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Comedian Arj Barker consults his book of jokes Thursday evening at The Funny Bone. Barker was in town for five performances over the weekend.

Barker tickles the Funny Bone

By Caitlin Johnston · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 8:15 p.m.

Cracking jokes about the recession, global warming and love-making, Arj Barker kept the audience laughing during a two-hour set Thursday night at the Funny Bone Comedy Club.Barker, who portrays Dave on HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” performed five times in Bloomington this weekend. Performing with him was Andi Smith, who appeared on Comedy Central’s “Last Comic Standing.”About 50 people attended the weekend’s first show. Brian M. Frange was the emcee for the night, opening with jokes about reality TV.

Flight of the Conchords to play during Little 500 week

Friday, Jan. 30,2009 2:26 p.m.

The Union Board announced Friday that the comedic musical duo Flight of Conchords will perform during Little 500 on April 25 at the IU Auditorium.

Marijuana musical brings ‘high’ art to John Waldron Arts Center

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:37 p.m.

For marijuana smokers and musical lovers alike, Friday’s opening of “Reefer Madness: The Musical” at the John Waldron Arts Center aims to incorporate sarcasm and catchy numbers to humor showgoers.The satirical musical finds its roots in the 1930s cult morality film called “Tell Your Children,” which warns parents of the dangers of marijuana.

Krautrock and multiculturalism

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:36 p.m.

As I struggled to write my column, do my homework and peel myself away from Facebook stalking the other day, I wandered off into the world of bittorrent.com as a means of escaping the drudgery of the deteriorating mind.What resulted was an introduction to the genre of Krautrock.

11 Jacobs’ students advance in contest

By Amy Burke · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:34 p.m.

Eleven Jacobs School of Music students are semi-finalists in the Latin American Music Center’s annual competition, Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America. The semifinal competition begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, but is not open to the public. The final competition, however, is free and open, taking place 6 p.m. Sunday in the Merrill Hall Recital Hall.

Traveling troupe comes to Indiana

By Maggie Conner · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:33 p.m.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, the Divine Performing Arts, a New York-based authentic Chinese dance and music company, will perform at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis.

‘Bob the Builder’ encourages kids to go green

By Caitlin Johnston · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2009 8:37 p.m.

Student organizations and Al Gore aren’t the only ones worrying about the environment. Bob the Builder and his crew will urge kids to go green and recycle during a performance at the IU Auditorium today.The 90-minute show will include Bob and his team singing and dancing through 10 songs as they work to create a recycling center, said Maria Talbert, the events manager for the auditorium.

Night comes alive in BPP’s ‘Nocturnal’

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2009 8:35 p.m.

Night is a time of darkness, mystery and illusion in the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s upcoming production of “Nocturnal,” a new play by writer Ramon Esquivel. In what begins as an innocent prank, four teens challenge each other to new levels of risk and danger. “These young people are trying to find themselves, but they’re still hidden in some ways and each one of them has dark corners of their personality and their psyche,” Esquivel said. “It’s not something that’s talked about onstage, at least not any stage high schoolers see.”

HBO comedian to make cracks at Funny Bone

By Nathan Brown · Wednesday, Jan. 28,2009 8:34 p.m.

Arj Barker of “Flight of the Conchords” will start the first of three consecutive performances at The Funny Bone Comedy Club today. The show is only available for those 18 or older. Baker himself even questioned the appropriateness of his material. “Is it for all ages?” Barker asked. “It’s not appropriate for a person of my age to be telling these jokes.”

Open Mic at BuffaLouie’s offers place for student expression

By Whitney Riggs · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 9:39 p.m.

Open Mic Nights. They are here. From poets to musicians, talented students of all sorts come to Open Mic Nights at BuffaLouie’s to perform on two new stages which were built this summer to accommodate the event’s growing popularity.

Do the arts – on the cheap

Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 9:38 p.m.

With the current economic recession, students’ wallets are getting lighter while everything seems to be getting more expensive. How can students be expected to find affordable entertainment when they’re not banking like Bill Gates? We’re here to help.

PRIDE festival starts Thursday

By Samantha Lomax · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 9:35 p.m.

Two of the many films to see at the upcoming PRIDE Film Festival from Jan. 29 to 31 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre put whimsical and homosexual twists on both a popular high school play and a French documentary, which explore the present-day lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer culture. Films like the “High School Musical”-esque “Were the World Mine” by director Thomas Gustafson and the documentary “Gay ... So What?” by director Jean Baptiste Erreca will be the two most interesting films to IU students, said Maarten Bout, marketing director for the Buskirk-Chumley.

