LOS ANGELES — David Letterman said he and longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko had a bumpy trip to matrimony last week.
Artists looking to advance their careers have the chance to win a scholarship sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council.
In a single production, actors sing Britney Spears’ “Toxic,” walk on chairs and do somersaults without a single costume change or blackout.But that is just a small aspect of what makes IU independent theater project “A Picture (of Dorian Gray),” based on Oscar Wilde’s novel, a unique production. The play recently was accepted into the International Gay Theatre Festival in Dublin, which will take place May 11 to 17.
The myth of a liberal media bias has been busted, according to research conducted by two IU professors.
Joan Baez performed to a sold out crowd at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on March 13. The folk singer has been nominated for Grammy Awards seven times, and continues to play shows after 50 years in the business.
The hip-hop beats and sentiment of modern gangster rap will envelop audience members at Jake’s Nightclub when chart-topping rapper The Game headlines with rising emcees Nipsey Hussle and Clyde Carson at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
IU Department of Theatre and Drama welcomes 8 new shows to campus
An IU brass ensemble has been chosen as the first of its kind to play at the Boston Early Music Festival’s fringe festival, which features emerging artists.
Undergraduates who study theater, film and music have been presented with an opportunity to receive up to a year free of college tuition since 1984. Future artists with great potential will be rewarded for their excellence.
The Missoula Oblongata, a three-person, unconventional touring theater company, will come to Bloomington to perform “The Moon, The Raccoon, The Hot Air Balloon” at 7 p.m. March 17 at Boxcar Books. Admission is $5, but theatergoers can donate more to help support the group.
While using music to raise awareness for a cause might not be a new concept, it is definitely effective, as BuffaLouie’s co-owner Ed Schwartzman can attest.
Charles H. Webb, former dean of the Jacobs School of Music, was honored on Feb. 28 by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir by being named the recipient of the first-ever Elmer Steffen Founder’s Award.
Andrew J. West, a 2006 IU graduate, has come far from his days at IU spent working at the Eigenmann food court. West is a current star on ABC Family’s “Greek” and will make his debut as the main character, “Hunter,” in an upcoming web series called “Rockville, CA” on TheWB.com on March 17.
At a school where parties dominate the social scene, the same old music and entertainment every weekend can start to wear thin. IU students offer many alternative forms of entertainment, and the championship-level dancers in the Identity Irish Dancers could make for fun entertainment at a St. Patrick’s Day party.
In celebration of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s 35th birthday, Bloomington resident Robert Stumpf played bagpipes outside of the John Waldron Art Center Wednesday at A Leprechaun’s Birthday. The birthday party was one of 35 events the council will put on this year.
In celebration of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s 35th birthday, the council has planned 35 “unbirthday” parties between January and September, said Steve Pierson, office manager for the council.
The first in a series of “webinars” administered by Americans for the Arts will be held at 2 p.m. today in City Hall. The webinars, part of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District’s initiative to offer entrepreneurial and educational opportunities to the creative community, are free and open to the public.
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for Americans ages 15 to 24, largely because most people don’t want to talk about it, said Kyle Ferguson, president and founding member of the Alive Campaign, a grassroots organization created to raise awareness about and prevent suicides.
Dave Matthews Band concert tickets will be on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday for its performance at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Ind. this summer.
Author Alexander McCall Smith will speak on April 20 at IU, according to a press release.
