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Asian Culture Center hosts Moon Festival

By Kacie Foster · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 12:31 a.m.

According to one Chinese legend, "marriages are made in Heaven but prepared on the moon." To increase her chances for marriage, a young woman might pray to the old man on the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, or the Moon Festival as it is sometimes known, is to celebrate the harvest and give thanks for family, according to the China Voc Web site.

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Comic book exhibit opens at Lilly

By Mary P. Hansell · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 12:30 a.m.

To the bat cave! Well, to the Lilly Library at least, where currently everyone can go hang out with all their favorite heroes and humorous casts of characters. People have been visiting the bat cave for years, along with special places like Metropolis, Mars or Haverville High.

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Around the Arts

Thursday, Sept. 15,2005 12:44 a.m.

BPP to serve 'second helpings' What: "Second Helpings," Bloomington Playwrights Project Mainstage Series When: 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday Where: BPP Mainstage Theatre, 313 S. Washington St.

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Live & Free

By Adam Sedia · Thursday, Sept. 15,2005 12:36 a.m.

What would be the reaction if the New York Philharmonic or the Chicago Symphony Orchestra decided to make all of their concerts free and open to the public?

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Ryder makes Hollywood classic rock

By Katie Peck · Thursday, Sept. 15,2005 12:26 a.m.

Take two very different works: the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and Pink Floyd's 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon." Combine the two, and you will experience both works very differently.

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IU screens 3-part series from East Asia

By Kacie Foster · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:35 a.m.

In a small village in Tajikistan, a young boy named Khorshid works in an instrument shop. Since he cannot see with his eyes, he sees the world around him by listening.

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Artist bakes edible human 'body' parts in markets

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:52 a.m.

POTHARAM, Thailand -- Inside a dark room, realistic-looking "human body parts" are stacked on shelves and hanging on meat hooks. The place looks like a mortuary or the lair of a serial killer, but in fact, it's a bakery. What appears to be putrefying body parts are the bread sculptures of 28-year-old art student Kittiwat Unarrom.

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1920s inspire musical comedy

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:51 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Sandy Wilson describes his fascination, some might say obsession, quite simply. "The 1920s impinged on me as a child and have remained with me ever since," the composer states with crisp understatement.

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Latino Cultural Center to demonstrate cooking

By Kacie Foster · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 12:50 a.m.

Many Hoosiers have a large appetite, but they might not have time to prepare a delicious meal. To help change that, the IU Latino Cultural Center is hosting a series of food demonstrations to teach students how to cook a quick and inexpensive dish while learning about Latino culture in the process. All students are invited to the Latino Cultural Center, located at 715 E. Seventh St., at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to learn how to make Mexican breakfast pizza.

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IU grads sing in opera series for non-profit group

By Annysa LaMantia and Anyssa LaMantia · Monday, Sept. 12,2005 12:39 a.m.

The John Waldron Arts Center kicked off its a year-long lineup of musical and theatrical events Friday with the musical "How to Break a Leg: A Diva's Guide to Success." To jumpstart the center's "Performance Series" season, the Bloomington Area Arts Council sponsored the play, written by Eric McCarthy Holmes, as a benefit fund-raiser.

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Designers bring back classic looks

By Alyson Brodsy and Samantha Critchell · Monday, Sept. 12,2005 12:32 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Tommy Hilfiger's spring 2006 collection incorporates many of his signatures: seersucker, madras, the American flag, and red, white and blue. But as Hilfiger marked his 20th anniversary in fashion, he said there were many subtle tweaks to his newest designs. For example, the red is softer -- almost pink. The blue is lighter, and the white is more the color of sand.

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Renowned conductor dies during visit

By Mike Wilson · Friday, Sept. 9,2005 2:11 a.m.

Randall Behr, an accomplished conductor who was in town as an IU School of Music guest music director, unexpectedly died in his sleep Thursday afternoon at a Bloomington hotel. Behr, who was in his early 50s, was in Bloomington preparing performers for the season-opening showing of "Così fan tutte," one of his favorite operas, said Maria Levy, executive administrator of IU Opera Theatre program.

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Students present artwork in thesis show

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 7:08 p.m.

Whether it is a naked wall, a lavender painted wall above scattered purple feathers or a white wall with flashy moving pictures, beautiful and meaningful artwork is often perceived in the eye of the beholder.

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Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:55 a.m.

What: Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature Where: Radio-TV Building, Room 251 When: 7 p.m. Friday More info: The City Lights Film Series will showcase two works of master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock as part of its free weekly film screening of classic and contemporary films from around the world. "Shadow of a Doubt" tells the story of a young woman Charlie who becomes suspicious of her uncle when two detectives come snooping around the town. "Strangers on the Train" showcases the evil that lurks within evil men when two men hatch a plot of murder. For more information, call the Department of Communications and Culture at 855-7217.

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