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On top of the world: Hope and Home

By Alen Simic · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:43 p.m.

For miles we saw nothing but the peculiar pastel-colored homes we’d grown so accustomed to until we arrived at what looked to be a construction site. This unfinished building, consisting of nothing but cement walls and dusty unfinished floors, was the orphanage.

Hudsucker Posse enjoys benefits of hula-hooping

By Nona Tepper · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:40 p.m.

The Bloomington Hudsucker Posse has taken hula hooping and turned it into an art form. The group mixes ballet, jazz and hip-hop to create a unique dance that includes a hula hoop.

Butler Winery shares beer brewing secrets

By Kelsey Holder · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:39 p.m.

Butler Winery manager Amy Butler's demonstration Tuesday at the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts, filled with information on home brewing, brought in several Bloomington residents interested in making their own beer.

Sublime Design gallery exhibits Vision of Trees in various mediums

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:47 p.m.

Local artists showcase their idea of trees in the Sublime Design gallery exhibit, which opened Friday as part of the Downtown Bloomington Gallery Walk.

Roots on the Square showcases live jazz music

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:44 p.m.

Nate Johnson and Jeff Isaacs play as part of the Roots on the Square new weekly live music performances.

By Hand art gallery exhibit celebrates 35 years of Fourth Street Art Festival

By Nona Tepper · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:39 p.m.

By Hand Gallery celebrates the 35th annual Fourth Street Art Festival with an exhibit dedicated to the event.

New Frontier program provides humanities, arts grants

By Raven Carpenter · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:37 p.m.

IU's New Frontier grant program awarded faculty members up to $50,000 in grants for arts and humanities research projects.

Locals attend BEAD summer concerts

By Mary Kenney · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:27 p.m.

For more than 20 years, the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District has promoted two weekly concert series: Peoples Park Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursdays in Third Street from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Local artists showcase nature, talent during ‘Visions of Trees’

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:25 p.m.

'Visions of Trees' will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Sublime Design as a part of the August Gallery Walk.

WIUX alumni return, remember station history

By Kelsey Holder · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:24 p.m.

In 2007, WIUX alumni realized a common interest among them: they all missed the house at 815 E. Eighth St. that served as a second Bloomington home during their college years.

Ruthie Allen combines paint with musical passion

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:17 p.m.

Fifteen minutes after Ruthie Allen was to start her Tuesday show at the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts, the singer/songwriter swept into the audience-filled room with guitar in hand.

On top of the world: The political tensions of Nepal

By Alen Simic · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:14 p.m.

The residents of Kathmandu were on strike. It would not be last time the city’s inhabitants would close their storefronts, blockade roads and refuse to provide taxi services for the duration of my stay here.

Comedy Attic brings laughs to town

By Julia Meek · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 8:07 p.m.

Tom Brady has traveled throughout the Midwest doing comedy; but no matter what club he’s in, he always finds himself returning to the small town of Bloomington and the Comedy Attic — a place he said he feels is home.

Music camp prepares students for auditions

By Colleen Sikorski · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:08 p.m.

High school students at Jacobs School of Music's College Audition Preparation Workshop take private lessons, attend classes with graduate students and learn how to combat audition-day jitters.

Group gives belly dancing new image

By Kirsten Clark · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:05 p.m.

The Different Drummer Belly Dancers of Bloomington add a new style to the art by combining the traditions of the dance with modern music styles.

Amy Winehouse’s young death not to be admired

By Andrew Crowley · Wednesday, July 27,2011 8:37 p.m.

Making a fetish out of dying young and turning the dead into some sort of martyr is one of the most loathsome aspects of rock ‘n’ roll mythology.

Boutiques bring street style to Bloomington

By Adam Steigerwald · Wednesday, July 27,2011 7:13 p.m.

Jay-Z is a hip-hop style icon. Wiz Khalifa performs in skinny jeans. Lupe Fiasco films music videos wearing oversized sunglasses. And the three of them have all placed clothing orders at Bloomington street wear clothing boutiques.

Battle of the Bands aims to build community among local musicians

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, July 20,2011 7:44 p.m.

The title for Bloomington’s Battle of the Bands is slightly misleading. While indeed there are bands competing every Tuesday night this summer at the Bluebird, the onstage rivalry takes a backseat to creating friendships with other bands.

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Crimson & Crowley: It’s still rock ‘n’ roll to me

By Andrew Crowley · Wednesday, July 20,2011 7:20 p.m.

Andrew Crowley shares a bit of personal music wisdom.

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