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3rd annual Dia de los Muertos altarpiece celebrates lives of the dead

Instead of celebrating Halloween by watching scary movies and eating obscene amounts of candy, Jaime Sweany, owner of Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts, has created an altarpiece to celebrate the traditional Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), which celebrates the spirits of the dead rather than fears.

Shed that old skin

This fall is the perfect time to let your wild side loose while still looking polished and sophisticated.

Magnolia Electric Co. kicks off fall ’08 tour

The best way to tell the story of Magnolia Electric Co. would be to formulate a musical family tree.

Big hair to set in tonight’s musical at IU Auditorium

For one night only, the cast of the Tony Award-winning musical “Hairspray” will bring the major issues of the ’60s in a fun-filled musical to IU.

Embrace the necktie

The necktie is a small but very important part of a man’s formal uniform. What began as a small, knotted neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 1600’s is now a staple of the men’s suit that often helps add that last “something” to the entire outfit.

Margot rocks out

The music evoked raw emotion at Saturday night’s performances at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, David Vandervelde and Judgment Day each played intensely moving sets for enthusiastic listeners.

IU alumnus opens new gallery in Bloomington

After graduating from IU with a degree in studio art in 2005, curator Gabe Colman has returned to his former stomping grounds to open The Venue, a gallery featuring fine collections of local, national and international works by award-winning artists. Colman said it has turned into his dream job.

Waldron does the timewarp again

Does the image of actor Tim Curry in black lingerie and stilettos sound familiar? What about a young Susan Sarandon running around in her bra and underwear, while Riff Raff and Magenta sing and dance?

Old eating habits die hard

PARIS — In an attempt to learn more about and fully embrace the French culture, each weekend I’ve been trying to do something I’d only be able to do in Paris.

Real life, demand for justice found in ‘Dead Man Walking’

“I ain’t no victim!” yelled Matthew Poncelet in the second act of “Dead Man Walking,” a discussion-provoking drama that opened at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center on Oct. 10.

Lyle Lovett to perform in Bloomington

Four-time Grammy Award-winning artist Lyle Lovett will bring his eclectic sound to Bloomington for an all-acoustic concert in February.

Film showing on Friday highlights new producers

Brendan Kredell dreamed of being a movie producer as an undergraduate student but was unaware how to make his dream possible.

Indy-based band returns to play concert at Buskirk-Chumley

Indianapolis-based Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s will rock Bloomington on Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The band is touring to support two albums it has out this year, “Animal!” and “Not Animal.”

Around the arts

'Scream' star performs at Buskirk-Chumley

With jokes covering everything from herpes to plastic surgery, comedian Jamie Kennedy filled two performances with stand-up comedy at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Tuesday.

Heroes of open mic night

Although karaoke is said to be a Japanese tradition that stemmed from bar life, the art has become refined in its own right in Bloomington.

Waldron shows SMALL gallery of items smaller than 10-by-10 inches

The John Waldron Arts Center has an exhibition of miniature artwork that defies the notion bigger equals better.

Revenge of the dorks

Traditionally, a man in a movie has been portrayed as a hyper-masculine archetypical male, who, at the last possible moment, darts onscreen to save the day and then saves his love from near-certain demise, all the while looking impossibly handsome and glossy.

Mason Jennings rocks Bluebird

Minneapolis-based artist Mason Jennings made the crowd dance at the Bluebird Nightclub  during his performance Tuesday night.

Indie band Deerhoof to play at Buskirk

Indie band Deerhoof, which began as an art-rock duo in San Francisco in 1994, will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Tickets are $12.