Culture Crawl 1189 “No Voice For You”

Crooked Path Theatre presents “Small Mouth Sounds,” by Bess Wohl. Director Patrick DuLaney is in the studio with the details. It’s April 9-11, 17-18 at 7:30pm & April 12, 18-19 at 2pm at The James Theater.

Tickets and more info at crookedpaththeatre.com.

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Culture Crawl 1188 “Sticks to The Roof of Your Mouth”

Director of Instrumental Music at Kirkwood Community College, Chris Navarrete, is in the studio ahead of several upcoming jazz events involving Kirkwood ensembles:

Thurs, April 9, 7:30pm: Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Fusion at Ballantyne

Sun, April 12, 2pm: Kirkwood Groove + CR Jazz Big Band at Ballantyne
Fri, May 1, 1pm: Big Band Boogie Bash at ImOn Stage at Kingston Yard

Tickets and more info at Kirkwood.edu/ballantyne.

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Tickets on Sale now for Taste of Jazz!

Join us for Taste of Jazz, Friday, April 24! A food, wine, beer, and music fundraising event for KCCK’s Jazz Education Programs! Featuring Music by BYOBrass and Six Man Trio.

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Each spring, KCCK, The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, the Kirkwood Culinary Arts Department, and Kirkwood’s Hospitality Arts Department collaborate for a night of wine and beer, food and music on the Kirkwood campus at The Hotel At Kirkwood Center.  All to benefit KCCK’s Jazz Education Programs.

The event features wine and beer tastings, heavy hors d’oeuvres, dessert and a silent auction.

KCCK’s Featured Album for April 2026

The KCCK Featured Album for April is “Spring” by Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman. With nine Grammy nominations and widespread critical acclaim to her credit, the singer now adds a new chapter to her distinguished career with her first voice-piano duo project. The pair celebrate the season with springtime songs by Gershwin, Jobim, Peggy Lee, Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Simon and others, capturing the effortless rapport between two jazz masters. “Spring” is from BFM Records.

Talking Pictures 4-1-26

“Project Hail Mary” (PG-13 2026 Sci-Fi/Adventure), “Wuthering Heights” (R 2026 Romance) and “I, Claudius” (1976  Drama) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown, Dennis Green and Ron Adkins.

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2026 Guest DJs-Clear Creek-Amana

Odin Hankins and Elijah Thompson

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2026 Guest DJs-Linn-Mar

Peyton Stoller, Tom Fireman, Grant Dupree and  Thomas Brough

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Culture Crawl 1187 “There Are Words!”

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art curator, Julia Jessen, is in the studio to chat about current CRMA exhibits and upcoming events. “From the Outside Looking In: Interior Spaces” is open through May 3 & “Art is the Word: Text in Art” is open through May 17. Upcoming juried exhibit, “Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa,” is now calling for entries with submissions due Friday, May 29.

For more information visit crma.org.

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