Summer comes early with artist’s watercolor gallery
Summer is still 17 days away, but its colors and beauty were already present Friday evening at Bloomington artist and IU alumna Sara McQueen’s “Summer Images” opening reception at By Hand Gallery.
Summer is still 17 days away, but its colors and beauty were already present Friday evening at Bloomington artist and IU alumna Sara McQueen’s “Summer Images” opening reception at By Hand Gallery.
Sitting at his desk with a cup of coffee, Education Director Roger Meridith answered a phone call from a parent wishing to enroll her 6-year-old son Dillon in summer art classes at the John Waldron Arts Center. It’s not odd for Meridith to be hearing “Summer camp, line three” from his co-workers all day long.
The Buskirk-Chumley Theater will host its monthly art gallery reception Friday featuring photography by IU research scientist Kagan Tuncay.
Fried eggs, glow sticks and an accordion were just a few of the elements that made Monday evening’s “The Magic Theater, A Curious Rock Show” at the Bloomington Cinemat so peculiar.
A night at a live punk show can be a little hard on the eardrums. But with a staple pop-punk powerhouse coming to Indianapolis, the tympanic membranes can take one for the team.
David Mitchell’s “Black Swan Green” follows the life of Jason Taylor, a 13-year-old growing up in Worcestershire, England. He fights with his older sister, writes angsty poetry and spends a good portion of his time thinking about sex. It is a stereotypical “coming of age” tale.
Have you ever had one of those dreams that makes absolutely no sense?
Fifteen artists gathered around an L-shaped table Tuesday night in the John Waldron Arts Center as Kelley School of Business professor Carolyn Wiethoff asked them about their business goals. Weithoff encouraged the artists to develop a marketing plan for future business endeavors.
The latest Monroe Bank Art Exhibit is presenting abstract collage and multimedia art. The exhibit features artwork by Ronald O. Elkins, Gretchen Sigmund and Jeremy Bazur.
SCARBOROUGH, Maine – During World War II, the government urged Americans to plant “victory gardens,” backyard plots of fruits and vegetables that were supposed to ease reliance on the war-strained public food supply.
LOS ANGELES – The three Mexican directors who shook Hollywood last February with 16 Academy Award nominations have formed a moviemaking partnership with Universal Pictures worth a reported $100 million.
Paul Shoulberg’s one-woman play “Girl on the Wing,” starring Anjanette Armstrong, premiered Friday at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.
Saturday night the lights of the Roosevelt University Auditorium in Chicago darkened as the evocative voice of Björk began soaring from behind a thick curtain. An organ accompaniment vibrated beneath her voice.
The Jacobs School of Music is completing negotiations that will lead to the construction of a new organ in Auer Hall.
For me, the best way to spend a lazy summer day is to curl up on the patio with a glass of lemonade and a trashy romance novel. Work on my tan. Maybe sneak in a nap. I found the perfect book to go along with my perfect day, and if it seems like your sort of read, I highly recommend “The Birth of Venus” by Sarah Dunant.
The 14th annual Early Musical Festival will get underway in Bloomington tomorrow, featuring Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music performed by nationally recognized visiting and local soloists and ensembles.
Saturday was the opening day the annual Fair of the Arts, hosted at the Brick Plaza adjacent to the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market in downtown Bloomington.
Veronica and Wilson Yeakle begged to dance when they saw the Windfall Dance Company take the stage to perform their interpretation of Arabian Nights on Saturday evening at the Owen Valley High School auditorium. Their mother, Angela Yeakle, said she took her children to the show to expose them to different cultures.
Unless you are absolutely starving for a book to save your sanity and it is the only one you can find, don’t read “Ivanhoe.” I would consider myself to be pretty high on the boredom scale, but I couldn’t even get through chapter three. The two main characters, who shall remain nameless because I can’t remember their consequence to the story, hadn’t even finished their leisurely stroll through the forest by the end of the third chapter.
I don’t know what you are doing this summer, but at some point, you will probably need to take a break from your break. You could be needing an escape from nagging family members, a release from your demanding summer course load or you may just need to unwind after a long day at work.