The KCCK Featured CD for November is “Math Camp” from lyricist and vocalist Lorraine Feather. It’s Ms. Feather’s twelfth album of originals and follows four consecutive Grammy nominated discs. Her inspiration this time around is math and physics, using them as metaphors for modern love. Collaborating again with composers Eddie Arkin and Shelly Berg, Lorraine’s …
Kirkwood Community College presents “Big Fish,” a musical based on a 2003 movie by Tim Burton. Directors Allison Holmes and Emma Drtina, and Dawson Gosch, who plays Will Bloom, say the music is outstanding in this tale of a young man trying to get to the truth behind his father’s tall tales. Nov. 1-3 at …
Koplant No will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, November 2, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, enjoy live …
Meet Adam Knight, the new artistic director at Riverside Theatre. Adam comes to Iowa City from New York, and he’s impressed with the local theatre and artistic scene. First up for him is directing a veteran cast in Arthur Miller’s “The Price,” a drama exploring the emotions that bubble up when estranged brothers come together …
The 2018 Eastern Iowa Orchid Show & Sale has a Halloween theme this year. “Orchids are a Scream” is Oct. 27 & 28 at the Elks Lodge, 801 33rd Ave SW in Cedar Rapids. Nile Dusdieker says many of the vendors will decorate their displays with a spooky motif, and Orchid varieties such as the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Brad Mehldau Brad Mehldau has been called, “One of the most important pianists of any generation.” He played in clubs as a teen in high school and learned from Fred Hersch and …
Spoken Word artist Akwi Nji joins Red Cedar Chamber Music for “Love and Life,” a concert that examines love throughout all the stages of our existence. The piece was commissioned by Red Cedar board member Tom Carroll as a gift to his wife Patrice for their 40th anniversary. Akwi and Red Cedar Artistic Director Carey …
Dawn Jones with the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in with a look at several Halloween-themed arts and culture events, including productions of Sleepy Hollow, The Addams Family, and Arsenic & Old Lace. Get details about these and hundreds of other events at www.culturalcorridor.org.
