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Bell, Haywood perform at Musical Arts Center

By Jake New · Wednesday, April 14,2010 12:07 a.m.

The pair performed classic works such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Sonata in B-Flat Major,” Maurice Ravel’s “Sonata for Violin and Piano” and Pablo de Sarasate’s “Introduction and Tarantella” to an enthusiastic full crowd.

Not just for old ladies

By Jackie Kochell · Wednesday, April 14,2010 12:02 a.m.

After a few consecutive years of financial distress, the upscale clothing company known for its upper-to middle-aged demographic (and the unfortunate children forced to wear matching ensembles from Talbots Kids) is catering to younger women. Talbots aims to attract younger shoppers while still keeping its older customer base, a trend several retailers are following as a response to poor sales in the recession.

Flashes of hope

By Mickey Woods · Tuesday, April 13,2010 11:59 p.m.

The photographers associated with Flashes of Hope are members of the American Society of Media Photographers, which sponsors exhibits of these photographs nationwide. Each time a camera clicks, it is capturing the children’s personalities, their hearts. Each time a photographer captures a portrait of a child, it changes the way they view the world for the better.

Country’s only magic major performs in Alumni Hall

By Haley Adams · Tuesday, April 13,2010 11:55 p.m.

Magic major Jordan Goldklang presented his magic show Tuesday in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union to an audience of about 300.

Ivy Tech acquires Waldron from city

By IDS staff · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:05 a.m.

Ivy Tech Community College will be the new owner of the John Waldron Arts Center. On Monday, Mayor Mark Kruzan, along with Ivy Tech Chancellor John Whikehart and local radio station WFHB General Manager Will Murphy, announced that Ivy Tech will take ownership of the Waldron for $150,000.

Original ‘Straight No Chaser’ finds its way home to IU Auditorium

By Jake New · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:04 a.m.

During Straight No Chaser’s rendition of “Till There Was You” from the musical The Music Man, tenor Ryan Ahwardt paused mid-song, looked at his bandmates surrounding him on stage and said, “Woah, that sounds good.” The audience Monday packed into the IU Auditorium roared in agreement.The 10-member, male a cappella group, which started singing in Bloomington 14 years ago before becoming YouTube sensations and signing with Atlantic Records in 2008, returned home for a sold-out concert.

Price of pizza perfection

By Lily Miller · Monday, April 12,2010 9:53 p.m.

I realize I may not have been in the world for long, but if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that you get what you pay for.

Ready for their close-up

By Tim Dunn · Monday, April 12,2010 9:51 p.m.

Junior Chris Martens and the cast and crew of “Unplugged” arrived at Skinquake on East Sixth Street on Sunday to film their short for the second annual IU Campus MovieFest. As the cast ran through lines and the camera equipment was set up, the director frantically searched through his bags.

Ivy Tech new owner of Waldron Arts Center

Monday, April 12,2010 11:10 a.m.

Ivy Tech will be the new owner of the John Waldron Arts Center. On Monday, Mayor Mark Kruzan, along with Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor John Whikehart and WFHB General Manager Will Murphy announced that Ivy Tech will take ownership of the Waldron.

Fights, romance in ‘West Side Story’

By Bene Viera · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:40 p.m.

A stage setting of tall brick walls plastered with graffiti symbolized the changing New York City of the mid-1950s. In an opening scene, the sold-out theater experienced the sounds of a live harmonic orchestra, dance and acting, as rival gangs battled in the streets.

Original Straight No Chaser make their return to Auditorium tonight to highlight new album

By Bennett Fuson · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:38 p.m.

Straight No Chaser — the original a cappella group — will return to the auditorium tonight at 8 p.m. for a concert in anticipation of their new album, “With A Twist.” Student tickets range from $13 to $23 and can be purchased at either the auditorium box office or Web site.

Debate continues over radio tax

By Jake New · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:37 p.m.

The Department of Commerce supports the Performance Rights Act, said General Counsel Cameron F. Kerry in a recent letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The act aims to change the laws regarding the royalty fees terrestrial radio stations have to pay. Under the current legislation, stations only pay a song-writer fee. If the act is passed, a performance royalty fee would be charged as well.

TOP’s double feature combines past, present

By Melissa Sokolski · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:35 p.m.

“Project P: The Property Line Punch-Out” began in an old-time theater and ended in a modern backyard, with bodies dropping dead throughout the show. Last weekend at the John Waldron Arts Center in the Rose Firebay, Theatre of the People’s productions of “Aria da Capo” and “A Sandcastle in the Sky” told different stories of different times, but of similar problems with the same results.

Contestants bring the laughs, second annual Mr. Collins crowned

By Rachel Trees · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:29 p.m.

Collinsites and more filed into the packed Edmondson Coffeehouse on Friday for the second annual Mr. Collins competition.

Dancers share African culture

By Kelsey Finn · Sunday, April 11,2010 11:27 p.m.

This past weekend, Coatley, along with other members of AADC and two Ghanaian guest performers, took the stage to perform these different styles of dance at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for the company’s 13th annual workshop performance.

Project P presents two ‘punch-out’ plays

By Melissa Sokolski · Thursday, April 8,2010 11:33 p.m.

Double features are long gone from the world of movie theaters, but this weekend Theatre of the People will bring the double feature back with something old and something new.

Jacobs School first guitar festival winners announced

By Margaret Ely · Thursday, April 8,2010 11:28 p.m.

With 26 competitors from around the world, the Jacobs School of Music has completed its first annual Guitar Festival and Competition by announcing not one first-place winner, but two.

IU to present original work from choreographers, composers

By Jake Wright · Thursday, April 8,2010 11:26 p.m.

With pieces that range from an interpretation of the game “rock, paper, scissors” to football as a metaphor for human interaction, the original work of emerging choreographers and composers will be performed in the two-part “Hammer and Nail” program on two different nights at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Cultures combine on Buskirk stage

By Kelsey Finn · Thursday, April 8,2010 11:25 p.m.

The first half of the show will feature five collaborations choreographed by dance company students. This year, the students have an environmental justice theme. The second half will feature African American Dance Company Director Iris Rosa’s choreography and performances by two guest performers from Ghana, graduate student Bernard Woma and his niece, Yaa Bekyore.

Brothers pack ‘Punch’ Wednesday at Auditorium

By Bennett Fuson · Thursday, April 8,2010 4:53 p.m.

The inside of the IU Auditorium was thunderous Wednesday. Thunderous in the applause, thunderous in the instrumentals and thunderous in the pounding drive of Chris Thile’s mandolin.