Centrally Rooted

11/08/2025

11/08/2025

11/05/2025

The next concert in our L&MOP (Lollipops & Music for Our Preschoolers) series is this Saturday featuring fellow music school, Centrally Rooted 🎶

Don’t miss this opportunity for free music and lollipops for your little turkeys!

🍭 Saturday, November 8
🍭 10-10:30 AM
🍭 Carnegie-Stout Public Library
🍭 Free
🍭 Family friendly

11/04/2025

Mindful Musicians pop-up class this Saturday morning at 9:15! Spots are limited. Sign up here!

Tiny Toes Dance & Play - Fridays at Goose & Giggles in partnership with Vibe Dance Co. First Class: October 31, 2025Time: 9:30-10:05AMRepeats every Friday throughout the winter Member Price: $8/family Non-Member Price: $15/child + $5/sibling Let your little one twirl, wiggle, and move in thi...

11/01/2025

🎶 Mindful Musicians 🎶 Join us for a drop-in class that blends movement, mindfulness, and music! Little ones will sing, dance, play instruments, and explore rhythm in a calm and joyful environment. Each session encourages creativity, coordination, and emotional awareness—helping kids connect ...

10/24/2025

Biggest congratulations to four of our amazing Centrally Rooted instructors!

Last night, The DZ Combo -- made up of Danny Zanger, Jeremy Jones, Dan MacNamara and Ben Drury -- were presented with the award for Artist of the Year from Dubuque Main Street. This is an award that is nominated and voted on by the community.

One of the things we're proudest of at Centrally Rooted is that our teaching team is comprised of professional, working musicians who provide real world knowledge and experience for our students. But they also teach from a place of compassion and empathy -- cornerstones to our mission of connecting brain health and the arts.

From Danny Zanger:
"About 3 years ago, when I formed the group, I couldn't have imagined the magnetic sense of community that would be fostered through sharing this art.

"Just 5 years ago, I was close to rock bottom, the blessings in my life today weren't even remotely fathomable possibilities for my future. I was lost, in pain, and broken. There are so many people who have helped me climb out of that space, but for anyone currently struggling, please know that rock bottom is simply whenever you choose to put down the shovel. Gratitude for me is not only the appreciation for where I am in life and the blessings I have, but also a unwavering recognition of the possible alternatives."

The power of music.

We could not be prouder!

10/19/2025

We are honored to have a table at Vive on this beautiful fall day! If you have a minute or an hour, stop by for this FREE event! ❤️

🍁 Tomorrow! Join us at The Health Spa in Peosta tomorrow for our Fall Fest. Make sure to stop by for all things fun. We will have activities for kids and kids at heart + local vendors!

✅ Live Music
✅ Grillbilly's BBQ Nachos
✅ Mindful Musicians
✅ Bounce Houses
✅ Kids Interactive Play
✅ Pink Hair Extensions
✅ Vendor Fair + Market
✅ Pumpkin Painting
✅ Shot Bar

Please share and join us celebrating all things autumn 🍁

10/14/2025

Happy birthday to this shining light within Centrally Rooted!

Jill Klinebriel has been a part of our organization from the very beginning, energetically guiding our Mindful Musicians classes at Centrally Rooted, as well as taking them out into the community through the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dubuque and a plethora of other area organizations and schools.

Because of Jill, countless youth and parents across the tri-states have had an opportunity to play and bond through the power of music. She brings heart, kindness, compassion and love into every aspect of what she does, and embodies the mission of what Centrally Rooted is all about. We couldn't be more grateful for her!

Happy birthday, Jill!

10/06/2025

Centrally Rooted is THRILLED to announce that Q Casino + Resort has selected our organization as the featured charity for its casino charity boxes!

These boxes will be placed throughout the casino, providing visitors with the opportunity to contribute donations, cash-out tickets or spare change in support of everything Centrally Rooted has to offer.

Be sure to stop at Q Casino + Resort, and show Centrally Rooted some love if you see these boxes.

THANK YOU, Q Casino + Resort!

10/06/2025

SHOUT OUT to Centrally Rooted trumpet instructor Ben Drury and Centrally Rooted clarinet instructor Ana Maria Locke!

Ben performed as part of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra's season opening concerts over the weekend, rounding out the ensemble's brass section on pieces like Duke Ellington's "Harlem" and George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," featuring Grammy Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann.

Ana Maria performed as part of the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra's fall concert on Saturday, featuring Iowa composers and piano soloist Marian Lee, performing Rachmaninoff.

Centrally Rooted is blessed to have an impressive roster of talented musicians on its teaching staff, inspiring a new generation of performers just how much is possible through hard work and dedication, and demonstrating that even teachers continue to learn, grow and challenge themselves in their instruments.

Congratulations, Ben and Ana Maria, and to our regional symphony orchestras on their successful season opening concerts!

10/06/2025

THANK YOU to Hope Church and its mighty group of volunteers who stopped by Centrally Rooted on Sunday! In just two hours, they pulled weeds, washed instruments, scrubbed floors and windows, and more.

There's nothing like a little autumn refresh, and we are so grateful to this fantastic team for helping keep our space welcoming for our Centrally Rooted community!