Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm The Compositions of Charles Mingus Craig surveys some of the more remarkable compositions of the great Charles Mingus, focusing mostly on his work from the 1950s into the 1970s! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Goose …
Chicago-based jazz singer Alyssa Allgood is one of three clinicians working with high school vocal jazz groups at the annual Kirkwood Vocal Jazz Festival on Feb. 23. Alyssa and fellow clinicians Kat Sherman and Justin Binek perform in concert, along with Kirkwood’s Jazz Express and Jazz Transit, in a 7:30 concert in Ballantyne Auditorium. Tickets …
A US-made spacecraft has landed on the moon…the Iowa House has approved a 3% increase in public school funding.
With Black History Month coming to a close and Women’s History Month fresh on the horizon, Karen F. Williams’ play, adapted & directed by Kevvin L. Taylor, “Black Women Walking,” seems the most appropriate segue. First time producers LaNisha Cassell and Jed Peterson are here with all the details. The show is March 2 @ …
The US prepares to announce new sanctions against Russia…Kirkwood Community College holds inauguration ceremonies for President Kristie Fisher.
Riverside Theatre’s Curtis M. Jackson and Adam Night continue celebrations of Black History Month this February with their production of Katori Hall’s, “The Mountaintop,” a play reimagining the night before Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Opening night is Friday, 2/23 @ 7:30pm. For more show dates and tickets visit www.riversidetheatre.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl …
The US will impose new sanctions on Russia over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny…Iowa has the fastest growing rate of new cancers in the US.
The International Court of Justice is hearing opening statements on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories…the Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would allow state government departments to be audited by outside accounting firms rather than by the State Auditor.
