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Make a lasting impression with a great dress

By Gabrijel Gelic · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 8:30 p.m.

The holiday season is around the corner, bringing with it fancy parties, social gatherings and everything in between.

Tutto Bene offers quiet study space with fine dining, cafe

By Erica Beringer · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 8:28 p.m.

For the past four years, Tutto Bene has taken the concept of a traditional cafe and turned it into much more.

‘Singing for Social Justice’: a look back at 1968

By Lara Streyle · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 8:26 p.m.

“Faca amor nao faca guerra.”Make love not war, reads a graffiti-covered backdrop. A painted dove with an olive branch protests the war and violence.

VIDA brings identity to Waldron

By Risha Kohli · Sunday, Nov. 9,2008 7:13 p.m.

After dedicating weeks to rehearsing and fine-tuning their Spanish, the actors from the Spanish theater group Vision, Identity, Drama, and Art (VIDA) kicked off their Spanish language plays Thursday night at the John Waldron Arts Center.

Members of the IU Soul Revue perform during the Potpourri of Arts Saturday evening at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. The Potpourri of Arts was put on by the African American Arts Institute and featured performance by the IU Soul Revue, the African American Dance Company and the African American Choral Ensemble.

‘Looking Back – Pressing Forward’ with music, dance

By Lara Streyle · Sunday, Nov. 9,2008 7:12 p.m.

“Sing it brother,” shouted an audience member. With hands raised toward the sky in praise and bodies grooving to the beat, audience members got down to soulful music and a night of full entertainment Saturday.

Live From Bloomington CD to benefit food bank

By Benjamin Martinson · Friday, Nov. 7,2008 12:03 a.m.

For all who are feeling inspirational, it’s time to finally write the song for that special someone and submit it to the Live From Bloomington Union Board.

Students perform songs recalling activism and culture of 1968

By Lara Streyle · Friday, Nov. 7,2008 12:02 a.m.

The year 1968 was a turning point not only for America, but the world. It was the year that promising leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, backlash against the Vietnam War was strong and social activism raged.

‘Potpourri of the Arts’ fuses cultures with song, dance

By Lara Streyle · Friday, Nov. 7,2008 12 a.m.

On Saturday, performers from the African American Arts Institute will come together for “Potpourri of the Arts,” an event that started 15 years ago and is a fusion of the three ensembles the African American Arts Institute encompasses.

NEEDTOBREATHE to make tour stop at IU

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:55 p.m.

Little boys want hot rods. Teenage boys want girls. And rock ’n’ roll boys ... they want only the need to breathe.

Grammy-winning group Third Day to play Friday

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:54 p.m.

Third Day, a popular Christian rock band, will perform Friday at the IU Auditorium in collaboration with New Covenant Productions. Tickets are still available.

Shop smart during a recession

By Bryan Payton · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 11:50 p.m.

With our country in a recession and the economy in shambles these days, it’s important to bargain shop. After all, not all of us can afford to buy $150,000 worth of clothes from Saks and Neiman Marcus like Sarah Palin.

Politics, art draw perception parallels

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Nov. 6,2008 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday night, the world watched, Bloomington had an impromptu parade, and I sat in my living room staring transfixed as state by state ushered in the reality of President-elect Barack Obama.

Hollywood is ahead in embracing U.S. diversity

By Claire Burke · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 10:38 p.m.

Diversity. It’s something we celebrate in this country. In light of Tuesday night’s events, we see diversity in the United States as a greater asset than ever before. And it’s about time.

VIDA play series examines identities

By Risha Kohli · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 10:37 p.m.

IU’s Spanish theater group Vision, Identity, Drama, and Art will put on three one-act plays in Spanish at the John Waldron Arts Center.

‘Partisan Theatrics’ mocks candidates, evaluates issues

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 10:36 p.m.

Politics took the stage in “Partisan Theatrics [or] will our apple fall far from the bush?”

Neveah Stevens practices holding her violin.

Jacobs School provides violin lessons to Fairview Elementary first-graders

By Katherine Fay · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 10:34 p.m.

Through a Jacobs School of Music outreach program, all 46 first-graders at Fairview Elementary School aren’t playing tag during recess. They’re playing violin.

Congratulations on your anthem, Mr. President

By Emily Campion · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:27 a.m.

So, now we know who the next president of the United States of America is. Congratulations, Mr. President, the pleasantries are over.

SoFA collaborates with Chicago gallery

By Haley Adams · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:25 a.m.

This month, the School of Fine Arts Gallery is saving students a trip to the Windy City with its new show “One Moment,” an exhibit featuring the Thomas Robertello Gallery in Chicago.

Pieces from the exhibit "Pre-Revolutionary Queer: Gay Art and Culture Before Stonewall" on display Monday afternoon at the Kinsey Institute. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 14.

Kinsey exhibit explores 'Pre-Revolutionary' gay culture, diversity

Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:22 a.m.

On June 27, 1969, a routine police raid on a gay bar in New York became the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement. The Stonewall riots redefined the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual culture, but few know that there was a strong underground gay presence in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s.

House manager Trish Hausmann (right) talks with an audience member before a performance of "The Wild Party" Friday night at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center.

House manager ensures positive theater experiences

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Nov. 5,2008 1:18 a.m.

Though they might not realize it, every person who attends a play at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center has a guardian angel in Trish Hausmann. As the house manager, she works to ensure safety, efficiency and, as much as possible, the satisfaction of every audience member during each play.

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