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Theater stages provocative V-Day plays

By Desiree Lestingi · Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:32 p.m.

Scandalous love affairs, sensual seduction and domineering female characters describe the scenes of two one-act performances opening this weekend at the John Waldron Arts Center.

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Making old movies new again

By Alex Brown · Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:30 p.m.

The Atomic Age Cinema series is the only of its kind in Bloomington, offering an interactive throwback films for children and adults every Saturday at The Cinemat.

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Cleaning house and art in 2009

By Ryan Brown · Wednesday, Feb. 11,2009 9:44 p.m.

Like all artists before us, it is time for us to gather our stuff, make a sensible idea of it all, and mold it into a solid form by which everyone will remember 2009.

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Love-You-Grams to wow recipients

Wednesday, Feb. 11,2009 9:42 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project promises to strike love – or embarrassment – into the hearts of IU students and Bloomington residents with live, personalized performances anytime, anywhere Feb. 13 and 14.

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Seniors blog about city’s fashion

Tuesday, Feb. 10,2009 10:06 p.m.

As stated on the aptly named blog IU Fashionista, “Just because we are in Indiana doesn’t mean we don’t understand fashion.”

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Art museum receives $500K grant

By Jackie Kochell · Tuesday, Feb. 10,2009 10:06 p.m.

The IU Art Museum recently received a $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create two new staff positions to enhance the museum’s presence on campus.

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Fox’s new mixed bag

By Erica Rogers · Tuesday, Feb. 10,2009 10:05 p.m.

Can you tell a lie? And if so, can you do it in such a way that will get you out of a sticky situation?

Ballet professor Violette Verdy stretches on a barre Tuesday at the Musical Arts Center. Verdy, a native of France, will be presented with France's highest honor by President Nicolas Sarkozy this June.

Winning France's highest honor

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, Feb. 10,2009 10:01 p.m.

President of France M. Nicolas Sarkozy awarded IU Distinguished Professor of Ballet Violette Verdy France’s highest decoration for her numerous successes in ballet.

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Something smells Phishy at Jakes

By Yahya Chaudhry · Monday, Feb. 9,2009 8:46 p.m.

Psychedelic rock and roll will seamlessly blend with group improvisation to recreate the melodious songs of Phish when Strange Design, a cover band, performs at Jake’s at 8 p.m. tonight.

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Digital art displayed at area show

By Jackie Kochell · Monday, Feb. 9,2009 8:43 p.m.

The SoFA Gallery’s new exhibit, The Photography and DART (digital art) Area Show, features artwork created using both computers and old-fashioned equipment.

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‘Stop Kiss’ acting could be refined

By Vanessa Torline · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:47 p.m.

Like any work by playwright Diana Son, “Stop Kiss” is punchy, passionate and honest. It is unfortunate, then, that IU’s production, now in performances at the Lee Norvelle Theater and Drama Center, fails to achieve the same straightforwardness.  

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1st Walk of the year features a wide range of exhibits

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:45 p.m.

Balloons marked the entrance of the eight participating galleries for the first Gallery Walk of the year on Feb. 6. While members of the community ate finger foods provided by the galleries, they viewed new exhibits chosen months in advance.

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Freshmen cousins make art debut with graffiti paintings

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:44 p.m.

With graffiti-inspired paintings and a love of art, IU freshmen Rafael Cronin and Grant Myers arrived in Bloomington’s art scene with the opening of their first collaborative exhibit. The show, titled “Urban Scrawls,” premiered at the Bellevue Gallery during the Gallery Walk on Feb. 6 and will remain on display until March 28.

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IU College Comedy Festival draws about 400 people

Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:42 p.m.

“Cactus!” And go. For the Awkward Silence Comedy group, this was the only prompt from the  audience in what turned into a series of improvisational skits and sketches this weekend at the annual IU College Comedy Festival.

Bloomington High School North senior Dylan Galyan-Wilkerson looks on as Harmony High School senior Izzy Jarvis talks to coordinator Steven Stothard at Boxcar Books Saturday evening. Boxcar Books celebrated its seventh anniversary Saturday with a two-hour open house and a raffle.

Boxcar makes it 7 years

By Emily Campion · Sunday, Feb. 8,2009 10:32 p.m.

A sign in the foyer that said “Seven Years and Going Strong” welcomed customers into Boxcar Books on Feb. 7. People were scattered throughout the store, listening to music and scanning book covers.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy signs copies of his new book "Uncommon," Thursday afternoon in the IU Bookstore. Dungy recently retired from his coaching position with the Colts, who won the Superbowl in 2007, making Dungy the first African-American coach to win the Superbowl.

Dungy draws crowds at book signing

By MaryJane Slaby · Thursday, Feb. 5,2009 11:18 p.m.

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach and best-selling author Tony Dungy signed more than 500 books during his stop at the IU Bookstore in the IMU on Thursday.

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