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High Flyers ready to captivate audience with acrobatic stunts

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They fly through the air with the greatest of ease. See the amazing performers on the flying trapeze. Circuses have always held a certain air of mystery that captivates audiences of all ages. While most would have to travel great distances to see acrobats perform miraculous stunts, residents of Bloomington will be given the chance to experience the magic of trampolines, acrobatics and tumbling first hand.


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Quilting show features variety

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Peering up at a wall filled with blankets may seem a bit strange, but for visitors to the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, it is exactly how they like to spend an afternoon. Many of them came miles to view the new exhibit, "Quilting in the Morning Calm," part of the ongoing Heritage Quilt Show.


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The Target experience

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I had to see what all the fuss was about. Everyone was talking about the new Target opening. I couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it -- the bus, the newsroom, campus. "Target has a Starbucks and a Pizza Hut Express. They have everything," they tell me. So yesterday, I finally did it. I made my pilgrimage to the new Target. Before I made my journey, a friend called me on her cell phone and said, "Everyone and their five kids are here."


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Guild fires the kiln at IU

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The IU Ceramics Guild will hold the National Council on the Education of the Ceramic Arts Pre-Conference Friday through Tuesday. The Pre-Conference, "Tangents: Ceramics and Beyond," will highlight ceramic work of IU faculty and staff, as well as local Bloomington ceramists. Events include kiln firings, demonstrations, lectures and panel discussions on various topics in ceramics. The artists holding the event include people from all over the country and a special guest from Shigaraki, Japan, as well. "It's amazingly exciting," said senior Marissa Minelli, a fine arts major. "We get to interact with people in the field."

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Around The Arts

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'High Flyers' ready to dazzle Saturday As a part of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Family Series, the Theater and Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department present the Bloomington High Flyers, professional performers that amaze all ages with feats of balance, momentum, artistry and pure enthusiasm. The High Flyers will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under and are available at the Sunrise Box Office, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington Parks & Recreation hosts interactive, on-site workshops following each BCT Family Performance. Children ages 5 and up can keep attending for $1. For more information, call (812) 323-3020 or visit www.buskirkchumley.org.


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David Copperfield returns to share illusions

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They say humans can't walk through steel. David Copperfield, world renowned as the "King of Magic," invites you to see for yourself tonight, at 6:30 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. at the IU Auditorium as part of his "An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion" tour. All tickets sold today will be $10. This applies to all tickets sold only today for all sections of the Auditorium at the IU Auditorium Box Office.


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Exhibits allow kids' talents to shine

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Artistic skill runs in Samantha Crouch's family. Her father has been drawing since the first time he picked up a crayon, and both her twin and older sisters are painters. It is no surprise Samantha has artistic talent, too.


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Galleries in the open air

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Whitney Blake's vision of peace is simple. It's a world of quiet, flowers, friendship and love. And throughout March, Bloomington residents and IU students will see Blake's work on a billboard at the corner of Fourth Street and College Avenue. Along with three other local middle-schoolers, 12-year-old Blake won a Youth Art Month student art contest sponsored by Your Art Here.


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'David's' restoration nears completion

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FLORENCE, Italy -- After months of meticulous dabbing away at decades of dust and grime, a contested cleaning of Michelangelo's "David" is more than halfway done, and experts insist the restoration has improved the marble masterpiece's appearance.


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Students shine in Mini-Play festival

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This week, 52 elementary, middle and high school students from around Bloomington will see the results of their hard work as they produce, direct and perform their self-written plays. The event is a part of the 20th annual Mini-Play Festival sponsored by Bloomington Playwrights Project.


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Escape to Amsterdam

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Don't get me wrong -- I absolutely love the city of København, despite the dismal weather. However, after spending a week by myself in my host family's home (they were skiing in the Italian Alps), I was ready to get out of the house myself. Since just about every other European destination is warmer and cheaper than København, I was faced with a bevy of options. Where to go?


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Young Hoosiers learn the violin

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FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- The sound of violins can now be heard at a southern Indiana elementary school as three third-graders have started learning to play the instrument as part of a new school program. The school district sought grants from two companies and bought three violins at $400 each to start the program at Springs Valley Elementary School, district superintendent Roger Fisher said.


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Foci blends video, dance, music elements in one

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Nestled intimately in the dimly lit room, the dozen or so audience members laughed together and traded professional experiences at Windfall Dancers' production of "Foci" Friday. According to the press release, "Foci" is designed to explore the tension between multiple perceptions of the present.


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Three comics shake up the market

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Comedian Steve Medley appeared at the Market in the Indiana Memorial Union Friday as part of a night of comedy sponsored by Comedy Caravan. Medley, along with two other comics, performed jokes and skits in front of a full audience. The show included Scott Dunn, who has been on "The Man Show" and was featured on Bob and Tom's latest CD, and Randy Madsen, whose sense of humor caused the only outburst in the night's events. Each performer presented material for about 30 minutes.


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Indiana represented in new hip-hop movement

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Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Eminem all have something in common -- and its not that they are all part of the same record label. They are all from big cities with tremendous exposure. Though Los Angeles, Detroit and New York are known for producing hip-hop's latest and best talent, the Midwest region is just beginning to gain exposure from artists such as Nelly, Kanye West and Twista.




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'Tonight Show' legend to perform at IU

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Jazz legend Doc Severinsen of "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" fame will perform with his big band at 8 p.m. tonight at the IU Auditorium. For 30 years, from 1962 to 1992, Severinsen participated in "The Tonight Show" band, first as a lead trumpeter and later as musical director for the show. However, Severinsen's musical career started much early. Born in 1927 in the small town of Arlington, Ore., Severinsen began to take an interest in music after watching his father, Carl Severinsen.


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The Bloomington Playwrights Project will hold auditions for its Dark Alley Series production of "Sex/Death II" from 6 to 9 p.m. today and Friday, March 5 at the Bloomington Playwrights Project in the Lora Shiner Studio on 314 S. Washington St. No monologue necessary. Contact co-producer Gilana Alpert at (812) 336-4396 or email galpert@indiana.edu for more information.


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Middle East debates over reality TV

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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Reality TV has burst upon the Arab world, drawing huge audiences but firing up conservative outrage over the spectacle of young men and women flirting, hugging and dancing under one roof.Young people from Iraq and Syria to Egypt, Kuwait and Yemen love these variations on "Big Brother" and "American Idol." Some religious scholars and politicians say they're sacrilegious.Things got so heated this week that Saudi-owned MBC TV bowed to pressure from Islamic fundamentalists and the Bahrain Information Ministry and said it will suspend "Al-Rayes," its version of "Big Brother," less than two weeks into the show.