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Jacobs brings MLK multimedia concert

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The IU Jacobs School of Music, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology and African American Arts Institute presented “Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” a multimedia production that celebrated the late civil rights activist.


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Around the arts

Catch a show or exhibit in Bloomington this week.


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Column: Food for thought

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While any dietetics major would agree that resolving to eat healthier and workout more is a smart decision, the resolutions made by individuals to starve themselves and over-exercise are never endorsed.


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MLK Committee presents "The Meeting"

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At 4 p.m. Sunday in the Whittenberger Auditorium, the IU Bloomington MLK, Jr. Day Celebration Committee is honoring each man’s role in the resistance with a complimentary performance of “The Meeting.” A reception celebrating each man’s life and death will follow in the University Club.



Contemporary Voices

Faculty, guests design modern dance recital

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This year’s Contemporary Dance performance is titled “Contemporary Voices.” The recital, presented by  IU Dance Theatre, will be held in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.


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Modern dance members awarded new grant funding

Just a day before the IU Dance Theater’s premier of the “Contemporary Voices” annual concert, a modern dance recital featuring unconventional work by IU faculty and guest choreographers, members of IU’s modern dance faculty were awarded funding from various performance grants.


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IU Cinema series to feature films with ‘Once upon a time’ theme

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Once upon a time, a local cinema showcased an epic series of movies. The films were long, magnificent, colorful and expansive in scope. But that showcase was not in a land far, far away. It’s the “Once Upon a Time ... in Indiana” series running through the weekend at the IU Cinema.


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SOFA faculty, lectures change

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Friends of Art, an organization that supports IU School of Fine Arts (SoFA) students, will have its 26th annual Fine Arts Library Benefit Dinner at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Fine Arts Library. This year, Associate Professor Bret Rothstein of the History of Art Department will present a lecture titled “Playful Objects.”


Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes

Daniel Ellsworth to play Bishop

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Four-piece indie-pop group Daniel Ellsworth & the Great Lakes had the type of year every young band from Nashville, Tenn., works toward. The band’s new album, “Civilized Man,” garnered spots on a couple major year-end lists for its standout track “Shoe Fits.”



Clayton Anderson

Small-town Indiana country star Clayton Anderson wrestles with fame

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Clayton Anderson isn’t a household name, though he is a regular at Bloomington’s Bluebird Nightclub. Clayton and his band will perform at the Bluebird on Friday, two days after releasing a new single.The 2005 IU graduate is known by high school teachers and family friends in Bedford, Ind., and some Hoosiers at IU.They know Clayton as the genuinely-smiling country crooner with a deep southern drawl. He’s the grandson who still drives five hours home for his grandmother’s birthday party and the small-town guy who sings about Muscadine wine. But he’s also the one, they whisper, on the cusp of making it.


Dance Audition

Dancers hope to become part of arts institute tradition

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The African American Dance Company held its semi-annual auditions last night. The 17 first-time auditioning dancers and five returning members performed to African beats in hopes of being a part of the company for the 2012 spring semester.



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Column: Preparing with the F Word

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How does one prepare for a 105-day trip to not one, but 11 different countries? Sandy, a good friend of mine, always told me that preparing for any trip requires much use of the F word — flexibility.




Pressler

Q&A with pianist Menahem Pressler

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This year marks Pressler’s 57th year  teaching at the IU Jacobs School of Music, but has also seen him honored with the Music Teachers National Association Achievement Award, an honor bestowed to individuals who have had an impact on music teaching.