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Students to strut for smiles

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High philanthropic ambition mixed with a love of high fashion was the initial inspiration for what is now known all across campus as Strut for Smiles.




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WIUX announces Culture Shock lineup

IU’s WIUX 99.1 FM announced its lineup for the annual festival Culture Shock 2011 today. The free event will begin at 2 p.m. April 23 in Dunn Meadow and is open to the public. 



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Retrospective gallery shares Spirit of ’68 relevance

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The Game, Generationals, Girl Talk, Glue, The Globes, The Gore Gore Girls, Grizzly Bear, Grand Buffet and The Growlers are the artists listed in the brief “G” section of the alphabetical list of musical performers that the Spirit of ’68 has brought to Bloomington. During the past four years, the promotions company has gifted Bloomington music lovers with shows. Throughout February, fans have been able look back on those music memories displayed in “Making Bloomington A Better Place To Live One Show At A Time: A Spirit of ’68 Gallery Retrospective.”


Faust

Revisioned ‘Faust’ to take stage

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Charles Gounod’s “Faust” has undergone a makeover at the hands of stage director Tomer Zvulun and his cast. The opera, which first debuted in Paris in 1859, was originally set in 16th century Germany — something Zvulun decided to amend.


Clouds As Oceans

Where Clouds make 'Tides'

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Few bands in Bloomington play the same style of music as Clouds As Oceans. The quartet’s all-instrumental take on the post-rock genre, a sound popularized by acts like Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai, is a pronounced rarity in a local music scene dominated by indie rock and hip-hop.


Benton Murals

Benton mural display shares history

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IU’s Commission on Multicultural Understanding mounted artist Thomas Hart Benton’s famous Indiana Murals last week outside of Woodburn Hall 100 with the hopes of educating and sparking the interests of students, faculty and campus visitors.


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Maysles explains career, cinema

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Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles lectured and presented four of his films at the IU Cinema on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, he sat down with the IDS to discuss his early career in psychology, his direct cinema style and the idea of truth in cinema.



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Column: Beefing up on burgers

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I love burgers probably more than I should. What’s not to like?So much food is related in some degree to the hamburger. It’s essentially become an American phenomenon. After all, what’s more American than the hamburger?


Jip Jop & Main Squeeze at Bluebird.

Jip Jop, Main Squeeze move Bluebird crowd

Bluebird Nightclub attendees were sweating and swaying together as music united the crowd. Fans danced so hard the floor trembled. At the Jip Jop and Main Squeeze concert Saturday, the music was nonstop.


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Documentary filmmaker spreads message of film

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IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers arrived at the Grant Street Inn on Saturday to say goodbye to documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles, who presented four of his movies this weekend and lectured about his direct cinema style.


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Award-winning Broadway musical to ‘Awaken’ audiences

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The Tony Award-winning musical “Spring Awakening” is being performed at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the IU Auditorium as part of the 2010-2011 season. The musical, which first opened on Broadway in 2006, has received critical acclaim for its folk-rock score and mastery of conveying adult situations in a tasteful and relatable light.