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BAAC holds art auction of locally made donated works

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Colorful paintings, handcrafted jewelry and original sculptures donated by local artists will go up for auction tonight at the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery of the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut Street. The Bloomington Area Art Council's annual fundraiser will last from 5 to 8 p.m. The auction is the BAAC's largest fundraiser of the year. Letters requesting donations for the event were sent to all of the artists on the BAAC's mailing list. Gallery Director Mary Hambly said local artists have shown tremendous support for the organization by donating nearly 60 original pieces of art for the auction.


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Tightening their belts

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Elephants. That's the term longtime arts lover Hillard Trubitt uses to refer to the aging segment of Bloomingtonians supportive of a local, non-University affiliated classical music scene. They're retired IU professors, philanthropists with large pockets willing to quietly encourage, both practically and fiscally, a volunteer regiment of Bloomington musicians. They've been the lifeblood, it seems, for the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, which for more than three decades, has filled local auditoriums with a shimmering flute descant or the richly-colored stroke of a cellist's bow.


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SOFA shows photos The SOFA Gallery hosts the opening of the Thirteenth Annual Juried Exhibition of the Bloomington Photography Club Tuesday. A large percentage of the club's members are amateur photographers from the Bloomington area. The group is also composed of professional photographers who work locally. In an attempt to get their work seen by the public, 40 Photography Club members submitted over 170 works for acceptance into the exhibition.


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Acting classes show off talent

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For the past eight weeks, local Bloomington elementary students and adults have been participating in the School of Dramatic Arts as part of the education program at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.

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Choir sings math-inspired music

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Math and music are rarely thought to have much in common, but a local choir will hold a program this weekend exploring the links between the two. The Voces Novae choir will perform the program, "Music and Mathematics" 7 p.m., Sunday at the First United Church at 2420 E. Third St. Swaney said mathematics is underneath all of the music we hear, make and appreciate and the group just wants to hold that up and examine the relationship.


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BPP showcases disgruntled heroes in 'Super Lair' The Bloomington Playwrights Project premieres the latest in its Dark Alley Series, "Meanwhile Back at the Super Lair," 11 p.m., Friday, at the Lori Shiner Studio located at 314 S. Washington St. In this play by Greg Kalleres, four neurotic superheroes fight to prevent being downsized when an efficiency expert evaluates if they are earning their salaries.


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'Frasier' comes to an end

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LOS ANGELES -- When the blue-collar barroom comedy "Cheers" ended its run in 1993, it managed the neat trick of turning beer into champagne. "Frasier," the "Cheers" spinoff about psychiatrist Frasier Crane and his dysfunctional family, became its own vintage blend of sparkling wit and dependably funny highbrow neuroses.


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May events celebrate Asian culture

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Although IU celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in April, it's officially celebrated in May. Several organizations are holding Asian arts events in Bloomington over the next two weeks in the spirit of the month.


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Happy faces on display at Union Gallery

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Bright colors and happy faces characterize the latest exhibit at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery. The exhibit, "Our Face", is a collection of works by Sheila Sundquist Berkes and will be on display until June 3.


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'Friends' bid final farewell

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NEW YORK -- In the end, Rachel, Ross, Joey, Phoebe, Monica and Chandler had a lot of friends. An estimated 51.1 million people tuned in for the final "Friends" on NBC Thursday night, watching the crowd-pleasing story line of Ross and Rachel declaring their undying love for each other.


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Picasso breaks auction record

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NEW YORK -- Willem de Kooning once said "Picasso is the guy to beat." Though de Kooning was talking more about fame than fortune, Pablo Picasso is the new champion on the art auction block.


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Peoples Park plays the Blues Blues/jazz band, Carlyn Lindsey and SnakeDoctor will perform in Peoples Park 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday as part of Bloomington's free Tuesday Concert Series.


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Music composed by Holocaust victims performed

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a dramatic example of the strength of the human spirit, some artists found the capacity to create their art even while held in a Nazi concentration camp. Music by four composers who were victims of Nazi persecution will be featured on two evenings next week at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.


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Cosmo searches for next hot bachelor

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As graduation approaches, Cosmopolitan magazine searches for one eligible bachelor to represent each state in its November issue dedicated to America's 50 hottest men who aren't celebrities. At last count, Cosmo only received five nominees from Indiana. The magazine is looking for more candidates with its May 15 application deadline fast approaching. To be considered to represent Indiana, men must be nominated by someone other than themselves and be between the ages of 18 and 35. Nominators must send head shots and full-length photographs of their favorite bachelor, but the winners are not chosen based on looks alone.


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Michael Moore's Sept. 11 documentary looking for distributor

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NEW YORK -- Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," which criticizes President Bush's handling of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and connects the Bush family with Osama bin Laden's, won't be released through Miramax Films on orders from parent company Disney. Moore believes The Walt Disney Co. is worried the documentary will endanger tax breaks the company receives from Florida, where Bush's brother Jeb is governor.


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'Patty Red Pants' comes to BPP

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Faced with a murder of a young girl in the nearby woods, two women are jolted into a roller coaster-ride trip through their memories of growing up in suburban America in playwright Trista Baldwin's "Patty Red Pants." The play will premiere 8 p.m. Friday in the Bloomington Playwrights Project's Timothy J. Wiles Stage.


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IU students intern with Stella McCartney

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The main purpose of the internship experience, according to the views of many, is to learn and work in a position relating to the career the intern desires. Though this might be true to some extent, some internship opportunities serve to help students realize they might not be interested in pursuing the designated career. Ashley Sadler, a junior majoring in accounting, and Tiffany Kraft, a junior majoring in finance, are two IU students currently interning in London.


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The final night of hip hop

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Thursday night, an audience saw the culmination of the year with the last hip-hop blow out. Hip Hop Congress hosted a MC battle and DJ battle at Vertigo night club. There was a large and interactive crowd bobbing their heads to the music and cheering as each DJ stepped up to show off his vernacular.


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Skip James' 1968 Bloomington concert remembered by fans

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When Nehemiah "Skip" James took the stage at IU's Whittenberger Auditorium March 30, 1968, the blues legend knew he had terminal cancer. It had put him in the hospital before, and seven months after his IU concert he was bedridden. He died Oct. 3, 1969 at the age of 67. But that early spring night in Bloomington, nobody else in the Auditorium -- not even folklore graduate student Peter Narváez, who picked James up from the Indianapolis airport and welcomed James into his house for two days -- was aware James was dying. Aside from frequent naps, James showed no sign of ill health.


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Group combines sign language with music The IU School of Speech and Hearing will host "Rathskellar," at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Tickets are available at the Sunrise Box Office, located at 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. or by calling 323-3020.