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Jazz fest honors Hoagy

By Ethan Cirmo · Wednesday, June 20,2007 2:29 p.m.

Indianapolis – The ninth annual Indianapolis Jazz Festival that took place June 15-17 drew nearly 30,000 attendees and several big-name artists.The first day of the festival, “Women in jazz” day, was kicked off by IU’s own Monika Herzig, a school of music professor and renowned pianist. She and her band started the festival with some traditional jazz standards as well as original compositions.

Bears Place hosts Comedy Caravan

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, June 18,2007 3:10 p.m.

Laughter is the best medicine and Bear’s Place is hard at work prescribing the funnies. Bear’s Place has been on the Comedy Caravan circuit 21 years. Comedians on the circuit perform in nightclubs and bars all across the country. Comedians Russ Nagel and Mel Fine performed on June 11.

Student Films Across America festival has low turn-out

By Emily Gibbons · Sunday, June 17,2007 5 p.m.

The Student Films Across America festival was held at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Friday. Fewer than 20 ticket sales later, the tour bus packed up and headed for its next stop. Sparse attendance is something the festival has been fighting all summer long.

Jacobs School presents annual Summer Music Festival: Chamber Music Series

Sunday, June 17,2007 4:57 p.m.

On Sunday in Auer Hall, the IU Jacobs School of Music kicked off its annual Summer Music festival.

Sopranos goes out without a bang

By Brian Hettmansperger · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:26 p.m.

Last Thursday, I made a bold prediction that Tony Soprano would die in the series finale of “The Sopranos.”

Bloomington Area Arts Council executive director to take office today

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:25 p.m.

Ed Vande Sande began his position Wednesday as interim executive director of the Bloomington Area Arts Council, following an May 5 announcement by the board of trustees.

Vietnam veterans share stories

By Michelle Manchir · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:24 p.m.

Bloomington resident John Linnemeier had to decide whether he wanted to live or die.

41st annual bluegrass festival in Bean Blossom begins

By Kelly Cochran · Wednesday, June 13,2007 7:22 p.m.

The twang of a banjo, the pluck of the guitar and the experience of a lifetime is music to the ears of Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival attendees. Campsites extend for miles, vendors are plentiful and music is always playing, while people from all over the country reconnect and reminisce during the annual meeting.

New job position opens with IAC

Sunday, June 10,2007 8:55 p.m.

The Indiana Arts Commission has announced a new position available in their organization. The position, Community Development Manager/Arts Education Coordinator, was created to better serve Indiana’s arts-education needs, according to a press release.

New art exhibit on display at Broad Ripple Art and Design

By Kelly Cochran · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:54 p.m.

Behind the doors of a quaint, single-story tan bungalow in the heart of Broad Ripple lays a world of creativity and color.

‘As I Lay Dying’ an apt title

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:53 p.m.

I started reading William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” more than a week ago. I would consider myself a pretty fast reader, so a novel with fewer than 300 pages should have been a two- or three-day endeavor for me. However, since I had to keep reading and rereading chapters in an attempt to make sense of them, it took me more than a week to get to the middle of the book.