Theatre Cedar Rapids presents the musical “Billy Elliot,” June 30 through July 22. Set against the backdrop of British political turmoil in the 1980s, it’s the story of a miner’s son who dreams of being a dancer. Tad Paulson plays Jackie, the blue collar dad who learns to adjust to and support the unique dreams …
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Culture Crawl 267 “The Case of the Disappearing Director”
Get a good look at CR Municipal Band director Steve Shanley, as this will be your only chance this week. Kennedy High School’s Jared Wacker is guest director for the concerts on June 21 and 24. This week, the public is invited to bring an instrument and join the band! The Wednesday concert is at …
Special Programs: Week of June 19 – 25
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Annette Peacock) The individualist composer-pianist-singer Annette Peacock was the wife of bassist Gary …
Culture Crawl 266 “Beating The Heat”
Sean Ulmer, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, and board member for the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA), has some suggestions for fun activities for all ages. Most take place in the cool comfort of air conditioning. He also reminds us that his organization, the Museum of Art has free admission all …
IC Jazz Festival Schedule Update
A few adjustments have been made to the schedule and lineup for this year’s Iowa City Jazz Festival. The biggest change is for the Sunday schedule. Stacey Kent and the Donny McCaslin Group have traded time slots. Kent will now perform at 6pm, and McCaslin will close the Festival, taking the stage at 8pm. The Cookers …
Culture Crawl 265 “The Last Festival”
2017 will be the final year for the Irish District Music and Arts Festival in Northeast Cedar Rapids, but that doesn’t mean the festival is ending. Next year, it will be renamed in honor of the new College District neighborhood that now encompasses the area. Perry and the Pumpers and New Orleans’ Honey Swamp Band …
Culture Crawl 264 “She Writes How Many Books a Year?”
The public libraries in Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha present bestselling authors in a free reading and signing event each year in the “Out Loud” author series. June 16, it’s poet and Newbury Award-winner Kwame Alexander. June 23, Debbie Macomber, whose books have spent 990 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. Admission is …
Culture Crawl 261 “Puffy Sleeves Bigger Than Human Heads”
The University of Iowa Theatre program presents Oscar Wilde’s classic farce, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” June 15-25. A comedy set against the backdrop of the rigid social structures of Nineteenth Century Britain, the play is both social commentary but also set up many of the comedic rules and structures that we see in plays, …