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Kinsey photos 'up for adoption'

By Molly Peters · Tuesday, Oct. 24,2006 10:25 p.m.

This week, the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction will host a two-day "Adopt a Work of Art" event to fund the framing of infrequently seen artwork.

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Documentary celebrates Beaux Arts 50th anniversary

By Eric Anderson · Tuesday, Oct. 24,2006 10:21 p.m.

In an interview for the Indiana Daily Student two years ago, Menahem Pressler, distinguished professor of piano for the IU Jacobs School of Music, said he did not expect his chamber music ensemble to have much longevity. "I expected it to last a week to make a record," Pressler said.

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SoFA Gallery takes modern approach to nature

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:25 p.m.

For the next month, when you enter the School of Fine Arts gallery, you may be unsure if the room you are walking into is an art exhibition or a botanical garden. The buzzing of insects and a high-pitched humming noise resonate throughout the gallery. Viewers are greeted by a giant screen depicting the life cycle of a cicada, then a curtain of autumn leaves and a bronze statue of copulating deer.

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Artifacts

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:02 p.m.

What: A seated figure made of aragonite from the Classic period (200-750) in Teotihuacan culture in Mexico

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Director began love of theater with dare

By Katie Ingmire · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:40 p.m.

Challenging friends to dares, double dares and even triple-dog dares reigns as a schoolyard staple for earning peer respect. For the Bloomington Playwrights Project's Richard Perez, a dare even led to his life's work -- theater.

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Collegehumor.com writer performing comedy act at Bear's Place tonight

By Zack Teibloom · Sunday, Oct. 22,2006 10:40 p.m.

The head writer for CollegeHumor.com, who hosts a show, "4 Quotas," on Sirius Satellite Radio in addition to writing for ESPN and Maxim, is hitting it big. His comedy album, "Cure for the Cable Guy," is enjoying several months on the comedy charts. And he has way more Facebook friends than you.

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Hilarious production of 'Urinetown' boasts strong cast

By Alyson Brodsy and Rachel Skybetter · Sunday, Oct. 22,2006 10:39 p.m.

What kind of musical is this?" Little Sally exclaims toward the end of "Urinetown, The Musical." Well, it is certainly not a conventional one -- but it is a great one. "Urinetown" is about the "privilege to pee," and members of the audience very well might laugh until they take advantage of that privilege.

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Guthrie makes tour a family affair

By Nicholas Mills · Sunday, Oct. 22,2006 10:39 p.m.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater was full of Guthrie spirit Saturday night with Arlo Guthrie performing along with family members and friends. Arlo is the oldest son of Woody Guthrie, one of the forefathers of folk music.

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'It's a privilege to pee' at Wells-Metz Theatre

By Rachel Skybetter · Thursday, Oct. 19,2006 11:17 p.m.

Move over, "Cats," watch out, "West Side Story." A different kind of musical is taking over. IU Department of Theatre and Drama's "Urinetown: The Musical" opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre. Based on the premise that "it's a privilege to pee," this production strays from the warmth and slight corniness found in traditional musicals.

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ONLINE ONLY: 'The Producers' takes the stage at IU Auditorium

By Dana Tesser · Thursday, Oct. 19,2006 11:16 p.m.

After a cancellation last year, the top Tony Award-winning musical in history, "The Producers," is finally here. The traveling cast will perform five shows at IU over the next three days at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

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Graduate student and Miss Indiana performs lead role in opera 'Manon'

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Oct. 19,2006 11:16 p.m.

Betsy Uschkrat, Jacobs School of Music graduate student and reigning Miss Indiana, will lead the school's production of Jules Massenet's classic opera "Manon" Friday, playing the character bearing the opera's name. "I love the role," said Uschkrat. "I feel like I'm playing two characters." Manon, she explained, begins the opera as a simple, provincial 16-year-old girl who is forced into mature womanhood by the cruel realities of life.

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Techno music originators gather for first conference

By Erin Boyle · Thursday, Oct. 19,2006 11:11 p.m.

IU is scheduled to hold its first techno academic conference, "Roots of Techno: Black DJs and the Detroit Scene," from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Willkie Auditorium. Techno is electronically produced music that incorporates drum machines, multitrack mixers, computers and samplers. Most associate techno music with Europe, but black college students initially developed this genre in the late 1970s near Detroit.

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Online Only: Widespread Panic draws mixed reviews

By Zack Teibloom · Thursday, Oct. 19,2006 12:28 a.m.

Widespread Panic fans walking into the IU Auditorium Wednesday night, buzzing with anticipation, said the night before in Evansville the balcony literally shook from the energy of the crowd. Wednesday night, the balcony was closed off, and there were several empty seats as close to the stage as the third row. Widespread Panic had fans dancing in their seats, but a number of concert-goers said the band failed to live up to expectations.

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IU alumna uses theater to depict life as baby boomer

By Shannon McEnerney · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2006 11:08 p.m.

Diane Kondrat would not tell you to walk, jog, skip or hop to see a performance and show by Nell Weatherwax. Instead, she recommends you run. "If someone has never seen one of her performances, my advice is to run to see it because Weatherwax's artistic quality is top of the line," said Kondrat, a longtime friend of Weatherwax. The opportunity to see a show of Weatherwax's is at a prime, as she will perform at a fundraiser for the Bloomington Playwrights Project at 8 p.m. this Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors. No reservation is required. Her show "Boomer" is an improvised autobiographical movement theater performance.

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SoFA Gallery gets in touch with nature

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2006 11:08 p.m.

Friday, the School of Fine Arts gallery will open the first part of a two-part exhibition series titled "Human Nature I: The Natural World" from 7 to 9 p.m. Fifteen nationally- and internationally-acclaimed artists and scientists will display more than 40 examples of sculpture, painting, video projection, animation and sound work. The pieces will "examine scientific experimentation, biological materials and living systems," according to a press release from the gallery. Gallery director Betsy Stirratt explained that the exhibit will be "a look at our relationship with nature." She said the first show will cover many different issues, including human ties to the environment and animals, as well as topics in health care. The exhibit will remain open until Nov. 18. The second show, which opens in February, will focus more on the advances in biotechnology. Stirratt described the material as being "more science-y."

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