Napoleon (2023) and Thanksgiving (2023) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
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News Digest 11-22-23
Israel and Hamas agree to a pause in fighting to allow the release of hostages…the wife of a northwest Iowa county supervisor has been found guilty of voter fraud.
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News Digest 11-21-23
Some optimism about the release of hostages in Gaza…Governor Reynolds says she’s working on another tax cut.
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Culture Crawl 878 “14 Different Voices”
The holidays are fast approaching and TKM Theatrical Productions has just the festive thing for the whole family to enjoy! “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” opens December 1 at The Amana Performing Arts Center and Tim Milligan & Quanda Hood are here to tell us all about it.
December 1-3 & 8-10, Fridays & Saturdays @7:30pm and Sundays @3pm
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com or the TKM Theatrical Productions Facebook page.
For more info visit www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com
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News Digest 11-20-23
The Biden administration says it could support a pause but not a ceasefire in Gaza…the Iowa Board of Medicine starts work on rules for doctors if the fetal heartbeat law were to take effect.
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This Week In Jazz November 19 thru November 25
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist Skeeter Betts, singer June Christy, pianist/composers Hoagy Carmichael and Horace Henderson, songwriter Johnny Mandel, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Sketches of Spain” (1958), Phineas Newborn Jr.’s “A World of Piano! (1961)”, Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker “The Carnegie Hall Concert” (1974), Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw’s “Double Take” (1985), Shirley Scott: Blues Everywhere –Live at Birdland (1991), Vincent Herring’s “Preaching to the Choir” (2020) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Special Programs November 20 thru November 26
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 4
Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Memphis Slim (a.k.a. Peter Chatman), Charles Edward “Cow Cow” Davenport, Roy Byrd (a.k.a. Professor Longhair), Katie Webster, Lucky Roberts, Willie “The Lion” Smith, Scott Joplin, and many others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Steve Grismore Trio at First Friday Jazz
Guitarist Steve Grismore brought his trio to the Opus Concert Café for a stellar 2021 First Friday gig. Incorporating a few original pieces, Grismore delivered a set of guitar-centered classics from Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Pat Metheny, and many others.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Mulgrew Miller at Dizzy’s
Christian McBride uncovers a concert from his spiritual big brother, the underrated piano innovator, the late Mulgrew Miller. We’ll hear the bandleader soar with his group, Wingspan, featuring many of Miller’s engrossing compositions from a performance at Dizzy’s Club in New York City. McBride recalls his early days with the pianist and sprinkles in some personal anecdotes.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Kenny Burrell on Blue Note
Craig continues his celebration of Blue Note Record’s 85th anniversary by spinning the choicest cuts from guitarist Kenny Burrell’s 38-plus recording sessions with the label. We’ll hear great sides from 1956 through 1968.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Feast Ephemera by Clark Sommers on Monday; Swing Low by Michael Dease on Tuesday; Bridges by Hays Street Hart on Wednesday; Home Cookin’ by Cory Weeds on Thursday; Babel by Jhett Black on Friday; Blood Brothers – Live in Canada by Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia on Saturday; Summer Me, Winter Me by Stacey Kent on Sunday.
Culture Crawl 877 “Threads”
The African American Museum of Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art team up for “Power and Impact.” It’s a showcase for contemporary black artists who use a variety of mediums to explore what it’s like to be black in America.
Julia Jessen & Felicite Wolfe talk about the process of collaborating on this unique exhibit and what they learned from each other in the process.
On exhibit through Mar 31 at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
For more information visit www.blackiowa.org & www.crma.org.
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