This year marks the 21st annual Jazz in July series, which is part of IU’s second annual Summer Festival of the Arts.
All Gentleman’s Rule members are IU alumni and reside in Bloomington. The members are also former singers of the all-man Indiana University Straight No Chaser. The group's video "Pachanelly Canon" has received more than 200,000 views since being uploaded to YouTube at midnight on June 18.
Though the scene was not part of this year’s program, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music outdoor Summer Band concerts are anything but typical. Wednesday evening marked the beginning of the outdoor concert cycle.
On Tuesday night, Max’s Place featured a dozen female standup comics. For the first time in its one-year history, the stage was ladies-only.
On Tuesday evening, Katz participated in an Artist’s Talk at the Council Chambers at City Hall where he discussed the philosophy, inspirations and techniques behind his art.
“Vintage Scenes,” written by Henry Greene and directed by Jim Hettmer, featured six comedic shorts inspired by Oliver Winery’s wine collection and history. Guests enjoyed a buffet-style dinner and wine tasting on the winery’s back porch at 6:30 p.m., prior to the entertainment at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday afternoon, a line of people waited outside the Bombay Café tent during the 30th Annual Taste of Bloomington. Bombay Café was one of 62 local food and drink vendors at this year’s event, which took place in Showers Common next to City Hall.
Two days after the beginning of summer, June 23 was the Lunar Calendar’s fifth day of the fifth month, also known as the “Duanwu Jie” or Double Fifth Festival. Traditionally, the fifth month has been seen as the month of poison and evil spirits due to the summer solstice.
To celebrate the summer solstice, which occurs June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, patrons of all ages gathered for the annual Midsummer Night event at the museum Friday.
As part of IU’s Summer Music Festival at the Jacobs School of Music, Jerzy Kaplanek, Jacob Braun, Christine Vlajk and Bell will perform for a Bloomington audience at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in Auer Hall. The second part will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday in Auer Hall.
On Wednesday, participants performed a series of scenes from various selected operas, including Don Giovanni and Falstaff, which will be put on by the Jacobs School this upcoming academic year.
On June 22, the IU Art Museum will celebrate the longest day and shortest night of the year — the summer solstice — with select works that evoke the spirit of the Midsummer Night from 7 to 9 p.m.
On June 14, St. Vincent and David Byrne released “Who,” their first collaborative single.
Students from across the country attended the Jacobs School’s 66th annual Summer Music Clinic, June 10-16. The international appeal allowed students from 15 different states and Seoul, South Korea, to attend.
On Saturday afternoon at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, families were invited to sing along as the cast danced and sang about dogs at work and dogs at play.
Directed by George Pinney, with musical direction by Terry LaBolt, “Damn Yankees” is a cross between the classic story “Faust” and America’s favorite pastime.
The role of the douchebag in movies has changed during the past few decades.
Two new acquisitions pieces will join three previously acquired pieces in the museum’s collection of Hockney’s art. These images, on display from June 12 to Oct. 21, are featured in the Gallery of the Art of the Western World on the first floor at the museum.
The IU Summer Festival of the Arts includes “A Tribute to William Zimmerman (1937-2011),” a gallery opening at the IU Art Museum featuring original pieces of Zimmerman’s artwork.
Taiwan is known for its exceptional shopping. — whether it’s at a high-class department store in Taipei 101 or at the Shilin Night Market, where crowds of thousands gather for inexpensive food, fun and fashion after sunset.
