A note from Betsy Hickok, writer, poet and
singer, Iowa City

Fellow fans of CSPS,
Last year when I added Legion Arts to the small list of organizations to which I contribute, I did so for one reason: I don't want CSPS to disappear. When the cry for funds went out last season, I realized how much CSPS has fed my soul over the years. Not only have I seen longtime favorites — people you'd be lucky to get tickets for on the coasts, like John Gorka and Dar Williams and the Roches. I've also been introduced to performers like Ani DiFranco and the phenomenal band Paris Combo. In fact, I've seen people so excited at the end of a concert (Laura Love comes to mind) that I think if we'd been asked us at that moment, we all would have written checks then and there! But what's most amazing is that the ticket prices are so incredibly, ridiculously affordable. I figure if I make even one gift of $35 or $50 each year, that's the price I would pay for one ticket at pretty much any other venue. So for me, it's well worth the investment to keep a place so completely unique and so completely dedicated to the arts available here in Iowa. Let's all pitch in and make sure CSPS remains to light up its little corner of Cedar Rapids!
Sincerely,
Betsy Hickok

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