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Department of Theater, Drama opens doors for fall auditions

By Corinne Lambert · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2011 12:15 a.m.

Students from every major and class were invited to audition for the Department of Theater and Drama’s productions of “Hair,” “In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play,” “Three Musketeers” and “Lysistrata” on Monday at the Lee Norvelle Theater.

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BPP to drop "Bomb/Shell" as season opener

By Adria Nassim · Monday, Aug. 29,2011 11:13 p.m.

What do Leo Tolstoy and the Bloomington Playwright’s Project  have in common? War and peace. In conjunction with IU’s Themester of “Making War, Making Peace,” sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the BPP is kicking off its 2011 season with “Bomb/Shell,” which begins Sept. 30 and runs until Oct. 15.

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Staff members receive Governor's Arts Awards

By Derrick Naylor · Monday, Aug. 29,2011 11:10 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Indiana Arts Commission have announced six recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Arts Awards. Of the six candidates chosen from the entire state of Indiana, two were Bloomington residents associated with the Jacobs School of Music, Susann McDonald and Sylvia McNair.

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Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Aug. 29,2011 10:46 p.m.

Fashion serves many purposes, but when you are an athlete or a relative of one, fashion has a whole different set of rules.

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Sublime tribute pleases listeners

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, Aug. 28,2011 11:13 p.m.

It was Friday night at Bluebird Nightclub. Waves of sound pounded through the door of the backstage room. There, the musicians of Sublime tribute act Secondhand Smoke waited in church pew seating while local band The Broderick rocked away.

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Indiana bands to tour the Midwest

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, Aug. 28,2011 11:09 p.m.

Mike Adams can’t quite say what it is that gives husband&wife its Midwestern feel, but he’s often told the band is “definitely from the Midwest.” He and other members of husband&wife will spread the Midwestern mood as they kick off their tour with the Fort Wayne-based instrumental band Metavari at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bishop. Admission for the show, which will also feature Muncie-based band State Park, is $5.

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New Jacobs faculty member brings passion to position

Wednesday, Aug. 24,2011 11:28 p.m.

The Jacobs School of Music will open its doors to four new world-class faculty members this fall. Among the new faculty is a seasoned sound recorder, Mark Hood,  who brings celebrity and real-world experience to share with his students.

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Local artist shows ambition through the naked eye

By Derrick Naylor · Wednesday, Aug. 24,2011 11:25 p.m.

Lindsay Schroeder has been contributing artwork to the Bloomington community for more than 12 years. Her work has caught the attention of arts fans all through the city and has even proven to be a bit controversial. The IDS sat down with Schroeder to discuss her career, her inspirations and the journey to develop her latest works, which led her to begin painting without glasses to correct her eyesight.

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Ind. artist presents lecture on artist Alice Neel

By Adria Nassim · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011 10:52 p.m.

Spanger repeated her presentation for an audience at an Arts Work Indiana meeting Tuesday in Bloomington City Hall. This organization helps mentally handicapped artists gain employment and support for their work and creativity.

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Bloomington booms with music for welcome week

By Casey Engelman · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011 10:18 p.m.

Local venues around town are bursting with acts for your enjoyment during the week before the academic grind commences. We’ve compiled a few of our most anticipated artistic events and are hoping to get you acquainted with some of Bloomington’s favorite artists, musicians and venues.

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Songs of old crooner come to life Thurs. at the Buskirk-Chumley

By Kelsey Holder · Tuesday, Aug. 23,2011 10:16 p.m.

“Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover” and “Beyond the Sea” are a few of the many songs that made Bobby Darin a legendary entertainer.  This vocal powerhouse may no longer be living, but his hits will come to life on stage this week at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Robert Shaw, a southern Indiana native, will be performing “Dream Lover — A Salute to the Music of Bobby Darin” at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday. 

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Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Aug. 22,2011 9:40 p.m.

As the famously fabulous Heidi Klum says, “In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out.”

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Painter finds home in Bloomington

Monday, Aug. 22,2011 9:34 p.m.

The warm months at the beginning and end of the school year bring students and Bloomington residents outside, especially to the downtown and Kirkwood areas. Amidst bikes and street musicians, there are two spots in town that, more often than not, are flecked with vibrant paintings.

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Increased tuition causes more strain on art, music students

By Nona Tepper · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 10:58 p.m.

The Huffington Post considered this problem in a July 28 article, “The 13 Worst-Paying College Majors: Payscale List.” Art was ranked as the No. 11 worst-paying field of study. The starting median salary was estimated at $35,300 per year, and the mid-career median pay was $52,400 per year.

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On top of the world: Hope and Home

By Alen Simic · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:43 p.m.

For miles we saw nothing but the peculiar pastel-colored homes we’d grown so accustomed to until we arrived at what looked to be a construction site. This unfinished building, consisting of nothing but cement walls and dusty unfinished floors, was the orphanage.

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