Orchestra Iowa presents “An Evening of Symphonic Rock with Mickey Thomas,” February 24. Thomas is the former lead singer from Jefferson Starship, and his band will accompany the Orchestra on a rhythmic ride through some of the best Classic Rock, not only Starship tunes, but also Joan Jett, Foreigner, and many more. Tickets at www.orchestraiowa.org.
The Iowa City Community Theatre presents “The Elephant Man” Feb. 23 – March 4. It’s a bit of a passion project for director Liz Tracey, who saw David Bowie in the title role on Broadway in the 80s. She says that the role of John Merrick is especially tough, as the actor uses his body, …
Matt Steele, publisher of Little Village Magazine and board member of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA), stops by to let us know about some of the events on CulturalCorridor.org that he finds interesting. Acoustic music, a little jazz, Second City comedy and even a Bollywood dance competition. Find these and many more at www.culturalcorridor.org. …
Red Cedar Chamber Music presents “A Little Klesmer Between Friends,” featuring Christine Bellamy, principal clarinetist with Orchestra Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, in a program that will feature both old and new compositions in Klesmer, a traditional Jewish folk music that began in the 19th Century in Germany, and has been greatly influenced …
Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa joins Dennis Green to talk about “Past is Prologue,” a concert that demonstrates some common threads between pieces composed in three different centuries, one from 1986, practically last week by Classical music standards. Also on the program is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, which features a trumpet part so challenging, for …
Beth Dowd, Jan Ahrens, Shirley Knapp, and Dianne Gray are members of a quartet from the Metromix Chorus, who will fan out on Feb. 14 to deliver Singing Valentines in barbershop harmony in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They’ll give a live demo! There are still slots available to publicly embarrass your Valentine with this …
Tammy Wright from the Bur Oak Land Trust reminds you that the Land Trust’s properties are open to the public year-round, and some are suited to winter activities like ice fishing and snowshoeing. The Land Trust presents its 34th Prairie Preview March 1 at the Clarion Hotel in Iowa City. Special guest will be author …
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has the world’s largest collection of works by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City is borrowing 27 of the CRMA’s collection for a big Grant Wood exhibit going up this spring. In return, the Whitney is sending several works by …
