BPP showcases disgruntled heroes in 'Super Lair'\nThe Bloomington Playwrights Project premieres the latest in its Dark Alley Series, "Meanwhile Back at the Super Lair," 11 p.m., Friday, at the Lori Shiner Studio located at 314 S. Washington St. In this play by Greg Kalleres, four neurotic superheroes fight to prevent being downsized when an efficiency expert evaluates if they are earning their salaries. The play runs 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 22. Tickets cost $6. \nThe BPP will also hold auditions this weekend for its last Dark Alley Production of the season, Marta Jasicki's "Ivan the Terrible." Casting will take place from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday for men and women of all ages. For information about what to prepare for auditions, contact the director, Phil Kasper, at 331-7763.
New Monroe County postcards unveiled\nThe Bloomington Community Arts Commission will announce the winners of its 2004 Monroe County Postcard Contest at a reception at 5:30 p.m., Friday in the lobby of City Hall at 401 N. Morton St. Metropolitan Printing will produce the 10 winning entries for sale in the Bloomington area. Each winner receives $200 with additional cash awards for first, second and third place. The winning postcards, as well as the 20 honorable mentions will be on display in City Hall's lobby through Monday.
Special exhibitions at the IU Art Museum\nThe IU Art Museum has two special exhibitions on display through May 30. Over 200 objects -- many of which have never been displayed before -- are currently being shown in "Egypt after Alexander: Art under the Greeks and Romans." With large sculptures of royalty in marble, basalt, granite and limestone, coins with portraits of Ptolemies, a rare group of gem portraits and jewelry samples, the collection emphasizes artistic continuity and change after Alexander's conquest in 332 B.C.\nAlso special to the art museum this month is "Swimming to the Afterlife: A Fantasy Coffin from Ghana," an exhibit of a rare coffin in the form of a 10-foot pink fish. The coffin is a contemporary African art form in which coastal natives in Ghana, West Africa, honored deceased loved ones with burial in "designer" or fantasy coffins. With innovative colors and shapes, these coffins relate to the deceased's professional status or accomplishments.
