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Letters from Abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 9:44 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – You know you aren’t in Bloomington anymore when you can only find peanut butter at an exotic food store. I have been in Europe for one week now, and I have spent the entire time trying to deal with culture shock. For instance, there is no Comedy Central, and I don’t know the intended use of half of my bathroom fixtures. Also, I have been frantically searching for an apartment. There has been very little time for arts and entertainment this week, and more of a focus on survival. I have to say that there are a few things I really think someone could have mentioned before I left.

George Strait, Brad Paisley lead nominees for CMA Awards

By Kristin M. Hall · Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:55 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – George Strait, who had his 55th No. 1 single this year and was recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, was nominated Thursday for five Country Music Association Awards, including entertainer and male vocalist of the year. Strait tied Brad Paisley for the most nominations, and Paisley said he feels honored to share the spotlight this year with Strait, a Texan who debuted in 1981.

Bulletin Board

Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:51 p.m.

Concerts this week in Bloomington

Frank Lloyd Wright house relocated to Pa.

Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:50 p.m.

ACME, Pa. – Western Pennsylvania has long been home to two of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s best known works: Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater.

Yo La Tengo to play Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:49 p.m.

The Union Board announced Yo La Tengo will play at 8 p.m. Oct. 10. in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Tickets for the show went on sale Friday, Aug. 31, and can be purchased at the Sunrise Box Office, located at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Tickets are $20 for IU students and $25 for non-students.

MaryAnne Nguyen at the SoFA Gallery’s 20th Birthday Benefit on Saturday.

(M)ode

By Kevin Caldwell · Monday, Sept. 3,2007 10:48 p.m.

The SoFA Gallery’s 20th birthday bash Saturday was quite an event. I got there early so I could see the bands play and (hopefully) capture some great and unique styles with my camera. Because this was an art event, I thought I would see a lot of creative outfits, but I was let down a bit. People looked great, I will admit, but I didn’t see anything super special.

SoFA Gallery celebrates 20th anniversary with live music, games

By Sara Deuser · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 10:14 p.m.

A unique party celebrating the School of Fine Arts Gallery’s 20th birthday drew students, staff, faculty and people from the community Saturday night. Movies such as “The Science of Sleep” were projected on the walls, while people played beanbag toss, Jenga, pingpong, Nintendo Wii and Twister. Pizza and refreshments were on sale, and complimentary snacks were also available for the partygoers.

Spike Lee will head jury of new online film festival

By Colleen Barry · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 10:13 p.m.

Spike Lee said Saturday the Internet has provided so many opportunities for young filmmakers to showcase their work, there are no more excuses.

Theatre’s lobby holds remnants of real assasins

By Maryclaire Dale · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 10:12 p.m.

Call it theater of the macabre: A jar containing a small piece of tissue from the body of John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s killer, will be on display when the musical “Assassins” opens in Philadelphia.

Bloomington hosts Chefs’ Challenge

By Erica J. Nourse · Sunday, Sept. 2,2007 10:11 p.m.

A mouth-watering aroma seeped through the doors of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Friday night during the first-ever Bloomington Chefs’ Challenge, which attracted food connoisseurs, local residents and University students alike.

Veterans share war experience with students

By Kyle Meehan · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 10:08 p.m.

About two dozen students from Bloomington’s Batchelor Middle School and Bloomington High School South gathered Thursday as part of the IU Art Museum’s Meet the Artist program.

SoFA Gallery celebrates 20th birthday Saturday

By IDS staff · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 10:07 p.m.

The School of Fine Arts Gallery will host “Club SoFA: 20th Birthday Benefit for the SoFA Gallery” tomorrow night, celebrating 20 years of bringing contemporary art to the community. The benefit will begin at 6 p.m. and is scheduled to end at midnight.

Hilly Kristal, founder of iconic New York rock club CBGB, dies at age of 75

By Larry McShane · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 9:57 p.m.

NEW YORK – Hilly Kristal had no idea what he was unleashing when he welcomed a rash of unknown bands onstage in his dank Bowery dive: Television, the Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, the Patti Smith Group

‘On the Road,’ and Jack Kerouac, still inspire young and old

By Hillel Italie · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 9:56 p.m.

LOWELL, Mass. – Manya Callahan, manager of the Barnes & Noble Downtown store, sees them all the time, young and old, looking for books by Lowell’s most famous citizen.

JoAnne Worley joyously returns to Broadway in ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

By Michael Kuchwara · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 9:56 p.m.

NEW YORK – JoAnne Worley swirls into Angus McIndoe’s, the Broadway theater hangout, notices a crooked painting on the wall, straightens it and then settles into a back corner table for a light bite.

Jacobs professor to receive prestigious award in October

By Ashley Wilson · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 12:25 a.m.

The Indiana Arts Commission formally announced Wednesday that Menahem Pressler, pianist and distinguished professor of music in the Jacobs School of Music, will be one of six recipients of the coveted Governor’s Arts Award.

Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello to play Assembly Hall

By Ashley Wilson · Thursday, Aug. 30,2007 12:14 a.m.

Union Board and IU Auditorium have announced that Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello will play Assembly Hall at 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Tickets for show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 and can be purchased at the IU Auditorium and all Ticketmaster locations, or online at ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $30, $45, and $55.

How to succeed in auditions*

By Leah Linder · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:27 p.m.

Roles in IU Department of Theatre and Drama productions are available to any student. Check out the director’s notes below to learn the ins and outs of auditioning for IU productions.

Issues of stereotyping, judging confronted in ‘cowboyily’ at BPP

By Ashley Craft · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:25 p.m.

It has been over a decade since Steven Cole Hughes last visited Bloomington, but this time he will not be sitting in a classroom. Instead, he will be relaxing and watching his play “cowboyily,” opening tonight at 8 p.m. on the Bloomington Playwrights Project stage. Hughes, a playwright and IU alumnus, created “cowboyily,” a play that shows the clashing of two different characters: the “city mouse” and the “country mouse,” and examines how they coexist.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

Dirty Projectors with Yacht, Vampire Weekend and Normanoak When: 8 p.m., tonight Where: Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. More Information: Over three full length albums, an EP, and five different live bands in four years, David Longstreth has created in Dirty Projectors a body of music that’s original and beautiful. The breadth of his talents as a songwriter, arranger, bandleader and singer call to mind Prince, Joni Mitchell and Bjork. Tickets are $5 for IUB students, $10 for the general public.

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