The Cedar River Artisans began as a group of area artists who hung out over lunch. Over time, they started collaborating in promotion and marketing. Now, they’re bringing a group show to Gilded Pear Gallery. Artist Tom Newport and Gilded Pear’s Lauren Tucci talk about the show, which opens with a public reception June 14th …
Kate Kunau, assistant curator at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, has put together two interesting and fun exhibits that will run through the summer. “Kick Up Your Heels” shows the width and breadth of high heels, showcasing many unique designs and styles. A juried show, featuring 80 local and regional artists, opens June 8. …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band opens its 2019 season with guest narrator Dennis Green, somewhat unaccustomed to being both subject and interviewer in this shows. It’s a stirring piece in observance of the 75th anniversary of D-Day called “The Greatest Generation.” But lest you think Muni Band director Steve Shanley is getting all sentimental, also …
The National Czech & Slovak Museum and Library is celebrating the demise of the Eastern Bloc, including what is now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, begun by the fall of the Berlin Wall, thirty years ago this year. Street artist Ganzeer, forced to leave his native Egypt after using his art to protest …
Orchestra Iowa completes its season with “Titan,” by Gustave Mahler, June 1 at the Paramount Theatre. Tim Hankewich describes the work as uplifting, spiritual, and a bucket list piece for musicians. But when Mahler composed it, the musicians found it so difficult to play that Mahler ended up getting forced out of that job! Also …
Old Creamery Theatre presents “Once a Ponzi Time,” a brand new farce about an investment advisor desperately trying to repair an accidental pyramid scheme before his investors (and the SEC) come down on him. Old Creamery Artistic Director Sean McCall and cast member Tom Schwans both say they laughed out loud when they first read …
Revival Theatre Company presents the musical “Chaplin,” May 30 – June 2 in the Dows Fine Arts Center at Coe College. After a short Broadway run, Christopher Curtis, who wrote the music and lyrics, went back to work on the project, adding and changing some scenes and numbers. The Cedar Rapids production will be the …
Word about Orchestra Iowa’s upcoming concert, “The Magical Music of Harry Potter” has reached all the way to Hogwarts, and rumor has it that two members of the esteemed faculty will be in the audience this Saturday and Sunday at the Paramount Theatre. The program will feature all your favorite Potter melodies, many composed by …
