Ballantyne Auditorium
Ballantyne Auditorium is Kirkwood’s 375-seat Performing Arts facility and home to the talented students involved in Music and Theatre.
Ballantyne Auditorium is located at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Use the south campus entrance and follow the signs to Ballantyne Auditorium. An accessible elevator is available to the left of the staircase that leads down to the auditorium.
Performing Arts Events
The faculty and staff of the Arts & Humanities department at Kirkwood Community College welcome you to the 2024-25 season of Performing Arts events. We have an exciting slate of music and theatre performances you won't want to miss!
All performances will take place in Ballantyne Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, and FREE to all Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff with a valid EagleCard. Tickets may be purchased online here.
Kirkwood Vocal Jazz Festival Evening Concert featuring The Blake Shaw Big(ish) Band*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28
* ticketed event
Spring Play: Silent Sky*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 28
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29
2 p.m. on Sunday, March 30
* ticketed event
Kirkwood Jazz Band and Jazz Combo*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11
CR Jazz Band and Kirkwood Groove*
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 12
Vocal Jazz Cabaret Nights*
7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15
Opus Concert Cafe: 119 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids
Concert Choir*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 18
Opera & Musical Theatre Scenes*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26
Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra*
3 p.m. on Sunday, April 27
* ticketed event
Concert Band*
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 3
Apparel Merchandising and Design Exhibition*
5 p.m. on Sunday, May 4
Iowa Hall A-B
Kirkwood Fashion Show*
6 p.m. on Sunday, May 4
Seating for the fashion show begins at 5:30 p.m. Ticket purchase includes entry to both events.
* ticketed event
Visual Arts
The faculty and staff of the Arts & Humanities department at Kirkwood Community College invite you to visit the Iowa Hall Gallery. In addition to rotating exhibits, we have beautiful work that will capture your heart and imagination.
Ali Hval
Surface Symphony: Recent Works
Jan. 27 – Feb. 21, 2025
Artist Reception with Ali Hval — 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30
Free and open to the public.
Ali Hval is a visual artist living and working in Iowa City. She is currently a lecturer in painting and drawing in the School of Art, Art History, and Design at the University of Iowa.
Born in Sacramento, California, Ali was the 2022 Stuart Artist-in-Residence at South Dakota State University, and was a 2020 resident at the Chautauqua School of Art. She has exhibited her work across the country, including at Ceysson y Bénétière in New York City, Atlantic Gallery in New York City, and South Bay Contemporary in Los Angeles. She has also exhibited at the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Boulder, Colorado. She has had mentions in New York Jewelry Week, Create! Magazine, and The New Yorker.
Ali has received grants from the Iowa Arts Council as well as from the Windgate Fellowship by the Center of Craft, Creativity, and Design in Asheville, North Carolina.
Ali was recently awarded the 2024 – ‘25 Iowa Artist Fellowship by the Iowa Arts Council.
Image: © Ali Hval. Pink Pony Club, 2023. Ceramic, acrylic, rhinestones, halfback pearls, faux feather boa, gloves, polyfil, fabric, fringe. 23" x 30" x 14"
High School Art Invitational
March 3 – April 4
Artist Reception: 5 to 7 p.m. on March 15
Kirkwood Art Students
April 14 – May 9
Artist Reception: 3:30 to 5 p.m. on April 17
Questions?
For more information on Kirkwood Visual and Performing Arts, contact us at:
Arts & Humanities
2092 Cedar Hall
319-398-4913
arts@kirkwood.edu