Tammy Wright from the Bur Oak Land Trust reminds you that the Land Trust’s properties are open to the public year-round, and some are suited to winter activities like ice fishing and snowshoeing. The Land Trust presents its 34th Prairie Preview March 1 at the Clarion Hotel in Iowa City. Special guest will be author …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Bobby Scott Singer-pianist-composer Bobby Scott was playing in Louis Prima’s group when he was fifteen, and as a teen made the scene with Gene Krupa, Lester Young and Tony Scott. He had a …
The Eric Thompson Quartet will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, February 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, …
a food, wine and music fundraising event for KCCK’s Jazz Education Visit kcck.org/taste for tickets and more information! Sponsored By: SUSAN STRAUSS SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL, P.L.C TERRY LOCKRIDGE & DUNN
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has the world’s largest collection of works by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City is borrowing 27 of the CRMA’s collection for a big Grant Wood exhibit going up this spring. In return, the Whitney is sending several works by …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Francis Wayne Big Band singer Francis Wayne was a teenager when she left Boston for New York to sing with her brother’s band. She soon became the vocalist for Charlie Barnet’s orchestra, and …
Grant Borchert, a junior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Grant will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM and his design will adorn the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XI”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from …
Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Superior Donuts,” a play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Tracy Letts, and the inspiration for the CBS comedy of the same name. Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 60s radical, must adjust to his new, energetic assistant who wants to update Arthur’s rundown donut shop. Director Barry Schreier says the play is …
