A Quiet Place and The Miracle Season with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman.
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Talking Pictures Special – The Miracle Season
Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman talk to Ernie Found about the movie that portrays the death of his daugher, Iowa City West volleyball player Caroline Found, and the remaining team members’ pursuit of a state championship.
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Culture Crawl 340 “Tears, Laughter, and a Bunch of Meat
Iowa City Community Theatre presents “A Man of No Importance” April 20-29. It’s a lesser-known work musical with tunes by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, famous for “Ragtime.”
Set in a 1960s Irish amateur theatre, it’s the sweet story of a man coming to terms with his sexuality in a community and time not known for open-mindedness.
Information and tickets at www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.com.
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2018 Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – City
Jacob Fields, Patrick Weiss, and Casey Yeaman spin Trombone Shorty, Bob Florence, Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, among others. Plus… why playing flute is HARD!
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Culture Crawl 341 “Nerves”
Please pardon Orchestra Iowa’s Tim Hankewich for being just a tad jittery this week, as he takes the stage with world-renown pianist Emanuel Ax for three performances, April 12-15.
It’s a landmark event for Orchestra Iowa, which Emanuel chose out of all the orchestras in the country to come for free to perform and clinic. The UI’s Hancher has had a long and close relationship with Ax, and it was they who brought Orchestra Iowa to Ax’s attention.
He’ll perform Brahm’s 2nd Piano Concerto, coincidentally the same piece he performed as a young artist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony in 1983.
Tim says that Emanuel’s residency is tribute to the resilience and support of the Eastern Iowa Community for Orchestra Iowa, in its return post-flood, and position as one of the nation’s leading small orchestras.
Tickets for the fundraising Gala Friday night, and the concerts Saturday and Sunday are still available at www.orchestraiowa.org.
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Culture Crawl 339 “Breaking the Rules”
Red Cedar Chamber’s Carey Bostian first worked with harpist Katherine Siochi when she was just thirteen and a student at Iowa City’s Preucil School. She went on to win the 2016 USA International Harp competition and is regarded as one of the world’s leading young harp players.
Katherine comes home to perform “HarpStrings” with Red Cedar in several concerts April 18-22. One of the pieces they will perform was written by Katherine’s brother Jeremiah, also a Preucil alum.
Performances in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, as well as Marion, Solon, Williamsburg, and Washington.
Full schedule and ticket information at www.redcedar.org.
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We Lose A Memorable Voice & A Good Friend
Gordon Paulsen, 64, long-time KCCK air personality, died April 9th after a courageous battle with cancer..
Gordon was a Cedar Rapids native, who began working at KCCK in 1979 while taking classes at the University of Iowa. He soon joined the station full-time and spent his entire career at the station before retiring in 2017.
Gordon held down the late afternoon shift for more than twenty-five years, a consistent tenure rarely achieved in the changeable media environment. During that time, he met and interviewed hundreds of jazz stars. His favorite story was the time he offered the great Dizzy Gillespie a ride to an area hotel, following a performance with the Cedar Rapids Symphony (now Orchestra Iowa).
Gordon told that story, as well as others from his long KCCK tenure in an interview with the Cedar Rapids Gazette in July 2017. Read it at thegazette.com.
Gordon will be remembered for his silky, rich voice, encyclopedic knowledge of jazz and blues, and the warm friendship he extended to all of his listeners and fans.
Gordon’s KCCK family and the family of listeners who tuned in each day for companionship and fine music will miss him greatly.
A memorial fund has been established in Gordon’s name to support Jazz Under The Stars, an event that he helped establish. Donate at kcck.org/gordon.