May 1, 2018 KCCK-FM, the award-winning jazz radio station licensed to Kirkwood Community College, has a rare opening for an Office Manager. This person will coordinate the traffic, billing and bookkeeping functions of the radio station. This individual will assist in managing the donor database, and be an important part of the leadership team of …
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Culture Crawl 346 “The Crème de Menthe Variation”
No rest for Orchestra Iowa, as they follow up the recent Emanuel Ax residency with a concert featuring another pianist, Van Cliburn silver medalist Joyce Yang, playing a Rachmaninoff piece dubbed “The Crème de Menthe Variation.” You’ll have to watch to learn why! It’s a full program of Russian music (Tim dubs it “Putin Palooza”), …
Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet May 10, 2018
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 10, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
KCCK’s Featured CD for May 2018
KCCK’s Featured CD for May is “You’re Driving Me Crazy” from Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco. A new milestone in Morrison’s ever-expanding catalog of essential recordings, the disc finds the iconic Irish singer-songwriter exploring a variety of jazz and blues standards and classics alongside fresh interpretations of his own compositions. He’s aided in this endeavor …
Special Programs for the Week of April 30 – May 5
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Pat Smith Guitarist Pat Smith came to Iowa from Illinois by way of San Francisco. When he plays, he says, he “just tries to play with some feeling, and I always want to have …
Culture Crawl 345 “Elvis-ing Up The Place”
Logan Adam Schultz plays the title character in Theatre Cedar Rapids‘ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” directed by Angie Toomsen. They say that the show will contain most of the familiar scenes and characters (including a hip-swinging, Blue Suede Shoe-wearing Pharaoh) that those familiar with the Andrew Lloyd Weber/Tim Rice classic …
First Friday Jazz May 4
Goosetown will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, May 4, 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 music …
Culture Crawl 344 “Flaming Hula Hoops!”
The Iowa Dance Festival happens across two weekends this year. It opens April 28 & 29 at Filmscene in Iowa City, with the Iowa International Screendance Festival. Keynote speaker Marta Renzi will lead a discussion of the films that will be presented. Screendance brings the audience up and close and personal with the dancers, as …