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Theatre Cedar Rapids
102 Third Street SE
theatrecr.org
"The Producers"
Feb 26-Mar 14
7:30 pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday
2:30 pm Sunday
Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in‑your‑face humor.
Two down-and-out producers come up with a brilliant idea: Get wealthy supporters to invest in a show, make it as deliberately awful as possible so that it will fail, and then pocket all the money. But what do they do when the show becomes a runaway hit?
"Proof"
Apr 9-18
7:30 pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday
2:30 pm Sunday
On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the notebooks that he left behind. The discovery of a mysterious notebook draws Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness — or genius — will she inherit?
The hit Broadway play brings a powerful and dramatic tale to the TCR stage.
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Starlighters II Theatre
136 East Main St, Anamosa 319-462-4793
starlighters.org
Coastal Disturbances
Apr 16-18 & 23-25 Fri-Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
This highly acclaimed Broadway hit, and Tony Award nominee for Best Play, takes place on a private New England beach. Leo Hart, a strong, handsome lifeguard, and Holly Dancer, a young, attractive would-be fine art photographer, are both rebounding from troubled relationships and find each other amid the gale winds of romance that engulf this sandy shore. Also inhabiting the coastal retreat these late summer days, struggling with their own stories, are Ariel, who has recently endured a difficult divorce, and her high-energy 10-year-old, Winston; the pregnant Faith, Ariel’s college roommate, and her adopted daughter, Miranda; and the older MJ and Hamilton Adams, who continue the quest for a more perfect marriage, even after raising nine children. This beautiful story examines love from all sides, amid the ebb and flow of summer life swirling around these individuals.
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Ushers Ferry Historic Village
www.cedar-rapids.org/ushers
Usher's Ferry Theatre Company Melodrama: Lovely Mary From Usher's Ferry
Mar 18-20, 25-27 7:30 PM
Ushers Ferry Theater Company presents an original old fashioned Melodrama written by the Ushers Ferry Theater players. Cheer the Hero and Boo the Villain as the lovely Mary Usher struggles to save her family's sawmill from the nefarious Horace Flinthart. Will dashing hero Harry Stoutheart arrive in time to save the day? Will Osgood Shepard get his due for driving a stolen beer wagon without a license? Will Patina the maid ever get the house clean? Come to the show and find out!
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Coe College Dept of Theatre Arts
Dows Theatre 1220 1st Ave NE
public.coe.edu
"Company"
Mar 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 - 8 p.m.
Mar 21 (matinee) - 2 p.m
"One's impossible, two is dreary, three is company, safe and cheery." On his thirty-fifth birthday in the Big Apple, desirable bachelor Bobby is forced to examine his resistance to wedlock, when all his friends are either married or getting married. In Sondheim's 1970 breakthrough musical, extensively revised in the 1990s, Bobby learns (or does he?) that, while relationships aren't perfect, they are a necessary part of "Being Alive."
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Playtime Poppy
playtimepoppy.org
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Kirkwood Theatre
6301 Kirkwood Blvd 398-4956
Kirkwood.edu
"Besieged!"
Herbert Hoover In China's Boxer Rebellion
Apr 9, 10, 11
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
CRPL Adult Mystery Theatre
Mar 12 7 PM
These aren't your children's fairy tale characters! Well, okay they are, but they have been behaving in a decidedly un-fairy tale like manner. King Henry has been gruesomely murdered. He was found face down in Humpty Dumpty's yolk, apparently having been pushed from the wall as all the king's horses and all the king's men were busy trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again. Mother Goose is aghast and has appointed Sherlock Holmes as a special investigator. He will question each of our suspects, but it will be up to you to solve the mystery and bring the guilty party to justice. Take a seat on the jury! Join us for a night of suspense and intrigue. Space is limited: call (319) 398-5123 to register or for more information.
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Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
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Xavier High School Children's Theatre
6300 42nd Street NE
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Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School Little Theatre
1243 20th St SW
jefferson
"Much Ado About Nothing"
Mar 18-20
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LaSalle Middle School
Xavier High School 6300 42nd St NE
Kennedy High School
Kennedy High School Main Theatre
kennedyactivities.com/theatre
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McKinley Middle School
620 10th St SE
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Urban Theatre Project Of Iowa
221 2nd Ave SE (above "Blend")
urbantheatreproject.org
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SPT Theatre Company
Cedar Rapids Museum Of Art, 319-361-5297
spttheatre.org
Season Tickets for SPT Theatre NOW AVAILABLE!!
