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ICCA Awards 11 organizations, three leaders at 4th Annual Icky's
posted: Monday, January 25, 2010 Post Comment

ICCA awards 11 organizations, three leaders at 4^{th Annual Icky’s!}

The Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) celebrated its 4th Annual Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance Excellence in Innovation Awards (aka The Icky's!) Sunday night at Coe College.

The annual event celebrates Excellence in Innovation in Cultural Programming and included 12 live performances by local artists and 11 awards for cultural programming for events that took place in Calendar Year 2009.

The results of the 2010 Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance Excellence in Innovation Awards (covering the year 2009) were as follows:

Children’s Programming: Eastern Iowa Arts Academy After-School Programs—Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

Dance Programming: Iowa Dance Fest—ACE Experiment

Educational Programming: Schoolhouse Jazz—KCCK FM

Locally Produced Festival: Third Annual Environmental Film Festival—Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center with the African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Christ Episcopal Church, Coe College, Indian Creek Nature Center, Prairiewoods, Sierra Club-Cedar Wapsie Group, Third Annual SEED Conference, Trees Forever and the United Nations Association-USA, Linn County Chapter

History Exhibit or Programming: No Roads Lead to Buxton: A Black Man’s Utopia—African American Museum of Iowa

Music Programming: Landfall Festival of World Music—Legion Arts; Made in Iowa (Celebrating Iowa Composers)—Orchestra Iowa
*Please note there was a tie in this category; both organizations were honored with Icky Awards

Theatre Programming: From the Homefront—Iowa Theatre Artists Company

Visual Arts Exhibit or Programming: Norman Rockwell: Fact & Fiction—Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Collaborative Award—between ICCA members: All in a Day Play Festival—Dreamwell Theatre, City Circle Acting Company, Englert Theatre, Summer of the Arts

Reaching Out Collaborative Award—between ICCA members and non-ICCA members: Take Flight Exhibit—Iowa Children's Museum with Rockwell Collins, NASA, University of Iowa and Integrated DNA

Two individual awards also were given out as part of the event: The Larry Eckholt Award (for South Corridor Arts Advocacy) was given to Dan Brown from the Iowa City Press-Citizen, and the North Corridor Advocate Award was given posthumously to Eliot Keller from KZIA-FM Z102.9 and KGYM-AM 1600ESPN.

The two advocate awards are sponsored by the Iowa City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, respectively, in tribute and celebration of Larry Eckholt's lifelong dedication to arts and culture. These awards seek to honor a community member/leader who exemplifies the same passion, commitment and advocacy to the cultural vitality of the Corridor as did Larry Eckholt.

Dan Brown has worked at the Iowa City Press-Citizen in 1991 where he is now employed as General Manager. Mr. Brown has worked with many arts and culture organizations, serving on the boards of the Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa Children’s Museum, Summer of the Arts and the Iowa City Television Service.

The late Eliot Keller was a staunch advocate not only for the arts, but also for expanding cooperation among intergovernmental entities. Mr. Keller’s advocacy for the arts community created a ripple effect, causing results and leading others to witness and emulate his gift of self that has become his everlasting legacy.

Former Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Tim Boyle was also awarded a special "Icky" for leadership for his five-year term on the ICCA Board and his lifetime of dedication and support of the area’s arts and culture community.

Honor these individuals and all other Icky winners by attending an arts and culture event this month. Below is a list of some of the area’s offerings. As always, many more are posted at

