Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Gabor Szabo) On The Short List this week it is the near-forgotten Hungarian guitarist, Gabor Szabo. From …
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Culture Crawl 211 “Don’t Cry for Me”
Revival Theatre Company presents the Corridor premiere of the musical “Evita” Nov. 17-19 in Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. Director Brian Glick says there are many great moments in the show besides the well-known torch song “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina.” Although he promises that will be a standout moment. Tickets and information at www.revivaltheatrecompany.com.
Culture Crawl 210 “Since I’m Already Here, I’ll Write You a Symphony”
Orchestra Iowa presents “A Night in Prague,” Nov. 12 at the Paramount and Nov. 13 at the Coralville Center. Tim Hankewich tells the story behind the compositions of the three Czech composers, Dvorak, Janacek, and Mozart, whose works are featured. You may not have known that Mozart was Czech and incorporated Moravian and Bohemian folk …
This Week’s Shows: Week of November 14 – 20
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Hugh Masekela) One may know of legendary South Africa trumpeter Hugh Masekela from his late 1960s hit record, Grazin’ In the Grass, but may not know of his other work that blended …
Culture Crawl 209 “Pregnant Lady Tap Dancing in a Snowflake Suit”
Lindsey Cline and Katie Colette are two of The Wonderettes, a 60s girl group reuniting as the entertainment for the Christmas party at Harper’s Hardware. One of the girls is pregnant, one tends to party just a little too hard, and the audience gets involved, too. Running Nov. 17-Dec. 18 at the Old Creamery Theatre …
Bob Stewart Talks to Joe Lovano
Bob Stewart chatted with Joe Lovano prior to his appearance Nov. 11 with Chucho Valdes at Hancher Auditorium. Tickets for what is one of the most excited jazz collaborations on the road today are still available at hancher.uiowa.edu.
Culture Crawl 208 “A Conservative, a Liberal, and Miss Georgia Walk Into a Bar.
Culture Crawl 208 “A Conservative, a Liberal, and Miss Georgia Walk Into a Bar. See below for a special Culture Crawl ticket deal! Well, actually a hotel room. Riverside Theatre presents “The Taming,” which puts a unique satirical spin on today’s political climate. It’s the story of a newly-crowned Miss Georgia who kidnaps two staffers …
This Week’s Shows: Week of November 7 – 13
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Bob Barnard) The Short List goes “down under” for a listen to Australian trumpeter Bob Barnard. He’s a world-class traditional jazz player and has a global reach with tours to South …