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Senate committee passes venture capital fund
Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez and Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson have long lobbied for a high-tech venture capital fund that would encourage more firms to locate in Indiana.
WIUS AM 1570 Pick of the week
Head Over Heels
• Directed by Mark S. Waters • Starring Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr. • Rated PG-13 • Now playing at ShowPlace West 12
'Silence' speaks volumes
• Directed by Jonathan Demme • Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster • Rated R
The lowly \'Hunter\'
• Directed by Michael Mann • Starring William L. Petersen, Brian Cox • Rated R
Breaking up is hard to do: Jazz combo calls it quits
Filmmaker Wajda honored in series
Featuring one of the best-known modern Eastern European filmmakers, Andrzej Wajda, a new foreign film series begins today, sponsored by the Polish Studies Center.
Pat McGee Band electrifies Bluebird crowd
Sounds of the acoustic guitar, drums, basses and amazing vocals echoed throughout the Bluebird Nightclub, 216 N. Walnut St., Tuesday night as Pat McGee Band took center stage.
Sweet charity
Red and white balloons waved back and forth in the air, hovering over tables covered in white cloths. A line of adults and students wound around the outer walls, as each visitor got his or her hand stamped with a heart, signifying they had paid for the sweet treats they were about to sample. As children ran back and forth -- on a perpetual sugar high -- a band played the song "Hey Good Lookin'" from the front center of the room at the Bloomington/Monroe County Convention Center, 302 S. College Ave.
High schools join dramatic forces
In what is being publicized as a "historic event," the fourth production of the John Waldron Arts Center Theater Series 2000-2001 will be a joint effort by the drama departments of Bloomington High Schools North and South. It is the first time students of both schools will perform together on the same stage. Two Depression-era plays by American playwright Clifford Odets will be presented, "Waiting For Lefty" and "Awake and Sing." The performances will run 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 17, 23 and 24; and 2 p.m. Feb. 25.