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At The Movies for Thursday, December 2nd 2021

Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to you by North Grand Cinema in Ames….

In theaters this weekend 'Clifford the Big Red Dog”

When middle-schooler Emily Elizabeth meets a magical animal rescuer who gifts her a little, red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant ten-foot hound in her small New York City apartment.

https://youtu.be/4zH5iYM4wJo

 'Clifford the Big Red Dog” is rated PG and stars Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory

Get showtimes and information on private screenings at northgrandcinema.com.

‘At the Movies’, Brought to you by North Grand Cinema, in Ames. Listen tomorrow during the Morning Kickstart to win a Family Four Pack of tickets to a movie of your choice from North Grand Cinema and Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1.

I’m Jonathan Knight and we’ll see YOU ‘At the Movies’

‘At the Movies’ Thursday’s at 5:40 on Iowa's BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Catalina - 12/2/21

 
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Stephanie - 12/1/21

 
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Megan - 11/30/21

 
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Alex - 11/29/21

 
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The List for Thursday, December 2nd 2021

Welcome to The List,

Jon Pardi is proud of his hit song, 'Tequila Little Time'  he says it’s great as a party song... “I feel like this goes great on a boat, a lake or pool and just any kind of atmosphere of having a good time. It’s about picking up a girl that’s down and maybe, maybe we want to do a shot of tequila? There’s no answer, but maybe. She starts feeling better, and it’s fun. It’s just a fun song.”

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Kacey Musgraves is having a huge year with the release of her highly anticipated album star-crossed, and she is enjoying that time with a new fashion statement. Alongside an interview with V Magazine, the "breadwinner" singer debuted a new pastel pink hairstyle. Musgraves shared photos of the new style on Instagram, captioning the photos "don't let me blow away."

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Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Fatal "Rust" Movie Set Shooting saying that the script didn’t even call for the gun to be fired.  That he didn’t pull the trigger and that he would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger.

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And a vacation destination!!!  TMZ says the suburban Chicago mansion that was used in the original ''Home Alone'' movie is available for rent on Airbnb for one night only. The rental is for four guests and costs $25. The home is going to be decorated just like the McAllister's decorated it in the 90s. Chicago pizza and a candlelit dinner with Kraft macaroni and cheese will be served.

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You can catch The List, weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Nashville Music Minute: Do you like muscle cars?

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The List for Wednesday, December 1st 2021

Welcome to The List,

Carrie Underwood is stoked about having a residency now in Vegas…it’s called "Reflection" ..."We are super excited to get to have a residency in Las Vegas. When you think about Las Vegas, you do think about incredible shows, and to be a part of that legacy is exciting.” She says the show is a celebration of her career. It is filled with cool visual elements and tons of greatest hits.

Carrie's Las Vegas residency begins tonight

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Garth Brooks and Keith Urban announcing tour dates for 2022 with Garth announcing one massive stadium concert in Baton Rouge in April. Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge is the place Saturday, April 30th .  It’ll be his first concert appearance in Louisiana in nearly five years, as well as his first show in Baton Rouge in 24 years…and Keith Urbans ‘The Speed Of Now’ tour kicks off June 17th with a stop at the Iowa State Fair Grounds in Des Moines August 20th

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Congratulations to Dolly Parton, Sandra Oh and Simone Biles leading the way with People Magazines “People of the Year” for 2021.  With Dolly’s contributions to her Imagination Library which has given over 160 million books to kids in need and her donation of a million dollars to Vanderbilt University Medical Center that helped make the Moderna vaccine possible.  Sandra Oh lending her voice and talent against hate crimes and Simone Biles speaking out about mental health issues…People Of The Year issue hits newsstands Friday.

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Alec Baldwin has done his first official news interview about the tragic Rust film-set shooting, and the conversation is set to be a primetime special. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baldwin sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos and spoke about the incident with left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. The interview is set to air Thursday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m., on ABC, and will be available to stream on Hulu later in the evening.

You can catch The List weekdays at 2:20 and 4:20 on Iowa’s BEST Country KIX 101.1

 
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Holiday Pack the Backpack: Mrs. Caster

Pack the Backpack, presented by Central Office Supply, a division of Minuteman and Kix 101.1! Each month during the school year, we will be awarding $101 to a Kix Country classroom to help out with supplies. We will award the prize on the last Wednesday of the month. You can listen to each new winner at 8:30a on the Morning Kix Start.

Our first Holiday Edition of Pack the Backpack winner is Mrs. Kendra Caster, 2nd Grade Teacher at East Marshall Elementary in Laurel. She was nominated by a parent, Lydia Wolken. Here is what Lydia wrote to Kix 101.1.:

Mrs. Caster is a great candidate for Pack the Backpack for so many reason, but I will keep it short and name a few. Kendra began her teacher career at the beginning of the 2019 school year and quickly had to adapt her teaching to accommodate the COVID pandemic, teaching 25+ 2nd graders virtually, and doing all of this while her husband was deployed for a year. Despite all the difficulties in the last 2 years, she did an amazing job providing all that she could to educate her students while also keeping them safe. She spends countless hours planning, prepping, and helping students in any way that she can and never hesitates to reach into her own pockets to make sure her students have what they need. The last year has been hard financially on many families, not excluding our teachers. But they never stop using their own money, time, and resources to better the students in their classrooms. I am so proud of the teacher that Kendra is and any parent would be lucky to have their child be in her class.

Thank you!

Take a listen to our surprise interview with Mrs. Caster below!

Nominate your Kix Country class by submitting a letter to us at backpack@kixweb.com.

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Nashville Music Minute: Thomas Rhett is on Cameo for how much?!

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