Take a break from the sugary-sweet Christmas shows with a new play by Sean Christopher Lewis, “Rotten Eggnog,” at Riverside Theatre Nov. 30 – Dec. 16. It’s a “holiday comedy for the disenchanted,” as three women discuss exes, mothers-in-law, and the chaos of family gatherings when they spend the holidays at a lonely karaoke bar …
Lynne Rothrock presents her 16th Christmas Cabaret Dec. 6, 7, & 8 at Whipple Auditorium at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. As in the past, it’s a mix of music, humor, and heartwarming stories, in a style Lynne has honed over her many years performing as a cabaret singer all over the world. Lynne’s guests …
Chorale Midwest presents two holiday programs in December. “Christmas with Chorale Midwest,” featuring the full Chorale, their Chamber ensemble, Pro-Musica, a women’s chorus, and a new men’s chorus entitled… you guessed it: “Bro-Musica.” December 2 & 3 at Immaculate Conception Church. Director Bradley Barrett and Chorale member Bob Stewart tell us that The Chorale Midwest …
The year is 1958, the day of the Christmas Pageant, and anything that can go wrong, has. Church Basement Ladies to the rescue! Nikki Savitt, who has played the character of Mavis all over the country, returns to Old Creamery, joining Sean McCall and the rest of the cast in this sixth outing of the …
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to run down the schedule of upcoming events from www.culturalcorridor.org, and also to talk about ICCA’s annual luncheon and awards banquet, Nov. 14. More information at www.culturalcorridor.org.
Revival Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” November 15-17 at Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. The show is unique because it’s based not on a book or stage play but a painting, George’s Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Director Brian Glick says the cast and crew …
The weather is turning colder but that doesn’t mean there still aren’t opportunities to enjoy nature and help Bur Oak Land Trust. Executive Director Tammy Wright says there are still some work days to uproot invasive species that still plague efforts to restore the Land Trust’s properties to natural Iowa prairie. When you shop or …
For many years, as an elementary school teacher, Mark Wilson carried a quote from UI football legend Nile Kinnick in his pocket. After retirement, he got interested in other writings by Iowa’s only Heisman Trophy winner, and the result is “The Way of Nile C. Kinnick Jr.,” a collection of insights, images and stories of …
