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Wyatt Puryear, of Gary, holds a bottle of Michael Jackson cologne on Friday in the front yard of the pop star's childhood home in Gary. Jackson autographed the bottle when he returned to his childhood home in 2003. "It's really hurting me right now," Puryear said of the pop icon's unexpected death.

Jackson’s hometown remembers icon

By Carrie Schedler and Brad Zehr · Sunday, June 28,2009 10:22 p.m.

“To the ‘King of Pop’ and The Legend: I love you. I grew up loving you. I will always love you.”

More than an entertainer

By Amanda Lowry · Sunday, June 28,2009 8 p.m.

I don’t think it occurred to me before last Thursday that Michael Jackson was human.

Jackson music, videos quickly sell out online

By AP Reports · Sunday, June 28,2009 7:57 p.m.

Michael Jackson’s death has led to skyrocketing sales of his music and videos, with major retailers selling out of products that have regained immense popularity overnight.

Hundreds visit Jackson's boyhood Gary home

By Carrie Schedler and Brad Zehr · Friday, June 26,2009 7:53 p.m.

Lifetime Gary residents and fans from across the tri-state area gathered Thursday night and Friday at Jackson’s childhood home at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Jackson Street in Gary.

Send us your photos from 1972 Jackson 5 concert at Assembly Hall

Friday, June 26,2009 3:46 p.m.

The Jackson 5 were part of a Little 500 concert in the spring of 1972. Let us share your photos with readers. Send your images to photo@idsnews.com. Include your name and a caption.

Worldwide pop icon Jackson dies

Thursday, June 25,2009 6:34 p.m.

Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," died of cardiac arrest Thursday afternoon in L.A. He was 50 years old.

Chamber Players to pair for festival performance

By Catie Connors · Wednesday, June 24,2009 7:41 p.m.

The Summer Music Festival’s fourth performance will feature the Festival Chamber Players performing “An Evening of Sonatas” at 8 p.m., June 26, in the Recital Hall. Tickets are $12 for regular admission and $6 for students.

FILE - In this May 22, 1992 file photo, Ed McMahon, left, shakes hands with talk show host Johnny Carson, during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif. McMahon died at a Los Angeles hospital, according to his publicist. He was 86.

‘Tonight’ sidekick Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, June 23,2009 9:47 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.

Arts Fair on the Square provides inspiration for artists for 29 years

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, June 21,2009 9:41 p.m.

For the past 29 years, the lawn of the Monroe County Courthouse has been overtaken for one afternoon by color and creativity.

Missing the flavors of Mexico

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, June 21,2009 6:58 p.m.

What does a girl have to do to get a decent Mexican meal in London? I’m still trying to figure that out.

Club exercises with laughter to combat stress

By Amanda Jacobson · Sunday, June 21,2009 6:55 p.m.

The Bloomington Laughter Club, founded and headed by certified “laughter leader” Sulaiman Zai, provides participants a lesson in “laughter yoga.”

Cellist Jisoo OK, of The Eternal Tango Trio, performs during the Summer Night of Lotus concert Friday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The event marked the kick-off to the 2009 Lotus season.

Summer Night of Lotus gives taste of lineup for fall festival

By Alycin Bektesh · Sunday, June 21,2009 6:48 p.m.

Summer Night of Lotus brought a full crowd Friday night to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Finding fabrics with breathing room

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:47 p.m.

The official first day of summer is just a few days away. So instead of sweating it out in wool and thick denim, it’s time to pay close attention to the fabrics you wear.

Arts assessment worries educators

By Lib Quaid · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:45 p.m.

Children were taking fewer field trips to art museums even before the recession began to gouge school budgets, according to a nationwide survey released Monday.

Beyond ham and cheese

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:43 p.m.

I have been in London for five weeks, and my memory of lunch has already been filled with an array of sandwiches.

Music festival to open with chamber music Sunday

By IDS staff · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:42 p.m.

The Jacobs School of Music will begin its annual Summer Music Festival Sunday.

SoFA Gallery honored as ‘best arts attraction’

By Alycin Bektesh · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:39 p.m.

The Bloomington/Monroe County Convention and Visitors Bureau awarded the SoFA Gallery a Hospitality Award for 2009’s “Best Arts/Entertainment Attraction.”

Q&A: Stephen McBean

By IDS · Sunday, June 14,2009 6:21 p.m.

You might be familiar with him as the front man for rock band Black Mountain, but these days Stephen McBean has hit the road with the softer sounds of The Pink Mountaintops. The IDS caught up with him before the band stopped in Bloomington.

Here We Go Magic learns to play in larger venues

By Yahya Chaudhry · Sunday, June 14,2009 6 p.m.

The band Here We Go Magic arrived an hour late June 9 to open for Grizzly Bear at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater without time for a sound check or rehearsal.

Picasso notebook stolen from Paris

By JeanPierre Verges · Wednesday, June 10,2009 5:46 p.m.

A red notebook of 33 pencil drawings by Pablo Picasso has been stolen from a specially locked glass case in the Paris museum that bears the painter’s name, authorities said Tuesday.

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