The event will take place Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre (221 E. Washington St., Iowa City). The evening will begin with a dual reception from 5 to 6 p.m. at both the Iowa Artisans Gallery (207 E. Washington St.) and the Chait Galleries Downtown (218 E. Washington St.). Tickets to the event are $20 and are on sale now through the Englert box office at (319) 688-2653.

Remember, these awards are not meant to be a “Best Of,” but rather an opportunity to recognize innovation and excellence in cultural programming.

Below is the official ballot. Remember, these awards are voted on only by members of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance, making the Ickys the Corridor’s only Cultural Awards nominated and voted on by the peer organizations of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance.

I hope you’ll plan to join us on Jan. 26 at the Englert.

1. Children’s Programming (check one)

□ “Be the Dinosaur: Life in the Cretaceous” (Science Station*)

□ “DinoMania: The Maze is Back!” (The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

□ “Mary GrandPre’: Harry Potter and Beyond” (Cedar Rapids Museum of Art*)

□ “Move It! Dig It! Do It!” (The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

□ “Puss in Boots” (Brucemore Outdoor Children’s Theatre*)

□ “Timeless Tales by: Hans Christian Andersen” (Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids/Playtime

Poppy*)

2. Dance Programming (check one)

□ “Afro Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble” (University of Iowa Division of Performing

Arts*)

□ “Dance Gala: Special Edition” ( University of Iowa Division of Performing Arts* )

□ “Global Dance Fest” (Legion Arts* and The Cedar Rapids Tango Club)

□ “Hawkeye Swing Dance Festival” (University of Iowa Swing Dance Club*)

□ “Iowa Dance Fest” (ACE Arts Culture Experiment*)

□ “The Nutcracker” (The Englert Theatre* and Nolte Academy of Dance*)

3. Festival Programming (check one)

□ “16^th Annual Marion Arts Festival” (Marion Arts Festival*)

□ “2008 Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival” (Summer of the Arts*)

□ “Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival” (Cedar Rapids Independent Filmmakers*)

□ “Chalk the Walk” (City of Mount Vernon*, Mount Vernon Area Arts Council* and the

James Gang*)

□ “Freedom Festival” (Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival*)

□ “Iowa Arts Festival” (Summer of the Arts*)

4. History Programming (check one)

□ “ 1968: Twelve Volatile Months that Changed the World” (National Czech & Slovak

Museum & Library*)

□ “Beyond the Grave” (Johnson County Historical Society*)

□ “Circus Through the Centuries” (Carl and Mary Koehler History Center*)

□ “A Douglas Family Christmas at Brucemore” (Brucemore National Trust Historic Site*)

□ “Trains Across Iowa!” (Johnson County Historical Society*)

5. Music Programming (check one)

□ “ 2008 Friday Night Concert Series ” (Summer of the Arts*)

□ “Floodstock” (Marion Chamber of Commerce*, Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors

Bureau*, Cedar Rapids Downtown District*, Clear Channel Radio, Farmer’s State Bank,

In Sync Sales and Marketing, Heritage Microfilm and Z102.9)

□ “Handel’s Israel in Egypt” (Chamber Singers of Iowa City* )

□ “Klezmer to Classical – Music by Jewish Composers” (Red Cedar Chamber Music*)

□ “Masterworks I: Ode to Joy – Beethoven at Brucemore” ( Orchestra Iowa aka The Cedar

Rapids Symphony Orchestra* and the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale*)

□ “New Bohemia Music and Art Festival” (New Bohemia Group*)

6. Theater Programming (check one)

□ “Divapalooza 2” (SPT Theatre* and Theatre Cedar Rapids*)

□ “The Foreigner” (Mount Mercy College*)

□ “The King and I” (Iowa City Community Theatre*)

□ “Moving Home” (Classics at Brucemore*, Legion Arts*, Liars Theatre*, SPT Theatre*,

Theatre Cedar Rapids*, and Urban Theater Project of Iowa*)

□ “Nuncrackers” (Old Creamery Theatre Company*)

□ “The Rocky Horror Show” (Theatre Cedar Rapids*)

□ “School House Rock – Live!” (City Circle Acting Company of Coralville*, Englert Theatre*

and The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

□ “Smoke on the Mountain* (Iowa Theatre Artists Company*)

7. Touring Events Programming (check one)

□ “1964: The Tribute” (Englert Theatre*)

□ “Alejandro Escovedo” (Englert Theatre*)

□ “Broadway at the Paramount presents Rent” (Paramount Theatre*)

