Julia Jessen is the new Curator at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and the first two exhibits of her tenure are up now at the Museum. “World Lines” features the work of Adam Rake from Iowa City, and consists of work inspired by and jumping off from historical works. “Surprise!” came about from Julia’s …
The Rod Pierson Big Band is coming soon to a stage near you! Deb Kennedy and Tom Milligan of TKM Theatrical Productions in Amana, Iowa are excited to discuss upcoming productions at the Amana Performing Arts Center with Rod Pierson Big Band featuring Craig Boche taking the stage October 7 at 7pm. It’s a night …
Culture Crawl 857 “He Oomps and He Pahs” The Amana Colony Folksingers perform traditional and modern German folk music, and are pretty busy during Oktoberfest season. They’ll perform on Friday, September 29th during Amana Oktoberfest and also at Des Moines Oktoberfest on Sept. 23. Group members Kjohn Zuber, Lindsey McCarty, and Tim Fees say you can …
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts’ Wes Habley and Josh Sazon talk everything Cole Porter ahead of their upcoming event, “An Evening of Cole Porter.” In this episode, Josh and Wes give you a peek into the making of this exciting program, and it’s one you don’t want to miss! 7:00pm, Sept. 23 at the …
Ray Vanek has had soliloquies from “Hamlet” memorized since high school. Now, after nearly 25 years of preparation, he takes center stage in portrayal of Shakespeare’s famous character with Iowa City’s Crooked Path Theatre. Director Patrick Du Laney describes a uniquely immersive experience where audience members are seated around the stage, mere feet away from …
Culture Crawl 854 “That Talentless B@stard” Orchestra Iowa begins its 2nd century this weekend with “Forged in Fire,” featuring the return of violinist Bella Hristova to tackle a landmark Brahms concerto. Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony is also on the program, and Tim explains how greatly the two Masters disliked each other! Bonus: Tim demystifies going to …
Culture Crawl 853 “Please Don’t Make the Mansion Disappear” Jackson Green has been entertaining area audiences with magic since he was a teenager. (And Dennis has been there for all of it, since Jack is his son!) Jack teams up with Brucemore Artist-In-Residence Gerard Estella to create a new full-length show as a part of …
Culture Crawl 852 “We’ll Call ‘em Cat Butts” Maggie Vanderwalle paints animals and animal scenes, some realistic, some some not so much, such as the fanciful “battycat.” She is featured in her first solo exhibit at Gilded Pear Gallery, “Animalia,” going on at the same time as Jim Ochs’ posthumous exhibit, that we discussed in …
