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Faces of IU Cinema make 1st year success

By John Seasly · Friday, April 29,2011 12:01 a.m.

The IU Cinema creates an intimate setting that transports the audience in style, thanks to the director’s dedication and a small staff’s hard work in its first year.

Canvas premiere gives arts limelight at Rhino’s

By Kelsey Collisi · Thursday, April 28,2011 10:55 p.m.

Rows of metal folding chairs faced the stage, the only thing you could hear over the crunch of popcorn was the sound of guitar and slam poetry. It was the open premiere party of Canvas Magazine happening at Rhino’s, a celebration of both full pages and a full venue.

IU’s Straight No Chaser celebrates 15 years

By Kelsey Holder · Thursday, April 28,2011 10:53 p.m.

IU’s Straight No Chaser will perform at 8 p.m. this Friday at the IU Auditorium to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary as an award-winning IU a cappella group.

Vollmar discusses working solo

By Casey Engelman · Thursday, April 28,2011 10:51 p.m.

Justin Vollmar’s self-titled musical project has brought Bloomington audiences subtle acoustic sounds with simple lyrics since spring 2000.

Column: The 40-year-old oddball

By Adria Nassim · Thursday, April 28,2011 10:48 p.m.

In hopes of spreading autism awareness this semester, guest columnist Adria Nassim reviewed three books whose main characters were affected by autism in some way. For her final installment, Nassim delved into the life of John Elder Robison, a man who found a way to rise above his disability.

Audio Scenery brings music, creativity to Dunn Meadow

By Kelsey Collisi · Thursday, April 28,2011 10:47 p.m.

The first Audio Scenery event will be from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and will feature local bands including headliner Elephant Quiz and DJ Littlefoot in support of The Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington.

Column: Songs to compliment summer

By Therese Kennelly · Wednesday, April 27,2011 11:03 p.m.

The past few weeks have been filled with rain. As I write this column, it is raining and I am unmotivated beyond belief. The only thing keeping me going is the fact that in a week I will be done with this semester. Done with the stress and multi-tasking that have become my life. And without all the stress, I will be able to focus on what really matters in life: good music.

Bazaar brings new Lotus

By Sarah Suksiri · Wednesday, April 27,2011 11 p.m.

If you have ever wanted to sample tapas and desserts from Bloomington’s finest dining establishments, catch a flea circus performance, learn nightclub dance moves and have your tarot cards read, then Friday is your night.

Spamalot revives students during dead week

By Isabel Dieppa · Wednesday, April 27,2011 10:58 p.m.

Despite dead week, students are not dead yet. Audience members were excited to weather the storm Wednesday night to see IU Auditorium’s final show of the season, Spamalot.

‘Bridesmaids’ film to show in advance at Whittenberger

By Corinne Lambert · Wednesday, April 27,2011 12:36 a.m.

In association with Union Board, Universal Pictures will be offering an advanced screening of “Bridesmaids” at 7 p.m. today in the Indiana Memorial Union Whittenberger Auditorium.

Artful Learning at Fairview Elementary

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, April 27,2011 12:35 a.m.

Fairview Elementary is a school where most of the students come from low-income families; 90 percent of the student population is on free or reduced lunches. It did not make Adequate Yearly Progress for the last several academic years, which is why the school had to restructure its teaching approach.

IU Cinema premieres first student-made production

By Claire Wiseman · Wednesday, April 27,2011 12:32 a.m.

The line outside the IU Cinema stretched around the corner. The premiere of “Nathan and the Luthier,” the first feature-length student film to be premiered at the cinema, would play to a packed house.

Canvas party to be open to public

By Kelsey Collisi · Tuesday, April 26,2011 11:55 p.m.

Canvas Magazine is having a premiere party that organizers hope will be as big as the creativity on their pages. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Rhino’s to welcome the spring 2011 issue. This time, junior and Union Board Canvas Creative Arts Director AJ O’Reilly would like to make a point to say that the whole campus is invited.

Gass, Hollinden prepare for night at Bluebird

By Barb Anguiano · Tuesday, April 26,2011 11:54 p.m.

Andy Hollinden played at The Bluebird long before he started teaching rock and roll. He’s been organizing Rock History Night at The Bluebird every semester since the end of the fall semester in 2007.

Gordon gears up for third motivational campus visit

Monday, April 25,2011 10:36 p.m.

Union Board did not hesitate to bring motivational speaker Jullien Gordon to campus Wednesday. Gordon’s “30 Day Do It” lecture will take place 7 p.m. in the Frangipani Room in the Indiana Memorial Union. It will be an interactive discussion about achieving goals and not procrastinating.

Column: Looking back to Lunchables

By Lily Miller · Monday, April 25,2011 10:34 p.m.

Lunchables. I do not care how childish I look when I eat them. They are wonderful.

Local filmmakers begin work on feature film

By Kelsey Holder · Monday, April 25,2011 10:31 p.m.

Matthew Levandoski loves the author Ernest Hemingway. Levandoski’s great-grandfather’s name was Ernest Evans. When Levandoski and his wife discovered they were expecting a baby boy, “Ernest” seemed like the perfect name to mix Levandoski’s pop culture love and his and his wife’s family values.

‘Spamalot’ to finish Auditorium season

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, April 24,2011 10:05 p.m.

The IU Auditorium season will finish with knights in tights, zany British humor and a giant wooden rabbit. “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” a twist on the cult classic film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” which is itself a twist on the tale of King Arthur, will be performed at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Auditorium.

Concert to showcase young talents

By Corinne Lambert · Sunday, April 24,2011 10:04 p.m.

Master of music composition student Kenji Kuriyama will showcase his original work titled “Guanacaste Fanfare, Concerto in D minor” today at the Musical Arts Youth Orchestra’s “Musical Legends II.”

Awesomefest provides tunes, relaxation before finals

By Corinne Lambert · Sunday, April 24,2011 10:02 p.m.

Though the gloomy weather and Easter holiday played a part in the number of attendees at Sunday’s Awesomefest, coordinator Sven Carlsgaard was very pleased with the turnout.

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