Michael Bornstein is one of the very youngest survivors of Auschwitz, and through his life was reluctant to talk about what he remembered of the experience until he saw a picture of his liberation from the camp on a Holocaust Denyer website, purported to be proof that the Nazis didn’t kill children. After opening up …
The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival returns April 1 & 2 after the pandemic layoff, with the original slate of films from the cancelled 2020 festival. Documentaries on Iowa’s real-life Monuments Man, Collins Radio and the Apollo program will be screened along with a huge variety of short and feature-length films. Daily and all-festival passes, …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarists George Benson and Melvin Sparks, pianist/singer/songwriter Dave Frishberg, bassists Paul Motian and Larry Gales, vibists Dave Pike and Stefon Harris and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “1952 Seattle Concert”, Miles Davis and John …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Flora & Airto Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus this week, so enjoy a special re-broadcast from October 2021. Craig spins classic cuts from legends Flora Purim and Airto Moreira! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00 …
“Niceties” is a play at Riverside Theatre tackling. among other topics, one that is in our daily headlines today, teaching issues of race in American history in the classroom. Jody Hovland, founding artistic director at Riverside, returns to the stage (which actually is a new stage, of course, in Riverside’s new venue), and acts opposite …
Family Promise of Linn County support dozens of families each year who are homeless or in danger of losing their housing. “Joyful Noises” is an annual fundraiser that features just about the biggest variety of musical entertainment that you can imagine, from blues to bluegrass to barbershop. Saturday, March 26 at the Olympic Theater in …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/bandleader Harry James, composer/arranger Quincy Jones, singer Nat King Cole, pianist Tommy Flanagan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Barney Kessel/Shelly Manne/Ray Brown’s “The Poll Winners” (1957), Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto’s “Getz/Gilberto” (1963), Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Stone …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Artist Tributes to Eric Dolphy, Part 1 Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus for the next couple of weeks. While he’s gone, Craig has chosen a few of his favorite shows from the past to enjoy again. This week, it’s a …