Ryan Cabrera performs Monday evening at the Bluebird. Cabrera arrived in Bloomington Sunday after a 12 hour drive, and then played short sets at the Sigma Delta Tau, Delta Delta Delta and the Alpha Epsilon Phi houses before resting for the night. Cabrera's recent album "The Moon Under Water" was released in May, 2008, and is his first album not on a major record label.

Cabrera rocks the bird

Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 12:34 a.m.

Ryan Cabrera began a performance-filled couple days in Bloomington privately serenading sorority girls Sunday and ended with a larger, public concert at The Bluebird Nightclub Monday evening. At the Bluebird concert, Cabrera let loose with the audience, encouraging them to party. Jesse Ruben and Zach Hexum opened Cabrera’s all-acoustic performance. Hexum played saxophone for several songs, backing Cabrera’s lead vocals.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

IU Philharmonic Orchestra to kick off semester concert series

Monday, Jan. 26,2009 11:50 p.m.

The Philharmonic Orchestra, IU’s premiere orchestral ensemble, will kick off this semester’s concert series at 8 p.m. Wednesday, in the Musical Arts Center.

Zach Hexum and Ryan Cabrera performed for several sorority sisters of Sigma Delta Tau Sunday evening at the Sigma Delta Tau sorority house. The also performed at Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Epsilon Phi the same evening.

Singer Ryan Cabrera jams at three sororities Sunday

By Haley Adams · Monday, Jan. 26,2009 11:49 p.m.

The dining room of Sigma Delta Tau became a concert venue Sunday night when singer Ryan Cabrera performed for the sorority. It was his last stop of the day after performing for other sororities, including Alpha Epsilon Phi and Delta Delta Delta.“I am so excited; I cannot believe it,” said sophomore SDT sister Michelle Ezrachie before Cabrera entered the room. “We’ve been listening to his music since last Sunday when we found out.” Cabrera said the performances were to promote his show Monday night at The Bluebird. He said singing for sororities is reminiscent of how he marketed himself five years ago when his first album came out.

As seen from last years perfomance, IU Ballet Theater will be showcasing new edgy choreography at the Buskirk Chumley Theater Wednesday evening.

Ballet ‘On the Edge’ features student choreography

By Amy Burke · Monday, Jan. 26,2009 11:47 p.m.

Every song that junior ballet major Ben Delony listens to, he choreographs in his head.Delony and fellow junior ballet major Daniel Morales were selected to be the only student choreographers in the upcoming IU Ballet Theater production of “On the Edge,” which will be presented Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.The name “On the Edge” stems from the location of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in relation to the IU campus and is representative of the new, original choreography and music being performed, Chair of the IU Ballet Department Michel Vernon said.

Ryan Cabrera to perform at the Bluebird

Monday, Jan. 26,2009 12:05 a.m.

Doors open at 8 p.m. tonight at The Bluebird Nightclub for a performance by singer-songwriter Ryan Cabrera. Some of Cabrera’s hits include “On The Way Down,” “I Will Remember You” and “True,” and according to his Web site, Cabrera has sold more than a million records.

Art students use technology, ordinary objects in works

By Jackie Kochell · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 9:26 p.m.

Challenging traditional beliefs about what belongs in an art gallery, an iPod, rubber bands and a necklace are used to create artwork in a new display at the SoFA Gallery.The Ceramics, Graphic Design, Metals, Sculpture and Textiles Area Show features work from students in those fields created in their courses or spare time.

IU alumnus performs video game music at the Chesh

By Brian Welk · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 9:24 p.m.

He calls himself “Spiral Cheese Horizon,” and as of now, he’s an up-and-coming artist of a unique sort.Thursday night’s gig at the Cheshire Cafe in Collins Living-Learning Center happened to be his first performance under the stage name, but with a calling card like that, IU alumnus Ryder Timberlake might not be unknown for long.

Hoosier Guitar Idol showcases local talent

By Tyler James Perry · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 9:23 p.m.

They shredded and squealed, whammied and wailed their way to the top in a contest akin to American Idol.The crowd packed themselves in Friday night at Max’s Place to see the third annual Hoosier Guitar Idol, sponsored by IU’s Business Careers in Entertainment Club.

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