Actor and singer Logan Adam Schultz presents an arts education benefit show June 29 at the Paramount Theatre. He’s gathered a group of friends including Angela Billman, Janelle Lauer, Scott Dix, Jackson Bartelme, Lincoln Ginsberg, Alex Schulte, and more to support the education programs of Theatre Cedar Rapids and Giving Tree Theater. Tickets and information …
Actor and singer Logan Adam Schultz presents an arts education benefit show June 29 at the Paramount Theatre. He’s gathered a group of friends including Angela Billman, Janelle Lauer, Scott Dix, Jackson Bartelme, Lincoln Ginsberg, Alex Schulte, and more to support the education programs of Theatre Cedar Rapids and Giving Tree Theater. Tickets and information …
Starlighters II Theater in Anamosa presents “The Miss Firecracker Contest” June 22 – July 1. From the pen Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley, it’s a comedy set in 1980s Mississippi about a local beauty pageant, complete with the hair, clothing styles, and slang that Director Kathryn Williams admits somewhat ruefully, that she had to explain …
The 88th season of the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association brings five concerts (actually 6) to the Paramount Theatre beginning in September. For the first time, KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project, which brings 13 high school jazz bands together for a concert featuring adult guest artists, will be a part of the Association’s series. Also included …
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre presents the classic musical “Brigadoon” on the scenic grounds of the Brucemore mansion June 14-17. Performers from around the country will bring this tale of a Scottish village that only appears in our world for one day every 100 years to life. Stephanie Johnson, and Tad Ennen return to Cedar Rapids, …
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has two new exhibits that will be up through the summer. Assistant Curator Kate Kunau says “The Grand Tour” shows the legendary cities of Europe through the eyes of artists. “Setting the Table,” is a collection of still life work, which began in the 17th century as a way …
Singer and composer Randy Newman has had one of the music industry’s most varied careers. Baby Boomers know him as the composer of Three Dog Night’s “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” and of course, the novelty hit, “Short People.” Millennials first heard him in the Toy Story movies. Singer Lynne Rothrock teams up with …
A colleague once told Orchestra Iowa’s Tim Hankewich, “If I had a nickel every time I heard Mahler 3, I’d have 10 cents.” Mahler’s 3rd Symphony is a piece that requires total concentration and expertise from every musician on the stage, and as such, may only come around once in a career. Nearly 100 …
