Playwright Mary Swander & actor Rip Russsell are in the studio to talk about Mary’s new play, “Coop, a Story of an Amish C.O.” Local shows before the duo sets sails for Ireland are Sept 7, 6pm at 1107 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, IA & Sept 13, 7pm at Celebration Hall, Hillcrest Academy. For more …
Category: Culture Crawl
Culture Crawl 1109 “You Can Be A Lurker”
Leslie Wright returns to the KCCK studio with a lineup of upcoming Fall offerings at the peaceful Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center. Aug 28, 7pm-8pm: Mindfulness—Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Information Session (Zoom) Sept 5-6: Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Autumn Table Retreat (in person) Sept 12-14: An Unplugged Weekend Retreat (in person) Sept 16, 5:30pm-8pm: …
Culture Crawl 1108 “A Good Previously On”
Giving Tree Theater’s Jamie Henley is in the studio as “The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League” by Jones Hope Wooten comes to a close. The last few shows are Aug 29 & 30 at 7:30pm and Aug 31 at 2pm. For tickets and more info visit givingtreetheater.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search …
Culture Crawl 1107 “Flashback Fanfares”
It’s the final week of KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars concerts and Steve Shanley is back to direct the reunited Al Naylor’s I-380 Express Big Band. Young artist group, Go Benesh Quartet, will start things off at 6:30pm with Al Naylor’s I-380 Express following. It’s Jazz Under the Stars, the fourth and final week of …
Culture Crawl 1106 “He Called Everyone Daddy-o”
It’s blues week at KCCK’s third Jazz Under the Stars concert of the season and joining Dennis in the studio are musicians Dan Johnson, Kevin Burt, and Griffin Shroyer. Griffin’s young artists group, 10th Street Rapids, kicks things off and a massive Kings of ‘da Blues jam session will follow. It’s also the annual KCCK …
Culture Crawl 1105 “What A Strange Ballet”
Today on the Culture Crawl two longtime friends of the station are in the studio ahead of the upcoming album release of Carol Montag’s “Strange Ballet.” Carol and Dan Towey, the studio engineer for the album, share insights into this multi-year project inspired by the events of the devastating Derecho that struck the Cedar Rapids …
Culture Crawl 1104 “And Then I Saw Him In A Marvel Movie”
Josh Sazon returns to the station as the Iowa City Community Theatre gets ready for opening night of Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park.” The play’s two leads, Melissa Kaska (Corie) and Ethan Rogers (Paul) join Josh to talk about this classic, witty production. Performances at The James Theater, August 22-23 and 29-30 at 7:30pm, …
Culture Crawl 1102 “Salsafied”
The next installment of Natural Talent Music’s “One World Fest” concert series featuring Paa Kow (Afro-Fusion) and Parranderos Latin Combo is coming up Sat, Aug 9, 7:30pm at The James Theater. Calling in over zoom is Natural Talent Music’s Creighton Gaynor and Parranderos percussionist, Ryan Mullin. For tickets visit thejamesic.com. For more info visit naturaltalentmusic.com …