“What The Constitution Means To Me” begins with playwright Heidi Schreck’s memories of participating in the American Legion Oratorical contest, and ends up… well, going in some directions you wouldn’t expect given the relatively ordinary play title. This Iowa premiere will be performed at the James Theater in Iowa City Jan. 19-21, and 26-18, moving …
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News Digest 1-17-24
President Biden will host congressional leaders today to talk about his request for additional aid for Ukraine and Israel…state health officials are backing a proposal to merge Iowa’s mental health and substance use treatment systems.
News Digest 1-16-24
Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucuses…DeSantis edges Haley for second…a landmark win for Fran McCaffery.
Culture Crawl 889 “Two Guys in a Cubicle”
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 …
News Digest 1-15-24
Blizzard warnings blanketed Iowa over the weekend…there are concerns about how cold weather will affect tonight’s Iowa caucuces.
This Week In Jazz January 14 thru January 20
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), …
Special Programs January15 thru January 21
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 …
Culture Crawl 887 “The Caitlin Clark of 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 …