Jacobs student gets one step closer to Met Opera
By
Caitlin Peterkin
· Friday, March 5,2010 2:21 a.m.
After placing first in the Tri-State Regional competition of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Laura Wilde earned a spot to sing at the National Semi-Finals on Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
IU students lend their talents to benefit Haiti
By
Nicole Vargas
· Thursday, March 4,2010 8:33 p.m.
A campus-wide benefit concert for Haiti, featuring several singers, pianists and two bands, Jip Jop and Rob and Falls, will take place 8 p.m. Saturday at the Willkie Auditorium. Tickets are $7.
Stone Belt to share human experience
By
Melissa Sokolski
· Thursday, March 4,2010 8:30 p.m.
Individuals with disabilities will take the stage this weekend to share their stories at the Bloomington Playwrights Project. The show, called “I Am You,” is a series of monologues written and performed by people with different handicaps.
Q&A with Carrie Newcomer
By
Kelsey Finn
· Thursday, March 4,2010 8:29 p.m.
Reporter Kelsey Finn interviewed singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer about her life in Bloomington and her newest album, “Before and After.” Newcomer will host a release concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
A ballerina’s tale in two acts
By
Mickey Woods
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 8:18 p.m.
The curtain was down for the New York City Ballet dancers. Ballerina Zippora Karz was 21 and had been working professionally for the prestigious company since age 18. Clive Barnes of The New York Post hailed her performance as the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker” as one of a “potential star.”
Stepping out of your comfort zone
By
Keiara Carr
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 8:10 p.m.
I have enjoyed the smattering of sunshine this week and am now officially ready for winter to be done. However, as I tried to soak in a few rays, I realized my iPod could use a good spring cleaning.
Disney brought to IU Auditorium
By
Bennett Fuson
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 12:10 a.m.
“Beauty and the Beast,” the Tony Award-winning adaptation of the Disney film, began its three-day run to an enthusiastic crowd. The audience included children eager to see the well-known story come to life onstage.
Student transforms coffee into surrealist art
By
Ben Kerns
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 12:07 a.m.
To create the paintings Abi Haidar said he uses homemade coffee that he brews very densely and allows to settle into a thick consistency that he is able to paint with. He then transfers the coffee to canvas directly with a spoon, applying multiple layers to create darker colors and texture.
Consolation prize
By
Jackie Kochell
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 12:06 a.m.
The Italian Vogue recently launched two Web sites: one dedicated to full-figured women and another for black women. Editor Beniamino Marini said the sites are supposed to drive traffic to Vogue Italia’s main Web site.
Lilly Library houses a world of history
By
Danielle Rindler
and Biz Carson
· Wednesday, March 3,2010 12:04 a.m.
The Lilly Library is home to more than 400,000 books, 130,000 pieces of sheet music and approximately 7 million manuscripts.
Local artist uses coffee to make brewed art
By
Ben Kerns
· Tuesday, March 2,2010 12:24 a.m.
When a student brews too much coffee while cramming for midterms, he might toss the extra in the trash or down the sink. Graduate student Alaa Abi Haidar prefers to paint with it.
Waldron still open despite March 1 closure deadline, talks continue
By
IDS staff
· Tuesday, March 2,2010 12:21 a.m.
After warnings the Bloomington Area Arts Council did not have enough money to keep the John Waldron Arts Center open through March 1, the building was still open and will continue to be.
'Beauty and the Beast' tour stops in Bloomington for first time, brings several IU alumni along
By
Bennett Fuson
· Monday, March 1,2010 8:49 p.m.
It’s been heralded as a “tale as old as time,” and tonight it will make its debut in Bloomington.
Comfort during stressful times
By
Lily Miller
· Monday, March 1,2010 8:44 p.m.
Mashed potatoes. Ice cream. Peanut butter. Oreos. Hello comfort foods, my old friends.
Waldron still open despite March 1 closure deadline
Monday, March 1,2010 8:33 p.m.
After warnings the Bloomington Area Arts Council did not have enough money to keep the John Waldron Arts Center open through March 1, the building was still open and will continue to be.
Senior fashion designers show off styles on dirt runway
By
Kelsey Finn
· Monday, March 1,2010 12:36 a.m.
Two weeks ago, fashion designers brought the front row of New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park. This past weekend, two IU senior fashion design students, Casey Heck and Kate Murphy, brought the front row to an unusual location in Bloomington.
Workshops showcase, teach dance styles from around world
By
Zollie Barnes
· Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:42 p.m.
Members of the IU African American Dance Company had been at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center since 8 a.m. Saturday, when the rest of campus slept.The group was setting up for another day of their 13th-annual dance workshops.Ten classes, ranging from modern Cuban dance to traditional African dance, were offered throughout Saturday.
Morality, money in ‘Major Barbara’
By
Melissa Sokolski
· Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:40 p.m.
One might think a donation for the poor is always a good thing. But not if you ask Major Barbara, who quits her post at the Salvation Army as soon as it accepts donations from breweries and arms dealers. Questions of morality and religion rise up in the IU Department of Theater and Drama’s production of “Major Barbara,” which opened Friday.
Student actors portray Heath Ledger’s death
By
Bennett Fuson
· Sunday, Feb. 28,2010 8:35 p.m.
Watermeier, the playwright of “The Last Days of Heath Ledger,” saw his work come to fruition Friday and Saturday at the John Waldron Arts Center.
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