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Phantom of the Auditorium

By Derrick Naylor · Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 10:50 p.m.

When Dennis James was a child, his father told him about a silent film performance of “Phantom of the Opera” and how the sound of the organ made the experience.

Organists resume lunch concert series

Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 9:29 p.m.

Very rarely are brown bag lunches encouraged at concert performances. But this school year, the American Guild of Organists will resume the lunchtime organ concert series that began in 1969. The ongoing series presents a different organist at each of the concerts, featuring music chosen by the individual organist.

Former student honors IU jazz professor with book

Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 9:25 p.m.

Through 80 years, one IU professor has accumulated a plethora of awards — a national Living Jazz Legend Award, a NEA Jazz Master and being named an Indiana Living Legend. Now adding to this list, David Baker, a distinguished professor and chair of the Jazz Studies Department at the Jacobs School of Music, has had a book written about him and his storied career.

Prominent fashion blogger motivates students

By Courtney Stiehl · Tuesday, Oct. 25,2011 9:24 p.m.

Jace Lipstein, 2007 SPEA alumnus and fashion blogger, designer and buyer, returned to IU on Friday to speak with students interested in fashion. He spoke about how he used his blog, Grungy Gentleman, to break out in the industry.

IU 'Bridge' relates to audiences

By Roshni Verghese · Monday, Oct. 24,2011 10:43 p.m.

At 8 p.m., the lights in the Musical Arts Center dimmed, and the chatter of the audience quieted for world-renowned conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos. Kitsopoulos took a bow and, with his third reunion with the IU Opera & Ballet Theater, marked the opening act of the operatic rendition of Arthur Miller’s “A View from the Bridge.”

Jacob's ensemble charms crowd

By Derrick Naylor · Monday, Oct. 24,2011 10:41 p.m.

The IU Jazz Ensemble performed its fourth concert of the fall semester Monday in the Musical Arts Center. Their performance, lead by director David Baker, featured works by composers Nat Adderley, Benny Golson, Bill Holman and Dizzy Gillespie.

Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Oct. 24,2011 10:39 p.m.

On Halloween, people seem to ignore the weather in the endeavor to look better than everyone else.

Traditions kept alive by FESA

Sunday, Oct. 23,2011 8:01 p.m.

Fast-paced society is filled with technology and innovations of the future. But on campus, at least one group has decided to slow things down. The Folklore and Ethnomusicology Student Association focuses on the more traditional and historical aspects of the world.

Django now to offer live jazz music each weekend

By Derrick Naylor · Sunday, Oct. 23,2011 8 p.m.

Downtown Bloomington Café Django has become not only a restaurant but also a venue for jazz performance. The café, located across the street from the Monroe County Public Library at 116 N. Grant St., now features musical performances every weekend, which had been its goal during 14 years of business.

Success of 'Abe' seen in sold-out premiere

By Rebeca Garcia Gil · Sunday, Oct. 23,2011 7:58 p.m.

“Abraham’s Lincoln Big Gay Dance Party” made people laugh more than once during its premiere Friday at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Auditorium. The play, directed by Stephen Hammoor, IU student and Indiana Daily Student web editor, dealt with the gay community’s historic struggle for equal rights.

deadmau5 performs for packed crowd despite GLOWfest cancelation

By Kelsey Collisi · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 11:48 p.m.

GLOWfest had been canceled, about 5,400 ticket holders were furious and more than 1,500 people were lined up around Walnut and Sixth streets in the freezing rain.

Bologna by Bre

By Brea Johnson · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 10:57 p.m.

It doesn’t come as a surprise that fall in Bloomington is featured in the majority of the University’s pamphlets. The rich colors of the trees, the crunchy leaves littering the pathways and the promise of tailgates each Saturday fill the months and might contribute to why many students chose to come to IU in the first place.

'A View From The Bridge' revisits campus

By Casey Engelman · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 10:55 p.m.

Walton is a second-year master’s student in vocal performance and plays the role of Marco in IU Opera and Ballet Theater’s most recent production, “A View From The Bridge.” This is the second time “View” has come to the MAC stage. The production’s original premiere in 2006 was also its collegiate premiere.

Food Life

By Nona Tepper · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 10:54 p.m.

This Thanksgiving I will not eat dinner with the rest of America. This is not to say I’m un-American: I say the Pledge of Allegiance, sometimes I wear Levi jeans and, every so often, I hum the national anthem — softly at first, but then louder and louder. But on Nov. 24, this Thanksgiving Day, I will not eat turkey.

GLOWfest canceled, deadmau5 still plays

By Steven Arroyo and Corinne Lambert · Thursday, Oct. 20,2011 12:49 a.m.

The GLOWfest Twitter page announced that the show headlining deadmau5 had been cancelled due to “inclement weather," but another show was in the works.

MFA candidate creates dialogue in prints, photos

By Derrick Naylor · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2011 11:16 p.m.

Master of Fine Arts candidate Amanda Lee said she could care less about making perfect art. She cares much more about the dialogue her work creates. Lee has been selected to showcase her newest art in the Fuller Projects venue, and her exhibit will feature printmaking and photography known as “A Solution of Silver of White Light.”Lee’s exhibit will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Fuller Projects. The event, like all that are at the McCalla School, is free and open to the public.

Anti-Swag prepares for Rhino's

By Celia Grundman · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2011 11:14 p.m.

This weekend, Anti-Swag will have a release party for its album “We’re Your Age.” The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Rhino’s All Ages Music Club. All proceeds from the entrance fee, which is $5, will go to the Humane Society, according to the event poster.

'In the Next Room' provides more than cheap laughs

By DAVID CAMELI · Wednesday, Oct. 19,2011 11:10 p.m.

“In the Next Room, or the vibrator play,” is set in 1875 during the expansion of electricity to homes and residences, the play revolves around the use of a vibrator as treatment for “female hysteria.”

GLOWfest relocated due to weather

Wednesday, Oct. 19,2011 8:19 p.m.

IU’s third GLOWfest, headlining deadmau5, was scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m., but weather issues proved unfavorable for the outdoor venue.

Column: Poor man's pumpkin

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:59 p.m.

Hurricane Irene wiped out an estimated one-third of the country’s pumpkin crop, flooding fields, breaking branches and taking some of the fill out of our pumpkin pie. With Halloween quickly approaching, the mass rotting of Charlie Brown’s fabled “Great Pumpkin” is sure to spook jack-o’-lantern creators across the country.

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