Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre is bringing Iowa alum Samuel D. Hunter back to his roots with their production of his play, “A Case for the Existence of God” and director Adam Knight is in the studio to tell us all about it. Running Jan 19-Feb 4. Tickets at www.riversidetheatre.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at …
Blizzard warnings blanketed Iowa over the weekend…there are concerns about how cold weather will affect tonight’s Iowa caucuces.
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Gene Krupa and Sid Catlett, singers Irene Kral, Eartha Kitt and Cheryl Bentyne, lyricist Irving Mills, pianists Cedar Walton, Horace Parlan, Cyrus Chestnut and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall Concert (1938), …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm A Salute to Les McCann Craig tips his hat to the 68-plus year career of this master of “soul jazz” by spinning a variety of fine releases dating back to 1960. We’ll hear great music from Pacific Jazz, Atlantic, Limelight, and other fine jazz …
Mike Conrad, founder and director of The Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, talks about some of his experiences as a renowned composer and gets us excited for upcoming IJCO gig at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Jan 21 at 2pm. Tickets at www.coralvillearts.org. More info on the band at www.iowajazzcomposersorchestra.com. Subscribe to …
Iowa is bracing for blizzard conditions…the U.S. and Britain have bombed Houthi sites in Yemen.
House Republicans are moving forward with impeachment proceedings against the Homeland Security Secretary…Haley and DeSantis debate in Des Moines ahead of next week’s Iowa caucuses.
It’s time for another night at the opera with the Cedar Rapids Opera’s upcoming production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Cast members Chaz’men Williams-Ali, Maria Natale, and Norman Garrett share insight to Puccini’s dramatic work and spoiler alert, you’re going to want to stay for Act II. Shows are Friday, January 19 at 7:30pm and Sunday, …
