Category: News

News Digest 10-31-23

Israel’s prime minister rejects calls for his resignation…Haley and DeSantis are tied in a new Iowa Poll.

News Digest 10-30-23

Two are dead following a mass shooting in Tampa…Donald Trump predicts he’ll win the Iowa caucuses during a weekend campaign stop in Sioux City.

This Week In Jazz October 29 thru November 4

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Illinois Jacquet, Ted Nash, Booker Ervin and Lou Donaldson, audio-engineer Rudy Van Gelder, pianist Roger Kellaway, singers Carmen Lundy, Kurt Elling and Jane Monheit and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “Moanin’” (1958), Horace …

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Special Shows October 30 thru November 5

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Donald Byrd on Blue Note Craig’s celebration of the anniversary of Blue Note Records continues with his spins of select tunes from trumpeter Donald Byrd’s 60-plus sessions for the label. We’ll hear choice sides recorded between 1956 and 1975.     …

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Culture Crawl 871 “Wine Generated”

TKM Productions brings “Girls’ Weekend” to the Amana Performing Arts Center Nov. 3-5. Des Moines playwright Karen Schaeffer has concocted a riotous farce that has already been performed all over the world. Tickets at www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com. Learn more about Karen and her work at www.facebook.com/karenschaefferplays. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …

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News Digest 10-27-23

The search continues for a mass shooter in Maine…Kirkwood President Lori Sundberg retires today.

News Digest 10-26-23

At least 16 people are dead following a mass shooting in Maine…Iowa Guardsmen and Troopers have returned from a deployment to the southern border.

News Digest 10-25-23

Republicans have named a fourth nominee for House Speaker…those domes at Taft and Harding Middle Schools in Cedar Rapids have been closed for repairs.