The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 14, 2017. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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Culture Crawl 285 “We May Cut Loose”
The Old Creamery Theatre presents “Footloose” opening Sept. 7. Like other stage musicals whose movie roots are just as much in music as story (“Mama Mia” being the prime example), “Footloose” the Musical contains all the songs you remember from the 80s movie. But it dives a little deeper into the story of how a …
KCCK’s Featured CD for September 2017
The KCCK Featured CD for September is “The Better Angels of Our Nature” from the Brian McCarthy Nonet. The saxophonist has discovered the roots of jazz in the sounds and conflicts of the Civil War, arranging Union and Confederate folk songs and original music for his ensemble, which features several alumni of trumpeter Clark Terry’s …
Special Programs: Week of August 28 – September 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Two jazz venues are featured this week on The Short List. The posh Rainbow Room atop the RCA building, and the long-passed Basin Street East. Each had their heyday. The Rainbow Room flourished …
Culture Crawl 284 “The Vegas Strip of the Amanas”
The Iowa Theatre Artists Company (ITAC) sold its long-time facility last year, but Meg Merckens and Tom Johnston are still producing theatre in the Amanas, and elsewhere. “Woody Guthrie’s American Song” opens August 25 for a four-week run. Most of the shows will be in Homestead, in the Amanas, in the former General Store. The …
Special Programs: Week of August 21 – 27
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Bradley’s This week’s Short List is the story of Bradley’s – a small, friendly jazz club in New York. Owned by Bradley Cunningham, a fair modern pianist himself, the club featured piano and bass …
Culture Crawl 283 “Santana on the Console Stereo”
James Dreier and Ritmocano conclude the 30th season of Jazz Under the Stars, Aug. 24 at 7pm at McGrath Amphitheatre in downtown Cedar Rapids. Jim’s first exposure to Latin rhythms was the legendary Carlos Santana. This led Jim on a music and career journey that has included studies in Cuba and Brazil, to his current …
Culture Crawl 282 “A Jazz Concert! Who Knew?”
Rebecca Larkin from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance runs down the list of fun activities coming up this weekend. Something for the whole family, including a pretty cool concert, presented by a jazz station you should really be listening to more often. Find thousands of community arts events, many of them free, at www.culturalcorridor.org.