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Special Programs for January 21 thru January 26

Short List with host Bob Naujoks     Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM   Vocal Short List 16: Rita Reys  Though raised in a classical music-loving family, Dutch singer Rita Reys  switched to jazz when she met her first husband, drummer Wessel Ilcken. The two formed a group and toured …

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Culture Crawl 417 “Ramble In and Jam”

KCCK and West Music present a concert and community jam February 2 at 12noon, at West Music Coralville. Community Engagement Manager Katie Senn says the Dixieland group The Brick Street Ramblers, an 8-piece band playing the music of New Orleans, will perform live for the first hour (also broadcast live on KCCK. Following the concert, …

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Culture Crawl 416 “Celebrating a Man of Peace”

Jennifer Beall from the African American Museum of Iowa stops in to talk about Museum activities on Martin Luther King Day. There will $1 admissions on January 21, and in partnership with Veterans for Peace, you can help decorate Peace Poles in honor of Dr. Kin’s message of peace and non-violence, which will be placed …

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Special Programs for January 14 thru January 19

Short List with host Bob Naujoks     Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM   Vocal Short List 16: Blanche Calloway  Blanche Calloway is noted for a number of firsts. She was on-stage before her famous brother, Cab Calloway. She was the first African-American female to lead an all-male orchestra. She …

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Culture Crawl 415 “Sleep Deprivation Theatre”

For RHCR Theatre’s 24-Hour Play Festival, 6 new short plays are written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours. Executive Director Matt Ford says the event is a fun and creative night, with lots of laughs, January 19, 7pm in the CR Public Library’s Whipple Auditorium. There will also be a silent auction, with gift baskets …

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Special Programs for January 7 thru January 12

Short List with host Bob Naujoks     Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM   Vocal Short List 16: Blanche Calloway  Blanche Calloway is noted for a number of firsts. She was on-stage before her famous brother, Cab Calloway. She was the first African-American female to lead an all-male orchestra. She …

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Culture Crawl 414 “Look Out, Ol’ Mack is Back”

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre presents “Threepenny Opera,” the Bertold Brecht/Kurt Weill work that gave us the classic “Mack The Knife.” Evan Dunn and Jessica Pray Patel say that the show is a departure for them, as it is more of a musical comedy (albeit a dark comedy), than a true opera. But these professional singers …

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet January 10, 2019

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 10, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.