While cleaning out her mother’s house, artist Tara Moorman discovered a trove of family photos, some dating back to the 1870s. This inspired her to paint a series of watercolors depicting those family members at the time the photos were taken. “Letters To My Ancestors” is on exhibit now through August at the Cedar Rapids …
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Culture Crawl 252 “John Williams Changed My Life”
Whether you think of yourself as a classical music fan or not, if you haven’t been inspired by the music of John Williams, check your pulse. You may not have a heart. Maestro Tim Hankewich reveals that hearing the Star Wars theme was one of the first experiences that got him excited about music. Orchestra …
Culture Crawl 253 “Get Away From Screens and Into Nature”
Bur Oak Land Trust will host a Free Family Day at their Turkey Creek location, Sunday May 21. Enjoy outdoor activities for kids of all ages, including birding, story telling, experiencing the sights and sounds of creek life, learning about different prairie trees and plants, and finding answers to all of your outdoor questions. Directions …
Jazz Under the Stars Moves!
About fifty yards. Jazz Under the Stars, Cedar Rapid’s longest-running jazz concert series, celebrates its 30th anniversary in Noelridge Park by moving a little bit to the west. The new All-Inclusive Playground at Noelridge Park is being installed in the location where concerts like Jazz Under the Stars have traditionally taken place, necessitating a slight …
Special Programs: Week of May 15 – 21
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Mimi Fox) West Coast guitarist Mimi Fox is little known in the Midwest, …
Culture Crawl 250 “Concerts Every Friday, and Even on a Wednesday!
Summer of the Arts is the organization charged with planning pretty much every summer activity in downtown Iowa City. Their season begins May 19 with the opening of the Friday Night Concert Series, nearly every Friday (and one Wednesday) at 6:30pm at the Fountain Stage in the Pedestrian Mall. Son Volt and Elephant Revival …
Culture Crawl 251 “Scenes From The Dawn of Film History”
Some of the earliest moving pictures ever made reside right here in the Creative Corridor. Early silent films made by William Franklin Brinton in the early 1900s have been preserved by historian Michael Zahs of Washington, Iowa. Some years ago, Red Cedar Chamber Music was asked to provide musical accompaniment to a showing of these …
Naujoks Art Featured in University of Missouri Magazine
Several drawings and watercolors by KCCK’s Bob Naujoks are featured in the latest edition of New Letters, the University of Missouri-Kansas City magazine of writing and art. Some of the drawings are illustrations that go along with his KCCK series, The Short List, such as The Trombone Section and Jazz & The Spoken Word. Others include watercolors of Billie …