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Socko whips up Bluebird crowd

Megaman never stopped dancing, and twister wouldn't leave the club. Despite being eliminated early from the costume contest, the pair made up for what was lacking in fashion sense with enthusiasm. They danced, jumped and screamed in support of ska band Johnny Socko, a local favorite. Socko, who played a great show Halloween night at the Bluebird, was celebrating its 10th anniversary as a band.

Union Board stages musical at Buskirk-Chumley

Last year, the Union Board Fine Arts committee brought the student production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" to the Bloomington community. Based on this production's success, the committee decided to try again this semester, with a staging of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."

Dylan to play at IU tonight

Since he emerged from Greenwich Village in the 1960s his voice has been as craggy as his appearance disheveled.

Exhibits

Students wait for answers

Six months after MTV Campus Invasion Tour's Bush and Moby concert was canceled, many ticketholders still have not received refunds -- or an explanation.

Festival to highlight Japanese Cinema

The department of communication and culture, along with City Lights, is sponsoring a Japanese film festival this weekend. The two day film marathon will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday and will continue until 11 p.m. Sunday.

Camerata Orchestra to kick off season

Think of homelessness. The images conjured are of the down-and-out, those who have fallen on hard times. It's not something one associates with symphony orchestras.

Professor to perform free Bach recital

Professor of Music Don Freund will give a recital at 7 p.m. Saturday in Auer Hall. The free recital will consist of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and is open to the public. A lecture on Bach's music will be given by Freund at 2 p.m. Sunday in Sweeney Hall.

'House of Bernarda Alba' to finish run at John Waldron

The current Bloomington incarnation of Federico Garcia Lorca's final play, "The House of Bernarda Alba," will come to a close this weekend at the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium.

Legend Ray Charles to perform tonight

THE Ray Charles is performing here, tonight? Yep, You've got the right one baby, uh-huh. The legendary blues-jazz-rock-soul superstar is playing to an almost sold-out crowd at 8 p.m. today at the IU Auditorium.

'dancing star' reaches milestone

\"You must have chaos within, to create the dancing star." - Friedrich Nietzsche When Jan Susina read that quote as a student at Samford University 25 years ago, he knew he had the title for a literary magazine. First, he needed an environment that would foster that kind of creative project.

Ekoostik Hookah to play Buskirk-Chumley

Ekoostik Hookah will bring its jams to the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., at 9 p.m. today. Ekoostik Hookah, a sextet from Columbus, Ohio, is usually categorized as a jam band. But percussionist John Polansky, who joined the band about two years ago, said he finds it difficult to classify Hookah in any genre.

Panic to hit Auditorium

The Grateful Dead. Phish. The Allman Brothers. Such bands have gained cult followings by following their improvisational muses, taking their tunes wherever their fingers might lead. Straight from Athens, Ga., Widespread Panic is no exception.

Halloween Events

Local theater receives grant, avoids closing

The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre is deeply in the red. But things seem to be on the upswing. The publicly funded Indiana Arts Commission has extended $68,000 in grant money it had previously withheld, citing the absence of a financial plan. The money will cover operating expenses.

Marching to the music

They give up every weekend for two months. They practice in the sweltering heat of mid-July and the frigid early morning chill of late October. Up to five months of the year is spent perfecting a seven-minute show.

Alumnus finds success in Hollywood

He went to Los Angeles wanting to be a DJ. He never got the job. Instead, he became a writer for the critically acclaimed show "MASH." John Rappaport, an IU graduate, talked to a sociology class Friday about his career in the media. He joked with students and talked about his memories.

Early music ensembles perform works of classical composer

Auer Hall was near capacity Thursday night for its performance of medieval music sponsored by the music school. But this time, much of the audience might not have recognized the instruments or the lyrics.

Play gives absurdist take on modern life

The critically acclaimed "Life During Wartime" draws as much from Dostoevsky as from Swift. "In the roughly five years since Keith Reddin began spending more time writing than acting, he has produced a steady stream of black comedies about the underground of corruption, political and moral, that lurks just beneath the slick sitcom surface of American life," wrote Frank Rich of the New York Times after the play's 1991 off-broadway opening. "'Life During Wartime' is an archetypal sample of its author's works."

Guest director brings Mozart opera to stage

Vince Liotta, head of Stage Directing for opera at IU School of Music, said the operas this year are all about different variations of love and how love affects humanity in different ways.