The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 8, 2025. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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Culture Crawl 1059 “The Guitar in the Living Room”
Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Michael Charles is back in Iowa on tour with “Guitars, Music and Miles 2025” with a show at The Ideal Theater at 8pm on Saturday, May 3. Get your tickets now at idealtheaterandbar.com. To keep up with Michael Charles visit his website, michaelcharles.us. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture …
Culture Crawl 1058 “For a Choir?”
Family Folk Machine’s spring concert, “LOVE” will take place Sunday, May 4, 2pm at the Englert Theatre. Director of the choir, Jean Littlejohn, talks about the concert and the wide range of genres this intergenerational machine has prepared for their season finale. This event is free to the public. More information can be found at …
This Week’s Shows April 28 thru May 3
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part 4 Craig presents his 4th and final chronological spotlight of the superlative artistry of legendary pianist, poet, singer, and composer Mose Allison. In this week’s presentation, we’ll hear selections from his final Blue Note releases, some live dates, and his final recording! …
Big Mo Pod Show 059 – “Nonverbal Communication”
With another week come and gone another episode of the pod show has come as well! This week’s sampling of tunes features plenty of new artists with their own takes on the blues, each having their own distinctive flair! Songs featured in the episode: Charlie Musselwhite – “Storm Warning” Dickey Betts – “Duane’s Tune” Gary …
2025 Guest Djs-Mid Prairie
Rita Du and Isabelle Duvall represent the Mid-Prairie Jazz Band, fresh from a trip to Jazz Championships. Other highlights include the band’s first-ever win at the SEIBA District competition. AND, we heard about the impressive gymnastics move director David Kunz does at every competition (and we’re very impressed at his agility!) Rita and Isabelle’s Playlist …
2025 Guest DJs-LinnMar
What a year for the Linn-Mar Colton Center Jazz Ensemble! After a slow start to the competition season, the band came storming back to win their District competition, which qualified them for Jazz Championships. Good thing, too, because they won the 4A contest! Seniors Owen Soenen, Kyle Earnest, Joe Schafer, and Henry Granger break it …
Culture Crawl 1057 “Throw a Rock & You’ll Hit a Great Musician”
The Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra gears up for their spring concert, “Marching to the Future,” coming up Sunday, April 27 at 3pm in Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium. Josh Reznicow reflects on his first year as the orchestra’s conductor and shares pieces of his vision for this community centered ensemble marching forward. Tickets to the concert are …