Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa joins Dennis Green to talk about “Past is Prologue,” a concert that demonstrates some common threads between pieces composed in three different centuries, one from 1986, practically last week by Classical music standards. Also on the program is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, which features a trumpet part so challenging, for …
Beth Dowd, Jan Ahrens, Shirley Knapp, and Dianne Gray are members of a quartet from the Metromix Chorus, who will fan out on Feb. 14 to deliver Singing Valentines in barbershop harmony in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They’ll give a live demo! There are still slots available to publicly embarrass your Valentine with this …
Tammy Wright from the Bur Oak Land Trust reminds you that the Land Trust’s properties are open to the public year-round, and some are suited to winter activities like ice fishing and snowshoeing. The Land Trust presents its 34th Prairie Preview March 1 at the Clarion Hotel in Iowa City. Special guest will be author …
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has the world’s largest collection of works by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City is borrowing 27 of the CRMA’s collection for a big Grant Wood exhibit going up this spring. In return, the Whitney is sending several works by …
Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Superior Donuts,” a play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Tracy Letts, and the inspiration for the CBS comedy of the same name. Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 60s radical, must adjust to his new, energetic assistant who wants to update Arthur’s rundown donut shop. Director Barry Schreier says the play is …
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre celebrates its 20th season in 2018, and presents Puccini’s “Turandot,” January 19 and 21. Set in China, it’s the story of the princess Turandot, who requires potential suitors to answer three riddles, with death the punishment for failure. Calgary, Alberta native Chloe Olivia Moore sings the role of Liù, who director …
Mary Zeran is a third-generation artist who paints colorful abstacts on the same material Disney animation cels use. She has an exhibit up at Gilded Pear Gallery through January 26. Visit with Mary and hear more about her art at a free Artist Talk on January 11. Gilded Pear Gallery owner Suzy McGrane-Hop also gives …
Kayt Conrad, of the University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts, is outgoing president of ICCA, the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance. She says the recent facelift to www.culturalcorridor.org makes it an even better destination when looking for fun things to do, and encourages you to visit the site to take advantage of a wealth of …
