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Sophomore David Coleman captures a photo of sophomore Jennifer Saltiel and junior Justin Klein kissing, to use as blackmail Friday evening at the Harmony School. Klein plays Saltiel’s character’s best friend’s boyfriend.

‘VOTE!’ musical tests its rate of success in Bloomington

By Mickey Woods · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:16 p.m.

In the spirit of the recent presidential election, a new, high-energy musical premiered Friday through Sunday at Bloomington’s Harmony School as a test run before its debut in New York this summer.

Exhibit displays Islamic book art

By Jackie Kochell · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:14 p.m.

“From Pen to Printing Press: Ten Centuries of Islamic Book Arts” presents a variety of traditional Islamic writings, including calligraphy, paper marbling, printing, illumination and painting. The exhibit began Friday and runs through May 10 in the art museum’s Special Exhibitions Gallery and is free to the public.

Actresses Rachel Tyler, Michelle Dawson and Kittra Wynn Coomer perform "Dancing Queen" during the encore of "Mamma Mia!" Friday evening at the IU Auditorium. "Mamma Mia!" played five shows at the Auditorium this weekend.

‘Mamma Mia!’ makes audience dance

By Caitlin Johnston · Sunday, March 8,2009 10:13 p.m.

The “Mamma Mia!” cast filled the stage with energy during the two-act production, and following the play’s tradition, the cast provided a three-song set encore that got many audience members dancing.

The Wailers, the backing band for the late Jamaican musician Bob Marley, perform reggae music for their Exodus 2009 tour at the Bluebird Thursday evening. Though none of the original members of the band remain, relatives of the founding members carry on the legacy playing Marley's music as well as the original tunes.

Wailers rock out to a packed Bluebird

By Maggie Conner · Friday, March 6,2009 1:28 p.m.

The Wailers played to a packed house on Thursday at the Bluebird Nightclub as part of their “Exodus” tour.

Angelou recalls source of inspiration in speech

By Rachel Krasnow · Friday, March 6,2009 12:06 a.m.

Angelou’s address was part of a belated ArtsWeek and Black History Month celebration. She was supposed to speak March 1 but had to reschedule because of illness.

All men should know about this book

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:37 p.m.

OK fellas, I’ve got the perfect book for you. Not only is it a funny 243-page read, but it’s also a helpful guide for men when it comes to women, friends, social lives and everything in between.

Hearts and scissors exhibit to open

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:35 p.m.

Visual artist Cindy Hinant has located two of life’s most painful nouns right here in Bloomington.

Swim toward this season’s hottest suits

By Amanda Cochara · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:33 p.m.

Although the brisk Bloomington weather might tell us otherwise, spring break is just around the corner.

Asian singer/songwriter gets in tune with individual

By Liza Bo Harris · Thursday, March 5,2009 10:28 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed artist/songwriter/speaker Magdalen Hsu-Li performed at Grand Hall in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center to support Women’s History Month on Thursday night.

Robin Williams arrives at the premiere of "World's Greatest Dad" January 18, 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Williams cancels appearance at IU Auditorium

Thursday, March 5,2009 4:59 p.m.

MIAMI – Robin Williams needs heart surgery and must cancel the remainder of his one-man comedy show, his publicist said Thursday. Williams was scheduled to appear at IU on March 26.

New York City musical to make Bloomington debut this weekend

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, March 4,2009 9:09 p.m.

“Vote!,” a “sharp, entertaining” new musical from New York about three high school students competing for the title of student body president, premiers Friday at the Harmony School in Bloomington.

Multi-Grammy award winner Ralph Stanley performs to a packed house with the Clinch Mountain Boys Feb. 10, 2007 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Bluegrass guitar legend to play at Buskirk-Chumley

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, March 4,2009 9:05 p.m.

To many, famous bluegrass picker Ralph Stanley is known as a guy who had a song in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou,” but to IU alumnus Janssen Jones, he’s much more than that.

Wailers to bring reggae, ideas of change

By Rachel Krasnow · Wednesday, March 4,2009 12:48 a.m.

The Wailers' will sound the roots of reggae with their 1977 album “Exodus” Thursday at The Bluebird Nightclub.

IU organist places 1st in annual competition on Saturday

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, March 3,2009 10:11 p.m.

When sophomore Mason Copeland performed in his first local organ competition Feb. 28, he not only won, but advanced to the regional level of the competition as well.

‘Here we go again’

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, March 3,2009 10:10 p.m.

Complete with ABBA music, a wedding and three potential fathers, “Mamma Mia!” will be in town this weekend for five performances Friday through Sunday.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala, raises his arms and sings with the South African choral group Monday evening during their performance at IU Auditorium. The Grammy award-winning group reached an international audience after recording with American folk singer Paul Simon on his album Graceland.

African group shares native musical heritage

By Mallory Jindra · Tuesday, March 3,2009 12:37 a.m.

Grammy Award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed for its third time in Bloomington on Monday at the IU Auditorium to cap off Black History Month.

Juniors Isobel Dieppa and Gina DiSerio perform with graduate student Matthew Buffalo in the dress rehersal for 'An Ideal Husband" Monday evening at the Ruth N. Hall Theatre.

‘An Ideal Husband’ outshines rest of theater season’s shows

By Vanessa Torline · Monday, March 2,2009 11:46 p.m.

The IU Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “An Ideal Husband” at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre stood out as the best of the season thus far for its appreciative, unpretentious approach to Oscar Wilde’s play.

Graduate students Jedediah Allen and Elise Figa perform with the IU Baroque Orchestra Sunday afternoon at the Auer Concert Hall. They are both in the Early Music Institute at the Jacobs School of Music which studies the historical performance of original musical instruments before 1800.

Baroque Orchestra , Jacobs singers perform 'Hypermnestra'

By Amy Burke · Monday, March 2,2009 11:44 p.m.

History was made this weekend as the opera “Hypermnestra” was performed for the first time at IU.As the hair-raising pitches of six Jacobs School of Music singers and the warm instruments of the IU Baroque Orchestra sounded from the stage in an almost-full Auer Concert Hall, the two-hour-long opera showcased many talents.

Great Big Sea are scheduled to perform Wednesday evening at the Bluebird. They will be performing several hits, including songs from their Fall 2007 released album Fortune's Favour.

Great Big Sea to play at the Bird

By Brent Williamson · Monday, March 2,2009 11:09 p.m.

Award-winning folk/rock band Great Big Sea is kicking off the second leg of its U.S. tour with a concert at The Bluebird Nightclub on Wednesday. The tour is to promote the band’s new album, “Fortune’s Favour,” which went gold in Canada.

Cardinal Stage performance opens death penalty discussion

By Thomas Miller · Monday, March 2,2009 12 a.m.

The Cardinal Stage Company presented Thursday and Friday a reading of “The Exonerated,” a play that tells the story of five men and one woman who are wrongly imprisoned on death row.

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