Don't miss your opportunity see all of the SPT Writer's Room Series!
Season Tickets are NOW AVAILABLE by calling 319-361-5297.
Order now and get 10% off the regular ticket pricing for the whole season. Season tix are just $90 for all five performances!
"I'd Rather Eat Dirt"
Apr 2-3 7:30 PM
"Penniless At The End Of My Life: What Great Timing"
Jun 18-19 7:30 PM
SPT is a non-profit organization that believes in supporting artists in the community by providing not only a vehicle for their art but also by providing a paying gig and a chance to make a living. Support SPT Theatre Company and feed a writer, clothe a technician or bail out a musician! It's great to have professional theatre right here in Cedar Rapids!
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US Cellular Center
uscellularcenter.com
Cirque Du Soleil Alegria
Mar 10-14
Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish, are many. Power and the handing down of power over time, the evolution from ancient monarchies to modern democracies, old age, youth—it is against this backdrop that the characters of Alegría play out their lives. Kings' fools, minstrels, beggars, old aristocrats and children make up its universe, along with the clowns, who alone are able to resist the passing of time and the social transformations that accompany it.
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Mt Mercy College
McAuley Theatre 133 Elmhurst Dr NE 363-8213
mtmercy.edu
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Cornell College
Kimmel Theatre
cornellcollege.edu
"Akarui"
Apr 16, 17, 23, 24 7:30 PM, Apr 18 2 PM
A witch with an appetite for scientific investigation and a split personality, experimenting on the body of a young (and very conscious) murder victim; the murder victim’s psychotic killer, torn between violent impulses and a poetic conscience: a socially reclusive young tranny (changing from a female into a male); the impossibly sexy Brazilian musician who has taken an interest in the transboi; and a manta ray transforming into something human … all these characters convene at a warehouse at the end of the world, where DJ Akarui is laying down beats and conducting a rave in which all transformations are possible. Silverman’s extraordinary play is a unique theatrical event of explosive imagination, riveting energy, and penetrating insights.
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Pin Point Theatre
pinpoints.org
Kimmel Theatre, Cornell College Mt Vernon 895-4293
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Brucemore
2160 Linden Dr SE 362-7375
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Mt Vernon/Lisbon Community Theatre
1st Street Building in Mount Vernon (221 1st Street E), Mt Vernon
mvlct.com
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CSPS/Legion Arts
legionarts.org
"Stretch Marks"
Mar 12-13 8 PM
Angela Kariotis brings lightning moves and a switchblade tongue to her brand of hip-hop theater, drawing as much from Greek philosophers as the breakdancers and beatboxers of the New Jersey ghetto where she grew up the daughter of a single Greek immigrant mother. When Kariotis riffs in her incendiary one-woman shows about being an outsider — white in a black world, black in a white world, a girl and a Greek and an artist to boot — she isn’t posing.
Angela returns to CSPS for the Midwest premiere of Stretch Marks, a work mixing monologue, poetry, waackin’, vogueing and mime. Commissioned by Legion Arts, the National Performance Network and the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies in Austin, Texas (where it premiered in November), Stretch Marks was inspired by Angela’s experience of having a baby. It is about being born and the legacies we inherit. Familial ties, blood bonds and surpassing the summation of our factual information.
$11 + fee in advance | $15 door
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US Cellular Center
uscellularcenter.com
Mac Frampton Trio
Mar 23 7:30 PM
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Cornell College
King Chapel 600 1st St SW, Mt Vernon
cornellcollege.edu
Music Monday
Mar 8 7:30 PM Moscow String Quartet
An all-female string quartet performing and recording worldwide since 1978, known for their elegance, precision, power, and musicality. 2009-2010 Music Mondays at Cornell College Monday, October 12, 2009 ~ Georgia Guitar Quartet Monday, November 2, 2009 ~ Tiempo Libre Monday, February 8, 2010 ~ Quink Monday, March 8, 2010 ~ Moscow String Quartet Music Mondays concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in King Chapel $10 general admission at the door ($5 students) Free to Cornell students, faculty, staff, emeriti faculty, retired staff and Purple Pass holders.
