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Comic makes personal life funny

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 11:27 p.m.

He’s performed on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” had his own “Comedy Central Presents” one-hour special, and this weekend, Tommy Johnagin  will return to the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club to entertain local audiences.

African American Dance Company

Final project: dance concert

By Barb Anguiano · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 11:24 p.m.

The African American Dance Company will perform its annual Studio Concert  at 7:30 p.m. today in the Willkie Auditorium. The concert will showcase dances depicting different aspects of environmental justice, the theme of the African American Dance Company class  this semester.

Singing Hooisers

Hark the herald Hoosiers sing

By Taylor Smith · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 1:46 a.m.

The IU Auditorium will soon be filled with songs of holiday cheer when the Jacobs School of Music puts on its annual Chimes of Christmas performance at 7:30 p.m. today.

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BAM reaches out to music lovers

By Mallory Jindra · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 12:47 a.m.

New nonprofit group Bloomington Area Music aims to connect people involved in the Bloomington music scene into a network that can support and promote local music efforts together.

Aaron Neville

Neville sings at BCT

By Keiara Carr · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 12:43 a.m.

Though the rain didn’t leave Bloomington with a winter wonderland, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater was filled with holiday spirit Tuesday as Aaron Neville and his quintet took the stage for their third annual holiday tour.

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Fearlessness in performance

By Caitlin Peterkin · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 12:40 a.m.

However, my glory on stage has been limited to those high school productions. I am the first to admit I don’t have the talent – let alone the guts – to pursue any sort of vocal or musical performance.

Sex/Death

Bloomington Playwright Project brings ‘Sex/Death’ to stage for 7th year

By Jake Wright · Wednesday, Dec. 9,2009 12:38 a.m.

“The Dark Alley Series shows things that are too edgy for the main stage,” he said. The BPP will be presenting “Sex/Death XXX” at 10 p.m. today until Saturday and Dec. 14 to 16 at the BPP. “Sex/Death” is a combination of nine short plays featuring one-night stands, homicide, fetishes and imprisonment.

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Obama drops cautious arts policy

By Brett Zongker · Tuesday, Dec. 8,2009 12:40 p.m.

Still far less than arts advocates contend is needed, they have high hopes that President Barack Obama, still in his first year, could transform cultural policy, funding and arts education for years to come.

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‘Blood’ creates political satire

By Carly Bassen · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:23 p.m.

Instead of giving in to an abusive government, the victims in “Parentheses of Blood” decide to take a stand. The play by Sony Labou Tansi focused on the terrors of government injustice and was performed at the Wells-Metz Theater as the last show of the Theatre and Drama Department’s fall season.

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Art Mart encourages holiday spirit at Waldron

By Lindsey Ferguson · Sunday, Dec. 6,2009 11 p.m.

Girl Scout troops 261 and 256 of Marlin Elementary greeted guests with Christmas carols as they climbed the stairs to the auditorium of the John Waldron Arts Center for the Holiday Art Mart reception Friday. 

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SoFA gallery provides experiences from classroom to Japan

By Margaret Ely · Sunday, Dec. 6,2009 10:59 p.m.

Although Tina Newberry, associate professor in the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, has been teaching at IU for three years, Friday was the first time she saw any of her students’ work displayed in the school’s gallery. Those students are the 21 undergraduates enrolled in Newberry’s painting seminar this fall, and their paintings are hung in the SoFA’s center and west gallery for the BFA Painting Exhibition. The exhibition, as well as the School’s Overseas Study Exhibition, opened Tuesday and ended Saturday.

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