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Idealism and realism as put by 5-year-olds

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Watching the Oscars thisSunday night was an all too memorable 4 1/2 hours, I must say. It was a night for dark-horse nominees, such as best supporting actress winner Jennifer Hudson for “Dreamgirls.” Also a surprising win was best original song recipient Melissa Etheridge for her gripping work “I Need to Wake Up,” from the environmentally conscious work of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.” And, I must admit, I probably peed a little when screenwriter Michael Arndt won the award for best writing (original screenplay).

7 designers present work at Axis of Evil fashion show

Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

Axis of Evil will present its first fashion runway show from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. today at Jake’s Nightclub, 419 N. Walnut St. Seven local designers have submitted their work, all of which represents “a soft reset of alternative/subculture aesthetic through manipulation of the old-school do-it-yourself mentality and integration of the brand-new and cutting edge,” according to a news release.

Concert showcases ‘musical tongues’

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

As the lights dimmed and voices began to soar Sunday night in Auer Hall, dancers clad in red, yellow and blue silk suddenly ascended from the crowd onto the stage, rushing together in the middle to express, through dance, the words to the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Thus began the 13th annual Extensions of the Tradition concert, co-sponsored by the African American Arts Institute and the Archives of African American Music and Culture.

Playing the name game all around the world

By Leah Linder · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2007 12 a.m.

When you are new to a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, and everyone is still a stranger, you cling to your native tongue. You begin to eavesdrop for English speakers everywhere. While on the subway and at restaurants, museums and pubs, conversations filter through and unabashedly, people will ask in their lingua franca, “So, where are you from?”

Hip-hop festival ends

By Stuart McWhirter · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

“Who said hip-hop is dead?” Indianapolis native and hip-hop icon DJ Top Speed asked a packed audience at the seventh annual DJ battle and show Friday. Top Speed refereed the event and scratched the turntables for break-dancers. The event was just one of five separate events in conjunction with the Hip Hop Awareness Festival, which kicked off last Monday.

Strong performances, beautiful scenery make up for lagging plot in ‘Arabella’

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

Friday’s opening performance of “Arabella” started out slow. Soprano Elizabeth Baldwin’s first aria about how she (Arabella) is waiting for her one true love, though masterfully done, was tiring.

Strong cast makes ‘Twelfth Night’ a treat for theatergoers

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

The atmosphere of the Ruth N. Halls Theatre was rowdy Friday night after the curtain rose. The opening night of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” was uproarious. Its colorful, charismatic cast kept audience members captivated and chuckling in their seats.

Hot fun in the summertime

By Teri Rosenbaum · Monday, Feb. 26,2007 12 a.m.

It’s everybody’s favorite time of year. The SRSC is busier than a couple of Mormon lovers, anyone who’s anyone is getting their lattes made nonfat, and HydroxyCut is being passed around like joints at a Bob Marley show. Yes, spring break is almost here. It’s so close, you can feel the Mexican busboys undressing you with their eyes from here.

Illegal downloading busts target students

By Ted Bridis · Friday, Feb. 23,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – College students who faced lawsuits for illegally sharing large music collections over campus computer networks increasingly risk being unplugged from the Internet or even suspended over lesser complaints by the recording industry.

The Complete Moron's Guide to: Filmmaking 2

Friday, Feb. 23,2007 12 a.m.

This is the second installment in a list of filmmaking terminology. Some upcoming local film festivals include: Margaret Mead at the Mathers Museum Friday through March 4; Polish series in Swain Hall on March 1 and 8; Banff Mountain at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on March 31. For a comprehensive listing, check out the IU events calendar at http://events.iu.edu/webevent.cgi?cmd=listweek&cal=cal24.

This weekend in the IU Jacobs School of Music

By Eric Anderson · Friday, Feb. 23,2007 12 a.m.

The Jacobs School of Music presents its second opera of the semester Friday night with a production of Richard Strauss’ “Arabella.” Set in 19th-century Vienna, the opera tells the story of problem gambler Count Waldner, who must marry his daughter Arabella to a wealthy suitor in order to restore his wealth and reputation.

‘Twelfth Night’ opens at Ruth N. Halls theater tonight

By Kelsey Nash · Friday, Feb. 23,2007 12 a.m.

Full of mystery, mayhem and mistaken identity, the classic Shakespearean comedy “Twelfth Night” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

Premiere documentary festival coming to Mathers Museum

By Katie Ingmire · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Widely considered the foremost anthropologist of the 20th century, Margaret Mead devoted her life to studying culture and its interaction with personality. Now, with the Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival, her commitment to cultural anthropology is coming to Bloomington.

ARTiFACT

Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

What: Virgin Adoring the Christ Child with Infant John the Baptist, circa 1475-1500 Lippi-Pesellino Follower

Runway models who handle Oscar’s trophies share their experiences from behind curtain

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – They’ve held more Oscars than Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson combined, but they never give a speech or take the golden guy home. They aren’t nominees – they’re trophy presenters. The statuesque beauties who accompany Oscar and his winners on and off stage are actually models for hire.

Company gives chance to fake your own horrific death

By Alicia Spateo · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

CHARLESTON, Ill. – What’s your favorite scary movie? For roommates Derek Clem and Scott Aigner, the answer was written in the fake blood and man-made intestines staining their clothes – their movie. Clem and Aigner, both Eastern Illinois University graduate students, received the chance to star in their own personally designed horror-slasher scene, making fake death a reality at Eastern’s Tarble Arts Center in Charleston.

Student presents play about coping with heroin addiction

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Garlia Jones never got to say goodbye to a close friend who died of a heroin overdose last year. Jones, finishing her master’s degree in African American and African Diaspora Studies, is the writer and director of the play “Against the Grain,” which debuts at 8 p.m. today at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St. “When he died, the best thing for me to do was to write,” said Jones, who wrote the play for her master’s thesis production.

Event to promote Asian culture

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

The Asian American Association is putting a spin on MTV’s “Diary” TV series this Friday at its annual fashion show. The IU show, titled “The Diary of an Asian American,” will feature several types of dancing and runway modeling from different Asian organizations on campus.

Famed Shanghai Museum opens first U.S. exhibit in decades in California

By Gillian Flaccus · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The bronze bowl seems unremarkable until you study it from above. Then, the shallow basin suddenly seems to teem with life: etchings of tiny tadpoles, turtles and fish wriggle across the bottom and up the sides, as if trapped in a real-life pond.

Arts Week '07

By Michelle Manchir · Thursday, Feb. 22,2007 12 a.m.

Live organisms will be manipulated by the click of a mouse, printers will produce hand-drawn 3-D images and violinists will be accompanied by a computer-generated orchestra. The theme for the 23rd annual ArtsWeek, a collaboration of the IU Office of the Provost and various community and campus arts organizations, is “Technology and the Arts.” With more than 50 events during the 11-day schedule, which officially began Wednesday and concludes March 3, ArtsWeek leaves little to be desired.

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