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Alejandra Penaloza, left, dances with the group Sangre Boliviana during the 19th Annual Bolivian Festival at the Prince William County Fairgrounds Sunday, in Manassas, Va.

Director Allen Coulter's 'Hollywoodland' tops Venice Film Festival's opening days

VENICE, Italy -- Death in Hollywood topped the early going at the Venice Film Festival, where Allen Coulter's film about the mysterious and untimely death of TV's Superman in the 1950s premiered Thursday after Brian De Palma's film noir about the murder of an aspiring actress.

Museum says Munch pieces damaged after theft but repairable

OSLO, Norway -- The Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" suffered minor damage after being stolen by masked gunmen in August 2004, but they can be repaired, museum officials said Friday.

Artifacts

What: A portrait skull made by the Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea dating to the first half of the 20th century.

It's no-pants Monday

This semester has unofficially been named the semester of pantslessness. It seems that just as Lance Bass came out of the closet, Wranglers and Levi's are being tossed back in.

SoFA gallery hosts 'refreshing' evening

From a guitar autographed by members of the band Wilco to a large painting of four nudes in a kitchen, the pieces the SoFA gallery and the Friends of Art sold at the Refresh benefit gala and auction Friday night were as eclectic as the crowd that purchased them.

Last of Ziegfeld Follies girls still alive and kicking

NORMAN, Okla. -- Frank Sinatra croons in the background as Doris Eaton Travis and her dance partner glide across the floor, her silver shoes sparkling in the light that bounces from the studio's mirrors.

Ben Folds to come to IU Auditorium

The Union Board concerts committee will host Ben Folds in concert 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the IU Auditorium, according to a news release from Union Board.

Around the Arts

SEQUEL hip-hop dance team auditions Friday at HPER, Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts, IU Art Museum tour: For people with low vision, Monika Herzig Trio at Indianapolis' Ellenberger Park, Ballroom Club call-out invites all interested students, Bird enthusiast signs books at Art Museum Sunday

Benefit auction 'refreshes' campus art

The public is invited to spend an evening schmoozing with the IU contemporary art sphere. At 6 p.m. Friday, the School of Fine Arts Gallery and the Friends of Art will present their first benefit auction of the year, Refresh. Several Bloomington restaurants and caterers will provide hors d'oeuvres. Semi-formal attire is recommended.

UPDATE: Ben Folds to come to IU Auditorium

The Union Board concerts committee will host Ben Folds in concert 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at the IU Auditorium, according to a news release from Union Board.

Artist seeks to improve reputation of 'junk art'

DETROIT -- Tyree Guyton rescued stuffed animals, sneakers and battered appliances from alleys and street corners, giving them a permanent home on the trees, houses and vacant lots of his outdoor art gallery.

Posed

Posed --Timberly Carter (#3) is one of 16 dancers who tried out to be a member of the African American Dance Company Tuesday evening in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Twelve dancers made the dance company, which will have its first Bloomington performance Nov. 4 during the Potpourri of Arts in the African American Tradition at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Actors 'sound American' with dialect coach help

When Anthony LaPaglia moved to the United States from his native Australia in the early '80s, he felt like a thespian trailblazer.

The 'sew' goes on for designer

She's a self-proclaimed terrible actress. She finds "abstract, expressionist" studio art pretentious, and yet, third-year graduate student Katherine Garlick has a passion for the theater and a talent for drawing. Throughout her education, Garlick learned how to combine her assets. She has done costume design for several IU theater productions, including last spring's "A Chorus Line." In addition, she worked for the Brown County Playhouse over the summer and created costumes for "The Compleat Works of Willm Shkspr (Abridged)."

IU students, community members stage 'unusual' tango opera

At 8 p.m. tonight at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, drama, music and dance will unite into a single, multifaceted production as "Maria de Buenos Aires" takes the stage.

The fengshui way

Love it or hate it, we are knee deep in moving season in our lively college town. There are the lucky few who have retained their residences over the summer, but for most it's cardboard box heaven as the process of unpacking begins. But with a new living space on your hands, a question presents itself : "Where's all my stuff going to go?" Just getting rid of the boxes is the setup strategy for some, but recognizing home as a sanctuary prompts others to carefully consider an ideal room layout. Such an intuitive sense of comfort is just what fuels the ancient Chinese practice of Feng Shui.

Dungy confident about Colts running game

Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy remains confident with his team's running game, even though it has only gained an average of 64 yards in three preseason games.

Barry Manilow's newly won Emmy proves a good-luck charm for the singer's hip surgery

Los Angeles -- Hours after telling a national TV audience he would, Barry Manilow took his newly won Emmy into the hospital with him Monday as a good-luck charm for his hip surgery. Apparently it worked.

'The eyes had it' at Emmy Awards

NEW YORK -- Jillian Dempsey studies the faces of the people on the red carpet at awards shows. She's there because she's the wife of "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey. She's interested because she's a top makeup artist and the global creative color director for Avon.