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Ladies First present year-end show

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:52 a.m.

Tonight, IU's premier women's a cappella group, Ladies First, will perform for the last time this year with all of its members. For those who are unfamiliar with the group, Ladies First began three years ago, when Natalie Perkins and Sarah Gibson founded the group in the fall of 1999 with the assistance of Walter Shilanskas, director emeritus of Straight No Chaser. The group of 10 women gained sponsorship from the IU Alumni Association in spring of 1999.

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Flying family defies gravity

By Elise LeBlanc · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:50 a.m.

Members of the Bloomington High Flyers fold and contort as they stack themselves three-deep on top of one another to create a grotesquely beautiful human pyramid. New age music crackles out of a chalk-coated stereo, providing a complement to the superhuman strength required to defy gravity and every other law of nature.

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Jazz series ends with collaboration

By Emory Zink · Monday, April 22,2002 12:33 a.m.

The MAC Jazz series concludes with its annual Big Band Extravaganza tonight at 8 p.m. A collection of some of the most popular pieces from the swing era, the night promises to offer lively entertainment both for those who remember the original music and those who are only familiar with it through tradition.

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Summer releases questioned

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Friday, April 19,2002 12:36 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- So many summer movies, so many question marks. Is The Rock actor enough to carry "The Scorpion King" without the digitally grafted insect body he wore in "The Mummy Returns"?

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Anyone for some Candy?

By Alyson Brodsy and Ashley Stetter · Friday, April 19,2002 12:34 a.m.

Listen to the buzz around town lately and you will hear local arts lovers and Bloomington Playwrights Project patrons proclaiming "We Want Candy!" Not the savory treat one would find in a candy store, but Candace Decker, the company manager of the Bloomington Playwrights Project. Under her direction, the project has created a new series so popular that it has been able to sell out each of its previous performances. Decker got the idea for her Cabaret Nouveau series through her love of cabaret performance.

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Copperfield to perform magic

By Eric Talbot · Thursday, April 18,2002 2:37 a.m.

David Copperfield will be appearing -- and disappearing -- this evening at the IU Auditorium. The world-renowned entertainer will bring his newest act, "PORTAL," for shows at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. In this act, Copperfield selects members of the audience and leaves viewers wondering where they are going. The show can get cut short for some of the audience members, because they will not have time to get back from Timbuktu.

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Rhythm & Soul

By Samantha Ann Herbst · Thursday, April 18,2002 12:43 a.m.

A very special birthday is coming up. April 20 will be the 30th anniversary of one of IU\'s most prominent musical groups, the IU Soul Revue, and the highlight of the weekend will be -- of course -- a concert.

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MTV honors Aerosmith

By Alyson Brodsy and Chelsea J. Carter · Tuesday, April 16,2002 12:49 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Sure, there are Grammys and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There are MTV's Video Music Awards and platinum albums, too. But Aerosmith's Steven Tyler said the ultimate accolade comes when well-known artists cover the songs that made his band a household name.

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'Parade' focuses on diverse range of topics

By Virginia Vasquez · Friday, April 12,2002 1:19 a.m.

"Parade" isn't your average song-and-dance musical. The spontaneous bursts of song that characterized musicals of the past have been tossed out, and a new era of musically driven drama has taken center stage.

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Caswell sisters to perform in Jazz Fables tonight

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Thursday, April 11,2002 1:44 a.m.

Thursday evening Bloomington residents will have the opportunity to witness two up-and-coming jazz artists. As part of Jazz Fables, Bear's Place will host a performance by the Caswell sisters. Sara and Rachel Caswell, both graduates of the IU School of Music, are names that jazz enthusiasts everywhere are beginning to recognize.

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Senior's directoral debut to premiere this weekend

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, April 11,2002 1:43 a.m.

One of the most unique times of the school year for IU Theatre and Drama students is the end of the department's producing season. It is the time when theater students produce, direct and act in independent projects. Students flock to work together every semester whether or not these productions are sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Drama.

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6 operas scheduled

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:38 p.m.

"Opera with a Vengeance" is coming to the IU Opera Theater. The 2002-03 season brings power, passion and captivating stories to the Musical Arts Center stage.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:38 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Bryant Gumbel said Thursday he was quitting as host of CBS' morning news program, "The Early Show," and will be leaving CBS. The longtime host of NBC's "Today" show was lured back to morning television in November 1999, and CBS spent $30 million to build a new streetside studio in Manhattan to launch "The Early Show."

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Honey: 'the nectar of the gods'

By Alyson Brodsy and Camilla Saulsbury · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:37 p.m.

Consider what might be nature's most versatile food and you may very likely come up with honey. All over the world honey is enjoyed for its sweet goodness, whether spread onto flaky biscuits, spooned into teas, whisked into salad dressings or baked into wholesome muffins.

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IU grad plays lead role in Indianapolis

By Alyson Brodsy and Lee Ann Chan · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:36 p.m.

Who wouldn't enjoy a play that talks about a boy meeting a girl, falling in love with her and wanting to marry her? "Anything Goes" is the new version of Hoosier native Cole Porter's Broadway extravaganza, which won the 1988 Tony Award for Best Revival. "The musical is very exciting, and we've wanted to do it for a long time," said Ulrike Steinert, the director of marketing at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre.

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Special 'Lucia' to close season

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, April 4,2002 10:35 p.m.

To close out the 2001-2002 IU Opera Theater season, the IU School of Music will present a special production of Donizetti's tragic opera "Lucia di Lammermoor," opening 8 p.m. Friday at the Musical Arts Center. Beyond the fact that "Lucia" is considered one of the great operatic master works of all time, or that it is Donizetti's own personal masterwork of Bel Canto dramatic opera, it will be a rare occasion for a new production to be conceived and executed all for and at IU.

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Hillel brings Jewish music to Bloomington

By Jamie Sanders · Thursday, April 4,2002 12:52 a.m.

The music from "Fiddler on the Roof" is probably the only Jewish music some people have heard. But this coming Saturday, the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center hopes to bring a wider variety of Jewish music to the Bloomington community with its annual Evening of Jewish Music.

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IU music students \'go for Baroque\'

By Alyson Brodsy and Elise LeBlanc · Thursday, April 4,2002 12:51 a.m.

A woman with a slight frame and striking similarity to the host of "Trading Spaces" stands at the center stage of Auer Hall, surrounded by a semi-circle of students playing odd-looking instruments. She clasps and unclasps her hands while their musical notes slide and poke at the space around her, about to signal her to start singing. When her cue arrives, she unleashes a handsome, mellifluous voice for a song that demands an impressive vocal range.

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 2,2002 11:29 p.m.

ROME -- Tonino Cervi, an Italian producer, screenwriter and director who worked with such film greats as Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci and Michelangelo Antonioni, died of a heart attack Sunday. He was 71. Cervi died on the way to a hospital in Siena. A Roman native, he was spending the Easter holidays there with his family.

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