Iowa City artist Marcia Wegman has a solo exhibition up at Gilded Pear Gallery through October 2. “Inner and Outer” explores Marcia’s twin passions of painting in both pastels and acrylics, each of which shows a different side of her artistic expression. Gilded Pear Gallery is open for walk-ins and appointments. The gallery will host …
Category: Culture Crawl
Culture Crawl 585 “Chautauqua and Pie”
Longtime Corridor performers Deb Kennedy and Tom Milligan’s TKM Productions present something of a rarity these days, an in-person performance! “Amana Chautauqua” is Sept. 6 at the Amana Market Barn. It will include music by the Riverbottom Ramblers, poetry from Quanda C. Hood and Meg Merckens, and a reading of powerful one-act play called “Milliken’s …
Culture Crawl 584 “While We Wait (Perhaps for Power)”
Riverside Theatre and Mirrorbox Theatre are teaming up for the first of three co-produced online readings of brand new plays. The first installment takes place Friday, Aug. 21 and is “While We Wait,” by Charly Evon Simpson and directed by Corridor theatre veteran Chris Okiishi. The reading is live-streamed and free, but you must reserve …
Culture Crawl 583 “And An Opera Singer to do Boston”
Brucemore’s Cabaret in the Courtyard concerts have long been an August staple in Cedar Rapids. The pandemic has forced staff and performers to make some adjustments this year. Tara Richards explains the mitigation and distancing procedures. Brucemore Artist in Residence Gerard Estella explains that this year will feature two shows “Unforgettable and Unplugged,” and “Hair …
Culture Crawl 582 “Pop-Up Boosktore”
Swamp Fox Bookstore has just opened in a new shopping district in Marion, West End Shops. Terri LeBlanc says she and co-owners Ursla Lamphear and Amanda Zhorne offer unique ability to help you find books to your taste, even if you never set foot in the store! On Aug. 1 at 3pm, Swamp Fox will …
Culture Crawl 581 “Happy Birthday, Vince Guaraldi!”
It’s another in Dennis Green’s occasional series of special music interviews. July 17 is the birthday of pianist Vince Guaraldi, and we celebrate with a conversation with his biographer Derrick Bang. You’ll hear how a radio DJ made “Cast Your Fate To The Wind” a hit, and the story of how Guaraldi got his most …
Culture Crawl 580 “Oh, The Car Chase is Still In!”
Actor Patrick Du Laney is back in Iowa after the pandemic forced the closure of the Broadway show he’s been a part of for over a year, the hit “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.” He’s used his free time to finish writing a new play which will have its world premiere July 17 as …
Culture Crawl 579 “Celebrate the Weird”
Gilded Pear Gallery presents “Peculiar Reality” a two-person exhibition of new works by Mary Koenen Clausen and Jillian Moore. The exhibit Peculiar Reality displays bizarre flora/fauna, fictional environments, and other unique interpretations of the world. You can see the works online, or make an appointment to stop into the gallery. Visit www.gildedpeargallery.com.