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Piano professor records catalogue for bicentennial of Chopin’s birth

By Katherine Fay · Thursday, Oct. 30,2008 9:25 p.m.

To celebrate the bicentennial of Frederic Chopin’s birth, acclaimed pianist and Jacobs School of Music professor Edward Auer is recording a catalogue of Chopin’s complete works.

Bloomington will ‘Time-Warp’ at ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show”

By Sarah Brubeck · Thursday, Oct. 30,2008 9:25 p.m.

The scientist, the hero, the heroine, the groupie, the domestic and the creation will all join together tonight to do the “Time-Warp” at “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

‘Living legend’ B.B. King to perform at IU Auditorium

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, Oct. 30,2008 9:24 p.m.

Living legend B.B. King will perform many of his classic blues pieces Saturday evening at the IU Auditorium. Tickets are still available.

‘Partisan Theatrics’ to showcase new brand of humor

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 11:06 p.m.

Talk about crossing party lines: a new play hints at the possibility of Barack Obama and Sarah Palin having an affair.

Political games

By Zina Kumok · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 11:04 p.m.

From YouTube music videos featuring will.i.am and Scarlett Johansson to an almost 850,000-member Facebook group, Barack Obama’s campaign is exploring new territory.

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Presidential election blurring lines between politics, pop culture

By Claire Burke · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 10:43 p.m.

“Saturday Night Live” has really hit the jackpot this year. Whether it’s Tina Fey returning to imitate Sarah Palin or Will Ferrell making a guest appearance to do one last George W., there hasn’t been an election in recent memory that has given the late-night skit show this much material.

IU grad shares art during residency

By MaryJane Slaby · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 10:42 p.m.

After spending Tuesday night eating Mexican food and catching up with friends, recent IU graduate Amber Zaragoza and featured artist in residence at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, sat in the crowded Starbucks on Kirkwood Avenue raving about the summers she spent in Italy and France.

Haunted train to be open only Friday

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 10:40 p.m.

While haunted houses might be some of the attractions students encounter on Halloween, the Bakers Junction Haunted Train could provide a different type of fright. Located in Smithville, Ind., Bakers Junction is a railroad museum that houses a haunted train. There’s also a haunted house and a kiddie haunted house at the train station.

Cooking for the books in midterm week

By Bonnie White · Wednesday, Oct. 29,2008 10:38 p.m.

It’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not referring to the onslaught of holidays starting with Halloween and ending somewhere between New Year’s and Valentine’s Day.

Concert Orchestra to perform today

Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 10:47 p.m.

The Concert Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. today as part of the Live and Free at the MAC schedule.

This is Thriller! Halloween playlists set on repeat

Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 10:46 p.m.

The week before Halloween is upon us, and the scramble for a good costume begins. Fishnets will be sold out of every store, and Mars Inc. will be sitting pretty.

Fashion takes over Buskirk

Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 10:43 p.m.

If all the world’s a stage, downtown Bloomington is its tributary runway – at least according to event coordinators at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Create looks that are cheap yet chic: dress designer on a budget

By Gabrijel Gelic · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:14 a.m.

Designer pieces are the most coveted items in the fashion industry, but unless you’ve got the big bucks, you won’t last long in the shopping rings of top design houses.

Jacobs School of Music receives rare ensemble, orchestra score collection

Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:12 a.m.

Bassoon legend and faculty member Arthur Weisberg donated a collection of rare scores for ensemble and orchestra to the Jacobs School of Music, said Alain Barker, director of marketing and publicity for the music school.

New magazine combines local, University artists

By CJ Lotz · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:12 a.m.

A new Bloomington-based literary magazine, fiore, aims to fill in the gaps left by other local art magazines and newspapers.

Strong performance for ‘Merry Wives’

By Katherine Hagan · Sunday, Oct. 26,2008 10:45 p.m.

Whoever said opera singers could not act was proven wrong at the opening night of “The Merry Wives of Windsor” on Friday.

‘The Wild Party’ keeps the ’20s roaring

Sunday, Oct. 26,2008 10:44 p.m.

The idea of 1920s America typically brings to mind speakeasies, prohibition and flappers. It was a shifting era spinning toward disaster. Fortunately, “The Wild Party,” now playing at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, does not suffer the same fate as the decade the musical portrays.

New show, ‘Sans Merci,’ debuts at Bloomington Playwrights Project

By Alexandra Brown · Sunday, Oct. 26,2008 10:42 p.m.

Before the audience, two women boldly stripped off their clothing in a passionate scene between two young college lovers.

IU alumni Jerome Collins, of Straight No Chaser, sings Saturday evening at the IU Auditorium. Straight No Chaser was signed by Atlantic Records, after a video on YouTube hit eight million views.

YouTube sensation Straight No Chaser comes home

By Erica Rogers · Sunday, Oct. 26,2008 10:41 p.m.

Christmas music, old hits and fog machines were the key elements in Saturday night’s performance by the original members of Straight No Chaser.

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Piano professor records catalogue for bicentennial of Chopin’s birth

Bloomington will ‘Time-Warp’ at ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show”

‘Living legend’ B.B. King to perform at IU Auditorium

‘Partisan Theatrics’ to showcase new brand of humor

Political games

Around the Arts

Presidential election blurring lines between politics, pop culture

IU grad shares art during residency

Haunted train to be open only Friday

Cooking for the books in midterm week

Concert Orchestra to perform today

This is Thriller! Halloween playlists set on repeat

Fashion takes over Buskirk

Create looks that are cheap yet chic: dress designer on a budget

Jacobs School of Music receives rare ensemble, orchestra score collection

New magazine combines local, University artists

Strong performance for ‘Merry Wives’

‘The Wild Party’ keeps the ’20s roaring

New show, ‘Sans Merci,’ debuts at Bloomington Playwrights Project

YouTube sensation Straight No Chaser comes home

IU researcher arrested, charged with smuggling E. coli into the U.S. from China without permit

No. 1 Indiana football set to face No. 9 Alabama in Rose Bowl

COLUMN: Indiana men’s basketball needs to clean up its play ahead of conference schedule

What to know about Alabama football’s path to the Rose Bowl vs. Indiana

IU considers moving Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance into Jacobs