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Special Programs for September 6 thru September 12

Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Larry Young After honing his chops with such greats as Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, and Tommy Turrentine, Larry Young later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3. Always eager to break new ground, Young was part …

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Culture Crawl 586 “My Garden is a Palette, too”

Iowa City artist Marcia Wegman has a solo exhibition up at Gilded Pear Gallery through October 2. “Inner and Outer” explores Marcia’s twin passions of painting in both pastels and acrylics, each of which shows a different side of her artistic expression. Gilded Pear Gallery is open for walk-ins and appointments. The gallery will host …

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KCCK’s Featured CD for September 2020

The KCCK Featured CD for September is “All Rise” from Gregory Porter. The Grammy Award-winning singer has become the world’s best-selling soul/jazz artist with over three million world-wide album sales. After focusing on the Nat King Cole songbook on his last studio recording, Gregory returns to his beloved original songwriting, featuring heart-on-sleeve lyrics set to …

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet September 10, 2020

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 10, 2020. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

This Week In Jazz August 30 thru September 5

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Velma Middleton, Van Morrison and Teri Thornton, saxmen Art Pepper, Paul Winter and Boney James, pianists Horace Silver, Gene Harris and Walter Davis, Jr. and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Horace Silver Quintet & Trio’s …

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Special Programs for August 31 thru September 5

Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Barbara Dennerlein German organ virtuoso Barbara Dennerlein’s critical acclaim comes from not only her mastery of the instrument, but also for her technical innovations. She modified the pedal board to trigger acoustic bass samples and synthesizer effects. …

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New Music Monday for August 31, 2020

     Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify  The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has been hailed as a milestone, considered one of the band’s best at the time of its release, and ranked “the greatest album of all time” in Rolling Stone’s list of the top 500 rock albums. When bassist Leon …

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Disaster Assistance for Iowa Businesses & Residents affected by the Derecho August 10 Deadline: October 19, 2020

Businesses Property Damage: up to $2,000,000 to repair or replace real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other assets that were damaged or destroyed (available to businesses of any size and private, non-profit organizations). Economic Injury: only for small businesses and most private non-profit organizations suffering adverse financial impacts of the disaster (with or without …

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