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Taking notes: Student’s unique compositions awarded

By Katie Ingmire · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

The Awards & Recognition section of Jeff Stanek’s resume reads like the complete list of honors available to student composers. At the age of 22, the music composition graduate student has already garnered 13 accolades for writing music, including two prestigious BMI Student Composer Awards and first prize at the CEMJKO International Electroacoustic Music Contest.

Fashion foward speaker defines global clothing trends

By Natalie Platt · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

The F-word has a different meaning to Joanne B. Eicher, stretching far beyond the usual connotations of the word.

Songwriter’s Showcase puts local talent on display at Player’s Pub

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

A quiet revolution is brewing Monday nights in a pub on Walnut Street. At the Player’s Pub, 424 S. Walnut St., local songwriters gather to share their music and create a unsual listening atmosphere for the audience. Greg Hill, owner of the two-year-old pub, said music has healing power, and it’s why he opened a music-focused pub.

Summer music and you

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

On Saturday night, I got my first preview of what my summers are generally full of – a show that blew my mind. Umphrey’s McGee played at the Murat Egyptian Room in Indianapolis this weekend for the purpose of recording an upcoming live album, which I intend to purchase the day it comes out. I want to give you hope that there is a band playing somewhere nearby this summer that will consume you the way I was consumed Saturday night.

‘Butterfly’ opera blossoms into success

By Eric Anderson · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Perhaps Gwyn Richards, the dean of the School of Music, summed it up best. “Isn’t it breathtaking,” he said to me at intermission. In a word, yes. The IU Jacobs School of Music’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” was a musical and theatrical triumph that made an exciting conclusion to the 2007-08 Opera Theater season. Based on a play, which is itself based on a short story, “Madama Butterfly” is the tragic tale of a young geisha who renounces her country and faith to marry Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, an American naval officer with remarkably less wisdom or cultural awareness than his auspicious namesake. Insisting his marriage to Butterfly includes an “escape clause,” he leaves her within a year, with false promises of his return and ignorant of the child he has fathered.

Photo exhibit documents last movie of Marilyn Monroe

By Martin Griffith · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

RENO, Nev. – Like the rest of her work, Inge Morath’s photographs of Marilyn Monroe, shot in 1960, go right to the heart of her subject. Monroe may be smiling on the outside, but her vulnerability is also revealed.

Live From Bloomington’s 22nd annual Club Night successful with numerous bands, venues

By Dana Majewski · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Several local bands played at one of six locations over two nights in the name of helping impoverished people in Bloomington at the Live From Bloomington 22nd Annual Club Night.

Boxcar Books rocks out ‘under the sea’

By Katrina Loh · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

Mermaids, punk rockers and sequined dresses invaded Bluebird on Saturday night for the fifth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Prom. Bluebird was transformed into this year’s theme, “Under the Sea.” Supporters were encouraged to dress for the theme, in prom dresses or in rock ‘n’ roll attire.

Graduate student Hye-Won Jo performs for audience members, March 30 at the International Center. The concert was a part of the International Center’s Friday Noon Concert Series.

International center offers free concerts, lunch on Fridays

By Nicole Palmer · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

In order to allow international students to show off their various musical talents, the Leo R. Dowling International Center holds a free concert followed by a light luncheon at noon every Friday.

Virtual museum created to preserve New England’s greatest musical artists

By Mark Pratt · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

BOSTON – From the power chords of Aerosmith to the jazz beats of Roy Haynes and the funky dance rhythms of the Tavares, New England has been home to a diverse and vibrant music scene for decades.

Dressing to undress

By Teri Rosenbaum · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

My three favorite things are fashion, sex and hot dogs. Today, I’ll be talking about two of them.

Civic Theater presents 100th performance

By Jessica Andrews · Monday, April 9,2007 12 a.m.

The presentation of the Monroe County Civic Theater’s 100th performance, “Directors’ Symposium XII” premiered Friday evening, featuring performances by 21 IU students, faculty and community members.

Live From Bloomington bands present Club Night for charity

By Lindsey Alexander · Friday, April 6,2007 12 a.m.

Charity is often considered to be a rewarding experience, but who knew that someone could see 19 bands perform just for donating two canned goods and $3? The Union Board’s 21st annual Club Night, part of Live From Bloomington’s campaign to support local bands and the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, featured 19 bands at Max’s Place, Blue Bird, Uncle Festers and Jake’s on Thursday. A donation of $5 or a combination of $3 and two canned goods got patrons into all participating venues for the night.

The Complete Morons Guide to: Jazz Lingo

Friday, April 6,2007 12 a.m.

Jazz is all over Bloomington. Bear’s Place, Cafe Django, Tutto Bene and Ragazzi Arte Cafe all play host to live jazz weekly. The next time you leave your pad to check out those wild beats, be sure to know the slang to converse with those funky cats.

Sarah ‘Moe’ shows her ‘many faces’

By Lindsey Landis · Friday, April 6,2007 12 a.m.

Renee’s nasty attitude was finally called out by Tyra herself. The girls were asked to change their names to dreadful things like “Whitelle” and “Wholahay.” Jael took a dive off the deep end after harassing superstar 50 Cent. God, I love this show. The biggest shocker of Wednesday night’s episode of “America’s Next Top Model,” however, was probably the loss of cute, pixieish Sarah. I was expecting Renee, Whitney or even Jael to get the boot. I had a chat with Sarah to ask why she thought she was the latest girl eliminated, to ask her a few lingering questions from previous episodes and to see what she is up to now. The perky girl definitely isn’t too worried about her future. Before the show, Sarah already had a contract with Elite Modeling in Chicago. She works as a fashion and advertising photographer, and her recent undertaking is a new record label. She told me to check out her MySpace page (www.myspace.com/sarahvonderhaar) and listen to some of the Sheryl Crow-esque songs that were inspired by her experiences on the show, and I have to say that this girl has a future. I am not sure what field it will be in, but she is going ... somewhere.

‘A Christmas Story’ director and son die in car crash

By Jeremiah Marquez · Friday, April 6,2007 12 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – Film director Bob Clark, best known for the holiday classic “A Christmas Story,” was killed with his son Wednesday in a head-on crash with a vehicle that a drunken driver steered into the wrong lane, police and the filmmaker’s assistant said. Clark, 67, and son Ariel Hanrath-Clark, 22, were killed in the accident in Pacific Palisades, said Lyne Leavy, Clark’s personal assistant. The two men were in an Infiniti that collided head-on with a GMC Yukon around 2:30 a.m. PDT, said Lt. Paul Vernon, a police spokesman. The driver of the other vehicle, Hector Velazquez-Nava, 24, of Los Angeles and his passenger, described as a 29-year-old woman, were taken to UCLA Medical Center with minor injuries.

ArtiFACT

Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

What: A cover illustration from the June 1904 issue of Ladies Home Journal.

Student activists demonstrate diversity on canvas, posters

By Lindsey Landis · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

The bulletin boards of libraries and various campus offices. The walls of the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery. The streets of downtown Bloomington. These are all highly visible areas in the community, and this summer they will all be lined with works of art and posters promoting diversity. The initiative is intended to target participants in an upcoming Boy Scouts of America conference.

Lt. B. F. Pinkerton, U.S.N., played by Adam Diegel and Cio-Cio San (Madama Butterfly) played by Jing Zhang, perform during the dress rehearsal for Madama Butterfly Tuesday evening at the MAC.

A Tragedy takes Flight

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, April 5,2007 12 a.m.

Operas are not spontaneously created. They do not appear out of thin air. They require time and effort from many dozens, if not hundreds, of people. Then, like a butterfly breaking from its cocoon, the final theatrical product bursts onto the stage, wings spread and ready for flight. Not least among the innumerable individuals involved in bringing a piece of opera to fruition is the director, the one responsible for the dramatic vision that carries the work from overture to final curtain. For this season’s production of “Madama Butterfly,” the beloved opera by Giacomo Puccini, the IU Jacobs School of Music invited guest artist Nick Muni to play the important role of director. Recently appointed to the faculty of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Muni has been rehearsing with the cast of “Butterfly” since March.

Buskirk-Chumley Theater features ‘Amadeus’