IU Auditorium to waive handling fee
The IU Auditorium will kick off ticket sales for its 2011-12 season shows by waiving the usual $10 handling fee.
The IU Auditorium will kick off ticket sales for its 2011-12 season shows by waiving the usual $10 handling fee.
Starting Sept. 2, the Grunwald Gallery of Art will feature a historical photo gallery of lost photos from the World War II era. “Last Folio: A Photographic Journey with Yuri Dojc” will showcase photographs taken during a journey through communities destroyed by the Holocaust.
He was the man behind the words of “Hurts So Good,” “Human Wheels,” “Minutes to Memories” and “Crumblin’ Down.” Long-time songwriter for John Mellencamp, George M. Green, died at the age of 59.
Muncie-based band State Park opened for Metavari and husband&wife, two bands touring “the universe and back,” as their poster announced, going from Midwestern cities to several stops in Canada.
Behind the glass-paned French doors of Anatomy Vintage, blouses in bright colors blend together on the racks like a painting by Matisse. Shoes — from pumps to flats to cowboy boots — cover shelves like a mosaic of leather, canvas and shoelaces. Even Anatomy’s owner, Amber Zaragoza, looks like a work of art, dressed smartly in a floral frock and ladies’ velvet hat, as she welcomes customers to her brand-new boutique.
Students from every major and class were invited to audition for the Department of Theater and Drama’s productions of “Hair,” “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play,” “Three Musketeers” and “Lysistrata” on Monday at the Lee Norvelle Theater.
What do Leo Tolstoy and the Bloomington Playwright’s Project have in common? War and peace. In conjunction with IU’s Themester of “Making War, Making Peace,” sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the BPP is kicking off its 2011 season with “Bomb/Shell,” which begins Sept. 30 and runs until Oct. 15.
Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Arts Commission have announced six recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Awards. Of the six candidates chosen from the entire state of Indiana, two were Bloomington residents associated with the Jacobs School of Music, Susann McDonald and Sylvia McNair.
Fashion serves many purposes, but when you are an athlete or a relative of one, fashion has a whole different set of rules.
Looking for a way to be involved in a performing arts group on campus? The African American Arts Institute has several ensembles to choose from, and auditions are coming up quickly.
It was Friday night at Bluebird Nightclub. Waves of sound pounded through the door of the backstage room. There, the musicians of Sublime tribute act Secondhand Smoke waited in church pew seating while local band The Broderick rocked away.
Spicy or sweet. Fruit or tomato-based. Green or red. The variety was deliciously diverse as a famed topping of tacos, burritos and salted corn chips was revered this weekend at the Bloomington Farmers’ Market
Mike Adams can’t quite say what it is that gives husband&wife its Midwestern feel, but he’s often told the band is “definitely from the Midwest.” He and other members of husband&wife will spread the Midwestern mood as they kick off their tour with the Fort Wayne-based instrumental band Metavari at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bishop. Admission for the show, which will also feature Muncie-based band State Park, is $5.
Kinsey Institute Art Curator Catherine Johnson-Roehr unlocked the door to the gallery. As she flicked on the lights, a room of erotic paintings, photos, drawings and books came into view.
On the blue-illuminated stage of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Robert Shaw and the band practiced before the house doors opened at 7 p.m. Thursday.
As students return to campus, the IU Auditorium is preparing for its fall 2011 season by spreading the word around the IU community about upcoming shows.
The Jacobs School of Music will open its doors to four new world-class faculty members this fall. Among the new faculty is a seasoned sound recorder, Mark Hood, who brings celebrity and real-world experience to share with his students.
Lindsay Schroeder has been contributing artwork to the Bloomington community for more than 12 years. Her work has caught the attention of arts fans all through the city and has even proven to be a bit controversial. The IDS sat down with Schroeder to discuss her career, her inspirations and the journey to develop her latest works, which led her to begin painting without glasses to correct her eyesight.
Spanger repeated her presentation for an audience at an Arts Work Indiana meeting Tuesday in Bloomington City Hall. This organization helps mentally handicapped artists gain employment and support for their work and creativity.
Local venues around town are bursting with acts for your enjoyment during the week before the academic grind commences. We’ve compiled a few of our most anticipated artistic events and are hoping to get you acquainted with some of Bloomington’s favorite artists, musicians and venues.