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Schedule of events 20 09-10
NOTE: This is the season that's now ending; an updated
Due to planned renovations at CSPS, some events this year may be Click here for the
current month .
Wed
Sep 2
Season kickoff and supper for
all current, potential and new Legion Arts volunteers, CSPS, 6-8 pm (a light
supper is served at 5:30)
Sat Sep 12 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Screening of the acclaimed documentary,
The Real Dirt on Farmer John ,
with a special appearance by John Peterson, subject of the film, CSPS, 8 pm
Sun Sep 13 In
concert, singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky ,
CSPS, 7 pm
Fri Sep 18
Opening of exhibit
Translations, work by Bernard Williams ; Cynthia Rubin and Bob Gluck; Clive
Leung; John Giorno; and Ignatius Widiapradja, CSPS, 11 am to 6 pm
In
concert, singer-songwriter Tony Furtado ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Sat
Sep 19 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Sep 20
Landfall Festival Cheb i Sabbah (Algeria),
with special guests SanDee Skelton and the Shifting Sands, Greene Square Park, Cedar Rapids, 7 pm
Mon Sep 21
Landfall Festival
Los De Abajo
(Mexico), Greene Square Park, Cedar Rapids, 5:30 pm
Tue Sep 22
Landfall Festival
Hanggai
(China), Greene Square Park, Cedar Rapids, 5:30 pm
Wed Sep 23
Landfall Festival
Guy Mendilow Band (US) , Greene Square Park, Cedar Rapids, 5:30 pm
Thu Sep 24
Landfall Festival
Rosie Burgess
(Australia), Greene Square Park,
Cedar Rapids, 5:30 pm
Fri Sep 25
Landfall Festival
Vishten (Canada) , Cedar Rapids, 5:30 pm
Sat Sep 26
Landfall Saturday is an afternoon program featuring
Barefoot Becky
and The Ivanhoe Dutchmen ,
Eastern Blok ,
Luiza Paes ,
and the Guy Mendilow Band , Greene Square Park, Cedar Rapids,
1-5 pm
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Sep 27
Landfall Festival
Parno Graszt ( Hungary),
CSPS, Cedar Rapids, 7 pm
Wed Sept 30 In
concert, Czech bluegrass phenomenon Druha Trava , CSPS, 8 pm
Thu Oct 1
In concert, singer-songwriter
Cheryl
Wheeler , with special guest Kenny White, CSPS, 8 pm
Fri Oct 2
In concert, Canadian sensation
Bop Ensemble , 8 pm
Sat Oct 3 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Oct 4
In concert, Irish music legend
Tommy Sands &
His Irish Band , 7 pm
Wed Oct 7
Legion Arts introductory lunch,
CSPS, 12-1 pm
Fri Oct 9 In
concert, Viking band Krauka ,
with guest artist Kari Tauring, 8 pm
Sat Oct 10 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In concert,
Mr. Something Something , 8
pm
Mon Oct 12
CSPS, along with 150 other
theatres, hosts the world premiere of The Laramie Project: Ten
Years Later , CSPS, 7 pm
Sat Oct 17 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In concert, blues duo
Paul Rishell & Annie
Raines , CSPS, 8 pm
Sun Oct 18
In concert, singer-songwriter
Melissa Greener ,
with guest artist Pezzettino ,
CSPS, 7 pm
Wed Oct 21
In concert,
Maria Muldaur ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Thu Oct 22
In concert,
The
Hot Club of Cowtown ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Oct 24 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Oct 25
In concert,
FODfest: The
Friends of Daniel Pearl ,
CSPS, 7 pm
Mon Oct 26 Community reception
for mayoral candidate Brian Fagan, CSPS, 5:30-7 pm
Tue Oct 27
In concert, bluesman
Chris Smither ,
CSPS, 7 pm
Wed
Oct 28 Community reception
for state legislator
Tyler Olson , CSPS, 4:30-6 pm
Thu Oct 29
Live on stage,
Rocky
Horror Show , CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Fri Oct 30
Rocky
Horror Show ,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Rocky
Horror Show ,
CSPS, 11:30 pm, sold out
Sat Oct 31 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Rocky
Horror Show ,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Rocky
Horror Show ,
CSPS, 11:30 pm, sold out
Tue
Nov 3
Celebrate the democratic process with a viewing of the new HBO doc
By
The People: The Election of Barack Obama and posting of local voting
results. Film starts at 8 pm, free admission.
