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(10/26/21 11:37pm)
The tables overflow with photos, mementos and memories. String lights spill over a black velvet tablecloth and weave their way through pictures in frames, electric candles and vases of yellow flowers to a book of notes in the center. One, written in a child’s uneven block lettering, only has one word: “Granny.”
(10/05/21 7:10pm)
The purple curtains of IU’s Musical Arts Center opened again Friday night. Dancers leapt, spun and pique-d across the stage to violins and piano. For the first time in a year, applause rose from the seats of the MAC.
(10/01/21 12:15am)
IU Opera and Ballet Theater will present “A Leap Forward,” their fall ballet, on Oct. 1-2 at the Musical Arts Center. Performers will dance in three shows, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2 and 2 p.m. Oct 2. The performances will also be streamed on IUMusicLive!
(09/29/21 11:16pm)
The Latin American Music Center will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Sept. 30 in Auer Hall and online in honor of National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. The event is free.
(09/28/21 3:06am)
Bloomington businesses and locals donate time and money each fall to the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, with many believing the festival is an integral part of the Bloomington community.
(09/27/21 9:32pm)
As the sun went down Friday night, a bass line could be heard through the streets of Bloomington. Getting closer, it became clearer — upbeat and jazzy, the trombone carrying a bouncing beat over smooth trumpet melody like a rock skipping on water. Block letters on the sousaphone labeled the band: Nation Beat, a Brazilian-New Orleans jazz and brass band. Lead percussionist Scott Kettner took the mic.
(09/20/21 6:40pm)
Artfully-crafted patterns, lit by hidden projectors, stretch across the 19th-century wallpaper of the Wylie House Museum. A visitor climbs the groaning steps, their shadow dappling across the projection behind it. On the floor above, the geometric shapes of light on the wall parallel those on a quilt below – dragging the history of the house into the spotlight.
(09/16/21 12:52am)
The soprano’s voice rang through the theater, spilling over rows of red seats. The opera’s villainous bass responded in low tones, standing above her as she pleaded.
(09/08/21 11:01pm)
Susan Snyder’s smile was obvious, even with a mask on.
(09/03/21 2:50am)
The Monroe County Health Department rescinded guidelines preventing gatherings of over 50 people May 17.
(04/29/21 5:04pm)
University Players and the Black, Brown and Beige Theatre Troupe will present their BIPOC Bash fundraiser 5 p.m. May 1 on the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies’ lawn.
(04/29/21 7:19pm)
Bloomington Delta Music Club was founded in October 2019. The group of 11 musicians played for only five months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Bloomington. This year, they’ve managed to find their footing and work with the situation — but they’re still searching for the money to keep going.
(04/27/21 8:03pm)
Ricky Velez will perform at the Comedy Attic at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1.
(04/22/21 7:22pm)
Another Black Lives Matter street mural was approved April 13 by Bloomington’s Board of Public Works. It will be installed on West Sixth Street on the north side of the downtown square, and the installation date is tentatively set for June 5.
(04/19/21 5:50pm)
Storyteller Antonio Rocha will perform “The Immigrant: Celebrating 30 Years in the U.S.A.” at 7 pm on Saturday over Zoom. The performance is organized by Storytelling Arts of Indiana, a nonprofit organization.
(04/15/21 5:09pm)
Senior vocal performance major Julia Scannell spent a semester looking forward to her junior recital scheduled to happen last spring. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, she was forced to postpone it until the fall. When she finally did get to perform in November, she got to do so in person — but looking out into an audience of 15 or fewer and a video camera live streaming the event.
(04/13/21 7:09pm)
The Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater will present “La Bohème” on April 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. The Italian opera will be streamed live with English subtitles, according to the event’s website.
(04/08/21 5:00pm)
The Latin American Music Center will present a viola concert as part of their Salón Latino Chamber Music series 8 p.m. Friday. The free concert will be streamed live.
(04/05/21 6:39pm)
Fans of Charlie Bird, a local, well-known green-winged macaw, have created a children’s book as a fundraiser. Charlie is known for his appearances at the Bloomington Community Farmers Market with his owner Jojo Porowski.
(04/01/21 6:14pm)
After undergoing a shift to online presentation, IU’s annual Double Exposure film screening will debut 12 student-made short films from 7-7:54 p.m. April 9 over Zoom. The event is a collaboration between the Media School, the Jacobs School of Music, the departments of Composition and Audio Engineering and Sound Production, the Music Scoring for Visual Media Program and IU Cinema.