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Jacobs organist shares personal chronology for love of music

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Janette Fishell began playing piano at age five.Fishell now works as a professor in the Jacobs School of Music. She recently embarked upon a 21-concert, three-year project, “The Seasons of Sebastian,” in which she performed the complete organ works of J. S. Bach for the first time on campus and in the Bloomington community.


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MAC welcomes a full ballet and opera schedule

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IU Opera and Ballet Theater Production Director Tim Stebbins said he is confident everyone can find something to enjoy this season, from comedies to dramas. “There’s going to be a little bit of something for everyone this season,” Stebbins said. Favorites like “The Nutcracker” and “Candide” will be joined by new productions such as “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Der Rosenkavalier”.

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Hollinden delivers bonus set

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Every semester for four years, Andy Hollinden has been playing the Bluebird the Friday before finals week. This time, however, he’ll be playing early in the semester.



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Friends of Art paint broader strokes

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The Friends of Art is throwing its first ever-block party at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 in front of Pygmalion’s Art Supplies. The organization continues to support the Grunwald Gallery of Art and IU Fine Arts students through a variety of programs and financial assistance.


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Folk-rock to charm Buskirk

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On Sept. 16, musician Mason Jennings will perform at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater during the first week of his tour, which is expected to run through February. This tour comes on the wake of his latest album, “Minnesota,” which will be available Sept. 13.


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Band Heinous Orca talks punk

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Punk band Heinous Orca is a tale of two cities, Nashville and Bloomington. Twins Isabel and Laura Solomon, on drums and vocals respectively, are recent graduates of IU returned to their native Nashville, Tenn. while guitarist Austin Hoke and bass player Evan Latt are finishing their senior year at IU.


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Food, Life: Exotic tastes right at home

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Kin served simmering food on a white tablecloth and introduced Bloomington locals to an international culture. “I like the Mandalay fritter. It’s a Burmese traditional side dish and one of the most famous foods” Kin said.




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Fashion Column: So Much Skin

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I love dresses and shorts as much as the next girl, but I do not enjoy seeing butt cheeks, almost nip-slips and other people’s underwear on my way to class.


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Jacobs professor to create symphonic work

Baker was recently commissioned to compose an original multi-symphonic work by the Meet The Composer 2011 Commissioning Music/USA program. The piece is to be performed by Ohio’s Canton Symphony Orchestra, a group that Baker has collaborated with in the past.


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Storytellers Guild tell soul-fulfilling tales

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As part of the 35th annual Forth Street Festival, the Bloomington Storytellers Guild touted tales to curious college students, agile children and tie-dye clad adults on Saturday. They wove messages from urban legends and mythical tales into theatrical narratives.


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Community members spell for education

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“Thou shalt spell well,” commanded a sign on an All Saints Spellers’ costume. The Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools had its second annual Great Grown Up Spelling Bee Friday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.


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Bands strum for southern Indiana

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Green hillside and fresh foliage sloped around the stage to form a bowl, the bottom filled with bales of hay aligned like soldiers in marching order — here, Labor Day weekend began on Friday.


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Fox and Weber bounce back to Btown

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Brice Fox and Daniel Weber’s YouTube video “This is Indiana” has more than 650,000 hits. Last night they opened for SuperMash Bros at Jake’s Nightclub.


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Rusted Root brings music to Upland Brewing Co.

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Acclaimed act Rusted Root will have fans on their feet for the 4th annual Hillbilly Haiku Americana Music Series Saturday at Upland Brewing Company. Charles Stanley of Upland Brewing Co. described Rusted Root as a high-energy country Americana group.


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Food Column: Potatoes in the sun

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The Peruvian dinner table orbits the sun. The separation of day and night divides meal from meal and regulates what is eaten when. As in most cultures, Peruvian food is ordered by the time of day, but what this cuisine consists of makes the cooking distinct.