Culture Crawl 671 “I See What You Did There” “Imagine Other Worlds With Authors (I.O.W.A.) is an author organized by The Writers Rooms, a support and resource organization for current and aspiring writers based in Iowa City. The event will be virtual in 2021, with pre-events going on Nov. 1-5, and opportunities to meet and …
Family Promise of Linn County, which supports homeless and housing-insecure families, presents “Stories From The Heart – Reimagining Home,” original tales from the area’s best storytellers, sharing perspectives on the importance of home, and what home means to them. Appearing will be Darrin Crow, Randy Estes, Tim Gallenbeck, Zette St. Charles, Brooke Murphy-Fitzgerald, and even …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Zoot Sims, Jimmy Heath and Warne Marsh, pianists Jacques Loussier and David Hazeltine, singers Cleo Laine and Andy Bey and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Gene Ammons’ “All Star Sessions w/ Sonny Stitt” (1950), Miles …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Dave Liebman, Show 2 In this 2nd show spotlighting the career of reedman Dave Liebman, host Craig Kessler spins more from Dave’s early years (the 70s and 80s), including material recorded with Richie Beirach, Elvin Jones, some special goodies with Miles Davis, and several …
Riverside Theatre presents “The Grand Inquisitor,” a (largely) one-man show starring Iowa native John William Watkins, in a soliloquy taken from the classic novel, “The Brothers Karamazov,” ion collaboration with the Iowa City Book Festival and University of Iowa Libraries’ “Dostoevsky at 200” exhibit. It’s a monologue of urgency and intensity on the nature of, …
Culture Crawl 668 “Requiem” The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale returns to live performance, Sunday, Oct. 24 with Mozart’s towering work, “Requiem,” in tribute to all who died during the COVID pandemic. Joining the chorale will be some of the area’s top orchestra players for accompaniment, and soloists Jessica Pray, Lynn Curry, Ian Butler, and Dr. …
Ellen Kleckner’s exhibit at Gilded Pear Gallery is called “Juncture,” and combines ceramics with wood, steel, and even paper. Ellen and and Lauren Tucci say that “Juncture” will be up until Nov. 27, with a reception on October 22 from 5:00-7:30pm. Pictures of Ellen’s pieces are also posted online at www.gildedpeargallery.com.
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/composer/bandleaders Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis, drummer J.C. Moses, singers Anita O’Day and Bobby Troup, reedmen Eddie Harris and Eddie Daniels and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Sonny Rollins & the Contemporary Leaders” (1958), Jimmy Forrest’s …
