Category: News

Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet April 11, 2019

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place April 11, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

Special Programs for April 1 thru April 6

Short List with host Bob Naujoks     Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM   Galloping Guitars: Chris Flory   Some critics rate Chris Flory high on the list of jazz guitarists today. Flory has been around since the 1970s and has a reputation as a dependable sideman. He has played with …

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This Week In Jazz March 31st thru April 6th

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vocalists King Pleasure, Frankie Laine, Astrud Gilberto, Stacey Kent and the Divine Ms. Sarah Vaughan, saxmen Ben Webster, James Moody, and Matt Catingub, and Lanny Morgan, bassists Steve LaSpina, Victor Bailey, Larry Gales and more!!! We’ll also mark the …

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First Friday Jazz May 3

Gerardo Gomez and “Uncharted” will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, May 3, 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, …

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Celebrate The Joy of Jazz!

Fill out the form below and tell us the name of a favorite jazz song or album, along with a sentence or two about why it sparks joy for you. Beginning April 5, we’ll play back the tunes submitted, both to celebrate the music that brings us joy and to remind other listeners that supporting …

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Culture Crawl 438 “Dennis Knows Every Verse”

Miera Kim and Carey Bostian of Red Cedar Chamber Music welcome back the founders of Red Cedar, Jan Boland and John Dowdall for a series of concerts entitled (appropriately) “Founders Return.” The program will consist of some favorites from Jan and John’s years at Red Cedar, plus a few surprises, including a piece set to …

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Culture Crawl 437 “Joyful Noises”

The biggest fundraiser of the year for Family Promise of Linn County, which supports homeless families, is “Joyful Noises,” a music event that brings together folk, classical, and jazz musicians. Event director Kay Galli and Family Promise board chair Tammy Stines say the event will be a fun variety, including the father-daughter duo of Steve …

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Culture Crawl 436 “It’s a Spectaculathon!”

“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” works all 209 Brothers Grimm fables into one 2-hour show, coming up at RHCR Theatre in Cedar Rapids as a part of their Youth Theatre series. The cast of 20 young people race through familiar tales like Cinderella and Snow White, to bizarre and obscure stories like The Girl Without Hands …

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