The State Department is working to help Americans get out of Gaza…Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz reacts to the firing of his son as offensive coordinator.
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KCCK’s Featured Album for November 2023
The KCCK Featured Album for November is “Live from the Northwest, 1959” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. This remarkable concert recording, captured by groundbreaking audio engineer Wally Heider, took place at two venues in Portland, Oregon in April of 1959. The band was playing-in some of the repertoire from the upcoming “Gone With the Wind” …
Culture Crawl 872 “All That Jazz”
Kirkwood brings the iconic musical “Chicago” to the Ballantyne Auditorium stage Nov. 2-4. It’s a demanding show that has a rare release window for student productions. Ella Schmitz and Bobbi Scott portray femme fatales Velma and Roxie. They and Director Emma Kostiv talks about mounting this challenging show. Tickets at www.kirkwoodarts.simpletix.com. Subscribe to The Culture …
News Digest 10-31-23
Israel’s prime minister rejects calls for his resignation…Haley and DeSantis are tied in a new Iowa Poll.
News Digest 10-30-23
Two are dead following a mass shooting in Tampa…Donald Trump predicts he’ll win the Iowa caucuses during a weekend campaign stop in Sioux City.
This Week In Jazz October 29 thru November 4
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Illinois Jacquet, Ted Nash, Booker Ervin and Lou Donaldson, audio-engineer Rudy Van Gelder, pianist Roger Kellaway, singers Carmen Lundy, Kurt Elling and Jane Monheit and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “Moanin’” (1958), Horace …
Special Shows October 30 thru November 5
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Donald Byrd on Blue Note Craig’s celebration of the anniversary of Blue Note Records continues with his spins of select tunes from trumpeter Donald Byrd’s 60-plus sessions for the label. We’ll hear choice sides recorded between 1956 and 1975. …
Culture Crawl 871 “Wine Generated”
TKM Productions brings “Girls’ Weekend” to the Amana Performing Arts Center Nov. 3-5. Des Moines playwright Karen Schaeffer has concocted a riotous farce that has already been performed all over the world. Tickets at www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com. Learn more about Karen and her work at www.facebook.com/karenschaefferplays. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …