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Bloomington native rocks the park

By Sara Amato · Sunday, July 8,2007 5:59 p.m.

Bloomington singer and songwriter Jenn Cristy sets up her keyboard for a free concert at Third Street Park.

Bear’s Place celebrates 25 years in business with 2 comedian headliners

By Kristin Riccardo · Thursday, July 5,2007 6:09 p.m.

Bear’s Place will feature two headliners in the same show as the Bloomington institution celebrates a quarter-century of entertainment Monday. Comedians Roy Wood Jr. and Josh Sneed will take the stage at 7:30 p.m.

Americana acoustic band stops at Bluebird Nightclub Saturday

By Lena Stouppe · Thursday, July 5,2007 12:39 p.m.

For a band that has been together more than six years and played more than 700 shows, Railroad Earth’s musical philosophy is simple: “It’s really just about the music. If people are there to hear it, it’s just extra,” Tim Carbone, the band’s violinist, said.

Buskirk-Chumley Theater holds textillery gallery opening Friday

By Tia Walker · Thursday, July 5,2007 12:35 p.m.

Sitting in her car at a stop light, painter and illustrator Emma Overman notices the purple and smoky grey sky and immediately jots down the color combination to remember it later, she said.

Summer Performing Arts Series kicks off

By Sara Deuser and Sara J. Deuser · Thursday, July 5,2007 12:33 p.m.

The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra played a free concert Sunday evening at Bryan Park. The performance was the beginning of the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department’s Summer Performing Arts Series.

John Waldron Arts Center opens July exhibit featuring local artists

By Sara Deuser · Sunday, July 1,2007 8:35 p.m.

The July exhibit at the John Waldron Arts Center features the work of four local artists. The gallery will open tomorrow and include a gallery walk and a live music performance.

Snap, Crackle, Bloomington POPS

By Sara Amato · Sunday, July 1,2007 8:30 p.m.

Tables, blankets, food vendors and families filled the Ivy Tech campus Saturday for the 11th annual Fourth of July event “Picnic with the Pops.”

‘Something Missie in the Life of Jordan Bank’ premiers

By Tia Walker · Thursday, June 28,2007 2:52 p.m.

It began as a student production about an inventor of sea monkeys. But filmmakers Matthew Zatkoff, Teresa Becvar, Alex Kercheval and Daniel DeSloover never imagined that their production would soon evolve into their own independent film.

Symphonic Concert Series begins tonight

By Sara Deuser · Wednesday, June 27,2007 8:53 p.m.

The Symphonic Series of Jacobs School of Music’s Summer Music Festival kicks off tonight. In the line up for the series are four world-renowned conductors. The series includes three concerts, one symphony and the USA International Harp Competition Finals.

The Price is Wrong

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, June 27,2007 6:52 p.m.

June 15, 2007, was a very sad day. It was the airing of Bob Barker’s last time hosting “The Price is Right.” Barker was the host of the show that daily touched the lives of the elderly, the unemployed and sick kids staying home from school.

Tim Street teaches local artists

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, June 27,2007 6:51 p.m.

Two cameras, a projector, an umbrella, a photography light and a Tyrannosaurus Rex action figure were spread across the room as 16 people gathered in the John Waldron Arts Center on Tuesday for the Artists After Hours program.

Art Deco Quartet plays at Max’s Place Tuesday

By Karly Tearney · Wednesday, June 27,2007 6:50 p.m.

The smell of pizza filled the air as The Art Deco Quartet took the stage with special guest and tenor saxophone player Alex Beltran on Tuesday evening at Max’s Place. The band was led by trumpet and flugelhorn player David Miller as they performed a variety of cover compositions and original music.

Violinist Ben McClelland releases new CD Friday

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, June 27,2007 6:48 p.m.

Ben McClelland drives up to a home recording studio in a beat-up, black Honda Accord missing its muffler. He jokes that “This is the life of a struggling artist.”

Poetry reading at Runcible Spoon focuses on ‘male words’

By Sarah Neely and Sarah A. Neely · Sunday, June 24,2007 6:52 p.m.

Early Friday evening, a small group gathered at the Runcible Spoon for June’s installment of the Runcible Spoon Poetry Series, a monthly poetry and music event at the restaurant.

‘The Higher the Hair the Closer to Heaven II’ opens at Coachlight Theatre

By Lena Stouppe · Sunday, June 24,2007 6:49 p.m.

The beehive is back ... again. With all the glitz, glamour and campy country fun of Dollywood, the musical “The Higher the Hair the Closer to Heaven II” opened Friday at the Coachlight Musical Theatre in Nashville, Ind.

Event brings fine arts, 50 artists to courthouse lawn

By Sarah Neely and Sarah A. Neely · Sunday, June 24,2007 6:48 p.m.

The sky may have been a dreary gray on Saturday, but Bloomington’s downtown square was the exact opposite. Swirls of colors and shapes sheltered under neat white tents clearly distinguished the 27th Arts Fair on the Square from any hint of the lackluster conditions.

Biava Quartet plays second night of Chamber Series

By Claire Detrich · Wednesday, June 20,2007 4:37 p.m.

Aspiring young musicians and an audience of all ages packed Auer Hall on Monday night to hear the Biava Quartet play for the second performance of the Jacobs School of Music Summer Music Festival’s Chamber Series.

Lilly Library exhibits American cookbooks

By Karly Tearney · Wednesday, June 20,2007 4:36 p.m.

Stewed Muskrat, Mock Oysters and Cinderella Cake are a few recipes that can be found in the Lincoln Room of the IU Lilly Library. The current exhibit, “Liberty Recipes to Betty Crocker: American Cookbooks, 1918-1950” features a variety of cookbooks.

Jazz fest honors Hoagy

By Ethan Cirmo · Wednesday, June 20,2007 2:29 p.m.

Indianapolis – The ninth annual Indianapolis Jazz Festival that took place June 15-17 drew nearly 30,000 attendees and several big-name artists.The first day of the festival, “Women in jazz” day, was kicked off by IU’s own Monika Herzig, a school of music professor and renowned pianist. She and her band started the festival with some traditional jazz standards as well as original compositions.

Bears Place hosts Comedy Caravan

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, June 18,2007 3:10 p.m.

Laughter is the best medicine and Bear’s Place is hard at work prescribing the funnies. Bear’s Place has been on the Comedy Caravan circuit 21 years. Comedians on the circuit perform in nightclubs and bars all across the country. Comedians Russ Nagel and Mel Fine performed on June 11.

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