Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre performs “Speed Dating Tonight!” a new comic opera. Composed by Michael Ching, who coincidentally recently moved to Ames, Iowa, it’s a series of vignettes set against the backdrop of… you guessed it, speed dating. Stage director Marina Bergenstock says Ching also worked with the production on some changes that make this …
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Special Programs: Week of June 5 – 11
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Clora Bryant) Clora Bryant is a long-lived, but obscure Los Angeles female trumpet player. Clora Bryant was born in Denton, Texas, Attended Prairie View College where she was an outstanding …
Culture Crawl 260 “A Play That’s Also a Rock Concert”
“Million Dollar Quartet” is the story of a December night at Sun Studios in Memphis, when the legendary Sam Phillips and his proteges Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered for a night of music, laughter and tears, before the four musicians became the legends we know them as today. The …
Culture Crawl 259 “3 Centuries, 28 Years, 3 Months”
Tim Hankewich has waited his entire career to conduct Bach’s B Minor Mass, and when it was added to the 2016-2017 Orchestra Iowa season, he spent nearly the entirety of the summer of 2016 studying every note of the score to get it just right. Chorale Midwest joins Orchestra Iowa for “Epic Bach” June 3 …
Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet June 15, 2017
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place June 15, 2017. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Culture Crawl 256 “Car Show, Bike Helmets, and Make Your Own Cereal”
Tanager Place presents “Summerfest” June 3 at Rockwell Collins, 3:30 to 8:30pm. It’s a huge day of family activities, most are free. There will be a car show, Bike Helmet Giveaway, a Make-Your-Own Cereal tent, and a Balloon Glow at dusk. Information at www.tanagerplace.org.
KCCK’s Featured CD for June 2017
The KCCK Featured CD for June is “Hudson” from Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski and John Scofield. On their own, the four can each boast careers that are stunning in their diversity and reach. Together they comprise the rare supergroup worthy of the name. What’s brought them together is a shared love for the …