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Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies
<p>A magical weekend with special events and food/beverage sampling in the shops, carolers on the street, and the town decked out in Christmas finery that's Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies. The streets of Amana come alive with old world charm at no time more than Prelude to Christmas. The fences and store fronts sport pine boughs, there's red ribbons fluttering in the breeze, and an occasional melody from beloved Christmas Carols in the air.</p> 2023-03-10 17:00:00 -060012/01/2310:00 a.m.Amana ColoniesAmana -
Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies
<p>A magical weekend with special events and food/beverage sampling in the shops, carolers on the street, and the town decked out in Christmas finery that's Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies. The streets of Amana come alive with old world charm at no time more than Prelude to Christmas. The fences and store fronts sport pine boughs, there's red ribbons fluttering in the breeze, and an occasional melody from beloved Christmas Carols in the air.</p> 2023-12-02 17:00:00 -060012/02/2310:00 a.m.Amana ColoniesAmana -
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Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies
<p>A magical weekend with special events and food/beverage sampling in the shops, carolers on the street, and the town decked out in Christmas finery that's Prelude to Christmas in the Amana Colonies. The streets of Amana come alive with old world charm at no time more than Prelude to Christmas. The fences and store fronts sport pine boughs, there's red ribbons fluttering in the breeze, and an occasional melody from beloved Christmas Carols in the air.</p> 2023-12-03 17:00:00 -060012/03/2310:00 a.m.Amana ColoniesAmana -
Concert Under the Stars at Prairiewoods
<p>Experience an unforgettable night under a blanket of twinkling stars, serenaded by the melodic sounds of three award-winning musicians specializing in Native-style flute, Puebloan flute and Japanese shakuhachi. This concert at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha), by Summit Flute School instructors Jonny Lipford, Peter Phippen and Victoria Shoemaker, is a family-friendly outdoor concert (weather permitting). Immerse yourself in a sonic journey like no other and enjoy one complimentary drink ticket with additional beer, wine and soda available for purchase. This enchanting evening will be filled with soothing music and blissful merriment, making it an experience you won’t soon forget! The cost is $10 and includes one drink ticket. It is free for kids 10 and under. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2023-02-20 21:00:00 -0600
4/15/237:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Earth Week Concert: Peter Mayer
<p align="center"><em>Minnesota Songwriter Comes to Cedar Rapids in Celebration of Earth Week</em></p><p align="center"><strong>Peter Mayer Plays Songs About the Earth at Peoples Church</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Minnesota songwriter Peter Mayer will play a concert to benefit Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist on Sat., Apr. 15 at 7 p.m.</p><p><strong>WHAT: </strong>Earth Week Concert</p><p><strong>WHO:</strong> Peter Mayer; Deep Dish Divas (opening act)</p><p><strong>WHEN:</strong> Sat., Apr. 15, 7 p.m.</p><p><strong>WHERE:</strong> Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, 4980 Gordon Ave. NW Cedar Rapids, IA</p><p><strong>COST: </strong>$20 in advance for adults, $15 for kids, $25 at door OR $20 if you bring a friend!<br><strong>TICKETS:</strong> bit.ly/MayerUU or PeoplesUU.org</p><p><br></p><p>Minnesota's Peter Mayer has been singing and songwriting full-time for over 20 years, performing in venues across the United States and beyond. He writes songs for a small planet--songs that celebrate life on earth and the mysterious and wondrous fact of our existence--songs about the vast cosmos that surrounds us and how we are a part of it all.</p><p>In his popular song “Blue Boat Home,” he sings, “I give thanks to the waves upholding me, hail the great winds urging me on, greet the infinite sea before me, sing the sky my sailor's song. I was born upon the fathoms. Never harbor or port have I known. The wide universe is the ocean I travel, and the earth is my blue boat home.”</p><p>Peter Mayer’s music has been recognized nationally with the Host of the Planetary Society's Planetary Radio Mat Kaplan commenting, “I have a thing for science-savvy songs and singers. They're out there, but no one I've found—no one—delivers the goods as well as Pete. So much of his music captures the joy, wonder and awe that drive every great scientist I know. Pete's passion, beautiful mind and playful soul are in all his tunes.”</p><p>Concert proceeds benefit Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, a congregation that is invested in the environment and environmental justice, and one of the first churches in Cedar Rapids to install solar panels. The concert kicks off a week of events with Peoples Church related to the environment. The Principles of Unitarian Universalism include “respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”</p><p>Opening for Mayer will be local favorite, string trio Opening Act: Deep Dish Divas. They’ll dish up an eclectic mix of music including vintage songs from the 20s, 30s & 40s, folk, swing, a cappella, traditional tunes & more--featuring original arrangements and tight, 3-part vocal harmonies!</p> 2023-02-28 21:00:00 -0600
