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Culture Crawl 1143 “Member of the Club”

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center presents its annual Holiday Bazaar Nov. 22 from 8-noon. Browse and buy from a variety of local crafters and artists. And while you’re there, unplug for a little while and enjoy their trails and natural attractions. More info at prairiewoods.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …

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Big Mo Pod Show 083 – “Legal Pirate radio”

On this special edition of the Big Mo Pod Show your hosts interview Kent from California! Tune in to learn more about this long time listener of the Big Mo Blues Show and how he’s impacted the show’s production!

Culture Crawl 1142 “Turkeys & Suppositories”

Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Inspecting Carol” Nov. 14-23. It’s the hilarious story of a broke theatre company attempting to stage their holiday production of “A Christmas Carol” while also waiting for an inspector to evaluate their organization for a federal grant that could save the theatre. When they identify the wrong person as the …

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Iowa City Jazz Festival Returns July 3-5, 2026!

IOWA CITY, IA – Award-winning headliner ARTEMIS featuring Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda & Allison Miller, will perform on the Strauss Community Main Stage at 8:00 PM on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, as part of the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Summer of the Arts is thrilled to announce the dates for the …

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Culture Crawl 1141 “Gigs Are Kind of Fun”

Linn-Mar junior Everett Sams, looking for opportunities for his combo to play out in the community, struck on the idea of hosting a combo festival for student-led groups. He reached out to friends at other schools, including Griffin Shroyer at CR Washington, and Ben Hollinger at Prairie, and has organized the first Corridor Combo Festival, …

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Culture Crawl 1140 “My Memory’s a Little Foggy”

In the late 60s and early 70s, what we now call progressive rock or album rock got its first exposure to much of the country, not on FM radio, but on an AM station out of Little Rock, Arkansas. DJ Clyde Clifford played underground rock & roll on a late-night show that could be heard …

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Big Mo Pod Show 082 – “Tribute”

Welcome back to the show! This episode features the usual mix of old and new blues that you’ve come to expect from the pod show, along with varied discussions of blues artists, blues history, and what makes a blues song! Songs featured in the episode: Luther Dickinson & Datrian Johnson – “Sitting on Top of …

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Culture Crawl 1139 “Play Things You Like To Play”

Kirkwood’s director of instrumental music, Chris Navarette, is back with a line up of upcoming concerts for Kirkwood band ensembles. First up is a combined concert with the Kirkwood Big Band and Jazz Fusion ensembles on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm. Then, on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2pm, a combined concert with the Kirkwood Groove …

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