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Festival celebrates Eurasian culture, music

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The 18th-annual Silk Road Bayram in the Willkie Auditorium celebrated the different countries along the ancient trade route, which wound its way from China to modern-day Italy. The event featured both a cultural gallery and musical performances from those familiar with the region.


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Baby-food dieting

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The director of nutrition for WebMD, Kathleen Zelman, wrote that celebrities are substituting one or more of their meals every day with baby food. And columnist, Margaret Ely, doesn't understand the trend.


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Teen violin virtuoso wins international competition

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Brian Allen, a member of the Violin Virtuosi, recently won the Lions Clubs International Global Youth Music Competition. He was awarded a monetary prize of $10,000 and also traveled to Sydney for a week and a half to perform in the 2010 music competition.




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GLBTQ author visits Boxcar, promotes book

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Award-winning writer and teacher Philip Gambone visited Boxcar Books on Friday night, an event sponsored by BloomingOUT on WFHB and IU GLBT Support Services. Gambone read the introduction of his most recent book, and participants of various sexual orientations joined in a question-and-answer session following the reading.


Who's Bad

Who's Bad Michael Jackson Tribute rocks Bluebird

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A little more than one year after the star’s death, Jackson fans flocked Saturday night to the Bluebird Nightclub to see Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band. A full band of concise, funky musicians backed two singers as they alternated performances between costume changes.


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From Pages to Silver Screens

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MaryJane Slaby's 'Literature Life' column discusses the virtues of reading a book before seeing the movie, and the inner conflict when deciding which to do first.


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Indiana film available nationwide

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Independent film The Mini produced by Indiana locals with the assistance of Indiana University interns is now gaining national recognition.


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Spoken Word accompanied by live musical trio

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By combining the creative energy of award-winning writer Alyce Miller with the innovative improvisational sounds of musicians Philip Anderson, Joe Stone and Marty Belcher, The Venue Fine Art & Gifts played host to a event Tuesday called “The Spoken Word, With Music.”


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Hi-fi, Lo-fi or No-fi

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Ryan Martin's Blooming-Beats column discussing the recording options for local bands, including home software and Russian Recording Studios.


Swing Dance

IU Swing Dance club collaborates with Windfall Dance Studio

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The IU Swing Dance Club and interested community members put their dancing shoes to work Saturday night as part of the club’s Summer Fancy Dance.The Windfall Dance Studio on North Dunn Avenue provided the venue for the free event, and anyone interested was welcome to participate regardless of age, club membership or skill level.


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Arts programs affected by MCCSC budget cuts

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Changes to the Monroe County Community School Corporation teacher contract changes resulted in stipend cuts for extracurricular and co-curricular activities, including music and arts programs. With a successful and supported referendum on the November ballot, these activities have a chance of being restored for the 2011-12 school year.




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Summer Night of Lotus to feature world music

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This year’s Summer Night of Lotus, which will take place 7 p.m. Friday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, will feature the music of local singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer, world-renowned sarod player Amjad Ali Khan and sons and tango ensemble Tangamente.