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Bloomington High School North senior Dylan Galyan-Wilkerson looks on as Harmony High School senior Izzy Jarvis talks to coordinator Steven Stothard at Boxcar Books Saturday evening. Boxcar Books celebrated its seventh anniversary Saturday with a two-hour open house and a raffle.

Boxcar makes it 7 years

By Emily Campion · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:32 p.m.

A sign in the foyer that said “Seven Years and Going Strong” welcomed customers into Boxcar Books on Feb. 7. People were scattered throughout the store, listening to music and scanning book covers.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy signs copies of his new book "Uncommon," Thursday afternoon in the IU Bookstore. Dungy recently retired from his coaching position with the Colts, who won the Superbowl in 2007, making Dungy the first African-American coach to win the Superbowl.

Dungy draws crowds at book signing

By MaryJane Slaby · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 11:18 p.m.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach and best-selling author Tony Dungy signed more than 500 books during his stop at the IU Bookstore in the IMU on Thursday.

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‘Winter Year’ opens

Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 9:15 p.m.

Bloomington artist Sally Jane Harless will be exhibiting new work at Boxcar Books beginning with an opening reception at 7 p.m. Friday.  

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Spelling Bee isn’t serious, just laughs

By Vanessa Torline · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 9:13 p.m.

Anyone looking for a nuance-heavy, thought-provoking and dramatic musical that will haunt long after curtain call will not find it in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” the most recent musical to show at IU Auditorium.

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Event to raise funds for kids’ art

By Alexandra Brown · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 9:12 p.m.

“Your Art Here was started by a group of Bachelor of Fine Arts students at IU,” said Julie Hardesty, co-director for the group, “and Billboard Generation was one of the first projects that they tried doing as a group, as an organization. And it coincides with National Youth Art Month in March.”

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Gallery Walk merges art, community

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Feb. 4,2009 10:09 p.m.

A free bi-monthly community event that draws attention to eight local art galleries will start at 5 p.m. Friday. Every year, Bloomington art galleries plan Gallery Walks, during which students and people of the community can view special exhibits including paintings and photography.

Spelling bee participants applaud the commencement of the spelling bee on Wednesday evening at IU Auditorium. This one-act Broadway musical is a Tony-Awward winning performance.

Spelling Bee brings laughs, risque humor to IU Auditorium stage

By Caitlin Johnston · Wednesday, Feb. 4,2009 10:05 p.m.

Complete with gyrating hips and erections, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” brought more to the stage than how to spell “syzygy.”The Tony Award-winning musical follows the intense competition between six middle school spellers who, far from being considered “normal,” each have their own quirks to get them through the competition.

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Festival hopes to bring laughs

Tuesday, Feb. 3,2009 10:24 p.m.

The fourth annual IU College Comedy Festival on Friday and Saturday at The Waldron Arts Center is intended to showcase student talent.

IU alumni Jerome Collins, of Straight No Chaser, sings Oct. 25, 2008 at the IU Auditorium. Straight No Chaser was signed by Atlantic Records, after a video on YouTube hit eight million views.

Straight No Chaser success leads to a second album

By Danielle Patras · Tuesday, Feb. 3,2009 10:20 p.m.

After the success of their Christmas album “Holiday Spirits,” the original members of Straight No Chaser have packed their bags and boarded planes headed for New York City, where they will record their second album.

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Hudson’s Super Bowl anthem showed courage

By Erica Rogers · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 9 p.m.

During the Super Bowl on Sunday, emotions were flying, from anger to excitement. Viewers from the stands and couches were all watching one of the biggest games of the year. There wasn’t just the game, the ads and the halftime show as per usual, but something that everyone should truly appreciate: Grammy-nominated singer Jennifer Hudson’s outstanding performance after a three-month hiatus.

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Local photographer shows new work at Monroe Bank

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 8:20 p.m.

People scuttled out of the slush and wind Thursday night into the warm Monroe Bank Art Gallery for local photographer William E. Bennett’s new exhibit reception. Inside, bank tellers and management greeted the lobby filled with people of varying ages who chatted about the photographs on display. Monroe Bank on Kirkwood Avenue has served as a local outlet for artists to show their work for the last couple of years.

Gladys DeVane, (left) as Bessie, interacts with the audience during the 2 p.m. performance of "Having Our Say" Sunday at the John Waldron Arts Center. DeVane and Mijiza Soyini, (right) as Sadie, were the only two performers in the show.

Play shows different side of American history

By Thomas Miller · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 8:17 p.m.

If Bessie Delany was still alive, she would likely be shocked. More than 100 years old when she died, Delany never saw Barack Obama get elected – an event she once said wouldn’t happen for a thousand years. Even though Delany died in 1995, she and her sisters’ story lives on in theaters around the country in the play “Having Our Say.”

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