Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Wednesday, April 15
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

A&E

COMMUNITY EVENTS REVIEW IU AUDITORIUM JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC IU CINEMA EXHIBITS PERFORMANCES TRAVEL WEEKEND POP CULTURE MUSIC THEATER BOOKS FOOD PODCAST
The Indiana Daily Student

Around the Arts

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 10:30 p.m.

City Lights and Underground presents: Punk Cinema Night Where:Radio-TV Center 251 When: 8 p.m. Jan. 18 More Information: City Lights and Underground will screen several punk movies from the 1970s, highlighting the abrasive sentiment of the times.

The Indiana Daily Student

La Dernier Cri: Think spring

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 10:28 p.m.

The fashion world has been thinking spring since shows back in October. Magazines have been previewing the newest spring trends while here in Indiana, we have yet to put away our snow boots and mittens. I have decided that, at least for a few minutes, I will think spring too.

The Indiana Daily Student

Joshua Bell to perform to sold out audience

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 10:25 p.m.

Free tickets were available for Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell and acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk, who will perform at the Musical Arts Center at 4 p.m. Feb. 10.

COURTESY PHOTO The IU Auditorium, built in 1938 and renovated in 1997, has seen a long history of prestigious performances, including Red Skelton and "Les Miserables."

IU Auditorium lights still shining 70 years after groundbreaking

By Shannon Dahmer · Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 10:24 p.m.

The faint songs and immortalized words of thousands of performances and speeches still echo through the halls of the Indiana University Auditorium. For students today, the auditorium is a staple; it’s been here forever. Yet many, including Bloomington residents, do not know anything about its history.

The Indiana Daily Student

Dancers expand horizons through art

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:24 a.m.

With auditions out of the way, Iris Rosa, IU professor and director of the African American Dance Company, busily prepares for a new semester. Rosa tries to teach her students a diverse mixture of dance styles.

The Indiana Daily Student

What is art? So true you’ll laugh

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:22 a.m.

In 1989, a television show premiered that had people shielding their children’s eyes at its depiction of immoral religion, disrespectful children and corrupt social servants.

The Indiana Daily Student

New Kinsey exhibit portrays ‘pleasure’

By Dae Woo Son · Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:21 a.m.

“Women of Pleasure,” an exhibit exploring the erotic depiction of women in 18th- and 19th-century European art and literature will open tomorrow at the Kinsey Institute Gallery.

The Indiana Daily Student

IU students audition for opera regionals

By Kristin McFarland · Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:20 a.m.

For Kathryn Leemhuis, Jung Nan Yoon and Jing Zhang, all masters students in vocal performance, winning a competition such as the Indiana District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions marks a culmination of years studying musical technique and theory, acting and languages.

The Indiana Daily Student

Around the arts

Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:16 a.m.

Jazz at Bear’s Place When: 5:30 to 8 p.m. today Where: Bear’s Place back room, 1316 E. Third St. More info: Distinguished professor David Baker will play his own compositions in this rare performance with his jazz group, including Lida Baker on flute, professor Tom Walsh on saxophone, professor Luke Gillespie on piano, Jazz Fables host David Miller on trumpet, alumni Joel Kelsey on bass and Deno Sanders on drums. Baker will be playing the cello. Cover is $7.

Robbie Olson

Galleries Galore

By Nathan Brown · Thursday, Jan. 17,2008 12:15 a.m.

With more than 15 art galleries in the downtown area, literally thousands of works of art are waiting to be seen or purchased by connoisseurs, consumers, fans or the average Joe.

Hollywood Labor

Students begin to miss writerless shows

By Aaron Y. Zelin and Aaron Zelin · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2008 2:54 a.m.

Conan and Leno might be back, but a whole host of TV shows are still writerless due to the screen writers strike, and IU students are getting fed up with watching reruns. Since Nov, 5, 2007, the Writers Guild of America has been on strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.             

The Indiana Daily Student

Britney Spears vs. the world

By Teri Rosenbaum · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2008 12:28 a.m.

In my brain, I like to maintain a large storage space where I stockpile my collection of witty and already proven successful conversation starters. This may include any of the following: “My sister’s a huge lesbian, is yours?” “I really love going to gay bars in double wide trailers, and I see you do, too.”

The Indiana Daily Student

SoFA students showcase ceramics, digital art, photos

By Nathan Brown · Wednesday, Jan. 16,2008 12:14 a.m.

Students of the Master of Fine Arts art program displayed their artwork to a crowd of more than 300 students, professors and art connoisseurs Friday in a show at the School of Fine Arts Gallery. Mediums ranged from oil paintings to graphic design to ceramics.

The Indiana Daily Student

View from the top: Letters from Abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Jan. 14,2008 11:13 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Cars probably didn’t drive across the stage at the Vienna premiere of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera “Orphee et Eurydice.” I am also willing to bet the audience would have been shocked if the parts of the firemen were played by young men in red patent leather bodysuits. This is most likely because the classic French opera, which is based upon an ancient Greek tale, debuted in 1762.

Members of The Titanic Players perfoms a skit Friday evening at the IMU. The event was a comedy summit with Akward Silece, Full Frontal, and The Titanic Players from Minnesotta.

Triple your laughter, triple your fun

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, Jan. 13,2008 9:53 p.m.

Any performer knows atmosphere is key to a good performance, and Friday night, the air was filled with laughter as audience members were treated to not one, not two, but three comedy troupes in a single show.

The Indiana Daily Student

IU Art Museum kicks off first of January Coffeehouse Nights

By Nicole Palmer · Sunday, Jan. 13,2008 9:49 p.m.

Thursday night was a night of firsts for the IU Art Museum. It was its first time hosting a Coffeehouse Nights series in January, its first time partnering with Bloomingfoods to provide snacks and its first time offering live music from the Mbira Queens of Sheasby Matiure in the art gallery.

The Indiana Daily Student

Around the arts

Thursday, Jan. 10,2008 10:32 p.m.

Four bands at Fester’s, Kinsey Institute exhibit, City Lights and Underground Double Feature, Music trios, Hairbangers Ball, Coffeehouse nights

Trending