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Bill Bob

Play tells story of Al-Anon, AA

By Michelle Sokol · Thursday, Feb. 16,2012 11:04 p.m.

This weekend is the last chance to catch the Cardinal Stage Company’s performance of Samuel Chem and Janet Surrey’s “Bill W. and Dr. Bob.” The production tells the founding story of Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon.

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Local record label Jagjaguwar benefits from Grammy wins

Wednesday, Feb. 15,2012 11:30 p.m.

Bon Iver, led by musician and vocalist Justin Vernon, landed two Grammys on Sunday night. Jagjaguwar is a Bloomington-based independent record label that signed Vernon in 2007 after he released his first self-produced album.

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No fear of facial hair discrimination at IU

By Makenzie Holland · Wednesday, Feb. 15,2012 11:15 p.m.

Last Friday, Walt Disney World rewrote its restrictions regarding facial hair. Disney employees are now allowed to sport a beard a quarter-inch or shorter in length, which is a direct contrast to the clean-shaven look the company mandated during the last six decades.

Anti-Valentine

Singles participate in 'Anti-Valentine's Day'

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:17 p.m.

So this year, in an effort to combat the pressure behind this lovey-dovey, draining day, Rachael’s Café held an “Anti-Valentines Day” party. The event featured speed dating and a poetry reading.

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Column: More than simply sound

By Eshley Spitzer · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:14 p.m.

More than 40 different ethnic groups are represented in the country of Ghana alone. Although many similarities between ethnicities exist, each are distinct cultural groups. Music is a part of each group’s workplaces and celebratory practices, as well as an oral historical account of society’s framework.

Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu to perform dream pop at Bishop bar

By Steven Arroyo · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:12 p.m.

For the second time in just a few months, Brooklyn dream pop group Asobi Seksu will headline at the Bishop, going on after local phenoms Chandelier Ballroom and Stagnant Pools. Live Buzz recently had the chance to speak with lead guitarist James Hanna about what being in a band for 10 years has taught him and the making of Asobi Seksu’s most recent album, 2011’s “Fluorescence.”

Ballet

Ballerina-itis: The pressure to be thin

By Hannah Crane · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:07 p.m.

It is no secret that a long, lean figure is preferred in ballet, but the vulnerability to eating disorders and the health risks associated with ballet is something most dancers would prefer to sweep under the rug.

Anti-Valentine

Singles participate in 'Anti-Valentine's Day'

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:03 p.m.

So this year, in an effort to combat the pressure behind this lovey-dovey, draining day, Rachael’s Café held an “Anti-Valentines Day” party. The event featured speed dating and a poetry reading.

Andre Watts

IU pianist receives highest presidential arts award in U.S.

Monday, Feb. 13,2012 11 p.m.

Eminent classical pianist André Watts, the Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music at the Jacobs School of Music, has been chosen as a recipient for the 2011 National Medal of Arts. The award was established by Congress in 1984 and is considered the highest honor given to artists by the U.S. government.

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Column: The love song of a Bird

By Bari Finkel · Monday, Feb. 13,2012 10:57 p.m.

Andrew Bird's songs are beautifully layered using a loop pedal to create depth within each song. Often, his songs revolve around topics of history, science, curious mannerisms and, indirectly, love.

Boy in the bathroom

'Boy in the Bathroom' depicts emotional toll of OCD

By Adria Nassim · Monday, Feb. 13,2012 10:52 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project’s newest musical production, “The Boy in the Bathroom,” that will be performed Feb. 16-18, tells the story of David, a college student with obsessive-compulsive disorder who refuses to come out of his bathroom.

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