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Universal Music said to buy BMG Music Publishing for $2 billion

LOS ANGELES -- Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion in cash, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.

Auditorium to hold training session for student ushers

With approximately 800 volunteers in its ranks, the IU Auditorium relies on students and community members to supply its corps of ushers, who not only supervise crowd control but are also encouraged to make a connection with guests on the relatively short journey from the entrance to their seats, according to the IU Auditorium's Web site.

artifacts

A cover illustration from the June 1904 issue of Ladies Home Journal.

Jacobs School of Music welcomes 11 accomplished new faculty of diverse trades

One of the best is getting even better. The Jacobs School of Music, which already has 160 notable faculty members and a reputation as one of the best music schools in the world, welcomed 11 new faculty members to its ranks this fall.

IU Art Museum gets hands-on

Bloomington resident Marilyn Kittredge sees the world through a slice of Swiss cheese.

FOURTH STREET FESTIVAL

Ivy Richardson, 5, checks out her painted face in the mirror at a children's booth at the Fourth Street Arts and Crafts Festival Saturday.

Chicago kicks off 6-week celebration for architect Louis Sullivan's 150th birthday

CHICAGO -- For a guy born 150 years ago, architect Louis Sullivan has been in the news a lot lately. Unfortunately, not much of it has been good news for buildings designed by the man considered one of America's most influential architects.

Alejandra Penaloza, left, dances with the group Sangre Boliviana during the 19th Annual Bolivian Festival at the Prince William County Fairgrounds Sunday, in Manassas, Va.

Director Allen Coulter's 'Hollywoodland' tops Venice Film Festival's opening days

VENICE, Italy -- Death in Hollywood topped the early going at the Venice Film Festival, where Allen Coulter's film about the mysterious and untimely death of TV's Superman in the 1950s premiered Thursday after Brian De Palma's film noir about the murder of an aspiring actress.

Museum says Munch pieces damaged after theft but repairable

OSLO, Norway -- The Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" suffered minor damage after being stolen by masked gunmen in August 2004, but they can be repaired, museum officials said Friday.

Artifacts

What: A portrait skull made by the Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea dating to the first half of the 20th century.

It's no-pants Monday

This semester has unofficially been named the semester of pantslessness. It seems that just as Lance Bass came out of the closet, Wranglers and Levi's are being tossed back in.

SoFA gallery hosts 'refreshing' evening

From a guitar autographed by members of the band Wilco to a large painting of four nudes in a kitchen, the pieces the SoFA gallery and the Friends of Art sold at the Refresh benefit gala and auction Friday night were as eclectic as the crowd that purchased them.

Last of Ziegfeld Follies girls still alive and kicking

NORMAN, Okla. -- Frank Sinatra croons in the background as Doris Eaton Travis and her dance partner glide across the floor, her silver shoes sparkling in the light that bounces from the studio's mirrors.

Ben Folds to come to IU Auditorium

The Union Board concerts committee will host Ben Folds in concert 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the IU Auditorium, according to a news release from Union Board.

Around the Arts

SEQUEL hip-hop dance team auditions Friday at HPER, Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts, IU Art Museum tour: For people with low vision, Monika Herzig Trio at Indianapolis' Ellenberger Park, Ballroom Club call-out invites all interested students, Bird enthusiast signs books at Art Museum Sunday

Benefit auction 'refreshes' campus art

The public is invited to spend an evening schmoozing with the IU contemporary art sphere. At 6 p.m. Friday, the School of Fine Arts Gallery and the Friends of Art will present their first benefit auction of the year, Refresh. Several Bloomington restaurants and caterers will provide hors d'oeuvres. Semi-formal attire is recommended.

UPDATE: Ben Folds to come to IU Auditorium

The Union Board concerts committee will host Ben Folds in concert 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the IU Auditorium, according to a news release from Union Board.

Artist seeks to improve reputation of 'junk art'

DETROIT -- Tyree Guyton rescued stuffed animals, sneakers and battered appliances from alleys and street corners, giving them a permanent home on the trees, houses and vacant lots of his outdoor art gallery.

Posed

Posed --Timberly Carter (#3) is one of 16 dancers who tried out to be a member of the African American Dance Company Tuesday evening in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Twelve dancers made the dance company, which will have its first Bloomington performance Nov. 4 during the Potpourri of Arts in the African American Tradition at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.