Fri
Nov 6 In
concert, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet , with guest artist
Tim Eriksen , CSPS,
8 pm
Sun Nov 8
In concert, Celtic rockers
Enter
the Haggis , CSPS, 7 pm
Tue Nov 10
Legion Arts board of directors
meets, CSPS, 6 pm
Artist in residence
Bernard Williams gives a talk about his work,
African American Museum, 7 pm
Wed Nov 11
Meet artist
Bernard Williams at work in the galleries,
CSPS, 11 am to 6 pm
Thu Nov 12
Meet artist
Bernard Williams at work in the galleries,
CSPS, 11 am to 6 pm
One Iowa and Legion Arts host an
open forum on marriage equality in Iowa, CSPS, 6:30-8:30 pm
Fri Nov 13 Legion Arts hosts a
public reception for
Bernard Williams , CSPS,
5-7 pm
Sat Nov 14 Legion Arts hosts an
artists brunch for visiting artist
Bernard Williams .
A ll area artists are welcome, CSPS, 10 am.
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In concert, Irish trad trio
Buille , CSPS, 8 pm
Mon Nov 16
In concert, singer-songwriter
Keri Noble , CSPS, 7 pm
Wed Nov 18
In concert from Portland, Oregon,
hot new wave cabaret with Vagabond Opera , CSPS,
8 pm
Sat Nov 21
In performance, the Cedar Rapids
Opera Theatre presents the children's opera Brundibar , CSPS, 1 and 3
pm, both performances are sold out
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 4-5:30 pm (note special start time)
In concert, singer-songwriter
Ari Hest , with special guest
Declan O'Rourke , CSPS, 8 pm
Thu Nov 26 CSPS
closed for the holiday
Fri Nov 27 CSPS
open 11 am to 6 pm
In
concert, Winterbloom holiday concert featuring Meg Hutchinson, Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Natalia
Zukerman, CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Nov 28 CSPS
open 11 am to 6 pm
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Nov 29 CSPS
open 11 am to 6 pm
Tue
Dec 1 In concert,
WPA
(Works Project Administration), CSPS, 7 pm
Thu Dec 3 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert, singer-songwriter Ellis Paul , with
special guest Adam Ezra , CSPS, 8
pm
Tue
Dec 8 Legion
Arts executive committee meets, CSPS, 5:30 pm
W ed
Dec 9
In concert,
Tribute ,
CSPS, 8 pm, cancelled due to weather conditions
Thu Dec 10
Tribute ,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Fri Dec 11
Tribute ,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Sat Dec 12 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Tribute ,
CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Sun
Dec 13
Tribute ,
CSPS, 7 pm, added show
Wed
Dec 16 Art + Social Change
open house with special guest Mat Schwarzman, CSPS, 5-7 pm
Sat
Dec 19 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Dec 24-27 CSPS
galleries and offices closed for the holidays
Wed Dec 30 CSPS
galleries and offices re-open, 11 am to 6 pm, Weds through Sun
Fri Jan 1 CSPS
galleries and offices closed for the holiday
Sat Jan 2 CSPS
galleries and offices re-open, 11 am to 6 pm, Weds through Sun
Sat Jan 9 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Fri Jan 15 From
