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Culture Crawl 418 “Jefferson, Dickens, and Tolstoy in an Escape Room”
Three of history’s greatest thinkers find themselves in a locked room and must ransack their philosophies and work in order to escape in “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord,” presented by Riverside Theatre. Director Adam Knight says that writer Scott Carter, executive producer for “Real Time with Bill …
Culture Crawl 417 “Ramble In and Jam”
KCCK and West Music present a concert and community jam February 2 at 12noon, at West Music Coralville. Community Engagement Manager Katie Senn says the Dixieland group The Brick Street Ramblers, an 8-piece band playing the music of New Orleans, will perform live for the first hour (also broadcast live on KCCK. Following the concert, …
Culture Crawl 416 “Celebrating a Man of Peace”
Jennifer Beall from the African American Museum of Iowa stops in to talk about Museum activities on Martin Luther King Day. There will $1 admissions on January 21, and in partnership with Veterans for Peace, you can help decorate Peace Poles in honor of Dr. Kin’s message of peace and non-violence, which will be placed …
Culture Crawl 415 “Sleep Deprivation Theatre”
For RHCR Theatre’s 24-Hour Play Festival, 6 new short plays are written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours. Executive Director Matt Ford says the event is a fun and creative night, with lots of laughs, January 19, 7pm in the CR Public Library’s Whipple Auditorium. There will also be a silent auction, with gift baskets …
Culture Crawl 414 “Look Out, Ol’ Mack is Back”
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre presents “Threepenny Opera,” the Bertold Brecht/Kurt Weill work that gave us the classic “Mack The Knife.” Evan Dunn and Jessica Pray Patel say that the show is a departure for them, as it is more of a musical comedy (albeit a dark comedy), than a true opera. But these professional singers …
Top 88 for 2018
We’ll play back the entire Top 88 jazz releases of 2018 all day and night New Year’s Day. Click here for the 2018 Top Tens from our Show Hosts. Click here to listen to the Top 88 Spotify Playlist Karrin Allyson “Some of That Sunshine” (Kas) Julian Lage “Modern Lore” (Mack Avenue) Erroll Garner “Nightconcert” (Mack Avenue) …
Culture Crawl 413 “It’s Not Too Late”
You might think that all the big holiday events are over, as we head in to the weekend before Christmas. Not so! Dawn Jones from Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in with a list of last-minute activities, perfect to give yourself a little break or to give visiting friends and family a taste of …
Culture Crawl 412 “Not-So-Silent Night”
Kick your holiday off with a bang and attend “Miss Gloria Hardiman Presents ‘A Blue Christmas,’” Dec. 22 at The Mill in Iowa City. Featured performers include Iowa Blues Hall of Fame member Robert “One-Man” Johnson, The Tanya English Band, Hal Reed & The Mississippi Journey, and Gloria Hardiman herself, a former Alligator Records artist. …