Family Folk Machine presents its third online mini concert, “One Planet,” premiering March 21 at 3pm. Selections range from ELO’s “Mr. Blue Sky” to the world premiere of an original song about species loss. Jean Littlejohn and Gayla Drake say that Family Folk Machine’s pivot to online and streamed rehearsals and performances has kept the …
What began as a wish by Deb Bowen to preserve the stories of Holocaust survivors by connecting them with young people has become a series of more than 90 books.
Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau and Leon Lee Dorsey, pianists Dick Hyman, Dick Katz and Sir Charles Thompson, singers Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin and Jeanie Bryson, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, trombonist Scott Whitfield and more! We’ll also mark the recording …
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its feature of great jazz albums that crossed over into mainstream popularity and became lasting classics. Listen for Miles Davis’s Sketches Of Spain, Wynton Marsalis’s Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1, …
KCCK program director and morning personality Bob Stewart is recuperating at home after hip replacement surgery in February. In the interim, Ron Adkins has slid into the morning slot, and Saul Lubaroff is handling afternoons. “Things are going well,” Bob says. “A little less pain every day. Doing my rehab and exercises.” Bob hopes to …
Gilded Pear Gallery has two exhibits opening March 5. “Rhythm In Bloom” celebrates the work of long-time Cedar Rapids-area artist Ann Royer, working in some unique color palettes. And gallery director Lauren Tucci says “Polyphonous 2021 – Mimetic Lives II” is a jewelry exhibit featuring the work of Satomi Kawai and Jillian Moore, which is …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 11, 2021. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleaders Jimmy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, saxophonists Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Richie Cole and Ricky Ford, singers Dinah Shore, Roseanna Vitro and Flora Purim, pianist Lou Levy and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Gene Ammons’ “All Star …