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Red Cedar Chamber Music
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Chorale Midwest
First Presbyterian Church 310 5th Street SE
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ARA Gallery
Ara Gallery & Interiors 4850 Armar Dr SE
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Scottish Rite Temple
616 A Ave NE
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Harmony Hawks
Theatre Cedar Rapids 4444 1st Ave NE
harmonyhawks.org
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Orchestra Iowa
orchestraiowa.org
Sinclair Auditorium
"Reflections"
Mar 20 8 PM
Come hear some of the most sublime and meditatvie music in the repertoire, beginning with Iowa composer Jeffrey Prater's extremely personal and autobiographical work Promise. In the Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams finds inspiration not only in English folk themes, but in a poem by the English poet George Meredith. This prchestral romance offers an impressionistic image of the lark's song echoing throughout the English countryside. Finishing the program, Mozart's Requiem is arguably the composer's greatest achievement. Though left to others to complete adter his untimely death, it remains to this day one of the most significant settings of the sacred text.
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Eastern Iowa Brass Band
Mt Vernon District Auditorium
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Five Seasons Chamber Music
fiveseasonschambermusic.org
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Music For Marion At Lowe Park
Lowe Park Arts & Environment Center, 4500 Tenth St, Marion
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Cedar Rapids Municipal Band
cedar-rapids.org/crmb
Coe College
1220 1st Ave NE, Sinclair Auditorium
Guest Recital: Ryan Fogg, piano
Mar 16 7:30 PM
Guest Recital: Ryan Fogg, piano; 7:30 p.m., Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium in Marquis Hall
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Linn-Mar
3111 N 1t St Marion
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McKinley Middle School
620 10th Street SE
McKinley Middle School Variety Show
Mar 18 5-9 PM
McKinley Middle School, Cedar Rapids, presents the 'Little Bit of Somthin' Community Variety Show' featuring acts of all ages from community members. All proceeds benefit the Fine Arts programs at McKinley. Admission price of $5 for adults and $4 for students includes admission to the Cafe Performers (5 pm), Opening Acts (5:30 pm) and Main Show (6:30 pm). Silent auction items include a array of themed baskets and the raffle prizes include an iTouch or a year's membership to the YMCA. Tickets available in the McKinley Main office 7:30 am - 8:00 am and 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm beginning Monday, March 8th. Tickets, if still available, may also be purchased on the night of the show. Reserved seating is available in the Main Floor, general admission in balcony. Little Bite to Eat Cafe also available prior to the Main Show at 5:00 pm. Tickets $5 per plate or $4 per plate for a family of 4 or more.
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Xavier High School
6300 42nd St NE
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Washington High School
2205 Forrest Dr SE, Auditorium
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Mo Show Show Choir
Mar 13 8 AM
“Mo Show” has groups competing for prep, vocal jazz, and varsity show choir titles. The competition begins at 8:00 a.m. Tickets are on sale beginning at 7:00 a.m. and are $12 adults / $6 children & seniors for both day and evening competitions.
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Kennedy High School
Kennedy High School
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Jefferson High School
1243 20th Ave SW 558-1992
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Westside Orchestra Festival
Mar 16 7 PM
Westside Orchestra Festival. Roosevelt, Wilson and Taft Middle School 8th Graders join the Jefferson Orchestra for a fun filled concert.
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Kirkwood College Music Concerts
Ballantyne Auditorium
kirkwood.edu
Honor's Recital
Mar 11 11 AM
Kirkwood Concert Band directed by Dr. Beth Zamzow at Coe College Festival of Bands
Apr 15 8 PM
Kirkwood Jazz Combos Concert '10
Featuring Tim Daugherty Group and KCC Jazz Combos under the direction of Dr. Tim Feldkamp
Apr 17 7:30 PM
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Mt Mercy College
1330 Elmhurst Dr NE Stello Performance Hall
Mount Mercy College Choir Performs a Schubertiad
Mar 17 1-1 PM
The Mount Mercy College Choir will perform A Schubertiad, the music of Franz Schubert, during a special performance on March 17 at Noon in Stello Performance Hall, Warde Hall on the Mount Mercy campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
The Choir will perform “To Music,” “Little Rose on the Heath,” “Laughter and Tears,” “To the Nightingale,” “Travelling,” “Death and the Maiden,” “Serenade,” “Night and Dreams,” “Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel,” “The Joy of Living,” and “The Dance.”
The Mount Mercy College Choir is directed by Dr. Daniel Kleinknecht, associate professor of music.
