Don’t be confused by the fact that the address for the location of the Whittier Holiday Bazaar is Springville! The Whittier Community Building is easy to find, at the Corner of Whittier Rd. and County Home Rd. just east of Cedar Rapids. Organizer Lena Gilbert says the bazaars will include pottery, paintings, jewelry, and treats …
Caleb Rainey’s poetry has made him one of Iowa’s best-known artists (shortly after this interview was recorded, he won The 2024 Iowa Author Award for poetry). Nov. 8-9, he hosts the third annual Mic Check Poetry Fest, featuring both renowned poets like Rudy Francisco and Iowa’s Poet Laureate Vince Gutera, with jazz accompanying the …
There’s one line in “A Few Good Men” that everyone knows, even if they never saw the Jack Nicholson/Tom Cruise/Demi Moore film. But the movie started as a Broadway play, one of the early works by celebrated writer/producer Aaron Sorkin, who went on to make legendary projects like The West Wing. Scot Hughes does double …
TKM Productions presents the first play written by Iowa theatre mainstay and TKM co-founder Deb Kennedy. A cast full of Deb’s friends and past collaborators bring her anecdotes and reflections to life in “It’s a Girl Thing.” The stories are by turn hilarious, heartwarming, and emotional as Deb takes the audience through marriage, motherhood, and …
Celebrate the 80th birthday of Iowa composer Jerry Owen with a concert featuring six of Owen’s own song cycles right here in Cedar Rapids. In the studio to tell us all about it is Thaddeus Ennen, CR Opera General Director, and Jerry Owen himself. It’s CR Opera’s “Jerry Owen’s 80th Birthday Concert,” Sunday, Oct. 27, …
It’s the first of two shows about Kirkwood’s upcoming production of Steven Sondheim’s “Into The Woods.” This time, we go behind the scenes with Bre Kinney, costume designer, and Marianna Coffey, set and tech chief. We talk about the joys and challenges of getting the right “look” for the show, and how the students get …
Maestro Hankewich is back ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s first concert of this season’s Pops Series, “The Music of Harry Potter.” Delivered as a multifaceted production, music from all eight of the films will be performed by the orchestra along with the Orchestra Iowa youth choir, Discovery Chorus. To make the night even more magical, everyone …
Coralville’s Young Footlighters traditionally produce plays with a cast of young people. This weekend, Footlighter’s Imagination Studio launches with a play starring adults, but still for young audiences. Keegan Christopher and Katie Colletta are excited to bring the timeless classic Charlotte’s Web to the stage, the beloved tale of friendship, loyalty, and community. In addition …
