Losing the media game
If you haven’t heard by now, John Mayer is sorry.
If you haven’t heard by now, John Mayer is sorry.
As much as “American Idol” is about singing, it’s also about transformation.
“Spoken word is poetry, but it’s basically a song without music,” said IU alumnus Branden Scott. “Spoken word has more feeling. It’s like giving a speech. Poetry is reading from a book; it’s not emotional. Spoken word is a conversation meant to sway you.”
Actor Martin Sheen will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the IU Auditorium as part of the Ralph L. Collins Memorial Lecture Series, presented by the IU Department of Theater and Drama.
IU Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced Monday that Jon Vickers has been named the first director of the IU Cinema, pending approval by the IU board of trustees.
Stuffy nose. Ridiculously sore throat. All-over exhaustion. I have a really annoying cold, and since I just got it, nothing seems to be making it better. One unfortunate side effect of my illness is a lack of appetite.
The John Waldron Arts Center saga continues.
Three exhibitions re-examining a connection between art and the environment open today at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts Gallery.
Campus Super Star, IU Hillel’s search for the most talented vocalist attending any of the universities or colleges in the state of Indiana, will be holding Bloomington auditions this Sunday. Campus Super Star takes contestants through three rounds of competition ending with one person being named Indiana’s Campus Super Star and winning a $5,000 prize. Bloomington try-outs will be noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Indiana Memorial Union in the Hoosier Room.
IU Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced Monday that Jon Vickers has been named the first director of the IU Cinema, pending approval by the IU board of trustees.
St. Louis University freshmen Dhwanil Thakkar and Shivam Parbhu joined their school’s Raas dance team this year with hopes of one day matching the success of the team’s previous incarnations. Their dream came true much faster than expected.
Some of IU’s top jazz students will perform the works of notable musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus and Slide Hampton, when the David Baker Jazz Ensemble presents its opening spring semester concert. The ensemble, consisting of 20 students under the direction of renowned jazz musician David Baker, will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Musical Arts Center.
After hearing women squeal, scream and moan about their vaginas; after listening to stories both heart-wrenching and hilarious; after chanting “cunt” over and over again; the audience stood up and pledged to work against violence toward women and girls. “The Vagina Monologues” opened to a nearly full house Friday at the IU Fine Arts Auditorium, with performances throughout Valentine’s Day weekend.
Tina Chong has been added to the ranks of winners of the Jacobs School of Music Piano Concerto Competition.
Just in time for the love-struck weekend, Maria Bamford returns to the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club stage.
Different cultures will collide through dance Friday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Students and staff of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio will perform their favorite dances, such as the Viennese Waltz and Tango, at 8 p.m. for the “Love of Dance” showcase.
IU’s first ever Garba & Raas dance competition “Raas Royalty” will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday at the IU Auditorium.
Started just 12 years ago with a performance of “The Vagina Monologues” on a New York stage, V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls, is now celebrated all over the world. This Friday, IU will carry on the campaign to end violence with its own production of “The Vagina Monologues.”
He has become a local celebrity. You don’t have to look far to see his 1960s-inspired “pop art” paintings and portraits. You can pass his artwork while making your daily stroll through the Union. Joel Washington, a local artist and Indiana Memorial Union custodian, celebrates his 50th birthday with a 50-work exhibit at City Hall.
The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall echoed with slaps, thuds and chants Wednesday when four dancers in rubber rain boots fixed with loose bottle caps led a crowd in a traditional African Gumboot Dance. The dance was just one part of the eighth-annual Black History Month Art Fair sponsored by the FASE Mentoring Program, the African American Arts Institute and the Office of Multicultural Initiatives.