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Trial opens between best-selling author and billionaire producer of 'Sahara'

By Greg Risling · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 12:34 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A production company that made the action film "Sahara" reneged on a deal to give best-selling author Clive Cussler creative control of the movie based on his book, his attorney said Friday. Attorney Bert Fields told jurors at the outset of the trial of dueling lawsuits between Cussler and Crusader Entertainment that the agreement was breached when vital story lines were eliminated and Cussler's script suggestions were ignored.

IUAM Noon Talk series continues Thursday with graphic artist

Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 8:15 p.m.

The IU Art Museum will feature a gallery talk by James Reidhaar from 12:15 to 1 p.m. tomorrow. Reidhaar, who is an associate professor of graphic art, will give a talk about work from his "Then and Now: Eternal Subjects, Eternal Processes," collection. Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Noon Talk series will present "A Machine for Seeing," featuring speaker Tim Kennedy, a painting, drawing and design lecturer.

Local band RLYL brings life, unique sound to IMU Gallery

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 8:14 p.m.

On Feb. 1, the smell of Starbucks coffee flowed through the air while the sound of Bloomington indie band Red Leather Yellow Leather awakened the empty ghost town known as the Indiana Memorial Union. The performance was part of a concert series called NOISE, which is held every Thursday in the IMU Gallery.

Singer brings her love of opera from China to the U.S.

By Katie Ingmire · Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 8:13 p.m.

IU soprano Jing Zhang got her big break by singing in a public restroom. Zhang, 21 years old at the time, was in a restroom warming her voice up for a Metropolitan Opera master class at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music after realizing the practice rooms were closed.

Indie stars, a cabaret cast model for Edun

By Samantha Critchell · Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 10:18 a.m.

NEW YORK -- When Rogan Gregory and Ali Hewson, the designers behind the fashion label Edun, took the stage at a cabaret-style nightclub Sunday night to present their fall collection, they said they didn't do things conventionally -- and they weren't kidding.

Caviar taste on a fishstick budget

By Annmarie Timmins · Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 10:18 a.m.

Even the most dedicated movie buffs probably won't find their mailboxes jammed with invites to hip Hollywood parties. So the trick to hosting your own buzz-worthy Academy Awards party is to make your home and guests feel as glam as the real thing. A little planning and a few simple recipes and party tips from Oscar party veterans are all that's required.

Windfall Dancers, Saffar present 'Arabian Nights' at the JWAC

By Ashley Wilson · Tuesday, Feb. 6,2007 9:45 a.m.

The top floor of the John Waldron Arts Center on Friday night was transformed into a world that effortlessly used movement to bring a book to life.

BCT transforms into a big-top for 'Acis and Galatea'

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:53 p.m.

The world's first circus opera will liven up the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Wednesday with a cast that includes a a mime, an acrobat, a ringmaster and a portrayal of a dancing bear.

Jeanette Walls writes 'memorable memoir' about her life in 'The Glass Castle'

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 8:56 p.m.

As an avid reader of memoirs, I have encountered my share of inspiring tales about overcoming adversity and defying all odds. (Cue the "Rocky" theme music.) By the same token, I've read more than enough ego-amplifying personal tales to whet my palate for the genre. As a result, it's been a few years since I've found a memorable memoir.

Colts theater: How sports serve as modern drama

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 8:55 p.m.

Just as a preface, I, like many others, am ecstatic at the fact that the Colts won! Woo! That said, have you ever wondered why anyone gets excited to watch men pass a ball back and forth and run up and down a field? What is it in people that causes us to release extreme bouts of emotion upon watching sporting events? Exactly why is it that Sunday night at Forest Quad about 100 residents ran out in to the breezeway and exploded into cheers of the Indianapolis area code: "317! 317! 317!"?

Expensive Harry Potter already online bestseller

By Hillel Italie · Sunday, Feb. 4,2007 8:21 p.m.

NEW YORK -- It's months away from being on bookshelves, but fans can't get enough of the seventh -- and final -- Harry Potter book, no matter the cost. Not only is "Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows" topping the charts of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, a deluxe edition, priced at $65, is No. 2, outselling the "You" diet book, Sen. Barack Obama's book and an Oprah Winfrey-endorsed memoir by Sidney Poitier.

Function over fashion: when the weather determines style

By Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Feb. 4,2007 8:19 p.m.

Last week, I seriously began wondering what kind of social detriment I would incur if I brought ski masks back to the campus.

IUAM hosts Valentine's-themed tour

By Kyle Meehan · Sunday, Feb. 4,2007 8:18 p.m.

The IU Art Museum offered a Valentine's Day-themed tour through its exhibits Saturday afternoon.

Jazzy 'Side Man' opens at center stage

By Kelsey Nash · Sunday, Feb. 4,2007 8:18 p.m.

Warren Leight's Tony Award-winning show "Side Man" is about jazz musician Gene Glimmer and as his last name suggests, "Side Man" shines. The play opened Friday night at the Wells-Metz Theatre to a full house.

Feminists, freaks and fairies: Boxcar photo exhibit takes back the language

By Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Feb. 4,2007 8:15 p.m.

Their faces are sincere and stoic -- distracted by nothing as they advocate for their cause. More than a dozen of IU alumna stef shuster's black and white photographs of these faces -- belonging to people participating in rallies and protests over the last six years -- came together Friday night for her exhibition "Feminists, Freaks, & Fairies" at Boxcar Books.

SoFA features MFA art with reception tonight at gallery

By Shannon McEnerney · Thursday, Feb. 1,2007 9:34 p.m.

Freshman Alex Schultze walks around the School of Fine Arts Gallery with a watchful eye and curiosity as he looks at the metals, ceramics and graphic pieces displayed. Today is the last day for the MFA show, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. in the SoFA Gallery to close the MFA Metals/Ceramics/Graphics Design Area Show.

IU professor gives noon talk at IUAM on virtual art

By Kyle Meehan · Thursday, Feb. 1,2007 9:34 p.m.

You climb a tall set of stairs. Tiny sculptures and rooms dot the landscape below. The height is dizzying. Before you is a solemn mask obscuring a woman's face. Her eyes are closed and a steady "om" reverberates from her clenched mouth. As you step forward you are consumed in her mouth and engulfed by a dark tunnel. The subconscious ramblings of this mystical lady echo all around you. You are not in a dream, nor are you tripping on acid. You are experiencing the art of Margaret Dolinsky and the CAVE program.

Critic defines opera terms, etiquette

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Feb. 1,2007 9:34 p.m.

In preparation for this weekend's production of "Arlecchino" and "Too Many Sopranos," I would like to offer a quick overview -- a primer, if you will -- of the fundamental aspects of opera in the hopes that understanding each one will make attending the it a little less confusing, inaccessible, and dreadfully unappealing.

This week in the Jacobs School of Music

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Feb. 1,2007 9:34 p.m.

Under the baton of recent faculty addition Uriel Segal, the Jacobs School of Music Chamber Orchestra opened its concert Wednesday night with Johannes Brahms' "Serenade No. 2" in A Major. The piece is notable for the absence of violins, which not only gave the viola section the rare opportunity to act as the upper voice, but gave the principal violist the even rarer opportunity to act as concertmaster, if only for one piece.

'Eclectic jam band' plays at local Borders

By Tom Edwards · Thursday, Feb. 1,2007 10:24 a.m.

Vocalist and guitarist for Moe, Al Schnier, walked into Borders bookstore on Third Street Tuesday night and was asked by an employee, "You here for the concert?" "Yup," he replied with a smirk, as he made his way toward the employee lounge. Schnier's inconspicuous entrance proved fitting because the band performed like it was part of the audience.

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