This week the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band features its Horn section, performing a piece that Steve Shanley describes as “flashy” to highlight a section of the band that doesn’t always get an opportunity to shine. Also on the program is young artist competition winner Emma Bennett performing the Artie Shaw Concerto for Clarinet, and music …
Cedar Rapids Opera is bringing back popular modern opera, Too Many Sopranos, and here to tell us a little more about it is Katie Stuelke, Jeffry Goldberg, and Gwen Sell. Originally commissioned for the CR Opera, Too Many Sopranos will be celebrating its 150th production right back where it all started. Shows are Thursday, June …
Riverside Theatre’s Kathleen Johnson, Elliott Bales and Max Cline are in today ahead of the kick off of Riverside’s 2024 Free Summer Shakespeare series. This year’s show is Julius Caesar, but if you were envisioning togas and grape leaves, think again. The production will be set in 1930s Italy which will make the famous story …
Week 2 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season features drummer Josh Duffee from the Quad Cities. Josh was the final student and friend of Moline native and legendary jazz drummer Louie Bellson. Josh will perform on Louie’s famous kit. In honor of Josh and Louie, Steve Shanley promise a jazz-influenced program, including Bellson’s …
Robin and Darrin Crow with Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre are in today ahead of the 2024 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure. The camp (auditions now closed) will be June 24-28 and will conclude with a performance, free and open to the public, June 28, 7pm at the Veterans Memorial Building. For more information visit www.playtimepoppy.org …
Dreamwell Theatre’s Carrie Pozdol & Erin Lauer join us ahead of upcoming production, “Artemisia,” a play by Lauren Gunderson about 17th century female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. The show opens Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm at The James Theater and runs through June 30 (Sunday show at 2pm). For tickets and more info visit www.dreamwell.com. Subscribe to …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns this week for its 73rd season. The band actually got an early start in 2024 with a featured performance in front of several hundred Iowa school band directors a couple weeks ago in a performance that brought this tough crowd to its feet. For Week 1, director Steve Shanley …
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 …
