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Concert promotes suicide prevention and awareness

By Allison Tyra · Tuesday, March 10,2009 11:52 p.m.

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.

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Tickets on sale Friday for Dave Matthews in Indy

Tuesday, March 10,2009 11:06 p.m.

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.

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Leno to give free show for Michigan's unemployed

Tuesday, March 10,2009 1:40 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Michigan's high unemployment is no laughing matter, but Jay Leno will offer a little comic relief with a free show next month at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

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Around the Arts

Monday, March 9,2009 10:03 p.m.

Find out what's going on this week in the arts.

Professor Stanley Wells, chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace trust and one of the world's leading experts on Shakespeare studies according to the trust, poses next to a newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, in central London, Monday. The portrait, believed to be almost the only authentic image of the writer made from life, has belonged to one family for centuries but was not recognized as a portrait of Shakespeare until recently. There are very few likenesses of Shakespeare, who died in 1616.

Portrait discovered in family’s possession

Monday, March 9,2009 9:58 p.m.

The Bard, or not the Bard? That is the question posed by Monday’s unveiling of a centuries-old portrait of a dark-eyed, handsome man in Elizabethan finery.Experts say it is the only portrait of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime – in effect, the sole source of our knowledge of what the great man looked like.But they can’t be certain.

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Master drag queens show heightened awareness of opposite sex

By Ryan Brown · Monday, March 9,2009 9:55 p.m.

Even in the limitless world of art, this inability to see beyond sex is inescapable. There is, however, a timeless tradition in performance that not only entertains, but also raises the question of gender in a highly discursive manner: drag.

Leonard Bernstein directs IU students in 1982.

IU Jacobs School lands prestigious gift

Monday, March 9,2009 11:44 a.m.

The IU Jacobs School of Music announced today that they will receive contents of composer Leonard Bernstein’s composing studio

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Lost Love opens at Art Hospital

By Lauren Younis · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:20 p.m.

Artists Cindy Hinant and Greg Ajamie’s ‘Lost Love’ and ‘Paper Cuts’ art shows premiered Friday at the Art Hospital with a reception of music, drinks and thousands of hand-cut paper hearts.

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Great Big Sea plays great big show

By Brent Williamson · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:18 p.m.

The 8 p.m. show drew a large number of people for an early-evening performance in the middle of a work week. Dedicated fans of the band showed up in homemade T-shirts and hats to show their support.

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Exhibit displays Islamic book art

By Jackie Kochell · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:14 p.m.

“From Pen to Printing Press: Ten Centuries of Islamic Book Arts” presents a variety of traditional Islamic writings, including calligraphy, paper marbling, printing, illumination and painting. The exhibit began Friday and runs through May 10 in the art museum’s Special Exhibitions Gallery and is free to the public.

Actresses Rachel Tyler, Michelle Dawson and Kittra Wynn Coomer perform "Dancing Queen" during the encore of "Mamma Mia!" Friday evening at the IU Auditorium. "Mamma Mia!" played five shows at the Auditorium this weekend.

‘Mamma Mia!’ makes audience dance

By Caitlin Johnston · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:13 p.m.

The “Mamma Mia!” cast filled the stage with energy during the two-act production, and  following the play’s tradition, the cast provided a three-song set encore that got many audience members dancing.

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All men should know about this book

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:37 p.m.

OK fellas, I’ve got the perfect book for you. Not only is it a funny 243-page read, but it’s also a helpful guide for men when it comes to women, friends, social lives and everything in between.

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