day. Doing my rehab and exercises.” Bob hopes to …
Culture Crawl 619 “Sounds Like a Netflix Cult Documentary”
Gilded Pear Gallery has two exhibits opening March 5. “Rhythm In Bloom” celebrates the work of long-time Cedar Rapids-area artist Ann Royer, working in some unique color palettes. And gallery director Lauren Tucci says “Polyphonous 2021 – Mimetic Lives II” is a jewelry exhibit featuring the work of Satomi Kawai and Jillian Moore, which is …
Culture Crawl 618 “Is This Joke Working?”
City Circle Acting Co. presents an online production of the Broadway musical “First Date” Feb. 26-28. Real-life couple Jessica Murillo and Robert Kemp lead a cast and crew that was able to perform the show onstage together for the recording, due to a script that allowed for social distancing, and an HVAC system at the …
Corridor Jazz Project 2021 is Off and Running!
After months of planning, the Corridor Jazz Project 2021 has begun. It’s a big project, even without a pandemic to complicate things. We launched the program on Feb. 18 at Mt. Vernon, where the Swinging’ STANGS performed with guest artist (and Mt. Vernon alum!) singer Amy Friedl Stoner. It would have been far easier to …
No Art in a Vacuum: Soundtrack to the Struggle
2021 marks KCCK’s fourth year airing Soundtrack to the Struggle, our on-going series celebrating jazz’s contributions to the fight for racial equality. We here at KCCK often say that, in jazz, every month is Black History month. The stories of jazz and Black America are inexorably joined, and those stories are endless. You can hear …
Remembering Chick Corea
Legendary pianist and composer Chick Corea passed away February 9 after a battle with cancer. He appeared in the Corridor many times, most recently in 2019 with his Trilogy Trio at Hancher in what would be his final tour. In 2010, he played a solo piano gig at the Englert. Prior to the concert, he had …