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Turn that hippy crap off! A lesson in accepting different tastes

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:07 p.m.

A few weeks ago, I was driving with my cousin, listening to quite possibly the greatest road band ever, Umphrey's McGee. I had the sound turned up on a song that is near and dear to me for its out-of-this-world guitar fingering, its rock danceability and its outstanding work at perfecting nonlyrical expressiveness. My cousin saw otherwise. "Will you turn that crap down? It sounds like dying pirates!" she exclaimed.

IMA returns to free admission

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 9:06 p.m.

There's a place you can go to find paintings by Rembrandt and Van Gogh, a steel plaque featuring a medieval African soldier and Robert Indiana's iconic pop-art painting "LOVE," for free -- the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The museum is returning to its no-cost general-admission price for the first time in more than two years.

This weekend in the IU Jacobs School of Music

By Eric Anderson · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 10:51 p.m.

On Friday night, the Jacobs School of Music will continue the 2006-07 season of its celebrated Opera Theatre with a double bill of comedy.

Fashion bosses to address model weight issue

By Joelle Diderich · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 10:47 p.m.

PARIS -- Fashion bosses from Paris, Milan, New York and London have agreed to take part in a debate on how to address eating disorders after some countries took measures to ban ultra-skinny models from their catwalks, according to French fashion's governing body.

Classical guitarists add spice to the night

By Jessica Andrews · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 10:45 p.m.

A contrasting blend of classical German and Latin melodies echoed throughout the auditorium of the John Waldron Arts Center as guitar soloists Risa Carlson and Martha Masters engaged in a tag-team performance that brought to life a collection of music inspired by classical artists and composer.

Pump up the volume

By Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 10:45 p.m.

As an avid fashionista, I find inspiration in everything from Flavor Flav to Andy Warhol. But over the years, music has been the foundation for my style, the cheese for my macaroni, the pedophilia for my MySpace.

'Beyond the Pale' show goes beyond expectations

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 10:42 p.m.

It was almost midnight and exhaustion was starting to get to Jim Gaffigan. Following his show at the IU Auditorium Thursday night, Gaffigan held a meet-and-greet session for his fans. He spent more time talking to his fans than actually performing for them. After spending more than two hours shaking hands and talking, Gaffigan showed signs of being tired. For a guy who reiterates his laziness throughout his act it is surprising he lasted as long as he did.

The Complete Moron's Guide to: The Stage

Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 9:38 p.m.

PROSCENIUM STAGE -- This is the most common type of stage found in Western theater and it is also referred to as the picture-frame stage. The picture-frame concept comes from the proscenium arch through which the viewers see.

This week in the IU Jacobs School of Music

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 9:36 p.m.

An enthusiastically large crowd gathered in the warmth of the Musical Arts Center Wednesday evening to hear the IU Philharmonic Orchestra launch the spring semester orchestra series with a program of Russian repertoire. The concert opened with a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Fourth Piano Concerto, featuring graduate student Adam Zukiewicz, of Wroclaw, Poland, as piano soloist.

Photo exhibit gone in a flash

By Shannon McEnerney · Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 9:35 p.m.

Soon the flash will fade, when the Photography Area Show at the School of Fine Arts Gallery is taken down. However, a chance to see the artwork on display is available from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday at the SoFA Gallery.

ARTiFACTS

Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 2:25 p.m.

What: Self-portrait (torso with head bent to right) by Egon Schiele of Austria in 1910. Crayon, gouache and watercolor on paper.

At the end of the rainbow

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 12:25 a.m.

What is pride? "To me, gay pride is just to go and have a good time with people who are accepting of me and I am accepting of them," said James Cummings, GLBT student support services office assistant. To some people, it is a sense of togetherness. This weekend the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., will offer the opportunity for such camaraderie with the PRIDE Film Festival, a series of 31 films that will run in several areas around Bloomington.

Around the Arts

Thursday, Jan. 25,2007 12:09 a.m.

Black Film Series WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, 275 N. Jordan Ave. MORE INFORMATION: The Black Film Series educates students and the IU community about the black experience through films, videos, slides and more.

'The Departed' banned from China

By Min Lee · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 11:28 p.m.

HONG KONG -- Martin Scorsese's hot crime thriller "The Departed" -- in which Boston gangsters try to sell computer technology to ethnic Chinese villains -- won't be showing in China. A state-run distributor has rejected the film, an industry executive said Thursday

Film with rape scene featuring 12-year-old actress stirs debate

By Debbie Hummel · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 11:11 p.m.

PARK CITY, Utah -- At a festival that features several films with sexual content, including full male nudity and a documentary about bestiality, a Southern Gothic tale that includes the rape of a young girl is causing the biggest stir.

Women 'expose' their art

By Michelle Manchir · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 11:08 p.m.

More than 20 women, both Bloomington residents and IU students, will showcase their artwork at the third annual Women Exposed art exhibition and benefit from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at the Art Hospital.

Thin is 'out' on the runway

By Katrina Loh · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 11:07 p.m.

The latest trend gracing the runways this season won't be a new Chanel bag or Dolce & Gabanna jeans, but healthier models.

Unstoppable IU pianist fueled by strong passion for music

By Katie Ingmire · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:12 p.m.

A pianist with a broken hand is like a hurdler with an injured leg -- both are brought to a halt until fully healed. But for Maxim Bernard, an IU graduate student working toward his artist diploma in piano performance, a broken hand from a bicycle accident did not present a crisis, but an opportunity. "Instead of just taking the time off, he decided to prepare an entire program with his left hand," said Bernard's friend and fellow pianist Melinda Baird, who added that Bernard not only voluntarily prepared the program in two months, but performed it in a recital.

Chanel dazzles with latest couture

By Joelle Diderich · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:11 p.m.

PARIS -- Veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld defied predictions Tuesday that Paris haute couture will soon die out with a display of feather-light gowns for Chanel destined to lure a new generation of clients.

Comedian, Ind. native Jim Gaffigan to perform Thursday

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:10 p.m.

Jim Gaffigan is no stranger to television, commercials, movies or comedy nightclubs. If you don't recognize his name from his recent successes, chances are you have seen him somewhere. His one-hour special on Comedy Central and subsequent CD and DVD releases have given him the rare comedic stardom of his own national tour.

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