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Concert honors Hoagy Carmichael

Contrary to what some might believe, John Mellencamp is not the only famous musician to have ever called Bloomington home. Hoagy Carmichael, the musician responsible for composing Georgia's state song, was actually born and raised in the heart of Indiana. He is even buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery, located at 1100 W. Fourth St.

Grad student displays 'active sedation'

Sitting in front of the TV or participating in any other mind-numbing activity might not be the best way to spend the weekend, especially after seeing artist Dara Engler's active sedation series.

It takes three to tango

Graduate students Miriam Ziven and Kristin Smith clomp up a steep wooden staircase, sipping on juices from Roots Restaurant and Juicebar. When they reach the top, they walk into the main room of The Lodge, located at 101 E. Sixth Street. They transform this room into a dance studio every Monday night.

Link TV offers worldwide perspective

LOS ANGELES - Television can peddle soap, cars and political candidates like nobody's business. But in one contrary corner there's a network selling viewers an idea: looking outward to understand the world and how to live in it.

Kristin Key performs at Bear's Place

Kristin Key, the youngest finalist in NBC's "Last Comic Standing," will perform at 10 p.m. Friday at the Indiana Memorial Union and at 7:30 and 10:15 p.m. Saturday at Bear's Place. The show at the IMU is free and open to all ages, but the performance at Bear's Place is $7 and for those 21 and over. Key said she knows her visit to Bloomington will be a lot of fun.

Mother, daughter sell art to cover cost of horse care

MAPLE PARK, Ill. -- It all started with a blind horse. Dianne Hooker said her daughter Fawn, now 14, went horseback riding for the first time when she was 7 years old and became completely enthralled with the animal.

Small breweries create artsy, exotic beer taps as main advertising tactic

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Roy Wadding sits down at a bar, he makes sure to scan the draft selection before ordering a beer.

Performers offer art 'Potpourri'

The IU African American Arts Institute will put on the 13th annual "Potpourri of the Arts" under the theme "Seeing is Believing." The event begins at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley and will feature the African American Choral Ensemble, the IU Soul Revue and the African American Dance Company performing on the same stage.

Lengthy 'Dracula' production sucks energy from audience

Before the Monroe County Civic Theater decided to include the stage version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" as part of its 2006 season, the show had only been performed once before in its original form. That was in 1897, when Stoker cut out passages of his novel, added stage directions when necessary and premiered his work to a live audience in order to retain stage copyrights to his story.

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Bob Barker retiring after 35 years on 'Price is Right'

LOS ANGELES -- Bob Barker is heading toward his last showcase, his final "Come on down." The silver-haired daytime-TV icon is retiring in June, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "I will be 83 years old on December 12," he said, "and I've decided to retire while I'm still young." He'll hang up his microphone after 35 years as the host of "The Price Is Right" and 50 years overall in television.

Annual Octubafest features misunderstood' instrument

A long-standing Jacobs School of Music tradition, Octubafest -- a worldwide event for tuba and euphonium -- is celebrating its 22nd anniversary this year. Perantoni, who is currently in charge of the event, said retired IU tuba professor Harvey Phillips started Octubafest.

Drummers of Burundi come to IU Auditorium

While the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" filled the IU Auditorium Saturday evening, a different set of vibrations will be heard Thursday as the Drummers of Burundi take the stage. Proclaimed as "one of the greatest percussion ensembles in the world," the Drummers of Burundi will begin their performance at 7:30 p.m.

Metropolitan opera auditions draw varied crowd

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, surrounded by the first act set from the Jacobs School of Music production "Manon," graduate student Miroslaw Witkowski, 27, began his aria, "Aleko's Cavatina" from Rachmaninoff's opera "Aleko," accompanied by pianist Kim Carballo.

Help Me, Harlan!

Renowned organist returns to IU to accompany silent film

Actors stage 'Dracula' plays for first time since 1897

Writer says he hopes to amuse, inspire people to find 'poetry in the ordinary'

When poet Richard Newman set out to write a sonnet about a monster, he had no idea the subject would become addictive. One monster sonnet turned into many more until Newman realized he needed to write about something else. "I actually had to make myself stop writing monster sonnets," Newman said. Newman will give a free poetry reading at 8 p.m. tonight in room A201 of the Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center. He will read from his books, "Monster Gallery: 19 Terrifying and Amazing Monster Sonnets!" and "Borrowed Towns," as well as introduce new poems.

Open your mind and close your nose

Thrift stores really get me off. I don't know if it's the menagerie of "World's Best Boss" coffee mugs or the naked Cabbage Patch dolls with one arm and crayon-colored plastic faces, but I love 'em, and I know you do, too. It's the only place where you can literally find an outfit for every occasion, from an '80s prom to a first date at Starbucks. And for almost no money!

'Rocky Horror' de-virginizes and delights

I was a virgin before Saturday night. A "Rocky Horror Picture Show" virgin, that is.