Upcoming Events at Kirkwood Community College, Ballantyne Auditorium
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Kirkwood Fashion Show 2024
<p>Tickets are now on sale for the annual Kirkwood Fashion Show! The theme this year is 'Opulence'. Our fashion show is meant to portray the great wealth of creativity instilled in the students in the Apparel Merchandising and Design program at Kirkwood Community College and highlight the quality and beauty of thoughtfully, meticulously crafted garments. </p> <p> </p> <p>Tickets to the fashion show also include a viewing of our exhibition of student work, located in Iowa Hall A/B Rooms on the second floor. Showcasing handcrafted, student artifacts from the apparel classes or individual projects. Doors for the Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition opens at 5:00 PM.</p> <p> </p> <p>Limited seating, order today!</p> <p>*Doors open @ 05:30 PM</p> <p>**Event starts @ 06:00 PM</p> 2024-03-20 19:00:00 -0500
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Red Cedar Chamber Music: Voyagers
<p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><em><b><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="color:#202020">Come journey around the world with us! </span></span></span></b></em><span style="color:black">Violinist Miera Kim and cellist Carey Bostian take the audience around the world with works inspired by Greek, American, Gullah, Lebanese, Chinese, and Argentinian folk traditions. Expect music that makes your heart ache, transports you to another land, and makes you want to dance. <i>VOYAGERS</i> will include world premieres of five new works by composers Wajdi Abou Diab, Jimmy Kachulis, Victoria Malawey, Lauren McCall, and Roydon Tse.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none"><i><span style="color:black">VOYAGERS</span></i><span style="color:black"> is the second of three programs featuring commissioned works for violin and cello inspired by folk music from around the world. <i>FRESH FOLK</i> (2023) featured 6 new works from Ukraine, Finland, Argentina, Scotland, the Philippines and the American West. <i>CULTURAL PASSPORT</i> (2025) will feature new works from Korea, Iran, Mexico, Finland and Vietnam. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none">This series of concerts is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, Thse Iowa Arts Council, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, Farmers State Bank, Hills Bank, the City of Marion, AEGON Transamerica Foundation, the Giacoletto Foundation, the McIntyre Foundation, and the Grandon Foundation. Additional support comes from United Fire Group and Friends of Red Cedar Chamber Music.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px"><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family:Cambria, serif"><span style="caret-color:#000000"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-variant-caps:normal"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="letter-spacing:normal"><span style="orphans:auto"><span style="text-transform:none"><span style="white-space:normal"><span style="widows:auto"><span style="word-spacing:0px"><span style="text-decoration:none">Artist sponsorship is generously provided by ImOn Communications and Juanita Dennert.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> 2024-04-10 20:30:00 -0500
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