New Orleans, The Crossroads Project ,
rescheduled for Mar 5-6
Sat Jan 16 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Tue Jan 19
Board reception, 5:30-6 pm
L egion
Arts board of directors strategic planning session, CSPS, 6-9 pm
Wed Jan 20
In concert, Alaska-based
bluegrass phenomenon Bearfoot , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat
Jan 23 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Jan 24 In
concert, guitarist Chris Proctor , CSPS, 7 pm
Tue Jan 26 Meeting
of Southside Investment Board and Main Street Group, CSPS, 4:30-5:30 pm
Fri Jan 29 In
concert, singer-songwriter Garnet Rogers , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Jan 30 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert, dynamite Québécois trio
Genticorum ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Feb 6 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert, celebrating the release of his new CD,
Ben Schmidt , CSPS, 8 pm, sold out
Tue Feb 9 Legion
Arts executive committee meets, CSPS, 5:30 pm
Fri Feb 12 In
concert, singer, songwriter, storyteller and humorist
Vance Gilbert , CSPS, 8
pm
Sat Feb 13 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Wed Feb 17 In
concert, Buckwheat Zydeco , CSPS, 8 pm,
sold out
Fri Feb 19 In
concert, singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Sat
Feb 20 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In concert,
John Wesley Harding , with special guest Dag
Juhlin, CSPS, 8 pm,
cancelled due to
travel issues
Thu Feb 25 In
concert, singer-songwriter Catie Curtis , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Feb 27 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Feb 28 In
concert, rising stars of Cajun music The Red
Stick Ramblers , CSPS, 7 pm
Wed Mar 3 Opening of the
exhibits The Taos Paintings and
Selected Works , CSPS, 11 am - 6 pm
In
concert, alt country mainstay Fred Eaglesmith , CSPS, 8 pm
Fri
Mar 5 From New
Orleans, The Crossroads Project , opening
performance, CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Mar 6
The Crossroads Projec t day-long workshop,
CSPS and adjacent locations
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
From
New Orleans, The Crossroads Project ,
closing performance, CSPS, 6 pm
Sun Mar 7
M ilonga
de mis amores
open tango workshop led by David Stevens ,
CSPS, 1:30-4:30 pm
In
concert, Irish band Dervish , CSPS, 7 pm, sold out
Mon
Mar 8 Welcome
reception for Angela Kariotis , 5-7 pm,
The Vernon Inn, 2663 Mount Vernon Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, open to all, cash bar
Tue Mar 9 Legion
Arts board of directors meets, CSPS, 6 pm
Thu Mar 11 Open rehearsal of
Angela Kariotis '
performance
Stretch Marks, CSPS, 3:30-5, invitation only
Fri Mar 12 In
performance, Angela Kariotis in
Stretch Marks , CSPS,
8 pm
Sat Mar 13 Legion Arts hosts an
artists brunch for visiting artist
Angela Kariotis
and company .
A ll area artists are welcome, CSPS, 11 am to 12:30.