□ “Broadway at the Paramount presents Stomp” (Paramount Theatre*)

□ “Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco” (U.S. Cellular Center*)

□ “Dar Williams” (Englert Theatre*)

□ “Kathy Griffin” (Hancher Auditorium*)

□ “Randy Newman” (Englert Theatre*)

□ “William Yang in Shadows” (CSPS/Legion Arts*)

8. Visual Arts Programming (check one)

□ “16^th Annual Marion Arts Festival” (Marion Arts Fest*)

□ “2x2xU” (New Bohemia Group*)

□ “Grounds for Art” (Cedar Rapids Downtown District* and the Cedar Rapids Convention and

Visitors Bureau*)

□ “Mary GrandPre’: Harry Potter and Beyond” (Cedar Rapids Museum of Art*)

□ “Voom Portraits Robert Wilson” (CSPS at Legion Arts* and The University of Iowa

Museum of Art*)

□ “The Year of the River: Flood Photography from The Gazette” (Cedar Rapids Museum of

Art* and The Gazette*)

□ “Yoko Ono and the Window Wall” (Cornell College*)

9. Educational Programming (check one)

□ “American Artists Abroad Now: Contemporary Artists and Travel” (Cedar Rapids Museum

of Art*)

□ “Arts in a Post-Disaster Community: Lessons from New Orleans” (CSPS at Legion Arts,*

Access Iowa* and the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance*)

□ “Be the Dinosaur: Life in the Cretaceous” (Science Station*)

□ “Family Puppet Making Workshop” (Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Co.*)

□ “Growing Up in Iowa” (The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

□ “Playground of Science” (Coe College*)

□ “The School House Rock – Live! Project” (City Circle Acting Company of Coralville*,

Englert Theatre* and The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

10. Collaborative Award (between ICCA members)

□ “Big River Benefit for the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of

Iowa” (Kirkwood Community College* and the African American Historical Museum

and Cultural Center of Iowa*)

□ “Chalk the Walk” (City of Mount Vernon*, Mount Vernon Area Arts Council* and the

James Gang*)

□ “Grease” (Young Footliters* and The Englert*)

□ “Masterworks I: Ode to Joy – Beethoven at Brucemore” ( Orchestra Iowa aka The Cedar

Rapids Symphony Orchestra* and the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale* )

□ “Moving Home” (Classics at Brucemore*, Legion Arts*, Liars Theatre*, SPT Theatre*,

Theatre Cedar Rapids*, and Urban Theater Project of Iowa*)

□ “Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series” (Cedar Rapids Public Library*,

Hiawatha Public Library* and Marion Public Library*)

□ “The School House Rock – Live! Project” (City Circle Acting Company of Coralville*,

Englert Theatre* and The Iowa Children’s Museum*)

□ “The Year of the River: Flood Photography from The Gazette” (Cedar Rapids Museum of

Art* and The Gazette*)

11. Reaching Out Collaborative Award (between ICCA members and non-ICCA members)

□ “15^th Annual Bluesmore” (Brucemore National Trust Historic Site* and the Linn County

Blues Society)

□ “Culture’s Alive at Lindale” (Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids Community School District

Foundation, Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau*, Iowa Cultural

Corridor Alliance*, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library*, Science Station* and

Theatre Cedar Rapids*)

□ “Daniel Heyman Artist Lecture” (Old Capitol Museum*, University of Iowa School of Art

and Art History*, University of Iowa Museum of Art*, University of Iowa Center for

Human Rights and the University of Iowa College of Law)

□ “Eastern Iowa Observatory and Learning Center Grand Opening* (Wickiup Hill Outdoor

Learning Center* and Cedar Amateur Astronomers)

□“Floodstock” (Marion Chamber of Commerce*, Cedar Rapids Area Convention and

Visitors Bureau*, Cedar Rapids Downtown District*, Clear Channel Radio, Farmer’s

State Bank, In Sync Sales and Marketing, Heritage Microfilm and Z102.9)

□ “Sandbag Handbag Project for Flood Relief" (Iowa Artisans Gallery*, City of Iowa City,

The Soap Opera, Home Ec, Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity, The Johnson County

Crisis Center)

□ “Wild West Day Benefit for Ushers Ferry” (Ushers Ferry Historic Village*, Linn County

Conservation Board, Red Cedar Regulators, Willis Territorial Rough Riders and the Hole

in the Sock Gang)

* Denotes membership in the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance.

NOTE: Sometimes a large number of ties in certain categories necessitated larger numbers of nominees in those particular categories. That’s why some categories have five nominees while others have as many as nine nominees.