Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Monday, Dec. 22
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

A&E

COMMUNITY EVENTS REVIEW IU AUDITORIUM JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC IU CINEMA EXHIBITS PERFORMANCES TRAVEL WEEKEND POP CULTURE MUSIC THEATER BOOKS FOOD PODCAST
The Indiana Daily Student

Latino play festival 'crosses borders'

By Ariel Ivas · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 11:50 p.m.

Although part of a growing minority in the Midwest, Latino theater productions are uncommon, said graduate student and director Noe Montez. The Bloomington Playwrights Project is addressing this lack of exposure with its Latino-themed season opener.

The Indiana Daily Student

Collaborative project puts local artists' work on city buses

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:02 p.m.

Late Friday morning, Bloomington Transit bus number 553 rolled by the Indiana Memorial Union. Upon first glance, it looked like any other bus. However, the bus the riders boarded was much more than a means of transportation; it was a study in public art, with a reproduction of Ron Firebaugh's "Little Five" acrylic painting adorning its side.

The Indiana Daily Student

AIDS-inspired altarpiece begins U.S. tour

By F.N. D’Alessio · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:33 p.m.

CHICAGO -- As the twin scourges of AIDS and unemployment ravaged their rural district, the women of the South African fishing village of Hamburg decided to fight back with the weapons they were given: embroidery needles.

The Indiana Daily Student

'Queen of Pinups' hits screens

By Paige Ingram · Monday, Sept. 11,2006 10:52 p.m.

Playboy magazine deemed Bettie Page the "Queen of the Pinups" in the 1950s, but soon after receiving the title, she disappeared from the public spotlight. Thanks to the Ryder film series and Kinsey Institute, her image has come back into focus in Bloomington.

The Indiana Daily Student

BCBG, Perry Ellis christen New York Fashion Week runways

By Alyson Brodsy and Samantha Critchell · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:01 p.m.

NEW YORK -- New York Fashion Week opened with more substance than style Friday. Instead of Kenneth Cole leading the seasonal previews as he usually does with his celebrity-packed show, menswear brands John Bartlett and Perry Ellis were the first to present their spring 2007 clothes in quiet, almost subdued runway shows, followed by BCBG Max Azria, which dotted its front row with starlets, including Carmen Electra and Kelly Rowland.

The Indiana Daily Student

MEMORIAL

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 10:56 p.m.

MEMORIAL -- Daniel Kerry, from left, Megan Gott, Douglas Bunn, Jason Moodie, bottom middle, Jon DuBois, behind Moodie, and Anthony Pearce, are shown with some of the glass orbs they created, Sept. 7, in Bellevue, Wash. About a dozen of Moodie's art class students at Sammamish High School created nearly 1,000 glass orbs to be floated during the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York.

The Indiana Daily Student

Historic site celebrates Hoosier artist

By Shannon Valentine · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 1:16 a.m.

To celebrate the 100-year settlement in Indiana of Impressionistic artist T.C. Steele, the T.C. Steele Historic Society in Nashville, Ind., is kicking off the 2006 Great Outdoor Art Contest Saturday.

The Indiana Daily Student

ArtiFacts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 7,2006 11:25 p.m.

A Study of a Holy Family, ca. 1872 -- an albumen print by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1815-1879.

The Indiana Daily Student

Sushi 101

By Ariel Ivas · Thursday, Sept. 7,2006 12:16 a.m.

Sophomore Craig Shank did not feel confident the first time he tried sushi. Intimidation is a common among students who have never tried sushi before, but experts and students alike say that with a little bit of daring and some help from friends, learning to eat sushi can be fun and easy.

The Indiana Daily Student

Rocky statue returned to Philadelphia Museum

By Alyson Brodsy and Joann Loviglio · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 11:42 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Rocky Balboa -- or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph -- is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the winner by a split decision in a bout between fine art and pop culture.

The Indiana Daily Student

Museum: art, coffee nights

By Samantha Weiss · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 11:41 p.m.

Coffee, art and music come together for the first three Thursday evenings in September as the IU Art Museum introduces its "Coffeehouse Nights at the Art Museum." From 7-9 p.m. Sept. 7, 14 and 21, guests can stroll through a featured gallery enjoy live music related to the evening's theme - from Turkish melodies to coffeehouse jazz to African beats.

The Indiana Daily Student

'Plucky' harpist has won competitions worldwide

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, Sept. 6,2006 11:40 p.m.

Fourteen-year-old Jane Yoon strode confidently across the stage at the 2001 USA International Harp Competition in her yellow silk dress. She was not competing; however, she was a guest performer. The previous year she won the Japanese International Harp Competition in Tokyo, making her the youngest participant and the only Korean to win. She had also begun her studies under Susann MacDonald at IU.

Trending