Curtains open at MAC for IU Symphonic Band, Orchestra
The Musical Arts Center will be filled with sounds of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion for two days only.
The Musical Arts Center will be filled with sounds of strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion for two days only.
Valentine’s Day – a time for couples to get away with public displays of affection and sickeningly sweet cuteness. And really, is there a better way to display your relationship status than by going out to eat?
“We want our revolution now,” cry the patients of the Charenton asylum. Sometimes shouted, sometimes whispered, sometimes sung, the statement reverberates throughout the play “Marat/Sade,” produced by the IU Department of Theatre and Drama and directed by Dale McFadden.
Thanks to severe snowfall, The Shams Band made it to the Bear’s Place stage a day late.
IU’s production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” opened Friday and will conclude its run with two performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
IU’s Counseling and Psychological Services wants you to care about your body, even if you need that third latte. To raise awareness during National Eating Disorder Awareness Month, the CAPS program is displaying a “Celebrate Your Body” art exhibit through Feb. 19 at the IMU Gallery in Starbucks.
Rhino’s Youth Media Center and All-Ages Club will present its 4th annual Chocolate Prom from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday. The prom is featured in conjunction with the “Week of Chocolate,” which benefits nine not-for-profit organizations.
The Shams Band, with musical colleagues The Future Laureates and Knifey Spoonie, will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at Bear’s Place. The bands are part of the Chicago Roots Collective, a collaboration of 10 midwestern-based, indie-rock bands.
That is the “play within a play” of the performance titled “The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade,” better known as “Marat/Sade.” The IU Department of Theatre and Drama will have performances Friday, Saturday and Feb. 9 to 13 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
Even with no paid staff members, the John Waldron Arts Center is keeping its doors open – for now. On Tuesday, Aaron Platt, volunteer coordinator for the Bloomington Area Arts Council, led a call-out meeting for volunteers to help run the Waldron. Twenty-six people attended, Platt said, and 22 signed up to become volunteers.
The Jacobs School of Music will host a concert featuring international percussion ensemble Grupo PIAP from São Paulo State University at 8 p.m. today in Auer Hall.
Alice Neel sat perched on an office chair in Pygmalion’s Art Supplies, watching as people hurried down Grant Street, their faces turned from the cold February air.
Only a few weeks ago I wrote that Taylor Swift should take a bit of a hiatus. I might also have implied that she’s not really that talented or good enough for Taylor Lautner – but all in good fun, of course. I figured these comments would slide without much argument.Then there was Kelly, who left this comment on the Indiana Daily Student Web site
Senior Becca Murrow, junior Marissa Zappia and sophomore Emily Colman will each receive a $5,000 scholarship and will attend the 2010 Fashion Scholarship Fund’s Geoffrey Beene Fashion Scholarship Dinner on Jan. 13 in NYC.
Some have trouble parting with clothes that remind them of positive memories and times in their lives when they were at their best. But over time, they age, go out of style or do not fit anymore, making them obsolete in a wardrobe. The emotional attachment toward clothing makes it hard to get rid of. We sometimes equate losing the item that reminds us of a particular time or event to losing memories.
In 1913, Elisabeth Sage, the first IU professor of clothing and textiles, started a private fashion collection for teaching and classroom activities. After retirement in 1937, she donated her collection to IU and planted the first seeds of the Elisabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection.
Bloomington residents celebrated Comedy Caravan’s 27th anniversary by laughing over political correctness, everyday life and relationships. The stand-up comedy show ended its anniversary weekend with performances by comedians Mark Klein and Josh Copen. There were about 30 people Monday in Bear’s Place.
Valentine’s Day – a daunting holiday for many men and one of the roughest to get through. If you’re single, you’re not exactly pleased to see all the couples flaunting their relationship. And if you’re taken or going after someone, you need to get the right gift or have reservations at the perfect restaurant, right?Well, not necessarily.
As the full, luscious melodies of the violin, guitar, cello and piano echoed through Auer Hall, the audience enjoyed the talent and skill of the finalists in the 13th Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America.
Chocolate lovers started lining up outside the IU Art Museum for the Sixth Annual Art of Chocolate before the doors even opened.