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Great-grandson of famous composer visits for lectures

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2004 12:27 a.m.

A very distinguished guest will be lecturing at IU this week. Dr. Gottfried H. Wagner, the great-grandson of German operatic composer Richard Wagner and great-great-grandson of the piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt, will lecture on several topics, including the controversy surrounding his great-grandfather's operas tonight and Wednesday evening.

Romantic film wins award

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- "Love's Brother," a romantic drama directed by Jan Sardi, won the $50,000 grand prize at the Heartland Film Festival. Sardi and actor Adam Garcia accepted the prize during a gala Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. The festival honors filmmakers who create movies that portray positive, life-affirming messages.

Indian art to be sold in Chicago

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:09 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The Field Museum wants to sell 31 American Indian portraits and paintings of Western scenes by 19th-century artist and adventurer George Catlin to raise millions of dollars for its anthropology collection. The effort is being criticized by some who fear Chicago will be robbed of a scientific and cultural treasure.

Dave Attell heads to B-Town for IU show

By -Alec Toombs · Friday, Oct. 22,2004 12:44 a.m.

Comedian Dave Attell is living the American Dream. The comedian and "Insomniac" host earns much of his income by way of carousing about various cities into the wee hours of the morning. "Insomniac," the Comedy Central show in which Attell's drunken hijinks add up to hilarity, has made him a household name. Now after partying his way across the country, Attell will grace Bloomington with his presence at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in an IU Auditorium performance.

Opera 101: Listening to the classic art

By Eric Anderson · Friday, Oct. 22,2004 12:11 a.m.

It has come to the attention of those of us at the Arts Desk that a large portion of the University's population finds opera to be, shall we say, inaccessible and incomprehensible. So, with a new production opening this very evening, we offer a sort of abbreviated introduction to the world of opera and its various components in the hope that it may clear the fog just a bit.

ABC drops Miss America

By Alyson Brodsy and John Curran · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 1:01 a.m.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- ABC has dropped Miss America, leaving the famous beauty pageant without a network TV outlet for the first time in 50 years.

'Rosa Parks Story' presents untold history

By C. Warner Sills · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:58 a.m.

In the history of this country, there may not be a better example of the ability of one person to make a difference than Rosa Parks. While most people know of her accomplishments or have heard her name mentioned, the majority are unaware of her struggles during her life, before and after the one famous December bus ride.

'Eugene Onegin' examines love

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:57 a.m.

A tale of unrequited love and regret will premiere this weekend at The IU Opera Theater. The opera season continues with a production of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romantic masterpiece, "Eugene Onegin." "Onegin," based on Pushkin's celebrated poetic novel, is Tchaikovsky's sixth, but arguably best known, opera.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:56 a.m.

Ballroom Dance Club holds costume ball The Ballroom Dance Club is holding its costume ball from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. The evening includes refreshments, a costume contest, raffles and dance lessons. The complimentary dance lesson starts at 6 p.m. Admission is free for Ballroom Dance Club members and $5 for non-members.

Theater department's latest production turns tabloid into musical

By Jessica Dalsing · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:53 a.m.

Straight from the pages of a supermarket tabloid, "Bat Boy: the Musical," starring a half-bat, half-boy creature from the inside of a West Virginia cave, comes to the Wells-Metz Theatre this weekend. The contemporary musical runs at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 through 30.

A future full of saxophones

By Kathlyn Von Rohr · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12:51 a.m.

Six musicians armed with creativity and saxophones came together in April 2003 to form a group called The Saxophone Cartel. The name, inspired by The Kolner Saxophone Mafia, a German saxophone ensemble, is a declaration of the notable talent within the band.

Union Board shows free films at Whittenberger Auditorium

By Rhett Umphress · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:28 a.m.

The hottest films come to IU thanks to Hashim Hathaway, junior and director of Union Board films.

La Casa explores culture through film

By C. Warner Sills · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:16 a.m.

The Latino Cultural Center will explore culture at 7 p.m. tonight in a film screening of the Mexican film "El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba," or "No One Writes to the Colonel," at La Casa, 715 E. Seventh St.

Heartland Film Festival comes to Indianapolis

By -Jenny Kobiela · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:13 a.m.

An array of independent films and special film-related events, similar to the Sundance Film Festival, will be close at hand next week when the Heartland Film Festival comes to Indianapolis.

Sunflower seeds and eggs in Spain

By Andrea Opperman · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2004 12:21 a.m.

For the past two columns, nearly a full month, I've been promising to write about food. Well, the wait is over! As you probably suspect, food is really different in Spain.

Rosa Parks film explores race

By C. Warner Sills · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2004 12:16 a.m.

The Black Film Center/Archives is presenting the story of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and the bus ride that ignited the Civil Rights movement. The film, directed by Julie Dash, explores the life of Parks and her effect on the country. The screening of the movie, "The Rosa Parks Story," will be held at 7 p.m. tonight in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center in room A201.

Silk Road Ensemble blurs international borders in music

By Fatima Morrisroe · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 12:14 a.m.

The Silk Road Ensemble took its audience on a musical and cultural journey transcending many national and geographical borders on Saturday night. The group used the music and dance of Central Eurasian countries to show a broader image of a part of the world many people know little about.

Urban sculptor shows inspiration in lecture

By Mallory Zalkin · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 12:13 a.m.

The School of Fine Arts revealed its latest exhibit at a gallery opening Friday night. Among the new works on display were the large-scale bronze and fiberglass sculptures of Neil Goodman, an IU-Northwest professor of art.

Mongolian couple displays modern art

By Derek Smith · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 12:13 a.m.

Illness prevented acclaimed Mongolian artists Munkhtsetseg-Anar "Mugi" Jakhaajav and Erdenebayar "Bayar" Monkhor from attending a reception for their artwork Saturday at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery.

Famous drummer to talk about life, career

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Friday, Oct. 15,2004 1:20 a.m.

Max Weinberg of Meat Loaf, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will be speaking at 7.pm. Monday in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. Junior Cody Bell, director of Union Board's Comedy Committee, said Weinberg will talk about his life and career. "He should give a very interesting perspective about his experience with (E Street Band and Max Weinberg 7)," Bell said.

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