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Painting on a Foreign Canvas

By Ryan Brown · Wednesday, Jan. 23,2008 11:36 p.m.

Last summer, I pitched an idea for a new show to the Travel Channel. The premise is there’s a college student who loves to travel, and each week, he would go to all these different places across the globe and discover things about the cultures he visits and make recommendations on hidden beauties to see in different lands.

Professor earns prestigious award

By Alanna Malik · Wednesday, Jan. 23,2008 11:32 p.m.

IU Jacobs School of Music professor Claude Baker was named the 2008-09 Paul Fromm composer-in-residence for the American Academy in Rome two weeks ago. The Academy is a “very famous hotbed for composers at the beginning of their career,” said Don Freund, acting chair of the composition department.

Comedy Caravan celebrates 25 years

By Allison Tyra · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 10:42 p.m.

There was barely a dry eye in the back room of Bear’s Place Monday night as audience members laughed themselves to tears at the 25th anniversary performance of the weekly Comedy Caravan shows. With a history of performers like Jeff Foxworthy, Ellen DeGeneres and Tim Allen, Bear’s Place has been a destination for stand-up comedy fans on Monday and Saturday nights for the past quarter-century.

Actor Heath Ledger found dead in NYC

By Tom Hays · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 10:40 p.m.

NEW YORK – Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.

Jam band to perform Thursday at IMU

By Evan Wells · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 10:39 p.m.

Eclectic music and plenty of dancing is expected Thursday when Ladymoon comes to the Indiana Memorial Union. Ladymoon, a self-described jam band from Indianapolis, will play alongside local bands Philpot and Mental Afro at 8 p.m. Thursday in the IMU Gallery.

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC building

Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 5:32 p.m.

NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

Historical harps

By Erin Riley · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 5:25 p.m.

Six historical harps now have a home in the Willam and Gayle Cook Music Library. The instruments were donated to the University in 1982 by late world-renowned harpist Mildred Dilling, who’s known as the “First Lady of the Harp.”

Sculptures bring creativity to Ivy Tech’s campus

By Sarah Brubeck · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:58 a.m.

Local artist Mark Wallis started sculpting during his senior year in high school with a simple art class. Now, his work resides on campuses and businesses all across the country, including Ivy Tech’s Bloomington campus.

Four-man group to jazz up Max’s place

By Brent Williamson · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 8:08 p.m.

If you like jazz and need your flugelhorn fix, or just want some pizza, then head on over to Max’s Place today, where the Art Deco Jazz Quartet will be giving a free concert from 8:30 to 10:15 p.m.

Letters from Abroad: Showing some national PRIDE

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 8:07 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – This weekend, I am going to miss one of my favorite Bloomington events – the PRIDE Film Festival at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The weekend allows the local community, gay, straight and questioning, to come together to discuss issues and new ideas and throw one sweet dance party. The film series showcases the talents of independent filmmakers and documents the struggles and triumphs of queer culture. I don’t pretend to be an expert in the field of film studies, but there is something about an independent film, especially a short, that I find irresistible.

Quirky comedian cracks up sold-out crowd at Buskirk-Chumley

By Tom Edwards · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 8:06 p.m.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater erupted into applause Saturday night as comedian Heywood Banks paused his routine to ask nobody in particular for a pair of forks. It was a wonderfully odd moment in a performance full of them.

Negotiations pressure writers to come to a compromise

By Rorye O'Connor · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 3:42 a.m.

The writers strike might be coming to an end. Thursday night, the Directors Guild of America reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Hollywood directors reach tentative agreement with studios

Sunday, Jan. 20,2008 5:23 p.m.

Hollywood directors reached a tentative contract deal Thursday with studios, a development that could turn up the pressure on striking writers to settle their 2-month-old walkout that has crippled the entertainment industry.

Buskirk to host ‘sex party’

By Whitney Biber · Saturday, Jan. 19,2008 10:02 p.m.

Apparently, the Bloomington community is not experiencing a sexual dry spell. This is certainly the belief of junior Alex Pyatetsky, the host of this evening’s event, “People Are Still Having Sex.”

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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