Author Archive for Bond Drager

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Do you love musicals? Do you hate musicals but like hip hop? Do you hate musicals and hip hop but love American history? Have you heard of Hamilton but have no idea what it is? Brian and Anne have the low down and they’re going to help you out. They’ll also share ideas of lots of other great books and materials to enjoy.
All things Hamilton with Anne, Brian, and Meredith

What we’re reading/watching/listening to
00:42 Brian: Thanks for the Trouble by Tommy Wallach
03:28 Anne: Once in a Great City by David Maraniss
05:04 Bond: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenedes
07:07 Meredith: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Hamilton the Musical
12:00 Hamilton the Musical
20:28 Aaron Burr, Sir
23:54 You’ll Be Back
26:48 John Adams Miniseries
29:12 War of Two by John Sedgwick
31:05 Duel with the Devil by Paul Collins
34:40 Brian’s list of other musicals similar to Hamilton

This week we’ve got two great episodes of On Air: The ICPL podcast to share.

In Episode 15, Meredith interviews Casey and Morgan from the Children’s Department about some great picture books for young readers.

Plus, enjoy this special bonus episode, a rerun of one of our favorites: How to Survive the Holidays with ICPL, which originally posted in November, 2014.

~Enjoy!

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Do you need some fresh documentary recommendations? Come up to our second floor and enjoy all the fun and informative viewing our nonfiction DVD collection has to offer.

Did you miss the Musical Revue kickoff program for #MusicistheWord which took place at the Englert Theatre on September 20th? You can now watch the video via our YouTube channel.

Many local artists performed including Collegium Tubum, The Beggarmen, Champagne Academy of Irish Dance, Kol Shira, Combined Efforts Theatre Men’s Choir, The Extra Credit Project, Girls Rock, The Recliners, The City, Too, Cedar County Cobras, Andy Parrott Trio, Chase Garrett, and the Hawkeye Marching I-Club Band. Special thanks to the Englert Theatre and staff, Musician’s Pro Shop, University of Iowa School of Music, Smith Music Studios, and Chris Okiishi.