Tim Hankewich is back ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s fifth Masterworks concert of the season, “A Solemn Devotional” Saturday, April 12, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre and Sunday, April 13, 2:00pm at Voxman Concert Hall. From Mendelssohn to Mozart to exciting announcements, this is one Orchestra Iowa concert you won’t want to miss. Tickets and more info …
Category: Culture Crawl
Culture Crawl 1049 “Intersection Between Literature & Music”
MusicIC Festival presents Sarah Kirkland Snider & Ellen McLaughlin’s Penelope featuring Grammy-nominated artist Shara Nova April 26, 7:30pm at The James Theatre. Festival founder, Tricia Park, and festival executive director, John Kenyon, are in the studio ahead of this one night only performance based on Homer’s Odyssey from the perspective of Penelope. Tickets are limited …
Culture Crawl 1048 “For Anyone Who Has Had a Job”
Crooked Path is back with Rob Bell‘s new play “We’ll Get Back to You“ as they raise funds and get ready to take the play to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. In the studio we have director Kristin Hanggi and one of the cast principles, Chris Okiishi. The show will run April 4-19 at …
Culture Crawl 1047 “The Same 12 Notes”
Jazz music meets Chamber music as Miera Kim and Carey Bostian of Red Cedar have commissioned leading Iowa jazz players Blake Shaw and Dan Padley to write new music for this “all strings but different strings” group, dubbed the Crossover Quartet. Also on the program will be some new arrangements of jazz standards, along with …
Culture Crawl 1046 “Reel Job”
Scott Chrisman & Eric Freesem are in the studio ahead of the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival coming up April 4-6 at the Collins Road Theatres. There’s something for everyone, so head over to their website (crifm.org) and check out the festival schedule and film synopses. For tickets and more info visit crifm.org. Subscribe to …
Culture Crawl 1045 “Docking Station in the Brain”
As the grounds of the Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center begin to come to life, Leslie Schwarting and the staff at Prairiewoods prepare for their 24th annual event, “Spirituality in the 21st Century.” This year’s event, “The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality & Our Quest for an Inspired Life,” will focus on mental health …
Culture Crawl 1044 “The Boys Took the Credit”
Kirkwood Community College presents “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson, a five person play that explores the life of hearing impaired female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt as she defies odds in the early 1900s. In the studio to talk about the show are cast members Madeline O’Donnell (Henrietta Leavitt), Reuben Thomas (Margaret Leavitt), and Lyova Merkle (Peter …
Culture Crawl 1042 “The Frog Has a Lot of Tritones”
Cedar Rapids Opera is gearing up for “Song of the Nightingale,” a contemporary opera by Lisa Despain and Melisa Tien. Here to tell us more about it is Zara Zemmels (Collector), Sophia Formella (Nightingale) & Simon Brea (Curator). This family friendly, short (by opera standards) production will be at Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium March 22 at …