ROME – Luciano Pavarotti is getting a new government award for his work promoting Italian culture in his country and abroad.
Crafting Sound, an exhibit featuring 20 Indiana instrument builders and their instruments, begins tomorrow at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut Street.
Local artist and IU graduate Libby Bulloff will be celebrated during an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday for her exhibit “Pipe Dream,” on display in the Textillery Gallery, located on the second floor of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Bulloff’s exhibit will run through Sept. 28.
VENICE, Italy – Oscar-winning director Woody Allen does not believe he has influenced other filmmakers.
The Union Board has announced that $10 discount coupons for the Oct. 19 Bob Dylan concert will be issued to 2,000 current IU-Bloomington students on a first come, first serve basis.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Swedish government will give $3 million to promote and preserve the works of Ingmar Bergman.
BOLOGNA, Italy – You know you aren’t in Bloomington anymore when you can only find peanut butter at an exotic food store. I have been in Europe for one week now, and I have spent the entire time trying to deal with culture shock. For instance, there is no Comedy Central, and I don’t know the intended use of half of my bathroom fixtures. Also, I have been frantically searching for an apartment. There has been very little time for arts and entertainment this week, and more of a focus on survival. I have to say that there are a few things I really think someone could have mentioned before I left.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – George Strait, who had his 55th No. 1 single this year and was recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, was nominated Thursday for five Country Music Association Awards, including entertainer and male vocalist of the year. Strait tied Brad Paisley for the most nominations, and Paisley said he feels honored to share the spotlight this year with Strait, a Texan who debuted in 1981.
ACME, Pa. – Western Pennsylvania has long been home to two of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s best known works: Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater.
The Union Board announced Yo La Tengo will play at 8 p.m. Oct. 10. in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Tickets for the show went on sale Friday, Aug. 31, and can be purchased at the Sunrise Box Office, located at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Tickets are $20 for IU students and $25 for non-students.
The SoFA Gallery’s 20th birthday bash Saturday was quite an event. I got there early so I could see the bands play and (hopefully) capture some great and unique styles with my camera. Because this was an art event, I thought I would see a lot of creative outfits, but I was let down a bit. People looked great, I will admit, but I didn’t see anything super special.
A unique party celebrating the School of Fine Arts Gallery’s 20th birthday drew students, staff, faculty and people from the community Saturday night. Movies such as “The Science of Sleep” were projected on the walls, while people played beanbag toss, Jenga, pingpong, Nintendo Wii and Twister. Pizza and refreshments were on sale, and complimentary snacks were also available for the partygoers.
Spike Lee said Saturday the Internet has provided so many opportunities for young filmmakers to showcase their work, there are no more excuses.
Call it theater of the macabre: A jar containing a small piece of tissue from the body of John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s killer, will be on display when the musical “Assassins” opens in Philadelphia.
A mouth-watering aroma seeped through the doors of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Friday night during the first-ever Bloomington Chefs’ Challenge, which attracted food connoisseurs, local residents and University students alike.
About two dozen students from Bloomington’s Batchelor Middle School and Bloomington High School South gathered Thursday as part of the IU Art Museum’s Meet the Artist program.
The School of Fine Arts Gallery will host “Club SoFA: 20th Birthday Benefit for the SoFA Gallery” tomorrow night, celebrating 20 years of bringing contemporary art to the community. The benefit will begin at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to end at midnight.
NEW YORK – Hilly Kristal had no idea what he was unleashing when he welcomed a rash of unknown bands onstage in his dank Bowery dive: Television, the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Patti Smith Group
LOWELL, Mass. – Manya Callahan, manager of the Barnes & Noble Downtown store, sees them all the time, young and old, looking for books by Lowell’s most famous citizen.
