Cedar Rapids school board weighs crowding fix at Jackson Elementary
The Cedar Rapids school board considers a two year crowding plan affecting five schools. Kindergartners would move mainly to Wright and Coolidge while Jackson boundaries shift northeast to Pierce with free transport for two years and fees after. The district also plans $152 million budget and $800,000 for 11 of 22 elementaries computers.
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Sazette
Cedar Rapids
Jackson
Wright
Coolidge
Pierce
New Pierce
Garfield
Cedar Rapids Symphony Salutes Sousa With Brion and Croskery
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Keith Brion presents a Sousa centric two hour pops concert at the Paramount Theatre. Soprano Virginia Croskery performs a varied program while orchestra members deliver virtuosic turns and audience-friendly moments.
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George C. Ford
Uazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
America
John Phillip Sousa
Paramount Theatre
Keith Brion
CRSO
Virginia Croskery
Avant garde concert at Hancher blends two ensembles
In Iowa City the Australian Chamber Orchestra joined Bang on a Can All-Stars at Hancher Auditorium. The program mixed Walton and Lang with co commissioned world premieres Haircut Game Over and Hard Times. The concert showcased rhythmic variety and inventive textures.
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Iowa City
Hancher Auditorium
Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognette
William Walton
David Lang
Anvil Chorus
Lang
Elena Kats-Chernin
Hermeto Pascoal
National Endowment For the Arts
Michael Gordon
Julia Wolfe
Brett Dean
Steve Martland
Volunteers Needed Across Agencies In Linn County Area
A roundup of volunteer opportunities from LIV United Way and partners lists roles across, including teacher naturalists at Indian Creek Nature Center, Camp Courageous in Monticello, VA Medical Center rides, RSVP placements, crisis counselors, SCORE counselors, gallery attendants at National Czech & Slovak Museum, DHS youth transport drivers, cancer discovery shop volunteers, AmeriCorps, Girl Scouts, CASA child advocates, Four Oaks Bridge program tutors, disability access observers, HACAP Head Start reading tutors and mentors, host exchange families.
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LIV
United Way
East
Iowa
Call
Indian Creek Nature Center
Camp Courageous
Monticello
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Service Corps
The
Small Business Administration
National
American Cancer Discovery Shop
AmeriCorps
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Simpson College
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Rusalka
Hammerstein and Kern
Symphony Orchestra
Randy Grabowski
Bryan Bennett
Mance
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Kim Helton
Damn
Whistler and His Dog
Arthur Pryor
Hancher
Four Oaks
Citizens For
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Coralville
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