Community events and performances in Iowa venues this weekend
Sree for ek wee end Community Feed runs Friday to Saturday at Ainsworth Opera House offering a buffet and a display of more than 500 feed sacks quilts aprons and clothing. Choralfest features Chorale Midwest Coe College Concert Choir and area choirs at Sinclair Auditorium Friday and Saturday. The Madwoman of Chaillot at Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids shows Friday and Saturday with tiered pricing. West Side Story by Cascade Players runs Friday to Sunday at Cascade High School gym. Women’s Walking Workshop Saturday at Indian Creek Nature Center with talks tai chi lunch and meditation cost 35. Jonn Shea presents Stories From the Spiritual Traditions Saturday at Mercy Medical Education Center. 2001 Iowa Blues Challenge opening round Saturday at 3rd Street Live Cedar Rapids with Backbone Blues Band Louis and the Blues Reviewers Tornadoes. Camp Courageous omelet breakfast Sunday at Camp Courageous Monticello. Cornell Orchestra and Chamber Singers pre European tour Sunday at King Chapel Mount Vernon. In Search of Bears Sunday at Indian Creek Nature Center Cedar Rapids cost 2 members 3 nonmembers.
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Ainsworth Opera House
Ainsworth
West Side Story
Cascade Players
Cascade High School
Indian Creek Nature Center
Susan Elliott- Bryan
Bonnie Smola
Donna Story
Jonn Shea
Mercy Medical
10Th St
Cedar Rapids
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
3Rd Street Live
Third St. SE
Backbone Blues
Louis
Blues Reviewers
Waterloo
Tornadoes
Iowa City
Linn County Blues Society
Camp Courageous
Monticello
Whazzup Rapper Death Revered More Than Life
In a retrospective look a music page reflects on Whazzup rapper whose posthumous fame eclipses his life work. The piece surveys commentary and a CD review assessing his lasting impact and the reception of his final releases.
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Rapper
Colin Firth on Darcy and Bridget Jones's Diary
Actor Colin Firth recalls his screen take on Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and his revival as Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary. Director Sharon Maguire and author Helen Fielding note Firth's aloof charisma elevating both roles and shaping the modern Darcy.
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Roger Moore
Knight Ridder
Colin Firth
Firth
Perugia
Italy
Mr. Darcy
Bridget Jones
Bridget
Sharon Maguire
Britain
Elizabeth Bennett
Jennifer Ehle
Darcy
England
Mark Darcy
Helen
Fielding
Maguire
Colin
Richard Curtis
Darcys
Hugh Grant
Jane Austen
Renee Zellweger
Short List spotlights jazz guitarists on KCCK show
KCCK FM’s The Short List features six string masters like Charlie Christian Les Paul and Django Reinhardt with host Bob Naujoks presenting historical notes and performances. Tune in Thursdays at 6 p.m. through July 11 in Iowa City 88.3 FM Cedar Rapids 106.9 FM.
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John Kenyon
Kcck FM
Charlie Christian
Les Paul
Django Reinhardt
Bob Naujoks
George Benson
KCCK
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sree
Ek Wee End
Chorale Midwest
Coe College
Iowa
Sinclair
Chaillot
Maurice Valency
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Cornell Orchestra and Chamber Singers
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Bob Anderson
Steve Street
Alaska
Otis Rd
Tupac
Tamas
Daniel Cleaver
Cleve
Baka
NPR
Simon
Scott Simon
National Public Radio
University of Iowa
Macbride
Caroline Richard
WSUI
Towa
Peter Rabbit
Robert A. Lee
Beatrix Potter
Des Moines
Quad Cities
Creston
Janna Tull Steed
Duke Ellington
Steed
Dick Watson
Eve Adamson
Ellington
Accent
A&e
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