The History Center presents the latest in its “Famous Last Words” series, a roast that takes the form of the eulogy at a mock funeral of the roast-ee. On June 2, Dale Todd, Cedar Rapids City Council member and Linn County’s best-known Springsteen is the subject. History Center director Jason Wright promises a hilarious night, …
Construction in the Ped Mall this summer has forced the Friday Night Concert Series to move to Iowa Avenue, so don’t be alarmed if you are heading to your traditional spot, and there’s a giant earth-moving vehicle in the way. As usual, the series begins with a twin bill featuring the City and West High …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Chris Merz The Short List this week spotlights Chris Merz, director of the University of Northern Iowa Jazz Program. Merz is also a gifted saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He has a dozen albums under …
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 …
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”), …
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 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 …
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 …
