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Oscars will go on, with or without star power

Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 10:11 p.m.

LOS ANGELES - An Oscars contingency plan that would include history, film clips and out-of-the-ordinary concepts for the awards show is in the works, Sid Ganis, president of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hosts the awards, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

La Dernier Cri: One for the boys

Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 10:09 p.m.

After a semester of writing columns for the ladies, I have decided to branch out and write about one of (straight) women’s favorite subjects: men. I am as much a fan of the boys as the next girl, but after spending two-and-a-half years at IU, I have decided that the male half of the student population needs a bit of help when it comes to getting dressed in the morning.

Students get advice on breaking into the business

By Brent Williamson · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 10:08 p.m.

Spider-Man can sing, or at least Glen Berger hopes he can.

‘A Wedding’ injects humor into opera

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 10:07 p.m.

It’s not likely that censors ever advised viewer discretion for adult content in Mozart’s operas. But William Bolcom’s “A Wedding” is different. Saturday, the Grammy Award-winning composer’s creation opens at the Musical Arts Center with a comical twist on a classical art form.

The Different Drummer Belly Dancers will be performing at this year’s Eroticon.

Middle Eastern Arts Festival to begin Monday

By Kristina Hunter · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:55 a.m.

The usual sights and sounds of the annual Middle Eastern Arts Festival kick off Monday with new style. Everyone is invited to attend the wide range of festival activities that go through April 20 and include music and dance from the region, as well as exhibits, museum events and art and scholar presentations.

Local artists design signs for ‘Your campaign here’

By Haley Adams · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:49 a.m.

With the presidential election just 10 months away, Bloomington residents are getting ready to decorate their lawns with presidential hopefuls’ yard signs. However, this year, some of the signs will feature local works of art instead of a candidate’s name.

Around the Arts

Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:48 a.m.

Jazz Fables concert series Who: The Al Cobine Big Band WHEn: 5:30 today Where: Bear’s Place back room Price: $8

There’s no such thing as too much comedy

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:47 a.m.

The world is not a funny enough place, said Union Board comedy director Anne Kostyo. To remedy this, Union Board will bring together several local and visiting comedy troupes for its annual IU Campus Comedy Festival this weekend.

Experimental art rocks

By Jordan Zaslow · Thursday, Jan. 31,2008 1:45 a.m.

The musicians in the experimental art rock band Mason Proper have acquired a reputation for being so exuberant on stage that they often injure themselves mid-performance.

‘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.

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