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Culture Crawl 1121 “Haunted Hop”

Katie Roche is back in the studio ahead of an exciting October for the traditional New Orleans style jazz band, Dandelion Stompers. First up is a show on Sat, Oct 11, 8pm at CSPS Hall (Cedar Rapids) followed by a Halloween show on Fri, Oct 31, 7pm at Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon (Iowa City). For …

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Big Mo Pod Show 0 78 – “High Strangeness”

Hello folks! We bring another episode of the pod show this week with a flair for the unusual, featuring some novelty tunes, as well as the usual mix of blues across generations, Songs featured in the episode: Johnny Burgin – “Neoprene Fedora” GA-20 – “Hold On, I’m Coming” Corey Harris – “Catfish Blues” Canned Heat …

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Culture Crawl 1120 “They Already Love It!”

The entire cast of CR Opera’s “Littlest Mermaid” production is in the studio today ahead of about twenty scheduled productions catered towards school aged children. Juan Tello (Prince), Hannah Moreno (Rusalka), Virginia Reed (Sea Witch) and Haley Guerra (Sister) run down the altered plot line and share insights into the show.  “Littlest Mermaid” will have …

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Culture Crawl 1119 “The 9 Trials of Chris”

Crooked Path Theatre has returned from Edinburgh and is wasting no time in bringing more theater to the community. Chris Okiishi is in the studio today ahead of “Metamorphoses,” opening October 3 at The James Theater.  For tickets and more info visit crookedpaththeatre.com & thejamesic.com.  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture …

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet October 9, 2025

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 9, 2025.  Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

KCCK’s Featured Album for October 2025

The KCCK Featured Album for October is “George Coleman with Strings.” George Coleman’s resume is the stuff of legend, working alongside giants of the art form like Max Roach, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancok, and inspiring a generation of saxophonists. Now for the first time in his storied career, he presents a project backed by …

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Big Mo Pod Show 077 – “Passin’ The Torch”

Welcome back to the show! On this week’s musical journey we discuss a smattering of blues artists, their history, and the ways their work makes us feel! Songs featured in the episode: Mud Morganfield – “She’s Getting Her Groove On” The New Mastersounds – “MRG” Tom Hambridge – “Willie Dixon’s Gone” Mike Zito & Albert …

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Culture Crawl 1118 “This is Nigel from America’s Got Talent”

Lynne Waggoner-Patton, Cedar Rapids native and Kirkwood alum, joins Dennis in the studio ahead of the highly anticipated “Love Happens” fundraising event with American’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer winning dance troupe, The Silhouettes. It’s Sunday, Oct 19, 2pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids.  Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com, creventslive.com & thesilhouettes.com.  Subscribe to …

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