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MySpace will host 20 concerts to raise awareness for Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 9,2006 12:13 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The online hangout MySpace.com will organize 20 concerts featuring bands promoted on its site as part of a campaign to raise awareness and money for humanitarian relief in Sudan.

World artists rock downtown

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:59 p.m.

Downtown Bloomington turned into a real life "It's a Small World" this weekend. Instead of an obnoxious repeating theme song, festival-goers were treated to everything from Tuvan throat singers to Balkan beats, DJs and music from all over the world.

Diversity Day at 'The Office'

By Alyson Brodsy and Zack Teibloom · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:57 p.m.

Saturday night, Lindsey and I bet on what time Tamir of Balkan Beat Box would remove his shirt. We argued whether his wearing a sweater would make him de-robe sooner or later. I guessed that he would be shirtless by 11 at the 10:30 p.m. show. By 10:59 we had a shirtless Tamir rapping and ending the show an hour later by climbing on the speaker and proclaiming, "I'm on the speaker because I have something to say."

Are IDS reporters allowed to dance on the job?

By Alyson Brodsy and Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:56 p.m.

Well, I sure did. I was on my way to the Union Board tent to see the DJ show when I heard the bass from Balkan Beat Box -- from three blocks away. I had promised myself that I would save them until tomorrow, but I just couldn't do it.

13th annual Lotus Fest blooms again

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:55 p.m.

Bloomington resident Jitka Horne said she lost count of all the faces she painted Saturday at Lotus in the Park. Horne specializes in animal pictures, mainly "kitties." When asked about the strangest thing she has painted, Horne said she painted six or seven dragons and one boy wanted flames up both his arms.

Glass pumpkins offer innovative designs

By Jessica Andrews · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:47 p.m.

Bloomington residents perused a whole new variety of fall decorations Saturday while live performances and activities from the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival echoed from Third Street Park.

Professor offers Brahms lecture as part of series

Friday, Oct. 6,2006 1:24 p.m.

WHEN: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Simon Music Center, room 267

Lotus Fest 2006

By Lindsey Landis · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 11:14 a.m.

Sogbety Diomande was born in the small farming village of Toufinga on the Ivory Coast in West Africa. When he was 10 years old, he learned the ancient art of stilt dancing from his uncle, Vado Diomande, the reigning national stilt dancing champion.

Lotus' Gallery Walk exhibits Indiana art

By Stuart McWhirter · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 11:13 a.m.

Professional artistic training is merely a suggestion if you're interested in becoming a renowned artist -- at least according to Indianapolis-based artist Jerome Neal.

Kennedy exhibit offers rare glimpse

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Maguire · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 12:07 a.m.

BOSTON -- Rose Kennedy, for one brief shining moment the most powerful mother in America, went over John F. Kennedy's head in 1962 to write directly to Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev. For that, she got a playful scolding from her son.

Award-winning director comes to Bloomington searching for writers

By Lindsey Landis · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 12:07 a.m.

Attention all budding screenwriters: director Gary Wood is looking for writers to help with his latest projects, and he is coming to Bloomington Saturday.

Festival Latino aims to unite campus, community

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 12:07 a.m.

With music, food and fun, the ninth-annual Festival Latino ventures to unite the campus and Bloomington community.

Chinese academy visits IU Art Museum

By Samantha Weiss · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 12:07 a.m.

Eastern art meets a Western audience today in the IU Art Museum, where a new exhibition begins its four-month stay in the Special Exhibitions gallery.

Arts council holds first glass pumpkin patch festival

By Jessica Andrews · Friday, Oct. 6,2006 12:02 a.m.

The Bloomington Area Arts Council will kick off the fall season by putting a new twist on the age-old tradition of picking pumpkins.

Jacobs School honors cellists in memory of deceased performer

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 11:55 p.m.

Cellists who have made their mark on the international and American cello communities will have their time to shine Sunday as the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center celebrates its 28th anniversary.

Pioneering high schools try out Bible course

By Richard N. Ostling · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:10 a.m.

How do you teach the Bible in public schools? Very carefully. This academic year, 78 U.S. school districts in 26 states boldly embark on a newsworthy experiment. They offer high school elective courses using a new textbook, "The Bible and Its Influence" alongside Bible versions chosen by each student.

Jessica Simpson takes charge of her 'normal life'

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:09 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- She's a pop singer, a pinup-worthy beauty and a paparazzi favorite, but Jessica Simpson insists she's just "a normal girl." With her fifth album in stores, a new music video on the way and a movie opening Friday, normal might be a stretch.

'Beasts' an unsettling but important read for Americans

By K. A. MacDonald · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:06 a.m.

Beasts of No Nation" by Uzodinma Iweala is a stirring tale with far too much truth in it to be anything but unsettling and is therefore an essential read.

Mitchell's 'Shortbus' among films that straddle line between porn and art

By Christy Lemire · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:05 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- When a longtime married couple bounces all over the bed in every imaginable position in "Shortbus" or when a particularly limber character bends into a yoga pose that proves he, um, never has to leave the house, it's all real sex, not simulated. However, writer-director John Cameron Mitchell says his intention is to educate, not titillate.

Director begins final season of 33-year term; U. Singers perform Sunday

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Thursday, Oct. 5,2006 12:04 a.m.

An assortment of water bottles sat at the feet of rehearsal chairs on the Auer Hall stage Monday afternoon. Filling those seats, a group of casually dressed coeds awaited instruction from director Jan Harrington. He appeared, conducting wand in hand, and a few short waves later, this seemingly average group of young people had transformed into a sophisticated, classically trained ensemble known as the University Singers.

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