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Culture Crawl 557 “Spinning Pinwheel of Death”
Katie Colletta and Keegan Christopher are interim co-artistic directors at Old Creamery Theatre. Like all performers, they are searching for ways to do their art during these crazy times. They have come up with the idea of holding a virtual cabaret, and have invited performers from Theatre Cedar Rapids, SPT Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and the …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – City
Ryan Carter, Kolbe Schnoebelen, and Peter Stolz are seniors at City High. Jazz band is a family tradition for these three, as they each had an older brothers in the City High Jazz Ensemble with them when they were freshmen! Ryan and Kolbe both made the 4A All State Jazz Band, slated to perform in …
Culture Crawl 555 “Bad Choices for Good Reasons”
KCCK’s Culture Crawl is back! in this weird interim when most performances are cancelled, we’ll be visiting with artists, directors, and performers to see how they are keeping busy and engaged. And it may be the best time ever to talk to authors! Dave Bluder intended to launch his first book, “The Great Gamble,” on …
From Dennis Green
To the KCCK Family: Because that’s what we are. The musicians, teachers, students, donors, and music fans who make up KCCK’s constituency are a family. We celebrate together when times are good. And we grieve with each other during tough times. The current crisis hits our community particularly hard, as the venues whose music and …
“Called Out Arthur Miller 1:00 In”
Theatre Cedar Rapids presents “The Humans” March 20 – April 5. It’s the story of a family gathered around the Thanksgiving table where long-suppressed feelings and conflicts surface. Cast members Noel VanDenBosch and Carrie Pozdel say the naturalistic conversational style of the play’s dialogue is unique, with multiple conversations happening at the same time. Plus, …
Culture Crawl 552 “The Police Have Questions about Your Composing”
Orchestra Iowa presents “Rebellious Russians” March 6 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and March 7 a the Paramount Theatre. The program will include Shostakovich’s towering 5th Symphony, and Ballet Quad Cities will be the Orchestra’s special guest to perform a brand-new interpretation of Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks Concerto.” Music Director Tim Hankewich, who …
This Week In Jazz March 1 thru March 7
Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxman Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, pianist Lou Levy, singers Carol Sloane and Flora Purim, trumpeter Bobby Shew and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Gene Ammons’ All-Star Sessions with Sonny Stitt (1950), Dave Brubeck’s “Jazz at Oberlin” (1953), Buck Clayton’s “Jam …
DIVA Leader to Perform at Corridor Jazz Concert
Sherrie Maricle, founder and leader of DIVA, the world-renown all-female jazz big band, will perform at KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project Concert, March 10 at the Solon Center for Arts. “Sherrie is one of the leading performer and clinicians in the country,” says Dennis Green, KCCK general manager. “She will be adjudicating in Nebraska a couple …