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Culture Crawl 925 “80 Different Organisms”
The season finale for Orchestra Iowa fast approaches and Tim Hankewich says it’s gearing up to be a big one. Bring some chairs and bring the family for Pops On The River: The Ultimate Eagles Experience, Saturday 6/1, 7pm @McGrath Amphitheater. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.creventslive.com. You can also call the box …
This Week In Jazz May 26 thru June 1
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Bud Shank, Red Holloway and Greg Abate, pianists Ramsey Lewis, Freddie Redd and Lynne Arriale, bassists Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Eric Revis and Christian McBride, trombonist Tricky Lofton, singer Ann Hampton Callaway and more. We’ll also mark the recording …
Culture Crawl 924 “Hello Summer!”
The historic Brucemore mansion is gearing up for a fun packed summer and here to tell us all about it is Events and Communications Coordinator, Jennifer Beall. Kicking it off May 31 & June 1 is Hello Summer! in the formal gardens. June 7 will see the Ballet Des Moines on the 1st Ave lawn. …
Culture Crawl 923 “Custody of the Creek”
Gilded Pear Gallery has two new exhibits open, and it’s a rather unique set up. Works from landscape artists, Audrey Brown and Randy Richmond, will be found in their respective exhibits, but viewers may find overlaps as the two are a couple! Gilded Pear manager, Lauren Tucci, talks about putting the exhibits together and invites …
This Week In Jazz May 19 thru May 25
Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/arranger/composer Fats Waller, pianist/bandleaders Sun Ra and Bob Florence, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie Cain, bagpiper Rufus Harley, drummer Lawrence Marable, pianist Christian Sands and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Grant Green’s …
This Week In Jazz May 12 thru May 18
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Maxine Sullivan and Betty Carter, pianists Red Garland and Ellis Larkins, record producer Creed Taylor, trumpeter Al Porcino, Drummer Billy Cobham, pianists/composers Gil Evans and Mike Conrad and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Curtis Counce’s …
Culture Crawl 919 “Blake du Jour”
Summer is just around the corner and Lisa Barnes is in full swing getting ready for Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts programming. Hear about all of your favorite events including the Friday Night Concert Series, Free Movie Series, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Iowa Arts Festival, Music on the Move, and a new outdoor series …
Culture Crawl 918 “Kreitzer Family Reunion”
As the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale approaches the end of their ’23-’24 season, director Gerry Kreitzer makes one more stop at the studio with details on the choir’s final concert, “Americana.” It’s Saturday, May 11, 2:30pm at The Lodge at Usher’s Ferry. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets and more information …