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Culture Crawl 1132 “Spoiler: The Internet Was Invented”

The Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association continues to preserve the history of Collins Radio with the upcoming premiere of a full length documentary that delves into the beginnings of the internet and Arthur A. Collins’ role in it. In the studio is AACLA’s Rod Blocksome with behind the scenes details. It’s “The Collins Story – The Internet Connection” with screenings Saturday, Nov. 1 at 9am & 10:30am at Collins Road Theatres in Marion. Admission is free.

For more info visit thecollinsstory.org.

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Union Blues Raises Funds for Education

Tickets: $13.06 General Admission / $40.85 Two Tickets & Reserved Table Seating

For Tickets visit: https://www.wildwoodsaloon.com/

Musicians come together to support music education! KCCK and American Federation of Musicians Local 450 present David Zollo & The Body Electric and Homebrewed in “Union Blues,” a concert to raise funds for KCCK’s Jazz Education programs.

There will be tasty food, a silent auction, and great music! All to support students in the Johnson County area.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO

Millwright &Technical Engineers Local 2158

Dave Parsons

This Week’s Shows October 27 thru November 2

John Handy III, Show #1

Craig presents an enticing menu of recordings from saxophonist John Richard Handy III, going back to 1959 through 1995. We’ll also hear some Charles Mingus recordings featuring Handy from 1959 and 1960. Handy will turn 93 on Feb 3, 2026.

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

I-380 Express Together Again!

What began as the house band for a local telethon grew into one of the most popular big bands in Eastern Iowa! Legendary trumpeter Al Naylor and The I-380 Express reunited to cap off the 2025 season of Jazz Under the Stars. It was a night filled with great memories and incredible music!

Prestige Records – the Early Years

Craig spins selections from the very earliest Prestige recordings of 1949, and ventures into the early 1950s. We’ll hear groundbreaking examples of modern jazz from greats like J.J. Johnson, Terry Gibbs, Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Don Lanphere, Gene Ammons, Teddy Charles, Sonny Stitt, Al Haig, Sonny Rollins, and many others.

KCCK’s Midnight CD (October 27 – November 2)

Every Night at Midnight

KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.

Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) by JD Allen on Monday; El Muki by the Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet on Tuesday; New Outlook by the Affinity Trio on Wednesday; Turn It Up: Live at the Side Door (Disc 1) by Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet on Thursday; Two Trains by Dave Keys on Friday; I’m Just Jonnie by Johnnie Johnson on Saturday; For Dinah by Ledisi on Sunday.

This Week In Jazz October 26 thru November 1

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Clifford Brown, singers Ethel Waters, Cleo Laine and Andy Bey, bassist/singer Richard Bona, composer/arranger Neal Hefti, saxmen Ted Nash, Zoot Sims, Illinois Jacquet, Booker Ervin and Joel Frahm, guitarist Philip Catherine, percussionist Poncho Sanchez and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Cannonball Adderley & Strings” (1955), Nancy Wilson’s “Welcome to My Love” (1967), Chick Corea & Gary Burton “In Concert” (1979), Hilton Ruiz’ “Cross Currents” (1984), The Clark Terry Quintet w/ special guest Red Holloway’s “Top and Bottom” (1995), Jim Snidero “Live at the Deer Head Inn” (2020) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Big Mo Pod Show 081 – “Cheers To Kevin”

We’ve got another episode of the pod show ready for ya! This week’s installment features the usual mix of blues tones from across the many generations of blues, as well as a heartfelt thank you to one of the blues show’s steadiest sponsors! Songs featured in the episode:

Curtis Salgado – “The Big Chagrin”
Duffy Bishop – “69 Years Old”
Gary Clark Jr. – “Star”
Larkin Poe – “Lips As Cold As Diamond”
Bob Margolin – “Brown Liquor”

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

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Culture Crawl 1131 “Best Smelling Event of the Year”

Nile Dusdieker is in the studio ahead of the Eastern Iowa Orchid Society’s “Orchids are a Scream” show coming up Nov. 1-2 at the Radison Hotel Conference Center in Cedar Rapids. The show will feature beautiful orchid displays and will be a welcoming environment for anyone wishing to learn more, enjoy the sights (and smells), or purchase an orchid. Admission is free and doors open at 10am both days.

For more info visit easterniowaorchidsociety.org.

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Culture Crawl 1130 “Urinetown… Eww! What’s That?”

Kirkwood Community College Presents, “Urinetown, The Musical” Oct. 31-Nov. 8 in Ballantyne Auditorium. In the studio is director Emma Kostiv and cast members Nina Torkelson (Little Sally) and Bridge Womachka (Soupy Sue) to give us the scoop on this quirky satirical parody. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2 p.m. Nov. 2, and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6 – 8.

Tickets and more info at – kirkwood.edu/ballantyne

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Talking Pictures 10-22-25

“Tron:Ares” (2025) and “V/H/S/Halloween” (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.

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