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New poker film highlights risk, hope behind practice

By Nona Tepper · Monday, April 23,2012 8:56 p.m.

"All In -- The Poker Movie" is a documentary that follows the pop-culture progression of the game of poker, with celebrity interviews by actor Matt Damon, social commentator Ira Glass and sports journalist Frank Deford. In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice also ruled that online poker playing was legal, and the film documents the meaning behind this legislation.

Player’s Pub coordinates Red Cross spring benefit

By Jacqueline Veling · Sunday, April 22,2012 11:13 p.m.

The Player’s Pub was host to “Rock for the Red” on Sunday, drawing an almost-packed house merely 30 minutes into the show.

Jacobs School of Music acquires Opus 91, 1987 musical organ for student lessons

By Michelle Sokol · Sunday, April 22,2012 11:12 p.m.

The Jacobs School of Music announced Friday that it has acquired an Opus 91, a 1987 C.B. Fisk organ, to be installed in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union during spring 2013.

Trashion Refashion showcases green style

By Lucy Glaser · Sunday, April 22,2012 11:10 p.m.

The Center for Sustainable Living put on its third annual “Trashion Refashion” show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre on Sunday.

Sublime with Rome performs

By Makenzie Holland · Sunday, April 22,2012 11:08 p.m.

After a last-minute venue change from Assembly Hall to the IU Auditorium, Sublime with Rome entertained a full house Friday. The concert was the official Union Board Little 500 concert.

DJ Tiësto kicks off Little 500 weekend

By Kelsey Collisi · Friday, April 20,2012 1:19 a.m.

Bounce Music Festival founders Brandon Silverstein and Jared Lyons said they were in Mexico for their spring break tour in Puerto Vallarta when they heard Afrojack was coming to IU. They said they had to top it.“And I think we did it,” Silverstein said.

Column: Approved by Little 500

By Emily Farra · Thursday, April 19,2012 8:29 p.m.

I felt like I saw neon everywhere I turned this week, but maybe I’m especially perceptive to the trend because I happen to love it.

Feminist art shows “Man as Object”

By Nona Tepper · Thursday, April 19,2012 8:27 p.m.

The Kinsey Institute is objectifying men, literally.

Students bring ballet to Buskirk

By Kate Thacker · Thursday, April 19,2012 8:25 p.m.

On Wednesday and Thursday nights, dancers from the Jacobs School of Music Ballet Department performed 22 short ballets at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre for their annual Choreography Project.

Afrojack show provides festival-like atmosphere

By Raven Carpenter and Caitlin O'Hara · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:13 a.m.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, along with MES Production and Consulting, caused a “State of Emergency” on campus last night for the Afrojack concert in the Memorial Stadium parking lot.

Professors talk about art's role in Arab Spring

By Lauren Glapa · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:32 p.m.

David McDonald, an IU folklore and ethnomusicology professor, spoke about the use of poetry, protest and music in his “Middle Eastern Intersections: Mobilizing Poetry in Protest Songs of the Arab World” lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the IU Art Museum.

Hoosier DJ to open for Tiësto

By Caitlin O'Hara · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:30 p.m.

Hoosier-native Topher Jones is finally making time to attend the “world’s greatest college weekend.” The DJ from Zionsville, Ind., said he looks forward to seeing a few familiar faces when he opens for Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto tonight at Bounce Music Festival.

Local musicians promote with reverse busking performance

By Michelle Sokol · Tuesday, April 17,2012 11:20 p.m.

Bloomington musicians perform "busking" routine as a promotion for their upcoming show "The Flute on its Feet."

Column: Hearing the music in your meal

By Bari Finkel · Tuesday, April 17,2012 10:42 p.m.

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys picked up Bourdain in an El Camino van and drove him to a barbecue joint.

Life in the movie business

By Brian Welk · Tuesday, April 17,2012 10:40 p.m.

But IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers wants to change your life and the lives of others. This is the job for him.

Column: Favorite foods

By Hannah Spencer · Tuesday, April 17,2012 10:35 p.m.

As much as you love your favorite food and as hard as it is to imagine your life without it, there was once a time when you had never tasted it before. This is why it is so important to have an open mind and try new foods.

Dance company teaches baroque

By Michelle Sokol · Tuesday, April 17,2012 10:33 p.m.

The New York Baroque Dance Company taught a group of music teachers to dance to Johann Sebastian Bach during a workshop last weekend.

New in the galleries: Work by students, Perle Fine

Tuesday, April 17,2012 12:12 a.m.

The second round of the Masters of Fine Arts thesis exhibitions opened April 11 and will be on display through April 22. A traveling exhibit featuring the works of Perle Fine is on display now through May 27 in the Judi and Milt Stewart Hexagon galleries on the first floor of the IU Art Museum.

African American Choral Ensemble performs annual spring concert

By Makenzie Holland · Tuesday, April 17,2012 12:10 a.m.

Microphones, flanked by a keyboard and drum set, stood tall and lonely on the stage of Wilkie Auditorium on Saturday as the African American Choral Ensemble prepared for its annual Spring Concert.

Column: One night in Tokyo

By Eshley Spitzer · Tuesday, April 17,2012 12:07 a.m.

Backpacking across Japan took me from admiring the infamous cherry blossoms along the peaceful Philosopher’s Path in Kyoto all the way to the innovative, exhilarating and vibrant streets of Tokyo, always bursting with energy.

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