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Pop stars hassled in Malaysia over sexy concert routines

By Sean Yoong · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 7:41 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Some of the world’s top pop stars are facing growing pressure to keep skimpy outfits and steamy dance moves off the stage during their concerts in the predominantly Muslim country of Malaysia, event organizers said Wednesday, citing protests by conservative Islamic critics who believe such Western performers can corrupt youths

Guster coming to IU in October

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 7:40 p.m.

The Union Board announced it will present Guster at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the IU Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31 and can be purchased at the IU Auditorium box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $25 for students and $28 for non-students.

Arts awards to come to town

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 7:39 p.m.

The Indiana Arts Commission announced this week that Bloomington has been chosen as the site of the 2007 Governor’s Arts Awards on Oct. 27.

Acoustic pop-rock band Guster coming to IU

By IDS staff · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 3:31 p.m.

The Union Board announced it will present Guster at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the IU Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31and can be purchased at the IU Auditorium box office or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $25 for students and $28 for non-students.

Actors Corey Greenan (left) and Matt Brown rehearse a scene from “The Sixth Borough” during a dress rehearsal Tuesday evening. The musical opens at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Wells-Metz Theatre and will run through Sunday.

IU alumnus debuts musical tonight at Wells-Metz

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 1:16 a.m.

The boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island have a new a neighbor – at least for this weekend.

Ryan Seacrest to host Emmy Awards in September

By Lynn Elber · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” is hosting next month’s Emmy ceremony, but viewers still won’t be able to call in and pick the winners.

Amy Winehouse postpones North American tour dates, citing ‘tour rigors’

By AP Reports · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

Amy Winehouse has put her North American tour on hold, raising more concerns about her health.

Local artist overcomes past through art

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

Strokes of bright blue and red watercolors paint the story of Bloomington artist Layla Caplinger’s life. They show her past, her struggles, her journey to artistic freedom. And now, they’ve won her a spot as the featured artist in the Rhythms of the Soul exhibit, now at Bellevue Art Gallery.

Film festival brings out Bloomington’s dark side

By Brian Hettmansperger · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

A dark carnival crashes and slashes its way into Bloomington tonight. Making camp at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, The Dark Carnival Film Festival will feature more than 40 independent horror movies, a sideshow, a horror rock band and, on Saturday night, a Dance Party Massacre.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

CultureFest After-Party When: 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. tonight Where: IU Art Museum, 1133 E. Seventh St. More Information: Come to the Thomas T. Solley Atrium for the CultureFest After-Party, welcoming new and returning students with a free coffee-tasting and culture-fusion event featuring art, music and more. Entertainment and coffee samples from around the world will complement an encyclopedic collection of art work. This event is free.

Behold

By AP Reports · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 12:26 a.m.

A visitor looks at the work of art “le peintre et son modele” (the painter and his model, 1963) by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, on Aug. 16.

420 pounds of human hair make up art installation

By Beverley Wang · Tuesday, Aug. 21,2007 11:42 p.m.

HANOVER, N.H. – The massive banner in Dartmouth College’s Baker-Berry Library runs the length of the vast foyer, bright green lettering stretching from end to end.

Sarah Jessica Parker smitten with her Bitten fall collection

By Samantha Critchell · Tuesday, Aug. 21,2007 11:41 p.m.

It’s payback time for Sarah Jessica Parker.

We put the ‘art’ in ‘heart’

Tuesday, Aug. 21,2007 11:40 p.m.

With all the hype over Eric Gordon and our new University President Michael McRobbie, it can be easy to forget that Bloomington houses a world-famous music school and a dense local arts community. We’re going to change that. Both of us are passionate about the arts and our main goal is to make them more accessible to students and residents so that others can share our appreciation.

BAAC appoints new executive director

By Sara Amato · Tuesday, Aug. 21,2007 11:38 p.m.

Pamela Keech hasn’t moved from New York yet and she already has goals for Bloomington’s art community.

Musical Arts Center sculpture to be restored

By Brett Martel · Sunday, Aug. 5,2007 7:53 p.m.

“Peau Rouge Indiana”, the sculpture in front of the Musical Arts Center, will undergo a complete restoration beginning Aug. 6, according to a press release from IU Media Relations.

Annual Fourth Street Festival planning begins

By Sara Amato · Sunday, Aug. 5,2007 7:52 p.m.

For more than 30 years, the Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts has been a Bloomington tradition.

IU opera student moves to New York

By Rebecca Longacre · Wednesday, Aug. 1,2007 7:51 p.m.

Rachel Lubbers can vividly recall her acceptance into IU’s Jacobs School of Music.

Indiana mystery author wins Best Book of Indiana Award

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 1,2007 7:49 p.m.

Indiana writer Kit Ehrman’s fourth mystery book “TRIPLE CROSS” won the Best Book of Indiana Award in 2007 doesn’t mean she’s solved all the mysteries of writing.

Bloomington presents its own rendition of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Paul Coover · Wednesday, Aug. 1,2007 7:47 p.m.

The world’s most famous love story will take a Bloomington angle when Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is performed in September on the outdoor Third Street Park stage. Auditions for the play, produced by The Monroe County Civic Theater, were hosted Monday and Tuesday at the park’s stage.

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