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C.R. singer/songwriter teaming with Toys for Tots to make season bright

City Circle staging beloved holiday tale with song-and-dance twists

Singer/songwriter reschedules for Sept. 29, 2023, because of vocal chord injury

​The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is returning with 10 Iowa stops to again raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the Canadian Pacific network.

Ballet Quad Cities holds auditions for the student dancers in early September, then they begin rehearsing in October. The professional dancers begin preparations in early November, then the various groups that have been rehearsing around work and school hours merge to put it all together before bringing the 50 cast members to Cedar Rapids.

“It’s funny that I’m more popular in other countries than I am in Iowa,” she said. “I also haven’t played Iowa City that much during my career, but I always look forward to returning, since my family can see me and I obviously love Iowa or I would live in another state.

Singer/songwriter, coming to CSPS, finds inspiration in Grant Wood’s Iowa

This year’s holiday albums tied up with glittering bows, lumps of coal