This Week’s Shows October 12 – October 18

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Paul Lichty at Jazz Under the Stars 

Not even a rainstorm could stop the Paul Lichty Jazz Orchestra from delivering some powerhouse big band to a very enthusiastic crowd. Recorded live from the Kennedy High School auditorium, Lichty and company played two sets of original charts and classic arrangements. It was a night full of swing!

 

 

 

Jazz MastersSpark (Hiromi album) - Wikipedia

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Join Hollis Monroe as he celebrates the week in jazz birthdays and recording anniversaries of notable albums. This week, tune in to hear Keith Jarrett, Houston Person, Joe Henderson, Hiromi, and many more.

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KCCK’s Midnight CD   (October 12 – October 18)

Every Night at Midnight

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

Furiositee! by the Elliot Caine Quintet on Monday; Wingwalkers by Bob McChesney on Tuesday; Philly Twisted by Josh Lawrence on Wednesday; Dedicated to You by Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves on Thursday; Wrong Side of the River by BB & the Bullets on Friday; One More For Me by the Gerry Hundt Trio on Saturday; Play It Forward by Donald Vega on Sunday.

Get your tickets for ReUnion Blues!

Tickets available here!

Tickets available here!

 

 

Culture Crawl 1267 “Monkeys in Space”

Willow Creek Theatre in Iowa City presents the Floodwater Comedy Festival Oct. 16-17. Standup comedians and improv teams from the local region as well as the Chicago area will perform, plus sketch comedy and improv workshops. Tickets and info at floodwatercomedy.org.

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.

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Culture Crawl 1266 “Band Adjacent”

The 2026 Metro Marching Band Classic is Oct 12, 6pm at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Seth Hoffman says it’s your only chance to see the marching bands from Jefferson, Kennedy, Washington, Xavier, Linn-Mar, Marion, and Prairie at one show. With special guests the UNI Panther Marching Band.

Tickets are available at the gate and online at metromarchingbandclassic.ludus.com.

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.

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Talking Pictures 10-07-2026

This week on Talking Pictures the gang discuss Tom Cruise’s latest film Digger (2026/Dark Comedy/R rating), and the Edison Studios adaptation of Frankenstein (1910/Silent Horror/Not Rated). Got a movie you’d like discuss with the crew? Drop them a line at talkingpics@kcck.org.

Clean Up Your Act 10-6-26

The Sierra Club of Iowa is expressing concern about the EPA repealing greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants fueled by fossil fuels.

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Clean Up Your Act 10-5-26

A University of Iowa research project is offering free arsenic testing for private well owners in six counties…including Benton, Cedar and Jones.

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Culture Crawl 1264 “Tie-Dye on Steroids”

Iowa City Fiber artist Astrid Hilger Bennet has a show going on right now at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art called “Making Her Mark.” And it’s “Fiber Fall” across the museum, with a companion juried exhibit of fiber works by Iowa artists called “Threading The Needle.”

More information on the exhibits, as well as your chance to participate in an indigo dying class with Astrid at crma.org.

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