Jazz @ Kirkwood: Nov. 12-13, 2026
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Join us for Jazz @ Kirkwood on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 12-13, at Ballantyne Auditorium on Kirkwood Community College's main campus in Cedar Rapids! The Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble will play on Thursday, and the CR Big Band will play on Friday. Both shows are at 7:30 p.m., and doors open at 7:00 p.m. One ticket gets you into both events, two for the price of one! Ticketholders are welcome to attend one or both shows under the same ticket. Please make sure you have a receipt/ticket (digital or hard copy) for one or both events.
🎟 Tickets to all shows are available at the door or in advance at: https://kirkwoodarts.simpletix.com/. Tickets are free for Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff!
Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m.:
Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Chris Navarrete; and Kirkwood Faculty + CR Jazz Combo - doors open at 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.:
CR Big Band, directed by Blake Shaw - doors open at 7 p.m.
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📍 This performance will be held at Ballantyne Auditorium on Kirkwood Community College’s campus, located at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids. Enter campus at the southwest entrance, at the corner of Kirkwood Blvd. SW and Tower Rd. SW. Travel east on Tower Rd. SW, and take a left to stay on Tower Rd. SW as it continues northeast into campus. You will see ample parking and a building marked “Ballantyne Auditorium.”
From there, you will be inside Iowa Hall in an entrance area near an Information Desk and Coffee Shop. Head straight to a set of downward stairs, and take those stairs directly down to the Ballantyne Auditorium entrance on the right. Alternatively, there is an elevator near the Information Desk. Take the elevator down one floor to 1st Floor Iowa Hall and make your way through the atrium area to Ballantyne Auditorium (follow signs).
🎟 Tickets to all shows are available at the door or in advance at: https://kirkwoodarts.simpletix.com/. Tickets are free for Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff!
Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m.:
Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Chris Navarrete; and Kirkwood Faculty + CR Jazz Combo - doors open at 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m.:
CR Big Band, directed by Blake Shaw - doors open at 7 p.m.
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📍 This performance will be held at Ballantyne Auditorium on Kirkwood Community College’s campus, located at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids. Enter campus at the southwest entrance, at the corner of Kirkwood Blvd. SW and Tower Rd. SW. Travel east on Tower Rd. SW, and take a left to stay on Tower Rd. SW as it continues northeast into campus. You will see ample parking and a building marked “Ballantyne Auditorium.”
From there, you will be inside Iowa Hall in an entrance area near an Information Desk and Coffee Shop. Head straight to a set of downward stairs, and take those stairs directly down to the Ballantyne Auditorium entrance on the right. Alternatively, there is an elevator near the Information Desk. Take the elevator down one floor to 1st Floor Iowa Hall and make your way through the atrium area to Ballantyne Auditorium (follow signs).
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6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States, Iowa 52406
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