Cedar Rapids Museum of Art exhibitions, “Land/scape: Climate, the Environment and Beyond” and “Ravenous: Food in Art” are up and running for a couple more months and curator Julia Jessen is here to spill the bowls of fruit. In an effort to bring art and the museum directly to your home, exhibits will be available … Continue reading

History of magic meets professional wrestling in Jackson Green’s upcoming magic show, put on by Deb Kennedy’s TKM Theatrical Productions, March 15, 7pm @ Amana Performing Arts Center. Bring the whole family for a night that will surely blue thunder bomb your mind.  Tickets and more info at www.tkmtheatricalproductions.com  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at … Continue reading

Everyone loved the Cole Porter show at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts back in September so much that Josh Sazon and Wes Habley have cooked up another exciting show, this time featuring the music of Johnny Mercer. Head over to Coralville on Saturday, March 23 for Moon River: The Songs of Johnny Mercer at  … Continue reading

Jessica Altfillisch, executive director of Cedar Rapids’ Harmony School of Music, is back again to announce an exciting line up for this year’s Community Music Day. An instrument petting zoo, a music and mental health panel with music therapists from the University of Iowa, and an epic mixed ensemble performance of “Ode to Joy” led … Continue reading

With Black History Month coming to a close and Women’s History Month fresh on the horizon, Karen F. Williams’ play, adapted & directed by Kevvin L. Taylor, “Black Women Walking,” seems the most appropriate segue. First time producers LaNisha Cassell and Jed Peterson are here with all the details. The show is March 2 @ … Continue reading

Riverside Theatre’s Curtis M. Jackson and Adam Night continue celebrations of Black History Month this February with their production of Katori Hall’s, “The Mountaintop,” a play reimagining the night before Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.  Opening night is Friday, 2/23 @ 7:30pm.  For more show dates and tickets visit www.riversidetheatre.org.  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl … Continue reading

Brian Tanner, Scot Hughes and Josh Sazon are excited to bring the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial back to life with Iowa City Community Theatre’s upcoming production of “Inherit The Wind.” The show is Feb. 2-3 & 9-10 at 7:30pm and Feb. 4 & 11 at 2pm. For tickets and more info visit www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.org. Subscribe to … Continue reading

The Iowa City Senior Center presents the “From Africa to Black Iowans, the inaugural Black History Ball, Saturday, Feb. 3. There will be an African art exhibit, tasty food, your favorite libations and a jazz quartet led by the University of Iowa’s Curtis Taylor and William Menefield. Advance tickets at this Eventbrite link.. Learn more … Continue reading

“What The Constitution Means To Me” begins with playwright Heidi Schreck’s memories of participating in the American Legion Oratorical contest, and ends up… well, going in some directions you wouldn’t expect given the relatively ordinary play title. This Iowa premiere will be performed at the James Theater in Iowa City Jan. 19-21, and 26-18, moving … Continue reading

Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre is bringing Iowa alum Samuel D. Hunter back to his roots with their production of his play, “A Case for the Existence of God” and director Adam Knight is in the studio to tell us all about it.  Running Jan 19-Feb 4. Tickets at www.riversidetheatre.org.  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at … Continue reading