Brewnost is the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library’s biggest fundraiser. But this year’s special edition is kind of a do-it-yourself event. You can go to ncsml.org and purchase a number of packages that you can enjoy at home. And buy tickets to the Museum’s raffle, with chances to win a Jacuzzi spa, $1500 …
“Buyer & Cellar” is the first of four productions this fall from Riverside Theatre. But rather than a streamed reading, which we have seen become common during the pandemic, this show is really a movie! The play was filmed on location around Iowa City. It’s a familiar project for actor Patrick Du Laney and his …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
