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Karly Tearney

41st annual bluegrass festival in Bean Blossom begins

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The twang of a banjo, the pluck of the guitar and the experience of a lifetime is music to the ears of Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival attendees. Campsites extend for miles, vendors are plentiful and music is always playing, while people from all over the country reconnect and reminisce during the annual meeting.


The Indiana Daily Student

New job position opens with IAC

The Indiana Arts Commission has announced a new position available in their organization. The position, Community Development Manager/Arts Education Coordinator, was created to better serve Indiana’s arts-education needs, according to a press release.


The Indiana Daily Student

‘As I Lay Dying’ an apt title

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I started reading William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” more than a week ago. I would consider myself a pretty fast reader, so a novel with fewer than 300 pages should have been a two- or three-day endeavor for me. However, since I had to keep reading and rereading chapters in an attempt to make sense of them, it took me more than a week to get to the middle of the book.




Karly Tearney

Nose to the limestone

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Artists from around the world have convened on the grounds of the Bybee Stone Company in Ellettsville since June 3 to learn about the medium of limestone sculpture.




The Indiana Daily Student

“The Emperor’s Children”

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Claire Messud’s novel, “The Emperor’s Children,” follows the life of three New York 30-somethings as they struggle to become writers. Marina lives at home and in the shadow of her famous journalist father.


Chris Pickrell

Rockin' Tooth and Nail

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Those who thought Blink-182’s slow descent from raw punk rock to a watered-down, made-for-MTV version of the same genre signified the end of the in-your-face music were wrong.





The Indiana Daily Student

All-ages summer art classes to begin

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Sitting at his desk with a cup of coffee, Education Director Roger Meridith answered a phone call from a parent wishing to enroll her 6-year-old son Dillon in summer art classes at the John Waldron Arts Center. It’s not odd for Meridith to be hearing “Summer camp, line three” from his co-workers all day long.



Karly Tearney

Cinemat holds curious concert

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Fried eggs, glow sticks and an accordion were just a few of the elements that made Monday evening’s “The Magic Theater, A Curious Rock Show” at the Bloomington Cinemat so peculiar.


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MxPx to perform in Indianapolis

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A night at a live punk show can be a little hard on the eardrums. But with a staple pop-punk powerhouse coming to Indianapolis, the tympanic membranes can take one for the team.