Culture Crawl 857 “He Oomps and He Pahs” The Amana Colony Folksingers perform traditional and modern German folk music, and are pretty busy during Oktoberfest season. They’ll perform on Friday, September 29th during Amana Oktoberfest and also at Des Moines Oktoberfest on Sept. 23.

Group members Kjohn Zuber, Lindsey McCarty, and Tim Fees say you can … Continue reading

Coralville Center for the Performing Arts’ Wes Habley and Josh Sazon talk everything Cole Porter ahead of their upcoming event, “An Evening of Cole Porter.” In this episode, Josh and Wes give you a peek into the making of this exciting program, and it’s one you don’t want to miss! 7:00pm, Sept. 23 at the … Continue reading

Ray Vanek has had soliloquies from “Hamlet” memorized since high school. Now, after nearly 25 years of preparation, he takes center stage in portrayal of Shakespeare’s famous character with Iowa City’s Crooked Path Theatre. Director Patrick Du Laney describes a uniquely immersive experience where audience members are seated around the stage, mere feet away from … Continue reading

Culture Crawl 854 “That Talentless B@stard” Orchestra Iowa begins its 2nd century this weekend with “Forged in Fire,” featuring the return of violinist Bella Hristova to tackle a landmark Brahms concerto. Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony is also on the program, and Tim explains how greatly the two Masters disliked each other! Bonus: Tim demystifies going to … Continue reading

Culture Crawl 853 “Please Don’t Make the Mansion Disappear” Jackson Green has been entertaining area audiences with magic since he was a teenager. (And Dennis has been there for all of it, since Jack is his son!) Jack teams up with Brucemore Artist-In-Residence Gerard Estella to create a new full-length show as a part of … Continue reading

Culture Crawl 852 “We’ll Call ‘em Cat Butts” Maggie Vanderwalle paints animals and animal scenes, some realistic, some some not so much, such as the fanciful “battycat.” She is featured in her first solo exhibit at Gilded Pear Gallery, “Animalia,” going on at the same time as Jim Ochs’ posthumous exhibit, that we discussed in … Continue reading

Did you know the work of Jackson Pollock as a young kid? Phil Ochs, son of late Iowa City artist, Jim Ochs, sure did. Phil describes growing up surrounded by his father’s art and the “total factory” of his studio in promotion of The Gilded Pear’s posthumous solo exhibit, Jim Ochs: 45 Years of Work. … Continue reading

Gerald Kreitzer introduces an exciting 64th season for the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale, and it’s quite the line up. First up in October, “Music That Touched Our Souls,” a program of Chorale favorites performed at First Congregational church. In December the Chorale teams up with the First Lutheran Choir and handbells to present part one … Continue reading

Eddie Piccard brings a New Orleans-themed show to KCCK’s final Jazz Under the Stars show on Thursday, August 24. A perennial Eastern Iowa favorite, Eddie Piccard grew up in eastern Iowa, and began playing music on his grandmother’s piano. As a young man, he performed in Chicago, Florida and on the west coast. He returned … Continue reading

Roots Blues artist Catfish Keith is a multi Blues-award winner, member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, and will soon embark on his 52nd tour of the U.K. He brings his trademark Resonator guitar to a show at The James Theater on Saturday, August 19, presented by The Englert. Keith is also up for … Continue reading