Concert benifits Middle Way House
Crowds gathered Saturday in the Collins Living-Learning Center to see five bands perform a benefit show for the Middle Way House, an organization offering support to victims of sexual and domestic violence.
Crowds gathered Saturday in the Collins Living-Learning Center to see five bands perform a benefit show for the Middle Way House, an organization offering support to victims of sexual and domestic violence.
“Blizzard Rewind,” a short play showcase presented by the Bloomington Playwrights Project, opened Thursday with 31 plays celebrating the BPP’s 30th anniversary.
Along with approximately 100 other students, McShay auditioned for the sixth annual “Campus Super Star” competition at the Indiana Memorial Union, organized by the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center. Students who attend any college or university in Indiana were eligible to audition.
The Cardinal Stage Company show, which opened Friday, centers around Miles, who shows up ready and willing to work on characters Morgan and Angus’ farm to research rural life for his new play. Morgan agrees, but neither knows what they are getting into.
The opening reception for three exhibitions, “INHABIT,” “All Points Bulletin: Interventions on Climate Change” and “Polar Drifts: Projects from Northern Crossings,” drew artists and environmentalists alike to the SoFA Gallery.
Malcolm Dalglish’s “The Welcome Table” kicked off ArtsWeek 2010 on Saturday with a full house at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
The Flaming Lips will perform this year's Little 500 headline concert at 8 p.m. April 22, the Thursday before race weekend. Online ticket pre-sale for IU students and Auditorium members is Wednesday, and tickets will be available to the public on Thursday.
Malcolm Dalglish’s “The Welcome Table” will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets for the event are $18 and $25.
The play opens Friday and runs through March 7, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, along with 2 p.m. shows each Saturday and Sunday, at the John Waldron Arts Center. The show is part of ArtsWeek 2010.
Fran Snygg had a laugh that rippled through every corridor she walked down. It was childlike, the kind of uproariously whimsical sound that would inspire laughter from others. The outgoing New York dancer, choreographer and artist never met a stranger. But Fran died at 53 in 1996 of diabetic complications. Today marks the beginning of the 26th-annual ArtsWeek, a project Fran pioneered and directed during the final 10 years of her life as a tribute to the diverse artistic culture in Bloomington.
“They called you Perfecta, and what did they say when the disease ate at you?” resident Ashley Bayer said to a captivated audience. “God’s eyes turned from you, and as they do, I must leave you, because your burden breaks me in two.”So spoke one of five “slam poets,” who competed Wednesday in Rachael’s Café for first place in a slam poetry contest.
If you haven’t heard by now, John Mayer is sorry.
As much as “American Idol” is about singing, it’s also about transformation.
“Spoken word is poetry, but it’s basically a song without music,” said IU alumnus Branden Scott. “Spoken word has more feeling. It’s like giving a speech. Poetry is reading from a book; it’s not emotional. Spoken word is a conversation meant to sway you.”
Actor Martin Sheen will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the IU Auditorium as part of the Ralph L. Collins Memorial Lecture Series, presented by the IU Department of Theater and Drama.
IU Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced Monday that Jon Vickers has been named the first director of the IU Cinema, pending approval by the IU board of trustees.
Stuffy nose. Ridiculously sore throat. All-over exhaustion. I have a really annoying cold, and since I just got it, nothing seems to be making it better. One unfortunate side effect of my illness is a lack of appetite.
The John Waldron Arts Center saga continues.
Three exhibitions re-examining a connection between art and the environment open today at the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts Gallery.
Campus Super Star, IU Hillel’s search for the most talented vocalist attending any of the universities or colleges in the state of Indiana, will be holding Bloomington auditions this Sunday. Campus Super Star takes contestants through three rounds of competition ending with one person being named Indiana’s Campus Super Star and winning a $5,000 prize. Bloomington try-outs will be noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Indiana Memorial Union in the Hoosier Room.