Noelridge Park and McGrath Amphitheatre will be the scene for great music again this year as KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars returns for 2018. One season highlight will certainly be a performance by 2018 International Blues Challenge winner Kevin “B.F.” Burt. Kevin’s talent is no secret here in the Corridor, but he took the annual …
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Culture Crawl 366 “Fabulous Flutes!”
The flute takes center stage this week with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, as director Steve Shanley tells Dennis that the program will include a feature from the Coe Youth Flute Ensemble, July 11 and 22. The July 18 & 29th concerts will be the band’s annual Czech and Bohemian music feature, including selections from …
This Week’s Special Programs – July 9 through July 14
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Herbie Mann Herbie Mann began his career playing tenor saxophone and clarinet. Eventually, however, he made his mark as one of very first jazz musicians to specialize on flute. Mann emphasized the groove approach …
Culture Crawl 365 “Too Short to be Buddy”
Theatre Cedar Rapids opens its 85th consecutive season with “My Fair Lady” in September. Other highlights include “Elf,” “The Full Monty,” and “Shakespeare in Love.”. Artistic Director Angie Toomsen breaks the season down. Tickets are on sale for the full season at www.theatrecr.org.
Culture Crawl 364 “Vampires & Witches & Big Swords, Oh My!”
Twenty-four Iowa authors will converge on the Marion Columbus Club on July 21 for “Imagine Other Worlds with Authors” (I.O.W.A.), a book fair where you can browse, learn about each author’s work, and buy the ones that intrigue you. Kristine Plum and Aaron Bunce talk about their books, and invite everyone to stop by. Admission …
KCCK’s Featured CD for July 2018
The KCCK Featured CD for July is “Both Directions at Once: the Lost Album” from John Coltrane. On March 6th, 1963, Coltrane and his Classic Quartet recorded an entire studio album at the legendary Van Gelder studio. At the end of the day, he took the reference tapes home with him where they sat untouched …
This Week’s Special Programs for July 2 – July 7
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Paul Horn Paul Horn played with Chico Hamilton‘s quintet from 1956 to 1958 and became an established West Coast session player. His early career included such varied gigs as Duke Ellington’s “Suite Thursday,” to scoring documentaries and …
Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet July 12, 2018
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 12, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.