4/15/237:00 p.m.Peoples Church Unitarian UniversalistCedar Rapids -
Silver Swing Concert
<p>Wednesday, March 29, 2:00 pm </p><p>Location: Assembly Room </p><p>Silver Swing is an ensemble of the Iowa City New Horizons Band who plays "Big Band" jazz music. This group primarily consists of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, bass, percussion, and piano.</p>
3/29/232:00 p.m.Iowa City Senior CenterIowa City -
Coe College Orchestra Concert
<p>Coe College Orchestra will perform. </p> 2023-01-23 20:00:00 -0600
4/22/237:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Coe College Choirs Concert
<p>Coe College Choirs will perform.</p> 2023-01-23 17:00:00 -0600
4/23/234:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
FireHouse @ Wild Rose Casino & Hotel Backyard Bash Concert Series
<p>Join us on Friday, July 21 @ Wild Rose Casino & Hotel courtyard as FireHouse takes the stage in our Backyard Bash Concert Series! This is a FREE outdoor concert open to ALL ages!<br><br>Double Platinum Artist, FireHouse, is an American hard rock band who signed with Epic Records in 1989. The band reached stardom during the early 1990's with hit singles "Reach for the Sky," "Don't Treat Me Bad," "All She Wrote," and their signature power ballads, "I Live My Life for You," and "Love of a Lifetime."<br><br>At the 1991 American Music Awards, FireHouse won the award for "Best New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist," chosen over Nirvana and Alice in Chains. Their credits include 16 Gold & Platinum Records, over 7 Million sales worldwide, and power ballad "Love of a Lifetime" was the #1 Wedding song!<br><br>Feel free to bring your lawn chairs! Food and drinks will be available for purchase (sorry, no coolers allowed). For additional information, visit our Facebook page or website: www.wildroseresorts.com/clinton.</p> 2023-03-18 21:00:00 -0500
7/21/236:00 p.m.Wild Rose Casino & HotelClinton -
Festival of Bands Gala Concert
<p>The Coe College Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform with guest conductor Quincy Hilliard.</p> 2023-01-23 21:00:00 -0600
4/01/238:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
BlueTone Jazz Collective free concert
<p>Friends of the Center Point Library is sponsoring a free concert by BlueTone Jazz Collective at 6:30 Thursday, March 23, at the Library Community Room.</p> 2023-03-06 20:00:00 -06003/23/236:30 p.m.Andersen Center Point LibraryCenter Point -
Festival of Bands: Junior and Senior Honor Band Concert
<p>The Coe College Festival Band's Elementary, Junior and Senior Honor Bands feature students nominated and selected from schools around the state. Each year, a guest composer is invited to work with the selected students on the composers own pieces and then conduct their pieces at the final concerts. In addition to working with the guest composer, students selected for the 16th Annual Coe College Elementary Honor Band will rehearse with a guest conductor. The Coe College Junior Honor Band will be directed by <a data-cke-saved-href="{CCM:BASE_URL}/academics/majors-areas-study/music/faculty/steve-shanley" href="{CCM%3ABASE_URL}/academics/majors-areas-study/music/faculty/steve-shanley">Steve Shanley</a> and the Coe College Senior Honor Band will be directed by <a data-cke-saved-href="https://public.coe.edu/%7Ewcarson/vita.htm" href="https://public.coe.edu/%7Ewcarson/vita.htm"> Dr. William S. Carson</a>.</p><p>For tickets, go to <a data-cke-saved-href="http://www.coe.edu/box-office" href="http://www.coe.edu/box-office">www.coe.edu/box-office</a> or call the Coe College Box Office at 319.399.8600. General admission $7; under 18, over 65, $5. Free to Coe College faculty, staff and students with college ID.</p> 2023-01-23 17:00:00 -0600
4/02/234:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
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THE BRUCE AND JUDY MCGRATH FAMILY CONCERT: MOZART'S MAGNIFICENT VOYAGE
<p>This popular adaption of two Classical Kids stories features Mozart’s young son, Karl, who longs to be taken from his boarding school to spend more time with his famous father. An old traveling trunk serves as a magic chest that reveals an incredible journey back in time to Mozart’s childhood and into the fantastic world of Mozart’s great opera, The Magic Flute. Along the way, Karl comes to understand Mozart’s extraordinary life as a traveling prodigy, his passion for composing, the pressures of family and fame, and the common bonds they both share.</p><p>Audiences will enjoy twenty three excerpts from some of Mozart’s most famous pieces as they magically weave in and out of the drama, including themes from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, popular selections from The Magic Flute, and some of his most important and engaging works such as Ave Verum, Symphony No. 1, Clarinet Quintet, and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.</p>4/01/233:00 p.m.PARAMOUNT THEATRECedar Rapids -
