Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Inspecting Carol” Nov. 14-23. It’s the hilarious story of a broke theatre company attempting to stage their holiday production of “A Christmas Carol” while also waiting for an inspector to evaluate their organization for a federal grant that could save the theatre. When they identify the wrong person as the …
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Iowa City Jazz Festival Returns July 3-5, 2026!
IOWA CITY, IA – Award-winning headliner ARTEMIS featuring Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda & Allison Miller, will perform on the Strauss Community Main Stage at 8:00 PM on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, as part of the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Summer of the Arts is thrilled to announce the dates for the …
Culture Crawl 1141 “Gigs Are Kind of Fun”
Linn-Mar junior Everett Sams, looking for opportunities for his combo to play out in the community, struck on the idea of hosting a combo festival for student-led groups. He reached out to friends at other schools, including Griffin Shroyer at CR Washington, and Ben Hollinger at Prairie, and has organized the first Corridor Combo Festival, …
Culture Crawl 1140 “My Memory’s a Little Foggy”
In the late 60s and early 70s, what we now call progressive rock or album rock got its first exposure to much of the country, not on FM radio, but on an AM station out of Little Rock, Arkansas. DJ Clyde Clifford played underground rock & roll on a late-night show that could be heard …
Big Mo Pod Show 082 – “Tribute”
Welcome back to the show! This episode features the usual mix of old and new blues that you’ve come to expect from the pod show, along with varied discussions of blues artists, blues history, and what makes a blues song! Songs featured in the episode: Luther Dickinson & Datrian Johnson – “Sitting on Top of …
Culture Crawl 1139 “Play Things You Like To Play”
Kirkwood’s director of instrumental music, Chris Navarette, is back with a line up of upcoming concerts for Kirkwood band ensembles. First up is a combined concert with the Kirkwood Big Band and Jazz Fusion ensembles on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm. Then, on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2pm, a combined concert with the Kirkwood Groove …
Culture Crawl 1138 “A Sousaphone Makes Everything Better”
Family Folk Machine returns with their upcoming fall concert, “Dreaming Iowa,” Sun, Nov. 9, 3pm at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Board members Jean Littlejohn and Alma Drake are in the studio with the details. Admission is free and open to the public. For more info visit familyfolkmachine.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at …
Culture Crawl 1137 “SHE-nanigans”
TKM Productions Presents, “The BACHELORETTE PARTY (Girls Weekend 2)”by Karen Shaeffer, Nov. 7-9 at The Amana Performing Arts Center. TKM’s Deb Kennedy (playing Meg), Scot Hughes (Sheriff Tom Lane), and Lisa Margolin (Carol) are in the studio with the details on this farce-filled play. Tickets and more info at tkmtheatricalproductions.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl …