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‘Metamorphoses’ transforms Wells-Metz stage

By Shannon Dahmer · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:40 a.m.

There is one word cast members are using to describe Indiana University’s production of the play “Metamorphoses:” unique.

Bee-Town quilts blanket Mathers Museum

By Heather Haemker · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:25 a.m.

The Mathers Museum of World Cultures is highlighting the work of local quilters with “Bee-Town Quilts: A Common Thread,” which opened Friday, Jan. 25.

The art of cynicism

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:11 a.m.

Remember Daria? Was it just me or was she the coolest female cartoon character of the late 1990s? I have taken issue with the fact that the darkest, most appealing show on the once-dominant MTV lineup has not been released on DVD.

Other Boleyn Girl, Mary, to star in feature film soon

By Lara Streyle · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:10 a.m.

After hearing that Sony Pictures was making a film about the rise and fall of sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn in King Henry VIII’s court, I knew I had to read the novel first. The film, which opens Feb. 29, is based on Philippa Gregory’s best-selling novel “The Other Boleyn Girl.”

Photography club exhibition to open

By Evan Wells · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:06 a.m.

The walls of the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery in the John Waldron Arts Center will come to life with pictures Friday as the Bloomington Photography Club opens its member exhibition.

Israel invites Beatles

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:46 p.m.

LONDON – More than 40 years after it barred the iconic British band from playing there, Israel said it wants the surviving members of the Beatles to participate in a concert celebrating the country’s 60th birthday.

You’re Not Invited to My Party

By Teri Rosenbaum · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:39 p.m.

Remember that time on the playground when you were little, when your best friend pushed you too hard on the swings and you fell tragically to the ground, skinning your knee and bruising your rock-solid ego? And remember what you said once you finished screaming all those obscenities? “You’re not invited to my party.”

Student play morphs from idea to ideal

By Katherine Hagan · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:28 p.m.

From creative use of fabric to provocative body movement, the student theater’s version of Mary Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” promises an experience reminiscent of a Cirque du Soleil performance.

The show will go on

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:27 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Life just got a lot easier for the head of the Recording Academy. Last month, Neil Portnow vowed to stage a full-scale Grammy Awards show with or without support from the striking writers guild. He should have little trouble delivering on that pledge after the Writers Guild of America agreed Monday to let its members work on the show set for Feb. 10.

WIUX hosts Sigur Ros film screening

By Danielle Patras · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 11:20 p.m.

Student radio station WIUX will show the documentary “Heima” at 8:30 p.m. today in the theater building attached to the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Room A201.

Stitching a story

By Evan Wells · Tuesday, Jan. 29,2008 12:35 a.m.

This Friday, as the actors in “Metamorphoses” don vibrant colors and elaborate masks and take the stage, graduate student Erica Griese and her costume crew’s months of hard work will have paid off. Griese has spent the past four months working as the costume designer for IU’s production of “Metamorphoses.” The Tony award-winning play, based on the ancient Greek epic poem, presented Griese with the challenge of balancing ancient history with modern art in her costumes.

Where an iceman lays his head down

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Jan. 28,2008 11:08 p.m.

OLOGNA, Italy – Otzi the Iceman makes his home in the small Province of Bolzano-Bozen, high in the Dolomites mountain range. With more than 6,000 years under his rotting leather belt, he was recognized as the oldest known Italian citizen when he was excavated from a glacier in 1991.

Center offers array of unique classes

By Haley Adams · Monday, Jan. 28,2008 10:40 p.m.

While most IU students spend their Wednesday nights studying, hanging out with friends or catching up on their favorite TV shows, senior Sara Deckard passes the time a different way: as a line dance instructor at the Bloomington Adult Community Center.

'Art of Chocolate' event raises money for Options for Better Living

By Allison Tyra · Monday, Jan. 28,2008 12:58 a.m.

For about 200 people Sunday afternoon, enjoying chocolate treats also meant supporting Options for Better Living, a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities lead more fulfilling lives. All proceeds from the "Art of Chocolate" event, which featured chocolate-laden tables from different local chefs, benefited the group.

Advertisers counting on Super Bowl ads to make up lost revenue

Sunday, Jan. 27,2008 9:04 p.m.

NEW YORK — The story lines are unabashedly goofy. Cavemen invent the wheel to transport a beer cooler made of stone, and a car buyer enlists the help of a tribal warrior in case he needs some extra negotiating leverage at the dealership.

2,000 tickets sold for PRIDE festival

Sunday, Jan. 27,2008 9:03 p.m.

It only took 15 minutes for the staff of the volunteer steering committee to transform the Buskirk-Chumley Theater into a carnival-style dance party. The dance party, which lasted well into the morning, concluded the three-day PRIDE Film Festival.

'People Are Still Having Sex' Party

Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12:53 a.m.

See a video production from the dance party that was held Friday in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. VIDEO: Dance Party

Country star Dierks Bentley unites adoring Midwest fans

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12:10 a.m.

About 2,200 people streamed through the IU Auditorium’s doors Saturday night to see country singer Dierks Bentley perform.

Around the arts

Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 8:14 p.m.

PRIDE Film Festival screening When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday Where: Buskirk-Chumley Theater More info: Friday night’s screening will include “Billy’s Dad is a Fudge Packer,” “Rock Pockets,” “VGL-Hung,” “Happenstance,” “A Girl Named Kai,” “Today I Become a Man,” “My Last Ten Hours With You,” “Attack,” “Black Men and Me” and “Cruel and Unusual.”

La Dernier Cri: Fashion of the future

Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 8:12 p.m.

The fashion world is inherently fast-moving and trendy. It changes almost daily; trends are born and reborn, and new ideas are communicated all the time. The industry also takes cues from what is going on in the world.

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