Tannenbaum Forrest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-03-13 16:00:00 -0500
12/01/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forrest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-12-02 16:00:00 -0600
12/02/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forrest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-12-03 16:00:00 -0600
12/03/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance! </p> 2023-03-10 16:00:00 -0600
11/24/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance! </p> 2023-11-25 16:00:00 -0600
11/25/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance! </p> 2023-11-26 16:00:00 -0600
11/26/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-03-13 16:00:00 -0500
12/15/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-12-16 16:00:00 -0600
12/16/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannenbaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-12-17 16:00:00 -0600
12/17/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Tannebaum Forest
<p>Come to Amana to see the Tannenbaum Forest! Over 50 Christmas trees decorated by local businesses, organizations and residents. Free will donation at the door, with proceeds going to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City and other local charities. See our Nativity scene and our 17' tall German Christmas Pyramid made by local craftsmen. Santa and his reindeer will also make a guest appearance!</p> 2023-03-13 16:00:00 -0500
12/08/2310:00 a.m.Festhalle BarnAmana -
Red Cedar Chamber Orchestra: Physics, Art, And Music
<p>The Red Cedar Chamber Orchestra string quartet will present music accompanied by narration and images featuring art and architecture. </p><p>Where do the arts and science meet? Exciting young artists Alex Norris, violin, and Donghee Han, viola, join the core ensemble in a program of string quartet music by composer-in-residence Michael Kimber. They will explore the physics of sound through harmonics, the relationship of color and texture in music and visual art through a piece inspired by artworks by Monet, van Gogh, Kandinsky, and Wood, and tell the story of Western music from 100 AD to 2022 through music and words. Projected images of art and architecture will enhance this trip through time for a truly multi-media experience.</p> 2023-02-13 13:00:00 -0600
3/29/2312:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Public LibraryCedar Rapids -
The Best Opera Arias
<p>Jana Sibera, soloist of the National Theatre Opera in Prague, will perform music by A.Dvořák, B.Smetana, L.Janáček, V.Bellini, G.Verdi, Ch.Gounod and L.Bernstein. She is accompanied by pianist Katelyn Bouska. </p> 2023-03-10 21:00:00 -06004/23/237:00 p.m.National Czech & Slovak Museum & LibraryCedar Rapids -
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Coffeehouse Night
<p>The Marion Arts Council proudly presents the fabulous Deep Dish Divas at the Lowe Park Coffeehouse Night on Friday, April 7, 2023, from 7-8:30 p.m.! Free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30. Hot beverages and cookies available for purchase. </p> 2023-03-13 20:30:00 -0500
4/07/237:00 p.m.Lowe ParkMarion -
NOW HEAR THIS- APRIL
<p>EJ Swavv is a Music Producer/ Musician/Artist that has done a lot but is still striving everyday to reach his dreams with the help of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. EJ has produced for a number of artist including the likes of Eelmatic, Brandoshis, Rizz Illuminated, Savaun, Rahlan Kay, all of whom have worked with the likes of people like Fat Joe, Tech N9ne, Rodwave, Afroman, H.E.R. And more. EJ Has himself even opened up for people such as Mr. Talkbox, and has played for Concerts with Tye Tribbett and Dietrick Haddon’s LXW Choir. EJ was also a Choir Director for the Kids Across America camps, bringing in thousands of youth. EJ Strives to continue to pursue his Purpose, and keep God first on his way there!</p>
4/05/237:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ- APRIL
<p>What better way to start each month, than an evening of jazz at the Opus Concert Café. Offering an eclectic mix of the Corridor’s best jazz soloists and ensembles, each month features a new musical talent and their tribute to the genre that has defied the eras. </p><p>April features "Chris Merz- Shorter Stories".</p>3/31/235:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
KEY CHANGE SERIES #7
<p>Sonata No.10, Op.70: Alexander Scriabin, performed by Stephen Mulvahill (UI Student)</p><p>Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17: Clara Schumann performed by Miera Kim (Guest Artist), violin; Carey Bostian (Guest Artist), cello; Tammie Walker (UI Faculty), piano</p><p>Sonata No. 3 in F# minor, Op. 23: Alexander Scriabin, performed by Bowen (Peter) Liu (UI Student)</p><p>Eight Etudes, Op. 42<br>Sonata No.8, Op.66: Alexander Scriabin, performed by Vakhtang Kodanashvili (Guest Artist)</p>4/25/236:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ- MAY
<p>What better way to start each month, than an evening of jazz at the Opus Concert Café. Offering an eclectic mix of the Corridor’s best jazz soloists and ensembles, each month features a new musical talent and their tribute to the genre that has defied the eras. </p><p>May features "Jim Dreier".</p>5/05/235:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids