BPP to serve 'second helpings' What: "Second Helpings," Bloomington Playwrights Project Mainstage Series When: 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday Where: BPP Mainstage Theatre, 313 S. Washington St.
What would be the reaction if the New York Philharmonic or the Chicago Symphony Orchestra decided to make all of their concerts free and open to the public?
Take two very different works: the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and Pink Floyd's 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon." Combine the two, and you will experience both works very differently.
NEW YORK -- Sandy Wilson describes his fascination, some might say obsession, quite simply.
NEW YORK -- Seventy years after it was rushed into print, a history book beloved by readers of all ages around the world is finally coming out in English.
In a small village in Tajikistan, a young boy named Khorshid works in an instrument shop. Since he cannot see with his eyes, he sees the world around him by listening.
POTHARAM, Thailand -- Inside a dark room, realistic-looking "human body parts" are stacked on shelves and hanging on meat hooks. The place looks like a mortuary or the lair of a serial killer, but in fact, it's a bakery. What appears to be putrefying body parts are the bread sculptures of 28-year-old art student Kittiwat Unarrom.
NEW YORK -- Sandy Wilson describes his fascination, some might say obsession, quite simply. "The 1920s impinged on me as a child and have remained with me ever since," the composer states with crisp understatement.
Many Hoosiers have a large appetite, but they might not have time to prepare a delicious meal. To help change that, the IU Latino Cultural Center is hosting a series of food demonstrations to teach students how to cook a quick and inexpensive dish while learning about Latino culture in the process. All students are invited to the Latino Cultural Center, located at 715 E. Seventh St., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to learn how to make Mexican breakfast pizza.
The John Waldron Arts Center kicked off its a year-long lineup of musical and theatrical events Friday with the musical "How to Break a Leg: A Diva's Guide to Success." To jumpstart the center's "Performance Series" season, the Bloomington Area Arts Council sponsored the play, written by Eric McCarthy Holmes, as a benefit fund-raiser.
NEW YORK -- Tommy Hilfiger's spring 2006 collection incorporates many of his signatures: seersucker, madras, the American flag, and red, white and blue. But as Hilfiger marked his 20th anniversary in fashion, he said there were many subtle tweaks to his newest designs. For example, the red is softer -- almost pink. The blue is lighter, and the white is more the color of sand.
Randall Behr, an accomplished conductor who was in town as an IU School of Music guest music director, unexpectedly died in his sleep Thursday afternoon at a Bloomington hotel. Behr, who was in his early 50s, was in Bloomington preparing performers for the season-opening showing of "Così fan tutte," one of his favorite operas, said Maria Levy, executive administrator of IU Opera Theatre program.
NEW YORK -- World premieres of operas by John Adams, Tobias Picker, Elliott Goldenthal and Kaija Saariaho will compete for attention this season with celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth.
The Bloomington Area Arts Council has named two interim directors to replace outgoing Executive Director Sally Gaskill.
NEW YORK -- The tourists from California peered through the slats of a metal fence surrounding the World Trade Center site, looking down into the nearly empty 16 acres for a sign of what happened here on Sept. 11.
Whether it is a naked wall, a lavender painted wall above scattered purple feathers or a white wall with flashy moving pictures, beautiful and meaningful artwork is often perceived in the eye of the beholder.
What: Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature Where: Radio-TV Building, Room 251 When: 7 p.m. Friday More info: The City Lights Film Series will showcase two works of master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock as part of its free weekly film screening of classic and contemporary films from around the world. "Shadow of a Doubt" tells the story of a young woman Charlie who becomes suspicious of her uncle when two detectives come snooping around the town. "Strangers on the Train" showcases the evil that lurks within evil men when two men hatch a plot of murder. For more information, call the Department of Communications and Culture at 855-7217.
PORTO, Portugal -- Walk uphill from this Atlantic city's medieval quayside, past the octagonal baroque tower of the 18th-century Clerigos church and the fabulously ornate 19th-century Bolsa palace, and you'll encounter a futuristic spectacle.
BRISTOL, England -- Inside a cavernous office-park building in this southwest English city, dozens of grown-ups are moving goofy clay figures around like kids playing with their Barbies or GI Joes.
During freshman orientation, incoming students watch a short video in the IU Auditorium about "dear IU." The video features interviews with several students who express their thoughts on buildings, landscaping and the overall feel of the grounds. Over and over again, everyone says the same thing: "It's just so beautiful." This begs the question: What is it about IU that makes students consider the campus so "beautiful"?
