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Culture Crawl 403 “Bro-Musica”
Chorale Midwest presents two holiday programs in December. “Christmas with Chorale Midwest,” featuring the full Chorale, their Chamber ensemble, Pro-Musica, a women’s chorus, and a new men’s chorus entitled… you guessed it: “Bro-Musica.” December 2 & 3 at Immaculate Conception Church. Director Bradley Barrett and Chorale member Bob Stewart tell us that The Chorale Midwest …
Happy Birthday Gentle Jazz!
November marks a double anniversary for Gentle Jazz, the longest-running jazz show in all of Iowa. Bob Naujoks has been hosting a soft jazz show on Eastern Iowa radio since 1978. The original Gentle Jazz began on 96.5 WMT-FM in that year, the height of the disco era. A jazz fan on the WMT staff …
Culture Crawl 402 “Church Basements are Church Basements”
The year is 1958, the day of the Christmas Pageant, and anything that can go wrong, has. Church Basement Ladies to the rescue! Nikki Savitt, who has played the character of Mavis all over the country, returns to Old Creamery, joining Sean McCall and the rest of the cast in this sixth outing of the …
Culture Crawl 401 “No One Else Must Have Applied”
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to run down the schedule of upcoming events from www.culturalcorridor.org, and also to talk about ICCA’s annual luncheon and awards banquet, Nov. 14. More information at www.culturalcorridor.org.
Culture Crawl 400 “Putting It Together”
Revival Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” November 15-17 at Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. The show is unique because it’s based not on a book or stage play but a painting, George’s Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Director Brian Glick says the cast and crew …
Culture Crawl 399 “If It’s Green, It’s Invasive”
The weather is turning colder but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t opportunities to enjoy nature and help Bur Oak Land Trust. Executive Director Tammy Wright says there are still some work days to uproot invasive species that still plague efforts to restore the Land Trust’s properties to natural Iowa prairie. When you shop or …
Join KCCK for a Week in The Big Easy!
Iowa’s Jazz Station is headed back to New Orleans for an unforgettable week of music, food, and sightseeing! We depart in May for a trip that includes a day at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, preparing gumbo with world famous chefs, a tour of the French Quarter, riverboat cruise, and more. Everything New …
Culture Crawl 397 “On the Toilet, Practicing His Speech”
For many years, as an elementary school teacher, Mark Wilson carried a quote from UI football legend Nile Kinnick in his pocket. After retirement, he got interested in other writings by Iowa’s only Heisman Trophy winner, and the result is “The Way of Nile C. Kinnick Jr.,” a collection of insights, images and stories of …