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Le Dernier Cri

By Claire Burke · Tuesday, Sept. 25,2007 9:15 p.m.

A fashion trend that I will never understand is the public’s fascination with Crocs. The idea of foam resin clogs that look like a clown shoes has never been appealing to me. I don’t care how comfortable they are supposed to be, I cannot accept them as a legitimate form of footwear.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play 2 sold-out benefit shows

By Jeffrey Gold · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 7:51 p.m.

ASBURYPARK, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is performing two benefit rehearsal shows on the city’s boardwalk to give fans a preview of his new album and upcoming tour.

All 10 plays of ‘The August Wilson Century Cycle’ to be available in boxed set due out next week for $200

By Michael Kuchwara · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 7:51 p.m.

NEW YORK – It’s called simply “The August Wilson Century Cycle” – 10 plays celebrating the black experience in 20th-century America – one for each decade. And now Wilson’s masterworks are available in one place: a 10-volume, hardcover, boxed set, to be published Oct. 1 by Theatre Communications Group at a special introductory price of $200.

Letters from abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Sept. 24,2007 7:49 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – When you think of medieval times, the first thing that probably comes to mind is knights in shining armor on their valiant steeds, off to the joust to win the hearts of their ladies fair.

French mime Marcel Marceau, who turned silence into poetry, dies at 84

By Angela Doland · Sunday, Sept. 23,2007 8:24 p.m.

PARIS – Marcel Marceau, the master of mime who transformed silence into poetry with lithe gestures and pliant facial expressions that spoke to generations of young and old, has died. He was 84.

Bloomington Variety Show a success at Waldron

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, Sept. 23,2007 8:22 p.m.

Belly dancers, magicians, jugglers and musicians gathered Saturday at the John Waldron Arts Center for the two-hour Bloomington Variety Show sponsored by the Bloomington Area Arts Council and the Bloomington Musicians and Songwriters Association.

Multicultural talent show features dance, music of various cultures

By Ashlee Green and Ashlee Nicole Green · Sunday, Sept. 23,2007 8:22 p.m.

With everything from vibrant Indian clothing to melodic tunes and soulful rhythms, “Take ONE: A Multicultural Talent Competition” captured the talent of many performers Friday night at Willkie Auditorium.

Woman pursues Dachau album origin

By Arthur Max · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:51 p.m.

BAD AROLSEN, Germany Deep in Shari Klages’ memory is an image of herself as a girl in New Jersey, going into her parents’ bedroom, pulling a thick leather-bound album from the top shelf of a closet and sitting down on the bed to leaf through it.

Mathers’ event celebrates influential Brazilian music

Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:50 p.m.

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures will present “Sounds of Brazil” at 7 p.m. Friday to highlight influential Brazilian music. Special guest Valeria DeCastro, a Brazilian vocalist, guitarist and composer, will perform songs from various Brazilian composers along with her own.

Variety show to feature local acts

By Sara Deuser · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:50 p.m.

The Bloomington Musicians and Songwriters Association will present a fast-paced variety show featuring performances by musicians, poets, comedians, jugglers, dancers and trapeze artists Saturday at the John Waldron Arts Center.

And this Bird can sing

By Nicholas Mills · Thursday, Sept. 20,2007 9:49 p.m.

The violin, guitar and glockenspiel do not seem like very many instruments, but when all played by the same person, along with whistling, singing and frequent use of a looping machine, they can be hard to manage. Chicagoan and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird uses these instruments to create sounds comparable to that of a symphony, but with an indie, folk-rock twist

John Vanderslice to play at Waldron

Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 11:11 p.m.

San Francisco-based indie rocker John Vanderslice will play the John Waldron Arts Center at 8 p.m. Oct. 5. Tickets for the show are $5 for IU students and $8 for the general public.

Redman brings his trademark style, wit to The Bluebird tonight

Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 11:10 p.m.

RIAA gold-selling hip-hop artist Redman is performing tonight at The Bluebird with alternative hip-hop artists Kidz In The Hall and Akir.

What is art?

By Ryan Brown · Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 11:09 p.m.

In the past week, I have had to wear dress pants, a button down shirt, a tie and black socks a total of three times, and I have hated every second of it. There’s something about the age of 20 that suddenly forces you to surrender your youthful whims in exchange for Dockers and professional maturity.

Kanye West dominates 50 Cent by over 260,000 units

By Nekesa Mumbi Moody · Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 11:02 p.m.

NEW YORK – It’s not like Kanye West needed an ego boost, but here it comes, anyway: His “Graduation” album trounced 50 Cent’s “Curtis” in their much-hyped rap sales showdown, selling nearly 1 million copies in its first week, making it the best debut of the year for the struggling music industry.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 10:51 p.m.

Jazz Fables Concert Series WHEN: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Bear’s Place, 1316 E. Third St. MORE INFO: IU jazz faculty members will be playing an 81st birthday tribute to John Coltrane. Cover charge is $6.

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Actors (left to right) Claire Tuft , Jennifer Johansen, and Rob Johansen rehearse a scene in the comedy "Plaza Suite" at the Brown County Playhouse.

Husband and wife team up for Neil Simon’s ‘Plaza Suite’

By Kristin Riccardo · Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 10:50 p.m.

Rob and Jennifer Johansen should have no trouble playing the married couples within Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite,” which opens this weekend at the Brown County Playhouse. After all, off the stage they have been married for two years.

Misguided love, bitterness and murder

By Kasia Bugaj and Katarzyna Bugaj · Wednesday, Sept. 19,2007 10:49 p.m.

The IU Opera Theater will open its 2007-08 season this Friday with Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto.” Conductor Stephen Lord, recently chosen by Opera News as one of the “25 Most Powerful Names in U.S. Opera,” will lead the Jacobs School of Music Symphony Orchestra, accompanying two alternating casts of some of IU’s top operatic singers.

Andrew Bird to play sold-out show tonight

By Stefania Marghitu · Tuesday, Sept. 18,2007 10:41 p.m.

Andrew Bird will perform to a sold-out crowd at 8 p.m. today in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. This is the first performance of the year for the BCT Concert Series, and it is jointly hosted by the IU Union Board.

Golden copies of Danish national treasures stolen

Tuesday, Sept. 18,2007 10:33 p.m.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark– Forget the horns of a dilemma. For Danish officials, it’s a dilemma of the horns.

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