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‘Stop Kiss’ acting could be refined

By Vanessa Torline · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:47 p.m.

Like any work by playwright Diana Son, “Stop Kiss” is punchy, passionate and honest. It is unfortunate, then, that IU’s production, now in performances at the Lee Norvelle Theater and Drama Center, fails to achieve the same straightforwardness.

1st Walk of the year features a wide range of exhibits

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:45 p.m.

Balloons marked the entrance of the eight participating galleries for the first Gallery Walk of the year on Feb. 6. While members of the community ate finger foods provided by the galleries, they viewed new exhibits chosen months in advance.

Freshmen cousins make art debut with graffiti paintings

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:44 p.m.

With graffiti-inspired paintings and a love of art, IU freshmen Rafael Cronin and Grant Myers arrived in Bloomington’s art scene with the opening of their first collaborative exhibit. The show, titled “Urban Scrawls,” premiered at the Bellevue Gallery during the Gallery Walk on Feb. 6 and will remain on display until March 28.

IU College Comedy Festival draws about 400 people

Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:42 p.m.

“Cactus!” And go. For the Awkward Silence Comedy group, this was the only prompt from the audience in what turned into a series of improvisational skits and sketches this weekend at the annual IU College Comedy Festival.

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.

Models painted with chocolate pose at The Art of Chocolate Jan. 27, 2008 at the IU Art Museum. The Art of Chocolate is the final event of the Week of Chocolate this year.

‘Art of Chocolate’ brings sweets to museum

By Jackie Kochell · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 11:20 p.m.

Painting a live model with chocolate is just part of a fundraising event Sunday at the IU Art Museum – a sweeter approach to artistically presenting the human form.

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.

‘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.

Boxcar Book celebrates its 7-year anniversary Saturday

By Emily Campion · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 9:14 p.m.

Boxcar Books will celebrate its seven-year anniversary with friends and customers Saturday.

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.

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.”

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.

Play addresses issues of homosexuality, love

By Alex Brown · Wednesday, Feb. 4,2009 10:08 p.m.

Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss,” directed by Bruce Burgun, brings a story of love and addresses issues of homosexuality at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

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.

Graduate student Carolina Castells, as Cinderella, prepares to leave for the ball Tuesday evening in the Musical Arts Center. "Cendrillon" will perform Feb. 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m..

Opera Theater to perform 'Cinderella'-style opera

By Maggie Conner · Wednesday, Feb. 4,2009 10:02 p.m.

The IU Opera Theater will present Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillon,” which is based on the familiar fairy tale, Friday at the Musical Arts Center.

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.

Local bookstores weathering the current economic storm

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Feb. 3,2009 10:23 p.m.

The Book Corner, Caveat Emptor and Howard’s Bookstore all sit within an arm’s length of one another on the square. However, none of these stores find themselves in competition.

4 IU students win Latin American music awards

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, Feb. 3,2009 10:21 p.m.

In the final round of the Latin American Music Center’s annual Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America competition, four Jacobs school students came out on top.

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.

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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