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Competition commences for IU Bicentennial Medal design

Jan 23, 2018 5:00 am

The competition is open to IU faculty, staff, students and the public.

"The Florida Project" is an indie film starring Brooklyn Prince and Willem Dafoe, who is a nominee for the Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture. "The Florida Project" will be screening at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the I Fell Building.

Golden Globe-nominated "The Florida Project" to screen at I Fell building Saturday

Jan 19, 2018 2:00 am

The film plays at 7 and 9:30 p.m., and tickets are $6.

Carl, a tan 90s Buick who belongs to sophomore Meghan Halaburda, will be in an upcoming film called "Hoosier" made by local filmmakers. Halaburda found a note on her car, which she thought was a parking ticket, asking her about using her car in the LGBT-themed film.

Local film "Hoosier" looks to find new angle on queer cinema

Jan 17, 2018 6:00 am

The film also stars an IU student's car.

CNN host W. Kamau Bell came to IU's campus to speak for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

CNN host W. Kamau Bell spoke on racism and change

Jan 16, 2018 4:00 am

W. Kamau Bell spoke at IU in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Old pictures, posters, and rolls of film are set out on the tables in the Reading Room of the Black Film Center. Located in the basement of Wells Library, the Black Film Center aims to preserve African American-made films and works with IU Cinema to showcase those works to students.

Black Film Center/Archive hosts semester-long programming

Jan 11, 2018 4:00 am

Film screenings and guest speakers are part of the semester-long programming.

"Lady Bird" was directed by Greta Gerwig and released Nov. 3, 2017. The film has been nominated for dozens of awards, including the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy for 2018.

“Lady Bird” soars onto the IU Cinema screen this weekend

Jan 10, 2018 10:50 pm

Tickets cost $4 for students and $7 for non-students.

IU Libraries Moving Image Archive holds an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 commercials on film. These films can be used for research into gender studies, food policy, politics, film history, advertising and even economics.

New equipment, commercials at IU's Moving Image Archive open portals into history

Jan 10, 2018 6:09 am

The archive now has 80,000 to 100,000 new commercials, 200 new cameras and 44 new projectors.

Gail Hale shows a recycled fabric, picked up at a sorority house. Hale has been using recycled materials to create art objects ever since she was young. This fabric was used in a trashion fashion event in 2016.

Ninth Trashion/Refashion Show coming to Buskirk-Chumley

Jan 10, 2018 6:07 am

The deadline for submissions is March 1.

Trevor Noah is a comedian, writer, political commentator, actor and television host. He is best known for being the host of the The Daily Show on Comedy Central since September 2015.

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah coming to IU

Jan 8, 2018 8:02 am

Noah does stand-up comedy alongside late-night talk show hosting.

President Michael McRobbie and Provost Lauren Robel hired Helene O'Leary as the new assistant provost for strategic campus advancement at IU. O'Leary has been tasked with gathering private support for campus arts and humanities initiatives as a part of her new position.

Helene O'Leary explains her newly-created arts and humanities position

Jan 8, 2018 12:55 am

She will be IU's first assistant provost for strategic campus advancement.

Cardinal Stage Company will be performing "Peter Pan" Dec. 15 though Dec. 30. The musical adaptation of the story premiered first on Broadway in the 1950s.

“Peter Pan” coming to Buskirk-Chumley Theater

Dec 11, 2017 3:00 am

“Peter Pan” is a whimsical, emotional journey for the holiday season.

“Front Page Flo” calls back classic musical theater

Dec 8, 2017 11:19 am

The musical brings song and tap dance to Bloomington Playwrights Project.

The Monroe County Civic Theater’s Director’s Symposium & Variety Show will be presented on Dec. 10 at the Player’s Pub. For it’s 18th iteration, the free show offers a dozen acts, featuring three theatrical productions and a variety of musical acts.

Eighteenth Director’s Symposium offers theater and music

Dec 7, 2017 7:00 am

Productions range in theme from domestic violence to seasonal music.

38th Annual Arts and Fair on the Square opens artist submissions

Dec 6, 2017 2:00 am

The Bloomington Playwright's Project is accepting applications for the Arts Fair on the Square.

Andrew McMahon, who also performs as Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, released "Zombies on Broadway" on Feb. 10, 2017. He will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bluebird Nightclub.

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness comes to the Bluebird

Dec 5, 2017 12:00 pm

The artist behind the single "Cecilia and the Satellite" will perform Dec. 5.

Felix Merback, as Joe Farkas, and Adam Crowe, as Adolph Freitag, react to news of Hitler's advance into Poland in the performance of "The Last Night of Ballyhoo." The show, put on by the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington, will show at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 7 and 9 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 3 and 10.

“The Last Night of Ballyhoo” portrays otherness and exclusion

Dec 5, 2017 3:00 am

The play deals with themes of assimilation and intra-ethnic divisiveness.

A person dressed as a Krampus spits fire at the Krampus Rampage and Bazaar in 2017. The rampage started with angels giving candy to children with "nice" stickers on and ended with the Krampus swatting children wearing "naughty" stickers with a bundle of sticks.

Krampus Rampage reminds children not to be naughty before Christmas

Dec 4, 2017 4:00 am

Krampus beasts roamed the streets of Bloomington Saturday night.

The Quarryland Men's Chorus performs at the World AIDS Day ceremony of remembrance in 2017. The 12th annual ceremony was presented Thursday evening by the Community AIDS Action Group of South Central Indiana.

World AIDS Day Ceremony celebrates, remembers those affected by the disease

Dec 1, 2017 5:00 am

Thirty people gathered in the Fountain Square Mall Ballroom for a candlelight remembrance.

Bloomington Holiday JAMboree fundraises for Hoosier Hills Food Bank

Dec 1, 2017 3:00 am

The benefit concert will take place at 8 p.m. Dec. 9 at 330 Eastside Dr.

Locally produced foods, handmade items and live entertainment will be at the Bloomington Winter Farmers' Market this Saturday. The market runs Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. between Dec. 2 and March 31 inside Harmony School at 909 E. Second St.

Winter Farmers' Market returns to Bloomington

Nov 28, 2017 11:00 am

The market runs Dec. 2 to March 31.

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