Music Makes You Somebody project launches with Cedar Rapids concert
Cedar Rapids area music students from elementary through high school will attend the Paramount Theater concert by the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra as part of the "Music Makes You Somebody" project. The program, led by director Christian Tiemeyer, honors 1,500 students and aims to encourage music study in schools and the community. The concert features Mozart Symphony No 40, Barber Violin Concerto with Ani Kafavian, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, and Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, with details available from the symphony office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Paramount Theater
Christian Tiemeyer
Cedar Rapids
Tiemeyer
Baltimore
Leopold Stokowski
Carnegie Hall
Utah Symphony
Maurice Abravanel
Mozart
Samuel Barber
Ani Kafavian
Strauss
Rinsky-Korsakov
Des Moines
Dale Knoblock
Walker Elementary
North Linn
Dolores Kaiden
Atkins
Benton Community
Donna Williams
Grant Elementary
Betty Debban
Grant Wood Area
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Education Highlights On Cable and Locals
Education roundup covers Focus on Cedar Rapids Schools program with Body Basics at Squaw Creek Elementary and Curiosity Shop at Madison Elementary. CPR classes at Franklin Junior High, keyboard program funded by a $9,500 grant, and national PTA Reflections entries deadline March 1. Life membership honors for Dorothy Bishop and nurse practitioner Jean Wilder noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Squaw Creek
Madison Elementary
Franklin Pta
Franklin
Lois Fergus
PTA Council
PTA
United States
Regis Highs Fine Arts Week Highlights Student Talent
Regis High School lists Fine Arts Week with suspended classes for small group performances by music drama and art students. The Old Creamery Theatre will perform and Mount Mercy College art professor Bob Naujoks will speak. UNI Choir and Coe College Jazz Band perform. mural work by Lisa Rater Jeff Tellin and Kevin Winker underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regis High School
Regis Fine Arts
Mary Sheka
Regis
Wilson Players Present The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes, a Hans Christian Andersen farce, will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday at Wilson Junior High School. Students from Grant Taylor and Van Buren elementary schools will view it during school hours Thursday and Friday. Director Jan Webster with assistant Tracy Thomas leads the cast including Lynn Peacock and Kor Foss as Snip and Tuck. Tickets are 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students, available in advance or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren
Tiniklers and Globetrotters
Hans Christian Anderson
Wilson Junior High
Grant, Taylor and van Buren
Snip and Tuck
Lynn Peacock
22Nd Ave
Kor' Foss
Eastern Drive
Velvet
Paul Young
J St
Jan Webster
Dick Wing
Tracy Thomas
Ninth St. SW
Cedar Rapids Education Page Seeks Awards and Activities News
The Gazette invites Cedar Rapids educators to submit news of student awards and activities for the Education page. Typed releases due by 10 a.m. Tuesday to Kurt Rogahn at The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids 52406. Include student addresses and sender name with daytime phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Kurt Rogahn
the Gazette
LaSalle High Inducts 20 into National Honor Society
Twenty LaSalle students from grades 11 to 9 were inducted into the National Honor Society at an evening ceremony. Leaders described service by Bridget Sippey and Mary Duggan, leadership by Lisa Williams, scholarship by Amber Swenka, and character by Mary Duggan with a list of seniors juniors and sophomores named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaSalle High School
National Honor Society
Bridget Sippey
Lisa Williams
Amber Swenka
Mary Duggan
Adorable Shepherd Elkhound Mix Pup Seeks Home
A nine week old fuzz ball from a litter of four two males and two females is available for adoption from the Linn County Humane Society on Mount Vernon Road SE. The pup has been wormed and has had histemper and parvo shots. Adoption fee is 42 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepherd Elkhound
Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Gustavus Adolphus Band to Play Linn-Mar Concert
Centerville native Dr. Lawrence R. Mallett will conduct Gustavus Adolphus College Concert Band of St. Peter Minnesota at Linn-Mar High School. The 8 p.m. show offers student 1 dollar and adult 1.50 tickets with seniors and preschoolers free. The band, 100 years old in 1978, has toured the U S Canada and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence R. Mallett
Centerville
University of Iowa
Iowa
Gustavus Adolphus College of
Gustavus Band
Percy Grainger
U.S
Canada
Europe
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Second St. SE
Franklin Junior High School
Marti Sparrow
Kohawk
Franklin and
McKinley
Washington and Linn- Mar
Southeast
Coe College
Jim Gollaher
Mark Pfeifer
Pete Rosberg
Erik Roberson
Ted Johnson
Jay Brehmer
Washington
Brehmer
Nicola Woolf
Linn-Mar
Jean Wilder
Monroe Developmental Center
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Wilder
23Rd St. Drive SE
Iowa Board of Nursing
Chicago
Iowa State Education Association
Dorothy M. Bishop
Wildwood Drive
LaSalle
Karen Champar
First Ave
Lynn Fett
Lauren Drive
Chris Glynn
Franbrook Terrace
Matt Hayek
Diana Etscheidt
27Th St
Jenny Kleiman
Julia Ann Drive
Jim Kramer
Edgewood Road
Dawn Lane
A Ave
Ken Pelzel
10Th St
Mary Boland
Mary Anne Byrne
Westview Drive
Mike Dietzenbach
Julia
Gazette
Don Hornstein
Smulekoff
Alden
Armstrong
Bigelow
Capitol
Coronet
Karastan
Lees
Milliken
Mohawk
Royal Scot
D Cura
Sq. Y
Pedar Rapids
Gustavus Adolphus Band
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