^{"End Days" by Deborah Zoe Laufer is a comedy play about "science, religion and suburbia." The play will be performed at Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, as part of Riverside Theatre’s current season. See the play Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. or Sundays at 2 p.m. through Feb. 21. $12 to $26. Reservations and information are available through (319) 338-7672.
The U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, has three high-profile event scheduled for this month. The All-Star Rodeo Challenge will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m. $20.25 to $37.25. The Monster Trucks XL Tour 2010 will take place Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m. $15 to $23. Comedian Jeff Dunham will perform Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. $45.50. Tickets for all three shows are available through (800) 745-3000.
The University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts in collaboration with Hancher Auditorium will present theater artist and UI graduate Rinde Eckert in "Eye Piece" at the E.C. Mabie Theatre, on the University of Iowa campus. The play will utilize performers from the UI Theatre Arts and Dance departments and the School of Music to tell the story about an artist losing his sight. See the play Fridays and Saturdays, Feb. 5, 6, 12 and 13 at 8 p.m.; or Sundays Feb. 7 and 14, at 2 p.m. $17, with discounts for seniors and students. Reservations and information are available through (800) HANCHER.
The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, has two big touring events coming its way this February. The Second City returns with the new show looking back at 50 years of classic sketch comedy. See it Friday and Saturday, Feb. 5 and 6, at 8 p.m. $27. The Peking Acrobats will perform Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2 and 7 p.m. $30. Reservations and information are available through (319) 688-2653.
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Iowa Memorial Union, on the University of Iowa campus, Iowa City, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. The program will include works by William Grant Still, Maurice Ravel, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. Free. More information is available through (319) 335-3213.
The North Liberty Community Center, 520 W. Cherry St., North Liberty, will once again offer their Super Bowl Party on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Adults can watch the game on a big screen while the kids enjoy activities and games. Free. More information is available through (319) 626-5726.
Hancher Auditorium has three events this month as part of its "Can’t Contain Us" season. See "An Evening with Roseanne Cash" on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m., at The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City. $10 to $47. The Winard Harper Sextet will perform on Friday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m., at City High School, 1900 Morningside Drive, Iowa City. $10 to $25. And the YL Male Voice Choir Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m., at West High School, 2901 Melrose Ave., Iowa City. $10 to $35. Reservations and information are available through (800) HANCHER.
Starlighters II Theatre, 136 E. Main St., Anamosa, is offering a special production of "The Vagina Monologues" on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12 and 13, at 7:30 p.m.; or Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m. at the theater. $13. Reservations and information are available through (319) 462-4793.
The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, will host Civil War Re-enactors from Linn, Cedar, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and Tama Counties on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The re-enactors will appear in uniform to offer inspiring stories about the Civil War. Free. More information is available through (319) 362-1501.
Orchestra Iowa is offering a music program called "Cupid’s Arrow" this month that will include several pieces that explore the subject of love from different perspectives. See it Saturday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. at Sinclair Auditorium, on the Coe College campus, 1220 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids; or Sunday, Feb. 14, at West High School, 2901 Melrose Ave., Iowa City. $14 to $39 through (800) 369-TUNE.
Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, 10260 Morris Hills Road, Toddville, will offer a Native Storytelling Program Thursday, Feb. 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Stories and songs of the Cree Tribe will told by storyteller Wha’la. $2.50. More information is available through (319) 892-6485.
Iowa City Community Theatre will offer the musical "Wonderful Town" Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18, 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. at The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City. $15. Reservations and information are available through (319) 688-2653.
The University of Iowa Dance Department will offer their annual Faculty/Grad Concert Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18, 19 and 20, at 8 p.m., at Space/Place Theatre, on the University of Iowa campus, Iowa City. $12. Reservations and information are available through (800) HANCHER.
Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd., Cedar Rapids, presents John Guare’s play "The House of Blue Leaves" as its winter play Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 21, at 2:30 p.m. $8. Reservations and information are available through (319) 398-4956.
Chamber Singers of Iowa City’s latest concert is titled "Musica Britannica" and offers a winter concert of musical selections from Great Britain. See it Sunday, Feb. 28, at 3 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rochester Ave., Iowa City. $15. Reservations and information are available through (319) 338-3837.Joe Jennison is the Executive Director of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance, a group of 150+ arts and culture organizations, whose mission is to strengthen the Eastern Iowa region by promoting the varied cultural activities of its member organizations and nurturing a sustainable cultural community.. More information on these and other arts and culture events in the Corridor is located at}^{www.culturalcorridor.org}

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Comments for: ICCA Awards 11 organizations, three leaders at 4th Annual Icky's

What a night! The excitement started with the first glimpse of sunshine in over two weeks. On a clear night, we were greeted by a Limo and luminaries. Everyone smiled as they entered because they were bombarded by flashing cameras, red carpet, and TV interviews. It set the mood for a fun night of sharing the success of the art community in the corridor. How fun to be a part of it.

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