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The classic 1952 film "Singin' in the Rain" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for Valentine's Day. Tickets are $7 and are available online or at the door.

'Singin' in the Rain' to screen at the Buskirk-Chumley this Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 2018 3:00 am

Tickets for the screening of "Singin' in the Rain" are $7.

Tips, tricks and trends for being the best Valentine on a budget

Feb 13, 2018 12:00 pm

Peruse an infographic with popular gifts, average spending and money-saving tips.

Andy Ulrich, a film archivist, unrolls the film of the Muncie vs. Milan Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament championship  from 1954. This film reel helped inspire the movie "Hoosiers".

Film historian preserves film reels that inspired "Hoosiers"

Feb 13, 2018 2:00 am

The reels were filmed in 1954 at two high school basketball games.

The African American Choral Ensemble performs in 2017 at a concert in the School of Education.

African American Choral Ensemble presents fifth Black History Month Concert

Feb 12, 2018 3:00 am

The concert is free and open to the public.

IU Cinema will screen the film "Kusama Self-Obliteration" at 3 p.m. Feb. 11 as part of the Wounded Galaxies Festival. Media school associate professor Joan Hawkins will give a brief introduction before the film begins.

Film critic J. Hoberman speaks about cultural legacy of the '60s

Feb 9, 2018 10:00 am

The talk was part of this week's Wounded Galaxies festival.

John Mellencamp will be coming to IU's campus at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the Wittenberger Auditorium. Mellencamp will be presenting "From the Ashes," a National Geographic documentary about the coal industry, which features a soundtrack with his music.

John Mellencamp will appear Friday at Whittenberger Auditorium

Feb 9, 2018 2:00 am

John Mellencamp will present the coal documentary "From the Ashes."

This display is part of the Lilly Library's "Welcome to 1968" exhibit in the Slocum Room. The exhibit will showcase materials commemorating the year until April 20.

"Poetry is in the streets" in 1968

Feb 8, 2018 10:00 am

Art and film of 1968 changed the way we see the world.

View of rising Earth about five degrees above the Lunar horizon from the Apollo 8 spacecraft December 22, 1968.

IDS reflects on the 1968 moments that shook the world

Feb 8, 2018 5:00 am

From triumph to tragedy, here are events in 1968 that shaped the world we live in today.

A piano burns on Wednesday evening in Dunn Meadow as an artistic demonstration by composer and artist Annea Lockwood. This performance is part of the Wounded Galaxies festival.

Composer sets piano aflame for Wounded Galaxies festival

Feb 8, 2018 1:00 am

The festival celebrates the revolutionary events of 1968.

IU Cinema to screen films in conjunction with Wounded Galaxies festival

Feb 7, 2018 4:00 am

The screenings will encompass a breadth of genres and styles.

The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation announced that James Alexander Thom, historical fiction novelist and winner of the first Indiana Authors Award in the National Category, has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Former IU journalism professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Feb 6, 2018 1:00 am

Thom received the award from the Indianapolis Library Foundation.

Freshman Ethan Tinsley as Jenna Talia poses on the stage in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union. Life's a Drag (Race) drew a crowd of over 450 to watch the queens dance and lip sync to artists like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj.

Drag queens dazzle in student-run show

Feb 5, 2018 1:00 am

“Life’s a Drag (Race)” boasted a crowd of about 450 Saturday night.

Jon Vickers, founding director of IU Cinema, stands next to the 1916 Henderson Piano that will be burnt Feb. 7 in Dunn Meadow. This performance will be free and open to the public.

Fifty years of revolution coming to Bloomington

Jan 31, 2018 8:00 am

Wounded Galaxies will feature piano burnings, film showings and panel speakers.

IU art history professor Michelle Facos started a company in 2015 to make baby booties from moose leather. The materials are safe for babies to put in their mouths.

Professor makes baby booties from moose leather

Jan 31, 2018 7:00 am

Michelle Facos learned about moose tanning from the Sami people in northern Sweden.

Bloomington Arts Commission offering up to $5,000 for bicentennial song submissions

Jan 30, 2018 4:00 am

Proposals for the song are due Feb. 9.

Hilary Horrey, left, and Kimberly Goy clean up after a "Hair of the Dog with Cardinal Spirits" event on Feb. 8 at Cardinal Spirits. The event was hosted by Monroe County Humane Association to celebrate "Chocolate Week." The Cardinal Spirits staffs taught participants how to make chocolate lab cocktail.

Annual Week of Chocolate begins this Friday

Jan 30, 2018 12:00 am

The festival runs from Feb. 2 to 18.

Batman producer and IU alumnus Michael Uslan, a professor of practice in The Media School, speaks Feb. 4 of 2015 in the Ernie Pyle Hall auditorium on the future of the film and television industry. Uslan held a screening of the 2008 action movie “The Dark Knight” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29 in the Franklin Hall Commons.

Batman producer to screen 'The Dark Knight'

Jan 29, 2018 3:00 am

The screening will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Franklin Hall commons.

Artist Alina Davis poses with one of her works, titled "The Yellow Brick Road," at a previous Hoosier Women Artists Contest. Submissions for the 2018 Hoosier Women Artists Contest are due Friday, Jan. 26.

Indiana Arts Commission accepting entries for Hoosier Women Artists contest

Jan 26, 2018 7:30 am

Submissions are due Friday, Jan. 26.

Patrons of a Cicada Cinema film event watch a film. Cicada Cinema is a pop-up cinema collective based in Bloomington.

Local cinema collective brings audiences new theater experiences

Jan 26, 2018 3:04 am

Cicada Cinema was founded by five local cinephiles.

Erfan Sadeqi Azer dances with Jenna Richards during the Swing Dance Club callout meeting Monday. Azer, the Swing Dance Club's president, danced with students interested in the club.

Swing dancers have been Lindy Hop-ing at IU since 1998

Jan 24, 2018 9:30 am

IU swing dance community welcomes all ages and levels.

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