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Angela Kariotis in
Stretch Marks , CSPS,
8 pm
Sun Mar 14 In
concert, Gypsy Klezmer music from
Quebecois band
Gadji-Gadjo , CSPS, 7 pm
Mon Mar 15 In
concert, Dear Companion tour featuring Daniel Martin Moore
& Ben Sollee , CSPS, 7 pm
Tue Mar 16 In
concert, Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta , CSPS,
7 pm,
cancelled due to
visa issues
Thu Mar 18
In concert, popular reggae
artists Taj Weekes & Adowa , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Mar 20 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert, Tuvan ensemble Alash , CSPS, 8 pm
Thu Mar 25 In
concert, singer-songwriter John Gorka , with special guest Denice Franke, CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Mar 27 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm, class canceled this week
Sun Mar 28 Milonga
de Mis Amores, open tango session, CSPS, 1:30-4:30 pm, info from
319.377.5740 or
divadsnevets@yahoo.com
Tue Mar 30 In
concert, guitarist Adrian Legg , CSPS, 7 pm
Fri Apr 2 In
concert, Las Rubias del Norte , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Apr 3 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Thu Apr 8
The
Fundred Project arrives in Cedar Rapids
Fri
Apr 9 In concert, 21st
Century Latin music from
Zemog ,
El Gallo
Bueno
Sat Apr 10 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert,
mouthy wordplay and virtuous electric violin playing from
Bitch , CSPS,
8 pm
Sun
Apr 11 Last day for the
exhibit Selected Works , CSPS, 11 am - 6 pm
Tue Apr 13 Legion
Arts executive committee meets, CSPS, 5:30 pm
In
concert,
Bassekou Kouyate &
Ngoni ba , CSPS,
8 pm, cancelled due to travel issues
Wed Apr 14 In
concert, April Verch , CSPS, 8 pm
Fri Apr 16
Leadership for Five Seasons class of 2010 visits CSPS, 11 am to 1 pm
Sat Apr 17 Opening
of the exhibit Slipstream by Brian Guidry, CSPS,
11 am - 6 pm (artist present 10 am to 4 pm)
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
In
concert, Baby Dee , CSPS, 8 pm
Sun Apr 18 In
concert, acclaimed Iraqi oud player Rahim Alhaj ,
CSPS, 7 pm
Thu
Apr 22 In
concert, Texas singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave
with guest artist Joel Rafael ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Sat Apr 24 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun Apr 25 Milonga
de Mis Amores, open tango session, CSPS, 1:30-4:30 pm, cancelled by the
artist
In
concert, songwriter John McCutcheon , CSPS, 7 pm
Thu Apr 29 In
concert, bluegrass from The Claire Lynch Band ,
CSPS, 8 pm
Fri
Apr 30 Milonga
de Mis Amores, open tango evening, CSPS, 7 to 10:30 pm, cancelled by the
artist
Sat
May 1 Award ceremony and
reception for the 2010 Congressional Art
Competition , CSPS 11 am - 1 pm
In concert, Los
Angeles a capella phenomenon Sonos , CSPS, 8 pm
Wed May 5 In
concert, blues and gospel greats The Holmes Brothers , CSPS, 8 pm,
sold out
Fri May 7 In
concert, acclaimed songwriters Mary Gauthier and
Mindy Smith , CSPS, 8 pm
Tue May 11 Legion
Arts board of directors meets, CSPS, 6 pm
Wed May 12 In
concert, Austin singer, songwriter and fiddler Carrie Rodriguez , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat May 15 Boston
performer Eugene Tan leads a free workshop for LGBT performers involved
with or interested in Come As You Are , CSPS,
12 noon - 3 pm
Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm
Sun May 16 Boston
performer Eugene Tan leads a free workshop for area drag artists, CSPS, 12
noon - 3 pm
Milonga
de Mis Amores, open tango session, CSPS, 1:30-4:30 pm, cancelled by the
artist
Fri May 21 In
concert, The Dixie Bee-Liners , CSPS, 8 pm
Sat May 22 Salsa classes with
CR Salsa ,
CSPS, 3:30-5:30 pm, final class of the season
Sun May 23 In a
special family concert, singer-songwriter Dan Bern , CSPS, 3 pm
In
concert, Dan Bern , CSPS, 7 pm,
sold out
Wed Jun 2
ImpactCR hosts the forum "Building a Greater Community," CSPS, 5-7 pm
Legion
Arts presents Come As
You Are , Hamburger Mary's, Cedar Rapids, 9 pm
Thu Jun 3
Priority One presents My Summer Now and Conquer the Corridor, CSPS 12-2 pm
Tue Jun 8 Legion
Arts executive committee meets, CSPS, 5:30 pm
Tue Jun 15 Legion
Arts and Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity present in concert
Rachael Sage , with guest artist
Jeffrey C. Capps , Cornell College
Amphitheatre, 7 pm
Tue Jul 13 Legion
Arts board of directors meets, CSPS, 6 pm
