Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre Company – RHCR Theatre presents “Closer” Aug. 4-11. RHCR Artistic Director Kerry Covington steps into the four-person cast in this story of love and betrayal, and says there is a lot of room for the actors to interpret the characters. Katie Starks directs the show, and says that there …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal band has just two more weeks of concerts remaining in their 2018 season. The July 25th and 29th programs feature the bugler for the Kentucky Derby, Steve Buttleman, who is a CR Washington graduate. He’ll be teaming up with two student trumpeters for “Buglers Holiday.” Hannah Langley, from Oak Ridge Middle …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Throughout the past 40 years, Antonio Adolfo has had a very busy career as a pianist, composer and arranger. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, his teachers included Eumir Deodato and Nadia Boulanger. Adolfo has worked with such major singers as Elis Regina, Flora Purim and Milton Nascimento …
Tom Schwans and Sean McCall play 20 characters between them in “Greater Tuna,” the classic story of the hilarious people of Tuna Texas. They tell Dennis that they’ve done other plays in the Tuna series, but this is the first time they’ve tackled the original work. From Arlen to Bertha to not one, but two …
Cedar Rapids has a long history in drum corps, fielding its own high energy show group, the Emerald Knights, for many years. Interest in drum corps remains strong in the community, which is why the Tournament of Drums has grown to become one of the leading drum corps competitions in the nation. Nancy Andreasen and …
The flute takes center stage this week with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, as director Steve Shanley tells Dennis that the program will include a feature from the Coe Youth Flute Ensemble, July 11 and 22. The July 18 & 29th concerts will be the band’s annual Czech and Bohemian music feature, including selections from …
Theatre Cedar Rapids opens its 85th consecutive season with “My Fair Lady” in September. Other highlights include “Elf,” “The Full Monty,” and “Shakespeare in Love.”. Artistic Director Angie Toomsen breaks the season down. Tickets are on sale for the full season at www.theatrecr.org.
Twenty-four Iowa authors will converge on the Marion Columbus Club on July 21 for “Imagine Other Worlds with Authors” (I.O.W.A.), a book fair where you can browse, learn about each author’s work, and buy the ones that intrigue you. Kristine Plum and Aaron Bunce talk about their books, and invite everyone to stop by. Admission …
