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 …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Beverly Kenney This week’s Short List spotlights a singer who is a cult figure in Japan but long obscure in the United States. Beverly Kenney had a glorious six years on the jazz …
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre celebrates its 20th season in 2018, and presents Puccini’s “Turandot,” January 19 and 21. Set in China, it’s the story of the princess Turandot, who requires potential suitors to answer three riddles, with death the punishment for failure. Calgary, Alberta native Chloe Olivia Moore sings the role of Liù, who director …
Mary Zeran is a third-generation artist who paints colorful abstacts on the same material Disney animation cels use. She has an exhibit up at Gilded Pear Gallery through January 26. Visit with Mary and hear more about her art at a free Artist Talk on January 11. Gilded Pear Gallery owner Suzy McGrane-Hop also gives …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 11, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Jimmy Scott On this week’s Short List, Bob highlights the distinctive and unique voice of Jimmy Scott. His countertenor was a product of the childhood disease called Kallmann syndrome – a genetic hormonal …
