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New exhibit highlights fashion changes, meanings

Fashion is everywhere -- in television ads, in magazines and newspapers and on the internet. As times change, so does the style of clothing that people wear. What was considered to be "in style" or fashionable in 1930 is no longer what the public wants to wear. Looking back over a century and examining the style trends is an interesting way to look at just how much a culture can change.

Colorful photography, ceramics on display

Bloomington is a city full of art, music, and culture. Everywhere one looks, he or she can find a music festival showcasing music from around the world or an exhibit of unique art.

Silk Road Festival showcases culture

Bloomington residents and students will have the opportunity to travel halfway around the world and experience the cultures of Central Asia without even leaving Kirkwood Avenue this weekend. Saturday The annual Silk Road Bayram will take place in conjunction with several IU summer programs Saturday and Sunday.

Series to show Latin American films

If you've never heard of the films "Toca Para Mí" or "Machuca", Cristian Medina hopes to change that with his Latin American/Spanish Summer Movie Nights Series, which showcases Latin American and South American films. As director of the series, Medina, in conjunction with the Latin American student cultural center La Casa, is showing Latin American and South American films to provide a medium for Latin American discourse on campus.

Art and beyond at the Black Expo

The 2005 Summer Celebration will likely be remembered for the President's visit. But for those who attended the 10 day celebration in Indianapolis, memories will veer away from the political and toward the eclectic gathering of artists, musicians, dancers, vendors, health professionals, career consultants and college representatives, among other things.

Stretching the imagination

In a generation when children spoiled by CGI and high resolution gaming get a bad reputation for having short attention spans, a roomful of kids defied societal norms and sat still Friday night as a man with tennis balls tied to his arm acted like a talking frog.

Local bookstores stock up on new book, prepare for crowds

If "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" has fans waiting anxiously, it has booksellers salivating hungrily. With more than 1.4 million copies pre-ordered on www.amazon.com alone, the sixth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series is shaping up to be the most hyped and long--awaited of the best--selling books.

"One day, 12 hours, six minutes ..." In the same way that Indiana anticipates the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the nation anticipates the release of the next installment of Harry Potter, due out Saturday -- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." With Bloomington proving to be no exception, residents and visiting students alike are gearing up for the highly anticipated novel. Many questions hang in the air unanswered: What does J.K. Rowling have in store for her readers? Who is the half-blood prince? Who will die? But most importantly, why does everyone care so much?

Words, dulcimers come to Bloomington

Words might seem like quite everyday things, but they have extraordinary potential. This weekend, Bloomington audiences are about to see fantastic things done with those simple, little words.

African Film Series showcases diversity

For many people, when they think about cinema, they tend to neglect films that are not multi-million-dollar Hollywood blockbusters. Included in this negligence are many films from outside the U.S., including the African film community. In collaboration with the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute at IU, the Buskirk-Chumley is helping to shed some light on the thriving and vivacious but little-known African film community.

Casino exhibits French paintings

LAS VEGAS -- The French countryside could not be farther away, in distance or sentiment, from the long stretch of neon lights that line the Las Vegas Strip.

Lotus season opens with peek at annual event

As soon as West African artist Mamadou Diabate took the stage carrying what appeared to be a large onion, the audience immediately realized that they were in for something special. In reality, Diabate's instrument was a kora, and his performance was one of the many events of the night which culturally broadened Bloomington residents' and students' minds.

Baring the truth

Opera features 'Revolutionary' story

"A Twist of Treason," an opera written by Bloomington resident Julian Livingston, is described by the Bloomington Area Arts Council as a two-act historical dramatic musical about the tragic life and love triangle of the notorious American traitor Benedict Arnold, his wife Peggy Shippen and the British spy John Andre.

Famous trio of pianist, violinist cellist, plays at IU

A world-famous musical ensemble now returns to its IU connections to give the Bloomington community classical entertainment. The Beaux Arts Trio, founded in 1955, will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this summer. IU students have the opportunity to celebrate this anniversary with the group.

Steele works display at IU Art Museum

Famous works of art aren't strictly located in The Louvre or the Guggenheim.

People's Park provides priceless performances

Music lovers can hear jazz, rock, country, blues, and world music every Tuesday at People's Park as part of the Tuesday Lunch Concert Series.

Chilean student confesses stealing Rodin sculpture

SANTIAGO, Chile - A 20-year-old art student admitted Saturday he stole a sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin, but the student was conditionally freed after claiming he was only testing security at the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.

PBS television program interviews IU professor

Tonight PBS will ask us, "How good is higher education in America today?"

Arts fair hits downtown Bloomington

Arts and crafts as part of a viable arts economy is nothing new to Bloomington.