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‘Friendly’ bookstore returns scholarly gifts

By Andrew Anderson · Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009 12:47 a.m.

The Friends of the Art Bookshop is a bookstore serving IU's arts community with its selection of books rarely seen elsewhere in Bloomington.

Percussionists drum lively semester finale

By Lily Miller · Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009 12:43 a.m.

The Jacobs School of Music Percussion Ensemble performed five percussion pieces for its final semester concert Monday at Auer Hall.

Ragains’ rich humor cheers Bear’s Place

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009 12:41 a.m.

Comedian Rich Ragains performed to an enthusiastic audience Monday at Bear’s Place as part of this week’s Comedy Caravan.

My Sister's Closet displays vintage, used fashions at Briscoe benefit show

By Danielle Paquette · Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009 12:39 a.m.

Used clothing store organizes "Monday Night Fashion."

‘Wizard of Oz’ recreates classic at Auditorium

By Rachel Krasnow · Tuesday, Nov. 10,2009 12:33 a.m.

Dorothy Gale from the Broadway production of “The Wizard of Oz” is no longer in Kansas. Performances will be Tuesday and Wednesday at the IU Auditorium.

Ghostface Killah provides truth, dark lyricism to Bluebird crowd

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Nov. 9,2009 3:30 p.m.

As opening act Skyzoo performed, a large bus pulled up next to the Bluebird Nightclub. There would be a lull before Ghostface Killah, a man of many names, performed, but it wouldn’t take long for him to begin questioning the crowd.

Celtic Woman delivers Irish bliss to audience

By Rachel Krasnow · Monday, Nov. 9,2009 12:01 a.m.

Bells rang, mist rose from the ground and the fiddler for Celtic Woman, Mairead Nesbitt, began to play. The four vocalists, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary, Lisa Kelly and Alex Sharpe took the stage.

Prayer Breakfast mixes Indiana and indie rock

By Kelsey Finn · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:15 p.m.

Local band Prayer Breakfast joined fellow national touring artists No Kids and Mount Eerie at an intimate concert in an unusual setting: the Banneker Community Center gymnasium.

Von proves he’s more than MTV, VH1

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:13 p.m.

Headliner Theo Von returned to the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club this weekend and kept his audiences laughing with jokes on racism, family and women. With the comedic back-up of emcee Brad Wilhelm, guest comedian and junior Josh Cocks and feature performer Brian M. Frange, Von continued to entertain the crowd Thursday through Saturday.

Buskirk reunites ‘golden age’ with golden years

By Keiara Carr · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:11 p.m.

With collaborative efforts including the Bloomington Parks and Recreation and IU Department of Communication and Culture, the Buskirk presents “Golden Age of Hollywood,” a series of classic movies that are shown the second Sunday of every month with $2 admission.

Play combines ‘Naked’ drama, laughter

By Brian Marks · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:09 p.m.

When playwright Lynda Martens began writing her first full-length play, she said she had little hope of it ever receiving a professional production. Despite the odds, Martens’ “Naked in the Kitchen” had its premiere Nov. 5 at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.

Local artists show ‘Devotion’

By Tony Walsh · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:07 p.m.

There was an emphasis on tattoo art with two Skinquake tattoo artists exhibiting their designs. There was also screen printing, video and sculptor pieces on display. The event took place at The Lodge on 101 E. Sixth St.

Opera explores effects of death

By Alycin Bektesh · Sunday, Nov. 8,2009 10:06 p.m.

A line formed at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater down Kirkwood Avenue on Saturday for “Small Box,” an opera set in a death row waiting room.

City Hall reception to be flooded with watercolors

By Keiara Carr · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 1:12 a.m.

The Bloomington Watercolor Society has been selected to have its artwork featured this month in the City Hall’s atrium on behalf of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts Districts. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. today.

Controversy covered in ‘Small Box’

By Alycin Bektesh · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 1:10 a.m.

One-act opera draws attention to topics ranging from death row to humanity.

Fashion is art’s muse in Gloria Groom talk

By Rachel Krasnow · Friday, Nov. 6,2009 1:08 a.m.

Gloria Groom, Mary and Winton Green Curator of Medieval through Modern European Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, presented a lecture Thursday in the School of Fine Arts building about artist Edouard Manet and his influences on female artists, specifically Berthe Morisot and Eva Gonzales.