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Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale
crchorale.org
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Campbell Steele Gallery
1064 7th Ave, Marion
campbellsteele.com
Music In The M.U.D. (Marion Uptown District)
Each Saturday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Make plans to stop in for a glass of wine on your way to dinner ... We'll have a cash bar at our wine bar, featuring a wonderful selection of wines by the glass and by the bottle, as well as an assortment of great beers.
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CSPS/Legion Arts
legionarts.org
Gadji-Gadjo
Mar 14 7 PM
Led by accordionist Mélanie Bergeron, this beloved Montreal quintet reinvigorates the Roma and klezmer traditions of Eastern Europe with fiery pieces featuring accordion, violin, mandolin, clarinet, guitar, double bass and percussion.
With its zesty, high-spirited live show, featuring the hottest of improvisations, Gadji-Gadjo has become a young favorite on the world-music festival circuit, bringing a hip, new voice to the scene. In addition to the Eastern European influences, one can hear elements of jazz, classical, South American music, and even traditional Quebecois.
$14 + fee advance | $18 door
Dear Companion
Mar 15 7 PM
It was an auspicious meet-up ... singer-songwriters Daniel Martin Moore and Ben Sollee, together with producer Yim Yames (née Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Monsters of Folk) coming together to create a ground-breaking record inspired by their shared passion for the land and people of their home state, Kentucky. The issue? Mountaintop removal (MTR), a form of coal mining that is devastating the land and culture of Central Appalachia. “This is a human rights issue. There are a whole bunch of folks who are being forsaken and mistreated — literally poisoned,” Moore says, referring to the widespread pollution that is a result of MTR.
Dear Companion was born when Sollee stumbled upon Moore’s music on Myspace. Upon meeting, Sollee says it was apparent “there was a strong connection,” especially over their concern about mountaintop removal. Those defending the use of MTR are primarily huge corporations with bottomless pockets fighting against grass-roots activists and artists who have little more than words and music on their side.
While the themes might be dark, the music is not; the songs are shot through with light and hope. “My Wealth Comes to Me” and “Something, Somewhere, Sometime” provide perfect harmonies, showcasing the unity of these friends’ spirits and voices while evoking comparisons to fellow Kentuckians, the Everly Brothers. There is the slow boil of “Try” and the understated yet powerful loveliness of “Sweet Marie," centered on an orchestral movement composed and arranged by Sollee. All in all, Sollee and Moore provide a soothing and enlightening album. Most of all, these songs are packed with that most important and enduring ingredient of all great music: emotion. It’s there in every note sung, cello string sawed and guitar string strummed.
Taj Weekes & Adowa
Mar 18 8 PM
Taj Weekes is an enigma … on the one hand deeply serious and intensely passionate about his worldview, and on the other hand a gentle and humble man with a quick and easy smile. Weekes has a chameleon-like talent for blending into his surroundings as he keenly observes the world spinning around him, but the moment he steps on stage, locks flowing, he becomes a different animal, his voice rising from a hoarse whisper to a throaty growl.
Deidem (meaning “All Of Us”) is a meditation on confronting the fragmentation of the world and the search to give everyone a voice in it. He explains, “Whether it’s Darfur, the Middle East, global warming … there’s something going on in every part of the world and we’re trying to bring it all together on one album. No one is talking to each other; the album is designed to create conversation where people can come together.”
Taj’s commitment to a better world is backed up by his non-profit organization, They Often Cry Outreach, dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged children around the world via music, soccer programs and more. In conjunction with LIFEbeat, TOCO is helping raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Caribbean communities.
$11 + fee in advance | $15 door
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Cedar Rapids Symphony
crsymphony.org
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Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
cr-opera.org
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Cornell's Lyric Theatre
King Chapel 600 First St SW Mt Vernon
cornell.edu
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Comics In Action
Bohemian Cafe & Pub 95 16th Ave SW
comicsinaction.com
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Bustin Dustin
myspace.com/bustindustincomedian
A combination of Chris Farley, Red Bull and Barney The Dinosaur, makes up Bustin Dustin. A physical comedian who has brought his own brand of insanity to the unsuspecting. Four years in the making, Bustin Dustin is only an amateur, but with his passion and desire to follow his dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian, many are fooled to thinking he’s a corporate comic as well as a professional night club comic.
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Penguins Comedy Club
The Clarion 525 33rd Ave SW Cedar Rapids (exit off of I-380 and go 3 blocks West
penquinscomedyclub.com
Dan St Paul
Mar 12-13
Open Mic Night
Mar 25
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