Despite small staff, MAC still creates quality productions
Jim Lile, production manager for the Jacobs School of Music, has organized and supervised four years worth of sets in his career at IU, but his job is far from ho-hum.
Jim Lile, production manager for the Jacobs School of Music, has organized and supervised four years worth of sets in his career at IU, but his job is far from ho-hum.
Recent movies such as “Enchanted” and the Shrek trilogy have proven that fairy tales aren’t just for kids anymore. Now, the IU Department of Theatre and Drama presents its own original musical adult fairy tale, “The Day Boy and the Night Girl.”
NEW YORK - Another "American Idol" alum is heading to "Grease" on Broadway. Ace Young, who competed on season five of the Fox show, joins the cast Sept. 9, playing Kenickie in the revival of the popular musical.
Fashion is constantly changing. Each new season brings something new to the table, and it can be difficult to keep up with the demands of the fashion world. The fall 2008 collections have been no exception, featuring everything from a structured silhouette, as seen in the Yves Saint Laurent collection, to the more relaxed feeling seen at the Versace show. Eight trends have emerged as this fall’s most wanted.
Bloomington art galleries are gearing up for the fall season, preparing exhibits for textile, ceramic sculpture, 3-D and altar displays. With more than 15 local galleries to visit, students have a variety of artistic outlets to explore.
Bernie Mac's publicist says the actor and comedian has died. He was hospitalized Aug. 1 for an pneumonia but was said to be making good progress. He was 50.
For the last few years, on-the-cusp music acts have been salivating to make it on a certain soundtrack. But surprisingly, the platform they’ve all been clamoring for isn’t a brand-new TV show or a blockbuster movie. Instead, it’s a video game: Madden NFL Football.
All that jazz – and so much more. Maureen McGovern, Academy- and Grammy-Award winner, will join Jacobs School of Music faculty and students as well as regional musicians for an 8 p.m. performance Friday at the Musical Arts Center.
This week, Dayton, Ohio’s Hawthorne Heights will release a new album. Chances are the album, “Fragile Future,” will be mediocre pop/rock at best that won’t raise much fuss except for the Hot Topic set, and even those fans might be long gone. The band has fallen hard and fast since late 2005 and early 2006, when they were at the forefront of the scene.
Tickets are now available for comedian Ron White’s Oct. 3, performance at the IU Auditorium.
A comedy show in Bloomington conjures up an image of local stand-ups delivering tired one-liners about their mother-in-laws. Nothing could be further from the truth at the Comedy Caravan at Bear’s Place.
The Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District is hosting “The Artists of Fourth Street.”
Tickets for comedian Ron White's Oct. 3 performance at the IU Auditorium go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, according to an IU Auditorium news release.
The IU Jacobs School of Music’s 2008 Summer Music Festival is coming to an end. The third and final Festival Orchestra performance will be held Thursday, led by world-renowned conductor Robert Spano.Although Spano has played in orchestras all over North America, his performance at IU is memorable for him because he grew up in Elkhart, Indiana.“It’s nice to feel at home,” he said.
Bluebird Nightclub took a trip to the past Sunday evening with Grateful Dead cover band the Dark Star Orchestra.
More than 700 people came together Friday for the fifth annual Bloomington Block Party. The event took place at the John Waldron Arts Center and featured live music, face painting and various works of art.
The image of a drug induced man with a cigarette holder and a shaved head is how many people remember Hunter S. Thompson, said William McKeen, University of Florida Journalism Professor and author of the recently published “Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson.”
The Indiana University Opera Theater is bringing Broadway to Bloomington when the musical comedy “She Loves Me” begins Friday evening.
Generally speaking, when I spend $20 on a meal, I expect it to involve a lovely juicy steak, or perhaps some kind of seafood fare not native to anywhere near Indiana.