opening the show will be local favorite bob dorr and the blu band. doors open at 6 p.m.; the show starts at 7. advance tickets are $25 and are available at bob's guitars in cedar falls, and at tikly.co. tickets will be $30 at the door. the show is sponsored by dupaco community credit union. proceeds benefit iowa public radio. shaun murphy has worked and eric clapton for the "behind the sun" tour. murphy has susu, toured and recorded with many acts including the moody blues, herbie hancock, phil collins, glenn frey, joe walsh, maria muldaur, bruce hornsby, michael bolton, j.j. cale, coco montoya, alice cooper and rock musicals, hair and sgtt er's. in 1993, she became a full-time member of the los angeles based bandlittle feat. she stayed on for the next fifteen years, recording and touring with them until 2009. her album "aak for the mooo," released in 2012, was nominated for three grammy awards and won two blues blast music awards. she released "cry off love" in 223, the cashbox kings are a classic chicago-style blues band hailing from the windy city.

this supergroup features four members the iowa rock 'n' roll hall of fame: bob dorr and jeff peterson of the blue band, along with dave hummel and bill "cricket" davis of the mississippi bands. explore snowy trails around indian creek nature center during a guided snowshoe walk sunday or rent a pair from the center; fee is $8 for nature center members and $12 for non- members. walkers of all ages should dress in layers. hiking or ski poles are helpful, but optional, and hiking boots or snow boots work well with the center's snowshoes. if a predicted weekend warmup causes a snow meltdown, the group will switch gears and enjoy a winter walk in the woods, instead. register on the nature center's website. winterfestsaturday, jan. 23 unless you're flying south doctors and emt's in iowa will soon have a new life- saving tool at their disposal. it's all thanks to a large grant given to the iowa departnent of public health. fundingngas dried up for blue zones employees in cedar rapids. but those behind the effort say there's no need to worry. temperatures comininup in your firr alert have tak