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Lotus season opens with peek at annual event

As soon as West African artist Mamadou Diabate took the stage carrying what appeared to be a large onion, the audience immediately realized that they were in for something special. In reality, Diabate's instrument was a kora, and his performance was one of the many events of the night which culturally broadened Bloomington residents' and students' minds.

Baring the truth

Opera features 'Revolutionary' story

"A Twist of Treason," an opera written by Bloomington resident Julian Livingston, is described by the Bloomington Area Arts Council as a two-act historical dramatic musical about the tragic life and love triangle of the notorious American traitor Benedict Arnold, his wife Peggy Shippen and the British spy John Andre.

Famous trio of pianist, violinist cellist, plays at IU

A world-famous musical ensemble now returns to its IU connections to give the Bloomington community classical entertainment. The Beaux Arts Trio, founded in 1955, will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this summer. IU students have the opportunity to celebrate this anniversary with the group.

Steele works display at IU Art Museum

Famous works of art aren't strictly located in The Louvre or the Guggenheim.

People's Park provides priceless performances

Music lovers can hear jazz, rock, country, blues, and world music every Tuesday at People's Park as part of the Tuesday Lunch Concert Series.

Chilean student confesses stealing Rodin sculpture

SANTIAGO, Chile - A 20-year-old art student admitted Saturday he stole a sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin, but the student was conditionally freed after claiming he was only testing security at the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts.

PBS television program interviews IU professor

Tonight PBS will ask us, "How good is higher education in America today?"

Arts fair hits downtown Bloomington

Arts and crafts as part of a viable arts economy is nothing new to Bloomington.

Museum dedicated exclusively to Paul Klee's work

BERN, Switzerland -- When Paul Klee applied for Swiss nationality after fleeing Nazi Germany, his request was refused because it was feared that if his art should "take root in Switzerland, it would insult real art and cause good taste to deteriorate."

Raunchy drama revives feel of the '80s

Bloomington welcomes the sex, drugs and palm trees of 1980s Hollywood beginning Friday at the John Waldron Arts Center.

Cheeseburger in Paradise opens

When Jimmy Buffett wrote songs about food, he might have written them someplace similar to Cheeseburger in Paradise.

IU professor wins achievement award

When checking the mail a few months ago, IU alum, stage designer and Professor Robert O'Hearn got the surprise of his life.

Limestone sculptures on display at the Waldron

The Rosemary P. Miller Gallery located in Bloomington's John Waldron Arts Center has been home to many fascinating local art exhibits over the years.

Michael Jackson acquitted of all charges

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A jury acquitted Michael Jackson on Monday of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch, vindicating the pop star who insisted he was the victim of mother-and-son con artists and a prosecutor with a vendetta. Jurors also acquitted Jackson of getting the boy drunk and of conspiring to imprison his accuser and the boy's family at the storybook estate -- a total legal victory but one that may do little to improve his bizarre image.

New Bach composition discovered in library papers

BERLIN - A previously unknown work by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered in a crate of 18th-century birthday cards removed from a German library shortly before it was devastated by fire, researchers said Wednesday.

New local textile exhibit opens

Melinda Williams first turned to art for therapeutic value. Now, she is not only doing what she loves but also making a profit.

George Lucas receives lifetime achievement award for cinematographic successes

LOS ANGELES - He was the cruel taskmaster who made Harrison Ford hang with snakes and rats, required Robert Duvall to shave his head and turned Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill into Pez dispensers.

Tut's treasures tour again, now with high-tech effects

Pharaohs may never have found the glorious afterlife they were expecting, but one thing about ancient Egypt is eternal -- the popularity of King Tut.

Small Indiana town clings to tradition local theater

ANGOLA, Ind. -- Strand Theatre owner Dana Thompson greets patrons at the door.