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Dec 5 / 7:30 PM

A perfect way to celebrate the holidays. Come join the UNI School of Music ensembles in celebrating the joys of the season. Enjoy holiday favorites, majestic, winter-inspired works, and more.

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Dec 7 / 7:00 PM

Celtic Woman Christmas

Gallagher Bluedorn

Celtic Woman’s fresh fusion of traditional Irish music and contemporary songcraft celebrates Ireland’s history while reflecting the vibrant spirit of modern Ireland. The group’s repertoire...

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Dec 9 / 2:00 PM

Bel Canto Cedar Valley will join with the Jesse Cosby Community Collective gospel choir and Cedar Falls High School Concert Choir to perform a selection of beloved holiday songs. Come hear great...

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Dec 15 / 7:00 PM

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Gallagher Bluedorn

Together for over 30 years, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - famously named after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins - has appeared in concert venues across the world, sold millions of records, and...

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Dec 18 / 7:00 PM

Join Ireland's own Keith & Kristyn Getty, known for modern hymns and carols such as In Christ Alone, for their annual tour of Sing! An Irish Christmas.

Joel Waggoner

Dec 31 / 8:00 PM

Waterloo native Joel Waggoner returns to host our musical New Year’s Eve party. Broadway to the Billboard. Sparkle and soul. Original arrangements and fresh, new collaborations.

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Jan 16 - Jan 16 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

The Rainbow Fish (SOLD OUT)

Kaleidoscope Series

Best Suited for Grades: PK-3   Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Science, Arts, Character  

The first of three tales introduces the most beautiful...

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Jan 19 / 7:00 PM

Sons of Serendip

Gallagher Bluedorn

Billboard charting quartet, Sons of Serendip, won the hearts of fans and judges alike as finalists on America's Got Talent (NBC) with their ethereal and emotionally stirring...

Charlie Berens

Jan 28 / 7:00 PM

Charlie Berens

Gallagher Bluedorn

CHARLIE BERENS is a comedian, New York Times Best Selling Author, Emmy-winning journalist, musician and creator of the Manitowoc Minute. The Wisconsin native has been featured on Comedy Central,...

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Feb 2 - Feb 2 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

Tomás and the Library Lady

Kaleidoscope Series

Best Suited for Grades: K-5,   Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Leadership & Responsibility, History

Tomás and the Library Lady tell the true...

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Feb 3 / 7:30 PM

Join us as we  welcome Joel Sires and Friends for our second Candlelight Concert - events that reveal some of the most notable spaces and spectacular talent in the Cedar Valley. Experience live...

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Feb 5 - Feb 5 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

Best Suited for Grades: 3-8,   Curriculum Connections: History, Music, Social Studies

Bringing collected oral history to life, this new one-act play with...

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Feb 9 - Feb 10 - Feb 10 / 8:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 7:00 PM

Come From Away

Gallagher Bluedorn

This stirring and inspiring musical takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of the small town in Newfoundland that opened their homes to 7,000 stranded travelers on 9/11.

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Feb 12 - Feb 12 - Feb 13 - Feb 13 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

Dot Dot Dot

Kaleidoscope Series

Best Suited for Grades: 1-5, Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Creativity, Character

Based on the bestselling books by Peter H. Reynolds. When...

Kathy Kaefer

Feb 13 / 7:00 PM

Kathy Kaefer’s award winning show Kiss Me Once: Stories from the Homefront immortalizes the brave men and women of ‘The Greatest Generation’ in a celebration of the songs that inspired them to grea

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Feb 17 / 7:00 PM

Kevin Burt & Big Medicine

Gallagher Bluedorn

Kevin is a self-taught musician (vocals, harmonica, and guitar) whose smooth, warm vocal presentations sets a mood of relaxed exhilaration, with a welcome mixture of serious music and infectious...

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Feb 23 / 7:00 PM

Imani Winds

Gallagher Bluedorn

Celebrating over 20 years of music making, the twice Grammy nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous...

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Mar 2 / 7:00 PM

Join us as we reveal some of the most notable spaces and spectacular talent in the Cedar Valley. Experience live music illuminated by candlelight during these intimate, one of a kind experiences...

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Mar 10 / 3:00 PM

The people of embattled Ukraine have a proud cultural and musical tradition. The current conflict has made public performance and gatherings throughout Ukraine almost impossible. The Kyiv Virtuosi...

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Mar 21 - Mar 21 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

Boy Who Cried Wolf (SOLD OUT)

Kaleidoscope Series

Best Suited for Grades: PK-5, Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Science, Arts, Character This beautiful warming winter's tale brings the story of a bother...

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Mar 23 / 7:00 PM

We Will Rock You, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We are the Champions and the legendary Bohemian Rhapsody, are songs that just scratch the surface of Queen’s legacy. There was only one Freddie...

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Apr 6 / 7:00 PM

MOMIX - Alice

Gallagher Bluedorn

Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, Alice, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic ...

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Apr 11 - Apr 11 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM

Show Way

Kaleidoscope Series

Best Suited for Grades: 3-12,  Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Character, Art, Social Studies

Soonie’s great-grandma was just seven years old when...

Jens Lindemann

Apr 13 / 7:00 PM

Metro Community Center: Brassfire

Metro Community Concerts

Brassfire is a virtuosic trio led by worldrenowned trumpeter Jens Lindemann. Jens is a former member of the famed Canadian Brass and has soloed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras.

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Apr 14 / 7:30 PM

Join us as we  welcome Katie and the Honky Tonks Unplugged for our third Candlelight Concert - events that reveal some of the most notable spaces and spectacular talent in the Cedar Valley.

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Apr 20 / 7:00 PM

Considering Matthew Shepard w/ UNI School of Music

Gallagher Bluedorn, UNI School of Music

This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. A collaborative project with UNI School of...

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Apr 22 - Apr 22 - Apr 23 / 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 10:00 AM

Best Suited for Grades: K-6    Curriculum connections: Language arts, history

How did languages develop? Why do we use the words that we do? Using a...

May 6 - 17
/ 7:30 AM to 11:45 PM

Best Suited for Grades: 3+, Curriculum Connections: Art, Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Character

Hawaii's first Olympic gold medalist and the...